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THE INDTAtAPOUS JOURNAL, SCTNDA.Y, AUGrXTST 5, 1883 TWELVE PAGES.
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CONDITION OF THE MABKETS
Chicago Show3 Considerable Actirity
in Wheat, and an Advance in Prices,
Cera Opens Strong, bat Liberal Selling: Causes
ft Vrtsk in Prices Oits Lower Proiis
ions Fair, irith as Advance in Lard,
2J0XZT, BOJiDJ AND STOCKS.
The Market 8hows the Nearest Approach
to Absolute Stagnation Tat Recorded.
NEW TOES, Acg. V-Money on caU wu easy
atlail per cent
Prim mercantile paper, 4364 per cent.
Sterling exchAngs was quiet and wsak at $4.844
Ut sixty-day biHa, and S4.871 for demand.
The total talcs cf stock to-day were 32,242
sharts, including tie following; Delaware, Lacka
wanna & Western, 1.500 Lavke Shore; 4,310; North
western, 1,300; New Jersey Central, 1,700; Heading,
2.400j St. Paul. 3.80O Union Pacific, 1.4S0;
Western TJalon. 9,806.
The stock market to-day cuds the nearest approach
to absolute stagnation that La been seen so far this
year. Th sre was no news which had any effect upon
the course of prices, and the attendance at the board
u extremely limited, which gave rise to a sort of
dead-lock between the fortes in the market. The
traders; la the absence of the larger professionals,
betrayed a disposition to help the list down, bat there
was a moderate demand for stock t at the fign es. and
a firm tone developed, which wu sufficient to carry
quotations slightly ebore the opening
prices. There was a firm opening, with
iirst sales at from 8 to 3g per
cent. aboTe last night's prises, though a large propor
tion of the stocks traded in were unchanged. There
was no armationanywhere in the list except in .St.
Peal, Lai Shore end Western Union, bat the total
sales of Lake Shore, which led the list in point of
" actirity, were only 4,310 shares, and fi actuations for
the. entire session in no stock exceeded half of 1
v percent. Prices advanced slightly in the first half
tear, after which they remained stationary for the
remainder of the time. The close was firm at the
figures. The final ehanree In quotations were for
light fraction only, with most of the list higher, the
extreme advaneee being g per cent, each in North
. western and Louisville j UsshviUe. San Francisco
! referred, however, was exceptional with a loss of
The raOroeA bond market was on a par with the
stc-k list, beirsr unusually doll, the total sales aggre
gating only $.59,000, and the flactoatioa were
scarcely perceptible and entirely insignificant There
was only one final change for more than small frac
tions, which was in Michigan Central fives of 1931,
: which rose 1, to 112.
The exports of specie from the port of New York,
last week amounted to 8209.276, of which $22,780
wasin rold andf 186.4U6 silver. Of the total ex
ports, $780 in gold and $170,590 in silver went to
Europe, and f22,000 in gold and $1,500 silver to
fc-outa America, The Importe ef specie at the port
last week amounted to 50,875, of which $11,233
was in gold and $9,642 silver.
Government bonds were dull and s'eaJy.
State bonds were doll and steady. Closing quota
tions were:
Four per et bonds.. 1273g'Kansas & Texas....
Pour per cent. eoup.l 273s' Lake Erie Ss West'n.
Fourandah'fperet.l0638;i E. A W. pref ....
Four and a ae eoup.lU7t Lake Shore
Pacific 6s of 95. ...120 ILour. is Nashville..
14-
14-4
6Q
40
49
85-4
55
VO
14
78
11
8-2-4
83
50 -
25 i
56
iiei'e stamped 4s. 88-e L. & I. A
Liasourt 6s 1 004 Mem. & Charleston.
enn. settlemnt 6s. 102
Michigan Central...
Tenn. settlem'nt 5s. 90
Tenn- settlem'nt 3s. 70
Can. Southern 2ds.. 95
Central Pacific lsU. 114-a
MiL. L. S. & V....
Mil. IV. 3. ft W. pref.
Minn. & St. Louis..
Minn. A St. L. pref.
Den. Rio G. lsts.lZl
Missouri raeific...
Mobile it Ohio
Nashville St Chatta.
New Jersey Central.
Norfolk & W. pref..
Northern Pacihe....
Northern Pac pref.
Den. & Rio G. 4s.
77
n
t6
61
974
Den. &R.G.W. lets
Erie seconds. .......
M., K.AT. gen. 6s.
M., K. &T. gen. 5s.
Mutual Union Cs...
N.J. i int. cert.. .104-4
Chic. &Northwett'n.U3-
a & North w'n pref.143
North'u Pc 1st.. 116,
Korth'n Pac 2ds...ll03j Nfr York Central.
Northwest n eonsolsl41 t N. Y., C. & St. L...
Northw't dbe'a 6s.ll HaiX.Y., C&St L.prf.
16-s
69
iflregon irans. bs yy VUhio & Mississippi
234
75
10
67 h
93
25a
r?tL.&LM.genos. 87 Ohio & Miss, pref ..
Eiues, jr. gvn m.no
Ontario A Western
St. Peal consols.... 123
Ore. Improvement..
Oregon Navigation.
Ore.ATransoontin'L
Paei&e Mail
Bt.P.,C.& Paclsts.l'JO
fex. Paeifle lata.... 95
Tex. Pacific 2ds.... 43
. 3733
. 21V
.158
.lC3a
. 64V
ymon racincs lsts.l 1 4
tVest Shore 103
Adams Ex tress.. ...147
Uton A T.'Haute... 43
Alton A T. II. pref. 80
American Express..l03
N. . 20
Peoria. D. &
Pittsburr
Pullam Palace-Car
Rsadinz
Rock Island
St. Li. A San Fran..
.103
229
su u. co o. x . nrei..
Canada Pacif
Canada Southern....
5GH Sc L. AF. 1st. pref.ll2V
53 &g SL Paul 7i.'3s
Central Pacific.
35
St. Paul preferred.. 110V
13
SUPaui, U. &I.M1UD4&
S&waol A Omaha.. 39
St. J-iol AO. pref..lUV
Tenn. Coal A Iron.. 2?V
Texas Facifio J3ik
Chkaeo A Alton.. ..133
C..B.AQ 115V
C.. St. L. AP 13
IToledo A O. C pref. 35
C, SL Ia A P. pref. 33
CS. AC 63
Clev'ld A Columbus 54
Union Paeifio 59 3g
U.S. Express 74V
Webash. St L. ft P. 13 V
W., St. L. A P. pref 25
Wells A Fargo Exp. 136
W.U. Telegraph... 804
Am. cot. -seed cert' f. 33 V
Colorado Coal 36
Homestake.. 10V
Iron Silver.......... 275
Ontario M 30
Quicksilver : .. 10 V
e? aware & Undson. 1 14 V
eL, Laek A We$t..l35V
A Rio Grande... 19
ast Tennessee..... 9k
last Tenn. pref. 1st. 634
ast Tenn. pref. Zd.
Irie..... ...........
25
26
63
rie preferred......
ortWame 152
t. Worth A Denver. 27V
Quicksilver pref.... 39V
rocking Valley..... 25V
Sutro
7
Hoes ton A Texas.. 13ViBulwer.
65
24V
&inois Central. 122V Rich. A W. Point
UB. AW 13 I
. The weekly bank statement shows the following
ahaagsa:
TJeserve, decrease. ........
$365.S0O
- uoena, isereaee.
2.215.O0O
Ipecie, decrease...
625,900
512,800
1,410.800
78.600
egal tenders, increase...
Beieee
JJepcait. inerease......
Cr eolation, increase....
The backs cow Loll $20, 030,375 b exerts of tU
- 5 per cent. rule.
. NSW YORK, Ang. 4. Bar silver, 91 V
NEW TORE AND CHICAGO.
x'eiUrtay'e Quotations on Prodnca at the
we Great Commsreisl Centrea
NEW YORK, Aug. 4. Flour Receipts, 19,363
packages; exports, 4,376 brls and 9,144 seeks.
Iteady. Sales, 18.900 brls; common to choice
Lii wheat Western extra, $4.5034.90; fancy white
Srheat Western extra, $595.15; patent Minnesota,
ixtra good to prime," $4.5034.90; patent Minnesota,
ckoiee to fancy. $595.15.
. Wheat Receipts, 55.880 but exports, 55,947 bu;
gales, 7,340,000 bn futures, 294,000 bu spot. Cash
Trades V3lc higher and strong, with an increased
ipon Dcainess. vptior s ruie' urmerj opening i'oj
Vo higher, then gained V3 e, cure on free bur
ir oy aaippera, closing firm at tn ton; no. x narj,
SVflBom naliNo. 1 Nortnern. 9.5'396148 to arrive
and here; ungraded, red. 78396V; No. 3 red, 88c;
o. 4 red, 8ic:Nc 2 red, fl5V38 elevator, 96V
97 f. o. b-i No. 2 red. A agrust, 95 3U53ge. closing
at &5s; Eeptember. 93 3 9-1 &16c; toeing at
9lci October. 94k294T8C dosing at 9i7gC; No
vember, 95395380. closing at 953; December,
95996 7-1 60, elneieg at 963fe: January, &63
7e. closing at 97 V; May, 99c$1.00V. dos
ing at $L00V.
Corn Reeeipta. 500 but exports. 5.443 bu; sales,
424,000 bu futures, 151.000 bu spot. Spot fairly
active, mainly for export; firm prices. Options opened
V3e lower, later fell back V3 Vo, closing firm at
about the best. Speculation quiet. Ungraded, 55 V
56ci No. 2. o478&55o to arrive, 56V'356
delivered; No. 2, August and September, 54 Vo.
elosicg 5,4 V; October, 64V 9 54 , eJoainsr at
C4V November, 53V353e, closing at 63 ;
DecemberS 1 35 lVe. closing at 51c
V Oat-rrteceipts, O.BbO out exports, xo ou; sales,
A trufifo ou faturee and 83.00O bu snot. A shade
C tetter, but culet; mixed Western, 36S9ci white
Western. 41943c,
j II ay steady and fair demand: shipping, 65c
Hots Quieti California, 7 3 12c.
Coffee Spot fair Rio dull and nominal at 14c; on
Hons rery dull and shade lower; sales, 8.00O bsgs;
kogust, 10.30310.35c; September. 9.8599.90e;
btabr. S.55e December. 9.60c; January. 9.659
P.70c; March 9.75c Sugar dulL but firm; fair ra
ining quoted at 5 3-1 fie, 96 kest centrifugal, 6ije;
Hoiaases grniles, AHOi ."euneu cau; of
6Vc standard A 6e; confectioners' A. 7 ci pow
dered, 7977gc; cubes, 7c Molasses dull and
nominal. Rie stead v.
Tallow steady at 4jo for prime city. Rosin dull at
Si 039 107.
Eggs doH and weak; .Western, 16918q receipts,
8.04.1 raekarea.
Pork auiet and firm. Cut meats firm; clear bel
lies 10ae. Lard 10315 points higher, hut very
euiet, dosing wita a resetion cf 325 points; West
ern steam, epot, .quoted at 9c; Aurost, iTtf.V2ct
tJtember. 8.903S1.95e; October, 8.7533.82c; eity
Iteaa, O-DUe. n
Batter quiet, firm ou fine; Western 123 19e.
Cheese arm tor really fine.
CHICAGO. Aug. 4. The situstlon In wheat was
interesting enonrh to-day to keep up activity end ad-
Tance prices, although the other pits were very dull
ihrouA the close. News here and on the other side
was of a bullish nature. The trade responded more
readily than on Friday. Cables represented a ques
tionable condition of erops on the continent. The
opening price for September was o higher, and the
wt coin t. touched thirty minutes before the close.
b-iiio, we ltOTr let &iht. CertAia house h4
ordere from the Northwest to bay, and others bad or
ders to hold wheat already booght. ine market wu
marked b eetlnty on vne morning oaige.
Mh took "September to 83Vc. Tbiewse followed
by a heaviness, and a dedice to 83 and soli up to
eis.2 &43.e- Deeembar ooened le hiffher. and told
mt H'lUHHtie. Wheat elosed firm as the outside
prises of the day, with September lVe higher than
There was a strong feeling In corn early, which seat
rleee V-or more over the clos.ng pncee or rnaay,
fcnt this war followed by such liberal sellinc by brok-
mesosed to represent heavy traders that the price
of September declined from 46 Vo, the top price of
C dry, to 457uii Durlrj; the talasco cf tLa leiiioa
the price kept close to 46c, and closed at 46 Ve. or Vo
pver last niht. There was a fair interest
in cats, and sales for Aorast were made at 2l7eo
-414c. a shade lower. The feature of the provision
" m urmne&s tni aa ranee or .153.17V0 In
lard. OfTerings were light, and made it easr for hold
ers to secure an advance. September sold at 8.77 H'd
8.8 Vc, closing at 8.85c. Pork received fair atten
tion, bat an unsettled feeling prevailed. September
opened at $14. 27 V. sold at $14.25, up to $14.37 V.
down to $14.20. but ralUed and closed at $14.30
gala of 10c. Short ribs advanced
. & o PUmbr sold at 8.30l8.37e. and closed
at -3jc. Packing since March 1, 1.233,000 hogs,
against 1,333.000 for the same time last yeir. The
leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Leueit. Clotinj.
WheatAugust. MSg 83 83V
September 8.3 V 84V Wij 8tV
October... 84 81 84 8434
2lay 8934 pji 8953 90V
Corn August... 463a 4654 46V 4CV
September 45 - 46V 45'j 46i
October... . 45V 45V 45 45V
May 39 V 39 21 39V
Oats August... 25V 25V 27 25
September 24 3 24 V 24 21 V
October... 24 24 2V 2V
May 28V 28V 2 23
Pork-August. .114.15 14.25 $14.15 $14.25
September J4.27V 14.37V 14 20 14.30
October... 14.25 14.32V 14.15 14.25
January.. - 13 3 0 13.00 13.02V
Lard Aueust.. .77V 8 82 V 8.77 V 882 V
September 8.77V 8.87 V 8.77 V 8.85
October... 8.77V H- .7V
January.. 7. CO 7.7ft 7.63 ....
Short Kits -Aug 8.32 V 32 V 8.32 V 8.32 V
.September 8.30 8.U7V 8.30 8.35
October... 8.27V 833 8.25 F.32V
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet and
47 Vc: $j. 1 flaxseed, $1.10; prime timothy-seed,
3--.-4U; mess pork, per brL, $14.253 14.37 V: :rd,
per pound. .77lac: short-rib aides (loose). 8.
whisky, distillers' finished good a per gallon. $1.20.
On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the batter mar
ket was doll and unchanged. Eggs unchanged.
Receipts Flour. 10,000 brls; wheat, 56,000 bu:
corn, 148.000 bu: oats. 55.000 bu; rye, 5.000
bu. Shipments Flour. 42 000 bu: wheat. 74,000
bu; corn, 26.000 bu; oats. 74.0OO bu; rye, 10,000 bu.
BALTIMORE, Au. 4. Wheat Western quiet and
firmer. N. 2 winter, red, spot. 90 V 9080: Au
gust, 903?ayo58;; September. OOVdUle; October,
91392i4c; Decsmber. 994Vie. Corn West
ern quiet and steady; mixed, snot, 523s952S8C;
Angust, 5Ji352Vc; tepumber, 53flCi year,45V
46ViC. Oats, quiet ana irregular. Western white,
422r43e; Wetrn mixed.35337c Provisions fairly
wtive and !alv. Coffee, nominal; Rio, cargoes,
fair, 133l4c keceita Flour, 12,000 brls; wheat,
150. OOO bu; corn, 3.00O bu; oats. 13,000 bn; rye,
2,500 bu. Shipments-Flour, 1,400 brls.
LIVE STOCK.
A Steady Slarkec for Good Cattle; Other
Dull Hogs Weak and Loner,
IXDXA2U.P0 LIS. Aug. 4.
Cattlx Receipts, 1,019; shipments. 1.500. There
was a liberal supply; quality fair. Market steady on
allgovd grades, while others were dull and bard to
make satisfactory sales. A number went through in
first hands.
Export grades $5.2525.75
Good to choice shippers. ...... .......... 4.5035.00
Fair to medium shippers................ 3.'0?$4.10
- vuuioivu bui i vers ............ ...........
3.0033.40
3.2533.60
(roc-d to choice heifers ......
Common to tn!lnni Keifeea .
e e
2.OO33.00
2.8593.25
1.3092.60
3.0034.00
'. Good to choice eow
Common to medium cows.... .......
Veals, common to good
Pulls common to eood .............
2.0032,85
Milkers, per head- 16.00332,00
K.JH-R.eipts, 1,825; shipment 1,200. Quality
only fair. Mrki opened active but late r ruled weak
and lower; closed quiet with advance lost. All told.
Heavy racking andahipping.. ......... .$6.5036.60
Mixed pacing 6.3036.50
Common to good light 6.3036.55
Pigs and heavy roughs...... 5.0095.50
Sheep Receipts. 465; shipments, 800. Fair
supply. Market strong on lambs, but barely steady
on sheep.
Good to choice m $1.0034.40
Fair to medium 3.3033.70
Common 2.5033.0O
Spring lambs 3.2535.25
bucks per head 2.0033.00
K I sew here.
CHICAGO. Aug. 4. The Drovers' Journal reports:
Cattle Receipt. 3.000; shipments, 1,000. Market
steady; ateers, $3.6035.80; atockers and feeders,
S2.1033.60; eon, balls and mixed. $1.5033.40,
Texas cattle, $19033.40.
Hogs Receipts. 7.000: shipments. 5.00O. Market
slow weaker, and closed steadier: mixed. $5,859
6.50; heavy, S636.57V: light, $6.1036.50.
&beep aud .Lambs Receipts, 2.bOO; shipments,
1.00. Market stead v; natives. $2.50 3 5i Westorn.
$3 5534; Tex its $333.75; lambs, $4.7595.75.
ST. LOUIS. Ang. 4. Cattle Receipts. 300; ship.
ments, l.SOO. Market slow. Choice heavy native
steers, $5 4033.75; fair to good native steers, $4.50
ss.oO: rangers, corn-led. 5 1.2595.2 Jt crass-fed.
Hogs Receipts, none: shipments. 800.
Market
weak, and not enough doue to make a market.
:hx?p Keceipts. 2W: shipments, 2.300.
Market
Market
Steady. Oommot t choice, $2.5094.75.
Horses Receipts, none: shipments. 135.
unchanged.
KANSAS CITT, Ang. 4. The Live Stock Indicator
reports: Cattle Receipts. 11.490: shipments none.
Market a shade stronger: rood to ehoice. eorn-fed.
$4.7535.30; common to znediam. $3.2334.50;
grass range steers. $1.7533.50: stockers and feed
ers, $1.60 33.65; cow,, $1.2592.00.
Hoes Receipts. 2.000: shipments none. Oualitr
better; eood steady; others 5c lower: good to choice.
$6.2036.30; common to medium, $5.5096.15.
bheep Keceipts. 465; shipments none. Market
steady: good to choice muttons, $334; common to
medium, $1.5032.60.
BUFFALO. N. V.. An 7. 4. Cattle Reeelots.
2.000 head through: 1.000 heal for sals. Market
firm; gcod 1,300 to 1.500-, $535.75.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 2.20O head through:
2,0 JO head for sale. Market dull and weak at un-
ehaneed prices; sales of fair 70 to 80-IS sheep at
90.0O 9 J VO. .No trade in lambs.
liogs-Keceipts, 3.600 head thro ash: 1.410 head
for sale. Market weak and 59lOo lower. Too many
grassers. MeJinrre, 6.70 36.75j Yorkers. $6,409
C.bO; roughs, $5.1033.50; stags, 5434.00.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 4. Cattle-Receipts. 139:
Shipments, bl. ilarket dall and easr.
Kheep and Lambs Receipts. 1.725: shipments.
2.657. Market steadv: Iambs euiet at $436.25.
Hoes Market dull and 5310c lower: common and
light, $5.2o9J.50; packing and butchers', $6,259
u.vo. ivcceipts, o 4 o: saipments,
INDIAMAPOL1S MARKETS.
The Trade of the Week Did Not Reach Expec
tations, Seine Quiet In Moss Departments.
IXDIAK APOUS, Aug. 4.
The Tolume of business in the week ending to-day
did not reach expectations in the early part of the
week; still it compared favorably with the corre
sponding period of 1887. The extreme heat doubt
less had more to do with the dullness than any other
cause. Cooler weather, it is believed, will Improve
business, as there is a disposition among merchants
to buy freely, so promising are the crops, and, in
turn, business. The steady tone to the dry goods
market excites comment; seldom does it move along
so smoothly and with so few fluctuations in values.
firmness being the leading characteristic of this mar
ket. Druggists report trade as moderately active. In
paints and oils there is a fair movement and prices
rule nrra. ine Mae market tatAt is Increasing
in activity, but as yet it has not
helped matters West, at least 10 far as
prices are concerned. Millers report a better demand
tor flour and Indications of better prices; in fact, they
are now a shade higher than fifteen Gars ago. Woolen
mill men are sore, the outlook for them being rather
unsatisfactory. Their roods are selling Quite readilr.
but the future looks cloudy. Provisions are moving
out in a jobbing war briskly; prices hardly as strong
as on mursaay and Friday, lirocers report trade
ta r. coneee weaa at the recent reduction, sugars
selling -veil, but prices are a little shaky East. The
produce markets sre active, the demand for apples.
melons and vegetables being good, prices ruling nrm.
Choice butter still rreU with ready sale. Seldom
are prices so well maintained thro a eh the summer on
this artie'e as this year. Hena in good demand at the
advance of Friday. Chi?keos ineood supply: prices
weak. Eggs coming in slowly. The demand, how
ever, is light, conseouently prices are steady, but not
as nrm as last inontn. Uther departments of trade
present no unusual zeaturea.
GRAIN.
There was a much fitter tone to the local market
to-day than on any preceding day this week. There
was a good attendance on 'Change and svne'fe shown
in the bidding. The IndianspoUs Market Report
ears: "The movement of z ain shows a faliiur eft
Inspections for two days past amount to 158 cars, as
against 196 ers for preceding period. Wheat offer
ings from the country show a decided falling off.
Market is strong, with No. 2 red wheat in good de
mand at 82383c; No. 3 red selling at 763S0, ac
cording to quality. 77378c being prevailing prices
paid. Rejeeted ranged from 6S0 to 77e. the average
quality bringing 70 974c. Unmerchantable is quoted
as low as 5Cc. bat little staff sold below GOc. Corn
otFerinro are somewhat improved. No. 1 white offer
ing at 51c, with 50a bid. No. 2 white salable at 49 V
-350c; No. 2 mixed we que'e at 4314944c Market
is strong, both for old and new oats, at prices below
quoted. The demand good ror 01a grades or hay at
prices weiuw. .iitw, 1 uuun viu.uwvit
.V J .1:
j ot. or 10 arriTc, or ri" w g uwuia ueuTery.
Track bid to-day ruled as zouows:
Wheat No. 2 Mediterranean 85
No. 2 red. 82
No. 3 red 76
Fejected 67V
Unmerchantable 56 V
September 82V
Corn No. 1 white....... ...... ............. 50
No. 2 white 49
No. 2 yellow 43 le.
No. 2 miied 43V
Oats No. 2 white, eld- 34
No. 2 white new 26 V
No. 2 mixed, old 32
No. 2 mixed, new..................... 24
Rejected, mixed 21V
Rejected, white 23V
August 23V
September 23 V
Kis-Xo 2 43V
ast 111. v sAr iaa w istreVb, CmV 4. ve i(iiiu wi.oeb
76 79c: No. 2 red. 80 Vc: No. 2 corn. 46kc; No. 2
at. C5'A'fili. Ka. 1 r-rtk iTUft. So. 1 Viarle-r.
A
Hay Choice timothy....
. A. 1 -1
.$18.00
. 16.50
. 14.50
No. 2 timothy
The Jobbing Trade.
COAL AND COKE.
BloeV. S3.25 9 ton: Mfnshall. $3.50 ton: Jaek-
sos, $3.75 f ton: Pittiburg, $4 ton; Raymond
gar (Peseock) lump, $3 f ton: not, $3 ton: chest
nut. No. 4 and stove anthracite. 87 V ton: eg? and
grate anthracite, $6.75 f ton; gas coke, 13 bu;
crashed eoke. 14c f bu. All soft coal, nnt site, 50o
V ton less than the above prices . on the same quality
of lump coal
CANNED G00P8
Peaches Standard. 3-Doand. $2.2532.50; 3-ponnd
seeonds $2.0032.25. Miscellaneous Blackberries,
2-pound. 90e3$1.00j raspberries, 2-pound. $1. 159
1.30; pineapple, standard, 2 pound, $1.6092.50,
seconds, 2-pound. $L20 9 1.30: cove oysters, 1-pound,
fnl! weight. 93c3$lj light, 659Oc; y-pouna, run,
$1.7031.80; light. 90c3$l; string beans. 85c3$lj
Liraa beans, Jfl.2031.3O; peas, marrowy
1.40; small, $1.5091.70: lobsters, 91.00 0-; reo
cherries. $1.0031.10; strawberries, i.U9J..OO;
salmon (Iss), $232.75.
JJUUUS.
Alcohol. 82.2232.30: asafostida, 15920oj alum, 4
5ei camDhor30332ci eochineaL 50955c; chloro
form, 55360c; copperas, brls, $333.00; cream tar
tar, pure, 40942c; indigo. 80381c; licorice, Calab,
genuine. 30945c: mames:a, earb.. 2-ox, 25 335c;
morphine, P. & W. -f , $2.60, madder, 323
14e: oil. castor, gal, $1.253 1.30; oil, bergamot, J?"
W, $333 25: opium, $XVUaJ.i9; quinine, jr. ce .,
os, 50955c; balsam eopabia, bOttbSc; soap,
Castile, Fr., 12316c; soda, bievb., 4V38c; salts,
Epsom, 435c; sulphur, flour, 496c; saltpetre, H 9
20ci turpentine. 40942et glreerine, 259 30c; iodide
potass., $3 93.2 lh bromide notass., 40342c; ehlor-
ate potato, mjc; oorax. ivanzi oincnomoia, xsa
10c; earooi'.o acta. 030ue.
Oil Linseed oiL raw. 47o f g 1; boiled, 50c;
coal oil. legal test.93l4c: bank, 40oi best straits.
4SC; Labrador, 60c West Virginia, lnbrieatine. 209
30c; miners'. 65c Lard Oils No. 1, 50935c; do
extra, 65970c
Whiti Lrju Pure. 6e; lower grades, 0V309
DBT GOODS.
TiCTixoft Amoakeag ACA 13c: Conestora BF
15c; Conestoga extra, 13 Vc; Conestoza Gold Medal
14e: Conestoga CCA. 12o: Conestoga AA. 10c; Con.
estogaX. 9c; Pearl River, 12c: Falls OBO. 32-Inch,
134c; Metbuen AA, 12 e; Oakland A 7Vc Swift
River, 6Vc; York, 32-lnch, 134c; York, 30dnch,
llVc
Blkachxd Sbivtings Biackstone AA, 8c; Bailon
& Son. 7 Chestnut Hill. 6Vc: Cabot 4-4. 7Vci
Chaiman X. 6c: Dwight hUr 8. 9e: Jruit of the
Loom. 8e: Lonsdale, 8& Linwood. Sa; Mason-
TiUe, 9Vt; New York MUls, 11c; Oar Own. 0e; fep
perelL 9-4. 22c; PepperelL 10-4, 24c; Hills, 8 Vc;
Hope, 7c: Knight s Cambric, 8c; Lonsdale Cam brio.
114o; Whitinsville, 33-inch. 6Vc amsntta. lie.
Ginghams Amotkeag. 7e: Bates. 7 4c: (jloa-
eester,7Vft; Glasgow. 6oj Lancaster, 7e: Ranel-
man s, 74ej Renfrew Madras, Wcj Uumberlano, 040;
White, 7c; Bookfold. 10 4c
GRAIN BAGS-American, 510: Atlanta, $1S;
Franklinville. $17.50; Lewiston, $18; Ontario,
$16.50; Stark A $21.
Papi a Cambrics Man ville. 6c: S. S. &Sou, 6c;
Masonville. 6c; Garner, 6c
Prists American fancy. 6c; Aliens fancy. &eo:
Allen's dark, 54c; Allen's pink, 64c; Arnold's, 64c;
Berlin, solid colors, 6c; Cocheco, 6c; Conestoga, 54c;
DunneU'e, 54e Eddystone, 64o; Hartel. 54M Har
mony. 5e: Hamilton. 6c: Greenwich. 54c; Knicker
bocker, 5 Vo; Mallory pink, 6c; Richmond. 6c
V&ovnt shutikos Atlantic 7 Vc; aoott u, tc;
Agawam E, 54c; Bedford R, 44e: Augusta, 54e;
Boott AJLi, 6o; Continental U, bc; Uwight atar.
.VUV t 1 1 VV, ... ...W UU w vv - - . m " w
LL, 6c; Pepperell E. 7c; Pepperell R, 6c; Pepper.
ell l-4, ZOe, Pepperell 1U-4, XZc LUC a U-i, Z-eej
Utica 10-4, 25c; Utica C. 4o.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Afplis Per brL $2.0032.50; common, $1,009
1.50.
BLACTCBtRBllS Per stand, $4,0034.50.
Gb APIS Ives. stand, $4.0095.00.
HVCKXLBERBIXS Per bu, $3.003 4.00.
NuTMia Kxlon 8 Indiana grown, $1.5032.50
brL
O5I0XS Southern, ?2.5093.00 fv brL
PiACHM Per box, 50365c; common, 30340c
Pxars Common. $2.00 brh better varieties.
$3.5034.00 brL
i'LCMS Red. V stand. 91.7532.90; usmion,
f I'.UVU'l.VU.
a K ft I r
POTXTOIS Fer brl, Sl.1031.50.
WATXEMILOXS-Per hundred, $14317.
FOREIGN FRUITS.
Raisins. London laver. new. $3.40 33.50 ? box:
loose, muscatelle. 2-erown, $2.2092.40 box; Va
lencia, new,7V98o Y Ihj citron.23 32 10 Y IS; ear
rants. 7438o Y t&. Bananas-Jamaica, $1,503
2.00; Aspinwall, $L50 92.50. Oranges Rodi,
$7.0098.00. Lemons-$U.50 37.00; ehoice, $7.50;
extra, faney, $S.50. Fig, 1431bc I'ranea lurk
Ish, old, 4V34Vc; new. 5354c.
GROCERIES.
CorriES Ordinary grades. 1343144c; fair. 15 V
316c; good, 1643174c; prime, 18319c; strict
ly prime to choice. 19320c; fancy green and yel
low, 20921c; old government Java, 243294;
ordinary Java, 25326; imitation Java, 23324c;
roasted coffees, 18 Vc
Mclasrxs and SracPS New Orleans molasses.
fair to prime, 30335c; ehoice, 40350c Syrups, 33
40c
Flour Sacks No. 1 drab V brl: $33 v 1.000: V
brL $17, lighter weight, $1 V 1,000 less.
L,ZAD 7 3 Ho lor pressed oars.
DRICD BlCT 11913c
Spicis Pepper, 184319c; allspice. 103l2e;
cloves; 25328c; cassia, 10312c; nutmegs, 70385c;
Starch ReSoed pearl. 333V V B; Eareka, 5
96; Champion gloss lamp, 536c; improved corn.
696Vc
RlCX Louisiana, 537c
SHOT $1.259 1.30 Y bag for drop.
Sugars Hards. 85a39c: confectioners A 789
8c: Standard A 7977ec; A, 7V37eac; wnite.
exira. C. 63g 974c: fine Tellows. 74977ac; good
yellows, 7V7Vc; fair yellows, 67e37c; common
yellows, b 4 3 b tc
Salt In ear lots, 95o barrel; less than car lots,
$1.0531.10.
TWIVX Hemp, 1Z31B3 Y w; wool, oaivei nax
20330c; paper. 18c; jute, 12315c: cotton, 16325c
$696.50; No. 3 tubs, $535.50; two-hoop pails,
$1.4591.50; three-hoop pails, $1.5531.65; doable
washboards, $232.75; common washboards, $1,209
1.85i clothes-pins, 50985o Y box.
Woodix Dish is Per 100. 1 D. 20e; 2 Ds, 2Dc:
3 Bs, 30c; 5 Ss, 40c
WAPPIJ0-PAPCB Crown straw. 18o bundle
medium straw, 27c; doable-crown straw, 36o; heavy
weight straw, 1 '32o Y ; crown rag. 20c Y ban;
die; medium rag, JOc; douole-crown rag, uo: neavy
weightrag. 2V33o Y ; Manila, No. 1. 839c; No.
2, 5 V364c: print paper, No. 1,637c; book paper,
No. 3, S. to O.. 10311c; No. 2, S. & C 39c; JNo.
1, o. cs C, 7490C
JKOS AND STEEL.
Bar iron (rates). 232.25e; horse-shoe bar, 3.25e;
Norway nail rod, 8c; German steel plow-slabs, 4a,
American drLlsteeL 10312c; Sanderson tool steel
16c: tire steeL 4e; spring steel, 6c; horse shoes Y keg,
$4.2534.50; mules shoes. Y keg, 85.23 5.50;
horse nails, Y box, 8d, $5; steel nails, lOd and larger,
$2.2532.35 Y keg; other sizes at the usual advance;
wire nails, $2.90.
Tnorxas' Strprnxxe Bat brand charcoal tin 10.
10x14. 14x20. 12x12, 97; IX, 10x14, 14x20 and
12x12. $9.75; IC. 14x20, roofing tin, $5.50; 10, 20x
28, $11; blok tin, in pigs, 36c; in bars. 41. Iron
27 B iron, 3 4c; 27 O iron, 5c: galvanised, 50 and 10
percent, discount. Sheet tine, 64s. Copper bot
toms, 30c Planished copper, 36c; solder, 219 23c
OIL CAKE.
Oil cske-$23 f ton: oil meal. $23.
LEATUEB. 111DXS AND TALLOW.
Lxather Oak sole, 33337c; hemlock s ole, 263
32c: harness. 3033ot skirting, 37938c; black bri
dle. ? do. $60965; fair bridle, $60978 f dor.; city
kip, $60380; French kip. $853120; city calf
skins, 833$1.10; French calf-skins, $1.1591.80.
Hidis-No. 1. cured. 6c; No. 2. 4344c; No. 1
green, oe; No. 1 calf, green, dc; o, X call, cured,
64c; No. 2, 2c off; dry salt, 7c; flint, 8c
KHEIPSKINS bhearlings, 23C; lambs, 40C "
Tallow Prime, 3494c
GBIASI Brown, 24c; yellow, 2 o; white 3434c.
TRODUCE.
Bsans Choice hand-nicVed naw. S2.8593.25 Y
bn: medium hand-picked. $2.4092.80.
BUTTXX Fair ereamery, 15917oi choice, .UBi.'ej
country, 12914c; common, 739c.
BIISWAX Dark, lHc; yeUow, 20c
Eoos Selling from store at 13314c; shippers
paving 129124c Y doi, candled.
POULTRY Hens, 80; roosters, 34c; turkevs.
bens, 7c; toms. 5e; geese, $3.50; goslins. $3.00 Y
dotducks, 5o Y tb; young chickens, lOo Y tt.
FlATHtES f rime geese, oDc Y 19; mixed dock.
20c Y a.
WOOL Tub-washed and picked. 33335c: un
washed, medium and common grade, if in good order.
22c; unwashed fine, 17328c; fleece-washed, if light.
well washed and in good order, 28330c; burry and
nnmorchantable, according to their value
PROVISIONS.
Jobbiko Pbicxs Smoked Meats Sugar-cured
hams, 10 to 12 t&s average. 134e; 15 15 s average,
134c; 174 Os average, 13c 20 IBs average. 12c;
22 lbs average, 124c; English-cured breakfast bacon,
light or medium, 13o; sugar-cured anoulders,10 to 12
lt average, 94c; California haras, light or mediam.
9 Vc; dried beef hams, 13c; dried beef hams, knuckle
pieees, 12c: dried beef hams, thin pieces, 10c Bacon
Clear sides, medium average, 10c; 35 lbs and over,
average. IO&ac: clear backs, mediam average, 10e:
clear bellies, medium weight, 10 c Dry-salt and
Pickled Meats Clear sides (ansmoked), lOVei clear
backs (unsmoked), lOVc; clear bellies (unsmoked),
104c: dear pork. Y brl 200 I5s. $18: fsmily mess
rork. Y brl 200 lbs. $17; ham or rump pork, Y brl
200 rds,$15. Bologna Skir, large or small,74c;cloth,
large or small, 7c Lard Pure winter leaf, kettle
rendered, in tierees. 10 4 in one-halt brie. 10 Vet in
CO-IB cans in IOO-D cases. lUc; in u-zs cans in
80-Ci cases,104e; prime leaf lard.in tierces, 9 c Ke
nned Lard In tierces, 8c; in OO-EJ cans in luo-io
cases, 9c
SEEDS.
Clover Common red or Jane, prime (reelesned)
$4.2594.50 Y bu; English or mammoth, prime (re
eleaned). $1.1534 35: Alsike, prime. $7.2597.50;
Alfalfa, prime. $7.5098.00; white. $7,50 3 3.00;
prime timotUr, $2.8093.00 f ba; extra clean blue
grass. $L1591.30 Y bit rel top, 503750 ba.
orchard frui, $1.50 91.65 Y ba; (irmn millet.
$2.1532.30; common uiniet. $1.5031.65; Hun
garian, $1.6531.75 per ba: buckwheat, silver hulL
$1.5501.75 per bu; buckwheat, common, $1'.309
1.50rbu; flaxseed, selected, $1.6031.75 per bu;
hemp 34a; canarv, 5e; ran. 9a per IS; Acme
awn grass seed. 20e per IB. $2.25 per ba. Spanlch
Bloomsdale savoy-leaf (sealed bags), 30c per IS.
Turnip seed, 40960c per th
FIELD SEEDS
Wholesale and Retail at HUNTINGTON & HOSS
SEED STORE. 78 and 80 C. Market st IndLinapo-
Us. Samples and prices famished on application.
city. $4 HP ton; Winifrede. f 4 f ton; CampbUcreex,
$4 J? ton; Hocking. $3.75 ton; Island City. $3
ton: nut. $2.75 ton: Highland. $2.75 f ton: Da
FKATERMTIES AND ORGALZATIOXS
The Secret Societies.
ODD-FELLOWS.
The Metropolitan Encampment meets to-morrow
night.
Indianapolis Lode worked the initiatory degree on
Friday night.
The Rebekah Degree was conferred on two candi
dates on Saturday night by Oliver Branch Lodge.
D. of K. This lodge has adopted new costumes
adapted to warm weather.
A great many Odd-fellowg from neighboring towns
have viited the city during the week with various
delegations. Among them were Enos Hoover, of
Frankfort, and J. LI Barrett, of Knightstown.
The heat was intense in Odd-fellows' IalL Wedpes
day night, yet Philoxenian Lodge conferred the second
ai d third degrees and elected two hew members.
The initiatory degree will be conferred on Wednes
day. Grand Secretary Ross has acknowtedred the re
ceipt of the large photograph of the Colfax monu
ment, sent by the Grand Lodge of Induina to the
Sovereign Grand Lodre, etsting that it had been as
signed a position on the walls of the room of that
body.
Grand Master Michener has granted dispensations
of lodges at Dale. ISpencereounty, and New Providence,
Clarke county. lis will institute a new lodge at Mt.
Jackson to-morrow night. The work is to begin at 7
o'clock. At the close of the work street-cars will be
in waiting for the use of those who wish to return to
the city.
ix weeks from next Mondav, th Sovereign Grand
Lodge will meet in Los Atgeles. On the loth of
September a specisl train will leave Kansas City at
at 11:30 A.M. The grand sire and deputy grand sire
and the majority of the representatives and their
friends will be on this train. Stops will be made at
Topeka, Wichita and other points In Kansas, and at
Las Vegas, where a banquet and ball will be given,
the train reaching Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 16.
The round-trip fare from this city, by any route, will
be $74. Anyone, whether a member cf the order or
not, can secure this rate.
On the arrival of Canton Marion at home, from the
Cincinnati cantonment, a cordial reception was given
it by the citizens who were very proud of the achieve
ments of Captain Gander and his chevaliers. The
relative standing of the cantons participating in the
drill was as follows:
1. Canton Marion. No. G, Marion, led., Capt. D.
Gunder; percentage, 94.
2. Canton Excelsior, No. 7, Chicago, Capt. C 0.
Cri.bb; percentage. 91.
3. Canton Occidental, No. l.Chieago, Capt. E. H.
Switzer; percentage. 88.
4. Canton Washington, No. 6, - Somerville, Capt.
W. H. Ralph; percentage. 86.
5. Canton Locas, No. 3, Toledo, Capt. M. Ju. Mar-
phy;
rt percentage. 85.
. .Canton Worumbas, Lewistown, Me., Capt. I.
a. Brakac; percentage. 84.
7. Canton Ohio, No. 1, Columbus, Capt, H. M.
Innis; percentage, 83.
8. Canton Atkins. No. 1, Padacah, KyM Capt.Wm.
Kraus; percentage, 72.
9. Canton Newport, Newport Ky., Capt. ;
perceotaKe, 474. This canton drilled with twenty
three men.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Marion Lodge, No. 1, is eompeUed to continue rank
work, notwithstanding the heat.
No. 56 conferred the third rank on an esquire from
Lebanon Lodge, No. 45, on Thursday night.
Grand Chancellor J. H. Russe and Grand Vice
chancellor J. C Suit, were among the visitors to the
Harrison shrine on Friday.
Achilles Lodge, No. 199, will be organised at Pine
Village, Warren county, on the 8th. A. T. Reid, D.
D. O. C, of Oxford, has been designated as instituting
officer.
Maior-gcneral Carnahan left on Monday for a busi
ness trip through a'd States and Territories west of
the Missouri river, ancLr fill be absent for two
months.
Applications have been received at headquarters for
divisions of the U. R. at Taylorsville. 111., and
Nashua, N. H. Valparaiso, Ind., will also soon be
ready for organization.
Past Chancellor M. J. Maroney, of No. 1, has en
gaged in Pythian insurance and is representing the
Knights of Pythias Benevolent Association, of Ohio.
The president of. the association is txrana Chancellor
S. A. Court, of Marion, O.
The interior lodzes have been well represented br
visitors to the city this weex. Among the msny were
noticed Past Chancellor Louie Batavia, of Conners
vilie; Ed Ehrich, of Frankfort; A. It. Henrr, of La
oga; c. S. liernley. E. B. Mooney, A. W. Coflm and
M. Millikan. of New Castle
Hagerstown Lodge, No. 193. was organised at
Hagerstown, Wayne county, on Friday, by P. G. C
Shivelr. of Richmond, assisted by representatives
from Richmond. New Castle, Cambridge and Conners-
viiie lodges. 1 hirty-eight members were enrolled.
Grand Chancellor Russe was present.
The membership throughout the country is looking
forward to the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Penn
sylvania which occurs Ant. 8. with much anxietv.
The question of secession or obedience to lawful au
thority will be considered. It is likely that the Penn
sylvania brethren will see the error of their way and
accept the terms proposed by the Supreme Lodge,
which now recognizes them as in good standing, upon
conditions prescribed.
The endowment rank of the order has been placed
in charge of a board of control, each member of which
is a member of the rank. The recent legislation in
connection with the insurance feature has renewed
the interest among lodges, and many new sections
bare been formed since the change allowing members
to control their own affairs was made. There are now
about 18.000 members. Benefits have been paid to
the amount of $4,358. 607.
Pythian day. Aug. 23. at Evansville. will be one of
special interest to the Pocket during the coming
military encampment. Four divisions of the Uniformed
Rank of this State have been entered for the compet
itive drill; Kentucky and Illinois will also be repre
sented. A stiff programme has been arranged, and
the sSsurs will be won only after hard work. Sir
Knight August Leict was in the eity on Tuesday
arranging for divisions Nos. 2 and 18 to attend. Prizes
amounting to $700 will be awarded $400 for first.
$200 for second and $100 for third. Two hundred
dollars in prizes for divisions that have never com
peted will a'so be given, in addition to a $100-banner
to the lodge having the largeat number of members in
the parade
CHOSEN FRIENDS.
Universal Council will hare an initiation this after
noon. The members of the True Friend Council gave Dr.
Serren a surprise last Tuesday.
Crecent Council received the visitors in good style
last Friday evening, entertaining them with songs.
recitations and fancy broom drill. The attendance
was large and all enjoyed themselves.
True Friend Council will give its regular monthly
social next Friday evening. It will introduce some
thing new. Those liking sun-fiowers shonld not fail
to be on hand. Me nAers of the order and their
friends are expected.
Venus Council decided at its last meeting to return
to Its old eouncil-room in the Knight of Honor Hall,
corner Market and Delaware streets, and will meet
thore Tuesday evening. It will have two candidates
for initiation. The members should not tail to attend.
Schiller Council was organized last Thursday even
Ing. The members of this council constituted Schil
ler Lodge, in the late United Order of Honor. The f ol
lowing officers were elected: Past councilor. Otto
Gollniseh: .councilor. H. Kllngtte'n; vice-councilor.
Louise Gollnische; secretary. Louis Lance; treasurer.
Fred Reddehase; prelate, Mrs. L. Reddehase; mar
shal. F. hvlingstem; warden. F. Millstreich: guard.
11. Jteyh; sentry, Capr Klulgen; trustees, U. iUax
gen, Otto Kampfar, 1L Klingstcin.
THE SECRET LEAGUE.
Committees are making arrangements for the fourth
anniversary celebration or the order on Aug. 25.
Merchants' Lodge, on Tuesday evening next, will
have matter of importance to every member before
it, and a general attendance is requested.
Indianapolis Lodee reports the death of one of its es
teemed members, W. C. Amos, of Montezuma. Mr.
Amos contracted a severe cold about five months ago.
resulting in hasty consumption and death. Two years ,
ago,- when he joined the order, and up to within his
last illness, he was an eximpl of perfect physical
manhood. His death was a surprise to alL
The extremely hot weather for the past few weeks
has created a dullness among the several lodges here
and there was only one initiation during the past
week. Dr. Raiph Perry dared to brave the "inevit
able on last baturdav night, when tho otacers of An
chor Lodge declared him a member of the order. The
Doctor took it all in, and afterwards testified to the
good things he witnessed curing the ceremony.
THE SECRET LEAGUE.
Merchants Lodge. No. 14, will have a publie instal
lation of officers on Tuesday evening, Aug. 7, to
which other lodges and the friends of the order are
cordially invited. There will be musie, refreshments
and dancing.
Fast Locomotive Running".
M N. Forney, In Angust Sctlbner.
The relative speed of trains bers and in Ea
rope has been the subject of a good deal of dis
cussion and controversy recently. There ap
pears to ba very little difference in the sped of
the fastest trains here and there; but there are
more of them there than we have. From forty-
eight to fifty-three miles an hour, including
stops, is about the fastest time made by any
regular trains on the summer time-tables.
When this rate of speed is eompored with
that of sixty or seventy miles an hour, which is
cot infrequent for short distances, there seems
to be a great discrepancy. It mast be kept in
mind, though, that these high rates of speed are
attained under very favorable conditions. That
is. the track is straight and level, or perhaps de
scending, and unobstructed. Inordinary traSo
it is never certain that the line is clear. A
locomotive runner 'ufust always be on the
lookout for obstructions. Trains, ordinary
vehicles, a fallen tree or rock, cows and people
may be in the way et any moment. Let anyone'
imagine himself in responsible charge of a loco
motive and he will readily understand that, with
the slightest suspicion that the lice is not clear.
be would slacken the speed as a precautionary
measure. For this reaeon fast time on a rail-
rosd depends as ranch on having a good signal
system to assure the locomotive runners that the
line is clear, as it does 00 tho locomotives, if be
is always liable to encounter, and must be on the
lookout for obstructions at frequent grade cross
ings of common roads, or if be is not eertain
whether the train io front of him is out of bis
way or not, the locomotive runner will be nervous
and be a' most sure to lose time. If the tipeed is
to be increased on American railroads, the first
steps should be to carry all streets and common
roads either over or under toe lines, have the
lines well fenced, provide Abundant side-uackt
for trains, and adopt efficient systems cf signals,
so that locomotive runners can know whether
the line is clear or not
MR. MORTON'S GIFT TO IRELAND. .
Ills Generous Assistance In Her flour or
Need .Testimony of the New York Herald.
New York Tribune.
The Tribune has received many inquiries
from its readers relative to the part taken by
Levi P. Morton in sending relief to the stricken
poor of Ireland in IS 30., 31 r. Morton did take
part in this charitable action toward Ireland, as
the following extracts from the Herald will
m mi tl 1 S S
prov. Un Jlarcn iu, jooj, ine tieraia sam:
" e print a most welcome letter iroa a uis
tioguished citizen of New York, who does not
permit as to use bis name, in which be makes a
proposal 01 practical utility lor the suecor ox tne
perishing Irish, poor. This benevolent citizen
has learnea irom ine secretary 01 ine p.avy.inat
the ship Constellation, which the Secretary pro
poses to send with contributions of food to Ire
land, under the authority of a recent joint reso
lution of Congress, lies at the Brooklyn navy-
yard awaiting a cargo, but that no tenders bare
yet been made. This gentleman, who is person
ally known to us, and whose responsibility we
eao so safely indorse that we assume to guaran
tee the performance of bis offer, a guarantee
which would be superfluous if he did not desire
to conceal his name, proposes to psy for one
fourth of the cargo of the Constellation if other
parties will make up the balance. - -
"New Yobk, Marcli 9, 18S0.
'To the Editor of the nerld:
'I learn from the Secretary of the Navy that the
ship Constellation, which he proposes to send with
contributions of food to Ireland under the authority
of both Houses of Congress, approved Feb. 25, 1880,
is at the Brooklyn navy-yard, but that no tenders of
cargo have been made. You are authorized to an
nounce that a gentleman personally known to you,
who declines to have his same made public, offers to
fay for one-a.uarter of the cargo of the Constellation,
f other parties will make up thebalance. The capac
ity of the ship is equal to 2,300 barrels of flour, bat
her cargo should be made up of flour, oat-meal and
seed potatoes, which last would arrive in time for
Elantmg, and replace those which the sufferers havo
een forced to use to sustain life. I shall desire the
distribution of the cargo to be made by Mr. Bennett's
committee. As you sre aware, these artioles of food
will be delivered free of ecit. save to the government.
If you approve the idea you ean make the proposition
without (for the present at least) using my name.
Tou may assume to guarantee the performance of my
offer. Believe me, yours very truly, A Friend."
On March 18 the Herald said editorially:
We congratulate the friends of suffering Ire
land that this first cargo has beeu so promptly
made up. The Constellation has announced her
readiness to receive freight on Tuesday next,
and ou Wednesday her cargo will be on board.
This is due, in great part, to the distinguished
citizen who started the movement, mere is no
reason why we should any loncer conceal bis
name. As his oner was conditional, ana it was
uncertain whether the condition would be com
plied with, he had a reluctance to see bis same
conoected with an offer which' he might not be
called to fulfill. But now that the cargo is com
plete and the offer binding, we take the liberty
to state that the generous donor wno musea
life into this movement is Hon. Levi P. Morton.
If Mr. Grace, who makes an equal contribution.
falls behind Mr. Morton, it is only because be
did not lead the way, but followed, instead of
setting an inspiring example."
Tne constellation sailed on Marcn zt ana ar
rived at Dublin on .April 20. after a stormy
voyage, and was met by the Duke of Edinburgh.
ENGLISH NOMENCLATURE.
Tbe recnllar Way In Which the Mother
Tongue Is Used In England.
Airs. M. . W. Sherwood, In Philadelphia Times.
Persons who are entirely educated through
tbe eye without reference to the ear and on
whom sound has no effect are content to pro
nounce names as they have been accustomed
to bear them pronounced, without taking the
trouble to observe or even to notice bow tbey
are spelled. So what we call bad pronunciation
of names by those moving in good society, that
is to say, tbe educated classes, Is their good pro
nunciation and in almost every instance the
change is for the worse to the educated Ameri
can critic; for instance, "Cbumley" spelled
Cholmondeley, "Marshbanks" for Majoribsnks,
"Bechmp" for Beauchamps, and so on. Noth
ing but the fact that the people in England
speak different dialects iu different counties,
that they cannot understand one anothorf
must account for the fact that Blythe is
pronounced Bly, Mainwaring is called Manner-
ing, so Guy Mannermg is really Guy Mainwar-
ing; McLeod is McCloud. In Molyneuz the x is
sounded; in Yaux tbe final z is also sounded,
but in Devereuxtbe final z is not sounded, In
Des Vauz the final x is dropped. Io Meux tbe
x takes tbe sound of Mews. Ker is pronounced
Kar, and it would bo very bad style to call it
Cur. Cockburn is called Coburn. Cowper, the
poet of the "Sofa" and 4,Johu Gilpin," is called
Cooper always. In Waldegrave the de should
be dropped, it should be called algrare, a
slight accent on tbe first syllable. In London
always say Barkley for Berkeley. Only tbe
London cabmen call It what it la. They say
Berkeley square, but my noble Lord says Bark-
ley square.
The Derby is the Darby. Iu Dillwyn the tv
takeerthe80undofu.it is pronounced Dillun;
Leveden is called Liveden. Pepys should be
Eronounced Pepis, the accent on the first sylla
le. Evelyn is called Eveelyn. with
the accent on the first syllable.
In Monson the o takes the sound of u, and
it is pronounced Munsuu. The same in Ponson
by, which is always Punsunby. Blount is al-
rays Blunt; Brougham is Broom; Bucban should
be prooonnced Boccan; Wemyss is always
eems; u Lresby is always Dersby. bt John
is Sin Jin as a surname or a Christian name, but
as a locality or a building it ts pronounced as
spelt St. John. Montgomery is Mungotnery.
In Elgin the g is hard, and should be pro
nounced as the g in give. The .e in Gilford is
soft, as J 1 fiord. Tbey talk of "Jifford's His
tory of England." The g in
Nigel is also soft, as The Fortunes of Nigel."
In Conyngham the o takes the sound of n, and
should be pronounced Cunningham. In John
stone the t should not be sounded, Strachan
should be pronounced Stranc, Heatheote is
called rietneut, uerthford is called Harrord.
Seymour is pronounced Semur. Abergavenny is
called Abergenny. Bourne is BuritV Colquhoun
is simply Koohoon. the accent on the last syll
able. Coutts is called Koots, Duchesne is Du
karn, Eyre is called Air. Gower is Gor. Geof-
f ery is called Jefry, Hame is Hume and Eoollys
is Knowles. Leigh is Lee, Menzies is Myngies,
.Mscnemera is pronounced JUacnemra. Sandys is
pronounced Sands. St. Clair is Sinkler, Vaughan
is Voro. but St. Maur is called St Maur. Vill
iers is called Villers. but Villebois is still pro
nounced like a French name, "Vealbox."
nOW THREAD IS NUMBERED.
The Mysteries of Numbers 30, 40, CO and the
Like on Spools of Cotton.
New York Mail and Express.
Everybody knows the sizes of thread. Every
seamstress knows whether she wsnts No. 30 or
CO or 120, and knows, whin she hears tho num
ber, about what is the size of the strand re
ferred to; but how the numbers happen to be
what they are, and just what they mean, not
one person in a thousand knows. And yet it is
a simple matter to explain was the information
accorded a reporter by an employe of one of tbe
largest spool cotton manufactories in tbe United
States. When 840 yards of yarn weigh 7.000
grains, a pound of cotton, tbe yarn is No. 1.
If 1.680 yards weigh a pound it will be No. 2
yarn. For No. 50 yarn it would take fifty mul
tiplied by S40 yards to weigh a pound. This is
tbe whole of the yarn measurement. The early
manufactured thread was three-cord, and the
thread took its number from the number of the
yarn ' from which it was made. No. 60 yarn
made No. 60 thread, though in point of fact the
actual calibre of No. CO thread would equal No.
20 yarn, being three 60 strands.
When the sewing machine came into the mar
ket as tbe great consumer, nnreasoding in its
work and inexorable io its demands for mechan
ical accuracy, six-cord cotton bad to be made as
a smoother product. As thread numbers were
already established, they were not altered for
tbe new article, and No. CO six-cord and No. CO
three-cord are identical in size as well asin num
ber. To effect this the six-cord has to be made
of yarn twice as firm as that demanded by the
three-cord. The No. CO six-cord would be six
strands of No. 120 yarn. Three-cord spool cot
ton is the same number as the yarn it is made
of. Six-cord spool cotton is made of yarn that
is double its number. As simple a thing aa
thread is, there are two thousand different kinds
made.
Tne Twenty-Oue-Foot Umbrella.
London Truth.
The largest umbrella in the world bas been
made io Glasgow for a king of East Africa. It
can be opened and shut io the usual way, and
when open is twenty-one feet in diameter. The
staff is also twenty-one feet long. It is lined
with cardinal red and white, bas a lot of straw
tassels, and a border cf crimson satin. The
canopy is made of Indian straw, and the top
terminates in a gilded cone.
: Happy Only When Unbappx.
Puck. ;
The man who occupies a large frame country
bouse now sits on tho veranda, where the
wistaria brushes against his face, and trembles
at the thought of tbe Quantity of coal he must
pay for next winter. And when the winter
comes, he will sit In tront of the glowing grate
and look out on the moaning, ghastly landscape,
and fret over tbe amount he must expend in a
few short, fleeting months for fixing up and
kttping the grounds in ordtr.
NOTES AND SKWS.
By tbe new salute in the French army soldiers
toueb tbe bair with the hand reversed, sbowiog
the palm, and officers touch the brim of tbe cap.
One of the most remarkable publications of
tbe day is a little monthly published at Dixon,
III., called The Poet." It is devoted entirely to
poetry. The matter is not original; but consists
entirely of selections.
A bell brought to Mexieo by Cortez is pre
served in the old church of Sen Miguel, Santa
Fe, N. M. It was cast in the year. 1336. After
the fall of Montezuma Indian slaves carried the
ancient bell to New Mexico.
Typograph ,nd "typoseript" are new words,
the first meaning the machine used in type
writing, and the other the product. Good. Pass
them along. - Henceforth the type-writer uses
the 'typograph and produces "typoseript"
Here is a physician's explanation of why sick
people are always given toast: "When you
toast bread you destroy tbe germs of yeast aud
this converts tbe bread starch into a substance
that is both easily soluble and incapable of fer
mentation. To put it plainly, it renders tbe
bread, after toasting, about the easiest bing to
digest that bas yet been discovered, and it will
also never sour the stomach nor produce any
diseomfort to persons with weik digestion, as is
usually the result of sickness."
Dudley B. Smith, a wealthy business man, of
Courtland, Ky., is reported to have filed a claim
against bis deceased grandmother's estate for
30,702 ducks. A queer agreement is produced
to substantiate the claim. In 1866 Smith gave
bis grandmother three ducks upon the condition
that she shonld make a return out of the natural
increase at the rate of two for one every second
year. By computation it is found that such in
crease would amount to over thirty thoosand
ducks, or 15,302. A vigorous protest comes
from the other heirs, and a fight will be made by
them in court
An agitation is going on in India against tbe
slsughter of cows for food for the soldiers. It is
pointed out that it takes over 123.000 cows every
year to feed tbe soldiers, and that tbe Hiodoos
themselves very rarely touch meat, living upon
rice, vegetables and milk. Once even the poorest
could have all the milk he wanted for his babies
and himself, but now it is impossible for the
villagers to get milk even for infants whose
mothers' breasts have failed, and the failure of
the breasts is due chiefly, also, to the lsek of
cow's milk. Thousands of children die on this
account yearly.
Hunting for turtle's eggs on tbe islands of tbe
coast is a summer pastime of Georgians. It is
said that one of the curiosities of a turtle's nest
is that no one having taken the eggs from a tur
tle's nest ean get them all back in again. Sev
eral have tried the experiment to find it a blank
failure. After filling tbe cavity in the sand
there are always enough eggs left to fill a couple
more nests just aa large. Old Mrs. Turtle,
when she deposits an egg, paddles it in tight
with her feet, egg by egg, the elasticity of the
egg-shell permitting it, but man cannot compress
the eggs as does tbe turtle.
A deer in a park at Stack pole, Pembrokeshire,
Eng., recently got its horns entangled in the
seat of a swing, nineteen inches by nine in size,
and carried it off. He scared all the other deer
in the park nearly to death, and the keepers
started after him. Ee bid for a day in the spaee
between a fallen tree and a pigsty, and when
discovered started off like mad, and for a begin
ning leaped agate fire feet nine inches high.
The wall of tbe park, six feet high, was next
taken, and then be swam a lake. When be was
finally shot be still bore tbe five-pound handicap
of tho awing board on his horns.
eaest
MUCH BETTER.
"Jennie, dear, 'tis understood -That
you're engssedi"
"Oh, yes, dear Etta.H
"Is he handsome!"
re."
"That's good!"
"Ishewealthyr
'Yes
"That's better'."
Boston Courier.
Retreat of Niagara Falls.
Prof. Shaler in Scribner's Magazine.
Although the retreat of the fall is alow, it will
in a very brief time, in the geological sense of
that word, lead to certain momentous conse
quences. When the bard layer of Niagara lime
stone passes below the bed ox the river, tbe
stream will then cnt noon rocks of another con
stitution, making for a time certain small falls
at a higher geological level; but in the course of
ages, mueh less long than those which have
elapsed since tbe birth of this waterfall, tbe
gorge of the river will extend up into the basin
of Lake Erie, draining away a considerable por
tion of that fresh-water sea. We shall then if
the continent retains its present height above
tbe level of the sea, have another system of
cataracts, in tbe passage between Lake Lrie
and Lake Huron, which will also in time be
worn away. Other cataracts will then form at
the exit of Lake Michigan; and thua tbe lower
lakes of our great American system would be
diminished in area, or perhaps even disappear.
At a yet later stage, we may look for diminu
tion in tbe size of Lake Superior, though that
basin, owing to tbe strong wall which separates
it from the lower lskes, is destined to enauro
long after the last-named basins have been di
minished or entirely drained away.
Neither Sex Above Deception.
Albany Journal.
A sandy-haired young man, with a sandy mus
taehe which bore traces of having been dyed in
the not very distant past, wandered into a Hudson-avenue
barber's shop a few nights ago, and,
after he had been shaved, remarked to the
kDigbt of the shears, "Can't you color her up a
bit?" ''Color whom upl" asked tbe bsrber.
"Why, this." said tbe sandy-haired man, point
ing to bis upper lip. "It's this way; when I first
met my best girl it was at some amateur theat
ricals in which I took part, and I bad my mus
tache dyed. ' She thought it wm ve real color,
and has admired it so mueh since that
whenever 1 go to call on ber I it redyed
just to keep up appearances. Yt e going to
be married before long, and then ill let it as
sume its natnral color," ''Don't you think it is
mean to deceive her in this wayP asked the man
of the strap. "Ob, no," said the dyed young
man, "she bas false bair and bleached bangs,
and won't acknowledge it"
x Didn't Want to FayTaxes.
Buffalo Express.
Two years aeo Mr. Wilson S. Bisssll, former
ly G rover Cleveland's lawparter, and still recog
nized as his attorney or agent in Buffalo, called
at the city assessor a office, with a letter from
the President demanding that . his name be
stricken from tbe tax-roll on personal property,
on the ground that he was not a resident of Buf
falo and did not again intend to become one. It
seems that he had received a notice from tbe
assessor's office to the effect that he was assessed
$96. 13 on personal property valued at $5,000.
Having faith in tbe President's written word.
Assessor Mock struck the name of Grover
Cleveland from the tax roll, and no attempt was
made to collect tbe f06.I3. Down to the last
election prior to that time, whether he was so
journing at Albany or Washington, Mr. Cleve
land had always voted io Buffalo, making spe
cial visits for that purpose.
A Wonder from South America
Mr. Walter Blakelee, who recently returned
from an extended trip through South America,
has been talking with tbe reporters about the
wonders of that country. He talks in a most
entertaining way, and net the least interesting
part of a recent interview is bis description of
the Papah tree, or Mammy Apple. It is from
tbe fruit of this tree that Professor Finckler, of
the University of Bonn, abstracted Papoid,
which created such a furore at the Ninth Med
ical Congress at Amsterdam, when tbe pro
fessor, without any previous notice, submitted
the powder with accounts of its marvelous ef
fect in cases of diphtheria, dyspepsia and indi
gestion. Mr. Blakelee says that the engineers
employed by Mr. Henry Meiggs in his railroad
operations throughout Peru were the first to
discover the singular properties of tbe Papah
tree. The climatic ebangss to which these men
were subjected brought on tbe disordered di
gestion which always precedes the dreadful
fevers that eause such a fearful loss of life in
that country. The native antidote for tbe evil
is tbe fruit of the Papah tree, and so remark
able were the results accomplished by tbe use
of this remedy by tbe engineers that they de
termined to send dried specimens of the fruit
to Germany and France for analysis. Tbe pro
fessors experimented with these for months, and
while they differed in the method ef concentra
tion they all discovered its wonderful curative
powers in cases of dyspetsia and diphtheria. It
was not, however, until tne drug was sent to
this couutry that the chemifts succeeded in
compressing it into the Papoid Tablets now sold
by our druggists for special use in dyspepsia
and all disorders of digestion.
" Debenture Bonds.
I fl JW offer, in denomination of SSOO.OOartd
III J&500.00, oneserionf WlOO.OOOof th-e
bonds, ciirel by FI KHTruortiraiieson IM-
.i..ur, in me cuoiccsi pan Of
the great corn district ot Iowa. Tbe loans never
exceed 40 percent, of the rah value of the proper
ty o mortgaged. tSUU.OOO of these mortgages
are tn the bands r f a 1 esponMble Trustee as securi
ty for tbe payment of the Bonds. The Company
lasu pgthem has a capital sfvr paid in of tvoail
SAFE AS GOVERtir.lEtlT DOIIDS,
and within the resch of those having but moderate
means. Write frr Pamphlets and PAnnccLajia.
HORD & BANFILL,
ITJIJCUI 1CUTS. 121 1451U5 SlaZIT, Cuiclco, .
BACKFROM HOT SPRINGS'
Came to Indianapolis at tho Eeauesi
of Relatives,
To Tale a Course of Action That, to Sij ttC
Least, Uesulted Fortunately.
Mr. William Van Dern, la & recent coavena
tion with the writer, said:
"For six years tbsre bad been eomethlnl
wrong. I noticed it more as time went on. Eact
year would increase the trouble, and some not
complication would arise,"
What trouble do ycu have reference tor4
asked the writer.
"I did not know what it was myself until f
few months ago. But the suffering was hard U
bear. It was at first
ONLT A COLD,
And then another. A feeling of wreteheJnsss,
a sense of fullness in the bed, a little redoes;
of the nose aud eyes, an itching sensation in the
nose. This seemed to pass away after a time,
but left a dull, heavy pain jus shore tbe eyes.
Then a fresh cold brought back tbe old aymp
toms. only worse. At last I awoke to tbe facf
that I had a chronic cold. It cerer left ma. 1
snuffed, spit aud hawked all the time. My eyef
were weak. I could scarcely see to read. My
nose bled easily. Large scabs would come front
it of a bloody nature. I also spit up a yellowish
and sometimes a greenish colored mucus, wbick
seemed to drop back into my throat.
"I seemed to catch cold on the slightest provo
cation. It had been only a cold that caused xnf-
me. vnL van cekx, 5C3 n. Mississirrx st.
trouble to begin with only a slight cold thatl
had not been thought worthy of attention.
But with that slight cold there had been a
slight inflammation.
The Inflammation had extended down the
throat along the mucus membrane.
Cough has been added to tbe other symptoms,
and the patient has begun to spit a yellowish
mucus.
It was a slight catarrh, and be left it to ge&
well of itself.
What was the resultf
The inflamed membrane did not get entirely
well, and soon another cold was contracted an
was left uneured. Others followed in qulclfi
succession.
"Not taken io time1 was the cause Mr. Van.
Dern eould write over his six years of suffering.
His trouble had developed into chronie catarrh
with its little ulcers in the nose, its continue
nasal discharge, its soreness in the throat, it
pain over tbe eyes, its roaring in the ears, its
soreness ot the eyes, its loss of appetite, its gen
eral feeling of wretchedness.
'In late years," Mr. Van Dern continued, "mj
hearing became affectel. My ears were filled
with
QUEER NOISES,
and sometimes would break and run,
discharging a bad-smelling yellow pus ci
mucus. My nose was stopped up, making is)
hard for me to breathe through iL
"My heart beat violently on tbe least exer
tion. My appetite was bad, especially in the
morning, when I would feel more tired than I
had the night before.
'There was a bad taste in nr mouth. I
had an unaccountable aversion for food. I
did not sleep well at night I bad a feeling
of oppression ou my chest, and a sharp pain
in my side extending to the left shoulder
blade. My limbs felt tired all tbe time. I
tried everything I could think of to ret re
lief. But nothing I tried gave me any re
lief. "I was at Hot Springs, Ark., for awhile, but
got no better. At the
URGING OF MT EELATITES
in this eity I returned, in order to place myself
under the care of Dr. Blair, of 203 North Illinois
street Shortly after 1 commenced treatment
with Dr. Blair I began to improve. My nose
stopped bleeding. The pains in my bead left
me. I began to gain in flesh. My appetite im
proved. All my unfavorable symptoms left me,
and I feel like a new person now."
Mr. William Van Dern lives at 563 North
Mississippi street where he may be found acd
this statement verified.
To Tace and restores.
There are many cases where fetid catarrh
has done its destroying work in the nasal pas
sares, poisoning tbe breath, ruining the senee of
smell and taste, and perceptibly marring the)
tsatures, sometimes in long neglected or improp
erly treated cases giving them an appearance
distorted, repulsive, almost deformed.
Much that is true has been said regarding tho
results of catarrh in Impairing the general
health, affecting the throat, lungs and stomach,
and producing consumption and 'dyspepsia, or
reaching the ears and causing deafness, but
few realize bow sreneral are the destructive re
suits of the disease in the noje, head and fact
alone.
Very many of tbe cases of flattened and.
crooked noses come from this cause. The dis
tortion eommonly known as "frog face" is a fre
quent result. Dark rings about the eyes, red
and inflamed eyes and nostrils, almost invari
ably result as the neglected catarrhal process
proceeds. Tbe eyes are sometimes serionsly ef
fected, inflamed lids, weak sight, swimming and
watery or bloodshot appearance being tmocg
the common eonditious that obtain.
Palpable Signs
BY WHICH A PRESENCE UNDESIRABLE IS MADS
KSOWN.
The symptoms of catarrh can hardly be mis
taken. In many cftses tbe patients hare pains
about the chest and sides, and sometimes io tbe
back. Tbey feel dull and sleepy, tbe mouth has
a bad taate, especially in the morning. A sore
of sticky slime collects about the teeth. Tht)
appetite is poor. There is a feeling like a heavy
load on the stomach, sometimes a fsint, ''all
gone" sensation at tbe pit of the stomach which
food does not satisfy. The eyes are sunken,
tbe bands and feet become cold end clammy.
After awhile a cough sets in; at first dry,
but after a few months it is attended with a
greenish-colored expectoration. Tbe patient
feels tired all tbe while, anl sleep does not seem
to afford any rest After a time he becomes
nervous, irritable and rloomy, ad has evil fore
bodincs. There is a giddiness, a sort of whirl
ing sensation in the head when rising up sud
denly. The bowels become costive, tbe skin U
dry and stsgnant the whites of the eyes be
come tinted with yellow; the kidney secretion!
become scanty and high-colored, depositing a
sediment after standing. There is frequently t
spitting up of tbe food, sometimes with a gouf
taste and sometimes with a sweetisn taste; this
is frequently attended with palpitation of tht
heart and asthmatic symptoms.
Treated ly Mail.
Mr. D. W. Bishop, of Mason. Ohio, writes
to Dr. Blair, under date of May 1C, 15S3:
"I had been troubled with catsrrah eter since
I had the measles in 1802. Last December I
was taken with a severe spasm of the asthma,
and when I had partially recovered from that 1
found that mv catsrrah was worse than ever.
Well, the first month under your treaimeut
effected a wonderful change. Now 1 feel like
another roan as if I bad taken a new lease on
life. The trouble in my throat has dissapeared.
I breathe easily. My headaches have paised
away. My appetite has returned. 1 hav
gained In strength and weight, end I feel like (.
new man."
DOCTOR
FRANKLYN BLAIR
LATE OP NEW YORK CITY,
lias Permanent Offices at
203 North Illinois Street,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., .
Where be treats with success all curable cases. Mel.
leal diseases treated successfully. Consumption.
Brigbt's UU. Dyeyepsi. Rheumatism. Malane
and auKK VOL'S DISfcASLS. All ciseaes peculiar
to the sexes a specialty. CATARUIl CUKED.
Consultation at ofSee or by mail, $1.
OfiCce burs I to ll:3l a. m., 1 to 4 p, tn. aud 7
toS;30p. m. (Sundays, 0 to 11:30 a. m 2 to 4
p. xa.)
Correspondence receives prompt atten Hon.
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