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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION DECEMBER 20, 1881. AGRICULTURE. an interesting o c c a s i o n at THE PARK. Bpeecti of Fraud* D. Jfou'.ton at the International CoMtn Exposition Grounds. recctnbtr 13. 1681 ???The System 01 lnlla*e and Other Matter* of Interest Discussed. AN INTiatnmNG OCCASION at the exposition. Tuesday at 11 o'clock there assembled in Judges' hall one of the largest and most intelligent audl cnccs gathered during lhc|>eriodo{ the exposition for the pnrposeof hearing an address from the Hon. Francis D. Moulton,, president of the International Dairy' Fair association, and a prominent and well known merchant In the city of New York. It had been the purpose of the managers of the expoti (ion to have Mr^ Moulton make this address dining the meeting of the National Cotton l???lnnters' associ ation, lint accidents by rail prevented his arrival in time for that, and so the matter was referred to a s|??plal occasion, in no wise less Interesting or less opjiortunc The address of yesterday was, as will be seen by reference to i ts contents below, one of the most suggestive and eloquent of the many that have been made features of this exposition. It contains thoughts and references of the highest value to the agricultural interests of this country, and may- well be commended to the earnest study and consideration of thoso who practice the state smanship of this union. The subject of agriculture is one that must' of necessity claim the highest attention from those who legislate, because there is no doubting the proverb, that "the farmer feeds us all." and no country and no people can utrord to bcdirellct in attending to the needs and claims of the almoners of life. Ill tlic address of Mr. Moulton wc ure pleased to recognize a substantial ad herence to views and sentiments cal dilated in the highest degree if properly accomplished, to dignify agriculture as a tmrsiiitof the people and to add immensely to Its influence ns the Iiest element of our national progress. In another column we give sonic attention to the train of thought awakened by some of the remarks of Mr. Moulton In his address of y esterday and our pur pose notv is here to present to tlic eyes and consid eration of our readers the most admirable words spoken yesterday by Mr. Moulton. The director general, Hon. 11.1. Kimball, in in troducing Mr. Moulton to the audience, said: "It has given me, as it Ims ell of us. great pleas ure, to welcome here from time to tlffie representa tive men from all parts of the country'. ??nd partic ularly those who represented the material and agricultural Interests of the country. The National cotton planters' association, which held its conven tion here lust week, had upon its programme an address to be delivered by a gentleman who lias studied and well understands Ihesubjecl of agri culture in its most economic fealurcs???the means by which the grandest results can be obtained from the pursuits of intelligent labor and industry. Un fortunately, mi accident to the train delayed the gentleman until after the adjournment of that con vention, but. knowing the importance of that ad dress to this iiconic, the managers of the cxjiosiiion have Insisted that the gentiemnn should remain mid deliver it to-day. I refer to Mr. Francis D. Moulton, a prominent merchant of New York, auil president of the International Dairy Fair association, whom I now have the honor to introduce to you." Mr. Moulton, on coming forward, was received with the hearty and inspiring applause of hisuudi- once, and proceeded in a vigorous and eloquent style to deliver the following able and noteworthy .address: , . I shall not attempt to state in figures my thought of the importance of the International cotton expo sition. for the Impression made on my mind by it is far lieyond my practical power of expression. 11 suggests to me now much greater peace and pros perity are than war and desolation, oud I cannot help recurring to one of the greatest questions asked of man, to which one of the great ext unsw ers was given. God said to Solomon, "Ask ???what I shall give thee." Ai d that wise nmn said, "1 am but a little ehild. I know not how to go out or come In. Give, therefore, thy servant an under standing heart, that I may discern between good anil baa." The speech pleased the land that Solo mon did nsk this thing, and God raid unto him, lieenuso thou hast lint asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself under standing to diseem judgment, lichold 1 have done according to thy word*: 1 have given thee a w ise and nil understanding heart, and have also given thee that which thou nast not asked???both riches anil honor???so that there shall not be any among die kings iik ; unto tliec all thy days.??? It seems to . me that some one of our own time, as wise and ns puie of purpose os Kolomon has again been asked: ???What shall! give thee??????? and the gift Is peace and the promise of prosperity through it, as we see it here to-day. Verily the prayer for understanding to discern judgment is being here and now answered. 1 can not stan d in this presence without feeling that the glory of it dims the Humes flint once made you homeless and writes the name of your director general, who represents peace, hieher than any other mime I can think of or know of ut the present moment. If tills is not true, then peace is not higher than war and prosperity Is not better than desolation. 1 think all who have been associated in this enterprise, from the president, through your executive committee, to its humblest officer, will leave to posterity their names written on a roil of honor that civilization, forever and forever, will be glad to read, over and over. This is a grand display of agriculture and mauu facture, and its representation of cotton and its pro ducts is superior to anything ever done before In connection with any specialty. The thought and labor that have made Oils exposition the great suc cess it is, are worthy of the highest commendation, and the practical results to the material int . rests of the south nud of the whole country are beyond the I>owcr of computation. It is attracting the attention of the whole world, and amongst the immediate re sults will be the popularization of the southern sec tion of this country in the north and in Europe where your advantages and resources need to lie better known. The day will come, and that within a quarter of a century, when more cotton will lie manufactured in tlic state of Georgia than is now manufactured in New England, and after all the land iu the west is occupied there will oe enough left In the smith to support a nation of people as great in numbers as we are now, and in the mean time furnish room for all who want good land tu reasonable prices in a delightful climate. The man agers of this enterprise ana the capitalists who have contributed to it, and the exhibitors who have made it so interesting and instinctive, have per formed a service of far more importance to the whole people than to themselves, and Director- General Kimball, by his wisdom. cnU rprise nud high purposes, luus written himself n public bene factor, and his service second to none yc t rendered to the best interests of the south and of the uhion. Agriculture and industry are voiced here as never before in the history of this or any other country, and this exposition bus in it a meaning for me deeper and more beneficent than either the exposi tion of England or the exposition of France: for this reason: That there is no inconsistency be tween the results oi labor here, and our form of government, because it is republican it lulps to successful individual issue Every man here lias the possibility of the possession of land to till lie fore him ns an incentive to work. It has not been so elsewhere, and what is termed to-dav the most civilized government on the face of the earth represents an inconsistency between the results of industry and the rights of man t.-o near to us not to be known by us all and almost too painful for reference. England may imprison and hang and lie able to suppress Insurrection, but she cannot roll her heart of stone against the prison door and prevent the escape of human rights any more than the stone rolled against the senulchre and guarded by the soldiers of Pontius Pilate could prevent the resur rection. England is making a mistake. No, non mistake, she is committing a crime. This is not tlr day of insurrection???it is the day of resurrection of human rights. No government or governments are strong enough to prevail agauist it. This is the day oi the last struggle.' There is nothing more significant with reference to successful industry in this country than the asso elation* representing agriculture now in existence from Maine to the guU and from the Atlantic to the I???aeific. And your exposition may be consid ered the grand culmination of the expressions oi such associations and is a reason why their efforts ought to be and will be continued. There is no higher duty to be performed by any one than to assist agriculture bv the disserainatiou of the individual information which results in the associa tion to which 1 have referred, and which will finally conclude, in my opinion, iu the establishment of an organization to which all necessary agricultural information shall be sent, and accurately, and from which it can be as accurately disseminated. I do not, on this point, believe the agriculturists of the country need the care of the government near so much as the government needs the care of the ag- i it will be better for the whole 'tural information should be re- buted by what might be termed Ise than through tho proposed _ if another department at Wash- _ link that the American agricultural association, which is national in its aims and oper ations, promises to be a sufficiently siring ana re liable organization for all the practical purposes of agriculture in the directlou indicated. To state ???my thought exactly I hope the lime will never come that the interest* of agriculture shall in anv sway be affected by changes of administration in ithis govemmi nt. It is possible, eminently so, to .conserve those interests aud greatly to enhance glu m by other methods. One industry, at least, in this country???the dairying Industry???has aitready shown the results of such individual enterprise. It represents an annual industry of over $100,000,600 nnd it is 4n-dny changing the ownership of properrr v*>-c effectually with the people by making profitable % re ownership of small farms. Aud iu cuuucctiuu with it, and growing out of it. is another develop ment in agriculture known as the ensilage system. As evidence of its value I may say that I have seen, within the last year. 130 head of homed cattle and 12 homes kept on the product of fifteen acres planted in com. aud if this system be generally adopted throughout the country, as I believe it will be. the next problem which this country, or ra her. its people, will have to face, but with a smile, will be "How to starve? This system of ensilage Is really the recreation of the eastern and seaboard states, and will be of great and lasting valne to the whole country. ILs success has been proven, as l kuow; not only from conversations with practical, intelligent ex perimenters who have tried it. but from actual ob servation. And I believe for many of your native grasses: n 1 for cow peas as well as for corn fodder, it is eu 4 rely practicable in the southern states where it is mnch needed. Thcexpcriment at this exposition, which X believe has not been satis factory, proves nothing except that it was not pro perly carried ont. It requires an observance of conditions and a knowledge qf the business to make good ensilage as It does everything e.se. aud that information is accessable to every farmer. Some of the most successful fanneis that I know of are giving their attention to this system and ! do not yet know of a failure iu ic. Ou this uuesubjeet alone the American agricultural association has al ready gathered much valuable information, a por tion ofwhich it furnishes in its magazine, the Jour nal, and will gather yet more, which its secretary will give freely to whosoever will apply fortit I cannot hope within the time that I shall tax your patience, to discuss fully the better results hat I think will come to the wh ile people from having the national association of agriculturists to which I have referred, to consider all the questions relating to agriculture than would come by having a bureau at Washington for the dissemina tion of such information, and I shall not attempt It further than to state two or three thoughts that seem to me to be on the threshold of such a dlscus- 8l "t is my opinion that it would never do: thatH would be more an injury' than a benefit to have a minister representing agriculture auil removable as cabinet ministers are by every change of adminis tration. If there is nuy interest that ought not to be entrusted to the keeping oi party it is the agricul tural interest of this country. The whole pcoplearc so deeply interested in accurate information, given by lioritst nnd responsible parties with out any other than right motives; that to ask the question whether agri culture should be subject to the vicissitudes oi our political elections is to answer it and answer it with a negative that shall make the ???No,??? with its two letters broad enough and long enough to cover this continent. We do not want more patronage, "e want less. Do we not stand within hearing of the pistol shot, and does not its flash bum our faces, of an assassi nation, which was the last expression of the cuiso of patronage? Have not two senators of the I'nited States just resigned their high offices in violation of their obligation to the state and government, be cause of this question of patronage? Let us do nothing to agriculture that shall be a step in the direction of the repetition of such awful and morif tying spectacles. I havC no fears for this country in consequence of the accumulation of wealth if the grasping hands of capital are not allowed the governmental con trol for the getting of all the information they can nnd dis;ribuiing it to suit their purpose, when nnd where, and how they choose. And it would not be a difficult matter, if the Interests of the agricultur ists were lodged in a department of the government to make all infor mation on this subject subservient to very largo interests as against the interests of the small owners of the soil. I cannot see where the governmental control will cease short of centralization, if we should take the first step as advocated by many people who are wise and honest, of putting agricul ture under the control of a department orcabinat minister at Washington. I do not, when I use the word centralization, i- can the centralization of political power merely. We might acquiesce in that wisely or unwisely some day if the government fn Its various branches were 1 osely administered. I hope and believe that day in remote, but I refer to the'ealamity of the central ization of intelligence and enterprise. You might as well make the air we breathe subject to the ad ministration of a cabinet officer. This business of the centralization of intelligence has been tried in improved machinery, all contribute to this result. Aud still, above ail. I want to see the farmer s home made more comfortable. 1 want their wives and their daughters to have more comforts and less drudgerv throughout our land aud every where. Instead of being the hardest life for women, 1 want it to lie me easiest, as itiialurally should be. I am glad that so much attention is being given to agriculture by scientific and by businessmen. .Some of the ablest writers and experimenters are devoting tbelr lives and talents to the work of scientific investigation in agriculture, and here in the south is one of these men who has contributed much of Inestlmilde value fo the success of this exhibition. I refer to Colonel J. B. Killebrew, of Tennessee. From the bnsincss walks of life Mr. Theodore A. Havemeyer, of New York, one of tho largest and ablest business men 1 know of and a good and true man in cveTy tray, is contributing of his means and intelligence to the establishment of the best sys tems of breeding, dairying aud feeding cattle. And here I wish to remark that l consider what is called fancy farming of the utmost value to the agricul ture of this country, for whilst it may not pay the owner in dollars and cents, and It rarely does, it gives to the community the benefit of the experiments without cost to them. I am here as a representative of the American Agri cultural association to your fair, and on its behalf extend its wannest greeting and its earn ex', congrat ulations over the success of your great enterprise and contribution to civilization. Our association 1 the world???s history, vividly, luridly, once by Philip II of Spain. And a brave people destroyed in one night the woik of three hundred yearsin successful protest agaiust his invasion. The Hollanders cut the dykes. And if ever tho time should come for an equally brave act on this or any other question, it will find mi equally brave people to meet ir. It would be just as legiti mate to put the transportation interests of the country there, nnd if the transportation interests and agricultural interests were both placed there, it needs no argument to show that the producer???s independence would be affected and his way to a market qualified. bet private enterprise on the farms of the lountry take care of itself; let private enterprise iu the irauqnirtation interests of tlic country take care of itself, subject, of course, to such notice regulation ns will prevent one man from robbing another with impunity. If this be done I have no doubt that the same private enterprise will support an association that will tend to the development of all tlic resour ces of this country. Let the transportation and producing interests re main unfettered and untramnielcd, and let each learn the wants of the other better and come to a realization of the fact that their interests are identi cal. They should co-operate together In collecting and disseminating information on crops nud trans portation, on legislation nnd on every subject nf- iceling their mutual interests, and every subject that affects one affects the other. The farmers re quire the best service at the lowest rates they can be ottered for. The railroads need the largest sup-, port fram the farmer in merchandise and for equitable laws. Let each then consider the inter ests of tlic other, and in doing this they will con sider their own. Neither want the interference of partisan politics. They are quite capable of man aging their own allairs. The government will doits whole duty by not re tarding intercourse in any way between the sections of this country. Legislation is not so much needed as the absence of it, nud if the farmers and merchants and transportation people of the union simply act on the theory propounded by Washington when lie spoke of the advantage to be gained by the connec tion of the seaboard with the interior of the country in these words: "Smooth the road -make the way easy???and you shall find how the increase of pro duce and the export trade will repay you for your labor and the expenditure of your money;??? then the farmers, mere hauls and manufacturers will have done their duty and the government will be prosperous without having made any great ex penditure for ils development in this direction. It would not be possible for me to prove to you that all wisdom is with me any more than it would be possible for any one of you to prove to me that all wisdom was with you; but we can all of us go to this extent, in finding out what is best for our interests and the interests of ourcountry. Each one of its should undertake to find out some essen tial truth to the growth of his state and country, and when he thinks he has found it out lie ought to state it aud disseminate his views as iaras he can. By the cradle of each one of us is bom a truth to perish never,??? aud wc ought to make use of it. I will il lustrate what I.mean by making a statement upon a subject about which I think lam informed I may not be. avid it is no part of my purpose to ask. you to accept my view of it, except as vou shall de termine, after discussion, that it is right. Consider for a moment the tariff on salt. Amerieau salt, which claims protection, costs no more in the midst of marke]>. that is, at Saginaw and Syracuse, than foreigu salt costs free on board ship at the polut of departure. The tariff at present is equal to it hun dred percent of the cost of the salt on Turk's Is land and in Liverpool. The freight at present from Liverpool amounts to a pro tection of more than a hundred per cent of the value of the salt. The interest account is another large item and the insurance account also. In otter words, a necessity oi life is protected by a tax that amounts to over two hundred per couL Now. I believe that the consumers of provisions and the makers of butter and cheese and the farmers gener is of the country ought not u> be subjected to any such tax on a necessity olllfe, and 1 onlv discuss this question here to suggest to you the discussion of other tike questii ns in the sections of country to which yon belong, for the purpose not so much of determining the iisue between protection mid free trade as to secure for yourselves the benefits and blessings of fair trade. Thus far farming has kept pace with science and invention. It hits done more: it lias given an im petus to commerce and trade that js a marvel of the age. Railroads permeate the country, uniting ut most every town and hamlet with the seaboard S ons. Steamships carrying from two thousand to ve thousand tons of freight have almost become as common as the thousand ton shins of a decade ago, and they go loaded with our produce to foreign jKirts. Our exports have increased, in a rate surprising to civilization. and prosperity beams upon every part of our land. To agriculture we owe everything. No man's policy nor no theory of finance has had anything to do with the revival of business. It was our bountiful crops. I have said tha- agriculture naskept pace with the advaucc of science and industry, but we must not conclude that we can stand still and not be passed on the way. With the advance of intelli gence ami the discoveries in science and invention comi???etilion grows stronger. Other nations are competing with ns in our foreign interest*. Portions of our land are being dep'eted. We must therefore be constantly on our guard, constantly at work to find out the best methods and employ the best systems. We must learn how to grow more produce from the present acreage. We must dis cover, if possible, better aud cheaper principles of national in character and represents all sections of the country and all branches of agriculture. A national fair under its auspices is proposed io be held during next year of Uve stock, agricultural im plements and machinery, and the products of the soil in one of the principal cities of the country. 1 have said this fair would represent all sections of the country???the north, the east and the west will be there, but 1 know their hearts will be warmed by the impress of their southern sisters, welcoming them with such an ardor of love as will surprise and gratify and exalt the north, the south the east and the west before all the peoples on the face of the earth. I should tike to nave the south represented there by the director general, who has not with personal nride raised his name above his country but whose' countrymen of the south have writlenTt high upon the monument of his and their enterprise. I regret the enforced absence of our president. Colonel Sprague, who had hoped to the last moment to come with us. He has taken great, interest in your exposition and will be glad to know of its great success since he is one of the largest farmers in the country and greatly interested iu all that concerns its development. I am glad to have the opportunity" to meet you and to witness the extraordinary development that is going on here. Tbe hospitality of the people of AUunta is become a household word, aud her thrift and enterprise seem to rivul our most enterprising cities. I am glad to find that one of your active moving suirits is Colonel Ilotve, of Boston, whom I have known intimately fora quarter of a century as one of the best specimens of an American the country has. I cannot pay him a higher tribute. You have learned his merits. I am delighted to find how much at home he feels, aud is, with yon. He is a citizen of the world and belongs to every seetion. I wish it were possible for me to name the names of all who hove assisted to the success of the grand exposition, and to clothe them with the glow of gratitude nnd praise which should surround them. May the blessing and benison of heaven cover your cotton fields with a mantle of white, and guild your grain fields with a golden halo and ente. your homes to bless you, and go with you to lay the foundations of your setool houses and be with you in the building of your churches, and rest upon us all until we feel the throbs of that perfect brother hood that will maxes your homes and hopes also, nnd until the north, cast, south and west shall chant together the anthem of a re-united nation??? ???The Lord is our Shepherd, we shall not want. He maketh us to Me down in green pastures aud lead cth us besldo the still watera.??? The address was received with the most earnest and courteous attention, and seemed to fully im press itself witli all of its new and important sug- gestionsupon the minds of those who heard it and at its conclusion, when it was enthusias tically applauded and a large number of the auditors pressed forward to con gratulate the speaker for having uttered in that presence and upon this occasion sach.brave and prophetic words. The director general thanked the audience for their respectful and intelligent ap proval. and thus ended one of the most important and telling episodes in the history of the exposi tion. Net receipts for the week ending to-day2M,8lO bales, against 231,166 bales last week and against 23S,379bales for the corresponding week last year; exports for the week 135.615 bales; same time last year 61,331 bales; stock 1,076,911 bales; same time last year 923,U0 bales. This has been decidedly the dullest week of the season, aud in our market there has been a scarcity of buyers and demand. On yesterday business re vived and a fair amount of sales were made. To day a buoyant feeling took possession of the mar ket. aud prices were wafted upward under the influence of an active demand and liberal transac tions. Recelptsforthe week show a marked falling off as compared with last week and the correspond ing week last year, but the unfavorable state of the weather for several days may have interfered with receipts to some extent. Transactions for future deliveries have been quiet. Receipts for the week ending to-day amount to 4,169 bales, against 6,181 bales last week and against 5,883 bales for the corres ponding week last year. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17. New York???The cotton market opened without material change thismomingandeontlnued steady throughout the day. In the afternoon there was a slight decline In futures, but at the close the mar ket showed considerable fi rmu css of tone. The spot market Is without quotable change; middling 12c. Net receipts to-day 18,92 - bales, against 39,649 bales last year; exports 16,940bales; last year 40,731 bales; stock 1,079,328 bales; last year 915.36S bales. Below we give the opening and closing quotations oi cotton futures to-day: OPENED. CLOSED. WHITE & MILLER December .12.14@12.16 December 12.0S@Vz.09 lanuary...???..12.27??12 28 January ???12.21@12 22 February 12.49@12.50 Februaty 12.11@. Vlareh V2.C9@12.70 March ???..12.61@ April V2.88@12.89 April 12.82@12.83 May 12.99@!3.00 May 12.95@12.96 fune.~ I3.12@ Juue... 13.06313 07 Inly 13.20@13.22 Juiy . 13.1G@13.r August lo.Sl@ August 13.2fi@18.2' September 12.59m September 12.57@12.89 Closed barely steady; sales 179,000 bales. Liverpool ??? Futures closed steady. Spots-Up lands &%d; Orleans 6><d; sales 10.930 bales, oi which 8,030 bales were American; receipts 7.S50; American 6,550. The local cotton market is firm, and we note a good demand for especially the higher grades. In the afternoon and toward the close the feeling im proved very materially and quotations were placed higher. Receipts to-day amonut to 349 bales, of which 191 bales were received from wagons. At the close following prices were reported: Good raid dling ll%c; middling ll%c; low middling 10%c strict good ordinary 10%e; good ordinary 10%c ordinary 8%c; tinges 10%c; stains 10c, The following is our statement of receipts and shipments for to-day: RECEIPTS. By wagon 191 -???? Central Railroad Western aud Atlantic Railroad??? West Point Railroad ..ra. 60 20 ;H9 93.565 ...... 93,911 Stock September 1 lilOU Grand total.. SHIPMENTS. ...... 504 5hlpments previously Local consumption previously 61.735 2.202 Gcnlera Agents for C 4 G Cooper???s PLAIN, PORTABLE, TRACTION STATIONARY ENGINES, SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS. SMUT MACHINES. LiC. Also for the Hamilton Stationary and Monarch Portable, Traction and Road Engine. These latter guaranteed to draw 4,<00 feet of lumber, or 20,000 imunds of freight over ordinavy roads. Also the E&ipse and Merchant Saw Mill*, manufactured at these works. The machinery of these two houses has no superior in the United suites. In stock and for sale: CIRCULAR SAWS, SOLID AND PLANER TOOTH ???AND??? Agricultural Machinery of all kinds. Wl.iTE & MILLER. Cor Broad and Hunter sts.\ Atlanta, Ga oct2???d-m sun thiirs<fcw6tn COTTON GINS. ???dlys un wed. fri&wkyly. I HAVE ON HAND AND ON WAY, FRESH FROMTBE Factory, nil"immense stock of COTTON GINS, ENGINES, etc., oi various first-cla makes. I Sell Gins at $2.25 per Saw Superior to others selliug at $3.00 to $3.50 per saw. lean save you money on Engines, Cotton Gins, Feeders, Condensers, Presses, Saw Mills, Shingle Machines Saws, ??? Give mea trial is all I ask to convince you. All my Ha- *f? chines are fresh???no old stock. DR. HARTERS??? IRON TONIC. UmLOrnerf nmtrecoi; mended by the modi-l eat pro/r**ioli, for | tty, XervtfUS I'roft/ra- tioit, nud Connate*- I 1 ccurr/romFcm*f,A-c.j Gentlemen: 1 was suttonne from general debility to each an extent that my labor was exceedingly bur densome tome. A vacation of a month did not glvo mo mnch relief, bat on tho contrary, was followodjbj- increased prostration and sinking chills. At this time I began the use of yonr Iron Toxic, from which I re alized almost immediate and wonderful results. The old energy returned and I found that my natural force- war not permanently abated. I have used three bottles of the Tonic. Since usingltlhavo done twice tbo la- borthnt I ever did in the same time during my illness, and with double the ease. With the tranquil nerve and vigor of body, has come also a clearnessof thought never before enjoyed. If the Tonlohosaot done tha work, 1 know not what. I give it the credit, J. Pi Watson, Pastor Christian Church. Troy, O. ( The Iren Toitie ift a' prepat 'Noil of Pro toxide of Iron. Peru vian Park, anti Phoa- phatea, aBsoclated M teith the Veyeta ~ tiAroinafirs. It tier IS every pui-pose trfierc vex Tense in ticeettaary.J KAMIFASTHEEO ??? THE DR. HARTER MEDICINE CO.. NO. 213 KORTH MAIN STREET, ??T. LOUIS* une 7???illy lues thur sat 2d or 4thp tioftm 3d &wly $6.33@S7.10: family S6.00<a$6.20. Wheat lower and very unsettled: No. 2 red fall 81.32% pash: 81.31 Jan uary. Coru lower: 62}$ cash; 63% January. Oats lower: 47% cash. NOTICE. M rs. e. t. proctor (nek ue.u t regakd\ residing iu New Orleans offers her services to ladies iu Louisiana and other States, who wish to LOUISVILLE, December 17???Flour Anil: ex'ra | make purchases of every bind in ihntcity. Consumption Cured. Since 1S70, Dr. sherar has each year sent from this office the means ofjrelief aud cure to thousands af flicted with disease. The correspondence necessi tated by this work becoming too heavy for him, I came to his aid. He now feels constrained to relin quish it entirely, and has placed in my hands the formula of that simple vegetable remedy discovered by an East India missionary, and found so effective for the speedy and permanent cure of Consump tion, Bronchitis, Catairh.Astbinaaud all Throat and Lung Diseases; also a positive afid radical cure for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints. Its remarkable curative powers have been proven in many thousand cases, and, actuated by the desire to relieve suffering humanity, I gladly assume the duty of making it known to others. Address me, with stamp, uumitig this tinner, and I will mail you, free of charge, the recipe of this wonderful reme dy. with full direction lor its preparation and use, ?? Tinted in German, r reach or English. W. A. oves, 149 Power???s Block, Rochester, X. Y. deefi???wenw 18w pn rd mat - FINANCE AND COMMERCE. BONDS, STOCKS AND MONEY. EXCHANGE??? Buying at......???, BONDS??? Coufed???te bonds per 81000 _86.00 @ Georgia 6s 110 @112 Ga. 7s, 1886 ...110 @112 Ga. 7s, 1896....122 Ga. 7s, gold ???116 9ft. 8s -.110 Westenr ILK Ala. first mortgage ...116 Atlanta 6s 102 ??? Water 7s. IU ??? City 7s 111 ??? City 8s..???116 ??? 10s .108 @110 Ang. City 7s-110 @112 CONSTITUTION OFFICE, Atlanta, December 17,188L ...par | Selling..??? .% pro Confed???te notes per 81000.??? 10c Sav. City 5s new' 87 @ 89 Macon City... 97 @ 96 Col. City. 78 @ SO Ga. R. K 6S...198 @110 CcnLKR.7s.A15 @117 W& A K Les sees; io pc. ine???e b???ds_.115 @120 Ala. Class A 2 to 5 80 @ 62 Class A small 80 @ 82 Class B5s....??? 97 @100 Class C -Is...., 83 @ 85 We quote lone dates; short dates are lower. RAILROAD STOCKS??? ETVa&Ga_14 @16 Georgia??? 162 @165 Mem. & Char. 7J @76 North Cax 90 @ 95 Bich.ik Dan...I60 @165 South Car...... 40 @ 45 Sonthw???n .120 @122 A & W P st'k. 78 do. scrip.... 98 AL dtCUar??? 77 Aug. & Sav ...120 Central ..... 130 do. scrip 98 C., C. & Aug. 54 By TelcwroDti' KEW YORK. December!!???ll;00a. m.???'The stock market opened feveiisn Putin the main %@V?? per cent lower than yesterday's closing figures. Imme diately after the opening, under a heavy pressure to Mill, almost the entire market took a downward turn, tbe general list selling on }4@1}?? per cent, while Denver and Rio Grande broke 954 per cent to 66 but subsequently recovered to 3 per cent. Rich mond and Danville rose 2.*-7 per cent to 161, but de clined to 160&. Evening ??? Exchange $4.80. Governments weak; aew fives 10254; four and a half percents 1U%: four per cents 118V*. Money J@6. State Bonds inactive, except forTeunessccs. Sub treasury balances: Coin 886.172.118 Currency???.8 4,612.205 Stocks irregular, closing iveak. 4.1a. Class A 2 to 5 olJi Lou. & Nash ??? lOoJ-s do. Class A small ??? 82 Mem. & Char ??? 76 Ala. Class B 5s ???100 N. C., & SL Louis... 87}i do. Class C 4s 83 N. Y. Central. 135><. Chicago & N. \V -V??\% Pittsb???g F.W. & C ???133 do. Preferred 139 ' Rich. & Alleghany??? 42 grfe 43% Rich. & Dan 160 EsstTenn K R 15 Rock Island _Jf3% Ga. K R - 163 Wnb.. SL L. * Pac~ S8} Illinois Central...... 131% do. Preferred. 78% Lake Shore -U9% _ Western Union..... 85% THE COTTON MARKET CONSTITUTION OFFICE, Atlanta. December 17.1881. THE WEEK???S REVIEW???FRIDAY. DECEMBER 16.', New York???The general cotton market during the early and middle of the week was unusually quiet and dull, and sales fell considerably below the average. The tendency of the market in the mean time showed no definite indications as to which way it would move, and its probable course for sev eral days hung between doubt aud uncertainty Throughout the week it was a notable feature that toward the close of each day the general feeling of the market would invariably improve, though at the opening all symptoms of improvement seemed to vanish. At the close yesterday tho months were able to retain a better feeling, and at the opening this morning quotations were generally sustained. Notwithstanding a steady tone prevailed through out the day the market moved gradually upwards. 95,023 Total61,411 Stock on hand 30.582 The following is our comparative statement: Receipts to-day - - 319 5ame day lost year..... 744 Showing a decrease of ' :tJ5 Receipts by wagon to-day.. 191 Same day last year........ 247 Showiug a decrease of 56 Receipts since September 1 93.914 Same time last year....???...???95,565 Showing jt decrease of??? 1,651 Bj Telegraph. LIVERPOOL, December 17???noon???Cotton firmer; middling uplands &???%: Orleans6%: sales 10,000 bales; speculation and export 1,000; receipts 7.860; Ameri can 6,550; uplands low middling clause December delivery 6 11-16: December and January delivery 6 2l-82@6 11-16: January and February delivery 6 23-32; February and March delivery 6%: March and April delivery 6 13-16; April and May delivery 6%; May and June delivery 6%@6 22-32; June and July delivery 6 15-16; July amt August delivery C 31-32, 7@63l 32: futures opened firm. LIVERPOOL, December 17???2:00 p. m.???Sales of American 8,050; uplands low middling clause March and April delivery 6 27^12;'April and May delivery 6 29-32@6%: May and June delivery 615-16@6 29 32ij July and August delivery 7; futures closed steady, NEW YORK, December 17???Cotton nominal; mid ling uplands 12: middling Orleans 12 5-16; sales 452 bales; net receipts 1,687; gross 4,815; consoli dated net receipts 28,929; exports to Great Britain 7,661; to France 6.438; to continent 2,901. NEW YORK, December 16???The following is the comparative statement for the week ending to-day: Net receipts at all United States ports 231,810 Same time last year 23s,6'.9 Showing a dee-rease 3.8C9 Total receipts from September 1 2,722,929 Same time last year. .2,955,415 Showing a decrease 232,486 Exports for the week 185,615 Same week last year 161,331 Showing a decrease 74,284 Total exports to date 1,320,626 Same time last year. 1,666,424 Showing a decrease 345,598 Stock at all United States ports .....1,076,941 Same time last year 924,140 Showing an???increase 152,801 Stock at interior towns 208,128 Same time last year. 171.181 Showing an increase- 36,9i7 Stock at Liverpool 467,000 Same time last year 426.000 Showing an increase 61,000 American cotton afloat for Great Britain 494,000 Same time last year 3M.000 Showing a decrease ??? 129,000 SAVANNAH, December 17???Cotton firm: middling U%; low middling 10%; good ordinary 10%; net receipts 4.691 baits: cross?????? sales 6.000: stork 109,553; exports to Great Britain 3,4-12; coastwise 1,109. NEW ORLEANS, December 17???Cotton strong; middling 11%; low middling 11: good ordinary 10%; net receipts 6,403bales: gross 8.628: sales 12,500- stock 314,882; exports to France 6,431; to continent 2,206. AUGUSTA. December 17???Cotton steady: mid dling 10%: low middling 10%: good ordinary 10: net receipts 1,494bales; shipments none: 6ales785 CHARLESTON, December 17???Cotton active and firm: middling 11%; low middling Ai%: good or dinary 10%: net receipts 4,543bales; gross ???; sales 6,090; stock 110,666. 85.00@55.50; do. family $5.50@$6.00; A No. 186.50@i Inst!unions should be rent full and clear, nccoin- 50.75; choice to fancy 57.5t @ :>.o0. Wheat steady at panied bv a post-office outer for the amount of' 81.35. Cora fairly active and steady; No 2 white 72@ purehase???desired in every branch of industry; her 73. Oats firm: No. 2 white 51. 1 charges on commission will be very moderate. CINCINNATI, December 17???Flour easier; family | Address, cn;c of General G. T. Beauregard, New 86.15/886.25; fancy S6.55@87.50. Wheat dull nnd , Orleans. lower: No. 2 red wino-r S1.35@S1.36. 't im entier: I REFERENCES * muted 64%@64%. Oats easier: No. 2 mixed I g. jx M. Enery, Governor of Louisiana. - ??? F. T. Nieholls, ex-Governtir of Louisiana. E. Bermudez, Chief Justice of Louisiana. J. A. 8fcnkspeare, Mayor of New Orleans. FrtrWvar, ATLANTA. December!. ???(loar Rib sides- Market j Archbishop'X???erchi, of Nc w Orleans. shows a firmer tone, and we note a more active de mand ; stocks are moderate; we quote 9%e: box lots, 31 days. 19c. Bacon???Inquiry moderate for sides ??? su-1 gar-cured hams are firm but steady at 1 l%@15e. I Lard???Easier at quotations; best leaf utl4;v;; re-! fined 12H@I3c: cans 13@I4c. NEW YORK, December 17-*Pork still very dull and nominally unchanged; choice old mess $17 CO @818.00. Middles dull aud lower; Ions clear9%; snort clear ??%@9%. Lard lower and fairly active, closing steady; prime steam s{iot 11.05@11.15. ??CHICAGO, December IT???Dressed hogs easy at 6?i @7. Fork active but weak and lower; old $16.25; new ??16.50. Lard active but vvca.U>nd lower .re 10.85. Bulk meats dull and drooping; shoulders 6: short ribs 8%: short clear S.95. CINCINNATI, December 17???Pork dull at $17.f0. Lard dull and a shade lowernt 10.80. Bulk meats dull: shoulders 6%: clear ribs 8%. Bacon dull; shoulders 7%; clear ribs 10%; clear sides 10%. PROVISIONS GRAIN, ETC. CONSTITUTION OFFICE, Atlanta. December 17,1881. The following quotations indicate the fluctuations on the Chicago board oi trade to-day: WHEAT. January.. February. Opening. 1 1 27% Highest. im Lowest 125% 126% Closing. 1 25% 1 26% roiiK. January??? February. 16 60 16 Ml 16 65 16 ??7% 16 40 16 62% 16 45 16 65 CLEAR BIB SIDES. January.. February. 8 50 8 65 ?? 55 8 70 8 50 8 65 8 50 ?? 05 fertilization, understand more of meteorology, and at the close was buoyant with quotations at more of science as applied to plant life. The ims- j the highest prices achieved since September. The -<??? - ??? " course of the market in future will, it is thought, depend entirely on the amount of receipts, but until the holidays are over no particular activity can be looked for. The spot market during the week has been unusually dull, but to-day an active demand was reported with strength ol tone suffi cient to raise quotations %c; middling now 12c. Receipts for the week have been comparatively liberal. iness of fanning requires more knowledge than any other occupation, and Hie well informed farmer knows more than the business or professional man, and he eannot have too much knowledge. To get the best help for his work he should read the best agricultural publications, and of these he cannot read ton many. No investment he makes will pay so well in this age, when knowl edge Is more truly power than ever before. Above all the farmer needs to know the best in all depart ments of bis work, that his labor may be made more easy, and his comforts increase-1. New systems. Flevr, Grain nnd Mem ??? ATLANTA. December 17???Flour???'There is no quo table change in the market: we quote fancy $8.00(2 $9.25; extra family $8.00@S8.25; family S7.50@S7.75. Wheat???Chicago???For the past week the marcet has been rather unsettled but generally of downward tendency, and at the close to-day the mouths indi cated considerable weakness with prices ranging from 2%c to 3%c under the quotations of one week ago, Tho local market is quiet and steady for spots; wc quote millingS1.60@Sl.t>5; seed $1.75(3$2.00; fancy seed S2.25@S3.00. Com???There is a fair demaud for com at well maintained prices; choice white S5c; yellow 90c. Oats???Firm and in good demandat 65c. ileal???95c@S1.00. Gnu???55.50 CHICAGO, December 17???Flour quiet: common to choice western spring S4.50@C-6.75; common to fancy Minnesota S5.25@s7.75: patents S7.503$9.25; winter wheat flours, fair to choice $6.50@$5.00; fancy S3.00; low grades C3.50@S5.00. Wheat active bnt lower: No. 2Chicago spring S1.25%@$1.25% cash; $1.25% December. Corn in fair demand but lower: 60@GC% cash: 60 December. Oats dull, weak and lower; 41%cash; 41% December. NEW YORK. December 17???Flour, southern dull. common to fair extra S5.75@S0.75: good to choice extra $6.80@S8.12%. Wheat l@l%c lower, closing unsettled and weak; ungraded spring $1.21; un graded red $L36@S1.4o; No. 2 red December $1.39% (381.39%. Corn lower: ungraded 66@69%: southern vellow <58: No. 2 white January 68%(fy69%. Outs lower and fairly active; No 3 48. Hops duH: choice yearlings 12023. ST. LOCI9, December 17???Flonr dull and un changed; doable xtraj85.60@S5.7U; choice to fancy Rev. Dr. 15. M I???almer of Nctv urlcans. General G. T. Beauregard, of New Orleans. dcc20???wSm RUSSIAN WHITE Beet in cultiva ion. 100 bit. per aere. Hardy, pro lific. rust-proof, lib , post paid, 50c; 3Uw., postpaid, SI 00;%bu. by freight or express, not prepaid, $1 25; 1 bu., not prepaid, $2.00. New bags 2 ie each extra. Ask vou rmerahnnt for circular. Address, D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich. dec*2U ??1 eo\v4\v * WANTED. "ItrANTED TO RENT. WITH VIEW OF PUR- YV chasing, furnished farm: surrounding coun try for some mile*must be good grass land, not too- ,, . _ , ., . heavily wooded or much undergrowth, suitable for LOUISVILLE, December i7???Pork and lard nom- KT azing large flocks of sheep, inal Bulk meats quiet; shoulders, none here clear - Address bTOUK FARM, this paper, ribs 8%; clear sides 9%. Bacon, clear ribs 10%.Sugar-. dec!) wit ???red hams 12%. )CIS. Dec lower to sell with no demand and nothing doing. ST. LOUIS. December 17???Provisions very dull and ; (Fend f?r 'ptic?liSt^ ^ ^ ??* 1 Groceries ATLANTA, December n???Marxet for some days , -wt-jsfTOILS TO THE EXPOSITION CAN GET 9tl dooO???wlm DUNN & CO. 661 N. 13th street, Philadelphia, Pa. ^astMflb^ld%o^e^uUa^S^ii V good board and lodging at 95 Walton street, Wo^; ?? d ^gmSndlrd 25 ! 3 ^ , for onedotiar per day, dcc6_w4wonly ^??60; Japan 40@ii.Wti Imperial and gunpowder 4 j XOdmos. Nothing like it. 20th year. 8 pages ; YoungHysou27@i5; English breakfast 35@<5 ; illustrated. Specimens FREE. Address Banner, . per quiet at 18: allspice, best sifted, 20; cinua t ni nsdalc. N. H. oct25-w8w cow mon 30; saig&u 5o; cloves 60; African ginger 10; : mace$1.25; nutmegs$1.20@S1.25; mustard, best, 40; i \ LADY OF EDUCATION, AN EXPERIENCED medium 18@25. Crackers ??? Firm; we quote ; teacher, wishes a sitnatiou as governess milk 9c; Boston butter 8%c; pearl oyster 9c: soda t or to assist in a private school. Would accept XX 6%c; do. XXX 7c; cream 9c;' lemon 10c;mo- - a situation ns companion; is used to reading lasses cakes 9%; ginger snaps 10c. Candy ??? As- ??? aloud, writing letters und copying. Salary not so sorted stick 13c. Mackerel???Mrm;No. 2 bbls$9.C0; : much an object ns a good southern home. Address % bbls $5.00; kits 85; No. 1 $12.00; % bills ??? A. L. H., Constitution office. $6.50: kits $1.10. Soap ??? 82.50@87.60 IS 100 cakes. 730-decl8???<??t wklt Candles???Full weight 13%; no light weight on mar- ???????????? ???r ket. Matches???$3.00. Soda, in kegs,SLC-0@S4.50; iu QHEKP WANTED-2,000 BREEDING EWES ON boxes, 5c. Rice???Steady: choice 8c: prime 7%c: , O shares by a gentleman formerly eng-ged rais- ??? ing sheep in Texas. 86,000 invested will net SfO.lCO in five years. Original amount returned at expire, tionof term. Address ???Wool Grower," office this par-er. declft ti&wlt fair 7c. NEW YORK, December 17???Coffee dull; Rlo ir-%. Sugariirm and in fairinqttiiy: molasses sugar 6% @ 6%: fair to good retinjng 7%@7%; refined fairly active and steady; standard A 8%. Molasses quiet and steady; New Orleans 50@64. Rice in moderate demand nnd steady: Rangoon 2.65iu bond. t*rj ttaott* ATLANTA, December 17??? There is no quotable change iu prices, but the tone of the market is im proving, and a general advance In cotton goods is predicted. Business is fairly active. Solid prints .-. 6 Fancy, new designs 5 @7 Fine brown shirting 3 @10 % brown shirting, standard 5J' % brown shirting, standard 6j 4-4 brown sheeting, standard 7- % brown drills, standard ....... 8 % bleached 5 % bleached 6! 4-4 bleached 7] 6-oz. white osnaburgs 8% 8-oz. white osnaburgs ???10% Southern cotton plaids and stripes??? 8%?? 9 Cambrics. 6% Ticks, mattress. 7 @11 Ticks, feather ...13 @18 Fruit* and Cautectlonerlr*. ATLANTA, December 17???The market is decided ly active for all kinds of fruits. We quote: Apples ???$1.50@$5.50. Lemons???$4.50???$ box. Oranges???Ac tive and higher, though the market is very well sup plied; v box $5.00(385.0; 'ft barrel 811.00 Cocoanuts ???$5.50 %5 10$. Pineapples ??? None. Bananas??? 81.0o@S2.50 bunch. Figs ??? 18@20c. Raisins, i new VI box $3.00; new London $3.25; % J box S1.75; % box 90c. Currants7%@8c. Cranberries??? i None. California Pears???S6.0P@S7.00 r< bbL Citron??? i 26@28c. Almonds???22@23e. Pecans???16c. Brazils??? 10c. Filberts ???15@16c. Walnuts???16c. Peanuts??? Tennessee 4%c: North Carolina 0c; Virginia 6%c: roasted l%8c IP extra. Country t-rudure, ATLANTA, December 17???Ihe market is very active. Eggs???37%; firm and scarce. Butter??? The market anmly supplied; fancy 27%e: choice 25c lowertferades range from 15@2.-e. Sweet Potat chickens i: _ 13@15c: no demand for live fowls. Irish Potatoes??? 93.o0@Sl.00. I ' ' ' - - - - nnpeelcd 4c. .. ltossee $1.06; western $1.50. Cabbage???4c; scarce. Feathers-Choire 55c: prime 50: no demanrl for second-hand. Cheese???13%fai5%& Wine*, 1.1-1 u*r-t, Kto, ATLANTA, December 17???Market steady. Corn For a Certain Safe and Pleasant Cvre C ATARRH AND ALL COMPLICATED, OLD standing diseases, including Womb and Site most formidable diseases peculiar to Females'; also private diseases, opium habit, etc., apply to Dr. W. T. Park, Atlanta Ga. Furnishes advice and medicines by mail and express to invalids at their homes any distance or in Atlanta under bis personal supervision. Write to him or call. 722 dcel8 dllwltlt gS-SEND FGJI CTRCU57AILS.-C3. Victor SsiiiJacMi Oo, .MIDDLETOWN, COX2T. Southern Office .Xo.S N. Charles st, Baltimore, Hd. decIO d<fcw3m ??? ITS POPULARITY IS UNPARALLELED!! ??? and still more agents |cVIbushel. Poultry DreUed ; 130,000 SOLD!!! ure wanted to supplv rlemand at 10(&12c: turkevs 1 AY 17.1. - r.,i - .... lemand for live fowls. InsU Potatoes??? i THF BEST, most popular and CHEAPEST Dried Fruit???Peaches???Peeled 10@16c; I T ir-irs r\j* r> i n Ff FI TA PRICE (f>r, ???; apples ic Wax-20c. On.ons-Ten- LIFE OF U A KM FLU ONLY %)?? ??? u'lmtpm Si nil Pniihflfi'ft??? i/** rpp ??? r r-?? c i.. r11.. 4 folio tkn This work is Profusely Illustrated, tells the en tire thrilling story of his eventful life and tragic death: lias been critically revised and approved by one of his most intimate personal friends; has far outsold all other editions because the best and Croix $4.00: Julmaca $3.50@$4.50; gin, domestic $1.50 @8*2.50; imported $3.00@$1.50; Cog-tan brandy, do mestic Sl.50@82.50: imported $5.00@SS.00; copper distilled com whisky. Georgia made, $1.75; apple j _ and peach brandy $2.00@$3.00;: cherry and ginger | j (J success ol agenUand terms, address at once, HUBBARD BROS.. Atlanta, Ga. dec20???w4w ^ ??? 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