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SENATOR CLAY
ON ANNEXATION
Makes Strong Argument Against a
csioniai Policy.
TO GUARD AGAINST DANGER
Is a Duty the Government Owes to
Its People.
WHY EXCLUDE THE CHINESE
If the United States Is To Admit to
Citizenship the People of Ha
waii and CubaP
"Washington, June 127.—(Special.)—Sen-
ator Clay was one of the principal
speakers in today’s debate In the senate 1 ,
lie made a clean cut .argument and was
given close attention. Senator < laj first a. k
Cd whether either the territory or popula
tion of the Hawaiian Islands was desa able,
, i \ . .......rilin'' the char-
mid went into details com ■ '
ncter of the islands and of their inhabi
:;‘-r;.nr^^^a.^ t r^’^ f the , isl?
anils. the others w. re incapable of appre
ciating our ins';l utauis or besoming ;rood
and valuable citiz. ns.
He point..l to the fn.t that we lune
p..--.i strinu-m imniigrat on kiwi to pre
vent the influx of undesirable people from
other count I th. world, and h ive by
sn.ci.nl legld.ition endeavored to protect
.nr Bicilic eoa-l lv keeping out the
Chinese mid y-t it is proposed to take in
„ ’ nt- •' fiotl.y lot of Mongolians and
others who cannot,by any stretch of the
. ... ....I citizens. He
llU( t | l( great responsibility which
the duty of furnish ng those islands with
n , r . no it invo.v.-s. While it is d-s.ra
id. 1 ' and t -ghl IO ext. nd th. blessings of
our civilization, it is our first duty to
g Uan j >-.v gov.-t ntnt nt and our own
j . ■ ■ of the ■ -
111. bulwark of this i. Hiblle and to secure
tn 11 int. llig< t■ ■ forth.- future it is th
d tv . • . on-it. ss to g : ird against dang, r
<m- infusion, of population.
Senator Clay took strong ground against
annexation by n-soltnloa. contend.ng that
It was t le most dangerous legislation ever
contemplated by eongt • ss. 11. quoted
H. .tors I’l ■otT nnd Thurston in tin ir
strong de.-l.it Itions against the annexa
ti. ’> of Cui.a. which wi m ban d on the
mid.dial, hty of tn.- population, and a k. d
how they could supi ort the annexation of
Hawaii in view of Ila .r pos lion then
taken’. He .-ont.-nded that w.- have al
ready territory enough ■
eeven ■ . our present popula t ion We
I. ,ve not arm d at ’lt. Co -e where it I-
no.-.saury for us to go -it aft.-r more ter
ritory. 11. th-.u- It then- was ex. <V indi
cation that tin- annexation of Hawaii was
the first step in i p .".i.-y of conquest. The
.nt re action of tn. administration, it
seemed to him, was to indicate that it was
undou -t- dlj th. id- i th. aim. x.i i< n.s-.s
to 01.1 a- .1 t ilv- in all 1. Hying
Spanish POSS, sions, and lie g.w in de
tail 1 .1110 fact- all..ut the po.- essiotis
showing their und.-s rability from any
.'■t.indpoin- He th :.-!ii that if Dewey,
nf-.ei- destroying the 11. -t at Manila, hid
sdl. d around mid j-md Sampson and
S.-hl.-y in cr:-:iing Spanish authority in
Cui a. s-.i.-i-i .n w I 1: n. been more
f:d. ; . in . ord xw.t-i t purj o>. tor which
V , d. tl all the fill t .e-r <• .nqtl. St of I 110
I’idlippine . Ji d. I.iri-d that this coun
try 1 nor I I for n i-oi.m .<1 policy
mid nrgu.d 1i.... it is against tile genius
In string t< rms he warned the senate
aga ns departing from th.- policies of
government under vv il.-'i this country pus
pt. wn to I>r. • nt gi- itn- s. and warn
i<; them against Hawaiian annexation .is
1.. ing the first step in the dark. He quoted
fror ■ ■ .- Hawaii to show that
•we now h ive the rights to P. rrl harbor
for a naval base ami oadllg mat 0.1. ui'.l
urge -1 Hint this is al! that is needed. His
ppe... li was a str.uig and able presenta
tion of his side of tie question.
OHL.
ALLEN ROASTS GROSVENOR
MISSISSIPPIAN TAKES DOWN THE
LOQUACIOUS OHIOAN.
Latter Attacks Bailey, but the Texan
Proves To Be a Hornet in
His Reply.
Washington. Juno 29. Tire bouse today
incidentally <•!>,;..y> d a .-qici-eii from Mr. Al
ien, of Mi l i-.-ippi, whieii precipitated a
political episode in wdiii-.i Air. Grosvenor,
rvpiH...- , ■ ■ 1 ■-. and Mr. i: .n. , dem-
ocrat, of Texas, figured as the principals.
'I to- d ..i n. s..ui was pre< ipitated ly the
bill to increase the daily army ration by
the addition tri-w ■ kly of one-quarter . f a
pound of full er.-am American cheese and
two olli e. of .Timed corn. The lid. was
attacked as present' d nut in response to the
demand ot th. army, but of the cheese
makers.
Allen on Grosvenor.
.Mr. Allen w.c opposed to till and
took occasion to i-i-piy to the assertion of
Mr. Grosvenor in the Ohio republican con
vention, in which lie. was represented as
saying the o-.ipo.-ition to the i .-publicans
had juact caliy unanimously opposed all
war measures s.n-e th- su<).(JOO.tuo urgency
approiiriation. Mr. Allen denied t, and said
, explain the utterance cm the
ground that Air. Grosvenor was ere of
those who thoug-ht no man could be a pa-,
triot w ..> ojiposed bond issues, and had
based iiis statement upon the vote of the
derm' rats and popul.sts against the war
revenue hill and tin- bond provision.
Mr. All. -.i cre.-U. I great applause by mak
ing the proposition that a company ol con
gressmen. led by General Grosvenor, be
raised and go to Cuba
Grosvenor Takes the Floor.
When Air. Allen concluded Air. Grosvenor,
reinibliean, of Ohio, arose. He said that ta
due time 'he would take occasion Io follow
in detail the votes of the. opposition since
the war began and endeavor to show that
the spirit, if not every word, of his speech
was warranted.
He said it was strange that, bo should be
singl'-d mu t-.r criticism when democrats
were indulg 'ug in quite as severe reflections
upon their party. Here lie produced an edi
torial from a Washington paper, “a leading
democratic organization." 'he said, published
tT ? iB E C -' Good blood tolls In
’ CL " ,: ':” ; l THE BITTERS
> j MA ea ri a ,
) fever
AGUE,
o.X" it* ~n' l B " ,m| ’" rlti, ' s
Salsa that Impoverish the
" ■ . S " life current.
on June 22d, the date t'he Ohio convention
was in session, and announced it was writ
ten by a democratic member of congress
and was quite as severe as anything he,
Grosvenor, had said in criticism of the dem
ocrats.
"Name him, name him,” cried a dozen
democrats, excitedly.
Bniley Takes Up the Story.
"I shall not,” responded Mr. Grosvenor.
Ho was proceeding when Air. Hailey, the
leader of the democrats, upon whom every
one knew tljo article was an attack, rose
perfectly tiialgnant. Tho Ohioan read a
paragraph severely reflecting upon tho re
cent course of the minority and stopped to
comment, when Mr. Hailey with vigor, in
terrupted him.
“I want to say it’s an attack on me,"
said the Texan, "and 1 want every word
of it read."
"I shall read what 1 please.” replied Mr.
Grosvenor, and Air. Bailey then made the
point of order that it could not be. read.
A jiersonal colloquy followed, in which
acrimony was plenteous, when Mr. Gros
venor sain he was no sehoolb «v to be dic
tated to by Mr. Hailey, and the latter re
ferred to the Ohioan as ono who was too
Indecent Io be courteous, l-’inally. Air.
Bailey insisted upon bis point and the.
Sl'< ak'-r declared it well taken. Mr. Bailey
then withdrew it. saving he merely wanted
it made plain that Mr. Grosvenor was pro
ceeding by consent of lito bouse and not of
his own right. Mr. Grosvenor read the
editorial in full and commented upon it as
being a more severe arraignment of tho
democratic party than bis speech con
tained.
A Question of Honor.
"Now then," said Mr. Bailey caliny
when Mr. Grosvenor had concluded, “will
the gentleman from Ohio say who was
the democratic congressman who he de
clared wrote tho editorial?’’
"I submit.” camo tho response, "that I
cannot do that unless the gentleman who
positively informed mo gives mo permis
sion. It would be a breach of confidence.
I am willing to name the republiean mem
ber who had heard the informant name
tho gentleman who wrote tho editorial."
"I am inelined to believe." Air. Bailey
said, "that the gentleman from Ohio is in
clined not to violate what he considers as
a confidence, bhit it occurs to mo that if
any member on Hie other side wrote the
editorial bo would .-. rl iinlv have tho cour-
ag. and candor to admit it." The inci
dent tints closed nn.l shortly th- feiiftor
the Jiouso at •> o’clock adjourned the yc.is
and nays having b.-en ordered on an
amcndim-nt on the bill offend hv Mr. Otey,
of V '.rg iill t. adding chewing and smoking
tobacco to the rations of soldiers,
REFERS TO THE SUGAR, TRUST
Washington, Jum- 30. Date this after
noon the senate cleared the b-giskiTivi'
decks for what may be the final action
upon the Hawaiian annexation resolutions.
Through Its action today the last of the
appropriation bills that has b< <-n pending
In cons. n nce w.i < disposed of and was a
law b. son- midnight. After i. debate 1 st
ing tni-ee hours, the senate finally r. .-. <! d
from it.- ametidmnits to the sundry .evil
bill .in.l ndopt.-d report on
th- In llan .ippropriiHon bill.
’dr. Allis-.n, in .barge of the bills, ex
plain, d tl.-.t it was necessary that Hu
reports < hru!d h.- agreed to tod iv. as
fi-- was th.- last day ot th< fls cal y< u.
II- i-.int-d out that If Hu- bills were
not laws by midnight they would have
t-i io passed again by tho two branches
of i ingress. Tin d. I.iy cons.-qm-nt up n
stub mli..n would seriously embarrass
I:- gov.-i-nirnnt and might foree eongr.-ss
to 1- main m session sev.-ral w.-. ks long- r.
In il.-n.miu inc Hi. a. lion of th ■ cont. io.-s
for Grilling cut I -.. ire.- homes provi ion
■ f the In ttni. bill Mr. I'.-tHgrew, of South
I * -kot.i, . I .-rp.-d tlie republican parti w Hi
b -im. . nib at. d by the "money power"
■in I al . . luim.-d that s.-nator w. r. . levied
l-y th.- eort ti, t us- of mom y.
Mr Bale, democrat, of Tennessee, and
Mr. ’1 Him.in. democrat, of South Carolina,
- -i ..t 1 irit'i I:.- Haw than annexa
t<on resolutions. Tim latter discii-s.-d the
rm-.- mobl.n- from Hi, standpoint, of ,t
s. i-tb. i n man and was eliara-teristieally
vig.ncii.s m Ids ren arks.
Mi Till l -an n op. ning Id < argument,
wl.i-h was << mpt'i-itiv.-lv l.rl. t gem-ral
smiem.-ut Pl <, po Ition to the resolutions,
s- d that th. whole q U . Ib >n had b .ti
.-.—ion. -nd it is theref'!-.- natural that
there ;h-juld b< a lack of interest in,.l an
tin 1 . 1 . iiiingn.Ts to list-n to a repetition of
rp--.-(’i. s .;. l,ver<d then." 1!.- r. J-ilouHy
l»h ..-I. lie saiu that it was um-onst.it u
ti i al 1.1 i.oiilr, territory by Joint reso
lution, lut ;.n arrogant majority was
piessing, how. v.-r, forward its purpose
w ithout rt.- .fl to const tutional obliga
tions or to oath -if oilice. As to the sugar
Refers to Sugar Trusts.
"Wh- n 1 consider the mastery ot the
Ani'-rii an stifuir trust over the senati ;
i s shown in Hie passage ol tin Ding
iey t.'.rilT law, 1 am forced into tile belief
that this trust is not opposed, to annexa
tion and that its influence is at work
among the ranks of those favoring annexa
tion."
Discussing- tin- race problem p-esented,
Al -. Tillman said:
"T . - Philippines are nlri idy densely
pojiulit'd wall i.ie.-s for which we have
n-. illiu.ty or liking. 1; is Hie same with
J'orto ft. o. and in some degree wi-n Cuba.
But we nave alr.-ady one perplex mg and
li.i ;■ a.-s.ng problem right here at Home,
I m. alt lhe negro question. The w is'-.st
s'.nte.-iii'anship is unable to forest e the final
result of t.ie iir.isonce in the same eotn
imin-w. iltb of two distin. : races, eacn
po.- '.-ssi-ng the nim riglit-- under tile law,
but on.- of w’li.fi is superior to the other.
If w<- nre not to witness Hie blo.-k ng of
fie win els of progress and a eonil.li-iii of
tnon-grelism, demoralization and retrogres
sion, .sucli as is npji.illing -to every lover of
the Auglo-Six-m r.i-e, we must settle this
q-.H st on wisely and justly. It is impossi
ble tor me. familiar as I am w.th its per
plexities and dangers, not to •■nil a halt
and beg semitor.s to pause tnd take care
what they do. With S.OOOJkiO negroes al
ready among tis. the addition of more col
ored people presents to a stud.-nt of so
ciulogieil and political questions a grave
problem a. solemn n- p-m-ibility. Cm wo
afford to enter upon a .s.-li-in- of colonial
expansion by conquest with the im-vitnble
we will incorporate am >er
million and a half of negroes., ten million
Mui i\ s. .1- ■ in.'s.- ,md I'lilti. s.-. to soy
nothing of the hundreds o.f thousand of
mongrels of S-nn.nish blood, imbued witli
Spanish thought and action?
Sympathizes with the White Man.
"But 1. s.t It I" 1 mlsunderstoo.f, I wish to
say t-h.it I ,sy tn pa tin-ze with the white men
wlii-o live in Hawaii; that 1 would not leave
t n ni lo the tender mer.-i'-s of tile colored
r. who outmnmber them; that 1 nm
ready to vote for ,- t treaty annexing those
islands, and even under prolix t to vote
lor tills resolution with the I'ettign-w
amendment added, though I prefer the
other tlie legal and constitutional method
of annexatioin if I can get tins senate to
incorporate an lamt-ndinenl wak-h wi t de
ciare m words wilial is hero declared tn
ehe.-t, to-wii, tli.iL the colored races, Hie
negrot.s, Ivanas us. the Climes.-, ate in
capaote 0.1 sel,l-goveiiimeiit, as unlit to
partiicipitte in government, and that in
the future in dealing with tlm-se islands,
and all the island-' Which we may conquer,
it we ditoosc to hold til. in, n womu -be
tlie policy of tit* I'nited sitates to have
only those pacta-ipate in gov- rnxuent who
have White blood tn t. loir veins.
“J.'or my part, I declare that the races
are not equal, and im-ver wer.-, God nev
er mad.- tiiein so, and while 1 subscribe lo
t n.- .1.11 i• i• • that among I lie ‘in vitable
rig'.it.s of mun is the rgut of life, liberty
and jittrsuit of Hia.jxplness,’ 1 declare my un
alterable .liaitb 'in the <l'»’ii'i'ii- that Hie
white race is su;ier;or to the colored.”
Mr. Tillman maintained that in view of
the declaration of congress : n the war res
olutions, litis .government in seizing on
Cuba, I’or'.o Hi... and the riiilippines with
the purpose loldiing tin ni, wis acting
In (bad faitlh wit.’i the world. Tin- Amcr
<-au people were becoming land-gra.oli.rs
under the guis -of h-um.anitari.-ins. Tills
bad faith ih,ad, he said, already excited the
distrust oif Kuropean nations, and Ger
many, wiitli her warslitps at iManila and
pertta-ps other iforel’gtn nations would de
mand their share of Lhe booty.
"I a-m in favor," Hie declared, “of giving
THE WEEKLY" CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JULY 4, 1898.
Germany and all tihe. rest of the European
nations to understand that this govern
ment will tolerate no interference with its
policy or action.”
PETTUS AND CAFFERY WRAXGLE
Washington, July I.—The heat of the day
was apparent in the Hawaiian debate in
the. senate, when Mr. Pettus said he had no
I respect for legislative filibustering, and
I Just as little respect for a majority that
would attempt to prevent full and free
debate.
in opening his argument bearing dlmet
ly upon Hawaiian annexation, he said It
was not a party question, and could not be
m ole so hv one man or a few men. “Even
If It were a party question,” said he, "wo
were all Americans, anti 1 hope, patriots,
before wo joined any party.”
Air. i'etlus then entered upon a legal and
constitutional argument in support of the
resolutions taken. In the course of a sharp
issue with Air. Bacon, of Georgia, who
had antagonized the resolutions on con
stitutional grounds, he maintained that no
lawyer, no court could construe correctly
a provision of the constitution without
considering ali of its parts.
Took Issue with Caffery.
Mr. Pettus took issue with Air. Caffery,
who had argued that the acquisition of
Louisiana territory, by act ot congress,
was unconstitutional. He related the an
ecdote of the ’possum hunter who sawed
off the limb of a tree on which a ’possum
hud taken refuge, thus letting the 'pos
sum f ill to the ground, but himself falling
witli it.
He applied tho anecdote to Mr. Caffery.
who. he said, had "sawed himself off," for
if there was force in Mr. Callery's argu
ment, Louisiana was not legally in the
union, anil he had come to the senate bring
ing witli him the contention that he had
no right to a seat.
"It will be strange news to tho people
of Louisiana,” ho said, “that their sena
tor is denying his riglit to represent them
here.”
Mr. Pettus ridiculed Mr. Caffery’s argu
ment that the question ought to be sub
mitted to tho people of Hawaii. Hr said
sueji an argument bad a moral, but no con
stitutional hearing, and while it might
be a fit presentation to children in the
nursery, it would have no force witli sena
tors. It wis too adolescent.
Air. Caffery rcpli. d tartly that ns between
tin 1 adolescent expressions of sympathy and
the senillties of age, he would prefer the
former.
Air. Pettus, stung by Air. Cafi’ery’s retort,
said: “The senator from Louisiana has
imide use of a custom of th.- senate for a
grossly improper purp.i .-. lb- rose to ask
me a question, and under the fraud of ask
ing me the question, he sought to denoum-e
m<- persona Hi-. Senators oug'lit not to <lo
such small things. No interruption is ],rop
er exe.-pt for the purpose of a question ot
of obtaining information. And the man
Who does interrupt anotht r for the purpose
of offering nn insult well, Mr. President,
■ w IS btmight up a Presbyterian, and c m
j,,.,;,. rly charaett rize su< it condu t.
A Sharp Report.
Air. Caffery Will the senator permit me
" , -\'<'," l "w;’ll 'not." <le. lar. d Mr. Pettus. "I
Will not ai-.'ln be ini rrup’-d. 1 am an o’.d
... m, Pt'.sidi nt. but this «■' - U'" ,llsl
1 w.,s ev. r insulted in th.- i’nittd
L.",'t,. s ser Ito bv such language, and I
dm "I intend to tol<-i ate it."
Mr fall, rj ali.-<dutely disclaimed that
h li id l-it.-nd. d lii i r. mark as an insult.
It was I-.' -aid merely a set-off to Mr.
Pettus’s datement regarding adolt ' en e
Mi- I’.ttus had 1-gun a discussion ot
th.. nt war wfi.-n Im was tnterrupt. d
his • ..II- ague. Mr Morg m. who r- td
an Associat'd Pn-s dispatch from Playa
, |'. i,. announcing Hi.h the battle ot
S'-ntiago had begun and fight ng was pro
e. ding along th< entire Hn<
"Tln-re. Mr President,” said Mr. Pettus,
"tlie tight is going on along Hie entire Hit. 1 ,
at-d it behoov.'S every man to support tl.j
government, to support the army and tho
tLvy ~f till! I’nit d - at' • In all in t ac
tions. \\ a ought to rti; port tint pr. .dent
of the Unit' d S .' s. How many di-.1 in
,1,. tipht todax nob-.dy .-an say. But 1
p-ay God th.il those bravo m.n of ours.
vi.-tor.v in tlv-n cars."
\|r I’-tins sold Hi. 1 of the obj-- -tions
urc'd ac.-inrtt Hawaiian annexation w.is
tiiat th- a -quisiti -li of t terri'ory would
~,.n , p. 1 t). I .it- .1 Siat. s to . otistruct and
maintain at .-m.rmoi.ii .-xp.-nsf a pow.-riul
11 ivy and perhaps maintain a large stand-
' -'l: n,'.iv I. ..-I the United States to build
a ur.Tl ii.ivv," said In.
■ I 1 to God it will. I will welcome
th.- d.'iv when our navy will bn so power
ful that no n.-.t'.on on .-a.-th will ever dare
t • offer us an insult."
Stricture nnd Varicocele
p. rinanen: ly i-ur. i: Particulars free. Dr.
Tucker, Broad street, Atlanta, Ga.
| THE NUMBER OF BALES IN THE COTTON CROP SEASON OF 1897-98
I OuOO |N cash I I
| IpIxOOO for t GfLiU I IwRI :■
V <23— .53,000 BEING SPECIALLY OFFERED FOR MONTHS OF MAY AND JUNE--O- |
AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER TO CONSTITUTION SUBSCRIBERS’ g
.JIERE IT IS. READ IT ALL VERY CAREI -TLI.Y AND BE Si ’RE YOE I NDERSTAND ii!l. I I
V FIRST AWARD To the subscriber or subscribers naming; SECOND AWARD To the subscriber or subscribers ATOLI ' ill’ e’
A the exact number Gr n2ares t } 0 exact I naming the fj; si Fi3xt nearest " e < . J sxi naaresi -s
V number ~f bales in the cotton crop of 1897-98 we will \ will give if the estimate is received V mate is received
give if the estimate is received Durjng . narch> iBqB g| 50g ( During March, 1898 §1,009 A
\ During narch
| t.’ S!ia .. <
X THAT THE MOST WE ARE LIABLE FOR HEREON IS $5,000 IN CASH- x '
v NOT!- SPFCIAirY H the EXACT flguroa urn not given during thia contest, the moaey will be t 1 -i-h.. i i .... bfi i, xa.-H > .l.'.mi« Ha > a ...1 .1 .in-.-. m-a h,. ■ - -y ■ k
A U 1 E U out to the NEAREST TO THE EXACT figures. Somebody will get the tlnetly m“" ? '
VU money it doo. not come back to us by any means. prizes s. i.irncd v i I■ ■■ ~ .... . |, u t pi. («brain vet-.-.us firuin. G,.:l ve-sus skill, p-noil
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less as the time expire, and because the number of bales receivid up to certain dates, as the time a Ivances, can be known er- versus pen."., licur.-s versus liaur • i.Mii'.in n .
aetiy, leaving shorter time and prob diliitiestidgur. l a pun. t. price of cott min our terrlt.u-y is th-.-b.u onu-ter ol t.i ■ p-uul 1 ' ■-i ' ■
SUCH A VITAL PROBLEM YOU OUGHT TO MAKE FIGURES * y Y
e r . 4 4. z-5 c- .ate h the total United States T HE figuresgiven by Latham, Alex.-mder & (10., of New York, are generally reeeiv th as
. lhe Contest Closes Sept, i ,'. h lybeen 1 yy- y .....yyyyy.?. ..... V
N. gathered and is now in the country as oflicial figures of receipts will show it from September I, 1897, to Sep- j^vy-s 1 1 >,H(» 1 ,>!>> ?•(• ‘>-2 I (>,7<Hi,3lis
teinber 1, 1898. This is not the crop that is to be planted this spring, because the figures thereon will not I IL.'iii-.’JiJ 3 G.'J.JSyMtit ■*» 1t 'oil! <?<>n ’*> -1 C""
Zh be obtainable until September I, 1899. It is for the crop already in and marketed, ollicial figures ot which 1 ss9-!>t> 2<(, 1 7 I ,'■<:><> .’...1i...--
& will be announce.! in September. . IC’nl’n ’.7 t?! tH C
yk As a guide for making your estimate we give the official figures for each of the last ten crops. lhe i.dH-ibJ -0.7 11 M „,i ln dri-mi,,'■ tin” contest.. ' '
conditions under which this last crop was grown an<l its probable output are elements tor you to compute from -" 1 - ‘ <IQ i .?■> •> > a «
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WHEAT ON A BOOM
Due to Disastrous Crop Reports and
Efforts of Shorts To Cover.
FIRM FROM START TO FINISH
Offerings of Corn Light and Demand
Good—Oats Left Off a Fraction
Higher—Provisions Lovzer.
Chicago, July I.—Disastrous crop news,
together with a great effort by snorts to
cover pending the double "holiday, boomed
wheait today. July closed with an advance
of 3*,ic and September gained 2%e. Corn
shows a rise of %c. Oats left off ura -A--
’higher. Pork and lard lost each. Ribs
declined sc.
Wheat started firm tin crop damage re
ports. The latter were around on .lie side
walk before regular trading commenced
and crowded out of signt a decline witli
which Liverpool starte.i. lhe opening tor
September was from O.s-Ai(jjt;;tige as com
pared with 05 1 ,4 c a.t the piose last night,
and after a slight reaction to i.x!-.- it be
came difficult to liny much except by bid
ding up tlie price, sellers b'-ing scarce.
Some of the crop reports were quite alarm
ing, in many cases reporting a total loss.
Tlhe latter, it was claimed, was it rue as to
large sections of the crop in the bist wheat
lands of the southwest. The m arket was
run by these reports, there being nothing
else of a decidedly bulJisii or bearish char
acter in the orders of the day. Prices con
tinued to advance until July reached 7< : 2X'.
a gain of 4',i<.‘, and September advanced 2.-,
selling at 7tl%e. Tlhere were a good many
reactions on Hie way up, and rhe trade at
times became rather .-xeited. One im
portant reason for strength was the great
desire of snorts to . over pei'.itlng the Hire
days vacation, in conneelion w.th the un
v ertaanty of crop conditions and the po-.-i
--bility of a wild bulge ill the or an: nn-.
'Speculation was uoiiceabiy cur; died by the
working of the new war law. 1: makes it.
harder lor commission men to ex", ut-- or
ders, and wider tltiei'ia :ions in- t'he result.
Tile foliowing ri’solut.’on in regard to war
revenue provision, as it apples to th"
brokers, commission men and .-.lipers,_ was
adopted by tlie board of directors ot lite
board of trade:
"Resolv. <l, That In regard to the pro
vision <>f the revenue law of Isas, applica
ble to tt ansactiou- at tlie exchange hail of
the board of trad.- of the city o. Chicago, ;i
is the recommendation of 11.I 1 .- board ol
directors tlhat a uniform memorandum of
Sale be used, to be delivered b;, tile seller
to the buyer, anil that the S'-ci' t try b.
authoiizi.d io stiggsl to the i.i-inl" is oi
Hie board such form of tm-mor.indum <■!
sale, to which lilt aii'iesive stamps accord
ing to law may b. aiiixed. ’
Chicago received 5 ears. Alinneapoits and
Dtilul'h togcHicr 52. Atlant's- port "xpoils
of w'lieat and Hour were equal to bl's l>usa' i- ; .
Julv opened 1; i'i.c-r at <3c. rose t" >.
then rea. t.d lo 7liCe at til.' - lose Septem
ber started 'Utc'Sc up to ./sold olt
tn I’.x'sti.iC.si-c. then rallied to H'-Rc asked,
the closing price. ... ,
< ifferitigs in Hie corn pit wen 1 light and
good demand from pr.iniim. nl pr .1 sioiia i <
forced tlie advam-ed. 1 rices wer. aiso
Strengthened l v Hie r ’dy in wh.-at. July
opened ’s-.C'c' 11.gio fat 21 'tii 1 ’ . "dV IN." d
to then suld oh to 3L , za c, the <■<": mg
1 'cats followed the other adx m<-. s in
July began unehnnged to >»<• Idgher at tl ',.'.
rose to 22c. then d-'e:ined to 2i;,,<- bid. ut me
close.
Light deliveries ami the advance in
coarse grains strength'ned pmv..-. r. ; . July
pork opened 2' 2 c higher at S’'.>.l."'rose to
S'.I.AII til bill' close. The range tn lard and
ribs was narrow.
Prime on Progress of Crops.
Erom The New A'ork S ockho <;
Chicago. Juno 25. IW. Tim country has
experienced, a, wc-k .if high temp.-ratti:'-
mingled with more or less heavy local
rains. We have be'--i hard at work gather
ing the early wlnt r wheat, and so far
there is a very grin- difference in the ac
tual ret urns from t wl have been
foi ■ 1 ■ : . voi get
. ■ ■ ■ I - - ; ■ 11.1 11 1 < on:<
In mj let toi ’ a- .■ fork D.iilj
Stockholder l it. in Al iy. a.. I e..rlv in .I-':-.- .
I took the position i.it th.- country aad
real tl.-d its highest |-<'il ■ in crop . .. .1;-;
and that it would re.iuir.- . x ~.ii:i 11 y tine
w. ither during the mo th of Juno to re.-il
izo the glowing pros- ■ a s arid bumper crop
which we wore led o < -
This wor k has proved gro.it disappoint
ment in all tin- winter win-."’ territory of
tlie southwestern portion of tin- wint'-i'
wheat -belt, and wo Uiv - now the prosp.'.'t
~< a a c. greatly r< lu<- I in yield ■ ' •
b.-low tin 1 quality which the country was
looking forward to.
The weather for -uring the wheat in
Kansas m.l Alissouri ha? - 1 . 1. and nt
ties writing the earlv winter wheal is now
all In shock
The harvest of the lab winter who.it will
not be on for ten to t'oin-t'-on days from this
date. I ought tn s'.i'- that '!"■ |i-oimrtion
of tin- early winter wlit: : to th- at. t.vint. r
wheat is small a- compared with tie- whole
iron, and possibly w. may have better re-
sults from the late winter wheat than we
have had from the early. The conditions
which have given us results are brought
about by long continued wet weather, in
May and June nearly up to harvest. They
have produced rust, great growth of straw
and the crop has not filled out we.l.
We have had very conflicting reports the
present week from the ..pring wheat areas,
particularly in the most northern portion
of tlie spring wheat belt, l-’or some reason
or other the wheat is not looking as well as
it did a week ago. Tlie weather has been
hot. but this has hardly caused the damage. ;
The weeds are the worst known for years.
Tlie oat crop has not yet headed out. It
is short and shows more or less b id .ff.-'ts
of the long cold, wet weather of May. There
will be no oats cut much before the 15th of
I July.
I As to corn, wo have, been planting corn
! this week; in some portions of Hi" corn licit
1 where tin- ground has been so wet nothing
could b> dan- 1 until this late di- ■. but the
I percentage of the crop which lias been
I planted this week is very sm ill as, com
pared with th.- whole. We are closing up
tlie month of Jum- with the corn practically
In thH condition. W" have a very poor
stand and‘very uneven, and unb-ss we ■•tin
Start out in a season witli a good stand of
corn, it'tmakos very little diff.-i enei- whether
the weather b" prod or I>. d t’x- list of the
| season so far as final results are <-on. orned.
Visible Supjjly of Grain.
New York. June 27. The stn i<■ meat of
the visible supply of grain in store and
atlo.it Saturday. Jum- 25th a.s . ompiied
by the New York produce exchange, ir. as
follows:
Wheat 17,225.1'00 bushels; decrease 1,51>..,000
bushels. , ~ ,
Corn 22.424,000 bushels; incrc.isc 2.>2,0'.0
. bushels.
Oats 7,600,000 bushe ls; increase 565.000 bush-
* Rye 1,551,000 lius'heis; decrotife 22,000 bush-
; Barley 366,000 bushels; decrease 157,000
bushels.
Available Supply Changes.
I New York. Juno 2S. -Special cable and
i telegraphic advi.-.'s to Brailst r. .-i s e.iv< ring
I the principal points of accumulation ndi-
, tli. following ehun.ges in av.-ula. ic
, supplies last Saturday as compared witli
; the pre.-C ling Saturday.
Wheat United States and Canada. <as.
i of tlie Rockies. <l-'T<-a.«<- 2.15i;.i:(M liusie Is;
aflo.it f»r and in Enroll' 1 . d. <r< aim .x.pi.i.imo
' bmb.'ls: world's supply, total, d. er. ase 10,-
1 55(1.1 H< I.
I Corn Unit'd States and t'amida, cast of
til" Rocklis, iIK-r.-.-is - 517,000 bushels. j
(ini,. I'i Led St.it- :'. and Can.-.'ki, cast ot |
I the Roekies. lecr.-a.se 11’5,000 buslmis
I A cable to Bradstreet’s from Th. 1 Liv r-
I pool Corn Trad" N’. ws explains the Is-ivy
falling off in Europe to be due primarily
I to heavy decreases in stocks afloat for til •
I continent, p.-i rt ieiil.irly Eram.- and Italy.
1 Tlie.-.c lai-go supplies have gone direct to
the mills, hence do not iigui" in Eurpoean I
visible st'- Its. An-nher largo inert as • is
■ looked for next week.
i Among tin- mor. important r. ibioCons r. -
1 port'd in tlr 1 official Aim ric in x bl.- sn;>-
I ply are tm- di-.-r.-.im-s of !77."H0 bush- is ot ;
; Ontario and Al initob.i storage pants, lui.-
! 00.1 at Mlnpe.-ipolls private < levators, 7."..000
; .-it northwestern interior elevators and .
i Oeo at X'-'-.v Orleans. There were no impor-
. t:int i in
■ 't'he combin-d stock of wheat held at.
i Portland, ’l’.-ic nm and Seattle shows a de- !
! er. use of 317.000 bush, is for last W"< k.
THE COTTON MARKET.
! Liverpool. July 2. !5 p. ni.— Cotton, apot do- ’
I n:an»l liiuit -’d with prices un’h i riue'!: m.’Hdllnu np-
| land*. 3 13 32 subk.. (>OO bales; Anv»riuan 4,800; I
' speculation and cvpurt 300; n-<-v’ptsiH,9ou; Aineriuuu !
7 JOO.
' Futures opened quiet with demand moderate.
I Open » CJemi. j
I Jnlr 3 2’J Bnvers I
, July ati<t AuirirO 3 -.-J V Cue '
; Aiiniin an.l Septomhxr . . . ?. j I x !b, -•■ l.e«
trp-rpil <?. nn.ii miot,, . 3 aO-64 3 UO'x Huycrs
, Outobei an I November ... 3 19-04
: November and becember. ... 3 lb »'.4 I IFellers
, •■ ither anil .lauuary 3 ln-di 3 1 H
l J;iuu:tt v and I’i bniary .3 Is G 4 3
; l-'chrM.’i:’, and March 3 :> 19 Envers
Marell and Jp i S
B •> 1 ' a y
Monthly Crop Statement.
i Now Orb an.'-, 1,.-i.. July I.—Secretary Hes
ter’s New Orb ms cotion ex.-liang.- state
ment. issued today, covers tin- monthlv
I movement to June 30th.
. Compared with l ist year it shows nn in- '
. crease for till, month in round figures of I
, 62,0011 bales, compared witli j- .ir b.Tor.
last, an inereast --: i:'." --, md with i ■ ... an ’
i increase of 63,000.
' Tho total for Jum? was 11'2.510, agalnsi '
30.3'9 last yi ir. !i;t,2'.*6 year before last :in<l ;
71'.735 same time in 1395.
Tin- amount of tin- crop brought into I
sight for the ten months from S.-i,-;:-ml . r ;
b. .It.tie inclusive is 2.11".'".0 over la:--; v ■ nr. I
3.972. 1 ' 1 "' over year before last and 1,151,tu.0 ;
■ ov.-r 1395.
The movement from the first of September i
to Jun.' 3'ith. in- iiisive, total r ■ '' < at ii!
United Slates delivery JI >rts k.CIO.T.’•! . -ist ;
I G.IO ,2'il last y. ’r. 5.2er.t'71 y< ' r bf.ii'- 1.-t I
. and 7.'.'43,659 same tlm-- in is 1 .';.; overland |
1 movement terose the Aliss: ..(i|ii. Ohm and i
I’otonme rivers I.2ii<l.:i!.<l. ag.t'nst tin).l,''. 1 is-
' year, 839,517 ye.-ir before last and l.'dl.Ots
same time in 1805; southern mills t.ikin.es,
' exclusive of quantity consumed .it seitVh-
I ern outports, X-17, ag.i.n.-l 93!>.4W>_ last
i yi ■r. 8-13,570 y.-tr before last ami ..'-111
same time in 1895; interior stocks in ex
cels of those held at tlie commencement
if tile season 106.342, against a decrease un
der September Ist last year of 63.336, an ex
cess over September Ist year before lart
70,619 and over same time in 1895, of 6,28 i.
These make tlie total amount of trie
cotton crop brought into sight during the
ten months ending June 30th: 10,92-B,J3<i,
against 8,187.891 last year, and f1.9,>'1.653 .V'-ar
before lust and 9.777,6'5 .-lime time in JB'9s
Northern spinners took during June 47.-
739 bales, against 68,168 last year and 42,48a
I vi ar before last, increasing their total lor
I tile ten months lo 2,218,70.8, against .1,7,12.
I last year and 1,598.338 the year before. This
I makes their average weekly takings lo*'
the season 51.950. against 40,025 last year
and 36.803 tlm year before.
Foreign exports for tlie first ten months
Os tlm season have been 7,308,667 bales.
I showing an increase over last season of
i 1.4?9,W.-5. and over the same epriod year be-
I lore last, of 2.865.998.
’ Stocks nt tile seaboard and Im- 29 leading
I southern interior markets on Jum- 30th
I were 460,805, against 252,206 tlie same date
' last year and 315,789 the year before.
' Including stock at ports ami interior
i towns left over from tlie pr.-vi nts season
I and the number of bales of the current crop
| liro-igiit into sight during Hie ten monlliJ
I tin- supply has I against
1 449 ) • year arid ■■ 1 ■ : . i before
| [•', to jum- Soth l ist year 9.29 per eent of
I the cotton ■ t-op had been m rket< '. and for
I tlm same ten months in 1896 the I'erc'-ntage
l (l j- t.ie crop brought into sight was
I and for the same' time in 1895 the percent
' age marketeil was 98.75. _
Comparative Cotton Statement.
New York. July I.—The following is the
eomp.-iratlvo cotton statement for the wek
ending today: . ...
[ Net reeetpt.i at U. S. ports l.[ "I
I Sim.- time last year i-'-w
Showing an increase of ‘...0
j Total receipts to 'late -
■ Sanio t m<- last y<-ar t,,.- ...-l a
Showing an increase of
Exports f< r the week !
Sam.- tlm.- last y< ar.. .. I'.-,'- 1
I Simwii'g an increase of
Tot-11 < X.par’s to date J-l' : '-7“’
I Same I ime last year ‘’-.‘it' ,J
Showing an increase of 1.-? 1 "■J'l-’
; Sto.-k at u. s. purls’L.V" 1 11/,. 1 /,
I S.iim- time last year..
I Slewing in inerea- -of 'b-XA-.
i Stock ;.t interior towns 117.23-1
j Same time last year . -I s --I’l
Showing nn im rease of t'-.'H >
I Stock a: LL-erpcol 1.1'.7.‘">
i Same time last year slO, 1 "!
Showing an increase of.. 297.<;<»<>
Anterii-un afloat for Gre.it Britain.. -19.>
I Sum- time 1.-i.-.: je.ir »•.«•
Showing an increase of 29.0’t0
"World’s Visible Supply of Cotton.
Now Orleans, July 1 S r. - iry Hi- t'-r’s
statement of tlm world’s visil 1-- supply of
' .-. tton. m id.- up from speci ll y di-l- and
t. 1.-c r.i ph . idvices. comp.ir.-s im- llguifc.
of till- week with last week l.ast year and
i ia 1895, th- l.iticr tlm 9.901 ,<'9o-<-rop y< ir.
II show-, a decrease during l'i. w<-. k just
- cli.s. .| of 138,758 bal'-s, against d'-.-r.-a. .
; of 126.159 last year and a decrease oi 99,614
Ti..- total vtsliflf l is 2,136 "71 ng.-iin ' 57
. 032 last. week. 1,897.713 lit y> ir and 3,217,210
■ In 1895. Os t'his tlie total American cotton
i is 2,177.274, aga n. t 2.205,032 last Week, 1,553.-
513 last year and 2,851."40 in 1895, and of .'ll!
| other kinds in.-illmliiig Egypt, Br.-tzil, In
-1 din. •■fc.. 259.000, against 310.000 last week,
; 344.200 lust ve.tr and 413.".'0 in 1?95.
I Tlie total world's visible supply of cotton
i shows a decrease eoinp.-iri d with last week
I of 138 7.‘.s biles, an iner.-.i.-m e.mnpared with
i last of 538.531 ■ ! a d- crea
p.ir<<l with 1895 of 810,1'66.
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ETC.
coNSTiTtrrtoN orrtfi.
.AtaAnta, Ga .July 2 1331
Flour, Grain and Meal.
Atlunin. Julv 2 Ft-.nr. nil wheal firm nnt
rn* o''. <rr* n<l i air?• t I 0. ntt nlv rI 400 fat.-v
' "75; nxt.-.-i famtlv 3.B0; Hour ml veil witli corn me I '.
r me. uin r <(' lati< - •is (.e n, white *.O c: mlx i? 1 40.
Onts. white 4i'r: mixed 88c. "I<i:i* ii.-tiiici
Hye. Gaorgta Bar No I timothy Ini • •
m.a li l.vlr-i s'.r; y’o. 2 11n-oi h v nma 11 t-ab x ROt*.
M..v: I !a!i, 4». I<b'<d'.-|- Wl’i-it trail inruo in.-’n
- fit! ■: rmn I ra.-kx'- r "- sl.erti 00c Stock meal 7 sa.
. ... M-ert meal t>Be per 100 Ifls: hrtU 591.(50 par ton.
‘ !’< as .- uml. |'."<.H'.’ <■ per bu ; common white i>s *t9OJ(
I ady ti 1.15 1.‘3 J bi- , s:■> I
Groceries.
Atlanta. July 2- It muted coiTo »11 80. less rt'o
per 1001> rx l , l ? Green <ottee di'itri 1- fair 10:
prim* MiK.ir maila-l irrannlnted Mir: Now
l.rlenna wlilte ; Co a.- low .’>'<•-. l-lrnu. X.-tror
am. e(-on kettle '3 A I''' ■ rt i x-- I 1:' ■ .'Oe; mi gar
; 20 <.35 • I<■ ns. til." K (il'fljc; .-ri-- a A l '
H'<a- lieu I 7',e;chclco .: t . <iHie salt, dairy Micm
, ii I- -. : lee .r. am flOc; mmu n 65a
I <l,<io flllteri.im 10’-v .11 'D tohel 65s :>.-.
I I(.< is 1 .KI '■ 1.71. ; 300? -o.D. 1 .ive* It I rnci.
; nr. oo.la cream s.-. _- n«-rr»»»|n 83. ‘ umly,
common kite'. <>.-; l»n i 12 uynwrx. »• V,.
I 1.65. 1., b. l ie.
Fruits nnd Confectioneries.
Atlanta. -’ulf 2 Ani'lea non** <»» tin* market.
> Lemons, rboiro $t (Me.l 4.f.0: fa-rv $1 •■'■o.
OranuG’.. ( illtorni.i s< .••!! r 5; navel mme.
■ , ;
. : , -■ • . . ■ c.. 1..-;.
li.ii,-ufl ,1' I '.i I. X. ■> <" <" ' <><• <’■<• ri'i'Vs fl..
I 7c. I.eiihi.rri .-,iii.u 1( i■ 11 <•• N"!■ A; u <
I pecann. 7<®7k<-; brazil Oh. 10c: filberts like; wal
nut ft I e.... ;i<■ ; u.. :< .I e.: 1 . iO. I e al. 1.1 XVI - . r.i *
eii-'-irie llKhl3-n.de. luncy mind-picked i-aJiuc;im-ur :
Curb Prices Better.
St Louis July 2.- There was no regular
... ion of the Merchants’ ex<-hangc m.l ly,
' but there was some trading on the curb.
I only eight curs of wheat were received
■ ■ here today The feeling was very strong
among local dealers. September sold at
70L to 7-' 1 - the latt< rle above yesterdays
elos" ami’thi later 70% bld. December gold
at 71ia and for July 73c was bld.
Corn showed great, strength. September
sold at 31-Ji on the curb and that was bid
for it.
Provlslon?-
' Atlanta. July 2 Clear rib’ boxed rlcm
eleir' nldnAtlJt: Ire-cured bellies 7kc. SiiKar-cured
hams Calllorula 7V«c; breakfast baeon 12
ft 14c i.ard, aes? quality tih<i; seeonil quality 6-iko;
compounds.
Ccffee nnd Sugar.
New York. July L—Coffee, options opened
steady with prices unchanged; ruled dull
and featureless in abo-nce of irntortant
' <h velojimelits abroad or in tlie situation,
i at this point; holiday conditions prevail in
spot departno nt as well; elos. d steady at
> unchanged prices; s.-iles 8.2.A1 bags, Includ
; ing July 5.50; September 5.7". Spot iilo
dud ami nominal: No. 7 invoice 6'. t : No. 7
, i jobbing 6 :, i; mild quiet; Cordova
Sug.-ir, raw d ill and nominal. Fair rr-fin
i Ing 3%; centrifugal Wi-test 4*4. RrtlietJ
. quiet.
Fruit nnd "Vegetables.
Correct. .; dally by MeCulloucrh BiOs.
Snap bc.-ins. 75e to $1 per crate.
Tomatoes, St lo $1.25.
New Irish potatoes. $2.75 to $3.
Squashes, 50c to 75c per crate,
c.intalunpe.s, per barrel, $3 to $3.25.
' Watermelons, owing to size, $1 to $1.50 pen
c dozen.
Watermelons. $75 to $125 ti car.
I
| McCollough Bros. Fruit and Produce
Letter.
Atlanta, July 2. It sc.-ms th it b.-inan .s
! have about reached the top notch in" price,
, and today's market closed with mm h
’ < as.er prtee.s, .-.nd indications point to ki.v.-r
prices willhin Hie next few days. Tho
, I arrivals for t ■■■ com!ng 1 ir< soma
; I l ’’-' '• •r, and tlhe demand liab er. whieii. of
course, 1.,-iv • ,i tendency to r--:.irl prices lo
( .8. im- extent.
■ < 'abbage are coming in plentiful from
’ Charleston, and there have I sev.-ral
■ cars reeeived the p ?. .; •
obtained I. r them has be’.-ti exceedingly
. good, taking ait.o consider.ition tin- l-.-e
--' I Os til. S'-ason N xt iveek wl 1
1 <-i:r market well supple d .it r< ..-on,.bio
i prices.
i i'alH’ornia oranges have about matori-il-
i | w. ek will close the season in tills maik. t,
there being non ehere wr.h tin- .-xeepmon
; of a :- w s<- it ter;ng lot: in . ■;
Wiiicii will 1." sold within the next ; -.v
days. Summing up the season .is a whole,
oranges have ti-.-ii quite an Important I'.ie
tor to Hie Atlanta fruit handi.-rs. Tin- past
season's .t ei-(.ise in dem.md. also, in r--
ecijr.s shows AH.:i:a to I- tin- great dis
tributing point of Californ;.: fruit of all
, k nd .
I lemons are bolding tl-.'-ir own at firm
| prict-s, there being but Jill I -. if any, cl mge
tihor tlirection. It 1 <1
i upon the weather as to wh.i: I :i- pr eo
i will be Hie coming .vi-ek. However, there
I is no probability of a decline.
I I’eaches are coming in in large quantities,
I and are being -old very low, as the slock
j Is showing up to bi- very poor in many t.--
1 spects, and in many lust inces ■:. s
I have be< ti r- c.-ii'.-d and sold lor less Cain
I transporta-tion charges. Atl.-itiia is a good
■ inarket, but must h-ave first-class stock in
order lo get firsi-class prices. All shipii.-rs
I should bear t is in mind. Do not di mp
I tin- inferior stock on th.- Atlanta market
| and expect same results as from other
I places to which you have sent your best
| fruit.
("Inions are very plentiful, the market
being full, witli ; ri.- s ranging low.
Ve-.-etabl.-s .-ire selling slow at quoted
piiiees, and for the last two or tihrei- days
I the market has been : horoughlj glutted,
I and manv shipments have been dumped,
I ihere being no demand for 'them ut any
i Tomatoes aro some scarcer, and aro
i bringing better prices.
j New irisli potatoes are holding their own
and ail receipts are meeting with ready
' 'l’oultry Is selling freely, but the price
olitaim-d is v.-ry low, especl.-Hly on small
tries and the market 'h i? been thoroughly
glutted the past week with them. Hensand
large fri. s are meeting with ready sale at
l-'ggs ari on the decline, nnd are being sold
today a- from .' to 10c pel dozen. -■ <»
think, (in.w.-v. r. that they h.-ive aboun
reai-lied Hie liottom and will react, probably
t.ho la.r.ter part of the week, and prices bu
I bi tter. . .
Wa:. rm. I ns h.iv" b.-cn arriving y. i x
] lentiful y for the last few days, and -•
sold well, tak ng Into consideration the
aualitv of st "k- There hnx" been i nt a.
f. w scatt. ring shipments of good m.-lons
rvi-eived The bal inee are sma
and are inferior ui i gri-.it many r. p- t -.
•IS tlie crop usu.illv is at 'this season "f
th.-, veal Eales hive been made at from
SSO to $l6O per cr. owing to size and kind ot
melons.
New York Julv 2. -The weekly bank
s!at■ ni.-ni sii-iv. ' Hie following ehai.C'y-
! Leg.il tei 1.-rs increase -..'J-
D. posits mcmisi l-.n-y
< 'irculat ion -1- rr. ue '
Til,, banks i 'W hold $62,013.;m0 in excess
I of tlie r. quircm.-'its of lhe 25 per cent rule.