The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 68, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1886 Page: 7 of 8
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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY. JULY 2, 188G.
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MM PACIFIC RAILWAY
[SYSTEM.
Iiraational & 6reatNortteroR.il.
DIVISION.
Galveston, Hoaston & Hendmon B. B.
•indole In Eflect Sunday, September 27, 1886.
Bff NOBTH DAILY.
gftlveston. Lv 2.50 p.m. Lv 7.'25u.m. Lv 0.40 p.m.
otston ...At 4.45 p.m. Ar 9.25 a.in. Ar 8,40 p.m.
Palestine... A 11.35p.m.
Texarkana . Ar 7.55 a.in.|
Little Hock. Ar 8.40 p.m.
(t. Louis ...At 7.00 a.m.
Kansas City Ar 8.l'.t u.m.
Chicago — Ar 7.55 p.m.
Sew York.. Ar 7.00 p.m.
SOUTH DAILY.
Ualvoaton.. Ar 7.40 p.m. A 12.15 p.m.
Houston ... Lv 5.20 p.m. L 10.15 a.m.
Palestine...! :Lv 8.05 a.m.
Texarkana.. Lv 6.80 p.m.
Little Hock., L 12.15 p.m.
St. Louis ... Lv 8.80 p.m.
Kansas City; Lv 8.55 p.m.
Chicago Lv 8.45 a.m.
New York.. I |Lv 8.00 a.m.
Ar 8.55 a.m.
LvG.25a.rn.
SOLID TRAINS
With All Modern Improvements, Through
. Between
3ALVEST0N AND ST. LOUIS
Without Change of Cars of Any Descrip-
tion, and Only One Change to
Chicago,
CINCINNATI,
LOUISVILLE,
BALTIMORE,
WASHINGTON,
Philadelphia, New York, Boston
And Other Principal Cities In the
NORfH and EAST.
TRAIN LEAVING GALVESTON AT 2.50 P. M,
Has
Pullman Palace Car
THROUGH TO ST. LOUIS.
CONNECTIONS.
Close connection In Houston with trains of
the Houston and Texas Central, and Galveston,
Marrleburg and San Antonio Railway systems.
At Little Rock for all points In the Southeast,
and In tho Union Depot, St. Louis, with ezpross
trains In all directions.
Passengers booked to and from all points In
EUROPE, via tho RED STAR Steamship Line,
between NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and
For tickets or any other Information, apply to
H. C. ARCHER,
Ticket Agent, Galveston, Tex.
H. P. HUGHES,
Passenger Agent, Houston, Tex.
G. H. CAMPBELL,
Commercial Agent, Galveston, Tex-
B. W. McCULLOUGH,
Gen.Passenger & Ticket Ag't, Dallas, Tex
TEXAS
AND
PACIFIC
RAILWAY.
Tie Great Poplar Ha
BETWEEN
THE EAST
and
THE WEST.
SHORT LINE TO NEW ORLEANS
AND ALL POINTS IN
LOUISIANA, NEW MEXICO,
ARIZONA an', CALIFORNIA.
r*;Torlte lane to tlie NORTH, EAST
and SOUTHEAST.
TILLMAN
> PALACE
DAILY BETWEEN
ST. LOUIS and DALLAS,
FORT WORTH, EL PASO and
DEMINO, N. M.
ALSO,
MARSHALL AND NEW ORLEANS,
Without Change.
SOLID TZR^IHSTS
EL PASO to ST. LOUIS
Fast Time, First-class Equipment, Sure
Connections.
See t.iat your tickets read via Texas and Pa-
cific Railway. For Maps, Time Tallies, Tickets,
Rates and all required information, call on or
address any of the Ticket Agents, or
H. P. HUGHES, Passenger Agent, Houston.
B. W. McCULLOCGH, General Passenger
Agent, Dallas, Texas.
BAL7EST0N AND NEW YOBK
WEEKLY
STEAMSHIP LINE
Consisting of the following named
Steamships:
COMAL (now) Captain Bolger
.Captain Risk
P1
SAN MARCOS Captain Burrows
AI.AMO.
LAMPASAS....
ptalu
Captain Crowell
COLORADO Captain Daniels
RIO GRANDE Captain Lewis
STATE OF TEXAS Captain Williams
Freight and Insurance at Lowest Bates.
One of the above-named Steamships will
leave New York for Galveston every Saturday,
and Galveston for New Yoric every Wednesday.
c Steamship LAMPASAS,
CROWELL, Master.
WILL SAIL FOR NEW YORK
Wednesday, July 7. 1880.
J. N. SAWYER & CO., Agents. Galvoston.
W. J. YOUNG, Agent, San Antonio.
C. II. MALLOKY & CO., General Agents and
Managers, Pier 20, East River; New Yolk
'n T AfnoiAnn ntiJ I lln.m rt T1 ^
AND
STEAMSHIP;
COMPANY
For Corpus Christ! and Rookport.
STEAMSHIP ARANSAS
Leaves EVERY WEDNESDAY at 2 p. m.
FOB BROWNSVILLE:
STEAMSHIP I. C. HARRIS
Leaves EVERY 1EN DAYS.
CHAS. FOWLER, Agent,
Central Wharf.
CnartLiieofRo;alMaUSMnps
between
LIVERPOOL, BOSTON and
NEW YORK.
age to and from Galveston by
steamer to New York, Liverpool, Queenstown,
Belfast, Dcrry, Bristol, Cardiff, and all other
parts of Europe, at low rates.
J. N. BAWYEB & CO., Agents Galveston.
Messrs. VERNON II. BROWN.fc CO., Agents,
4 Bowling Green, New York.
BROKERS.
SOUTHERN BROKERAGE COMP'NY
Execute Orders for tho
Purchase or Sale o! Cotton, Grain, Pro-
visions and Stocks
for future delivery, in large or small quanti-
ties. Latest Market Repoits bulletined at their
office,
No. 196 Strand, Galveston, and Bo. 513 Elm
8t., Dallas, Tex.
References: Island City Savings bunk,Gnl-
veston; American National bank, Dallas, Tex.
A. J. WHEELOCK, Manager.
COMMERCIAL.
News Office, Thursday, July 1.—While
business was better and there was a freer
movement to day ttan for some time past, the
Changes In prices were few and unimportant.
All lines of trade arc improved in tone, and
tliis is particularly true of coffee and western
produce. The coffee market ruled very strong
to day at yesterday's advance, though prices
were not quotably higher. Sugars arc in good
demand at to day's quotations.
Cotton was again active to day, improve-
ments being recorded at several points, both
In spots and futures. This market advanced
all grades l-16c and closed steady, with sales
footing up 137 bales. New Orleans advanced
prices %c, Norfolk, 1-16C and Memphis %c. The
Liverpool spot market opened with a harden
ing tendeney, but closed l-16d lowor on ordi-
nary, good ordinary and low middling. Llv
erpool futures closed steady at 2 points over
last night's prices on tho whole list. New
Yolk and New Orleans each closed 2to3polnts
higher on all months.
New York stock 247,2(11
New Orleans stock 39.40S
Gulveston stock 8,2811
The Liverpool markets will be closed to-
morrow (Friday) on account of the elections.
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.
The following were the receipts of cotton
for the twenty-four hours ending at ti o'clock
this morning, us made up by the Cotton ex-
change:
Rales.
Mlfsourl-Pacitle railway 11
ON. SHIPBOARD, NOT CLEARED.
Vessel.
Destination.
Balos.
Steamship Lampasas.
. New Y'ork
6
3Iorgnn line—...... ..
. Morgan City..
1,059
Total
4
i 1,065
GALVESTON STOCK STATEMENT.
This This day
day, last y'r.
For coastwise ports 1,065 20
In compresses 7,204 3,240
Total Galveston stock 8,269 3,26'J
GALVESTON DAILY STATEMENT.
receipts.
Net
Other ports
Gross
Exports—
To Great Britain..
To France
To continent
To channel
Total foreign —
To New York
Morgan City
Other dom'stic pts
North by rail
Total coastwise...
Total exports
This This This I Last
day. week, season, season.
1,838
1.!
1,836
232
1,108
1,430
1,298
1,208
1,836
967
2,803
4,101
895,000 456,208
7.509 10,236
702,59! 1 480,444
221,603
16,545
79,311
1,510
318,969
349,130
5,731
22,879
467
378,207
697,176
157,648
9,619
64,125
231,392
421,725
5,253
8,285
3.349
234,612
466,001
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF THE SPOT MAR-
KETS.
The following are the closing quotations for
cotton on the spot to-day at the leading mar-
kets, together with the closing of middling
yesterday, with to day's sales:
July 1.
Tone.
Liverpool. Hardening..
Galveston .. Steady
N. Orleans. . Nominal..
Mobile !Firm
Savannah.. . Quiet
Charleston..'Firm
Wilmington! Firm.. •
Norfolk
Baltimore .
New Y'olk.
Boston......
Pliilad'lphia Quiet.
Augusta Firm
Memphis... . Firm
St. Louis (Firm
Steady
Dull
Firm
Quiet.
Mid.
Slid.
S'les
to-
yester-
to-
day.
day.
day.
5 3-16; 5 3-1614.100
8 13-ie
8%
137
9
8%
200
8%
8%
250
8%
8%
19
9
9
200
8%
8%
9%
9 1-16
30
9 5-16
9 5-16
9%
9%
1,952
9%
9%
«
8%
8%
477
9
8%
500
8%
8%
127
RECEIPTS AX ALL UNITED STATES PORT®
Pouts.
Galveston
New Orleans.
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston ...
Wilmington..
Norlolb
Baltimore
New York:...
Boston
Philadelphia.
West Point...
Uthcr ports ..
Total
Last year
Difference.
This This This Last
day. .week season, season.
84
24
4
170
4,950
'iii
5,931
214
232
2,521
336
1,695
798
- *
1,650,
269)
40|
6,571!
99
1,576
695,090
1,715,419
246,231
794,207
496,556
100,879
559,320
81,238
64,144
169,940
49,486
224,790
15,792 ! 5,283^02
1,384' 4,705,811
5,717 14,4081 577,488
456,208
1,612,801
229,065
720,440
610,976
91,836
6*1,138
68,501
99,369
79,923
51,648
227,708
4,705,814
DAILY MOVEMENT AT INTERIOR TOWNS.
Receipts. Shipm'ts. Stock.
Augusta.. 7 — —
Memphis 50 722 20,898
St. Louis 2 915 21,489
Total to-day 59 1,237 52,387
EXPORTS AND STOCKS.
Exports from all United States ports thus
far tills week:
To Great Britain... 30,605
To France. 830
To the Continent 4,475
Total..
35,
STOCK AT UNITED STATES rOttTS.
This day 3M.268
Yesterday 867,574
This day last year 291,824
GALVESTON SPOT COTTON.
The quotation committee of tho exchange
posted tho local spot market as closing
steady. Sales, 137 bales.
official quotations for spot cotton.
Class.
Ordinary
Good ordinary
Low middling
Middling
Good middling
Middling fair
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPn.
[Compiled from Telegrams to the Cotton Ex-
change.]
Tills
Yester-
Last
day.
day.
year.
6%
6 18-10
7%
7 13-16
9'»
8 6-16
8U"
9%
8 13-16
8%
10',,
9%
9 5-16
10',
9%
9 11-16
10 M
Liverpool, July 1.—Spots—Hardening. Sales,
.1,000 hales. Ordinary, 4 5 16d; good ordinary,
4%d; low middling,4 16-Rid; middling uplands,
5 316d; middling Orleans,5Jifd. Futures steady.
July, s.lld bid ; July-August,6.1 id bid ; August
September,6.1 Id bid;September-October, D.07d
bid; October-November, 8.03d; Novembor De
eember, 5.02d bid; December January, 5.02d
bid.
Havre, July 1.—Spots firm; tres-ordlnaire,
62X1; low middling (afloat), 62,'kf; low mid
dltng (loading), 02fif. Futures easy; July, 59f;
August, 59',f; September, 69%f: October, 60f;
November, 89M; December, 59','f; January,
COf.
New Y'ouk, July 1.-Spots flrra. Hales, 1952
bales. Ordinary,6%c;good ordinary,8%c;low
middling, 8 1516c; middling, 9%c; good mid
dllng, 9/,c; middling fair, 10 916c, Futures
steady; July, 9 4041c; August, 9 4647c; Sep
tember, (9 36 36c; October, 9 22 23c; November,
9 19c; December, 9 23-230; January, 9 29 80c;
February, 938-896; March, 9 48 49c; April, »5«Bir;
May, 9 64c bid. Sales, 101,200 bales.
new Orleans, July 1.—Spots' nominal. Sales,
200 bales. Ordinary, 7 *ic; good ordinary. 8c; low
middling, 8%c; middling, 9c; good middling,
9%c;middling fair, 10%c. Futures linn; July,
9 07c; August, 912c; Septomber.8 92-98c; Octo
ber, 8 80 81c; November, 8 76-77C; December,
8 79-80e; January, 8 89-DOc: February, 9 00 01c;
March, 91112c; April, 9 22 24c; May, — Sales,
21,500 bales.
LIVE STOCK.
14,000 hales. Ordinary, 4 5.lOd; good ordinary,
-l de"-
[Reported for The News by Borden * Borden,
Live Stock Commisstoh Merchants.]
Beeves Yearlings
Receipts., and and
Cows. Calves. Sheep. Hogs,
This day 47 3
Thisweek 163 176
This season.. 9,684 6,701 11,829 8,930
Stock In pens, 144 72 224 —
Quotations—Grass-fed cattle, choice, If lb,
gross, 2«2%c; grass-fed cattle, common, W
®j!c; two-year-olds, per head, $9 00® 12 00;
yearlings, per bead, $5 00®8 00; calves, spring, If
IN, gross, 3»a#ic; mutton,choice,If lb.,2%«Se;
mutton, common, nor head, 50c«f! 00. Re
marks—Market well supplied with cattle anil
calves. Sheep overstocked.
*
THE GENERAL MABKET.
APPLES—Texas, 40®50c for %-busliol boxes.
AXLE GREASE—55®75c v dozen boxes, as to
quality.
AMMUNITION—Powder, tf keg, $3 009 3 50.
according to brands. Blasting powder, $2 00
^ keg, agents' price; jobbers charge $2 25-
Shot, drop,tf sack, $1 50®i 60; buok, Jf 75®1 85.
BRAN—Stiff; quoted at 80c in round lots,
from mills; jobbing from store, 90®93c.
BEESWAX—Quoted at 15c.
BACON—Packers' agents quote as follows
forronnd lots: Shoulders, 6'»'c; long clear, 7'8e;
short clear, 7%e. Jobbers All orders at %®%e
advance. Wholesale grocers quote breakfast
bacon at 9®9%e.
BAGGING AND TIES—Standard, 2',' «>,9%c;
2 m, 8%c; 15s lit, 7%c, IIt., 7J,c. Iron ties, $115
tf bdl. Bailing twine, 13c if 19. Figures are for
carload lots.
BONES AND HORNS—Bones, clean and dry,
$11 per ton delivered on track. Horns, ffesli
and clean, ox, 4c each; steer, 2d; cow,l%c
each.
BI TTER—Kansas, 18©20c: western, 18®20c;
Texas, country, 18@20c; Goshen, 23®24e; fancy
creamery, 25ft26c: oleomargarine and butter
ine, 123;e for good to choice.
CANNED GOODS—Two - pound standard
goods, tf dozen: Strawberries, $1 M®165; pine-
apples, standard, $1 60®1 76; seconds, |1 30'<8
1 40; pears, standard, $1 46® 1 58; peaches,
staudaid,2 It., $1 SStol 65; seconds, 2®, $1 40®
145; 3 Hi, standard, 82 00®? 10; 3 lb, seconds,
?1 60«1 70; blackberries, $1 05®1 10; peas, mar-
rowfat, $1 6501 75; Lima beans, $1 ivdl 25;
string beans, 90o®l 00; corn ranges from Si 00
id 1 50; tomatoes, 2 ft, .$1 05<®1 10; ii lb, $1 45Q
1 60; oysters, 1 lh,l.W.,60W660 If doz ;2 II>,1. w.,
?1 lWil 15 v doz.;l lk, I w„ $1 OO'dil 05; 2 lb, f.
w., $1 80(91 85; salmon, 1 lb, standaid, $1 50; ap-
ples, 3-U> can, $1 10® 1 20 V doz.; corn beef, 1 lb,
$1 75 W doz.; 2 lb, |2- 75 If doz.
CANDV—Flint stock, 9>i®10Ve F lb.
CALIFORNIA CANNED GOODS-Wholesale
grocers 1111 orders at the following quotations
V dozen for 2),' • lb cans. Peaches, $2 55<S2 65;
pears, $2 00®2 70; apricots, $2 50® ! 60; currants,
$2 10ft 2 15; plums, $2 25 ®2 45; black cherries,
J3 15® 3 20; white cherries, $3 30; nectarines,
$3 50; strawberries, $3 55; q nince, $2 75; grapes;
|2 ;i5®2 45; blackberries, $2 50.
CHEESE—Quotations are as follows: West-
ern, 7®Se; cream, 12c; Swiss,28c; imitation
Swiss, 16o; Limburger, in case lots, lie; Young
America. 13c.
COFFEE—Wholesale grocers' quotations: or-
dinary, 9J£®95ic; fair, louftioxc; prime, 11®
11.Ve; choice, lHi®r2'4c; peaberry, l2?i®13'4e;
Cordova, 10?.,'® 11c; old government Java,21 '4'
®22yc, according to grade. Importers of Itio
coffee (ill orders for round lots at the follow-
ing prices: fair, 9®9>ic; good, 9»(®10c; prime,
10*i®10>t'c; choice, 10,Val0,'«e; peaberry,
fi 12c.
CANDLES—Quoted as follows: 16 oz. weight,
from first hands, In carload lots, 10c; from
wholesale grocers, ll®U>4e.
COHN51EA1.—Western, barrel, $3 00; pearl
meal, $8 50 v barrel. Grits, $8 50 ^ barrel.
Clacked corn, $1 50 I-" 100 lbs, in dray lots. Oat-
meal, $6 50®7 0(1 w barrel; |3 75ft4 00 per half-
barrel. City mills: Cornmeal.ln sacks, $2 50;
in barrels, $2 75. Grits, $3 50. 1'earl meal, $3 50.
Hominy, $8 76. Cracked corn, $1 40. Feed meal,
$1 40. Wholesale grocers, from store, 25c higher.
CORN—li?.eeivers qr.otc western or Texas at
60® 52c from track for mixed in carload lots;
from store, dealers ask 2®:ic advance.
DRUGS—Prices are as follows; Acid: ben-
zoic, v ounce, 25c; acid carbolic solution, 45c;
crystals, 40«.$1 90 If It.; acid citric, SOe If lb ;
acid smrphUric,2 J£W8e If 1H ; acid tartaric, 55c if
lb; alum,4®5clb. Ammonia: carbonate, 18s
W lb; assafajtida,26«40c lb; balsam copaiba,
50c v lb; borax, 12c If lb; blue vitriol, 8c If lb;
calomel, 80c $>' 11.; calomel (English),$1 If lb;
camphor,refined, 30c if lb; crachonldla,20®25c
V oz.; chloroform, 55c ■>, chloral hldrato,
$1 50®1 75 If lb; cream of tartar powder, 42c If
It.; gum opium, $3 50 lb gum shellac. 25c if
ft ; morphine, $2 60 f oz; oil berganiot, $3 60 if
It.; oil lemon. $3 60 V lb; bromide potass, 45e if
lb (P. & W.); iodide potass, $3; quinine, 80®
85c. Seed: caraway, 73c V lb: Alexandria
senna, 40c If lb, Strychnine, crystals, fl 50 if
oz.; sugar lerid, 18c tf lb; flour sulphur, 3i■aSc
V lb; salts, Epsom,2®8c.
DRIED FRUIT—Dried peaches, nominally
7>4®6c If lb; prunes, 5^®6e; dried currants,
8c; dried apples, 3&®4c for quarters, 5®6)Jc
for sliced, 9®10c for evaporated.
DRY SALT MEATS —Shoulders, r>^®6e;
bellies, 7)l®8e; sides about )ic less. Jobbers
fill orders at ,'i®Kc advance.
EGGS—Receivers quote patent cases at 12c
V dozen.
FLOUR—Quotations for round lots from
mills, in sacks ¥ barrel; highest roller patent,
$6 40; roller patent, $5 40; oxtra fancy, $5 10;
roller, extra family, $4 70; XXX, $5 40; XX,
$3 60; rye flour, $4 10; I'umpcrnikel, $3 90;bran,
80c; In barrels, 25c extra Is charged. Special
figures given for large lots; western mills, in
$4 75; patent, $5 75; y barrel, 25c Higher.
HAMS—Receivers quote sti! idard brands at
12.Vc; boneless nominal. Wholesale grocers
prices, Kc higher.
HAY—Choice western timothy, $21 00®22 00
from track, and $22 50 from store in largo lots;
we stem TeSas inesquitfc grass, $9 00; northern
hay $17 50 If ton. Millet, $1350® 16 00 If ton from
track; prairie,$6 00& 7 00.
HIDES—The range of values Is as follows:
Dry flint, as they run, 10®13c; dry salted, 9%®
11c; wet salted, 5®6c; selected dry flint will
bring 14c; butchers green, 7c.
I.ARD—Quoted at 7e for refined tierce;
cans In Case, 7®72ic; fancy, fic higher. Gro-
cers fill orders a. 'Ac advance.
LEMONS—Messina quoted at $6 50®7 00 V
box for good to choice; Palermo, $6 00.
LUMBER—Rough heart lumber, M, $17 50;
rough sappy boards, 1x10 and 1x12, tf M, $15;
rough sheathing, 1x3,4, 5, 6 and 8, If 31, $13;
dressed sheathing, T. and G. or S. 1 S., If M,$15;
dressed %X4, 5 or 6, celling, parM,$19; dressed,
yn, ceiling, If 31, $18; dressed or (i, floor
ing, heart, $22 50; dressed, %x4, heart, beaded
or plain, If 31, $25; dressed inch boards, finish
ing, If M, $25; dressed, IWX4, gallery flooring.
tf 31, $27 50; dressed lAj'XS or 6, flooring, If 31,
?5; double dressed partition, T. and G., If 31,
!7 50; dressed, lMXl>a Inch, finishing. If 31.
$27 50; dressed, H inch weather boards, tf M, $19;
dressed, inch weather boards, if 31, $17 50;
novelty siding, clear heart, $27 So.
MOLASSES—Quoted from first hands as fol-
lows for: Louisiana centrifugal, 25®35c; Texas,
nominal. Quoted by wholesale grocers at o0«
38c for ordinary; fair to good, 35®:!8e; prime to
choice, 40® 42c. New Texas open kettle, choice,
10®42)je; prime, 35®37(ie; common, 27>£®80e;
half ..barrels, 4c additional.
OILS—Linseed, raw,47c; boiled, 50c; castor,
$1 60c; West Virginia, lubricating, 14® 18e tf gal-
lon ; golden machinery at 3f>®40c; lard oil, No.
1, at 55c; winter strained, 66c; neats foot, S5e;
train oil, 55c; turpentine, 55®60c.-
OKANGES—Messina, in boxes, $7 00.
OATS—From store about 40®42c.
ONIONS—Louisiana and Te.xai, $1 25 V
bushel-.
PETROT.EIfM—In At end y supply at 17c if gal
Ion, In barrels; 20c In cases for B-gallon cans
and 32c In cases for 1 gallon cans; 160 test, 3Uc
In eases and 27c In barrels. These are jobbers'
prices; a small advance from wholesale is
charged.
POTATOES—Now Texas, 90c per bushel.
POULTRY—Mixed "oops of chickens, $1 75fti
2 25. Turkeys, mixed coops, $6 00®8 00. Geese
dull, plucked, nominal; unplucked; nominal.
Ducks, nominal.
RAISINS—Layer, new, $2 60®2 65 if box; Lon-
don layers, $2 75(82 90 If box.
RICE—'Wholesale grocers quote: New Loul
sluna, choice, 6'o6'jc; prime, ft\5'',c; fair, 5
inordinary,4 '4®41.c.
SALT— Liverpool In full supplyand strong;
coarse quoted at 90c per sack in carload lots;
Liverpool One,$1 20 for carload lots; $13(1 for
small lots. Louisiana coarse, 70c; Louisiana
line, 85c, f. o. b., shipped direct from mine at
New Iberlu.
SARDINES—Imported quarter boxes, $1 1 50
ft 12 50 if caso; American quarter boxes, $6 50®
7 (10; mustard, halves, $5 50®6 00.
SCRAP IRON—Wrought scrap, $8 00®9 00 if
ton; heavy castings, $10 00®ll 00 tf ton; stove
Plate, $6 00®7 00 If ton; pig Iron (Scotch) No. 1
$24 lid tf ton.
SUGAR—Round lots are quoted by planta
tlon agents as follows: Louisiana pure white,
6),e; choice white, 6> , e; choice off white, 6J.;c;
jellow clarified, 6ft6',;c, according to grain
and color; seconds, 6®S%c. Northern refined
steady. Wholesale grocers quote as follows:
Crushed and out lonf,8'„ftHi\;c; powdered, 8',
®9>,c;
8c; off
VEG
green peas, fft3l,c tf lb; new verlow peasj
nominal; black ejed peas,4!ac If Hi; lady peas,
6c tf lb; white beans, u'.jft 1c tf lb ; whlppoorwill
liens, 4c; clay bank peas, 3'.;®4c tf lb; sour
kraut, $4 00 tf half barrel; $7 So tf barrel.
WHEAT—No. 2 31odltoVruiiean, Walker and
other varieties of strict No. 2, 90®95c, on track.
WOOL—Buyers quote spring clip: Fine
twelvemonths, light shrinkage, 17®20c; me-
dium twelve months, 10®15c; coarse, 10®12C;
hurry, 5c tf lb less.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
(n9;V; granulated, 7/»®8"„c; standard A, 7 Vai
"c;off A,7V®7',c.
VEGKTAiILES—Good cabbage, nuvkot bare;
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS FROM
TRADE CENTERS.
LEADING
New York Daily Report.
Special to Tho News.
New Yoits, July 1.—It Is reported tlmt the
Philadelphia Texas and Pacific commltteo will
soon disband as a failure. The stockholders'
plan Is nlso pronounced an abortion.
Houston and Texas Central firsts,
Santa Fe 6s, 104.'f,
San Antonio Westerns, 83 V.
Texas and Paclflc lllos, 66%,
St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas firsts, 97.
Atchison stodk, 89.
Silver declined to 975f per ounce.
sterling A(®>«c easier on supply of security
bills.
Cotton more active on manipulation, cover-
ing and continued easier feeling. Tho Atlun
tic States short lntArOBt appears to have been
larger than generally supposed. ^
Cotton goods advanced Vc.
Sugar firm.
JoTfte gtn
— , a nop _ , .
of (.ulvcston, has been admitted a member of
Coffte strong atflXc.
" riti
Mr.Cliarles Blum, a nephew of Leon Blum,
f (jiilvcston,has b<
the stock exchange
Honey, Stocks and Bonds.
New York, July 1.—Government bonds dull
mid '» lower for l>£s. State bonds quiet and
firm. Ihillroad bonds were more active; nutr
liet stronger and closlngprlces generally show
advances. Stocks opened with a more decided
tone. The news was of a rather more favora-
ble character, Indicating that there was a
chance for speedy settlement of rate war anil
that the railroads In Chicago were determined
to maintain their stand against the striking
switchmen. Prices generally were strong, and
above closing figures last night, and business
w as somewhat Inclined to move, but during
the afternoon some feeling of " waiting for
developments" showed Itself and business
became heavy. There was no very decided
movement manifested in any particular stock
•xeept, perhaps, in Louisville and Nashville, lu
which it was said that the pool had been
opeiating, and that it was unloaded to day.
Inoiana, Burlington and Western also dropped
quite heavily, losing 2'S from last night's
closing price on the announcement that tho
creditors had applied for a receiver for the
road under a friendly suit by one of the
creditors of tho roud. Tile directors issued a
circular to tho bondholders and stockholders,
announcing tho act and explaining that the
best Intel est of the company, In their opinion,
would thereby be served, and that tho suit
between their company and the Cincinnati,
Sandusky and Cleveland road could be taken
to the federal courts to better advantage by
such a move. There w as a gain In the prices
all along the line, dangers and Vanuerbllt
were especially favored. Northwestern gained
)>4; Omaha, IS ; St. Paul, .',i; Cleveland, Coluui-
bus.Cineinnatl and Indianapolis, 1 ;Lake Shore,
Vz; Frio, 1, and Consolidated Gas, l 'i. There
was furtlieif ordering of some $760,000 gold
btus for shipment, most of which
Is for Berlin, as enchange rate
Is higher in that city than in any other city in
Europe. Ileldelbach, Ycklehelmer & Co., who
have ordered most of the gold recently, inti-
mate that It Is used In Berlin for a Russian
loan. Call money again made a spurt and roso
to '.i per cent., ranging between 8!,, the lowest,
and the first-named figure. The movement
was attributed to some manipulators who
have influenced prices similarly on several
occasions.
New York, July 1.—Bonds and stocks
elosed at the following prices, bid:
United States 3s.. 100?i Louisv. and Nash.. 41 i
Fonrand linlfs 1115, Michigan Central.. 73
New fours 125% Slissourl Pacific.. .107
pacific sixes 126 NowJerseyCentral 54'j
Cen.Paclliefirsts..115 Northern Pacific.. 27S.
T. P. land grants.. 39% do. preferred— 59?,'
do. lilo Grande.. 58% Northwestern 114%
UnlonPaclflc firsts. 113% do. preferred —142
do. sinking fund. — New York Central .106%
Central Pacific
Chicago, Alton,
do. preferred.
42
.143
. 150
Burlington,Quincy 135
Del'e. Hud
Lackawanna..
Oregon Trans..
Pacific Mail
'Reading
Rock Island
.... '.19 ISt. Paul
.. .129%! do. preferred.
33
.. 54U
.. 24 %
.. 125
.. 92%
.123
Den , llio Grande 15S( St. Paul and Omaha 47
Erie 28% '
Kile, preferred 63 Texits Pacific
Harlem 230 Union Pacific..
Houston andTexas 33 | Wabash
Illinois Central —139% do. preferred
Kansas and Texas.. 30'., Wells-Fargo ...
Lake Shore... 84% Western Union
New Orleans, July 1.—Clearings
banks, $962,130.
MARKETS BY TELEOBAFH.
do, preferred—111%
- ... 10?«
... 53%
... 17%
... 30
...122
... 65
of the
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
New York, July 1. — Flour—Heavy.
Wheat—Spot lots a shade stronger but
rather qnlet; options opened weak and
slightly lower, later became stronger
and advanced %ft% c, closing firm;
spot No. 2red,75%c delivered; July, 83%ft)84c,
closing at 84c; August, 84V®85c, closed at
85c; September, 84V®84c, closed at 84c; Au-
gust, 84%®85e, closed at 83c; September, 84%®
t5%c, closed at 85%c.
Corn—Spot lots %®lc lower and dull; op-
tions %® %e higher and more active, closing
firm; spot No. 2, 46®47c,elevator; 46%®47c
afloat; July,45®45'ie, closed at 45'4c; August,
45%®45%c, closed at 45%e; September, 45%®
46c, closed at 46c.
Coffee—Spot fair Rio firm at 9%c; options
stronger and fairly active; sales, 33,250bags;
July, August, September and October, 7.83®
7.(toc; November, 7 85ft 7.95c; December, 7.83®
7.90c; January, 7.908 7 96c; February, 7.95c.
Sugar—Steady and in moderate demand.
Molasses—Flrfn.
Bice—Steady and In fair demand.
Tallow—Steady.
Rosin—Dull at $1 00®1 05.
Turpentine—Firm at 32!5C.
Pork—Firmer; Old mess, $10 25® 10 75; new
do $11 25 ®11 75.
Cut Meats—Firm.
Lard—Higher and very strong; spot, $3 75;
July, $6 75; August, $6 72®6 74; September
$6 82®6 94.
NEW ORLEANS PRODUCE MARKET.
New jOri.eans, July l.—Flour—Nominally
unchanged; choice, $3 90®4 !I0; fancy,$4 10®
4 25; extra fancy, $4 40®4 50; Minnesota and
winter wheat, patents, $5 00®5 25.
Corn—Quiex but steady; mixed, 43®44c; yel-
low, 48®49c; white, 49c.
Oats—Steady at 35c.
Cornmeal—Quiet and weak at $2 05.
Hay—Steady with a fair demand, for prime
but not quotably hij< her.
Whisky—Unchanged at $1 00®125.
Coffee—Firmer; Rio, 7%®10%c.
Rice—Dull at 3®4!„c.
Cotton-seed Products—Quiet, but steady;
prime crude oil, 24®25e; summer yellow, 31
id33c; cake and meal, $19 50®20 00.
Sugar—Steady; open kettle: choice, 5%c;
strictly prime, 5%c;prime,5%c; centrifugals:
choice white, 6 116®6%c; off white, 5%®6c;
choice yellow clarified 5 13 16c; prime do., 5%e;
seconds, 4%®6 7-16C.
Molasses—Dull aud unchanged.
Hog Products—Strong and higher.
Pork—Strong and higher at $10 62%.
Lard—Strong and higher nt $6 25.
Bulk 3Ieats—Shoulders, long clear and clear
ribs, $6 25.
Bacon—Shoulders, $6 25; long clear, $6 89;
clear ribs, $7.
Hams-At lift;li ve.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
Chicago, July 1.—The afternoon sessions of
the board of trade have been discontinued dur
Ing July and August.
Flour—Steady and unchanged.
Wheat—Active and stronger and l%e higher
than yetter(tey; July, 73®73',e,closed ut74%e;
August, 76®76'%c, closed at 76%c; September,
76',®77%o, dosed at 77\c.
Corn- Fairly active and firmer; cash, 351 16c;
July, 3616c; August, 36®66%c, closed at
36 5-16; September,87%®37%ci, closed at 37 . c
Pork—Active, strong and higher; cash, $10 15;
July, $9 90® 10 IS, closed at $i0 15; August
$10 02i.:ft l0 42%, closed at $10 27%; September,
$10 12%® 10 45, closed at $10 37','.
Lard—Firm; cash, $6 60; July, $6 S0®6 60,
closed nt .$(160; August, $6 60®6 70, closed at
$6 7o; September, $6 70® 6 82«, closed at$6 80.
Short Rib Sides—Firm and higher at $8 10.
lioxcd Meats—Steady; dvy salted shoulders
$5 40ft 5 45; short clear sides, $6 40®6 46.
ST. LOUIS PRODUCE MARKET.
St. Louis, July 1.—Flour—Quiet, steady
and unchanged.
Wheat—Active and strong; market opened
dull, early declined !;®%c, but recovered,
advanced %®%c, eased off again, but strength
ened near tho close anil finishing 1%®1%(
higher than yesterday; No.2 red cash, 74/#7.1c;
August, 74%®76c, closing at 76c; September,
76s,®77%e, closing at77%c bid.
Corn—Dull and lower and !»®%c under yes-
terday; No. 2 mixed, cash, 31 '„c; July, 30%ft'
30%'c, closing at 30%e; August, 30', e; Septem-
ber, 83%c bid.
Oats—Very dull and barely steady; S'o. 2
mixed, cash, 27®'28c; July, 24c bid; August,
24 Vc bid.
Cornmeal—Steady at $1 85®1 90.
Whisky—Firm at $1 10.
Wool—Active, strong and slightly higher;
medium clothing, 22®25c; combing, 22®24c;
low and coarse, ]3®20e; fine light, 18®22c;
heavy, 16® 19c; black, 16®20c.
Provisions—Active and higher.
Pork—Very strong at $10 50.
Lard—20® 25c higher at $6 26.
Bulk Meats—Firm; looso lots long clear,
$6 10; short libs, $6 20 short clear, $6 25;
boxed lots: long clear. $6 12%; short ribs,
$6 22%; short clear, $6 37%.
Bacon—Strong; long clear,$6 75; short ribs,
$6 87%; short clear, $6 90.
Hams—Finn at $U®12 60.
The board of directors of the Exchange have
dispensed with the afternoon board during
July and August.
To day the elevator companies In this mar
ket gave notice of a reduction of charges for
the storage on wheat, oats and ryo to 1 cent
per bushel for the first ten (lays or part there-
of. The mine reduction will be made oil rates
for the storage of corn after July 31.
KANSAS CITY PRODUCE MARKET.
Kansas City, July 1.—'Wheat—Lower; No. 2,
cash,57c bid, 57%c asked; August, 59%c bid,
69%c asked.
Corn—Lower; No. 2 cash,26c; August,26%c.
Oats—Nominal; 22c asked.
HAVANA MARKETS.
Havana, July 1.—Spanish gold $2 23'i®2 23%,
Exchange—Firm; on United States 60 days,
gold,9% premium; short sight, 9%®lo%; on
London, 20%®21; on Paris, 6%.
Sugar—Firm; at Cardenas to-day, 2500 bngs
centrifugal, 92 to 96 degrees polarization, wore
sold at 26, gold, per quintal.
LONDON WOOL SALES.
London, July 1.—At the wool sales to day
competition was good. The following Is the
day's business: Victoria—sales, 2500 bales;
scoured, lOd® Is 1(1; do locks and pleces,8%d®
Is ',(1; greasy, 5%d®ls 3'ad: do lock-f and
pieces, 5',®9d; fleeces, lg®2s 6(1. New South
Wales—sales,2600 bales; scoured, 9d®ls 6%d;
do locks and pieces, 8f«d®ls 2%d; greasy,
6%iai0%d; do locks and pieces, 8®6d;
fleece, lsld®lsil%d. South Australian-
Sales, 700 bales; greasy, 5®9d.
Queenslai d—Sales, 400 bales; scoured, 11),d®
ls3d; greasy, 6%®10%d. Tasmania—Sales, 3500
bales; greasy, 6%d®ls4d; do locks and pieces,
5®6';d; fleece, 10(l®2sl!4d. New Zealand -
sales, 3000 bales; scoured, 10(I®ls6d; do locks
and pieces, 9%u®ls4d; greasy, 6%®10(l; do
locks and pieces, 6®7%(1. Cape of Good Hope
and Natal—Sales,llOObales; scoured,8d®l83%d;
grensy, 4®7%d; snow white, lsl%d®ls6%d.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Kansas City, July 1.—The Live Stock Indi-
cator reports:
Cattle—Receipts, 500; shipments, none;mar
ket for good firm; comon weak; good to
choice. $4 6l®4 80; common to medium, $2 50
®4 40; stockers, $2 50®3 50; feeders, $3 40®
4 40; cows, $2 00®8 30.
Hogs—Receipts, 10,200; shipments, 1500; mar-
ket steady and 5c higher at f4 60®5 90.
Sheep—Receipts, 258; shipments, nothing:
good to choice, $2 40® 3 25; common to me-
dium, $1 50® 2 25.
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET.
St. Locis, July 1.—Cattle—Receipts, 1200;
shipments, 500; market active, with abetter de
lniind for all grades; good to choice shipping,
$4 80®5 25; common to fair, $4 oo®4 65; nntch-
eis, $3 50®4 35; cow s and hellers, $2 25®3 60;
through Texas, $2 25®4 60.
Hogs—Receipts, 5700; shipments, 2000; mar-
ket active, firm and unchanged; butchers
and best heavy, $4 65S4 80.
Sheep—Receipts, 1200; shipments, 600; mar
ket steady at $2 25® 4 00.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, July 1.—Hie Drovers Journal re
ports:
Cottle—Receipts, 6600; shipments3200; mar-
ket strong and 6® 10c higher; shipping steers,
$4 00® 5 60; stockers and feeders, $2 60®4 35;
cows, bulls and mixed, $1 75®3 90; bulk, $2 50
® 3 (0; through Texas cattle, grass cows, $2 60
®3 50; steers, $3 1kj®:' 80; corn-fed, $4 00 34 23.
Hogs—Receipts, 24,000; shipments, 7000; mar-
ket strong and 5®l0c higher at $2 7S®4 75.
Sheep—Receipts, 2600; shipments, boo; mar-
ket slow and weaker; natives, $2 20®4 70;
Texans, $2 25®3 35; lambs, $1 26®3 35 per head.
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK 3IARKE f.
New York, July 1.—Beeves—Receipts, 8 car-
loads, all for export. No trading In beef cdttle;
pressed beef steady and fairly firm at 7%®
8%c for common to good sides; few selected
sides going at 8\ft9c; American refrigerator
beef Is quoted at Liverpool to-day at 8%c tf II,.
Sheep and Lambs—Receipts. 58 carloads:
market steady for sheep at $3 50®5 50; dull
and lower for Iambs at $5 00®8 00, outside
price for ciioice only.
FINANCIAL.
News Office, July 1. — Local quotations
continued. Money remains abundant and
easy at nominally 8 per cont.
At London to day bank rate was unchanged;
silver 116d lower and consols weK %d
higher.
New York unchanged and New Orleans
unchanged.
GALVESTON CLEARING HOUSE.
Clearances tills day $204,002
Cleared by 77,806
EXCHANGE AT GALVESTON.
Official quotations at the Cotton Exchange:
Buying. Selling.
Sterling, 60 days 4.83 4.89
New York sight %dis. % prom.
New Orleans sight % dls. % prein.
American silver % dls. Par.
LONDON MOVE i' MARKET.
Telegram to the Cotton lixchango.
Today. Yest'day.
Rate of silver 44?i 4454
Rate of discount 2% 2%
Consols for money 1015-16 101 3-16
EXCHANGE AT NEW YORK.
Telegram to the Cotton Exchange.
Sterling—Bank, 60 days 4.87%®4.87%
Commercial, 60 days 4.8654'®4.87
Francs—Bank, 60 days 5.18%
Commercial 5.18%
lteichsinark—Commercial, 60 days. 96%®95 516
EXCHANGE AT NEW ORLEANS.
Telegram to the Cotton Exchange.
Sterling—Bank, 60 days 4.88%®
Commercial 4.86%®4.86%
Francs—Commercial, 60 daj's..... .5.18%®
New York Sight—Bank 1.60 prem.
Commercial 1.00 prem.
Kansas City Cattle Market.
Special to The News.
Kansas City, Jnly 1.—The supply of cattle
was quite small and of light weights as a rulo.
Rates on desirable cattle, were steady, and
others were weak and dull. Prices ranged as
follows:
Dressed beef and shipping, $4 00®4 75, the
bulk nt $4 45®4 60.
Butchers steers, $3 00® 3 75, the bulk at $3 00
®3 26.
Corn-fed half breeds, $3 80.
The supply of cows and mixed cattle was
small, and the demand only fair, but enough
to consume the offerings. The bulk of tne
cows sold at $2 75ft3 00, aud some sales at $3 25
®3 87% for choice cows.
Hulls are quiet and dull, $2 50 being the top.
The supply of stockers and feedftts was light
and the inquiry moderate, but rather ahead of
the supply. Stockers rati1 at $2 40®3 25, ami
feeders at $3 00® 3 25 for bulk, and occasionally
a little more for well-led steers.
The day's receipts were 480 head.
India rubber is menaced with a rival
The rubber dealers of eastern Nicaragua
think they have discovered a tree whose
jum will give as much satisfaction as rnb-
jer, and will, in fact, take its place. They
say that the milk of the tuno furnishes a
most excellent guttapercha, equal to the
best found in the Eastern tropics, while the
number of trees is virtually inexhaustible,
and the gum can be produced with proflt at
12 cents a pound.
POET OF GALVESTON.
Tiicksoay, July 1, 1886.
ARRIVED, .
Steamship I. C. Harris, Staples, master, for
Rrazos Santiago general cargo.
8AILED.
Steamship Comal, Bolger, master. New York:
cargo cotton and wool.
Steamship 1. c. Harris, Staples, master, Mor-
gan City: general cargo.
RECEIPTS FROM THE INTERIOR.
Gulf, Colorado ani> Santa Fe Railroad—
June 29: 1 bale cotton; 736 sucks cotton seed
cake; 1 car hay; 8 cars wheat; 2 pair trucks; 1
box drugs; 4 bales d. hides; 1 case dry goods;
(iO sacks potat. es; 12 mattresses; 134 sacks
wool; 3 ears cattle; 6 cars cotton seed cake; 5
ears sand; 1 car bones.
June 30 : 22 bales cotton; 244 sks cotton seed
cake; 309 bais Iron: 136 lulls Iron; 1 box oysters;
1 libl sugar; 1 box hardware; 1 s. horse; 6 C4
bacon; 3 cs hams; 9 bbls whisky; 1 horse; l
wagon and cts; 5 cs armature; 31 sks potatoes;
5bo!s blinds; 6 mattresses; 1 cs books; 25 pes
iron; 4 plates iron; 75 plates steel; 2 grind-
stones; 29 sks wool; 21 bis hides; 1 bbl wine; 5
bbls paint; 10 bbls grease.
July 1: 4 cars cattle; l car sheep; l ear hogs;
3 ears hones; 1 ear oats; 3 cars eake; 1 car
lumber; 2 cars wheat; 1 car signs; 1 ear posts;
36 sks wool; 1 horse; 1 car brick; 263 sks cake;
74 sks potatoes; 3 cs clothing; 1 bbl dapples;
49 bxs tobacco; I wagon; 20 bars Iron; 2 soda
fountains; 1 bx press
MissoubiPacii'ic Railway—July l: i box
yeast; 1 box tables; 1 bundle dry hides; 1 lot
furnltute; 6 barrels putty; 25 boxes tobacco; 3
barrels paint; 1 ease boots; 5 packages soap; 1
box drugs: 1 box sewing machine; 15 packages
lead; 40 boxes cheese; 'j cases sausage; 1 tlerco
salt beef; 71 tubs butter;6 cars corn; 1 ear pro-
duce; 4 cars produce' l ear lee; 1 car oats; 1
ear sugar; 1 car wood; 2 curs bay; 14 cars cake;
liar flour; 1 car bacon; 1 ear furniture; 1 ea:-
lot stoves; 294 sacks wool.
Southern Pacific Company, Atlantic sys-
tem- July 1: 1 bl moss; 1 bbl whisky; 1 car
cattle; 6 cars lumber; 110 sks c s cake; 90 bbls
sugar.
Houston and Texas Central—July 1: 1 car
bulk lime; 1 cs boots and shoes.
NOLAN COUNTY NOTES.
Tho Alleged Incendiaries-Masonic Matters—
Dry Weather—Intelligent Population.
Special Correspondence of Tho News.
Sweetwater, Nolan County, June 28.—
The examining trial of the three young men
charged with burning the dwelling of A. M.
Endweis, was concluded last week, and re-
sulted in the binding of two of the parties
over to the District Court, and in the dis-
charge of the third. There was consider-
able excitement here consequent upon tho
burning and the trial that followed, and
this excitement was not allayed when it was
found that a deaf and dumb negro, who
claimed to know the parties who tired the
house, had mysteriously disappeared, and
has not yet been found.
This negro can not write, and his testi-
mony before the examining court was given
in the sign language. He was before tho
court one day, and the case being contin-
ued, he disappeared that night. Tho friends
of the young men charged with the crime
here still hope they will be able to prove
their innocence beyond a doubt, while the
wish is universally expressed that the
guilty parties mav be found and punished.
The sheriff, Mr. Bradford, was, on Thurs-
day last, mairied to Miss Addie Jackson, o£
this place. The happy pair are now off on
a bridal tour, and both being universally
esteemed, have the best wishes of the entire
community for their future prosperity and
happiness.
The 24th was duly observed by the Mason-
ic fraternity, and at night the public install-
ation of officers took place in the district
court room, which was followed by a ban-
quet that would have done honor to any
lodge in the State. Addresses were deliv-
ered by Judge Evans, of Abilene, and
others. These were well prepared, and
were replete with instruction aud enjoy-
ment to the large and appreciative audi-
ence. The large assemblage that graced
the occasion—both ladies and gentlemen—■
would have, in beauty, bearlug, deport-
ment and dress, done credit to any city. la
fact Sweetwater, albeit it is a far western
town, is extensively noted for its many
beautiful girls and women. A danc.e fol-
lowed the least, and was kept up until an
early hour.
The drouth has been terrible here this
vear, and yet the people all seem to be
hopeful. This is a fine sectiou, and with
rain is wonderfully productive. This year
crops are almost a total failure. Lands "that
last year produced sixty bushels of corn to
the acre will this yeai hardly make seed.
Late crops of vines, vegetables, sorghum,
millett, etc., will do well, and the grass is
yet good. Heavy rains at Pecos and Toyah
were reported two days ago; and Saturday
night a heavy rain fell for hours up the
road west of this place. Colorado has also
had good rains.
The land here is a light reddish loam,
very easily cultivated, and can be bought
at low prices aud on easy terms, aud this
will soon be one of the most desirable sec-
tions of this wonderful State. But for the
unexampled drouth, this county now would
be filled with prospectors and new settlers,
and as dry as it has been an agent for
about 100 families will soon be here looking
for land for his colony. The grass here is
wonderfully nutritious, and a stockman who
is from Iowa, said, yesterday, that so far
from being discouraged he was more hope-
ful than at any previous time.
Snyder. Scurry county, is thirty-five miles
northwest and is in a well-watered and fine
section of country. The new court-houso
will he built at once, as the bricks and stone
are on the ground. Snyder has good and
abundant water, both from wells aud the
never failing stream that divides the town
into two parts, and tho town has a popula-
tion of good people, who keep up a tine
school. The town has also several good
churches and a number of substantial busi-
ness houses, A train of wagons with good
teams, filled with well-to-do looking people
from Missouri, passed through Sweetwater
last week, bound for Snyder and the coun-
try around that place.
The population of Sweetwater may be
said to be noted for intelligence, culture
and morality. In point of morality ami
culture of a high order, Sweetwater will
!v
ha
the visitor here would not know there were
any unless he sought them. I have not yet
seen a drrmken man, while a deep and re-
ligious feeling seems to pervade the en-
tire community. There is considerable
wealth here, as this is headquarters of
many of the large cattlemen. The leading
merchants do a business that would be
called large, even in a larger city.
Miss Lula Thweatt, of Mineola, is visiting
the family of Mr. J. B. Scarborough.
Judge Joseph Boone delivered the com-
mencement address at Thornton institute,
Limestone county, last Friday.
Mrs. Dr. Harrington is visiting friends at
Hico.
Professor Chatfield and family are on a
few weeks' visit to Baird.
Miss Lula Fowler, of this place, who has
for some time past been attending the Con-
servatory of Music at Boston, Mass., is
is expected home in a short time.
_ SCRIPTOIt.
Freezing the Gases.
Since the scientific world was surprised,
in 1877, by Cailletet's and Pictet's announce]
ments of the production of liquefied oxygen,
several experimenters—especially VVro-
blewski and Olzewski—have successfully
attacked the problem of liquefying the so-
called permanent gases. It was at first
thought necessary to employ great pressure
in addition to great cold, but in the later re-
searches both oxygen and nitrogen, as well
as atmospheric air, have been made liquid
by intense cold at very moderate pressures.
Among the interesting results obtained are
the following: At 152 degreos below zero
Fahrenheit chlorine forms orange-colored
crystals; at 17">degreesbelow hydrochloric
acid is a solid; at 200 below ether
soli.lifies; at 202 below, absolute alcohol
freezes; at 20ft below, oxygen boils; at .'112
below, air boils; and at 337 below, air boils
in a vacuum. These extraordinary tem-
peratures were measured bv means of a
ij drogen thermometer, and by a thermo-
ile. The lowest temperature yet measured
s S7S degrees below zero, which was pro-
duced by the evaporation of solid nitrogen
on suddenly reducing the pressure. From
these results it appears probable tint every
known substance within the reach of ni w
will be eventually obtained in solid form
by the mere withdrawal of heat.
gh
compare favorably with any town east or
west. The town has but two saloons, and
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