Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1887 — Page 8

THE IKDIANAPOIilS JOURNAL, SUNDAY AUGMTST 11, 18ST TVVEL.VJ3 PAaJES.'

CONDITION OF THE MABKETS

Signs that the Speculators Intend to Center Their Attention on Wheat. A Fractional Decline in Corn and an Upward Tendency in Wheat flats Without Chanje Provisions Cl changed, HOSEI, BONDS AND STOCKS. tbs Prefeeesonal Trader Hare Full Sway, tKf jldfanc Price TUey I lease. JfEW YORK, Aug. 13. Mosey- on call was easy at A per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6"7 per cent. Sterling exchange was dull but steady at $4,803. Xr sixty-day bills and $1.8346 for demand. Tie total sale of stocks to-day were 115.953 shares, Including the following: Delaware, Lackaranne Sc Western, 7,3 JO; Lak Short. 2,900; Lonisrille & Nashville. 5, 2G0; Northwestern, 6.050; Read'g. 12,850; St. Paul, 25,900; Western Union, V300. The stock market to-day wa iniet. but there was oe spurt of activity, and the temper ef tie specu la. Hon was more deeidedly bullish than on auy prerou day this week. This was due almost entirely to Ihe attitude of the room traders, who have generally shifted over to that aide of the sceount. There was Sterally nothing doing for any interest beyond the professionals, and their efforts to advance quoWions met with no resistence whatever. There waa an attempt made to cover "short." in Aew England, and the traders and scalpers quickly bid the stock tip on them. The movement was afterwards extended to the entire list and material gains were made throughout. '1 he effect of the bank statement, which was unfavorable, was not important, having been sufficiently discounted yesterday. The opening was very dull and uninteresting, with prices steady, and for about thirty minutes there was no change in the character of the market, though slight advances urere established. The market auddenly be came active and prices iusnred ud sharply and the lead of New England, and the burnt figures of the dav. renerallr. were msde shortly Wir 1 1 o'elocit. After a fractional recession the narket became steadr and quiet but finally closed irm at close to the best bjrtire of the day. The fmainOM fetr tii !lifn wu 1 1 .VHfS shares. Railroad bonds quiet to doll, with the usual lack of feature, though considerable strength was shown Wv several innM. Closing price, srenerally show ad vances. The total sales were 3S.0OO. The ls f bonds for the week were 177.0H, against lO.UW for the previous week. Closing quotations were: Four per cent, bonds. 1 274 Mar. & Cin. lsts pTeC j our and a bait per 66 i u 'a -i ar. cc um. secouas. I'eelfie Cs of 95 .122 jllero. Si Charleston. 2xuisiana consols. ... iMa Michigan Central... 57 85 Si Missouri Os.... 100 I Minn, Jh St. Louis.... 13 Tenn. settlement 6s.. 102 Minn. & St. L. prefTenn. settlement 5s.. lO'.:1 Missouri Pacific... Tenn. settlement 3s.. 703 Mobile & Ohio...... Central Pacific lsts. .1153s Morris St Essex Len. & Rio O. lsts. .120 IXashville & Chatta.. len & It. G. . lsts. 74 New Jersey Central. Erie seconds......... 9' Norfolk 6c W. pref-. K. & T. gen. (s.. 94 Northern Pacific Northern Pacific lsts. 1 IS1 Northern Pac. pref.. 35 . i'a . 13 .13S . 80 . 7Ca . 44 2939 Northern Pacific iMs.lO'. Chi. Northwestern. 1158 Northwestern consolsHT-U C. & North w'n pref. .144 Northwest. debent. 5slO New York Central... .lOSt St. L. & !S. F. Ken. n1.ll.li4 Ohio Central..... St. Paul consols 127a Ohio & MississiDpi... 2B4 St.P.,Chi.&Pac.lst,110 Ohio & Miss, pref f5 Texas Pac. I'd grants- fJ ntario Sc Western.. 174 T. P.. R. O. ex. coup- 7 1 Oregon Navigation. .. 85 Vnion Pacific firsts. -.1143. Ore. & Transcontint'l 26H West Shore UJ7e Oregon ImprovemeDt 44a Adams Extras .148 Allegheny CentraL... .. Alton ATerro Unite- 30 Pacific Mail 4H-4 Panama .. Peoria. D. & E. M Alton & T. II. pref. Pittsburg lala American kxproas.. B.. C. R. AN Canada Pacific..... Canada Southern. . . CentralPacific... .-lort .. 45 Pullman Palace-ear.. 148 Reading.............. 56 Rock Island 126 .. f.614 65a St. U & San Fran.... 373a 3Hl.St. L. Sc S. i. pref... 76 Chesapeake & Ohio... ti C. & O. pref. firsts... 10 C. & O- seconds 7 Chicago & Alton. ...14!) C. & A. pref erred.... 173 C. V Q 140 Chi.. St. Lu &N. O C. St.Lfc&P 16 !St.L. & S.F.I stsprer HZa C. M. Sc St. P 25b 0.. M. & St. P. pref ..120 St- Paul, M. & M... 1133 St. Paul Si Omaha.. St. Paul & O. pref.. Texas Pacific Union Pacific ....... 485a .110 51 8 C, St. Ii. & P. pref.. 42 U. H. Express 67 Cl. s. &c SeiWab.. St. L. & P 17 Clevel' d Ss Columbus. 54 W., St. L. & P. prof. 309 Wells Sc Fargo Exp.. 129 W. U. Telegraph.... 74 H Colorado Coal........ 42 a lelar7are & Madson-lOln J)el.. La.rk. & West.. 131 1 I. & Rio Wrande 26 H Erie , ... 30C8 Ilomestake.... 13 Erie preferred 68 Iron Silver.... 220 Ontario 26 Quicksilver filfl Quicksilver pref...... 27 feast Tennessee 12 East Tennessee pref.. 61 Fort Wayne 130 Hannibal & St. Joe.. ... II. Sc St. Joe pref , Harlem 215 Houston St Texas.... 25 .South Pacific........ Sutro Y.. O. Se St. La. 40 181s X. Y., C. Sc St. U pref 3la M., !., S. A W 8314 M., Tj., S. So W. pref.109 Illinois Central. 1189 I., Ii. Ss W 19 Kansas & Texas 27 'a M.Tenn. Coal & Iron 33 like Erie St Western 104 C.. LL V. A T. H Lake Shore 94 19 Toledo A Ohio C. pref 55 Louisville A N'shville 63 Ft. Worth A Denver. 45 j.. N. A. A C 49 I The weekly statement of the associated banks hows the following changes: Reserve, decrease. $2,1 3.02S Loans, decrease.......................... 3.211.70O Specie, decrease 3,619.500 Legal tenders, decrease.................. 18M.800 Ieposits, decrease........................ C.477.50O Circulation, decrease 4.70O The banks now hold $1,732,625 in excess of the 25 per eent. rule. NEW YORK, Aug. 13. Bar silver, 96c. m NEW YQKK. AND CHICAGO. Yesterday's Quotations on Produce at the Two Great Commercial Centers, NEW Y'ORK. Aug. 13. Flour, receipts, 21,103 packages; exports, 5,127 brls; 3,762 sacks. Dull, but prices without quotable change, ruling about steady; sales, 14,000 barrels. Wheat-Receipts, 152,56 bu; exports, 224,417 bu; Spot lots firm but rather quiet. Options opened rather easier, later advanced tSc, closing firm. Speculation quiet; sales 3,068.000 bu futures and 150.00O bu spot. No. 2 Chicago, 79o f. . b.: ungraded red, 78a82iac; No. 3 rd, 7840; No. 2 red. 6oa80i4C elevator, 81ii3813ie dalivered; 81 f.o.b.; 81a c, f. and L:No. 1 red nominal at 85c; No. 1 white nominal at 85c; No. 2 red. August. SOc; September, 80 9-16281o. closing at. 81e; October. 81t8214e, closing at 8240; November, SJSo, closing at Sigc: December, 85c. closing at 85c; January, SS'saSSo, ' closing at 80 s: February, 8G78S8 1 3so. closing at S73hc: March, SSsdoSSa. closing at 88!8C; May, 90ie 9O7Hc, dosing at 00 "so. Corn Spot lots steady and very quiet; options opened 4 ae lower, and closed firm, with the decline partly recovered; receipts 16,650 bu; exports, 16.129 but sales 680.0OO bu futures, and 34.000 bu pot; ungraded. 4930014.ei No. 2, 480 elevator, 4914949190 delivered) No. 2 September. 48Va 4919c, closing at 49c; October, 4!7si50iae, closing at 5080! Novemner, SOaSOSsc, closing at SOc; May, 53id53o,closing at 533io. Oats J4 2 lower and dull, closing firm with some recovery. Receipts 17,000 bu; exports 19 bu. Mixed Western, 29 33c; white do, 4lc. Hay quiet. Hops firm. California, 8 3 18c. Coffee Fair Rio firm at lOiflc Options fairly active and higher. Sales, 61,000 bags; August 17.85 17.00c; September, 17.903 18.05c: October, 17.1018.20c; November, 18.20al8.30c; December, 18.25 18.45e; January, 18.30al8.45c: February. 18.40c; March. 18.40218.45c; April, 18.35 18.40c; May, 18.40c; June. 18.45c. Snear quiet, steady and unchanged: relined quiet: C, 43fi24!,4e; oil A. 5 3-16c; granulated, 5785 15-1 Go; cubes, 03 6 1 lOo. Molasses dull. Rice quiet and steadv. Tallow steady at 3ga. Rosiu dull at $1.02ls9 1.10. Eggs steady and demand fair; receipts, 2,652 packages; Western, 10 316c Fork in moderate demand; mess quoted at $153 15.25 for old. $15. 503 16 for new. Cut meats firm; Jickled shoulders, 6 3 68?; pickled hams, 12l2i4o. ,ard a trills higher, but quiet at 6.92lfl for Western steam: September, O.Ol'flSe.DSc; October, 6.997c; November, 6.99c; December, 6.99 a7c; January, 7.077.08c: city steam, 6.65c. Dutter quiet but firm; Western, 129251s Cheese firm; rather quiet; Western; 8911c. CHICAGO, Aug. 13. There were indications on'Chang " to-day that the exciting interest recently shown In corn might be short lived, and that the at tention of operators and the publio will again center on wheat. The feature of trading was the fractional falling oil in eorn and the upward tendency in wheat prices. While the operators have been watching the clouds for rain and chasing after high prices in eorn, a very important shipping movement in wheat has been going on. Every day this weak has shown light receipts at this point. The reoorts also show a gradual and decided decrease in the receipts of new wheat it St. Louis and other Initial points. The shipments both bv rail and lake have been sufficient to make jnite a hole in the amount held in store hereby the time f the next weekly statement. Wheat, during most of the session to-da?, sras in good, steady demand. Prices wsre advanced $io and closed See higher than yesterday. The range was within le, as follows: September opened at 690, sold up to 7040 early, sold down to the opening point about 11:30 and bout 12:30 reached 703se. afterward selling a little ander. October opened at 744(5, and after a few nps and downs touched 72c. December sold between 74 a 9754C. Corn ws quite active early in the session, bnt later ruled rather quiet, with the feeling easier. More rain was reported in the corn belt, and it was thought by many local operators that the inetease In the acreage over last year more than Bakes up for the decrease io the percentage of yield; and the country will have about ss much corn as usual. The market opened 930 onder yesterday's closing prices, and advanced 4 iio pled unsettled, but again became weaker, influenced by expected larger receipts, aud closed o lower than yesterday. For oats a comparatively easy market was quotable. August delivery exhibited a slight improvement, while September and October did not change materially from yesterday's closing, but May isnged a shale lower. The speculative market ruled easy. Cash oats were fairly active at about yesterday's prices, bat after a time the demand subsided and the market bexasae quiet. The provision market was dull,

and, as one operator put it. there was more

than business. Offerings were light and trading entirely by local scalpers. - Prices were confined to a narrow range, and no chances oecnrred except in January pork, which broke 15 cents. The leading futures ranged as follows:

Ctonnv a 704 72 75 4 40407 414 4558 25 253 26 313 $12.25 12.879 6.573 6.57fl . 6 65 6.773 8.023 8.023 8.073 6.023 Cssh q notations were as follows: Flonr quiet firm. No. 2 spring wheat. 692698C; Jy. 3 spi and 'pnng wheat. tyauyjsc; rtp. j spring wheat, 6-ftc; No. 2 red, 73e; No. 2 corn, 4OJ3C: No. 2 oats, 25325i4c; No. 2 rye, 44c; No. 2. barley. 66e. No. 1 flaxseed, 97c. Prime timothy-seed. ff 2.2132.23. Mess pork per brl.. $15.00. Lard, per 10O lis,. $6.57e. Short-rib sides (loose), S.OOc. Drv-salted shoulders boxed). 5.005.70c. Short-clear sides (boxed), 8.35a8.40c. Whisky, distillers finished roods, per ffaL. SI.IO. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady. Creamery. Zii w 2D 9c: dairy. XW-lo. Etresfirm: fresh. Il-al24c. Keceipts Flour, ll.OOObrls; wheat, 37,000 bu; corn. 12S.O0O bu; oats. 227.000 bu: rye, 3.000 bu; barley. 18.000 bu. Shipments Flour. 13.000 brls; wheat, 116,000 bu; com. 176,000 bu; oats, 186,000 bu;rye, 2,000 bu; barley, 12,000 bu. BALTIMORE. Aug. 13. Wheat Western higher; No. 2 winter red. 793793gc; August. 793c: Sep tember, 8040flc: October, aiSlc; Decem ber, 847e. Corn Western steady and dull. Mixed, spot. 483 asked; August, 484C asked: September, 48 49c; October, 60c asked. Oats steady. Western white. 34233c; do mixed, 31a33c. Provisions steady and quiet. Petroleum, firmer; refined. 63gc Coffee higher and firm; Rio cargoes, ordinary to fair, IS 1940. Other articles unchanged. " Receiots Flour, 5,482 brls: wheat. 60,800 bu; corn, 5.300 ba: oats. 17.10O bu; rye. 70O bu. Shipments Flour, L2.083 brls; wheat, 102.800 bu. LIVE STOCK. Good! Grades of Cattle Active and Higher Hogs Firm Sheep Steady, Indianapolis, Aug. 13. Cattle Keceipts, 1,000; shipments, 1,500. Fair supply; market active and 10320o higher on the better grades; common barely steady; about every thing sold at the close. Fancy export grades. ................. ..$4.4034. 05 Good to choioe shippers................ 4.GO&4.25 Common to medium shippers.......... 3.003::.G5 Stoekers and feeders 2.00&3.0O Good to choice heifers 2.0OS3.3O Common to medium heifers............. 2.003)2.75 Good to choice cows 2.50S3.OO Common to medium cows.... ........... 1.5092.25 Veals, common to good.................. 3.5035. OO Bulls, common to good. ........ 1.50S2.50 Milkers, common to good 18.00335.0 HOGS Receipts. 1,800; shipments, 1,000. Qual ity only fair; market active, closing firm; all sold. Heavy packing and shipping..... .......$5.255.35 Light and mixed packing............... 5.0035.20 Common to good light 4.9035.15 Pigs, and heavy roughs................. 3. 75 a) 4. 75 Su EEP Receipts, 960; shipments, l,50O. Market steady on all decent grades and slow on common. Good toehoice f 3.504.00 Common to medium....... 2.50 d3.25 Spring lambs, common to good.......... 3.005.00 Bucks, per head 2.0033.00 Elsewhere. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 13. Cattle Receipts, 1.400; shipments, official yesterday, 1,944. Good corn-fed lOo higher; all others steady; good to choice corn-fed, $3.10$4.25; common to medium. S3.25 -3.80j stoekers. $2.00-32.40; feeding steers, $2.50 -33.10: cows. $1.40 92.60; grass range steers, $2.30 3.10. Hogs Receipts, 3,700; shipments, official yester day, 1,763. Market opened lOo higher for choice heavy; steady for mixed packing and pigs, closing weak and oc to 10c lower for all; good to choice. $5.3035.40; common to medium, $4.9095.25; skips ana piss. sa.0031.8U. Sheep Receipts, 100; shipments, none. Market steady; good to choice, $3.003.50; common to medium. $2.0032.75. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13. Cattle Receipts, 900; shipments. 700. Market steady. Fair to choice heavy native steers, $3,9024.25; butchers' steers, fair to choice, $3.40'&3.95: feeders, fair to good. $2.603.30; stoekers. fair to good, $2.0092.70; Tex an s and Indians, common grass to good corn-fed. S1.U033.00. Hogs Receipts, 400; shipments, 300. Market steady. Choice heavy and butchers' selections. yo.2093.aO; packers ana xorkers. medium to choice. $5.00 95.70; pigs, common to good. $4.40 9 5. OO. Sheep Receipts, 400; shipments. 3.00O. Market firm. Fair to choice, $3.1594.90; lambs, $3.80 -95.00. CHICAGO. Aug. 13. The Drovers' Journal reports 1 Cattle Receipts, 15,000; shipments, none. Market quiet and nominal. Shipping steers, $39 4.75; stoekers and feeders, $1.3533.15; cows, bulls and mixed, $192.75; Texas cattle slow at $29 3.15. Hogs Receipts, 5.000; shipments, 1,000. Market strong, 5e to lOo higher. Rough and mixed, $4.7595.25; packing and shipping, $535.50; light, $4.6035.30; skips, $334.50. Sheep Receipts, 2,000; shipments, none. Mar ket steady. Natives, $2.504.25: Western, $33 3.85; Texans. $2.5093.60; lambs, $435. EAST LIBERTY. Pa.. Aug. 13. Cattle Receipts, 1,245; shipments, 1,697. Nothing doing; all through consignments. Ho,; Receipts, 1.000s shipments. 1,400. Market firm; Philadelphia., $5.4035.50; Yorkers, $5,203 5.30; grassers and light, $4.7535.10. Sheep Receipts, l.tiOO; shipments, 1,600. Market firm at yesterday's prices. INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS. The Trade of the Week Closes Quite SatisfactoryCollections Improving. Indianapolis, Aug. 13. The trade of the week closing to-day was above the usual average for August, and the outlook for a good fall trade brightened with rains of the last few days in the territory which draw its supplies from Indianapolis. Traveling salesmen report that the country merchants are talking much more cheerfully about the business outlook, now that the dry spell has been broken, and the prospects are that tb fall crops will be better than had been anticipated. Collections have improved the last few days, and the situation is reported generally better. In prices to-day there were no important changes. Seedi are firm; some demand for timothy; other seeds quiet. Provisions are steady and firm at the recently revised quotations. Stocks becoming well reduced. Grocers have had a good week's trade. Distribution of sugars and coffees fair. The coffee market fails to react from the break of the early part of the week, and prices as quoted are barely sustained. Rice and spices in good request. In the produce markets the volume of trade is moderate. Apples are abundant, and the tendency to lower prices. Potatoes in scant supply, and tending higher. The same is true of tomatoes. Cantelopes and watermelons plenty, and prices steady at recently reduced quotations. Eggs coming in more freely. Prices weak. Good butter scarce and firm at the advanced prices of Friday. Trade with the dry goods men is improving. Fall buyers are coming in, ana the coming wees & gooa aeal or activ ity is expected. Ihe flour market is active at the low range of prices ruling. The hide market is more active at unchanged prices. Oils and paints sten iy at quotations. The demand has fallen off of late somewhat, in the other markets there is nothing calling for comment. , GRAIN. In sympathy with other markets, the local market took on to-day-a stronger tone, and prices improved somewhat. Bidding on 'Change was spirited, and a disposition shown to trade. Keceipts of wheat more liberal, while the arrivals of corn are meager. Oats coming in more freely, ana prices quoted readily realized. Track bids to-day ruled as follows: Wheat No. 2 Mediterranean ................ 70 68 70 67 47 43 45 45 293 273 26 3t 43 50 No. 3 Mediterranean.................. No. 2 red............................. ' No. 3 red Corn No. 2 white No. 2 mixed.......................... Sound ear. mixed.................... Sound ear, white...................... Oats No, 2 white No. 3 white.......... Mixed....... Rye No. 2 Bran $12 Hay Choice timothy... 1 50 No. 1 timothy 12.00 The Jobbinc Trade. CANNED GOODS. Peaches Standard. 3-pound. $2.10 92.25;3-pound seconds. $1.4092.00. Miscellaneous Blackberries. 2 pound. $1.0591.10; raspberries, 2-pound. $1,409 l.oO; pineapple, standard, pound, $1. ju aZ. DO; sec onds. 2-pound. $1.10 91.20; cove oysters, 1-pound, full-weight. 90c3$l; light, 653 70c; 2-pound, full. $1.7091.80; light, 90c 3 $1; string-beans. 75380c; Lima beans, Sl.40ai.SO; peas, marrowfat. 80c3 1.40; small. $1.5091.75; lobsters. $1.8532; red cherries. $1.40 91.60; gooseberries, $1.35 91.50; strawberries, $1.403 1JSO. COAL. AND COKE Block. $3.25 ton: Minshall, $3.25 V ton; Jack son, $.J.7D r ton; fittsourg, 3-k 1r ton; KaymonJ City. $4 ton; Winifrede, $4 4 ton; Campbell Creek. $4 ton; Hocking. $3.75 ton: Island City. $3 4 ton; Highland, $2.75 ton; Piedmont and Blossburg. $5 ton; Duggar (Peacock) lump, $3 ton: nut. $2.50 V ton; chestnut No. 4 and stove an thracite. $7 ton: egg and grate anthracite, $6.75 t ton; gas coke, 12c W bu, or $.1 V loao; crushed coke, IScfba, or $3.25 V load. AU soft eoaL nut size. &Oo f ton less than the above prices on the same quality of lump ooaL AlcohoL $2.0532.10: asafcetida. 20325c: alum. 495c; camphor. 30 932c; cochineal. 50 9550; chloroform, 45950c; copperas, brls, $3 93.50: cream tar tar, pure, 40342a; iodigo, 80c $1; licorice, Calab.,

Oprmj. JHohrtl. Lw,mt. Wheat August. 683s 699 63 Sept C9g 7tf8 0A October... 71 72 71 H December. 743 754 74 s Corn August.- 41 414 403i Sept . 414 41s 407 October... 42 42 41H 3Iav 45ia 469 451 Oats August... 25 258 2" Sept. 2.V19 2TH 251 ' October.. 20 2fj, 269 May 313 317a MessPork-Year $12.30 $12.25 January.. $13.00 13.00 12.85 Lard August.. 6.571 6.C0 C57 Sept 6.57 6.6O 6.57 October.. 6.671a 6.67a 6.65 Janoary.. C.80 6.W) 6 779 Sh'rt Ribs Aug HMO 8.05 8.00 Sept 8.021 8.05 8.00 October.. 8.02 8.079 8.02 January.. 6.65 6.65 6.60

genuine, 30340ct magnesia, earb., 2-os. 25335o; morphine, P. A W.. 01. $3.5093.65i madder. 12 914e; oil. castor. gal. $1,509 L6O; oil. bergamot. V to. $333.25: opium. $5.0095.25; qutarae, P. & W.. IP oz. 55 al'tOc: baisanx copaiba, 50355c; soap, astile, Fr., 12916c; soda, bicarbv. 43 3 6c; salts, Epsom. 495c; sulphur, flour, 436e; saltpetre, 89 20c; turpentine. 3634fc: glycerine, 28332c; iodide potass., $2. 90 3 3: bromine potass., 42948c; chlorate potash, 25c; borax. 10312c; einchonidia, 18322c; carbolic acid, 45950c. Oils Linseed oil, raw, 47e gaL: boiled, 50e; coal-oil. legal test. 83t3l33C; bank, 40c, rest straits. 45: Labrador, 60c; West Virginia lubricating. 20330e; miners'. 65c Lard Oils No. 1, 50955e; do extr. 5560. Whits Lkad Pure, 6436ie; lower grades, 5 'Zt DUX GOODS. TICKINGS Amoskeag ACA, 14o; Conestoga BF, 15c; Conestoga extra, 13 3e; Conestoga Gold Medal, 14c; Conestoga CCA, 12c: Conesto A A, 10c; ConestogaX. 9c; Pearl River, 12c; Fall OHO. 32-inch, 133s Methuen A A 129C; Oakland A, 73C; Swift Itiver. 6ae; York 32-inch, 123C; York30-ineh, llac. Bleachit Shkstinos Blackstone AA. 7js; Ballon A Son, 6ac; Chestnut Hill. 6c; Cabot 4-4. 7flc; Chapman X, 6c; D wight Star, S, 8c; Fruit of the Loom. 8flC: Lonsdale. 838; Li d wood, 8e; MasonvUle, 8ge: New York Mills, lie; Our Own. 5c; Pepperell 9-4. 18c; Pepnerell 10-4. 20c; Hill's, 80 Hope, 73C; Knitrht's Cam'-ric, 73 Lonsdale Cambric. llsc; Whitinsville J3-inch, 630; Wamsutta, 113C Ginghams Amoskeag, 7sc; Bates, 7e; Gloucester, 6sc; Gla-ow. 6ac; Lancaster, 72C; Ranelmans, 7ic: Rentew Madras, 9c; Cumberland, 630; White, 7c; Bookfold. 10sc. Grain Bags American, $15.50; Atlanta. $18; Franklinville. $17.50: Lewiston. $18; Ontario. $16.50: Stark A, $21.00. Papir Cambkics Manville, 52C5 S. S. & Son, 53C; Masonville, 5c; Garner. 52. Pbints Albion, solid color, 5 sc: American fancy, f 9c; Allen's fancy, 53C; Allen's dark, 5ec; Allen's pink, 6c; Arnold's, 6c; Berlin, solid colors, 59s; Coeheco, 6c; Conestoga, 5 3C; Dunnell's 53: Eddystone. 6c; Hartel, SJge; Harmony, 4a. Hamilton, 6c; Greenwich, 53C: Knickerbocker 53J; Mallory, pink, 6c; Richmond, 6c.

1JBOWN SHEETisos Atlantic a, c; doom u, oc; Agawam F, 5sc; Bedford B. 430; Augusta, 5ac; Boott AU 6c: Continental C 63c; Dwight Star. 73to: Echo Liake. 6c: Graniteville ES, 60; Lawrence LL, Ohc; Pepperell E, 63c; Pepperell K, 030; Pepereu ass: ieppereu iu -1. -vo; uuca, Z2ac; Utica 10-4. 25c; Utica C, 434c FOREIGN FRUITS. Raisins London laver, $1.8032 & box; loose muscatelle. 2-crown. $1.60 91.80 4p" box; Valencia. 737flcKS; 010233250 115; currants, 73 oolD. Pine-apples $1.75 32. 2d fdoz. Jiananas Jamaicas, $1.5032.50; Aspinwalls, $2.5093.50. Oranges Rodi fancy, S73V.50 W box; extra fancy. $8 box. Lemons Messina, fancy, $S.0539.00 box; extra choice, $9.50 4?" box. r'lgs 14316c Prunes Turkish, new, 536c JKUITS AND VEGETABLES. Applies $1.7533.50 per brL Prices governed by quality. Hucklebkreiks $4 per hi. Plums Blue Damson. $7.508 per stand. Peaches Fair, 4050c; choice, 75c$l per onethird bu box. Watermelons $12320 per 100. Potatoes $2.5032.75 per brL ONION3 $2.25-92.75 per brl. Cantelopes $233.50 barrel; according to size and condition. Pears $4 6 brl, according to quality. GROCERIES. Coffees Ordinary grades, 183l83c; fair. 19 320c: cood. 202321ac: prime. 22322ae: strictly prime to choice. 223 323ac; fancy trreea and yellow, 2333 24 a; old government Java, 313 32c: ordinary Java, 26928c: imitation Java, 24325c Roasted Gates's Champion, 25c; Arbuckle's. 254c; Dilworth's, 254C; MoCune's, 25i4c; Schnull & Krag, standard, 25 4c; Syfers. McB. Ss Co.'s Oriole and Star. 25 Me. Molasses and Syrups New New Orleans molas ses, fair to prime. 40 9ioc: choice, ouaooa. vrups. low grades, 23 930c; prime, 30 333c; choice to fancy, Flour Sacks No. 1 drab. U brl, $33 r 1.O0O; hi brl, $17; lighter weight, $1 V 1,000 less. Lead 738cfor pressed bars. Dried Beef 13s 9 15c Spicks Pepper. 18ec; allspice, 9312c; cloves. 28930c; cassia, 10312c; nutmegs. 6o3S5c,r. Starch Refined oearl. 2a92-He f IB; Eureka, 09 6c; Chamrion eloss lurao 64 97c; improved corn. 69 37c Kice Liouisiana. ,'ji437j3C. Shot $1.353 1.40 4 bag for drop. Sugars Hards, 63a972C; confectioners A, 63 6c; standard A. 57g36c; off A, 5357gc; white extra C. 50eoc; fine yellows, oi43ajec; gooa yellows. S'-JaSoiac: fair yellows. 53514J; common yellows. 4"8ai4 'gc Salt in car lots, $1.07 barrel; less than car lot. 5310c more. Twine Hemp. 12318c V Tt; wool 9ioc; cax. 20330c: paper, 18c; jute, 12315c: cotton. lb 92oc WOODENWARS No. 1 tubs, $636.30; No. 2 tubs. $5.2535.50; No. 3 tubs, $4. 94.50; two-hoop pails, $1.3031.35: three-hoop pails, $1.5031.60; double washboards. $232.75: common washboards, $1.20 31.85: clothespins. 503 Sao per box. Wooden Dishes Per 100. lffi. 20c; 2HSs. 2oo; 3 Bs. 30c: 5s, 40c. Wrapping-paper Crown straw, io punaie; medium straw, 27c; double-crown straw, obc; heavyweight straw, 14320 V ft; crown rag, 20o bun dle; medium rair. WOc; Uouble-crown rag, ue; Heavy weight rag, 24 -33e 4 : Manilla. No. 1, 839c; No. 2 52363C; print paper. No. 1, 637c; book paper. .No. 3, S A C 10311c;No. 2, S. A C, 839c; No. 1, S. Ss C, 74 3 Be Bar iron (rates). 2.25c: norse-shoe bar, 3.25c: Nor way nail rod, 7c; German steel plow-slabs, 4c: American drill steel, 12c; Sanderson tool steel, 15c; tire steel. 4c; spring steel. 6c; horse shoes, & keg, $4.25 4.50; mule shoes, V keg, $5.2535.50; horse nails. box. fed, $5; cut nails. 10d and larger. $2.25 keg; other sizes at the usual advance; steel nails. $2.25. . vt , e i V tinners supplies est Drana cnarooai tin iu, 10x14, 14x20. 12x12, $6; IX. 10x14. 14x20 and 12x12, $7.75; IC, 14x20, roofing tin, $5.25; 10, 20x 28. $10 50 911; block tin. in pigs, 26c; in bars. 27c. Iron 27 B iron, 34c; 27 0 iron. 5c; galvanized. 50 and IO per cent, discount. Sheet zinc, 6e. Copper bottoms, 23c Planished copper, 30o. Solder, 153 'a) 17a. Wire, bO per cent, oa list. LEATHER. HIDtS AND TALLOW. Lsather Oak sole, 33337c; hemlock sole, 269 32e; harness, 30 935c; skirting, 37333c; black bri dle. IB doz.. $b03b0; lair briuie, $0033 Io doz.: city kip. $60380; French kip. 85e3$1.20; city calf skins. 85o3$ 1.10; French calf skins. $1.1531.80. Hides No. 1 cured. 83340; No. 1 green, 7c; No. 1 calf, green, 7c; No. 1 calf, cured. 8sc; dry salt, lOo; flint, 12c. Damaged, one-third off the above prices. HHisp okins JOiii.aui sneareo, uq uma skins. 25c Tallow Prime, 333sc. Gkease Brown, 2sc; yellow, 24Cj white, 33 3 4c OIL CAKE. Oil cake and oil meal. 1,000 IBs. $13; 2,000 s, $25. Bags and drayage extra. FRODUf'E. Butter Fair creamery, 1821o: choice, 24327c; fancy country butter, in small packages, 18320c; country butter. 15 17c; common, 8310c BEESWAX Dark, 18o; yellow. 20c Eggs Sc. Poultry Hens, 8c; chickens, 8c; ducks, 6c; hen turkeys, 7c; toms, 5c 4P" tB. FEATHERS Prime geese, 35340c y IB; mixed duck, 18320c IB. WOOL Tub-washed and picked, 33335c; -unwashed, medium and common grade, if in good order. 24325c: unwashed fine, 18320c; fleece-washed, if light, well washed and in good order, 23 930c; burry and unmerchantable, accordinir to their value PROVISIONS. Wholesale Prices Steam lard, 7c; sweet pickled hams, IO. 25 3 10. 75c; sweet-pickled shoulders, 6.75o; short ribs, 7.75c Jobbing Prices Smoked Meats sugar-cured hams, lOto 12 tos average, 133C; 15 lbs average, 13c; 17. IBs average, izc; zo IBs average, 124C; 25 IBs average and over, llac: English cure oreaktast oacon, iiae; sugar-curea Dreaiciat bacon, clear, light or medium, 12c; sugar-cured shoulders, IO to 12 IBs average, ilc; dried beef hams. Primrose brand, 15c; dried beef hams. small pieces. 13sc Bacon, clear sides, 2o to 3d IBs average, lUHc; baoks, meaium weignt, xuc; oeuies. medium weight. 10340. Dry-salt and Pickled Meats Clear sides (nnsmoked), 93C; clear backs, (unsmoked). 9 c: clear bellies (unsmoked), 9ac; clear beau pork brl 200 IBs. $17. Bologna Skin, large or small, 7ac; cloth, large or small, 7c Lard Pure winter leaf, kettle-rendered, in tierces, 8 c: in o brls, 85sc; in 50-1B cans in lOO-n cases, Bc; 20-th cans in 80-1B cases, 820. Refined Lard In tierces, 7c; 50-1B cans in 100-ttt cases, 7!4!. SEEDS. Clover Common red or June, prime (recleaned) $3.7534 p bu; English or mammoth, prime (reeleaned), $4.15 34.35: Alsika, prime. $3 39; Alfalfa, prime. $7.257.50; white, $7.5033; prime timothy. $2.40 92.65 bu: extra clean blue grass, 70990c bu: rea t;.. Dc 9L ou: orcnara grass, $1.6531.90 & bu- Southern grown millet, 85c bu; common millet, 75o bu; flaxseed, selected, $1.10 41.40 bu; seed rye. 65c & bu; old pop-corn, 233o f IB; new pop-corn, 6037Oo f bn; hemp, 3sc; cana ry, oc: rape, Oc 4r to. l urnip seeu iurple-Lop strap leaf, 50c lb Spine ach Bloomdale savoy-leaf (sealed bags), SOo & IB. Kale, 75c F lb. An American Aristocrat. ILansas City Jcumal. 'Wbof.I Glang!" was the rnrions which I heard another farmer use one week. He w.is drivine a pair of formula day this NormanPercnero,- mules to a wagon loaded with brick, and as hs shouted to them ha whacked them rhythmica'dy with a broken lath upon the after de:k. Him I kntw by sight. Washington is prettywell ncquaintrtd with his contour. It was Lord Fairfai:. as he is playfully called by his acquaintance?, and there is a good deal of curiosity expressed about hi-n. The fact is that he is an aborted lord. He is a direct descendant ia the oldest son line of that distinguished lord, Thomas Fairfax, who did so much to assist the settlement of Virginia the Lord Fairfax who gave Washington his first commission, who established the grand manor of Greenway Court in the Shenandoah yalley, who remained true to bis Kine thi ough all, and who, when ha beard that Georgro Washington had captured Lord Cornwallia. remarked: "Sam. put me to bed; it is high time I should die " and immediately died. Greens ay Court perished ion? ago, but the Fairfax family has retained much landin the vicinity of Fajrfax Court-bouse, and they still remain strongly attached to the soil, like those of the collateral line, the Fairfaxes of England. The man of he mule team is interesting, because he has nly to go to England, prove title, take the iron ilad oath, and be reconstructed to sit in the House of JLrords.

FRATERNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.

The Secret Societies. CHOSES J-KIENDS. T. B. Linn, supreme recorder, attended the meet ings of the district conventions in. Illinois during the past week. The Supreme Council win meet Sept. 13, at Niagara Fails. At this meeting the selection of of ficers of the Supreme Council, to serve tor two years. will be made. Among the candidates mentioned are the following: For supreme councilor. H. H. Morse, of New York city, for re-election; for supreme re corder. T. B. Linn, of this city, the present incum bent; for supreme treasurer, W. J . Newton, of Washington. D. C. for re-election, and W. W. Douglass, of Indianapolis, in opposition: for supreme meutcal ex aminer, C. S. Pixly. M. D.. of Elkhart, and Henry Jameson, M. D., of Indianapolis. ODD-FELLOWS. Metropolitan Encampment meets to-mcrrow even ing. v ork in the Patriarchal degree. Eagle Lodge, of Evansville. is full of work. Oa Friday night two candidates were initiated. The second degree was conferred by Philoxenian Lodge on Wednesday night. Steps were taken to re organize the degree staff. Colfax Lodge, No. 34, D. of R-, of Evansville, visited the lodge at Newburg. on the 5th inst., and ex emplified the beautified work. At the meeting of Canton Indianapolis, on Mon day night, two candidates were mustered, and three others will be mustered at the next meeting. Grand Secretary Foster went to Delphi on Friday to attend the old settlers meeting, held there yesterday. There will be a musical and literary entertainment given at Oua-teuows Hall, on Saturday evening next, under the auspices of Olive Branch Lodge, No. IO, if. of K. Members of the order and their friends are invited. . Refreshments will be served. The grand instructor visited Eminence Lodge, on Ibursday night, and witnessed an initiation conduct ed by the ofiicers of the lodge, which was very im pressively rendered. Tne lodge is in excellent finan cial condition, owns its own hall, and is growing in membership. The Colfax monument committee has sent a photograph of the monument to Naomi Lodge, No. 6, D. of K., of Columbus, O., in recognition of the valuable assistance rendered by that lodge in soliciting contributions in Ohio. It was presented last night, in the name of the committee, by Dr. Chorlton, editor of the (Jorapamon. On invitation of Silcox Lodge, the degree staff of Indiadapolis Lodge visited Danville, on Wednesday evening, ana gave an exemplification ot the degree work. Delegations were present from surrounding lodges, who were well repaid for their trouble, and were much pleased to witness so excellent a rendition or the work. The grand instructor instituted Marsraret Lodge. No. 285, 1. of R., at Eminence, Morgan county, on xnursaay afternoon. rxne tollowing officers were elected and installed: Nestor N. Nicholas. N. G.; Amanza J. Arend, V. G.; Joseph C. Rhea, secretary; Sarah J . V arley, treasurer: Wm. Varley. K. S. to N. G.; J as. Rhea, L. S. toN. G.; Emma Smith, warden; A. femitn, conductor: Margaret Modrei. O. G. L.J Bowman, R. S. to V. G.; J. G. Mannan, Mary E. Uunn, Xj. i. to V. (j. UNITED ORDER OF HONOR. Hope Lodge. No. 5, on last Tuesday evening, re ceived one application tor membership. Mrs. O. A. Wright, vice-president of Bee-line Lodge, is visiting friends at Mt. Vernon, O. Arch Canton, No. 1, will meet in regular session on next Saturday evening. The Arch, degree will be conferred. The officers of the Supreme Lodge will visit Bee-line Lodge on next Wednesday evening. They intend to visit ail the city lodges in the near future. Washington Lodge. No. 4, contemplates giving an entertainment in the near future. The matter will be decided upon at the meeting to-morrow. Mrs. Isabelle Hilliard, past-president of Bee-line Lodge, is contemplating a trip to Union, Mo., and while there intends to institute a new lodge. Trenton Rock Lodge, on last Thursday evening. initiated one applicant. Several applications are now on file, and there will be more initiations in the near future. There will be a final meeting of the picnic commit tee at the office of the supreme secretory. No. 60 East Market street, on next Tuesday evening, at 8 o clock. Enterprise Lodge contemplates giving a reception to ibter lodges in the near future. Action in regard to the matter will be taken Tuesday evening aext by the lodge. Hope Lodge, No. 5, still continues to serve refresh ments at its meetings. On last 1 uesday evening Pastpresidents Hareth and Huckaby were in attendance and entertained the members lor a time The hall of Golden Rule Lodge. No. 213. located at No. oDVa Virginia avenue, is undergoing repairs, and the lodge in consequence will meet, until further no tice, at the residence or the president, W m. P. Jdyer, Jo. 11 East South street. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. W. Scherer and Mrs. Amanda Clark, who some time ago went to Decatur, Ala., have returned to the city for permanent residence. They wul be given a reception by the members of lise-lme Lodge, to which they belong, on next Wednesday evening. North Star Lodge, of Terhune. IncL, gave Ciinton Lodtre. of Rossville, a pleasant surprise on last Wednesday. There were several applicants initiated into Clinton liodge, and alter the regular order ot business refreshments were served. The Military Companies. Charles Drapier, of the L L. A., has gone to Liber ty, Ind.' , Will Meyers, of the Light Artillery, has gone to Kushville. John Mahoney, of th"e Rice Zouaves, has returned irom Chicago. Company A will probably attend the Sheridan encampment next week. Geo, Lewis, of the Rice Zouaves, has gone to St. Louis for a three weeks' visit. A. L. Chatfield, Ed Harmon and Leet Willard have become regular members of the 1. Lu A. drill team. The Rice Zouaves will hold a special meeting on next Wednesday evening at their armory. Everyone should be in attendance. Geo. Mansfeld and Will .Tames, of Company A, were given the stripes, indicating the dignity of a corporal. at the last meeting. Gus Schmidlin celebrated his twenty-first anniver sary last week, and the Rices, to which he belongs. turned out in full force. The Roman Knights of St. George will run their ex cursion to Madison on the 28th of this month, instead of the 2 2d, as announced last week. The Rice Zouaves will hereafter drill three nights a wk Monday. Wednesday and Pridav m anticmn.. tion of the Evansville encampment, where they have entered tor the prize drills. Bob Barnott, of Company A, will leave this week for Kansas City, and will probably make it his home, lie will Le especially missed by the union mess, of which he was an honored member. Johnson Holmes, of the L L. A., who was injured T.A.?n... t U n n m r n r tt lft. f WBc'nin r n 1 . nAt im' proving as rapidly as his friends expected, and it wild oe some time oexore ue wm ue up uiu nuuui. again. The Independent Military Drum Corps 'has organ ized, and is eetticff aion? finely. The corps consists of buglers John Weist, Harry Rull, John Biglow and Dan Donahue, and drummers trni SchmiHin, ,d -Custer, James Donahue, Charles Paul and Ed Paul. The Emmet Guards made quite a success of their excursion to Louisville last week, taking over ten car loads of excursionists. On arriving there they were met by the Liouisvilie Liight intantry, woo made the bovs feel at home. The Emmet Guards, of Cincinnati. were also to have been there, but for some reason failed to make an appearance. How They Telegraph. In China. San Francisco Chronicle, The Chinese government officials have lines of wire from Shanghai to the north and south weil established and io good working order. With regard to the difficulty of telegraphing, as stated in a morning paper that published an interview with Capt. Brady, of Philadelphia, that is all nonsense. Since 1873 there has been a cable between Hong Kong and Shanghai Other lines are in working order, and there has never been any difficulty experienced by the Chinese in sending messages. It requires about seven thousand characters to conduct the every-day ordinary transactioas in Chinese mercantile affairs. A book containing those characters, numbered from one to seven thousand, has been nrinted by tbe telegrapn authorities, and II a man wants to send a message he simply wires numbers representing the characters, and the receiver marks down tne number at nis end or the line. Reference is made to the book, and the characters are ascertained. Ibis system has been working for the past thirteen years and has given satisfaction to the Chinese. E fleet In c an Improvement. Detroit Free Press. An officer, patrolling Third street, Saturday, met a boy about fourteen years of age. who bad a dog muzzle tied over his face and was leading a smail canine with a string. "What s thisi asked the blue-coat, as the trio - halted. Common sense!" retorted the boy. 'I ve bit mnrVn six bovs. while the doe never bit anvbody. If the Common Council knew anything, it 'ud mozzie tne boys ana let toe aogs go." What "Art" Can Do, Shoe and Leather Kerorter. A curious experiment has been tried with a gourd. After removing all the properties but the fibre, this has been lasted and stiffened into the semblance of a shoe. The sole, which is of leather, is stitched on with a waxed-thread sewing machine. The top is bound with silk of a darker color. Of course, such an article could not be put to any practical use; it merely shows what art cau do. S New Device of Pretty Women. Cape May Chat in Baltimore American. The young ladies have caught on to another new wrinkle this year. Most of the young ladies wear heavy buckskin shoes whenever necessity compels them to go neur the beach, as they are said to be more comfortable and durable than kid boots. In order to make a respectable appearance at the hotel they hail the nearest boot black after bathing hours. The young lady in question puts one dainiy-lcokiDg foot oa the box.

tucks up her skirts, leans her back against the side of one of the bath houses, and appears as unconscious about the matter as if she had been

used to it all her life, when the ordeal is over. the boy taps his box, receives a dime for his work, and the maiden walks through the gaunt let of men with as much coolness and composure as an old war veteran. MIDSUMMER STILES. Imported Japanese robes are utilized for Handsome tea-gowns. It is said that polonaises and redingotes are to prevail in tbe immediate future. The rouph cottons of last year, with boucle and frise effects, are entirely out of style. Dresses of checked material are now so draped that all the checks fall diagonally. This arrangement is particularly becoming to tall figures. It is predicted that long velvet redingotes, with satin sKirts. will be extensivelr worn the coming fall. Indeed, many velvets are now worn, notwithstanding the torrid weather. Checked eilk handkerchiefs in every possible color combination form an excellent trimming for light comfortable traveling hat3 of the toque or turban shape. A narrow straw velvet edge rendere these hats more becoming, and a wing or a jaunty feather gives them a coquettish finish. White is worn in all fabrics, and by people of all ages, from the infant in arms to the silverhaired mothers in IsraeL Pearl and snow-white gowns are worn again without prejudice ta cream-white in silk, wool, and cotton. The pure white and cream textiles are universally popular, from the simplest Isle of Wight serge and veiling, to the most expensive India cashmeres. The new blouse basques are seen upon costumes made of rich, expensive fabrics, as well as npon simple toilets. These waists are a change from the old style blouse, being fitted more snugly, and often showing a seamed back ending in a short postillion. The front, however, never extends below the belt line, and the style is. therefore, unbecoming to short-waisted women. Now that full blouses are again worn, belts are likewise coming into favor. A novel belt is arranged by winding broad satin or silk ribbon several times round the waist and tying tbe ends either at the back, front or side. A beautiful antique 6ilver buckle looks well with a plain velvet or stuff belt. A large gold mono--gram covering the prongs of the buckle is likewise an original and stylish belt fastening. An English bride recently started on her wed ding journey in a white traveling costume, and it is prophesied thai tbe fashion will become general. After laughing for years at the country bride who comjs to town conspicuous in white ribbons, tbe fashionable world may imitate her. An Irish bride has amused herself by having her traveling dress made precisely like those worn at her wedding by her bridemaids, tbinxing that it might be pleasant for the whole group to dress alike now and then. Many young ladies are wearing Marie Antoi nette fichus of lace, muslin, or, daintier still, of crepe lisse, simply edged with pleated frills of tbe same. These are ample in size, crossed over the chest, and end in peplum tabs, knotted and let to fall over the dress in front, or carried to tbe back, where they are again crossed, but not tied. These pretty coverings look exceedingly well over the charming gowns worn this summer, and are particularly eiiective with the broad-brimmed hats that are a corresponding feature of fashion. For a neat, cool traveling dress there is noth ing better or more durable ana suitable than one of soft gray alpaca; it looks cooler, is cooler, aud needs less care and brushing to keep it in condition than a gown of any other sort. It is a very good plan to have two bodices made to tbe dress one as neat and trim as possible for tbe jour ney, tbe second more elaborate, to change with at the hotel where one may halt for dinner or lunch. There may be loose fronts and white and colored waistcoats to render it dressy enough for promenade wear at other times. With ordinary use. the skirts will answer for either occasionSummer Resort Echoes. New York Mail and Express. The head waiter at nearly every summer ho tel conspires with his men to compel boarders to fee them, the methods adopted being contemptible. A young gentleman at one of the resorts who excites interest is the son of a many-times millionaire, whom many young women now seek to entrap. A sight of surpassing beauty and one long to be remembered is snnrise from the plateau on which stands tbe half-century old Catskill Mount ain House. Throughout the Berkshire district there are as many summer visitors as usual, nearly all of a kind wbo do not make any effort to assert social superiority. Travel to Catskill still holds good, but there are no very crowded Hotels yet. ine multiplicity of boarding-houses undoubtedly limits the hotel business. Aocording to the correspondents, there are several women at every fashionable resort who are the "belies of the season." It is a very cheap distinction at best. Newport becomes animated and lively with the return from Europe of several summer residents of whom much in the line of festirity is annually expect d. Without their showy raiment and huge diamonds, the throng of women seen at Saratoga hotels would never be heard of, and very few of them are socially known. It is remarked that the cup-boys at Saratoga show greatest attention to tbe water imbibers who are habitual "tippers." At least this is tbe complaint of the non-gratuity givers. Sneak thieves have been operating again at some of the seaside hotels, but the details of their success have been kept out of the local pa-, pers and from the correspondents as welL A good many of the showy turnouts seen on Ocean avenue. Long Branch, are hired by the day. week or month, and a close inspection enables anybody to detect the livery ear-mark. It is not a very good summer for the itinerant performers at the hotels. Their audiences are small and suddenly become very much smaller when the "soliciting hat" is put in circulation. Niagara is well described as "surpassing in its awe-insDirmg enect all tne signtsor earth known to man." If Niagara were in Europe there would not be hotels enough for annual visitors. Women who make exhibitions of themselves on the beach in not over-modest bathing dress are of the kind who will lower the standard of general respectability at the slightest provoca tion. He is the odd correspondent at summer resorts who does not make some nattering reference to the hotel clerk, of which kind of puffery news paper readers are iree to coniess tneznselves weary. The sea threatens to disarrange things very soon around and about some of the Coney island hotels, and this may be why the owners do not think it wise to make certain improvements suggested. Gen. Sherman was telegraphed as at two dif ferent summer resorts the same day, they bein; hundreds of miles apart. It is to be feared the bonifaces are utilizing the old hero as an advertisement. Fairs for various charities and churches are now in order at many of tne resorts, where the money of the hotel boarders is annually counted upon to help along every good cause brought to their notico. There is now quite a round of dinner parties and "high teas" at Newport, but no festivity on an old-time scale of magnitude. In a social or fashionable point of view Newport has not been itself this year. . There is very little news from Old Orchard beach, which has for a great many years been numbered among tbe popular New England seaside resorts, but would this season appear to be suggestively quiet. Recent visitors to West Brighton beach are inclined to smile over the semi-official announcement that the moral purification of that locality has been effected. A leopard cannot change his spots, neither can W. B. B. Most of the Western and Southwestern resorts are doing fairly well, a few oeing aosoiuteiy crowded. If there were fewer of them, it is more than likely their success would be even greater than it is, but they almost multiply from year to year. Not a little of the illness at watering-place hotels is due to Imprudence ana ignorance in eating. People who are accustomed to corned beef and cabbage at home are very happy when sampling every dish enumerated on the hotel bill of fare. hot their joy turns to sorrow when gormandizing begets illness, and the expense of calling a physician is incurred. "Mother," said Miss Culture, of Boston, as they sat together on the summer hotel piazza. I scarcely regard tnoae New Yorker. Mrs. Mayfair and daughters, as desirable acquaintances." "No. dear; why not?" "Because I was in the office when the mail was distributed, and there was no Atlantic Monthly for any of them. and the only letter they received was in a common yellow envelope." She Did. New York Sun. . "Ethel, dear." he asked tenderly, "do v.-n helievo in love in a cottage?" , "Yes, indeed." she answered enthusiastically, "if tbe cottage is at Long Branch."

; READING FOR THE DAY. San day-School Lesson for Ane. 21, 1887 Jesus and the Law. Matthew v, 17-26.

Golden Text Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets; I am not but to fulfill. Matt.v . 17. come to destroy; Having finished the introduction to his sermon (v, 1-iC) in which be soothes the troubled heart of mankind by tbe sweet heaven-music of beati tude, and declares tbe necessity of possessing genuine, life-saving and life-giving character on tbe part of those who would be His followers, our Lord proceeds to state the relation existing between His teaching, on the one band, and the law of Moses, together with rabbinic teaching based thereon, on the other. It bad been in' timated that the teacher from Nazareth was about to subvert the old order of things and introduce something entirely new. To the narrowminded rabbins be who came to break the fetters of literalism and set the captive free in the power of the spirit, seemed as a destroyer. The law of Moses, whieh Christ came to consummate, bad been buried beneath the debris of minute comment and tradition whieh, in the minds of the scribes and Pharisees, exceeded in importance the law itself, so that the divine and, eternal truths of the law were thus made void. Of the Talmud, a collection of these comments and traditions, Edersheim says: "There is here wit and logic, quickness and readiness, earnestness and zeal, but by the side of it terrible pro fanity, nncleanness, superstition and folly. Taken as a whole, it is not only nnspiritual, but anti-spiritual." Of the teachings of the scribes Farrar says: "It was narrow, dogmatic, xnateri al; full of impossible literalism, intricate with legal pettiness and labyrinthine system, . - and mostly occupied with things infinitely little. All this the majestio Chris would forever destroy; the law and the prophets God's revelation of truth 'to man he would fulfill himself was the complete fulfillment," . Religions Notes. Ben-Hun A man is never so on trial as in the moment of excessive good fortune. P Longfellow: When we walk toward the sua of truth, all shadows are cast behind us. Paul, who turned the world, upside down could not be turned upside down by the world Can you be? W. S. Aspey. D. D.: Christ says to every lost sinner, "Come;" to every redeemed sinner, "Go." Come and be saved; go and save some one else. Use Well the moment; what the hour Brings for thy use is in thy power; And what thou best canst understand. Is what lies nearest to thy hand. Goethe. Goethe: All truly wise thoughts have been thonrht alreadv thousands of times: but ta make them truly ours, we must think them ores1 again honestly till they take root in our personal experience. Charles Kingsley: Do to-day's duty, fight today's temntation, and do not weaken and dis tract yourself by looking forward to things which you cannot see, and could not understand. -if you saw them. Some one advised President Harrison to get s dog to watch his premises and take care of hls fruit trees. "Better get a Sunday-school teacher" to take care of the children," was the wise reply of the old soldier. In Greece the government permits the free) distribution of Scriptures, and protects the col porteurs. The gospels in the original (old! Greek are used as a reading book in the highe classes of the seminary schooL The Christ Lutheran Church at Stroudsburg. near Reading, Pa., one of the landmarks of the denomination, was struck by lightning, Aug. L, and burned to the ground. Its eorner-stone was laid in 1744, and it was a favorite preaching placer of the Muhlenbergs. Rev. Mr. Tong, a Chinese Baptist preacher. delivers exhortations in front of a large pagan temple in Chinatown, San Francisco, every Sabbath afternoon. He attracts crowds of Mongolians, and distributes little books on religious subjects printed in Chinese. Bishop Paddock, the Episcopal bishop of Mas sachusetts, has lately been collecting statistics as to the average income of the ministers of his denomination in that State, and finds that it Is $1,627. But the great majority of them do not get that, "while one-third of the number receive less than $1,000." Spurgeon: Sometimes a fog will settle over ft vessel's deck and yet leave the topmast clear. Then a sailor goes np aloft and gets a lookout which the helmsman on tbe deck cannot get. So prayer sends the soul aloft; lifts it above the clouds in which our selfishness and egotism befog us, and gives us a chance to see which way to steer. Jewish Messenger: We chisel our countenances more unerringly than most fancy. It is the thought that gives expression. Compare the man and woman of high and low ideals: the face will tell the story of a human being's rise or decline. It is the soul's photograph for good or evil, "a book where men may read straf ge matters." Deep down in the human soul lies s mirror that catches the rays of divinity. In every" heart there is an unconscious homage of the creature to the Creator. Crusted over with worldliness and preoccupied with sordid cares, there still remain susceptibilities that respond to the penetrating power of truth. Let the preacher and teacher speak with ail confidence, and fear not. The most unpromising hearts may be the first to yield to the claims of God. Jewish Tidings : Tbe Jewish mind, the typical Jewish mind, bears no prejudice. It does not despise the Christian religion or tbe confessor of the' Christian religion. It recognizes gratefully all that Christianity has done for humanity's cause. But it rebels from being obliged in pub-, lie places and on publio occasions to listen to thef promulgation of Christian religion. Attention to this matter by Christian ministers might frequently avoid embarrassment to those Jewish) people who lend their efforts to the achievement" of some practical publio measure of charity benevolence. v The Moravian: Some persons nowadays are seeking to effect good by trying to analyze the reasons why God in specific cases . does and in others does not answer prayer. They practically argue in such a way as to lead to the conclusion that answered prayer comes as a reward of meritorious asking. Such speculation is both erroneous and dangerous. It is ours simply to pray in faith, and to leave the results to the wisdom and goodness of God. Prayer's power and effects cannot be reasoned out. Dr. Pier- . son well says: "I have made up my mind that there are some things in tbe mind of God that I? cannot get into mine. Hence I do not attempt! to reconcile the two revealed truths that God is unchangeable, and that prayer changes Him." Bishop William Taylor has established in Africa a new line of missions extending seventy miles from the ooast of Cavalla river. They are seventeen in number, and the principal ones are at Euliloky, Yawki, Beaboo. Tobo. Tatepa, Gerrobo, WTamleka. Nahleky, Baraka, Garaway, and Grand Sess. White men and women are preferred by the natives as teachers in preference to natives. He has negotiated with the inland kings and chiefs for the establishment of industrial schools and missions along the banks of this river, and calls for workers to aid him. To each missionary and his wife a good-sized dwelling, ground and agricultural Implements will be given. Tbe missionaries have been well received, and many requests for missions have been set aside for want of workers. A Christian man of intense business enterprise and activity was laid aside by sickness. He wbo never would intermit hie labors was compelled to come to a dead halt. His restless limbs were stretched motionless on the bed. He was so weak that hs could scarcely utter a word. Speaking to a friend of the contrast between his condition now and when he had been driving his immense business, he said: "Now I am grow ine. I have been running my soul thin by my activity. ' Now I am (.rowing ia the knowledge of myself and of some things which most intimately concern me." Blessed, then, is sickness or sorrow or any experience that compels cs to stop, that takes the work out of our hands for little season, that empties our hearts of their thousand cares, and turns them toward God to be taught of Him! ritlSTAPORO'S IIAtt 1)1 K is the best; aots instaa. tanaouslv, producing t! montnaturalshadesof Blaog or Brown; does not stain tte skin and is easily applisL cRi's'rAPORO-s n a t t PR K8 K RVATI V E AND .EAUTIflKB is. tae bit di-essinctar tae hair. Xryii. Fries. SI. .vim J. (JaistADOae. wlllla a treet, 4. X. lnctroitia; pamphlst ssnt free. THE CHEA .T NEWSPAPER IN THE WEST. THE ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR,

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