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JAN.29 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Iftos of tjjf '(KRetlt 
HOME NEWS. 
Monday, Jan. 24 ,1SS1. 
The standard Oil Co.’s works at Point Breeze, 
Pa., were consumed by Are on the night of the 
17th. The scene of the Ore Is the same as that of 
the disastrous lire of 1879, which entailed a total 
loss of $5dO,out). The origin of the lire Is un¬ 
known, though It Is supposed that lu Ailing the 
tanks from the still, the oil became heated In some 
way. and, coming in contact with the gas In the 
tank, caused ihe explosion. The entire loss will 
reach $150.000.George Lawrence, a farm 
hand, living nine miles from Springfield, Ill., wan 
given a diseased pig by his employer, Mr. Simp¬ 
son After keeping It several weeks Lawrence 
killed it. and himself and family ate of It. Ills 
wife became sick, her Ilmb3 swelled and burst and 
mortification set In, causing death. Mr. Lawrence 
Is lying at the point of death, his body and llmb3 
being swollen to twice their usual size, and having 
a whitish appearance and as hard as marble. The 
children ate but little of the pork and have not 
suffered severely. Portions of the meat have 
been analyzed and show it to be alive with trich¬ 
ina). 
The Whittaker court martial organized on the 
20 th last, in this city and then adjourned until 
Feb. 1 , In order to allow the counsel time to pre¬ 
pare the case.A new narrow-gauge road la 
to be constructed from Steubenville, Ohio, to Oar- 
rolton, there connecting with roads of northern 
Ohio.Prof. Win. C. Fowler, aon-ln-law of 
Noah Webster and editor of the university edition 
of Webster’s dictionary, died at Durham, Conn , on 
the 15th Inst., aged 87.Mr. E. White, who 
has been for many years prominently Identified 
with the Kastman Business College of Poughkeep¬ 
sie, N. Y„ has been elected Mayor of that city. 
We congratulate our friend While, and also the 
City of Poughkeepsie, upon the wise choice they 
have made.It Is now proposed to have a 
committee of three appointed to consider the 
charges respecting the Halifax fishing award, the 
committee to consist of one person from the United 
States, one from Great Britain, and the third to 
to be selected by both nations. 
The coal companies of Pennsylvania have under 
consideration the question of resinning work at 
the mines on full time, but no understanding has 
been reached. All the companies, with one ex¬ 
ception. have agreed to this proposition, but It has 
been determined to take no action 011 the pro¬ 
gramme for February until the latter part of this 
month ... . .Joseph Dlroeh, who shot and killed 
Thomas n. Trelvar a few days ago on account of a 
difficulty concerning Treivar’s wife, was captured 
six miles from Bodle, Cal., on the 17th. lie had a 
preliminary examination which established his 
guilt, and about one o’clock the next morning he 
was taken from jail and taken to the scene of his 
crime and hanged. Five huodred men witnessed 
the execution.Peter Pltchlynn, delegate of 
tne Choctaw Indians, died on the l'th Inst., aged 
76. lie had been In conference with every Presi¬ 
dent since Andrew Jackson, with business per¬ 
taining to his people.Capt. Eads will ask con¬ 
gress to aid in the construction of his proposed 
ship canal by guaranteeing six per cent, dividends 
on the $ 50 , 000,000 of stock which he will Issue, and 
he expresses the utmost confidence that, his peti¬ 
tion will he grauted. 
Newport, H. L, has voted by a large majority, to 
cede Coasters’ Harbor island ror a site for a United 
States naval training school—_There were 
1,000 disasters on the great lakes last year, In¬ 
volving the loss of more lives than lor several 
years past.The Chicago Ice companies will 
gather 1 , 500,000 tons of ice this season, 76 per cent. 
more thaD last year.The stock of flour In 
California January 1 was 73,000 barrels; wheat, 
19,805,000centals; barley, 1,652,000 centals.The 
Finance Committee of the United states Interna¬ 
tional Commission adopted by-laws and appointed 
sub committees Tuesday. William L. Strong and 
Themas Barbour have subscribed $ 10,000 each to 
the fair fund.The sun shining on a brass 
sign has led to llttgatlon between two Philadelphia 
shop-keepers, in wnich the party suing claims 
$5,000 damages. Henry D. Plung is the claimant 
and Partridge* Richardson, of No. 17 North Eighth 
Street the defendants. In an affidavit filed recent¬ 
ly Plung declares that In May last a small metallic 
sign was placed below one of the windows or No. 
17 North Eighth Street., and that at certain times 
In the day the sun’s rays were reflected by means 
of the polished surface of the Blgn, and ihe rays so 
reflected passed through plaintiff's window, great¬ 
ly to the annoyance or his customers, and deprived 
him of the galas and profits which he could have 
made had the light not shone on his goods. This 
is the foundation of his suit. 
The Orlen at Tea Company, of Chicago, made an 
assignment on tne 17th. Their liabilities are esti¬ 
mated at $40,001), and their assets at. $14 ,000 . 
The Rochester, N Y., branch of the Irish Land 
League has passed a resolution protesting against 
the persecution of the Jevfs In Germany...At 
the annual meeting ot the llosiou Marine Insur¬ 
ance Company, on the 17th, It was voted to In¬ 
crease tUe capital of the company from $ 500,000 to 
$ 1 , 000,000 .The Chicago City council has 
passed an ordinance permuting the 8outh tilde 
Street Railway to use an endless cable under 
ground for motive power for cars. The cost Of the 
cable will be over $ 2 , 000 , 000 . 
Prof. E. 8, Holden, of the Naval Observatory at 
Washington, has accepted the managership ox the 
Washburn observatory in Madison, Wls., the posi¬ 
tion made vacant by the recent death of l'rof. 
Watson. Prof. Holden will enter upon his duties 
in a few weeks. _The new Albany Capitol 
CommlHSlonerH’ report, t ransmitted to the Legisla¬ 
ture Tuesday, gives the roltowlng financial ex¬ 
hibit:— Expenditure for the year ending December 
31, 1880, on contracts and for material and labor, 
$1,299,197.84. Expenditures lor the new Capitol 
from commencement to December si, isso, for 
lands, $628,447.62; for interest, $56,935.04; con¬ 
struction expenses, $10,914,516.40. 
The obelisk was successfully raised to Its foun¬ 
dation at nocn on Saturday, Jan. 22 .Mr. E- 
A. Sothern, the celebrated actor, Is dead. He was 
born In Liverpool, April 1st. 1830, and at the age 
of 22 he made his first appearance In this country 
at the old National Theater. Boston, as Peter 
Pangloss, LL.D. and A. S. S., In the “ Heir at Law.’ 1 
His name la Inseparably connected with the com¬ 
edy “Our American Coustn.”in which he appeared 
as “Lord Dundreary," His last appearance In 
New York was in November, 1879.The first 
annual banquet of the Press Club of Chicago, at 
the Palmer House, was one of the most successful 
affairs ot the kind ever given. Covers were laid 
for 160 members, guests and ladles, and after the 
menu had been disposed of, addresses were made 
by many of the lights In Journalism and kindred 
professions.A singular and shocking mur¬ 
der was committed recently at Lapeer, Mich, 
While the people were at church Mrs. Barnard, 
wlie of a prominent lumberman at Greenville, went 
to the residence of the Rev. E. Curtis, attacked his 
wire, threw her down, poured gasoline over her 
clothing and set her on lire. The unfortunate lady 
was terribly burned, and died within a few hours. 
As there was no apparant mot ive for the crime, It Is 
believed the murderess Is Insane.A Masonic 
lodge at Fredericksburg, Va., being the one In 
which George Washington was Initiated In 1762, 
has determined to build a Washington memorial 
Masonic temple. The Grand Lodge of Virginia 
will assist.Outside of the California delega¬ 
tion the general sentiment In Congress Is favor¬ 
able to the Chinese treaties under which it. Is 
thought that the United States will reap substan¬ 
tial advantages. It Is understood that they will 
be ratified. 
P. A. Goddard, county auditor elect of Wabasha 
county, Minn., committed suicide while tempora¬ 
rily Insane.In Chicago three new cases of 
dangerous sickness from trichina) have been dis¬ 
covered. A man, aged 7», will probably die. 
The Boston and Albany Railroad has for several 
weeks been selling one thousand mile tickets at 
the rate of one cent a mile. The Fitchburg Railroad 
has just adopted the same policy. This, lu both 
Instances, Is a substantial reduction to habitual 
patrons of the roads, and 13 probably, as It has 
been In other oases, a step toward a permanent 
reduction ot regular rates.In Chicago, 
Timothy cooper, colored, has obtained a verdict 
01 $ 2,000 against the People's Omnibus and Bag¬ 
gage company, cooper was ejected from an omni¬ 
bus by the driver because he was colored. 
Judge Bond, ot the U.8. Circuit Court,at Baltimore, 
refused to grant an Injunction in the suit or the 
Pullman Palace Car company against the B. & O. 
railroad ror Infringement of patent in using the 
Pullman sleepers on that road.Bruno Hill- 
age was brutally murdered by Juane Ray near 
San Antonio, Texas, Monday, Illllage had refused 
Ray the use ot his team and was snot and then 
chopped to pieces wltu an axe as a result. 
The buildings owued by J. O. Proctor and Mr. 
Ferris, of Brighton, Ontario, were destroyed by 
fire recently. Loss about $18,000 ; Insurance; $9,- 
000 . 
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[Galveston News.] 
The Madison, (Wls.) Democrat, In endeavor¬ 
ing to treat the wounds received by the candi¬ 
dates for the presidency, wisely prescribes St. 
Jacobs oil. Of course we could not expect our 
worthy contemporary to do otherwise than re¬ 
commend that famous old German Remedy,— 
which “ heals all wounds hut those ot love” and 
soothes all pains,—save those or political disap¬ 
pointment. 
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FOREIGN NEWS. 
Last Saturday ,the news reached here that Lima, 
Peru, had been captured by the Chilians, and to¬ 
day comes the Intelligence that Callao, a strongly 
fortified town of about 30,000 Inhabitants, the 
seaport of Lima, from which It Is six miles dis¬ 
tant, has also been taken. The cause and course 
of the war are briefly sketched editorially, so 
that here It is necessary to say only that the 
Province ot Atacama, about which the war arose, 
was considered a worthless desert of extreme 
barrenness until a few years ago, when a large 
area of niter beds was discovered In it, making 
It at once an object or desire by Bolivia and Chill, 
the latter of which claimed the southern part of 
It, which turned out much poorer than the north¬ 
ern. At the capture ot Lima the Chilian army 
numbered about 40,000 men, chiefly veterans, and 
the Peruvians about 51 . 1 , 000 , mostly recruits. 
The English government la still making numer¬ 
ous arrests of Land Leaguers on the ground of In¬ 
timidating those who are not members of the 
League. Very slight causes suffice to iusury an 
arrest. Miss Gardiner, of Ballna, county Mayo, Is 
the last prominent landlord — landlady'/—Boy¬ 
cotted. She is represented as an amazon of an 
“old maid,” very abusive, harsh, exacting and ty¬ 
rannical to her tenants and disagreeable to her 
neighbors The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland 
has sent aband of men to her relief, and these will 
be guarded In their turn by a detachment of “ horse, 
foot and artillery.” The coercive bill that, will be 
brought before Parliament “ ror the protection of 
property” In the detracted Island will empower 
the viceroy, with the advice of the Irish Privy 
Council, to declare the districts in which the act 
Is to be enforced, and a subsequent clause will 
suspend the habeas eorpus by empowering the 
viceroy, upon reasonable suspicion, to arreBt any 
person deemed an offender within the terms of the 
act. It will also provide that persons so arrested 
cannot be released, tried or balled without an 
order of the Privy Council or the Viceroy. Another 
clause will in certalD cases substitute trial before 
two judges for trial by Jury. It la possible that 
the suspension of the habeas corpus will continue 
until the 1st of August. The trial of Parnell and 
his followers Is still In progress. 
The severest storm that has visited England for 
20 years ravaged the country last week, causing 
a loss of $10,000,000 in London alone, owing to an 
unexampled rise of the Thames, which flooded 
all the low-lying districts on both hanks. 
.Immense damage has also been done 
throughout the whole of the United Kingdom. 
The loss to the farmers Is extremely heavy. 
The storm also swept over most of the continent 
causing woeful loss and havoc. In the Spanish 
Peninsula the hurricane la reported to have de¬ 
stroyed half the crops of oranges and lemons, be¬ 
sides doing an enormous amount of other dam¬ 
age. The loss to agriculture Is put down at $40,- 
000 , 000 . In the Mediterranean the gale was extra¬ 
ordinarily violent, and ot course so it was In the 
Bay of Biscay, which has a goodly share of all 
the bad weather of Western Europe. Shipwrecks 
are said to have been very numerous and dis¬ 
astrous. 
[St. Louis Republican.) 
It Is very rare that the Republican consents to 
editorially forward the Interests of advertisers of 
what are known as patent medicines, as It does 
not frequently fall out that we can ha ve positive 
knowledge of their merits. However, we take 
pleasure In saying of St. Jacobs Oil from Individual 
experiment, that It Is a most excellent remedial 
age nt. and as such we can heartily recommend It. 
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
A review of the cotton crop and its movement, 
Just Issued by the Bradstrcet agency, estimates 
the number of acres planted In cotton this season 
at 16,500,u00. This Is an Increase of 3 . 000,000 over 
last year. Since November the weather has been 
very unfavorable, in Texas, Alabama, Mlsslsslppl, 
Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee rains, snow, 
sleet and very cold weather have retarded picking 
and caused great loss. On the low grounds the 
fields have been submerged, and the crop is still 
unpicked. The Indications point to a crop dis¬ 
tributed as follows: 
Bales, f Bales. 
N. Carolina and Va..4l7,(uiO Louisiana. 630,1X10 
South Carolina .435,onu Texas .1,125,IKK) 
Georgia. 800,000 Arkansas. 3S7,ooo 
Florida. 65,000 Tennessee. 6s8,wi9 
Alabama.650,000 —- 
Mississippi . 700,000' Total crop. 5,887,009 
Adding 50,000 bales not sent from plantations 
till after the beginning of the present crop year, 
the total receipts for the season will be 6,937,000 
bales. The crop of 1577-s was 4 , 774 , 000 , that or 
1878-9 5,074,000 bales, that Of 1879-80 5,761,252 bales. 
The statement shows, as compared with the first 
four months of lost season, an Increase In receipts 
at Gutf ports of 47,867 bales, an Increase at South 
Atlantic ports of 841,885 hales, a decrease at North 
Atlantic ports ot 70 935 bales, an Increase at all 
ports of 312,017 bales, a decrease In the overland 
shipments ot 66,10# bales, and a net Increase of 
cotton In sight of 255,912 bales. A large Increase 
la acreage is predicted. 
A short time ago Dr Lyman, the veterinarian 
who had been commissioned by the government 
to investigate pleuro-pneumonla among American 
cattle, landed at Liverpool, reported to the Presi¬ 
dent that most of the cases occurred among West¬ 
ern cattle thathad passed over routes along which 
no disease existed in the Middle or Eastern States, 
and therefore that pleuro-pneumonla must already 
he prevalent among the herds of the West. Up to 
the date of this report the opinion was general 
that the disease had not. extended westward be¬ 
yond the Atlantic States, and Dr. Lyman’s state¬ 
ment was received with incredulity in most quar¬ 
ters. Professor Law, of Cornell University, prob- 
ably the best authority on the subject In the coun¬ 
try, emphatically denies the Doctor's statement, 
and maintains that not a single case of pleuro¬ 
pneumonia has come from the West either to 
the East or to Europe. When such authorities 
disagree who shall decide the question ? 
TUe exports of horned cattle from Canada to 
Great Britain lu 1879 numbered 23,273, valued at 
$1,767,801; in 1880 they numbered 32,600, value 
$2,292,150. Sheep in 1879 numbered 54,721, value 
$325,099; In 1S80 they numbered 110,143, value 
$629,062.Export steers have been very scarce 
In Toronto recently, and could only be obtained 
by picking one or two out. of a load.A farm¬ 
er at Clinton vllle. Ky„ has a Short-horn cow which 
la prolific Indeed. She produced triplet calves last 
year and twins this year—five calves In eighteen 
months and five days.Sixteen car-loads of 
calves and yearlings have been shipped trom Can- 
tateo, N. Y., the present season to points west ot 
the Mississippi River, to be there grown and fat¬ 
tened and finally returned to the New York mar¬ 
ket.Cattle-skinners are at work near San 
San Antonio, Texas. They kill cattle belonging to 
others, steal the hides, and leave the carcasses to 
decay.The Wool Growers' Convention that 
met at Washington on January 15, resolved that 
the General Government should own a farm for 
breeding the best varieties of stock, to bo dis¬ 
tributed among farmers as seeds are now. 
Negotiations are In progress for the purchase of 
land tn Eastern North Carolina whereupon to set¬ 
tle a colony or swedes wno are expected to arrive 
at New York early in the Spring. The location Is 
near the Pamlico river In Beaufort county.The 
animal meeting ol the Pennsylvania State Dairy¬ 
men’s association will be held at Meadvllle, Janu¬ 
ary 26 and 27.The Agricultural Department 
estimates the tobacco crop of the entire country 
to be 342,972,777 pounds, against 891,278,350 pounds 
in 18*9. The seed-leat growing States from Massa¬ 
chusetts to Pennsylvania have Increased their 
acreage 14 to 76 per cent over that of 1879, the 
average yield for all being about the same, while 
Pennsylvania, the most Important of these as a 
grower ot seed-leaf, reports 18 per cent increase In 
acreage, with an average falling off in yield of 
about 150 pounds per acre, making her crop about 
31,000,000 pounds, against., say 29,600 ,000 in isro. 
_Durham, N. C, ox poets to handle 18,000,000 
pounds of this year’s tobacco crop. 
The eighth annual meeting of the New York 
State Grange takes place at Utica to-morrow, 
Wednesday and Thursday. Bagg’s Hotel will be 
head-quarters.The Illinois State Tile-Makers’ 
Association began Its annual meeting at Spring- 
field on January istb, with a respectable attend¬ 
ance In point of numbers. The evening session 
was spent In hearlDg a paper upon “ Road Drain¬ 
age," by 0. G. Elliott, ofTonlca. 111., who strong¬ 
ly advocated the use of tile as the only means of 
solving the road problem In Illinois A number of 
members of the Associat ion gave In their testi¬ 
mony as to Its thorough efficiency where tile had 
been used for road purposes. 
Tbe N. J. State Horticultural Society will hold 
jts Sixth Annual Meeting at the Board ot Trade 
Rooms, Newark, on Thursday and Friday, Febru¬ 
ary 10 th and 17th. Instructive addresses will he 
read by Dr. F. M, Ilexamer, J. T. Lovett, J. A. 
Hale, C. W. fdell, G. W. Campbell and others. E. 
Williams, secretary, Montclair, N. J.Ac¬ 
cording to the New south Wales Agricultural 
Grazier of October 30, there was then In Melbourne 
a pig which weighed nearly 1,400 pounds live 
weight, whilst In mere store order, and “ rather 
out of flesh than otherwise.” The animal meas¬ 
ured nearly nine feet from snout to tall, and stood 
over four feet In bight. 
The Mark Lane Express of January llth, says 
“The lower temperature, with the protection af¬ 
forded by the snow, benefits the growing crops.' 
The dry frost favors thrashing. The deliveries of 
bread stuffs were greatly improved in quality and 
quantity, and consequently trade waa little 
changed during the week. The demand was 
slow, and an attempt to raise prices failed. In 
London prices were maintained, but trade 
throughout was dull and limited, other descrip¬ 
tions of British grain exceptionally quiet. Foreign 
breadstuff's were aull and quiet. Off coast bung 
on band till Saturday when there was a better 
inquiry. Cargoes were slow ana weak, but rather 
firmer at the close. Spot demand was a little im¬ 
proved but rates unchanged. Business has been 
ot the quietest. Foreign flour was unchanged. 
The expected supplies from America and Russia 
largely exceed the consumptive demand. Rates, 
therefore, are likely to decline. 
A fink showing. The thirty-fourth semi-annu¬ 
al statement of the Travelers' Insurance Com. 
pany, of nartford, Conn., speaks well for the suc¬ 
cessful management of that excellent Instit ution. 
With a paid up capital of $ 600 , 000 , Us gross assets 
amounted, on January 1 , to $ 5 , 519,194 23, while its 
liabilities wore only $4,051,592.72, Raving to Its 
credit a balance of $ 1 ,467.601.si. Tbus it Is seen 
that after deducting the paid-up capital and all 
Its liabilities, It still has a net surplus of $897,601,- 
51. In Insuring one’s life nowadays, the doubt 
whether tbe company will be able to pay the 
amount Insured when It falls due, Is often a source 
of no small anxiety, from which those are free 
who deal with a company so prosperous and well- 
managed as this appears to be. 
For the delicate and complicated difficulties pe¬ 
culiar to the female constitution, Lydia E. Pink- 
ham’s Vkoetaclk Compound is the sovereign 
remedy. It alms at the cause, and produces last¬ 
ing results, send to Mrs. Lydia E. Pink ham, 233 
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass., for pamphlets. 
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Philadelphia Police Department. 
The Philadelphia Ledger of December 29 , isso 
mentions, among many others, the case of Chief 
of Police of that City, Samuel II. Given, Esq., 
who says he used St. Jacobs Oil In his family, for 
various painful aliments, with excellent results. 
He has also heard from many who have used it 
for rheumatism, that It alone of all remedies did 
them good. 
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The best periodical for ladles to take monthly 
and from which they will receive the greatest 
benefit Is Hop Bitters. 
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Frank Lcxlie, E«q., of the “ Illustrated 
Weekly,” says: “ For some time past I have 
been using your Cocoaink, and think It far pref¬ 
erable to anything I have ever used for the hair.” 
Att subscriptions received after this date, will 
he placed an our lints to receive the liural A'ew- 
Yorktr one year, counting from the date when 
the subscription is received. We have no back 
numbers. 
Juliets. 
SPECIAL FROM THE CHIEF CENTRES. 
Until Saturday, Jan. 22. 
Bouton.—B uttkk— Fine Western creameries at 
33@34o.; freshly made fine Western dairies at. 24 ® 
26c.; imitation creameries at 22<5 25o., and ladle at 
20@23c. Fine Northern creameries at 3u@33c , 
and some tine Fall ends of Vermont butter have 
sold at 26ki28c ; summer-mode Northern nutter 
ranges trom 20@28C., and long dairies for 22 <ni 25 c.; 
common Winter made butter is dull at iin. 19 c., 
and early made ladle butter is dull at i»@i7c. 
CHKKSK—Fine September and first, half of October 
cheese la firm at iTywa i 3 aud some fancy lots 
are held higher. Fair to good cheese is Held at 12 
6«jl3c. Egos -The demand la not large, and deal¬ 
ers buy just as wauled for present use, but mere 
Is no surplus. Eastern, choice, V doz , 36c ; North¬ 
ern, choice, do/., ;i •>!.<; hoc : Western, choice, $ 
doz.. iir.c,; limed. 1? doz , 25@28C. Picas and Khans 
-B eans. Pea, Northern and Eastern, choice. 33 
bush., $1 8iiia 1 tin; Northern and western gooa, 
$l.70(«!t.7*>; choice mediums, ri,75{3>t.SS; fair to 
good mediums, $1.70® 1 . fa ; yellow u>ea $1 60 ®/ 10 ; 
peas. Canada common, 75@6uc.; peaa, Canada, 
choice, $h,nt u5; peas. Canada, green. IM1.50. 
Vkgktahi.ks anp DOMKstio Fkuit —Potatoes— 
Northern white stock has sold mute readily at 55c. 
forJackHon and Peerless; Cikaosc for Proilflcs; 
65C. for Vermont Rose, and e6ia>70c for Eastern, 
Including choice lioulton stools. Onions are in 
steady demand at $.V>(i lor red and $3.26 for yel¬ 
low. There la a steady market lor choice apples 
at. $1 60(3)1,76 if bbl, and choice lota oi No. i fruit 
WOUlrt Command the latter figure. cuanukuiuks 
remain dull, with moderate sales at fa@6 ,-y bbl. 
for country ana $<i@7 for Cape. IIay and Stkaw— 
Northern and Eastern, prime, %/ ton, $21 @28; 
Northern and Eastern, medium, ton, $20@22; 
