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a Boston, Sept %, 1919.
Mr.. EDrroR: am not aware that our local
news can be of any interest to your readers, but
there are sometimes certain phases of our markets
which must concern all mercantile men in the
country, however remote. We get, 100, al the ear


liest dates the latest information in regard 10 The
LirerpooI cotton mdrket--a subject of interest TO
both planters and merchants. Perhaps, these things
will render letter from Boston, from time time,
sufficiently important for insertion even in your
valuable paper, which allow me to say, is very ia
voraby known here. .'-.t .- '.--.


Business is better here than have known il ?or
some ears. Kilby, Water, and Milk streets, and
Liberty Square, our great wholesale dry-gcods
marts, present a very bustIing appearance, and
judging from the smiling faces Of the merchants in
that vicinity, they are realizing handsome profits
The wholesale grocers on the qhi tire, and
some of them, who were fortunate enough to have
large stocks of sugar and moasses on hand, at the
time of the recent rise in the prices of these neces-
saries, are as happy if it were their souls, not
their sugars, which they had saved. Molasses by
the way, seems firm at the present high pflces.
Sugars are more Likely to decline. The best box
is selling at u. The news by the Caledonia of
enormous sales of cotton in Liverpool at ! to ID.
advance on the prices quoted by the previous
val, has, perceive, led 10 large operations in New
York al of a cent pound ad'ance on the prices
current previous the reception of the news by the
steamer But in our market, where the operations


in the article are usually so heavy, little has been
done since The arrival of the Caledonia, the 2lst
instant-Ihe buyers fighting shy Of The advance.


Of course there will be great speculation by and
bv in cotton, and not a few will burn their fingers.
The news of the short crop, carried out by the
Acadia is said 10 have led to the advance lu LlV-
erpool. Beyond a doubt, there is great demand
for the material with both domestic an foreign
manufacturers, but there will be highly stimula-
ted animation in the market, which will assuredly
result in a levulsion. [ have not heard Of sale,
here, since the reception of the news, except one
of hundred bales, the prices of which the parties
decline 10 name. The -four and grain market is
low and inactive-Soulhern -four nominal at 3
rs, with nothing doing. .t 'ra.~ ....a


On the sailing of the Caledonia, John Reed,
alias Clinton, who arrested 10 England on the
charge of being the person who commited The large
forgeries on the Southern banks, and the house Of
Jacob Little & Co. in New York. was still confined
in London, awaiting the action Of the Government
and MIR. Everett, the American minister. An at
tempt had Deen maue 10 OBTAIN MS TeieaSe ny jail
all action in the matter having been retarded by
Yictoria's visit to Louis Phpe's, villa at Eu-but
on hearing before three Magistrates ii was re-
fused. ,.,...... '.....---


We have recently had some very extensive con-
Asgrations in this city and the vicinity-severa of
them, the work of inceDdiaries This is The ami
versary week of the Baptist Association. The
meetings are attended by great multitude, and
are very interesting. "sa .a'E' "a ."


va. '..- = Yours truly, oa g. SIGMA.