One Cent. DAILY -_NORWALK- GAZETTE. One Cent. ‘ ,- Absolutely Independent. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1891. Women and Flowers. A new departure taken by the Census bureau last summer, and which is gen- erally commended, was in the direction of floriculture. Both Superintendent Porter and his wife were fairly worn down by pitiful appeals from women for employment in the census bureau, and it is said that the idea of taking the statistics of flower culture occurred to Mrs. Porter, as the work was one peculiarly adapted to women, in the . hope that something might be develop- ed to help them towards a new form of industry. We fancy it will surprise many peo- ple to know that there are 4,659 flower _ establishments in this country, with 12,161 acres cultivated and a thousand acres under glass ; that the value of the establishments is over $38,000,000 and the income for the census year, includ- ing sale of plants and cut flowers, was $26,211,000. Of the 4, 659 establishments 312 are owned and managed by women, and the employes include 16,847 men and 1,956 women. It may not surprise anyone to know that over 21,000,000 catalogues were sent out, but who would have thought that over 240,000,- 000 flowering plants were annually sold, 49,000,000 being rose-bushes? The special agent in charge of the work says : A very considerable number of small green houses were found haying only from 300 to 1,500 square feet of glass area, and in these no outs1de labor is employed, the owner or some member of his family doing all the work, often in connection with market gardening or a small nursery trade, while some of these small establishments are con- ducted by women or persons who are invalids. The greatest area of glass reported in any one establishment was 150,000 square feet, and the smallest sixty square feet, the latter a cosy at— tachment to the sitting-room of a New England farm house, from which the lady of the house sells annually from $35 to $65 worth of flowers. 0. A CBONIN WITNESS FOUND DEAD' A lIIystery How He Was Drowned, but It V-‘as Probably an Accident. CHICAGO, May 8.—Monday morning last the body of a man, with the appearance of having been long immersed, floated up in the north branch of the river at Goose Isl— and, near the wharf of the Pacific elevator. The remains have just been identified by Patrick McGarry, boiler maker, resid- .n g at 442 Seminary avenue, as those of his brother John, who mysteriously disap- peared the night of Nov. 8, 1890. Mr. Mc- Srarry readily identified the remains by the :lothing and contents of the pockets. A new pair of shoes were 'recognizable, and the handkerchief clearly marked with the name of the dead man in full. McGarry left the house of his brother at So’clock the‘evening of Nov. 8 to go, he said, to Indiana to spend Sunday. For three weeks prior to his disappearance he had complained of occasional dull pains in his head, and a trip to the country he thought would benefit him. How he got unto the river is a mystery, but the absence of wounds on the body point to an acci- dental death. The dead man was a Witness in the celebrated Cronin trial. “01d Hutch” Is Having a Big Time. BOSTON, May 8,—Mr. B. P. Hutchinson, the grain speculator, continues his eccen- tricities in this city. Yesterday he pur- chased a dress suit from a tailoring estab- lishment, and invited the salesman to a. champagne dinner with him at Young’s hotel. FINANCIAL AND COMDIERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock ' Exchange. NEW YORK, May 7.——Money on call loaned at easy rates—via, 4@~I}«§ per cent. Exchange steady; posted rates, [email protected]; actual rates, $4.85}4@4.&3}{3 for sixty days and $4.88%@4.89 for demand. GOvernments steady; currency 6s, 113 bid; 4%;5, coupon, 101 bid; 4s, do., 120 bid. The stock market this morning opened firm with prices fractionally higher, but after the first few sales prices began to decline, and con- tinued on the downward course throughout the morning. The advance in the rate of dis— count on the Bank of England from 3% to 4 per cent. contributed to the depression. Union Pacific, Louisville and Nashville, St. Paul, Atchison, Northern Pacific preferred, Burling- ton and QuincyAand C., C., C. and St. L. were especially pressed for sale. At noon the de- cline ranged from}«§ to 1%, per cent. At the close the market was dull. Closing prices: West. Union Tel. . 81% Del. & Hudson. . . .1341/4 De1., Lack. &W..137%; Adams Express. . .147 U. S. Express ..... 60 Denver ............ 18%; C., C., C. & I ...... 64% Erie ................ 20% N. Y. Central... . 102% Lake Shore ....... 110%; Illinois Central. . .100 Northwest ........ 109% Northern Pacific. 26% Do., pref .......... 13-! Do., pref .......... 70% Pacific Mail ....... 37 Central Pacific... . 31 Reading ........... 33 St. Paul ........... 63% Wabash ........... 10% Bur. & Quincy.... 87% Ore. R’y & Nam. . 76% Ore. &. Trans ...... —- Rich. & Terminal. 17% Sugar Trust ....... — Union Pacific ..... 49% Missouri Pacific .. 70% Texas Pacific ..... 14% Alton & T. H ..... 34 Canada Southern. 50% Canada Pacific. .. 78%" N. Y. 6‘5 N. E ..... 37%, General Markets. NEW YORK, May 7.—FLOUR—Moderately firm and active; city mill extras, [email protected] for West Indies; superfine, [email protected]; fine, $3.15@ 3.85; Minnesota extra, [email protected]. VVHEAT—Opened firm and continued firm throughout the morning on a fair amount of business. At noon prices were 1%,c. higher; re- ceipts, 125,400 bushels; shipments, 100,504 bush- els; No.2 red winter, 31.1635, cash; do., May, 31.13%; do., June, $1.12; do., July, 61.09%; do., August, $1.07. CORN —Opened strong and advanced 154a in the first hour, but subsequently reacted; re- ceipts, 11,050 bushels; shipments, 33,591 bushels; No. 2 mixed, 82c., cash; do., May, 7534a; do., June, 720.; do., July, 695/40. OATS—Dull, but steady; receipts, 48,000 bush. els; shipments, 842 bushels; No. 2 mixed, 610., cash; do., June, 57540.; do., July, 56550. PORK—Dull; mess, [email protected] for new. LARD—Quiet; May, $6.96; July, 37.12. MOLASSES—Quiet; New Orleans, common , to fancy, 25@35c. TURPENTINE—Steady; 39@39}./1c. ROSIN—Steady; strained to good, [email protected]. FREIGHTS—Quiet; grain to Liverpool, steam, 1%d. BUT'I‘ER——Firm; western creamery, fancy, 300. ' CHEESE—Quiet; western flat, 11@111/§c. EGGS—Steady; state and western, fresh, 16c. SUGAR—Refined fairly active and steady: cut loaf and crushed, 5km; powdered, 434m granulated, 4 7-16c.; mold A, 4 9-16c. TALLOW—Dull; prime city, 5 5-16c. 1 COFFEE—Spot lots steady; fair Rio cargoes, 9%c. > GRAND smooms The pomimg "In New Dry Goods Store, N0. 2 GAZETTE BUILDING. LADIES WILL FIND THE FINEST LINE OF DRESS GOODS HOSIERY, oommsmos, lemms, Fancy Goods and Notions W- _ EVER snowm IN NORWALK. TI THAI/l & HINT, No. 2 Gaze 3 Building. Norwal ,, tonn. lH umu uu oomuuuv. ‘ Bridgeport. 100 PIECES PURE ENGLISH MOHAIR, 40 inches wide, all colors, 25 cent. * ,v 50 BLAZERS, in sizes 14 and 16 years, blue and. drab, $1.98. 35 PIECES EXTRA-VALUE BODY BRUSSELS, good patterns, at $1.00 per yard. These we sell for cash only. 33 of our FINEST PATTERN DRESSES that have been selling from $12.50 to $20.00, are now $9.69. \ Ladies’ Jackets and Reefers. Fichues and Small Shawls. MATTINGS AND MATTALIN E. LACE CURTAINS AND SHADES. THE D. M. READ CO. B.Hall&Co., BRIDGEPORT. Special : Announcement! From to-day and until further notice we will present to every customer purchasing for cash to the amount of $20.00 or more, a year's subscription to “The American Queen," Bridgeport's monthly magazine. Included in the most opportune and overpowering aggrega- tion of bargains ever presented to the Bridgeport people, are Irish Point Curtains, Chenille and Real Swiss Curtains, Fine Cashmere and Serge Cloths, Pineapple Tissues, Woven Crape Cloths, Black Brilliantmes, Lace Striped Grenadines, Real Scotch Ginghams, Lace for Over Dresses, Handsome Dress Trimmings, Gents’ Neglegee Shirts, Gents’ White Shirts, Ladies’ and Misses’ Black Hosiery, Ribbons, Collars and Ruchings, Jewelry, Soaps and Perfumery, Buttons, Orna- ments and Art Goods, Jackets, Reefers and Capes. W. m. HALL u- no. MISSES ST- ngm Easter Millimery Display 011 March 26th and Following Days. Trimmed Bonnets, Touuos, Turban. -—AND—-— Large Poke Hats. MILLINERY NOVELTIES, JEVVELED LACES, FINE FRENCH NETS' RIBBONS, FLOWERS, AIGRETTES and OSTRICH TIPS. VELVETS IN ALL NEW SHADES. WALL ARE GonnIALLr INVITED TO Examsr. OUR LATEST CREATIONS or FASHION. Misses St. John, 33 Main Street, Norwalk. HOUS EKEEPERS ! In a few days we will delight our callers with Delicious ~ Muffins, BISIIIIIS Illlll WINES, MADE \VITH HEDKER’S SELF-RAISING FLOUR, COOKED AND SERVED IN OUR STORE. FREEI WATCH OUR NORTH WINDOW I Niokerson & Bulls. WE. she. ' WE. shes C’F‘E. shes: I EDWD. STREET Is HAVING A spa-cm; SALE OF! Ladies’ III Gents’ Handkerchiefs At Very Much Below Regular Prices. New W ash Fabrics ——AT LOW PRICES 1,000 yds. Oriental Crepe Cloth at 12.} cts. per yard; worth 20 cts. New Umbrellas and ”Parasols. Edward ' Street, No. 5 Gazette Building, Norwalk. . MOMENTS REFLECTION is all that you need when a perfectly plain‘, proposition is to be made to you. . ,_ Every man wants to be convinced that he in. U“ .1 is right before he goes ahead and some .- subjects will bear a good deal of discus- slip, sion, but the point we want to emphasize 7* _ doesn't call for any waste of words. The 1““ " long and short of it is that our stock of I l . S r1ng ' Glothmg I ”I :5. ._ Must go, and, as you observe, we begin the Must with a capital M. If you think \_ ._ , ’43.? we are permitting a thing like prices to “gig/531,36”? stand in the way CALL AND EXAMINE (3.1.9, 2W3 REFLECTION: OUR FIGURES. AN INSPECTION OF OUR MEN’S Summer Merino Shirts mu Drawers lor25c. Will Convince the most sceptical that they CANNOT BE MATCHED FOR. THE MONEY. COMSTOGK BROS, Masonic Building, 14 So. Main Street. NORWALK. so. INORWALK. _: mom or THEMAKER. Pay only one profit and get your Fresh and perfect and direct from the workshop. OTHNAGLEJ’. SON Manufacturers of FINE PARLOR SUITS and Extensive Dealers in all kinds of Furniture, WARE ROOMS: 423, 425, 427 MAIN STREET, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. E. K. LOCKWOOD. FRANK I. JONES E. K. LOCKWOOD 6» Co. Plumbing, Steam and Hot Air Engineering, FULL LINE OF HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. NORWALK, CONN , Wm. Sheldon, Slum, Buick and Sewer Contractor. Curbing, Flagging and House Connections. tf25 Lock Box 36, Norwalk. PAINTING, PAPERl-IANGING, GLAZING - AND - KAISDMINING. ~———. NEW HARNESS MAKING AND . REPAIRING SHDP. - _..__—- Wm. E. Dann' ——Has added to his— HARNESS, [SADDLE AND STABLE {OUTFITTING SALESROOMS, -——A Department of—v— Hamosu Maiiuu aml Rouaiium I.\Having Ssecured FIRST-CLAss WOBKMEN. nothing but first-class work Will be turned out of this new manufacturing branch of his business, and only the most; REASONABLE PRICES tf79 The subscribers are ready to fill all orders in the above line in the best manner and at the LOWEST PRICES. Special attention paid to the painting of tin gutters and cementing metal roofs- All orders left at Sloan’s on Wall street. will receive prompt attention. tf79 Murray & Merritt.~ Will be charged therefor. ._ ——TYPE METAL -— FOR SALE. i EVERAL Hundred-rounds ofOldType i'o I. Sale. at 10 cents per bound. at this oflice
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