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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1898
Page
2
Published every Friday and entered at Covington post office, subscribtions continued until paid for. The Republican offers job printing in latest style with engravings and binding services. special facilities for binding blanks and magazines. Mail orders to Republican Covington Ind.
A Covington Sunday described as a gala day with frequent fights and drunks as city peacekeepers watched, reflecting public disorder under the current administration. The piece notes a tariff debate claiming January agricultural exports rose by over 12 million dollars under the Wilson law, countering free trader fears.
A unclear record notes Ting Dangtey law pressing duties amid damp conditions affecting business. VMereh receipts surpass all prior math, rising into effect for Marethe with a nearly 1500 percent increase in its first month.
The reader notes that money in circulation has risen to a high level, quoting that the average monthly circulation around S120 000 since a Chicago platform declaration of 189% asserts the currency expands only through free unlimited silver coinage.
Per capita circulation now 2.69 dollars, up over 2.50 since the Chicago platform demanded free coinage of silver. The Treasury reports gold in circulation beginning the month at 582,126,748 dollars, versus 456,728,488 dollars at the 1886 Chicago convention.
The Treasury reports per capita money in circulation rose from 21.15 dollars at the Chicago convention to 323.69 on the first day of the current month. This marks an extraordinary peak not seen in other periods of the nation’s monetary history.
All druggists and secures priced at one dollar, Scott and Howne, chemists in New York advertise their wares and services.
A Manufacturers' Record writer notes Massachusetts farmers net about 70 percent more per capita for their products than Mississippi farmers. He argues soil climate advantages in New England are offset by better access to factory markets beside farms, boosting Massachusetts earnings.
The Shoe and Leather Reporter reports that sales in the first quarter are higher than ever and prices are actually lower eight months after the Dingley law began. Wholesale prices for boots and shoes show no advance across all grades, with many items reduced since January 1897.
An elderly Virginia negro in Atlanta claims he witnessed Lee surrender and heard Grant reportedly saying Lee may keep his weapon. The tale is recounted amid garbled notes and scattered quotations from the periodicals.
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