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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-09-10

hold office until the first Saturday in
August 1896 when their successor shall
be elected. All vacancies in Office
shall be filed by the Executive Com
mittee until the next annual election.
Article THE regular sessions of
this Club shall be on the first and
third Saturdays in the months of
August, September aud October in
each year, at 2 o'clock p. m. at the
Court House. The President or any
three members of the Executive Conn
mittee may at any time or place call
extra session of the Club.
H. r. Prewitt,
CD G..L5ss
w. b. White,
Chas. B. Duerson.
Geo. w. Baird.
On motion the report of the Com
mittee ON permanent organization was
adopted which was as follows:
TO The Montgomery County Demo-
cratic Climb We, your Committee
appointed to report officers for the
Club, beg leave to report thatwe have
selected the following members for its
government, viz:
President, w A, Dehaven.
Vice Pres. LIST Ward, Squire Turner
End Ward A. s. johnson.
/" Bird Ward, w. b. White.
/" 4th Ward, James Conroy :.
/" Beans, M. o. Cockiell
/" Grassy Lick, G. I'll. Donno-
hue.
Vice Pres. Aaron's Run, Jas. Stock
dale.
Vice Pres. Howard's Mill, John
Montjoy.
Vice Pres. Harris, A. w. Hamilton
Spencer, E, Coons.
Camargo, j. 5. Bogie.
Jacksonville, S. Anderson
Levee, Ed Prewitt.
Secretary, Geo. w. Baird.
Treasurer. G. III. Petry.
Very Respectfully,
IL. Clay Mckee, Chairman,
j. II. Hszelrigg,
t. z. Martin,
Ben. r Turner,
j G.. B. Duff,
Committee.
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A tent of Maccabees is ready and
will be organized here one day next
week. Due notice win be given,
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COURTESY
Of the Southern Presby-
terrain Church
Accepted By the Baptist
Congregation.

Mt. Sterling, KY, September 4, '95--
Rev. Everette &all, Pastor Of Baptist
Church--My Dear Brother: You and
your congregation are most cordially
invited to worship with us during the
time you are repairing your church.
Our house of worship is open every
Sabbath. Our services are on the
LIST and Bird Sabbath nights and End
and 4th Sabbath mornings. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday night in
which we will be glad to have you
lead. Sincerely Yours,
ROBERT MARSHALL,
w, L. SIMRAL,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-09-10

Mt. Sterling, KY, Sept. 6, 1850
Messrs. Robert Marshall and w, t.
Simrall-Dear Brethren: 1t is with
unfeigned pleasure and gratitude that
i, on behalf of the Baptist Church
and myself, accept the use of your
house of worship, which you so cour-
teously and fraternally proffered,
Hoping our worship together may be
for our mutual edification,I remain
Yours Fraternally,
EvERETTE GILL,
Pastor Baptist Church.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-09-10

The Baptist Sunday school win be
held in the Circuit Court room until
the completion Of the Baptist church !.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-09-10

The Graded SchooLopened Monday
with about $50 pupils, larger num-
Der than any preceding year.
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Wall Paper.

We have a line OF Calico we sell in 10 yarde
lengths as long as they last at 219c yard, ORss
lot to one party only.
lSc Ginghams at SC a yard.
Line of Dress Cambrics az Be yard.
The best Muslins. Fruit of the Loom, Mason.
vile, etc, at 6l3c yard.
Big line of Toweling Ticking, etc
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Carpets.

We will sell you the celebrated Lower
brands OF all-wool Carpets at as to 47JSc GER
yard, the best 2-ply Carpets made, and nice.
Inc Of Brusell Carpets az same price az above
70 ana 4713c; cheaper line at same rate of OF az
eNdet cost. Nice line of Rag Carpets at Use d
yard. Our 10 and 121Sc Mattings at Sc 4 ward
20c Mattings at lj6; 25e Mattings lSe, and the
best Mating 33 1-3c and 35c Grade 44e.
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Shoes.

Our line was bought at the old prices and t5s
bring them at exact cost you cannot do better
than % buy or pair 10 lay away for future
use. We cannot describe, so call and lcok M
them,
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Dry Goods,
Notions.

Saxony Yarns that sell at Toe and I-gs
hank goes at for 25c. Cotton Bats at SC each !,
25c Corsets at l9c SOC Corsets at Sc 81 Eorsetaat
and 25c. Fans l5c, &c Handkerehiefs 8 for i1G-
l0c Handkerchief for zoe. etc. Big line OF Riis
bons at way down prices. Hamburg and IAeass
go at half price, Thimbles lie each WinsOT
Ties forlO Neck Ties &C and lOc, sold at l5fs
and 20c.
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

quotations are Wholesale from jobbers
IA sy are for standard first quality goods:
r, aAlE GREASE-Diamond s75 per
No. ne. FRAZIER IN tin boxes, $500 per
|,,s 81 nolden 6ini5c per dozen boxes; cas-
I'M HIM, Gu ,sS5sl6c; Boston coach oil. per case
Nv AZ, M@: per case. quarts. $50
Id3.s. NSNiIlON-Powder. per key, $500
|sgcSi,s blasting powder, s2,25 per keg,
|iN: Spi hntlS g, drop. shot, per sack, sl'S5Y
sSca1,t ooiN-Wholesale groeers' charge;
| bss.' gear; boxed 6ikG6h: in sacks, &c
Nm breakfast l0i.c; dry salt 6a6i4c;
| "a DIV ,o TX. Dry salt bellies Sh@sih: west
Bss,asGiAGlNG AND TiES0From store.
ARROW Z, 70 ID SIC; ID Sc; ~ III a..cc
| BALM, NC; nclia, none in market;
y G .si { i, PPoIWgpER-.ApeI; ID 500; =
"; i N No. 10 '5c' Victor, Id, per dozen ran
sE DOZEN g. ts1 ID i sss oae ID sS Soc.
|ttfries - FRUIT-Per dozen: straw
hssai7o; $500 $685. JEineapples, standardd,
H. seas slp SS sSsqNoo pears. stand
sMloai2O: i II 81 sd nnr ~. beaches.
hN9ilS. q : ib sl2Oal5o; seconds. ? H.
ssconds Z, Standard, 3 Id, H.70al.S5: 3 10
" cs;.ih.oOal 40; ? Id, pie peaches, SOg
siSples, sS sgs soqS5c; 3 Id standard
sasse; ffs1,Plain, candy easi4c; wrapped
''glle, 'y mixed. in pals. 7dslsci roeh
trs gc5ti ~ EGETABI, ES-Marrow,l ~
9aSstoAss beans 7Oa75c: con- oea' ocS.n.GS:
Adney bss : ID eogd5isc: 10 s0a9Oc; red
FFeoapns 2lb, s5a9se,
eo1ea Tor pt 81 CANNED GooDS-Per
s ,Pns IS fist5s' aPS saSsss sIsa
ssi.ctarines LIP; green cages sl.S0al. As
tsriies 1, SMn.fs; grapes $L3Oal.40; white
's,ls. No., black cherries $3.50; black
sGiSp y :, MEATS-Roast beef. ID
cezen, a, ~ ~ y 3Ou235; lb. corned beef
zen, s5s-Ssysq slo;SO; l ID. lunch tongue.
Sa,.n s. .G.s,- ~ y, 10: chipped beef.
N pc Nt@ Frankfurt sausage. j IL. M.so
Sued han nam. 4 dozen, 6ld;65c. \. 10
1 dozsns dozen, si.35: 4 liz. devilec
ccc,en. Il y, 'oa1Sc; u 10. deviled ham
parasaas IS and SIS Granite sisQsc; /,
VpiFEE escorted colors, 9x@iic.
mo and Cordova: Fair 1876
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TRADE NOTES.

Receipts Of eggs were heavy today and
hs market weakened again.
cabbage is scarce and in demand. The
..aafornia sugar loaf variety is especi-
'iy popular with the trade.
M julius A. Rosenheld. of II. II, Har-
~ Co., has returned from IA business
firm.
y Jacobs & Co., OF the Houston Stock
}Slos, report the market firm and strong
'@ good cattle and hogs.
me local supply of cocoanuts is small,
yer 10.
mere were plenty of turkeys on the mar
~ loday, but only slight demand was
hported. a change in the situa lion may
y, expected however, with the approach
VI the holidays.
mere is enough grain on the local mar
~ ~ 70 supply the demand. but the move
Isat from the interior has fallen off con-
aisraoly within the past week or two.
me stock OF -four In the principal cities
|uscteased over 100, 900 barrels last month.
me severe weather In Colorado recently
~ made good potatoes rather hard 10
| Prices.
~, y Is claimed that San Francisco has In
i".lp past two months shipped a million
nsneis OF wheat to Australia, and that
, e,e is million bushels more under
NY NY act 10 go there from Pacific ports
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COFFEE.


New York. Defender 7-,-conee--Ontions
onened irregular, June showing points
advance and other months unchanSel 70
M noiuts lower Local covering and ash
ttrn"re huvlng caused sharp upturn in
Ike face OF weak cables and large receipts
closed strong at an advance Of 10 to %
points. sales 1870 bags; Decemheri lS,sS'
No. Z. 1iib: mild steady; Cordoya lSIlSl3,
Warehouse deliveries from New YORK
Yesterday. 5liS bags; New York STOCK ,5 20
"a bsgs, 9fioat for the United States, ~
66o bags: total visible for the United
states. S4j.5i1 bags. against 5l65o5 bags
last year.
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LONDON MOOL sNLrs.

London, percmber s-Thoro was firm
tone 20 the wool auction salaa today. Good
nirrinuH were IN active request az extreme
riccs, white lower grades ruled irrogular
lho .numler "f bales onercd was 3l,n'6
VIII close next Wednesday. sales IN de
tan;
>c.N South Wales-li1i bales secured 81
oils 3D. gFcaey ~ ttgi,d.
Queensland iial bales; secured ,Adeiis
chd; greasy GNW1ld.
Nictorii,-92ii bales; occurred lodIls alsd:
greasy 1NdMla
South Auatr,,lin.-lSsl bates; ncourcl 5iaf
Sd, greasy fi,3iAl
Swan hycie-iA0S Wales; secured 6'sdIls
Id greasy a4ilhd.
New Zealand -20at bnicH, secured ydifla
ga greasy y stifEd
CAPT of tlood lIopo and Natnl~.lNsa bafrs;
secured iduls %. greasy tf,W,d.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
GRAIN--PROVIsIONs.
Grnit,-CbIcngo.
CHICAGO.

Chicago. III. December 7.-Wheat opened
at noon about u decline under yegter-
days closing rateB and for about twenty
minntcs gave wight signs Of recnperatioIi.
AZ the end of that time. however, hymp-
toms OF recovery became apparent. The
opening weakness he'd two or three reas-
ons to justify g. The Liverpool market
crly Responded by z per cent advance to
the Chicago Jump OF ! cent per bnshel. a
uriyate cablegrain from q reliable Liver
pool source said Argentine crop prosp' Is
were fair and perhaps influenced the carly
sellers here az much AZ anything else,
The rise which succeeded the opening
decline had also several good reasons 10
~ pport H.
Corn was quiet and nearly featurciess
The strergth In wheat WAS the only In.
lusf ce Oats were slow. but showed
some strength In sympathy with wheat
and corn. but got easy later after inc
other markets cHsei on.
Hog produces were quiet, trade feature
less aud prices ste idy and without ma
Cash quotations we're as follows:
Iiour-N oIninal. et1
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TINAN CIAL.

Rates on silver
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The total amount of cotton on ship
hOnN. not cleared. today, IL 33,953 bales.
against ldl. &Ss bales at tue same tirne last
season. Tho divisions are az follows.
For Great Eritain So kintuck 5000:
80 lnchislp 1900. IS Rita s1Gi, So Capenor
600 So WILMA io9i, non-men,bera 2l9l;
total. al.2W.
members is9n. total sd6S
For ieremen, So Brrkburn 1919. ss Win.
Rrlnfoot li2e; total, ai0,.
For Hamburg, 80 Glanayron 400. 81
Willerspooi "a, total. 10 u
For Genoa; So Pedro 3s67
For New York, Mallory line sis1.
For Morgan city; Morgan line. n
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GRAIN AND Hay.

Carload lots job cars, from mill. Deal
ers charge from store 5fl0o more per 100
lbs. on bran, 2a3c per bushel on oats and
corn.
CORN-Sacked 3id35.
BRAN--70c.
oATS-2j@26c; No. white sOdSic; COM
CHOPPED CORN-7oc per 100 lbs.
UAY-Alfalfa SIS 00dl4,00 per ton; millet
SO 50di2 so: timothy s17.c0uls00; North
Texas prairie $50. South Texas $500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
DRIED FRUITS.

App ES-Fancy sliced in boxes iha5c;
choice evaporatod 6G6A; fancy evapordted
NPRtCOTS-Evapor l2c.
CiTRON-1ic per Id.
CURRANTS-Fancy cleaned 5A,c; In car
'FLids-Evaporated 1oc; Turkish layer
i5c. ,,o
PEACHES Evaporated sc.
pEARS-Evaoorate &c.
PRTNEs = Crop of 1906: California
prlInes, 9O-l00s. &c; S0-eOs 6isc; SOLOS. 7c'
O.G0s. 7Isc; silver and ruby prunes, 10.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
PAINTS AND OILS.

OIL-Linsecd, in barrels. raw i5c; boiled
47c. petroleum, $50 test. IN hbls 14c, In
asses Sl.75: brilliant oil tl;G5: in bhls l2i5c;
;.upion oil! In bbls 1oc; in cases $3.50: cas-
tor oil. medical pure. 81 10; turpentine, in
bbs. Sic.
WHITE r.FAD--Strlctly pure td6hc.
WINDOW GLASS-ln boxes 60 and 10 to
GO and 20 per cent discount. new list
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are from iobbers; special
prices given on large shipments
BARRED WIRE-Glidden. galvanized
$3.50 per 100 lbs: painted wire s2G5: Wau-
kegan l0c higher than Glidden;
WIRE NAILS-Rate $500 per keg; ad-
yances, 10 to br penny, Soc. and penny
zoe. and penny, I5c; and penny, soc;
penny sl.2o 2 penny, sl6o.
CIT NAILS-Rate SIS per keg, same
advances as on wire nails.
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York, December THE weekly
hank statement shows the following
changes: Reserve. increase 81 CSC, e1s; loans.
decrease s2Os 500; specie. increase 81 ,220, 400:
legal lenders increase <fS5,2p0: deposits,
Increase Ssss 800: circulation, increase Sill
100 The hanks now hold $40, 81, 10 IN eX-
cess OF the requirements OF the p per
cent rule.
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and 81, oSS, sos in silver. The imports were:
Gold s2a.e44: silver $se.li2: dry goods se,-
5S1 9l6. general merchandise SS.s6tH8p.
New York. December 7.--Hidcs. nominal;
wool quiet
New York, December ,.--Cotton seed oil
inactive, prime crude s5tig6: prime summer
yellow 2snea,4.
st. Louis. December ,-wooi--steady,
UNCHANGED
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LIQUORH.

BEER-Schlitz, quarts 5000 per bbl,
pnts sll::oo per Dbl; A; b c.. Bohemian,
quarts 5000, pints sll,V9: Dixie pale.
per ease, two dozen in case.
HIGH WINES-sl.22 per gallon.
WHISKY-P gallon: Finished goods
on high wine basis SIZE; straight Bourbon
and rye, according TO age and quality
SiT5dS.00; blended Sl75l3.50.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. December Mooney on cal!
,jIe naner 4Gbis per cent. Sterling eT-
change firm with actual business In bank.
ers bills at 4.ssQi. @ls for demand and
SSise;t 20 and T. S9iLfiA.g0: commercial
sills 4.s7; bar silver e55.; Mexican dollars
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
FRu1Ts AND Nuts.

APPLES-Sl.0 Un3IJ POT Dbl,
BANANAS-sl. 95W1 20 per bunch.
GRAPES-Malaga S5.50n600 per cask
COCOANUTS-sL2 uer 100; $50 per 1000
ONS-Mess.na s325NS,J0
NIiTS-Brazil, lie pei 10: iilberts, Sicily.
DC: Naples lac; walnuts, lie. peanuts. 5is6G
&C., almonds. Taragona, lie per lb, 13c per
sack: California almonds, loo. new pecans,
characterization seedlings 800;
raycls 40.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
n1l1LD1NG MATERIAL-

CFMENT-Portiand cement, per Dbl,
&. 6GmS. 90. Rosedalc cement. per bbl. 81. 75Sf
100; lime fireclay. s5.25gi3.4o, plaster paris
S. 20, firebrick. st. Louis. per NJ $40, drai !,
inclusive; fcl, roofing, per square. si.,5
az 30; Acme and Royal cement plaster,
per ton sl4Oo; plastering hair. goat, per
ID. &c; laths. per NJ. SEQ.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
NuNpRY AND MACHINE WORKS.

Ih many machinery and iron foundry
works OF Houston are actively at work.
though the demand has fallen off consider
sss, as Is usual at this time of the year
Ihs Hartwell lronworks reports the i'm
mediate demand for foundry and mac hine
work rather small Their works are fairly
Wen occupied. however, on contracts Sc
cured awhile back, together with improve
nents and enlargement underway IN their
foundry department.
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"lF AT FIRST YOU DON'T sUccEED."
TRY ~
SAPOL 10

i.ia5.7o7 pounds and valued at 81. Go; -
barrels OF butter OIL containing 200 HAl-
INK 300 gallons: 25,7ii bushels OF corn.
Weighing i,iio.coo pounds ana valued as
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08

HousToN'S BANK CLEARANCEs.
Bradstreets weekly report of bank
elearanees OF the principal cities gives
houston an increase of 10 per cent as
compared with the corresponding week
hl year. The total amount was 81, lS9, 632,
vth exceeds that of thirty-seven other
tnu IN the United States. 1t ~ more
nah nporied from such cities as Buff
IN Milwaukee. Omaha, Providence,
STa,nd, Dallas, Waco. Fort Worth, st,
Nl Denver, indianapolis, Memphis, Sa-
tanlsh and Atlanta
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RNcnIprs AND SHIPMENTS.

Totnl receIpta OF cotton NJ Galveston toe
lnv wcrc 7Sai bales. divided az follows.
Ivy gulf Colorado and Santa Fc rail-
way, aSo2, by International md Great
Northern railway ,Gii bv barge Willie,
Mal, by barge Ahhic. inMj by barge ]. X,
1901; ny schooner Mary Jennottc. 2s.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
RIO.

Rio. December Quiet; No I Rio. 1900
reis ner 10 kilos. Exchange, ? 5,led re-
CENTS. 5000; cleared for the United states
5000; for Europe. 1000: stock 2SS'o"'
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Nav Orleans. December 7--Sugar--open
leftle strong; inferior 70 choice, S.H
S-S ceptrifugal strong, tending upV stu :
plantation granulated rs graz, 70 eh eIsr
NM tq,2 Il-ls: seconds, 2isGS4. Molasses
s st,ong open kettle, inferior to fancy. l *
"a. centrifugal inferior TO fancy az 10
svrun strong lTG2o; others uhchhhseu'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
IiANIBURC
CANTOR

Hamburg. December 1-stea i,y ~ ~ ~
vance; at noon, -; closed ~ U'O'"'' -"
tai sales. 1900 bags
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.


New York. December THE stock mar
ket today opened active and weak. the
genuine sensation being The ,act that tho
directors of the American Tobacco COM
rany, while declaring the regular quar-
terly dividend on the preferred. had for.
mally passed the dividend ON the common
shares. A food of selling orders was ex-
| cctcd and occurred. the closing was At
the lowest of the dav and presented "A
decline Of II rs per cent. The transdc-
tons in the stock footed up 1ne-half The
entire dealings of the day The preferred
stock Is down 2E. The other leading IN
uustrials displayed considerable weakness
while concessions In tn" railway list We're
slight. Leather preferred ana Sugar Eua-
tanned losses of IA per sent each, and
Chicago Gas ana Manhattan ! per cent.
Reading lost nearly 4 point. Speculation
closed active and weak. The aggregate
sales were 1872 The inIustrirls were
also the CHIEF features of he weeks spec
uiation. Tho railway shares exhibited Il
dropping tendency, Aggregate sales Tor
the week were l60. so shares
Bonds were dun and lower today; sales
ies eco ST. Louis ana San Francisco ton-
sol fotrs declined ~; Missouri. Kansas
and Texas frats 1 per cent. Ihc dealngs
I'm bonds during the w'''.': were moderate
In volume and the market had a saggmg
tendency. with some irregulTrliy of move
mcut The aggregate sales We're los 4 10
shares. Galveston, houston and Heu1cr-
son frsts advanced q prr cent lurng the
week Government bonds disI layei come
regularity, bu; the variations were slight
and today's bids were pract cdlly .n-
changed as compare with the preceding
weeks close. The sales were $4,000.
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Choice crude oil. for butter


'''' Per Gallon.
Choice crude oil. for butter
oii...,... ..,.,.......-,:, 80. y 23s
strictly prime crude oil..... 4
Prime cfude. .'-.ss-.sF' - a.
Prime butter oil In barrels. y n n
Prime summer yellow OIL. g g 2sA
cake ana meal T. o. b. mill interior
points. according 10 location
Short Ton.
Prime cotton seed cake ....sl2 - ~ ~
Prime cotton seed meal ...... u ~ gls 20
Cotton seed hulls ,....;...,...... " q ! ~
Ilnters. A, Houston delivery ana classi.
soar stocks. foots from refined oil. per
ID 80 bid 90 asked.
Rcinarks-h Market stea ".
New Orleans Market.
New Orleans, December 7,-(SIeeisl 10
the Houston Cotton Exchange. )-Msrket
auiet. Prime crude. bulk &c: yellow.
Hc in barrels: meal $500; cake, $500
per long ton for immediate delivery.
New York Market.
New York. December i,-lipeetal 10
the Houston Cotton ExchsnseJ Prime
crude oil 26c: prime summer yellow.
29ff2si.c. In bbls: prime cake. nominal.
meal t230oa2i.0o per toai market STEADY.
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STATEMENT OF BANKS.

New York, December THE Financier
says: The statement of averages Of the
Associated Banks of New York FOR the
week ending December shows a coll
tinuation Of the liquidation In loans which
has been marked feature of this state
ment for twelve months past. The loss
in loans, since September has been no less
than $4,000 600. The lean item for the
week ending December Is only $1,000, 0D0
IN excess Of the lowest point re, orded
duii The present year. or on Aprl .
last. Deposits cn that date W.re only 500. o
COG, 0o0. az against 1921 900 900 for the week
day had been figured IN the statement the
deposits would have shown n decrease.
but the heavy movement from the iptei Tor
IL clearly shown IN the gain OF 81 1880
in cash py the banks. This cApans sion
promises to continue for some time to
come II the domestic exchange figures are
q criterion,
Chicago quoted New York exchange as
high as 50 and SO carly IN tho week and
through tho West. Although recent In
oregses IN express currency may have
had something 10 do with this. the move
ment toNar1 New York has unoduhtedly
developed strength AMI the losses through
the treasury operations arc to u great cN.
tent Offset by the lo~ Of money 10 TINS
Point OF the cash increases g. might nc
noted that II 800 loo If the Total amount
was in specie, the total nov held by the
Il gain of nearly S1,0NWQ since October -.
The total gold holdings. however. are less
than Sli.o0a.WO LEGS than reported last
February.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08

v Value: b BID. - Sellers.
Comparative Sput Market.

Tho following are the closing quotations
for cotton on tho upot today ut tho lead
ing markets. together with closing OF
middling yesterday. with today'H sales.