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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-27
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20
A GENERAL DECLINE.
RECORDED IN THE CATTLE MAN.
KEr OF ouicAGo.
SHIPMENTS of Hogs Continue ncav,
and sim Another Decline of
Five Cents Reported.

Chicago. Oct. 19,-Prime light and
medium weight beeves continue to sell
TO the best advantage. but they have
declined, along with the other kinds.
Yesterday the top price. IS %, was paid
Tor SO prime steers, their average
weight being only 400 pounds. The
next best sale was that OF load Of
1865 pound steers at $3.50.
The hog receipts were large for Sat
urday. Trading was quite animated on
local account. with fair demand for
choice hogs to ship to Eastern points,
and the supply was largely sold. hut
prices were about sc per 100 pounds
lower The best lots went for 80
and the bulk sold at S3.G563.7j for
packing and at S3.5ja3,S5 for shipping
droves. Common hogs sold at IS, 20
as 60 and pigs found buyers at $1,000
o.75. The best hogs sold . l-2c lower
than week ago.
Sheep-Supply today was too small
TO make market. and prices were
pretty much nominal, at Sl.0Oa3.4O for
native sheep, I.S543.l5 for Westerns,
and 81 .5On4 so for lambs.
Receipts-Cattle 1900; calves, 30;
hogs, 10000; sheep, 1900
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

=, pallus. ToN, oct, ~. -(speciail-
Tpf,9ie,eedings In court Of chu appeals at
ia mas today, and cases decided.
Aulflned--IhuoniN Insurance COM
pahy or brooklyn VS.. n. i. Conmnn ct
al' DALLAS county; j. h. Robinson
W inppe Neldc. Camp county. Chas,
Noon vs. ioodbar. White X Co. Gray
son county; ToNds and Pacific Hallway
county
Affirmed with damages for delay.
NJ, Matthew vs., Ben II. Wolfe 4 Co,
Dallas county
Reversed and r,manded-S. NJ. Now
lin ct A. VS.. Henrietta Irrichott ct nj.
Dallas county; Mallrhi Peoples MS. II,
f. Rogers, Cass county.
Reversed aud rendcrcd-T. W. Bailey
ct al. vs.. b. w, Boydstun. Rockwell
county.
Reversed, reformed aud rendered.
Investors Manufacturing security COM
pany ct al. w. Il. j., Lloyd and wlfo
Dallas county.
Motions disl oecd Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas Railway company vs.. $.
II Bruce q Co, dismiss appeal over
ruled; q. W, Throckmortun Vs. Mis-
souri,, kansas and TcNus Railway CONF
pany file transcript. granted: United
states Carriage company vs.. Bay city
Buggy WorlSa, perfect record, granted;
ST. Louis Southwestern Railway CONF
pany VS., j. A. Fenlnw, Me transcript
and brief; granted; u, y, Hunt ct al,
vs., @. N. Hardin ct al; file transcript
briefs; granted; NJ, Il. Lockett vs.,
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fc Railway
company iila transcript and brlcf,
granted. NJ. X. Lockett vs, Gulf. Color
ado and Santa Fe Railway company,
advance, overruiod.
Cases submitted j. a Campbell vs,
II - Park ct al. Dallas county:
Western Union Telegraph company VS..
w, w Merrill, Harrison county; city
Of Texnrkuna VS. Ripley s. Brown,
Bowie county; Honey Grove Cotton on
company VI. w. r. Yopp & Co, Fam
min county Weir Pillow company va. u,
A. p schpl Kaufman county; st. Louis
Southwestern Railway company VS. A.
II. McCullougl, t'pslrr county; Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fc Railway com
pnny Va, W d, Coleman, Dallas cuul-
". H. W. Rose w. W, n, Martin &
Co.. kaufman county, u. NJ, Henry VS..
Risor Lumber company, Rlwio cnuuty
The case Of Gulf Colorado and Santa
Fc Railway company Vs, w, l., kc2-
ziah was submitted and dismissed by
agreement OF counsel.
Cases set for November I'll, w
Engard vs. Joe Polser Dallas county;
Hanover Fire Insurance company VS..
National Exchange bank of Dallas
Dallas county; CUR, Colorado and san
Ia Fe Railway company vs. CroHFman
Bros, Fannln county Missouri, Kansas
aud Texas Railway company W. Scott
Thompson, Graysun county; Texas and
Pacific Railway company W. y. E.
Yates. Kaufman comfy. 81 Louis
Southwestern Railway company vs..
peshong & Carlton Bowie county. j.
W. Johnson vs. w. p. White, Dallas
county: j. II. senclscr ct AL W, y.
Barnes ct ux., Bowie county NJ. s..
Alexander VS. W. +. Newton. Kauf-
man county.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

New York. oct, 19.--Today's state
ment Of the condition of the treasury,
shows available cash balance SlSO,SlO,
12h: good reserve, S93, 36S .225
Money on call nominally gag l-2 per
cent; prime mercantile paper 4 1906
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at SISSD
Ass Ia for demand and at A,S7 l-4Q
I.S7 IL for sixty days; posted rates,
S4,SSd4.SS and Si.S9 l-2, Commercial
bills. S4.S6 l-2.
Bar silver. O. 3-Sc; Mexican dollars,
% 3-ic. Silver certificates, 81 l-9
Clearngs, SlOi.9Ol,55O; balances, &c.
239, sos.
Government bonds steady; states in
active; railroad bonds Irregular.
TIE total sales of stocks today were
9SSl1 shares including: American
Sugar 300: American Tobacco, $500;
Reading. 1900: Tennessee Coal and
Iron, II 200.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20
A MODEST DOCTOR
A TALK WITH TUE GREAT HEALER
NENo.
lie Claims No Extraordinary Power.
Says Ills Remedies DO the cur.
ing-A Grcnt Physician.

II was the pleasure Of representa-
tive ni the Gazette TO hear Dr. Ncno
lecture AZ the city han last Sunday
night, aud witness his truly wonderful
delincotiun OF the characters OF Hon.
II. c. Holloway and Dr. Brown. Yester-
day he called nt the Hotel Worth 10
see the eminent physician, and was
courtc0usly ana cordially received by
the gentleman who IA famous ON two
continents. Ilc found modest man,
courtly gentleman, ana one who In
ten minutes conversation showed that
he was thorough master OF the healing
art.
In answer 10 questions DR. Neno
said he claimed no extraordinary pow
or; he did not heal people. It was tho
medicines he uscd-simply that and
nothing more. The Electric Fluid
which he uses, ana which bears his
name, he said contained positive and
negative electricity. aud when used IN
cases OF rheumatism and paralysis.
acted almost instantuneously, The doe
tor said the Nenu Curative syrup had
ms Its chief Ingredient the wonderful
water from the Liandrlndod Wells OF
South Wales, whore hundreds Of Grip
pies are cured.
The doctor has scores OF anidavlts
ana testimonials from people all over
the country certifying 10 the murve-
lous cures effected by his remedies.
Among these are statements from min
listers Of the gospel, lawyers physl-
clans. merchants ana people OF all
classes Some of the testimonials are
truly pathetic, telling OF years or sur
ferlng and relief only when the Veno
remedies had boon used, one he has
from Mr.. Powers, Of this city. which
has been published and speaks for It,
self.
Dr. Veno Is n Scotchman and gradu-
ntrd from the same college attended by
Sir Morrell Mckenzie, physician to
Queen Victoria, and who attended Em-
pcrur Frederick IN HIS last Illness, DIT.
Nono has powerful microscope which
was given 10 him by Sir Morrell, and
naturally he prizes Il highly. He uses
this microscope 20 aid him In diagnos-
ipg thc dlecnson OF those who call to see
him. But he 10 not hero to practice.
he IL here TO Introduce his remedies, to
show what they will do and to have
them on sale at our drug stores.
That he has cured scores OF people
while here. that he Ii u generous. high-
toned. honorable man are facts. Fort
Worth Is the better for his coming and
hundreds viii regret when the day
comes for his departure. The doctor
viii probably 30 to Dallas on Wednes-
day. He Ia n guest at tho Hotel Worth
while In the city.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20
AN IMPORTANT suit.
INVOLVING TITLE TO Oven a MIL
LION ACRES OF LAND,
An Ola suit Against Commissioners
walsh Has Decn Revived Against
the rresent CommIssioner.

Austin. Tex. oct. -Cspecial)-A
petition for writ of mandamus was
today filed in the state supreme court
by H. Mckenzie OF Tom Green county
against Land Commissioner A. j.
Baker. Demand has been made on
the commissioner Of the general land
office for sac bond certificates involv-
ing over a million acres OF land claimed
to have been earned by the Cotton Belt
railroad previous 10 the enactment OF
the 1852 law repeating tho act grant
ing railways sixteen sections of land
for each mile OF road constructed. 1t
will be remembered that a like demand
was made on Captain w. c. walsh
while commissioner. and after the
act OF 1889 had been passed. but he
fatty refused to take cognizance OF the
claim. The writ for mandamus today
Is TO compel Commissioner Baker TO
issue the certificates.
Charter--JoHaerand lumber company
OF Trinity county.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

Lives at Geographic Rpeed--cots too
fast, retires too late. does not rise be
times, smokes and (alas that we should
have to say TO rhcws too much To-
bacco. The consequences arc dyspop-
STA, a general absence Of that robust
and manly vlgor which characlerized
ness to early decay. Regular hours
due allowance Of time for meals, the
distise Of excessive smoking ana al
together OF chewing tobacco, In con-
nectlon with a course OF Hostetters
stomach Bltters. will In nine cases
out OF ten efface consequenees OF me
abuses of the laws OF health Indicated
above. "A want OF stamina, dyspep-
sia, nervousness and biliousnsss. are
among these consequences, ana lhey are
bodliv Ills to the removal OF which
Inc Bitters Is specially adapted. Nor "
The Bltters less fitted 20 overcome and
nrevent fever and aBue, kidney ond
b,n1der troubles and rheumatic all
,nenta. IL IL also n fine appetizer and a
promoter OF convales,ance.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

New York, Oct. -wheat-Roceip
$500. Spot market dull No. red,
60 f-Sc. No. 1 hard. 6gc.
Options opened firm with hight trad
ing, turned easier and declined 5-4c
with local selling, closing easy at Use
decline. October. sc 1-So; December,
&c.
Cotton seed oil dull. no pressure to
sell; prime crude, 2ic; do summer yell
low. Csc.
Conee, options opened quiet with
prices unchanged to ~ points lower:
ruled generally weak under local and
foreign selling pressure and Increased
crop estimates; closed steady at n de-
cline of 5u20 points. October 1880:
December. 1850.
Spot, Rio, dull, No Ice; mild quiet,
CordoVa, is i-iHi9c.
Sugar. raw. quiet; fair refining,
3 Lie; centrifugal. g6-test, 3 5-Sc: re-
fined quiet. standard A. 5-sc: eonfec-
TONERS a. 5-sc; cut loaf, 8 $50; gran
ulated, 4 3-4c.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

81. Louis. oct. l9.-Fair grounds
summaries;
vltor second. Henry Mack third. Time.
1881,
Handicap six rrlongH: livingstone
won' Lady Ihez second; sumatra third
Time, ll6.
Mile and three siNtcsnths; Eloruy
won; John Hickey second. Tasco third
Time, 2:O3 ~
Five furlougas paN4n won: Rags
second; holman third Time, lot
seven furlongs; Tom Gilmore won
lIibernian Queen second, Charles p.
third. Time, 1880.
Selling ave furlongs King Dance
won; Willie shannon second. Foudest
third. Time, :O3.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

way Company W. NJ. Ikard and W.
d. Frey. from Clay.
W. ]. Ayres ct al. vs.. Mrs. Mollie
Henlng ct al, from Wilbarger
Massie & Rather Us. state National
Bank OF Vernon from Wilbarger.
Charles l.. ShAnewcrk US. city or
Fort Worth, from Tarrant
John Il. swayne ct al. VS.. l.. Il. and
V. a. Chase, from Tarrant.
John r. Swayhe ct al. VS.. L. II. and
V, A. Chase. from Tarrant.
John T.. Swaync ct al VI. Il. Il. and
V. a. Chase, from Tarrant.
G. +. Collins ct al. Va. Margaret
Freeman ct al, from Wichita.
Cases dccided. Espuella Land and
Cattle Company. limited, VS., John Bin
die ct al, from Wilbarger. Affirmed
Joshua King VS.. Mrs, NJ. l.. Brssic,
from Wilharger, Affirmed.
w X. Bell VS. Brady Brown by next
friend, w. i. Brown, from Palo Pinto.
Affirmed.
Durham Buckley & Co. ct al VS..
Randall,Ghamhers Co. eInl, from Tar
rant. Motion TO dismiss writ OF error
Standard Life Accident Insurance
Company VS.. Barbara A. Koen, from
Comanche. Affirmed.
Mollie T. Stalllngs VS.. John n. HUI
lum, from Midland. Affirmed.
Cases set FOR November y:
~ NJ. osborne u co. vs.. w. A. Tay-
Tor, from Hall
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
W.. Joe Johnson. from TarrRnt.
Citizens Insurance Company vs..
shrader & Rogers. from Hardemnn.
Lee Levy vs.. Sweet, Dempster 4 Co.
from Cooke.
NJ j. r, Barnes VS.. Chicago. RocI,
island Railway Company. from Tar
rant.
- Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Company In Texas VIZ. Almeta snlder
from Cooke.
fhoeniN Assurance Company Ms.
a: }. Center, from Shackelford.
The Fireman's Fund Insurance. Com.
pahy VS.. A. j, Center from shackei.
The Home Insurance Company Vs.
a; a. Centeri from Shackelfnrd.
me American Fire Insurance Com.
many VS. a. j, Center. from Shackei.
Inc Penn Fire Insurance Company
vs.; a. j. Center, from Shackelford
Ihe Liverpool, London and Globe In.
Furohce Company W A. j. Center.
irom Shackclford
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

Liverpool. oct. 9.-Wheat-spot
ilrm; acmand poor. No. red winter.
5s 81; No. ? red, spring. stocks ex-
hausted; No, 1 hard. Manitoba. Is Sd /;
No. / California. 5s "a
Futures steady and unchanged. Octo-
Der, 5s 3 lid; November. Js 3-4d:
December. 5s cd; January. rs sd;
February IS . lid; March, rs sd.
Corn-Spot firm. American mixed,
new, IS 3-id
Futures irm; unchanged TO 1-2d high
err. October and November. 81 led
December. 3s Cd; January. February
and March, IS Id
Flour firm; demand good; ST. Louis
fancy winter, a..
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20
AMERICA ONE HUNDRED YEARS
AGO

Imprisonment for debt was a COM
mon practice. ,,,. l.,
the United States.
Almost all the furniture was I'M
ported from England.
An old copper mine in Connecticut
was used as a prison.
Every gentleman wore queue anu
There was only one hat factory, and
that made cooked hats. -,
Two stage-coaches bore an the TaVei
between New York and Boston.
A gentleman bowling TO- lady al
WAYS scraped his foot on the ground;
Virginia contained hfth OF the
whole population OF the country
Crociery plates were objected 10 pe-
cause they dulled the knives, 80.
A day iaborer considered himseH
well paid with two shilllngs day
Rear pork. salt Ash. potatoes and
hominy We're the staple diet all the
year round. ,,,.. .,,,.,.o
still standing in Boston ana Ne"
York.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

Kansas city. Oct. 19.-wheat. 1-sc
lower; demand fair: No . hard. 5S1
IS Ice; No. red, 63964c; rejected, s5a
40c.
Corn active lie higher; No. : mixed.
% 1-2G2ic; No. white, - lea ilc.
oats rather slow but nrm; NJ, 2
mixed, nomlnally. 10 1-2glGe; No.
white II 1-4Ql7 SAC.
Wyc-No. 9, 87c. FlaS seed steady;
September, nominally 6ic, Hay steady;
Timothy, S.5OGl1.OO; prairie UNI
changed.
Recelpts-Wheat. So 400; corn. 1900;
oats, $1,000.
shipments--wheat. 90. 100, corn and
oats, none.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

Houston, Tex, Oct. 9.-(Special)-
fpot cotton was forced of S-Sc here
<ouay. There was no excitement, how
S'er, as the general impression that
reaction win be forced by the condi-
ions which prevail. and the lower
Psures were marked up to preserve
iouston is now above such q figure.
nere Is no chance for top crop in
eAas this year except In a few scat
tered localities, and the bulk of the
t,Vp Is In sight, / 600 900. will be the OUT
,ae hgure according TO reports receiv-
py the state commissioner OF ag-
vulture, by cotton brokers and by
eMspapers. A good lot of cotton Is
k held by spectators at various
swn notably 1000 bales at George
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20
ABSCONDING WARD.
PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER HIA
100000 WORTH.
The Great BuIS OF His Paper was
Fioated by Means of Forged
endorsements.

Memphis, Oct. 19-The amount OF the
operations OF A. X. Ward. the absconds
ing treasurer and manager Of tbs
Memphis Barrel and Heading oom-
pany. continues to grow by develop
ments. 1t now seems likely that tho
pepper he put on the mark@ viii reach
$500, O0O Some OF Il Is his wn. but ny
far the major portion BEATS the name
OF the company. Only Il small pro
portion OF II Is genuine and secured.
the great bulk OF It being forged en-
dorsements, BUT just what the relative
proportions are Is not yet known. az
holders arc rstioent. II II pretty well
established. however. that $4,000 q
the paper was negotiated an New
York. $4,000 In chicago ana the ~
fnainder here. II 10 In the hands Of
both banks and private persons. IL y
definitely known that Ward and his
wife sailed for Honduras on the steam
err Breakwater. which left New orleans
WAdnasdAx. NJ.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


Chicago H., Oct. 19.-Wheat opened
higher and sold 3-Sc above the clos
yesterday, but soon turned heavy and
declined 3-ic. but recovered after ac-
ton OF the decline. The early strength
was due to the steady firm cables and
to the fact that there was no rain yet
in the winter wheat belt nOtwith-
standing the predictions yesterday.
For u time there was good covering
and not much for sale. There seemed
to be is nporarily strong market.
The anticipation OF large Increase in
local stocks, big addition to the visi-
BILE supply and the heavy deliveries in
the Northwest, with some assertions
that they We're likely to keep up for
ninety days at the East. all cOntrl-
buted TO the weak features, and fin
ally carried the price off 5-Sc from the
opening. Trade IVES again very dun
and confined largely to the local tai
ent, with big operators an"arently
bearl"N "~E the scalping crowd in
cllncd to follow. Estimated receipts for
Monday include 500 cars of wheat. and
this had much to do with the weakness
as well as the estimates OF over 2,OO0,-
900 In the visible Monday,
Corn was weak and dull The in
quiry for cash corn was good. but the
stiffness of lake freight rather him
dered the shipping movement, Re-
ceipts were 1913 cars and 40 cars were
estimated for Monday. In addition to
the rail receipts today 1900 bushels
came in by canal.
oats were quiet Toward the end o
little better demand developed and
sellers were very willing to let stun
out. The feeling was weaker.
Hogs were no more numerous Mt the
yards today than had been expected
but the weeks run "o-'nBred with that
of the corresponding week Of the year
before numbered .272 to 5302I. TIE
packing to date at Chicago, 2,H9 900
head. and was 2,626,OO0 head for the
corresponding time Of the previous
season. January pork closed at 81 22 1-2
against S9.S7 1-2 on the day before.
May closed at $955. Lard lost cents
in january and l-2c In May, and r BIS
are 1-2c lower for both of these de-
liveres
Estimates for Monday: wheat, 800
cars; corn, 40 cars; oats. 3l5 cars:
hogs $1,000 head
n NJ ntslr
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

st. Louis, Oct. ls.-wheat lower: No.
red. cash. 61 SAC; December. 81 l-sd
81 lie; May. CO lie.
Corn easy and lower; No. cash,
81 l-2c: october, &c; November. &c 3-Ic;
January, 20 sac; May, 2Gc.
Oats dull easier: No. cash. lie; De-
cember, II t-4c: May 20 3-sc
RYE dull; quiet, 3Sc. Barley. nominal.
Cornmeaf. 1851. so. Bran, quiet and
steady; basis. 52c east track, Flaxseed
unchanged at soc. Timothy easier at
81, 1908 80. Hay easier; prairie, 5000
Z. 30: timothy, ss.50013 30. this side.
whisky. si.22.
Cotton tieA and bagginE, unchanged.
Pork--Staneard mess 1obbing- $500,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20
MARKET WENT WILD,
ysn, HEAVY pRor ~ COTTON
PRICES.
,,,. x,N orleans Market Experi-
euccs II Panic which !" Felt
throughout the state.

>.w orleans. La, oct. 19.--Today has
besn the most memorable in the his
tory Of the cotton exchange. The trad
inc which assumed enormous proper
,ions eliminated In wild panic.
which was only checked by n sort of
concerted action on the part of the
leading operators on both sides OF the
market. The reported sales were $780,
ooo bales. but for considerable time
IL was impossible to secure a record
or nil transactions, and 1t is probable
mat the trading reached nearer 10
IA. 600 than to the figure ofiiciahy re-
norted. After the official close at noon
,be traders adjourned to the street in
'front.' Of the exchange ana the tfaulng
lnntlnued fast and furious for several
bours The cause Of the heavy decline
WAS the information. industriously cir
mated from New York, TO the erect
mai the leading New orleans bulls
were llauidsting This rumor though
repeatcdly contradictpd. was repeated
Win so much PERSISTENCE that de-
ARE to l1uidate set IN all oyer the
COUNTRY and selling orders deluged
the market from all quarters.
From the very opening the pressure
20 sell was tremendous, and January
and March declined to $50 repre-
sentIng decline Of GO points from
Yesterdays close. .St this point the
leading bears bought freely and check
ed the decline. prices reacting TO Sol,
NJ which figure the market closed,
showing n net loss for 'Ne day OF ~
nolnts. on the curb after the close
me market iluctuated Within a range
Of about s points and finally closed
steady az about the same figures as
the official close.
The leading local bulls bought freely
today and still express confidence In
the future of the market
Operators generally look for a re-
action ON Monday unless Liverpool
should prove much lower than anyone
anticipates. Had the session today
been of the usual length instead of
4 the short one customary on Satur-
4 days, f. is probable that the panic
would have been greater than 1t was.
Every Spectator. great and small,
showed desire To sell, ana this ava
lanrhc Of selling was too much for the
4 leadin@ hull operators TO check. The
( spot market was entirely nominal. as
was natural under. the circumstances.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-20

st. Louis Oct ig.-Cattle- Receipts,
5000; shipments. 1900 Supply very light
and business small Native shipping
steers ranged "a 25G5.3O; dressed beef
grades, SO. 25Gli So; bulk Of sales 81 500
40; light steers. 81 5Oa3. 40: stockers
and feeders. $2.25GS SO; cows and hsif-
ers, 81 GOA q go: Texas and Indian
steers, S2.4Os3. i5; bulk OF sales, 81 .6ja
90; cows and heifers. Sl.7jm3 co..
Hogs Receipts. 1900; shipments. Gl00;
market active TO the supply limit.
Heavy. So 6jaS.S0: mixed S3.GOq3 20;
light, 50. 75Q3.s5.