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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-06
london Finarcial.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Evening Posts finan-
cial cablegram: London-The stock markets
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-06
PERSONALS.
FARM LANDS.

MINNESOTA PRAIRIE AND TIMBER
Lands-H you want to buy or sell prairie or
timber lands or improved farms anywhere
in the State Of Minnesota, il you have large
or small tracts to dispose of, write to or call
on Theodore F. Koch, 176 East Third St.
ground floor, st. Paul. Mimi, wholesale
dealer and colonizer. Reliable agents wanted
eyerywhere.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-06
PROFESSIONAL.

ALEXANDRIA BATHS-Turkish Russian cleo
tub and spray; scientific massage. Lady
and gentlemen attendants. Light lunches
served with baths free Of charge. Gym
nasium in connection. Eighth floor, Globe
Building. Fourth and Cedar sts Take ele-
vator. Open all night. Telephone 305.
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WOOL.

Boston. December 3o--The american
Wool aad Cotton Reporter will have the
Following to say tomorrow of the wool
trade N the past year: The year 1896 is
destined to stand out prominently in the
annals of the wool trade. Sales of wool IN
the three principal markets of the country
to December q aggregate H,2ll.3o0 pounds
as compared with 81, 90 los pounds to De-
cember II, 1895. The leading event OF the
year has been the closing down of large
part of the woo,en asi ed machinery
of the country. This movement began
early n the year and 4 Is a conservative
estimate that during midsummer at least
"a per cent of the mach merry was idle. a
noteworthy feature of the year lust clos
ing ~ the Speculative character OF the
market Prices have never been lower on
most grades than during the late summer
and early fall of 1895. Receipts of domes
&c wool In Boston for h year aggregated
l3l, 1850 pounds. To this must BE- added
SSd.1N pounds carried over from tho
previous year. making total OF 2i2 507 :
lI9. Sales of domestic amounted to Iii
!o,2o pounds, and IN addition to this at
least 100000 were shipped abroad RE-
cents OF foreign amounted to sO.is9,NOD
pounds. to witch must be added about
100000 brought over from 1895. making n
total Of abcdit 96,0S. 100 Sales of forc1rn
aggregated 4, 0l9 40 pounds
ST; L~ms. December 30.-Wool-Marke,
UNCHANGED
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MONEY And INVESTMENTS,
London Prices and Local Trading the
Only Influences.
MARKET RULED GENERALLY LOWER
some Improvement in the Gilt Edge
Bond Securities - Long Island
Fours Took n Zig Drop.

| No., v.ax ,,.,,,.r on .rra .,r,,. r,,r
New YORK, December 5V-lhe STOCK mas-
ket ruled irregular but mainly lower to-
day EN,ct,atlons were narrow and the
sss,.. -. a., ~, ,,,,., -,
ueaA"ss wefe coiii'"eu " '"e u'ua' .eau-
ers. Lower London prices and realizing
| by local traders were the only apparent
| .ns,an,os ..-,,.,r. -, ~ s,.,,,,, -,
.i'ueces GEARING upon ~ spSe'-i ~.
| The contraction OF business was ascribci
| to the approaching holidays, the frequency
-, r,or,. =, ,,,,, .a,n,,ro. a., H. W.,
y. u o"N ~ wy
and the nearby reassembaage OF congress.
Delaware and Hudson exhibited further
| u,alr,,. ana loo, NOR ca,, ., u,u,a,.
. 80 -
ton que TO theories or probable reduce
ton in the dividend for 1897. The directors
met today IN consider thu tr,fsc hus,,c,s
~
up 10 the END or November out dd mol
take up the dividend quotation Formal
action WA be taken on the dividend on
Y,,- -
January D. People usually well informed
on Delaware and Hudson Cain earnings
OF per cent wih be shown fer the year.
Supporting orders checked the general
reactionary movement. but the improve
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CiIICAGO.

Chicago, December 30.-Thcre was
BRISK demand at decidedly stronger prices
ana cattle that We're at all des rahle in
Sales were on a basis of 350V3.I5 for COM
mon qualities of dressed beef up TO h25
Tor strictly choice cattle. with fancy
made from 500 for common stock to to0
Tor prime feeding steers. Prime calves
sold up to Boa an advance of 15c. Texas
cattle sod largely at S.Soa4.l0. Trade In
hogs was active AT somewhat stronger
prices, common to prime sold ut 305si3. IS,
WIN trading largely at 3.25n3s0. Figs
sold freely at 3,0pa3,i5, There was a strong
demand for sheep and prices remained
about "teedy, but lambs were lower thsn
last week. Sa'cs were on a basis of 2.n"n
20 for culls and inferior sheen up to
:. 5Wn3IS for choice focks, with Westerns
selling at 2:soG3.55. Lambs were In de-
mand at S5oN5 10 for common to choice
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FRUITS AND NUTS

=. APPLES-'ancy sliced, in boxes, in0
t2c, choice evaporattd, sac: fancy, &C.
BANANAS.Per bunch. packed for ship
ment N.594ll5. loose punches. sl25lfl.fO.
CGCOANuTS-S3.15l li.O0 per hundred: s3i
per 1000, W.
GRAPEs-Malaga In 6O-lb bbls. So 50d7 90
LEMONS-Aie ssina and Palermo choice
$500: fancy $3.50 400.
NuTs-Brazn &c per pound: filberts.
peanuts. 5n5lYc: almonds. Taragona, i2n
lS3 per pound II sacks; pecans. .71susisc.
MIA navels. $500. California seedlings. So. Is
a@@0 per box.
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STOCKS.
Ihefollowlng wors inr Gtos nt Quotations, on ina
endinr stocSs OF tho New YORK Ex ,hanv, ,ot,,ys
FINANCIAL.

Galveston: Sterling sixties, buying $3.50.
selling siS;. New York sight, buying ].
discount, selling at par; New Orleans sisht
buying II discount, selling 1sc premium
American silver. buying &c discount, sell.
ing at par.
New York. Sterling exchange bankers
sixties Si.S3llmis3H; commercial, 4s3X
reichmarks "a SO; francs. bankers SIXTIES
5.2ou M; commercial. 5.22i sd52i rs
New Orleans: Sterling exchange com
mercial. iSli4mi.s2. New York sight hank
ers'. par; commercial. sI.5b discount:
francs, commercial sixties, 5.2l rs, iess
l-l6
London: Bank rate. per cent: street,
rate. /: SIS per cent. silver. % rs: consols.
l. IL 1916. -
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS,

New York. December 3o.--Cotton seed
products quiet: prime crude oil. IN barrels
2oc; prime summer yellow, In barrels. a35I
2SRc; prime cotton seed meal $3.50
New Orleans, December a0.-The marke,
for cotton seed oil 10 quiet and uncha nged
meal and cake easier; prime crude oil in
hulk lIc. prime summer yellow in barrels
2sm22isc. meal and cake sl6.75a17.O0 per
short ton; long ton. for export $3.50.
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NEW YORK MONEY!

New York, December 3O.-AIonev on cal,
easy at llsG2 per cent. last lean .. closed
AZ ltan2 per cent; prime mercantile paper
go ii2 per cent, sterling exchange steady
with actual bus. ness in hankers' il Gja a :
4.sb'.df sb4a for demand and 4 s33. for 70
dayS posted rates 4.Si0i 81 and 4 s7Ni. SIS:
commercial bills is2Aa4 Soy: silver certlh.
5a, ''''' >
Government bonds strong; State bonds
dull. railroad bonds firm
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KANSAS CITY.


Kansas City. December 3o-Wheat-
Active; steady; NO. 2 hard. 79is No.
red. 93N 93la No spring. 76. Corn-Abou
steady; No. mixed. l7AQl7l2. Oats
choice timothy. s,OoaS.5O; choice prairie
so. Wheat. 1920: corn, 80. 500
cats, 1000. hipments-Whelt, Il, 200
corn, 1900; oats. 1900.
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stock taking season and consequent ten
dcncy to small stocks In retailers hands.
Owing to the higher prices for the raw
ufaoturers have 0gain advanced the price
of nmcaroni. Quota lions are about % per
cent higher than they were at this time
la =
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FINANCIAL CARLEGRAM.

New York, December 3O.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablepram sawsh
me Improvement in the stock market
continued today, most markets closing al
the best. Americans. however closed be
low me n CHEST point on selling here
Home rates were good -
were steady
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NEW YORK.

New York. December 30-Wheat-Re-
ceipts; l,Mo. exports, Use. Spot weaker
No: hard, g6a.. Options opened easy: rail-
lied sharply on higher cables but relapsed
into weakness again. burdened by exten.
sive liquidation. The market closed a,M1ii
net lower No. red. May. Ss1s@9o, closed
I.eather--Stcady. Wool-Quiet. Hides
Firm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-31

Choice Irish potatoes are in moierai q
supply and good demand
Flour is y'ry firm. following the big all.
vnrce IN wheat Tuesday
TIE price of japan rice In Japan Is about
owing TO the reported scarcely
The local market has been pretty we'll
cleaned mp in poultry this week and only
small supply is now arriving daily
Eggs Were generally quoted at POO To-
day though few sa,t-5 We're reported a.
Zoe. Regular sales by ccmm. ss,on men
were nelrly all at 20c.
ID. w. Michaux. travelling representative
or the James Butte paint and al estab-
l.shmtrt has been speniing the week in
tho CITY. but Will start out on tho road
ag1ln next Montay.
Trade In staple provisions on the local
market Is feeling the influence OF Tho
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-31
COFFEE

New York. Decemter - cs1s, . ] gss
OPENED irregular at pap y JnsSNaa
on unfavordble Havre news - ~ vsbs I
receipts, ruled inactive aii NJ = Ysis
narrow rarge, and csossd =! eahI I, = =. IL. ~.
noints net decline: sales wy q 4 ~ n
Rio. No. Z. invoice Joy, loomS 81 bxs
,,n.et: Cordova l5S.alI; saS ~ III uiyats
Mnracalbo. 1000 bags caraana
terms. ,.uv..,as irnn Inc
tinted States 1900 tnclucEIas:, ~. ~ s0l;
New York: New Ycrk s x, NJ. w for "
irnited States $4,000: totIl. " We ns VI
Tiited States 7io,l&, asaan I.
year. a. roklt hfln, -
average Santos II, 700 Ns ~
CENTS $500; stock $50. coree saay
Hamburg. December !.
at Il pig decline. =, r.see a6iy; ~
Rlo TO- co res per = n a,ss,,d i0 n
& % sei: receipts 17,N; =, ~ loo; ~
T 1STS states 1900; for EAi''s - s.
337, 900, M-CoSse
steady aHtiq ct ii net decline; SAFES
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NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, December 3o-Hog prod
ucts quiet Pork-Mess, "a. Lard-Re-
fined tercc. As. Boxed meats-Dry salt
shoulders, A.. s'des 1. BaconClearNibs
sides, A.. Hams-Chocc sugar cured 9fI
ais. Flour FIRM; extra fancy. 4iJR l. s.
patents. i.S0ui90, Corn meal-Steady. 40.
i.ran-flrm 5ia55. Hay-Steady: prime,
er; No. sacked, mixed, 1890; white, 30.
yellow 3Ois. Oats-No. sacked, steady:
Hn25. Rice--Cluiet; ordinary to good. $50
a..
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LONDON MONEY

LONDON December 3o-Cons-l X for money
~ ~ lslb' for the account NE: bar sivor
~ 900 per ounce; money 3la0t ner cent
short and three months bills IS ner cont
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


VTICAtfO.
Chicago. December 3o-Wheat today lest
a trlte moro thar l cent of the cert
advance 1t made yesterday. The recent
Use In prices iiHally proved too tempting
TO holders. ard profit taking on a lneial
scale was the na'n reason for the decline.
Other markets were heavy, oats breaking
5-sc. Corn deslinsi $3.50 and provisions
wound up the session at substantially un-
changed figures.
Wheat opeEod at substantially the pI ICE
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In addition 20 the above there are minor
countries which pro luce about 2Si .Ssl ia
bushels Of wheat. 50 that the total wor,s,'s
orop IN lsa2 WIS 2'i50H@.0p bushels. IN iS9i
ABOUT ea109NOOO bushels and In 1870 lrss
than 2.4pD oo0,Cto bushels The fieures n Ven
ahove, for the United States are the az.
cepted commercial estimates. net the oT0
cial government figures.
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EXCUANGE M slrSrrNn

Stettin, Dec amber 30-The corn exchan-,
mas decided to eus9cnd hlsin IS as n uro-
test against tho new law prohibiting SPEC
u!ation in futures. SNe'
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SUGAR.

New orleans. December NJ r,sSntnfssal. i! s n
ssranulatsi &ds1.sS;, s sssis , Mss,sss
quiet. open kettio ioal, s,,ssdy. LIN "
centrifugal All syIup, N-Sugar VI ~
New York; DecsI,,s,ff1, al 4 tsss -
refining 1-l6; cen'r'i's
refined stfGSy.
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| It closed. II did not remain long at that.
| but q,Mte lot of long wheat had to he
| dumped into the pit before the bun sp.r.t
became sufficiently diluted to assume the
appearance of bo,r shncss which the sub
| dictate.
which caused those longs who had profits
| 10 coanSiude TO take them was an oPsnins
Liverpool decEne OF Nd. Openns or ces
for May ranged from So. to y. and there
was large give and take trade for about
half an hour between the lower of Theses
| figures and A,s. only very lttle. how.
ever br.nsang the latter price. IL WORKED
down to " 2-S. recovered to - rs aud then
| took long, deliberate slide to s2si get
tsng 20 the latter point before noon Inc
greater part of the lews other than the
Indifference OF the Liverpool market was
far from bearish. Reco.pts at Minneapolis
and Duluth were 81 cars compared W tn
$50 the corresponding day OF the week D.
fore. Export cloarinces were 10000 bush
els IN wheat and Hour from Atlantic ports
nrgen,.ne news was more uniavorable
than any hitherto reported. rSl!lb,e arm
at LIVERPOOL cablesi that the surplus Of
wheat for expert did not exceed l2.0oo,opo
bushels Russian shipmeafs were also
said to be light. Tho decline brought sotne
buying orders for export INTO line. 1t was
Claimed. but deta is were not Forthcoming
claimed TO have been worked was about
10000 Bushels No. spring. The market
got decidedly weak during the last hour
on weak closing cat.es foreign selling at
May finally sold down 10 s2is. but rallied
to " 1-SnS on buying against puts and
closad at that figure.
Corn wae firm early Tn sympathy with
wheat but weakened later as that mar
ket declined. The liberal exports--ovcr
$4,000 helped 10 steady the market, but
did not prevent some decline. and weak
ness marked the latter part of the session.
Trade was slow and Principally of u scalp
ing nature.
oats displayed an easy feeling at the
start. which later developed into very
steady market. The market for q time
received good support and held fairly
steady. but during the last hour heavy
sales by soine important interests CAUSED
"a sharp break. Part of this was recovered
on good local demand.
Trading IN provisions was almost exclu-
sively of changing over character. The
trend of pnce; was slightly downward and
there was in the end a sight loss estab-
lsshed in pork. Other products show prac-
toaily no change, and In none did more
than cent iiuctuat.on occur. May pork
closed a $50. May lard at SaIls. May ribs
at 3 .95Tt3 gIi..
Estimated receipts Thursday-Wheat 10
cars, corn so cars. oats 100 cars, hogs 800
head.
Cash quotations were ss follows:
Flour-Firm.
spring. 73d75; No. red red o. 7.s9s2..
Corn-No. q 22N.
oats-No. :, 49, No. white. f. o. b..
ls,.Nlsis; No. 3 white, L.
Barley-No. >, nominal; No. D. 94a3i No.
Flax seed-No. /. 1906.
Timothy seed--prime. 80
Mess pork--Pcr barrel 6.50a66o.
lArd-Per 100 pounds. 3.15u5.so.
Short ribs sides Loose, S.65fi3.9O.
Dry sailed shoulders-Boxed, i4M4h.
Short clear sdeS-BoXed. 3}sQi.
Whisky--Distilers' finished goods. per
gallon, is,
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Cotton Seed Products.

At Texas points pr.sne crude cotton seed
oil can now be bought at l5iee per gallon.
against l5iil6l.c n week or two ago. Thu
mills are conservative in Their off arngs
al tho reduced prices, hut buyers show no
inclination to bid higher Meal and cake
are firm and unchanged in price, with a
fairy good demand. Very little cotton
seed ls now being offered for sale hy farm.
ers. but the majority of the nrils have Sc
cured about all the suppl $ Eeelel to run
them the rest OF the season. which with no
doubt he short
The Williams 4 Flash company OF New
York SAYS of the on situation. The
packers. taking advantage of tho general
holiday dizziness, have hammered thu lard
market. with the result that the Nlay op
pound. ana tins has made the lard com
FOUNDERS NOR determined than ever not
u add TO their stocks Of OIL hu, to wa!t
ana see what the future may b. ug forth.
while tho majority Of the nlt.ia on the
other hand, are 10th to ace. pt present low
prices and arr rcfra ming from Offering
IN hopes that after the 'tur:l of the year
there VIII ho a better demand and rousa
qucnt higher pr.cos Who viii I've the
gamer remains to be- seen. As regards
the export demand, there is noticeable A
~ ne more inqu ry FOR February March de-
HNerN which ~ attributable to the fact
that the English crusherN have stopped
nUfrlng the future months. hui 80 FAR II
has not resulted In buainws OF any mo-
mcnt.
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u,rTTER AND h"o'

CHICAGO. poeemssr ,,s71 S''iss q, al
c,oamery 1870; dairy lss'giyH Il, sulsl
fresh 10. Cheese ,i i,,h M-BHS
St. Louis, pe1 s.s"s iower. y N, ,cx
and unchargei. ne ns sembsr sa.-.,lgsS ~
sr 1<a artam cry l SSis'da 'r ~
lirmer, Az. ~ !. ~
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fEiAA.N5i-,cal.fornla small white. ela7 2ac
per M EayoI, 2iaI2.c pink 94u91ac:
Lima 9sc black ycd peas 2s,}f3c,
BCTl Ek-Blue star. 20. dliry, lie;
fancy tlSin cleamery. 22H2i cold storage
r.lsln. 2.l.5c Texas country butter, sd3ic.
OLE M AEGAKl y II Sd DIS, lie; prints,
H.. ig,n dairy bricks, 1Sc.
Z hfAGlt-Choicc Western. $3.50 Der
crate; non" grown, 6oH7.c per dozen
~ " fESE York fun "redm, ian
II.'gc; Wisconsin fun cream, l2ti IL &c
to9 SWISS. l7pls.. br.ck cheese. llI!2c ;
'lmhurrcr l1c.
EG,'s-reNas. In cases. 2Oc
GAME Prairie chickens. s27tG300 per
aoaen' vensson Su6c. per ~. plover, G1dG5c
per DOZEN, quall, Sl,0oGl 20 per dozen
squirrels iD41Jc per dozen
kRAtT-New s!.59t2.ip per half DBL
uNlDNS-- California. SOC per bushcl
PEPPtk-Chile. &c per ID.
FOIAtCES-Northeru and Western $50
7Oc, choice Coiora TO- 7Ou15c; sweet pota-
toes, $50 Ace per hI.
POt ITKN-Ch.ckens. pcr dozen, old
hens sl7lQ2oo, large flyers. N75ff2. IS
hrouers. sl5pni.i5. according to size tur-
kcS hens, t150pS@ ~; turkey gobblers. s. 80
Nl2V. ducks. s2.5ea3.00 geese, si.cOai50
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The SOD|1 TeIll h !!!!!
OF HOUSTON,

Designated depo %, to-: yss1lJssPLuk
CAPITAL. soy. ~ s,i;snt. ", N!
s y + ,2gI ihl5ak. dssssaa S;s:s e.
.. z. MMs oIslh shan: cs.hI|::.,:; CO
ENNIS cARdIp5ifRf; EcToE INDIA 3 y
M; 7; ;0Sp ' IcI,;; IT, 3 n:sS
IL. Brasheer; w ~ Pins y
BEECHAMs'
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Rarted wire quotations are for carload
lots { o. b., Houston. Nails are quotod IN
81 10 per 100 lbs, painted wire. $2I5. Wau,
kcgan 81 higher jhan Gllddei.
WIRE NAlLs-Rate, $2.5o per key; ad-
I'd and "a, 2oc; ID and ID. 30c: 9l i5c: "a,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-31

o oljd yearllngs sold At In, !.
o Goenlp's-cattic, 900; hogs. s ssw,! q. /
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HIDES AND WOOL


Hides-Prices paid by receivers
Dry flint, selected ..................10
Dry ssiit -...................
Wet ealted. selected ..............5
ptti ul6
Wool-Quotations strictly nominal
Twelve months, medium. ........... 90
Twelve mOnths. fine .......... 7ih
Six months. 1l2c less.
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M Christmas and \. Ns~ :, D. b. -;
should be without a ~, h. world s 4
Angostura Ditters, ,,a' favor.
appetizer of exqu's''s
limitations.
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Il asked. b bid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened steady: 12:c3. quiet; closed
steady; sales, 25,000
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ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis. Mo. December aA-estlt- ~
cufprs, -uw: stfpments, ON .p14thk a114
to lOc higher; native shipping aes0. u
assoc. Dressed beef and butcher! s,eer.
S.j5m5.6O; stockers and feeders sAd.s
steers under 1000 pounds. aDdtN: cot!
and heifers, 1.I5dSH:. Texas ana lrdti
cattle loo higher on best stock: ststfs
2.50ni.00; cows. 1.75m215. Hoss-Recsp'i
10l0. shipments, 200; market STEADY Y
strong; light, 3.2M3so; mixed losln
heavy. 3.eta335. Sheep-Recelpts, W. ~
monts. 100. Market firm and acive; na'
tons, 2.5Ou3S5; lambs, SoolaW.
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DRIED FRUITS.

.APPLES-Fancy sliced. In boxes. 4is6l
4A.c choice evaporated. 5iac fancy, 6lac.
ClTRUN-lic per pound
FlGS--Turkish layer. l2Nl5c
CtRRANTS-1n bbls, &c. cleaned cur
rants IN boxes, &c; In Lib cartons, 7jsc.
NECTARtNES-Ev aporatcd, 7ltsc.
PEACHES Evaporated, lnpeeleth Sc.
PEARS-hvaporttcd Giac. =
APRICOrS-i0nl0lac
RAISINS-Cahfornia l.. L., boxes. nav
XlG5Ul.75; il-box l.. l.. raislas, Coo; o-crown
/, NJ raisins 5o-lb. boxes. sc: 3.crown l.
NJ. 50-lb. boxes 5tac. 80
PR MES Crop. OF 1895: California
nrunes. so.1oos 5M5tc; S-9os 5AM6c: 10. SIS
6Andiac 6D-7Os 7c 50-60s Sc. 4O-5s DC. silver
prune5 sac. ruby prunes Slac.
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Now York December ao.anbh,ra rro.

w" 10TH December 3o.-Hubhard Bros
co say OF cotton; European markets
ana not sustain the Improvement of the
morning In answer to our rally of ye9,er-
uay' believing the advance TO be bu,
nlturaH reaction from the depressed mar
MS ~ mo past two weeks The nova
I'M, naHnn OF me INTERIOR towns shows a .horn
predicted decrease in the moyennr ~ me
r reSs. .r, me ,nterurtlons as only tcmpoI
,aiN. ne closing was qu'ct al sIipbt,,,
po''er than the lowest prices of the dav.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-31
GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots. job cars from mills. deal
ers charge from store 81 Zoe more per Ion
lbs. o. bran, 2gac per bushel on oats and
corn.
BRAN-GedG5c.
CROPPED CoRN-.oc per loo lbs.
CoRN-3d3sc.
>,oAnS-Texas and Kansas. 2SG30c. No. ..
Nebraska. SoH32c. =
HAY-Alfaifa. sl25oals5O per ton; NIL
Jet. sl2.p, timothy, $4,000, To- 90: So,,ta
Texas prairie s5.G0I6.oo
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-31
PAINTS AND OILS

no oiI.-IInseei, IN bbls.. raw, 37c boiled
cases, $50; brilliant OF, N.sl: in Ibis. lie:
s!oy. gasoline. IN eases. 81 10: in bbls., lac !:
Eupion oil. IN bbls.. he: IN cases 81 80:
6aftor O mtdlcal PURE, N.oo, turpentine.
WHITE LEAD-Strlcily pure. 6aei.c;
STANDARD white lead; she; painters. So.
WINDOW CI.ASS-In boxes. 40 ana II
to 60 and Is psr cent discount. nav list
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-31
LIVE STOCK,

HOUSTON.
+. r. Hall live stock commission mer-