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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-30
FASHIONABLE FANClES.


Tuscan straw hats and bonnets will be
much worn this season.
lilacs, 50 popular several years ago, are
again to the front as millinery favorites
Bons and ruches or ruffs are as fashion.
able as ever and grow more and more vo.
luminous. Tulle and moussellne de- sole
are the materials most favored for them.
Small bonnets made entirely of violets
and trimmed with velvet or lace are n
feature OF the millinery display.
The shapeless sack shows signs Of com.
Ing more or loss prominently to the front,
In spite OF Its apparent lack Of all the
elements Of popularity except novelty. IL
conccals every curve Of the figure and Is
as still looking and unRraccful garment
MS could well be devised, but some OF the
new spring street costumes consist Of a
plain skirt and an upper garment OF this
kind made In one material and ornamented
with fiat trimming.
Fawn colored cloth bids fair to bo much
worn, especially for coats and out Of door
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-30

or medicinal ager Is is gradually relegat
ing the old. time herbs, pills, draughts
and vegetable extracts TO the rear and
bringing into general use the pleasant
and effective liquid laxative, Syrup of
Figs. To get the true remedy see that i
is manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co. only. For sale by all leading
druggists.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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DRIED FRUITS.

APPLES-Fancy sliced In boxes iNd5c;
choice eVaporated. 6isg6S4c, fancy evapor-
APRICoTS-Evaporate loc.
CITRON--iic per lb.
CURRANTS-Fancy cleaned SIC; In car
FIGS-E.yaporate Sc; Turkish layer l5c.
NECTARlN FS--EVaporated lOc.
PEACH ES-kvaporated B..
EARS-Evaporated &c.
Pill MS-pittef l0c.
RUNES-Crop OF 1895; California prunes
eo-1o0s. Go s0-9Os, 6lsc 6O-lOs. ic 5o-6Os. TIE
silver and ruby prunos. lOc.
RAISINS-California l.. L., boxes Woo
80, 2 crown l.. NJ. raisins, 70 ID boxes. iei
4 crown l.. NJ, 80 Id. boxes. f.1itc.
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sell supplies below quotations owing to
the poor demand.
The rain and mud this week has inter.
fered with retail business to a great ex-
tent.
In the Louisville tobacco market Wed.
nesday the tobacco sales numbered 100,
hogsheads. Twenty-one dollars and flft,
cents per hogshead was the highest pric,
paip'for hurley, and 81 per hogshead was
tho lowest.
Tho Houston Fruit and Produce com
pany IL the name OF n new commission
firm Just opened at l02 and l0i Main street
The memebers of the firm are Messrs
j. Ro%nveldt and b. A. Baldwin, botf
ot whom are experienced young bushes.
men.
Fifteen years ago Maryland and Vir
GINA furnished from Chesapeake i7.0o0, 00
of the 100000 bushels OF oysters cater
by the people Of the United States. Thi.
year they viii not furnish more than o.
Q0o. 900 bushels
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Stocks.
The following were the closing quotations on the
adm stocks OF the New YORK Exihange today
FINANCIAL.

Galveston, Texas. January .0,--In the
local exchange market sterling sixties sold
$3.50, buying sass; New York SIGHT sellin:
IA premium buying 1s discount; New or
leans sight selling J. premium, buying !.
buying Z discount.
Galveston bank ciearings, s9ielS5.
New York. January 3l.-Steriing ex-
change. bankers sixties SGia CONNER
dial 3.s1L; relchmnrks "a l5-i6Q@. francs,
bankers sixties 5.lSisu5l7i.. commercial
g. lSs. M6.lgis.
New Orleans. January 3l-Sterling tx
change. COMMERCIAL sixties iS5l4af.h;
francs commercial sixties, Sbs, New
York sight. bankers. si.50 premium, COM
merclal Soc premium.
London January 31---Bank rate. 2 per
cent: street rate 1915 per cent; silver 50l.d.
yonsols for money 10 lS-i6, yesterday
lOTs..
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New York. January 3l.-rhe cotton maj
ket opened steady al Il decline Of saS
poInts but Immediately commenced 10
lose further ground under weaker cables
aud heavy receipts at some OF the ports
Savannah In particular. showing UP
much beyond expectations. This led 10
active liquidation. The decline was Az
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-01

Chicago, January S.-This was n day OF
realizing on the long wheat Not only
that. but short sellers. who for few
days have watched like cat at n mouse
mole for move on the part OF the longs
In the above direction. flooded the market
with their offerings. The price closed at
are little lower In sympathy and pvo-
visions moved UP little. Wheat was
affected at the opening very much as It
was Ut the same time on the day before. by
heavy receipts in the Northwest and the
m.ldness of the weather. while higher
quotations from Liverpool were ignored
at the moment AMI May st trted in at CO q
65es, as compared with 65A.dGj7s at tho
close Yesterday. After n further decline
to 65Fs the price began to recover again
and rose In a very short time to 66i. or
about as high as 1t got on the previous
days hulling. The advance was due to
the bniishness OF the situation as set
forth by tho Liverpool corn trade ncws
which estimates tho importing countries
Tor the wheat season at iOS, 10000. against
the ay nila6le supply Of 6Se ooo oDe, and says
be made good by reducing the amount to
its lowest possible limit aud using every
available bushel In Russia and Amerc
| The trading was active for about an hour
ard the market had another range ON er
the same ground. hut afterwards tho rit
iluctuated downward for want OF .luytning
| further OF an exciting character. The
| price meanwhile worked down around $50
and did not for some time get away from
between that and e5A. Later. II begun to
| Ind been made and oy 10 O'Clock 81 had
| begun 10 wear Il very detected appear
TO &C. or y. decline from the highest point
| II touohcd earlier. The stocks at Mime
| npolis and Duluth are estimated to have
| increased 500 600 bushels this week and
/ New York stocks TO have decreased 7S1 001
/ bushels The closing ngurcs were 65N i5is.
practically the lowest of the day, The
fluctuations in wheat. being strong early
| and weak later in the day. Business In
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings Of a Day With Wall Street
Operators
STOCK MARKET WAS AGAIN STRONG
Everything Went Up Notch or TIVE
Higher-Aransas Pass IL Behind.
Money Firmcr. $

New York January N.--(Specinl.) -There
YVES further advance In stocks today.
anthracite ard bonds leading. Proht TAX
ing was INDUCED in and at the close
everything was strong Most OF the days
early activity centered upon the Reading
stocks and bonds. Southern railway and
General Electric advanced sharply on their
own account. In the afternoon everything
got to acknowledgement the srangers got n
slice OF IT, and the industrials too.
Cali money ruled shade irincr and
sterling exchange weakened. sixties 4Sjn (;
demand ASH, silver STA Mexican dollars
,Sl
Coffee easy; No. 7. IS
Supply of cotton bills moderate.
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass re-
ports for December net about si6.ooo be-
hind: for twelve months about $4,000 be
hind
Early cables from London this morning
reported an easier tone TO the market
there for spot cotton. The market there
for futures declined before our market
opened. These advices were very disap-
pointing to the bull interests and holders
generally as they hRd looked for n con
tinuance of yesterdays iirmer and higher
cables. and resulted In general selling
movement for both long and short accounts
AT the opening. There was an absence Of
support and the first prices showed de-
cline which was increased before noon.
There was not a particle OF snap to the
buying, which was scattered and princi-
pally covering of shorts and rebuying by
| local scalpers. The receipts at the ports,
together with free selling orders IN the
next crop months from the South and the
market for futures IN Liverpool CLOSING
easy and below last night, were the boar
| ish features which accelerated the decline.
| The long interest in March supported the
ma rket in the late trading and prices at
o'clock were steady AT the decline. The
market ruled dun and fcatureless through
out the afternoon. with prices steady.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
| New York. January Sl.--Thc news OF the
! agreement made yesterday by the anthrn-
! cite coal presidents and the thorough APP
| precation OF the important result likely
| TO follow both to the companies and In
/ tho interest OF the general public, was re-
! Elected by the interest IN the local stocks
today. The strength displayed was tho
| dominating factor OF the market and
strengthened the entire list. frregularity
marked the course OF the speculation, but
/ under the Influence noted a strong under
/ tone prevailed as Il rule. Foreign busing
I Judges doferted Sims that the snectiiafio
Syast In rowerf,i ana eNnericnced hnnas
The general market opened firm, with
stocks In aniost,on Iies,iv9 h,,uIr, rr.
ders we're exeSuted In them. ending New
,Iereev Ccnf,z,I mn r., Rrcdi,,s ~ se,srise
hnnp; ana Nasi.'rn nv ferrnf ,i,ss,na, . NJ,
cent and the ogher coolers irnnortant frne
tons The buying movement was soon
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-01

ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis, No. January sl.-Flour un-
changed. Wheat a,@is lower; spot higher ;
No red cash ilGi2; do. hard ana Janu-
Con duil and weak, ia3ii lower spot dull
ANA easy; No. 2 mixed cash 26a2 64s; Jan
uary %; May 2S3.qG oaisC c3 o low "
2os,. rye firm at S7iA. Barley steady:
Cornmcal i3OQl.35. Bran higher q east
track. Flaxseed steady at Sc. Timothy
seed 7b13G0 Hay about steady; prairie
4 eIsig.75: timothy 7.5Ouil.3o this side.
Whisky l.22. Cotton ties and bagging un-
changed Pork higher; STANDARD mess
t,tcn,n "a, choice 500 Bacon, boxed
Shoulders $50: longs and ribs 500; shorts
6.25. Dry salt meats, dry salt boxed H. ~:
iSniss u,hsat ~ oO; corn $4,000; oats lsu0.
shipments- 1000; wheat 5000, corn
I6 600 oats 1900.
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~cai ,oobers have been advised that
eenetai hour market is very firm. The
GRADES are scarce, and the majority
sans now refuse to sell straight car
-" hrst patent. They only agree TO
IVY ORDERS that call for not more than
per cent Of the highest grades.
ms me balance to be filed with sec
spu lower grades generally. This is
NY ny oy the great scarcity of the best
wheat, and the fact that it can
u 70 obtained by paying TO s cents
susnei over cash quotations. Every
a. now indicates that the best grades
'var VIII soon be advanced. The mills
'e.usihg a number of orders for fu-
The wheat market.
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NEW ORLEANS.

ut,tet and steady. pork 1875; lard, refined
ttierce 45sa47s; boxed meats, dry salt sheIl-
dors 5is, sides 59s; bacon sides W hams.
extra fancy 360a3.S0; patents S;SVp $50.
Cotnmeal quiet at l.i5 Bran dun at 60.
corn firm; No. sacked Is, Lay quiet
rrom~h receipts today $40. thus far this
season 100 600. same time last year slS,
ia. firm demand at s0H2.S5; clean IN bet.
ter demand, sales 25SSi ordinary to good
| 2d4.
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sCARCITY oE CORN

srs,'.I gram dealers report a great
N! VI corn Just at this time. caused
rosa tent rains which have put coun-
t,nas.,n ~, u terrible condition and made
kpnliss ,n Tor farmers to market their
kc.s nay oats and cotton seed pro-
ksys,, IN good supply, however, and
kr IA. .'ie small stock OF corn from be-
)aeksa az much as It would otherwise.
h N v'In Is now quoted locally at 9lef
var 'o's' and is firm at that.
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~.
|IyIVN COTTON RECEIPTS
y, Mac Thousand Bales Have
= Been Marketed
OF THE FLOUR MARKET,
80. Point to Another Advance.
iesue.., NJ Corn In Houston.
Trade Notes.
Office of The Post,
Houston. Friday, January 81

uouston, Friday, January 81.
-. receipts OF cotton ut Houston
md Of January. including the first
.or,h, Of the season, amount to
.,,ss During the same time last
,raes bales had been received,
49, . decrease so far this season OF
This is very small movement, but
,,r,pared with the entire Texas crop
!, marketed. shows that Houston is
[r,ur her usual proportion. The yield
!. state is not expected to be much
| "a per cent of the lSsi-95 record, and
n. amount Houston will receive fully
!, cent. The following table gives the
(,,. at Houston for each month OF
rev season, and also the amount re-
a during tho corresponding month
=. a. ,rd 1924
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COMMERCIAL pRIprs.

New York, January 81. - Government
ponsis steady State bonds duh, and rail-
road bonds firm.
OF stocks today were IN. go shares, in
cludinS reading $500. American sugar
Y 200, St Paul q. COO
New York. january si.-Clcarings $7a.-
Sc, 1858. balances st5iSo52
New York, January N,--Gold to the
amount OF 200 was Withdrawn from the
Bank Of England today for shipment to
New York. january si.-wool and hides
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago, January 31.--EggB weak i2a
I2M Butter steady; creamery iiql9ta;
dairies l0ni7e
New York. January 3i.-Eggs--MaIkot
Southern 1p4
st Louis. January sl,--Bntter steady;
creamery 1891. dairy ll9ls. Eggs steady,
Kansas city, January 3i.--Butter steady:
receipts heavy: creamery iWlsi dairy
l3dl5 Eggs unchanged.
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PAINTS AND OILS. ,ou.s
Ou-I,insetd. IN barrels, raw ffc' poheu
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iec. petroleum, $50 test in bbls 1ac, In
stoNe gasonue, IN cases, $3.50; In bbls, lie;
hupion OIL, IN bbis, lec; in cases, $3.50: cas-.
, ,9I OIL medical pure. si.o0; turpentine. In
MHlrE I.EAD--Strictiy pure, sfT6nc.
WINDOW CLASSIC boxes, 60 and 10
20 " anu ~ per cent discount. rev list.
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NEW YORK.

New York, January ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
II 500; spot nom mall No. 2 red IetnN'3s'
" hard 76Ik fob. afloat Options
opened firmer ON higher cables, and after
n slight reaction advanced on covering
but turned weak and declined sharply uh-
Jar local realizing and heavy Western
selling. closing ssd% net decline. Talk
us less bullish at the close than II has
been for several days; No. red February
~. NAV Tlih.
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. No. January 3i.-Cattle-
Receipts 2S00. shipments 1000, market is
steady to strong; Texas steers 2.75qisf1
Texas cows l.sgy3ooi beef steers 3.ooa4 70
native cows I75uS.+0 stookers and feed
ers 2S5dS70. bulls 2.Oog3.O.
Hogs--Receipts $500; shipments 600, mar
ket steady; bulk OF sales nj ASIA y5;
heavies S.25; packers 3.saMiW; mixed 3.S5n
325I3 95
sheep--Re 1900; shipments 200; the
market Is steady TO firmi lambs S.,0n3.f0.
muttonS 235I3.Gp.
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nfr1.LErIN,S REVIEW.

Boston. Mass, January ~ The Boston
Commercial Bulletin VIII ray tomorrow Of
the wool market The sales this week are
about evenly divided between domestic
very scarce and spondingly firm.
The sales OF the week are 1874 900 pounds
domestic aud 1881 900 pounds foreign.
600 pounds foreign last week and y SGJ,Oi6
pounds domestic and $4,000 pounds for The
same week last year
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LONDON SALES.

London, January sl.--At the sheep skin
sales today 22S0 bales OF Cape OF Good
Hope and Natal were offered. OF which
500 were Withdrawn. There was fair
attendance. bur the demand was slow.
Combing declined hmN clothing sd: best
coarse I'd and other grades sd. owing to
the stagna ton IN Roans the next sale viii
he held March and 9.
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TRADE NOTES.

s.Vanu's are 80 cents lower per 100.
karts, i y at &c, but the tone of the
|nlns creamery butter is lie lower per
FEY s,hcy OF the sugar market IL
snaud ~ upward, owing to the big
csay. he, OF poultry were rather light
- oa' some dealers were forced to
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-01

eEi3.o0; Rosedale cement, per bbl. 81. Is
ca: lime fireelay. ss2sns 40; plaster
paris ~ 40; hrebrick. st. Louis, per NJ SAC.
inches, tnclusive felt roofing. per square,
a:tel2.W: Acm, and Royal cement pias
yer. PER ton, sli.o0: plastcring hair. goat.
per Id. &c; laths. per NJ. 500.
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas city. Moa January sI;. ",
n i ngs- de' no. hard 6isas5; No 5 nomi-
v,,nIiy 5s2i6o: rejected 1913; No. 2 red 100
~ M, 10. ? spring 65sra6i; No. slMe2 Corn
49, "a oats steady and In fair demand /;
mixed i71lS; No. white iglsn2e
y y o.. o, No 2 in store held for 3Ga3s. Hay
NIX: timothy lo1an.5o; prairie 6eo1
: m
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at csS per cent. Prime mercantile paper
6uS per cent. Sterling exchange firm,
s.ss,sFt.ssA for dcfnair and LS7[iiIST,s
for 90 days; posted rates 4sSQASis and
ap,s4t4.p. Commercial bills s.s6S.. Silver
certificates 67ssq67A. Bar silver SIN; Mex
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-01

Quotations are from jobbers; special
prices given on large shipments
40 nARBED WIRE = GlIdden. galvanized
wv per 100 pounds. painted wire, SO IS
WaukeEan. 10 higher than Gliddan.
WIRE NAILS--Rate 81 90 per keg; ad.
vonces, 10 to 50 penny. 5oc; 5 and penny
6Vo: and penny. 75c; and penny SOC
penny. N,20. 2 penny. 81 GO.
CuT NAlLS-Rate SIS per key; same
advances rs on wire nails.
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Good Eat beoves firm and In light supply
good COWS aud hoitcrs In demand, 600,
calves ana yearlnEs firm, poor to medium
stock weak and SLOW sale, cotnfrd hogs II
demand, sheep SLOW sale
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Chicago. January SL--Cattie-There was
more lively bidding than usual, the tc-
ccipts being estimated al only 1000 mead.
Cattle were no higher however. and sales
Wee at tho lowest prices OF the season.
Common steers sold at an extreme range
Of 3 201 - the bulk Of the cattle a. 3.1SJ
49,. Native bachers' cattle hive re.
naised Irni and COWS and heifers sold
principally at a.ee4326. Calves were OF
Tered In moderate numbers and remained
firm, the bcst bringing b.2a, There WAS
not much activity In stoekcrs and feeders
and the recent extreme prices were not
paid. Texas cattle have averaged p;
sales ut 325M5s5
Iogs-Therc was n reaction In prices to-
day boeAuse Of light receipts, common to
extra choice droves sold at AO0ni21 bulk
at 4.i5i To. the best sold 10 higher TINA
a week ago.
Shecp--lnferior to prime sheep are sell
ing NJ 2 5puS e., chiefly AT aOd3bO- W est
crns sell AT 3 25n3.5o Yearlings Sd5W375.
lambs 3 25u5,i5: few have hoen taseA Tor
shipment.
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LONDON CnNsn1s

London. January yi..--Consols for money
and the account lo7 ib-l6; bar silver aoa.d
per ounce. money n per cent. The rate
OF discount w the open market for snort
and three months bills saayi5-l5 per cent.
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SUGAR.

New Orleans, January sl.--sugar strong
open keltle 2ssH3is; centrifugal. granu
lated i3s white s-i6H4l1. yellow s.liH
seconds 2JkG3ss. Moiassts quiet: open ket
tie 1Su2s. centrifugal sal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-01

BEER-Schllts. quarts. SO 80 per hbl
pints sll 90 per Dbl; A. y. c. Bohemian,
quarts 500. pints, 10. g. CIV Vets f beer s. *
per case, two dozen In case.
HIGH WlNES-si. % per gallon.
on high wine basis 81. %; straight Bourbon
ana rye. according to age ana quality,
N.I5Q3. 90. blended 81. 1898. so.
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WOOL.
uoust,p Hide. ana Wool.

Prices paid bv receivers.
Dry flint. selected. .......,......... 9 al
Dry salt ...,. ...'''''''''''''''"' W %
Deer SKINS
Wool .uotntiors strictly nominal.
Twelve months. medium .......... shG
Twelve months. fine .,........,. " ~
ST. r,onths l42c less.
Tallow-
Prime OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. N 3is
BecDwax-
Good run .... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~ Wz2
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ST. Louis, Mo, January Sl-Ca'tie--Re-
cCipts 200. shipments 1900. mgrket weak
prices generally maintained; export steers
l.b0n4.75 fair TO choice shipping steers
3.G5GA40 dressed beef grades $3.50 ~
bulk SCOTT o.. stockerS ana feeders 2.014
2.7b: cows aud heifegs ls0H3i0, bulls most
ly 20od275. calves chiefly i.60H550; Texas
steers 275a4.00i bulk S.OopJ.'S, cows Lion
500
Hogs--Reccip,s coo. shipments 1900; mar
ket closed weak and heavy AZ io0u420.
mixed 3S5ui.i0. light 3.9o4ilS. bulk 5.le@
AS.
Sheep Receipts 900 shipments a00 ma
tive nuttons S.65H400; Southern sheep
275q3 %; lambs 3.25ni50.
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posTs CARLEGRAM.

New York January 81. - The Evening
Posts London cablegram says The mar
Home rails remain the feattre, Anerl-
cans we're good. The closing was at Ia"
best. -, =,
The Paris bourse opened urnoitied. but
CLOSED firm. -,
day.
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Ep1rITs AND NUTS.

APPLES-Ben Davis S,25dS.5U; common
glRtHAN ANXs@75cGsi.25 per bunch.
CRANRERRlES - Cape Cod, S.DG96
ner barrel: Ss.O0d3.26 per crate.
'COCOANUTS-sS50 per loo; s4.0O per
G;RAPES-Malaga, s5.50d6.50 per cask.
LEMONS - Messina, s2.50qS0O; extra
fancy, s300d3,5o
o.. Saples igikc; walnuts, lac. peanuts, 81.
ISc. almonds, 'faraeone, lac per 10, ice
ner sacl; California almonds. loo: new
i.oSiRA NGt.s-C California seedlings s2Ooa
Is: navels $780, Jamaicas and Messnas
81 5O43,0o.
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rested for a time by better cables. still
later the Liverpool news became weak
aEain and all speculative support was
withdrawn. For the rest OF the day the
contingent and generally weak owing to
advices from the South an 10 the amount
OF cotton held at interior points. CLOSED
steady at a decline Of . to 6 points.
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Momston Commanding stntement.

q ,os. receipts this week ............ :. :. 1921
Net receipts this week ..,.......,........... oAli
1,ross receipts this week last year ,..,.... 1900
Net receipts this week last ar.,........., flUsi
rorAl Gross receipts this year ga pis
lotnl net receipts this year ......, 1871 40.
Total uross receipts snnn timo last year l.has ugs
TOTAL net receipts same lmn last ycar bU6, u ID
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New York. January M.--Following ara
| total net receipts OF cotton at all ports
since Septembcr L. 1885,.

New York, January ai.--'rhe inquiry and
the demand have been OF the proportions
OF the previous days, with the exception
that a little more business has followed
the former although the market has want
cd IN activity. Yet there are signs Of Inn
provemcrt for the near future Tho
printing cloth market Is quiet and steady
at ?M. with sales OF more than 10, 900
pieces
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~, adaIng twenty drops OF DIR. Seigert's
~ 800 Ritters to every glass, diseak es
tom drinking polluted water are avoided.
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Reported for The Post daily except
Thursdays aud SUNDAYS by Albert Mont.
gomcry 4 Co nimited). live stock COM
uission merchants:
Good tat fed bccNcs .........., sL6 SL
Good fat grass beeves ...... gAu
Common to fair Deoves..... . N 2n
&c cd fat cows ................ 2ikI
Good fat yonrlngs ......,..Il 20 ale 80
Common TO fair cows head, Q 90 ala 90
Common TO fair yonrlings. 90 Gpl0 90
Common To good calves ...... 4 30 Ml0 so
Good Cornfed noSs,,..,.... a. ~
Comm ~ to fair. ................ u 81,
Good fat sheep .............. 3 " 81
Common to fair sheep. head w 20 J 10
Sales I'm naud