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New York, August 6--Coffee-Opiions
opened steady, with August 20 points lower
AND others unchanged 10 70 points iower;
ruled moderately active WIN weak IN.
10 mis- nest deciipe; sales, 1870. Spot cot
f,s-Rio. quiet. No. 7. ilis; mild. quiet:
niila, i9l bags Central American, all ont
private terms Warehouse deliveries from
New York yesterday, gg5l; New York stock
nIioat for ihe United States. soS0o0 total
visibie for the uf8ted States. 4s3.S1'.
9,shinsi Sii. lsl hast year.
BuYre. August d.--ljasy at ldIhf de-
cline. Sales, 1000.
Santos. August s.--Iirm;, COED average
Santos. 1904 refs per 10 kilos. receipts
5000. a,ork. 3I2ovo.
Hamburg. August g. Coffee steady: "
pfg advance; srlcs. lG,ep :.
ls,os e, e%e 'sSsv iiiIssd Rseeipis. iec
bags; cleared Tor the Jrsted States. 4eoD;
for Europe 230o. stock. m 600.
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VISION PRICE CURRENT

ofs,s%.ahens are revised d,u, ..s
|aR me- can be relied UPON The
" msst s,s tuAng in the Houston
|frs GlsIA 4: Diamond. st;5 nov
|6ezsn N tn boxes. 500 , per
~, FSii;c S'a''e Per dozen haxes:
s.n,IioN powdsr. nor hon s,zoe.
ssg powder, s46ali;1 / - Veg, A.oot'
n, sisSSslteh shot. pr sack. ,l.s;si
|,e aefi ciear. ho.aa -a,
NV, of,atias,, eilN1S. $50 Ill 10
ks%s, ,,rk salt t,al,lns r, ~ ~ w, ~,
eNe s'se; emolled p "a " n - y
FsL Basst,. From store, in
n. ID snS u III. 65-sc. . ii
bs,a Tnii'-s, Arrow. Sis ns..
M W. special prices on car
|Ss fsoS%pER-Apex. IN ;. AZ.
~ lth-o nc; Victor, III s-, ~;
EK aozcl. SEA us one me
"a y o. cans, 500 ne,, 49,, e.,
~" Per dozen: RoVai i;
estlp: pinn nl Per dozen. slrawber.
,ss AID ea-s,.s. standard. 81 sjfJ
I pssr, ''sndsrd saGisl 90. Se-,Hi o., M :.
tsrhls ~, il0lGl .os III ~ ~ per
~ ssrs,ssl, lard 2-lb. ST. i5aii tx ~.
~ pa.sai B. seconds 81 an
asc: bia,,Ns, 7STs8c: SIN ~
F,r apples I. hn.rries, 751i Ne. al
so vEcEr,Adp \, ili rails. 79,sfec. ''''
abLES 80 Marrowro,
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position as lcader OF the speculative mar
kct. 1t led the way very steadily 70 lower
II stood ut the end of yesterdays SEES
son. Corn lost ic per bnshel, pork aSc
IA barrel and oats 6-sc. The market was
There was very good trade IN wheat.
the market acting n little spasmodic, the
range for the day being spauc. The feel
prices ruled, September selling 56ix and
declined SIS, final figures showing loss
OF ihm2c; Cables were lower. Early Lily,
crpool advices quoted the market OF I'D
and private adviccs reported harvesting
progressing under favorable conditions.
Northwestern receipts were fair and the
weather continues favorable in both the
srring and winter wheat States. Other
markets were weak. PROVISIONS beng
lower and stocks u New York sold on.
and aid the decline. st. Louis was weak
and free sellers here. Generally favorable
weather con1. tons are Indicated for me
liberal Closing Liverpool cables reported
spot unchanged and futures '.aiad lower.
Berlln was on y; marks s,s, ana Antwerp un-
Corn was weak and lower prices ruled.
September sold on to 2iia. May declined
70 q 5-s; final figures snm n,sH loss o,
and for a while after the opening, but
later in the day the market ruled more
settled. The opening was the widest on
ent parts of the crowd. The feature was
The free selling by Ironineut elevator
ouncern who sold about ls,v0o bushels
OF September said 10 DC against crib corn.
Rains were reported in Texas And temper
ature somewhat cooler,
There was fair trade IN oats, with u
low range of prices. Opening sales were
the highest aud CLOSING the lowest, with
Il loss of H,uT-S. The weakness and de
cline was in sympathy with wheat ana
corn and ON large reccipts
Provisions were still irregular ami the
feeling m the market nervous, but rot So
much so as on yesterday and The DAY be
fore The tendency was downward. not
only In the September deliveries Ct pork,
hut IN January pork as we'll. and aN tu-
lures of lard and ribs, septemhcr PORK
Is. january 30 decline. fhe following
we're the days losses Ia lard and Ribs:
Lard. September Il, January 2e,s; ribs,
September and January each 10.
Est mated receipts tomorrow; Wheat,
| 1il cars; corn. 115; oats, o@ cars hogs
| 1904 head.
cash quotations were follows:
Flour easier and unchanged.
| No > spring wheat. 81 81, No. spring
| wheat. 5Sfil9 ii, No. rcd. % SIS.
No. 2 corn. "a.
| No. 9 oats, is ~: No. white, 2l l-ia22
No. white, 20 l-tdsl IL.
| No. rye. 20 IL.
No, barley, nominal, No 3, 1. o. b.. "a
as.
| No. : flax seed. II.
| Prime timothy seed, S10
| Mess rofk. per barrel SIS.
| Lard per loA pounds. 32ndas5
! Short ribs Sides Cooso, 34ofiG.5o.
| Dry sailed shoulders (hoNedn, 3~tGti
Shnrt clear sides tboxedn, S-iu3 5-s
| Whisky Distillers' finished goods, per
| So xciiow corn % IL
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GALVESTON sTATEMENT.
PORT OF SABINE PASS.

Saline Pass, Texas. August 1.-The
British steamship pariing,on, Dinlbar
ss,o foet Of lumber and timber. she
Carried as passengers Nessr,; -Georgc ~.
Carroll and Willie Keith of iseaamoo5
scl,oancr Roslna arrived today from Nor
gan CITY. bound for Orange. che had on
Board the crcw of the tug isess.e y. ywnich
Nsrmenisu The Bessie u. had just re-
Gently bvsn bought by a party 70 Orange
and wa bound there 70 do lowing IN the
= ehrea.ma.ted schooner an lnchqr on
csicSsieu. supposed 20. b the solAuths.
bound here from Biloxi.
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reports that ncistsare was insufficient and
Unless soaking rains reached the South
within the next rcw days results would
he disastrous. shorts were nervous and
active; the demand to cover was fea-
turc. New Orleans was aras, large
operator. Liverpool parties sold this
morning. hut bought this afternoon.
New York, August 6--Taken aitogether
the business effected In the dry goods mar
ket was Of better proportions tssan for
some days. as the large advance injection
has stimulated buyers To do business In
excess OF orders. The request was chlcfy
rur brown bleaclNsd and ccloied cottons.
Woclens shared alu tho advance and more
business WIS PLACED, Printing cloths
sresdy at 2T.i6c with sales of $1,000 pieccs
tor quick delivery.
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MAXINE INTELLIGENCE.

Sailed.
Sch Maria Isabel, rampico.


OH lSap'l, iahfi'p.
Vessels In Port.
IS Hazelmcor tBr) TO Orrhwein g. Co.
SIS Rhaetia tBrl, 10 Fowler 4 McVitie.
81 Headlnnds 03rD. to Orthwen 4 co.
S. Traveller UCD. to VIM. Parr a. 10.
Sch Johanna Swan. to j. Moller ~ Co.
Vessels Sailed for Galveston.
SIS Coiiingham tBr). London. July IS
SIS Legislator (Br.), Liverpool. July 2a.
Brk Blenda tSwcd), Algoa Bay, June
&c.
schr A. b. sssrasn. Baltimore. July
49,
NJ. V. Il. Chase. New York. July 3.
S .hr Carrie a. Lane. New York, July q.
SIS Coucho New York. August ].
SIS Bendi, at McnieyibeO, July Il.
SIS Matteawan, Baltimore. August g.
SIS Yucstan. at Barhadoes. July %.
IS Sir Wa.itor itaie gh, AT harry, July II
ON SHfPBOARD NOT CLEARED.
Cotton on shipbOtrd not cleared al Cal
weston today: Bales.
Vessels of non member ............... !. $50
Coasiwise. per Morgan line ........
COTTON RECEIPTS.
Galveston rece we'd ca halos of new cot
ton today-5S from the Santa re. from
The International and Great Northern, 2
from tho Galveston, Houston and Hem
dcrson aud 1 from the Missouri Kansas
and Texas: bales were 10 order The
Alamo took 245 bales to New York.
GALVESTON sTATEMENT.
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FINANCIAL.

Galveston, Texas. August e.-In the
local exchange market, sterling ssxtics
buying Sass. selling si.ao New York slrnt
buying ~ discount. selling sc premium
New Orleans sight buying isc Il SCOUT
selling Nc premium. American silver. huy-
ing c discount. selling ut par Calves
ton bank clearinEs, s532. 800.
New York. August i. ssiteiling exchange.
bankers sixties Sass; commercial. s.Si3,
reichmarks, ~ 3-S. francs, bankers Kites.
Bio. commercial sixties, BIG rs.
New Orleans La August 6~-Sterlng
exchange. commercial sixties, iNi4'
francs. bankers sixties 5.l7ia; New York
sight bankers, 81 % premium. CONNER
cial. 2ac premium.
I.oudon August Bank rate. per
cent. street rate ll-i6aSa; rate Tor silver,
5-l6; consols MA.
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by. ''e'' a'''"ceo sc
~ |,.s, dealers report an Increased dc
|''om the interior.
rrt IS daily becoming scarcer
|nm'ns oGered sells readily.
ihomnson & CO. will receive an
|" Of Missouri apples tomorrow,
sars sold at s5n75c in h,shei
way 'hird-bushel boxes brought
I,s.si sNad there viii be a shortage
H. s,,,, aases in the catch of Column
fo Mere n good demand TODAY. tho
|s,,l compara lively small, Peck
| sSsalc0 r -''snSS,, and four-basket
n rsl Isoaals were lower in the chi
Today. September pork
M Stnsl S6.s5 yesterday
Hi sainst s3.i7. and ribs So. il.
| m I Al arr are selling at advanced
tterah,o 'alhsls, hut there is SIM
w w, quantity of Inferior stock
! 10 mn Il, iNlige from 81 .6oai 50. nc-
M a'' sn VI the iron and s,oe, mar
fn,a unsatisfactory. Nerv n, IL ,. 4.
Ind W.T. WI n raw or finished ma
Isctior Iii gre weak. Curtgalment
VI" tehd to strengthen the
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, August 6.--Muey on caN
firm and higher Al ll2m2, last loan II.
closed l&T2 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 6iaN7 per cent. Sterling exchange
s,aa ady with actual business In bankers
bills at $50 for demand and ass for sixty
DAYS Posted rates 4 SS'aFriS9 and l.S9en
40. Commercial bills 4.S7i4. Bar silver
GSe silver certificates 6s7aQ69c. Mexican
dollars 53ig.
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c0rTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New Orleans. August e--'rhe market for
cotton seed products Ii dull aad Nominal:
nothing doing; prime crude oil In
link, 1901: prime summer yellow, In
cake. long ton. for export. $500.
New York, August g. ,-cotton seed prod
ucts nuiet and nominal; pislne crfos OIL
IN in rrels, lpn2Ds prime summer yci,ow. III
barrels. "a; prime cotton seed meal, sis.v1
ef2O no p<e ton.
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EVENING POSTS cABLEGRAM.

London financ nl cableeram: Siagnation
characterized the siock markets here to-
day. The closing was Tat on Americans.
The demand for god steadily increased.
The par's hoursr opened better on the
conclusion of the settlement and the clos
ing was quiet. The Berlin market was
siCAdN
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Barb wire quotations are for car load
lots, f. O. b., iouGon.
BARRED WlRE-Glidden. galvanized.
50 IS per 100 his painted wire. $40; wau-
kelan Toe higher than Gldden.
WIRE NAlLS-Rafe, So 20 per keg; adj
yances, 10 to 60 penny. Soc and penny,
l.0c. and penny, 75c, 1 and penny. Doc
8 penny. 81 20: 2 penny. <l.6U
CUT NAILS-Raie. $2,m per keg; same
advances as on wire nails.
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EgINl Of COTTON SEED.
|..,,to, OH Mills Will 500"
Begin Work
FOR THEIR PRODUCTS.
-. sor the Future Arc Not !
. p,ics Of Cotton Seed. '7
Trade Notes. IA

Houston, Thursa"s'
,,o,ton Oil company OF
Ns. .a,,r grinding the first cot
wa n.v IRON within the next
!" ~. r.,. v,,l he the opening of
J" "a, no only n temporary
son w a,e week. Permanent
~ ~, ,ho carly part of next
W. Ss.rur,crs. cotton OIL COM
The 'oha"' ,.,o,,,u crush
krrects to begin Tue s''''o"
,,or,her 1 or sooner IT the mn
500 a large supply of cotton
70 secure ia, -, r,ha
w3tbln the next TWO "N'N''
not vet deter mined upon
W h"' -, Int It's manager
ne 10 stea" w, -, ad,, Tor
n that the NIL VIII W. i'' a..
..a srst of next month, Inc
" 'ne ,tar., M compauy has
hnty and i'iah'ei'
received twenty cars Oh co''oii
~, hcrin grinding between
ena "m ..t
u and ~ ,.
tour mills have uail!
IN. AZ 1jOO tons of seed, the
pssv W Ill 60 cr,sh AKA
d alone peii's a"''
.av They pay out in wages each
srNl and 5000, glving en-
pas"" W. a., ,,,, Two
bat 10 several hu'i"'''
la mills have refinerles attscheu
and sol, nearly all of their
F@'.n ,,,, .,,.
III rtined stt'c' Luz nci o''a,i's
kssiers' OIL company. besides rcfin-
N Iii, buy the output OF "A number
vnot mills. which they also refine.
4 line of their own tank cars tor
ihs product.
nxnufacturing OF cotton seed prod
S1fsly a speculative business, and
AZ II proved n losing speculation
M every NIL in Texas. The mills
Bmlelled to manufacture the prod
n three months on the expecta-
securing a market therefor dur
entire Twelve months. If prices
N they lose money and If the mar
jyanccs they MAKE. Last season
dng seemed to favor nigh prices
h Tor seed WAS bn.sk all Curing
III Seven. eight, ten and IS high
live dollars a ton was paid nv the
At these prices the mills could
have made money If oil, mead and
nd advanced 80 Ia per cent, but
kould probably have come out even.
by TO all expectations however. cot
I'd PRODUCTS took downward turn
b the season, and last spring pr ces
y the lowest poln; ever on record.
tallow and other groases reached
bus figures, and with It's competing
Is at the bottsm. cotton .eed oil
follow. II is doubtful If mill
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SUGAR.

New York, August 6-snrar-Raw llrh.
Ceptriirgal. 95 test, 80: sales, ~" p's = =. /.
tive
New Orleans, August s--sugar stre oss,
Centrifugal whites. : Is; yeaiows, . Ann
Centrifugal, s69. Others unchanged.
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New York, August 6 w heat-Recclpts
lG 00O exports, 9s,672 bushels. spot weak
No. | hard. d;lJ67 ~ options demovalized,
breaking almost &c bushel under heavy
liqudat.ons, weak cables, the break In
stocks and rumors oil South bank failures
closed l-21i 5-Sc net LAWYER. August,
81 IT,; September G. 3-s.
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OIL. Linseed N bills. raw iic; boiled 4sc
petroleum. 40 test. in bbs. lac: in eases,
81 70; brilliant oil. sl.55 in hbls. re; stove
gasoline. In cases, SLIGO; In bb.s lic Eupon
oil, In hhig. 100; in eases. s2.S0: castor OF.
medical pure, Doc; turpa,tne, in bbis, ale.
WHITE LEAD-S,rictly pure, 6nS l-ic.
WINDOW GLASS-In boxes, GO, and 20
to 70 per cent discount. new list
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LONDON cnNso1.s

i3i, consols for the acopin, lib t-i6.
Bar silver II b-isd per ounce. Money :,
per cent. Rate of discount in open mar
kei for short and three months bills ll-i6
per cent
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BITTER AND EGGS.

Chicaeo. August 6.--Butt .Steady
creamery, 1oQiiis; dairy, yal2' hssS-'e
iec. -. ,,,
Kansas City, August 6.-Butter-St,e,i; .,,,
creamery. isdi3; dairy, 10gl2. Esss--f N'''
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APPLIES Fancy sliced In boxes, iiaq
&c; choice evaporated, &c: fancy, 7i2c; cIf-
ron lie per III; currents. in bills. 4Gi4ikc,
figs. cvaporated, Sc; Turkish layer, re;
nectarines, evaporated, Sc; peaches, evan
GRATED, 6bac; nears, eVaporaied. 6l2c,
p,urls ritted, Sc.
RAIsINS-California L. l.. boxes, si.i5a
20. ? crown NJ. VI. raiains, Ho-lh box rs
Si.c. crown J.. NJ, aO-lb boxes. Az aalec.
PRUNE S-Crop 1885: California prunrs.
ao-l00s 5n5iac; Sb-9Gs 6i2c; 70-sDs, 6An6iar.
eO-7os, 7igc. 5e-eas, Sc; silver prunes, ne;
ruby pruncs. 7l2c.
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New York. August G-Clearines sSo.es5.
i03: balances s., 1872, 300
New York. August 6,-ta-vernment
bonds work railroad bonds dull: State
bonds dull.
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CENENT-portland cement, per bDI
SO Gisf3 90; Rosedale cement, per bbl. si'I9e'
ESQ lime. sloO: fire clay, Ss&%Sio i piasr
ter paris. $40, fire brick ST LOUIS, ~ ~.
3 to G inches Inclusive: felt roofing, per
square, sl.75a25o Acme and Royal cement
plaster. per ton, $500; plaster s h"''
goat. per Id. &c; laths. per NJ, s-'oV'
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| n Asked, Bid.
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
opened firm, demand good; 2 y. IN.
steady, closed steady.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as foiio"s'
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BEER-Schlttz, quarts, sio.5a per Dbl:
pints. 81 90 per bbl. u xie Pale. quarts,
50 90; rints. se5a; Magnolia Pale. quarts.
$500; pints sa51.
NHTSKY-pcr tal'nn; Finished goods,
on high wine basis. s,29; straight Bour-
bon and rye. according 10 age and quail
ity, N.15QS.00; blended sl7a0S'S0.
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GRAIN AND LAY.

Car osd lots. job cars. from mills; deai,
crs charge from store 5@loc more per 10Y
lbg GA bran, .qsc per bushe! oci oats anu
corn.
BRAN--G0c.
CORN-Sacked. Ssq40c.
= OATS ailfa6c: No. white, so9Sse; COM
mon, 2ifL23c. "a,
HAY-AifAlra. sls. codli.m per ton; mil
let, 81. 50sil2 80; timothy. Sl7.b0alhm; Norm
TeNea prairie. saoo; South Texas pralr.e'
Sc JDsi7.o0.
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FRUITS And NUTS.

APPLES Texas. .ju35c per l-3 bushel
boxes; Missouri So 2.ff350 per barrel.
NANAS--Per bunch $l00fti.75
CALIFORNIA FRUlT-Bartleot pears
81 25oi250 in 50-lb boxes; plums. SIS in
25-'b crates: prunes. slS IN 2'-lb crates.
peaches, Sl.50; apricots, 81 .7ld200.
COcOANuTS-SS5 oai.oo Per leo; 1900
per 1000.
GRAPES-Texas, 65n75c per 4-bask
crates: small baskets. 30 &c.
LEMONS - MesSina and Talermos.
choice, zoos, SSa0uf,W; 3dos. 500; fancy,
A.'0ui "a; California. s. .50a275 per box
DC: Names. l2ilc; wainuts. uIisc: peanuts
i-s0Gc. almonds, Taragoua, i4c per H. lin
per sack: California almonds. Toe; pecans.
2isN6c.
pEACil1 Ester peck boxes. small TO
medium, 2oa2jc; choice to fancy, 500 100
Aba sltci crates. i5MG5r.
FEARS Texas. &c per peck. in boxes.
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HIDES AND WOOL
HOUSTON MARKET.
If YOU LACK ENERGY

Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
II vstaIixcs the nerves. helps digestion,
II IL msdicine, food and : deiicio1s
beverage. s Hs3
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Kansas city, August .-Cattle--Rccc.pts
aci0 shipments. 2io0. market active. and
stionp, rrxas stt eis, .io1i2.75. Texas
cows, i.5oJ2 .es, teef s,eers, s,35sI4; rs; ma
tive cows. .soa2. 10; stockers and f'elers,
1900 shipments, 2soo, n arlset opened strong
TO Do higher. ci,ssed with the advance lost.
hulk OF sales. q. 1908. io heavies. 10000, ~:
Irickess, 3.05n3. %, mixed. 3.ion3. %; lights.
3isef3 s5. Workers.. 3.25uS 30: ngs, zoo
2 3D. shosp Receipts. 500; shipments.
800. market rather slow but STEADY, lshinp5
"A. nlfl4 50. mMlions, 2.2OM3.O0.
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RONDS.

Closing quotation, On BOND, at New York toia'
Coil
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COMPARATIVE EPUT MAKE Ell.
The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on tho spot today at the lead
ms markets. togefhcr with closing OF mid.
ding yesterday with today's sales:
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings OF Day With Wall Street
Operators.
INTENSIVE LIQUIDATION OF LONGS
"pcning Was Feveriah and Become Ac
uve-Grsngers and INTERNATIONAL
Were the Sufferers Early.

New York, August GA variety of de-
pressing influences contributed toward a
fairly extensive liquidation OF long stock
IN today's market. Substantially lower
London prices for the two leading active
International shares and sales of other in
Vestment stocks and bonds for foreign ac-
count paved the way for an outbreak of
oear selling and the throwing over of long
STOCK. AS an illustration, II was report
e1 thilt Particular line of 1000 shares
vl various securities purchased recently
mad been forced out today and yesterday.
The market opened feverish and becauh
active al declines ranging from iLSriS,.
sugar was affected to an extent OF nearly
u point, despite continual improv cmc0, In
tllo outlook, evidenced by further all
nahses IN. foreign raw and domestic re-
hheu grades of the products. The chief
Sufferers carly We're the gransers and in
ternauoitnis. During the forenoon the
dealings were characterized by further
Incubation and degree of audacity Oh
,le part OF Vhe bears two of Che leaders
an this contingent exertng unremitung
pressure against the Est. Their demon
strations were alleged TO be based upon
an advances IN call money rates to Sis per
ctaW, which took place abou; midday and
reports Of urgent demands for money In
mercantile circles In this city. Prices IN
many Instances dropped us the day prog
ressed below the lowest points recently
recorded and the fevcrish tone In stocks
was also reflected In material declines
maj kat. The sp. cialtics also suffered acute
ly.
The bond market was weak and ma
temal declines occurred on liquidation for
hoth foreign and domestic account. sale.
$lo5 0o1.
II tai sales stocks today eis.2Si shares
including; American Sugar $3.50: St
faul Ss,Voo; burlington 500.
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"a Asked ijid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opener irregular; ls:0s firm, closed very |
weak, sales, III go.
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CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE.

Chicago, August Cit is reported on OK
cellcnt authority that trading on the ac-
count of the Chicago stock exchange VIII
the. exchange Will be opened. II Is also
probable that the deals In future options
VII be limited to week or ten days,
Bros col.apse. No one knows. that is
no one except the special committee to
arrange a settlement of the Diamond
Match and New York Biscuit company OF
Moore Bros. when the stock exchange
VIII resume active business. rhe room
traders and many others have begun to
make loud complaints against what they
call the arbitrary action" of the gov
crr.ng board N clos ing the excha lge.
They claim 1t Is done to protect fay nred
dealers great Injustice. 1t Is said the
Moore Bros. and the special committee
from the stock exchange viii finish tho =
lahors before night and will make 4
s,atemcn; as TO the financial stcnding CT
the Moo.es.
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PRODUCE.
BEANS-California, small white 2AI
3-sc per In: Bayou. 23-Sif2 j-Sc pink "a
@2iac; Lama. 4ni.2c; black eyed peas SIC.
BtTTER--B Blue Star. 17c; dairy. loo;
table lac; fancy Elgin creamery. fSf19c;
fresh Texas country. sd2oc. II in good con-
dition.
BuTTERINE-S Solids. lie. prints. l2c;
Elgin dairy bricks, 1Sc.
CABBAGE Missouri s. ooa2c5
HEESE--New York full cream 12isc:
Wisconsin fun cream lie; fancy ,illci
cheese. sGl0c: Swiss, csd29 imitation
Swiss l7n1Sc; brick cheese Haze; Linn
burger l5c.
EGGS Texas in cases, sac; candled,
Sa9c: Kansas 12isGi 13c.
KRArT-New. $3.50 per half barrel.
ON!pNS-New Texas stock. S5n9Oc per
bushel.
PEPPER-Chil iiGl5c per H..
POTATOES 55fti0c bushel.
POULTRi-Chicken per dozen. old
hens. $2,0uO250, spring. 81 50m2 81 accord
ing to size; turkey hens si,00d5.ho. turkey
gobbers S6,ooas50; ducks, s275a3.5o; geese
, SO. 506ii01
TOMATOES-1Ou2Oc per peck boxes
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Mu;ton--rfSt class only. ..........s
Common not wantcd
Hogs ornfed Go iba and uI,der) sr:s
Mustfed, must he good. ........... ei-.l
rhr demand for choice heevrs, cows.
yosrlings, calves heiters and she,Y h
good and firm. but weak for hogs.