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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-23
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings of Day With Wall Street
Operators.
MANIPULATION THE MAIN FEATURE
engagement of Gold For shipment Ena
n" Effect on tho Markst-specu.
lation Was Weak,

New York, May 22.-Throc stocks re
lieVeu the market today from pra stical
staenntion-,susar. tobacco and Manhat-
Kan. The last mentioned was the only
o''c IN the railway list that attained re-
spectacle proportions, even such an old
stand by as st. fnl figuring for less
tNun SVV shares. London was a moderate
setter OF Americans but its operations
Mere on II small scale. The dealings. while
no less strictly professional than usual for
some une past. were given an appearance
o' ANIMATION at times, owing 10 spurts or
ACTIVITY IN the three stocks ncni ioncd
Manipulaiion was plainly the motive
Dover but IN Manhattan some genuine
piAllg WAS noted OH the news IN the day
that the appellate division of the supreme
court had declared the rapid transit act
Unconstitutional. Aside from this dcvcl-
opincnt and the engagement OF 81, 100 900 In
god for export hy tomorrow's steamer
there were no noteworthy influences ON
the market. There was L marked falling
on IN the amount of political gossip The
speculation opened weak and lower but
Inc concessions made were fractional ana
lll1u tone soon developed under the lead
o'sinr of sugar and Tooaccc. Inside sup
port was evident Ia the first named and
tie discovery disposed the shorts 20 run
To cover. The stock rose to ~ as, "a
against - IS the early low Hsurc. The
Initial price of tobacco Was at decline
81 {. per cent in sympathy with he gem
era! list, but In this case alan effective
strategy on tn" rart Of tile powerful in
tcr"sts was soon uiSreins'd aud rise oi
"a per cent To bi'i occurred. Tho engage
mem 81 gold tot shipmcn failed 70 affect
Vie MAI ket, despite rtrthor hatdcning
Tendency IN the foreign exchange market
winch Is regarded a. forcShadoWlug SHIP
m"nts early next week An advance In
The rates OF specie trtiehts madr by one
of tho International steamship lines was
not expected To check the efiluN uf gold
70 Iafis, ms IL Is realized mat the huld
Is forwarded MS AN exchange operation
ana FOR rcmitiauc"S. The improvements
IN tie general list were fractional The
market closcd strong Mt the top lcNri
Ir'al snl"s If stocks today We've ~, .''p
shares, including American sugar lG,.rc.
SO
Railway bonds We're qiict and lacked
feature bul were firm In tone, snlus $50
uNl.
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81. outs. May - Cattle Receipts 1900.
shipments l.0li ,unrket steady 20 WronRer
export steers I l04fi n. far 10 good snip
plng s5l,:4 W. 'lfess.d heri md butchers
cars aa5aifp. bulk Il splrs 3l0a3sn.
lirhi sirtrs under 1900 pounds 2.simG.D.
mainly anmf1.ip stockefs and fecdera 30
03 So. nosuy 3hlu3in, COWS and hcifsrs
2upfi3 10 chiefly 2.ID3 ~, hulla 21rI310.
u'oaiiy 2aSG27b, capnrrh l.fDns25 calves
,O1adn; rsxDH cnttlo u shade up NJ ati,ft
3lp, with most of The grass steers al 2ip
Gf8.n1. md the bulk of the fed hiocrs at
b0n350. rcws and heifcrs g0oH3 %. main
Is . ,On9 S.. iiogs Receipts non ship
mouis Nrp. market aciivc and steady.
honNy a,ioN32b. ught lpr3,M. Shop
E"ceipts 3YD ghinmcntH nom; market
firm and a Shntc l"ticr. nativ" muttons
nlO.i2.hN n'Nxas hn3ln. lamhs l09ni.lD.
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TyINESS BAROMETER.
"a to tie Condition ID Of Trade
Generally.
TIRE CREDIT SYSTEM.
,.,,. AZ Preasut Trade Con-
The Weoi Market very
'psli-rrsds Notes.
Office Of The Post.
goueton, Friday, May y.

!, This column recently. "A char
- N. presen, trade conditions
Saving OF credits In all dircc-
..,.v IL rather tight now. and
'.v..,,ons ana not us bad as they
,h.re appears to be ~ movement
4. N. line locking toward un i'm
:, N the system of credits and
rha hard times have caused
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assigned srncr 80,
TRADE NOTES

,a,rd. a'e very scarce and In
|a.s.' Il arriving freely and are moor
hs,.. ESPECIALLY good condition
b II ,s.,i peaches constituted the
wat fruit today. Prices were
M. s,a we're in good demand ,oaav
nm a, d !, received we're soon sold
yic,xsa1a showed further weakness
ri dsc H. isIpe,sulative markets today
hs SsI 10 points. and lard .
r.po' we're uachapgsd.
Iseas een, hat the Mnr,!p-Brown
'sr gu, r' y. Of For Wor,h Vii
.'eis in o. !, Texas ana make thsip
,,s s ian tobacco companv has
n .,x JIian nd OF tobacco on HE rn ar
Essats sixteen ounces.eos ~, TN NJ
~, ., ne' ami the retailer Is cent Is
Be- e Pennies, amounting 10 slg. :
''>s,-,ea AZ the United STATES
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BUILDING MATERIAL,

,,f,,tt.HI.Hn, III NJ MN TETINIl.
so ed a.s,i i.N - Portland cement, pcr hhl
.W; lime sl.2S. fireclay ss,2saa. 40 plaster
rmis w; fire brick. st. Louis, per ri
Nv urain paving tile. per foot 7Ii5c. 3
10 lnchos, inclusive. felt roofing. per
SQUARE N.15p2.5o; Acme and Royal cement
plhster per ton. $500. plastering hair.
goat per H. &c. laths per NJ. $500
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fhs Pa, lh.s stock
H'co'r,' nay Wee. scA.nn ia r,n
Bcevr, nidcaw ~ 1hi ynle 1,
tnlsv. enc yrarl rs W ahh % ami i.u
sncer ......-.-. .a.i su ip8a 4p7
u sh f-.., So ... l.S sill en
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COMPARATIVE coTTQA k4Ais;h ne
Nsw aSrk Il MAY ,Isy ,S;.1! sssssa 81 AZ wesI
ending Friday. May p - 7o1
Nj r.ceipts nj all ". !. refS.ss,' S 1s'isyMs
Same week last yoar,. b mi MI
To receipts 10 this s';ii M III
Same date last yaai. Sd't
same week last yess. y ~
Toini exports TO- this ~ t1 L,
same 'iasc hat year si III
Same dime last ysar:;:::;.. ........., si,sss
Stock at all lnteri9f ~ N.sss ss'iN
stock al Liverpool ,'g ~ 10
Same time last is..;its:i, 81 os
American aHoak for 0reek hvtSs"" 7s 0ou
same time last yeaf.s.ts, .....sss'' '"'e7
HAvRr nAnxe 49,.
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rvnNINc POST cARLlsGKAM.

New York. Nav 22--Tho Evening PosNs
London financial cahlogram say. The
holiday duuness continues IN the stock
markets. Except for EnRllsh rnils IN"
tone rns oDsier ON realization hri re
Tho settlement which commences nfer
WMisuuiidc The iiank Of inplnnj
bought 1900 pounds in american eagles
\ further rise IN the Dutch rSrhauRe
rates !n London indcntes possible gold
shipments 10 London. Tho Paris bourne
Was steady.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

kansas city May % -But,er-Weak
cr Emery isisNii dairy Sai2. Esss-Weak ;
7 rSieago May y -Bgiter-Firm.;, cream ,.,.
cry iiTis dairy Sob. cheese--'H's' Etss
'1I,'ouis. May 22--Butter unchnnged,
with unsat'stactory demand. Eseh-firV
and in good demand at for fresh.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged Ms follows.
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STOCKS.
Tho folio wing were tbs closing quotation, on tue
.aain. .tocf. .. tns Ssw YORK. EI,haoz, today
COFFEE.

Kew York, May 22. --conee--Options
opened steady with prices S points higher
70 3 lower, ruled fairly active ana Vel
maintained by foreign buying and local
Covering. closing quiet AT points net ad-
vance 10 ) points net deciinei sales Y W"
baxs Including May 1855. september ll.ve.
spSt RIO dull: mild quiet. cordoya le4snN'
sales 30 bags Maraoaibo. private terms
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SUGAR.

New York. May %. -suear--Raw STEADY
Enlrs. 2sQ0 bags San Domingo centrifugal,
% degrees tost cx-ship. 800 bags San
Domingo molasses, 50 degrees test, "a TX
ship. and 2ayl bags St Lucia G degrees
test at Ircakwatcr, 4 cA-ship, refined,
steady.
Now Orleans. La. May 22.--Sngar-Quiet.
open Kettle. sfi3 7-s. centrifugal granu-
lated q. whites 3-sMiiai yellows. ga 3-s
seconds. 5-Sn3 rs. Molasscs quiet. con-
irlfughl, 4G15.
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Cole. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
,r,t. ,s the beet medicine IN the world
Tor bowel complaints, II acts quickly
ana always Pc dsps IS aa nont to G tas
IT,, I, ara like many others you Will
~ o,,n,n.1d IL 10 your frieuds, For sale
~ Il and "a cents per bottle by all drug
gis,s.
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HIDES AND WOOL.
HOUSTON MARKET
cOTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

Now Orleans. May 22.-'rhe market for
cotton seed products is dun with nothing
doing. prime crude oil. in bulk, IL. prime
summer yellow. In barrels, 2Jh meal 100,
port. l3.2l.
New York May 22--rotiDn iced prod
ucts quiet. very little doing: quotations
nominal; prime crude oil. in bulk 2if2its;
prime summer yellow. In barrels, -, pIime
cotton seed meal zI.b)u22.b0 per ton.
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New York May e Wheat Receipt,
1910. No. ! hard 7l',; options openci
trm on covering, but lost the advance
news The decline Incoming morr pro-
mounced In the afternoon; owing 70
liquidation. sympathy win the break n
IGS-s net lower. May G+ September
Il a-S
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Kansas Guy, Mo-. May 22.Whcat is
a.. 10 is1tS No. sprine at'si No,
p.s,-s CORN steady No . n,iX'8 SA No
q lite o,,igr. oats steady. No. miErd
~ No white "a rye steady; No ~.
ii1,v steady and unchanged.
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InNnnN coNsnLR.

London. May q. -Consols for money
liz 5-iG. consnis Cor the account III 7-lg.
Bnr SILVER 81 l-lfd per ounce. Money 'gi
\, prf cent III. rate of discount IN thc
ouau market for short and three months
hils WAS 1916 per cent
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Nnw YoRIk MoNEY

N,w York. May - MONEY ou -ull easv
M .ai91 rni c.ui. la.il loan rrr cent
closed ipaiy per cent, prmr mercantile
unpcr ii1i4 per cont Steriire 'N huk"
nru vim ~ iual business In hnui.crs Blk,
nj ssa,Ntss for demand ani y ~ IS
ar aNil iays rosr'i rates Sst4 ~ nnl
sol sCfi pn. fomnrrc nj bills 81, hur
Yivsr G1s.. silver certificates GsMbsl MrN-
ican dollars M Gnvrrunoui bonds steady.
STATE bonds inactive. rallroai bonds IN
urfiNr
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COMMERCIAL BRIEFS.

cinclnnnu May % Whisky dun; soies'
NV York. May @. Hides firm. wool
quiet, Leather steady.
New York May z -ciearinss Shl'd'-
~. balances, tiG76,~o
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81 Louis May -. Flour pau ana nh-
chnug,a Wnoat- fg'ilons l,li,ss,' III, III
lever 80 3 red cast -4 hil elevator ~
16sls track No. : hard ai,si May ~.
h,iv XII August 577.WiS Corn Fulnr'S
,,f., enot offerings continue scnni ana
hcd very firmly ~ + bt. NO. my ~
cash 26,2. May 2sA-, July 2dh' sept. p 'y,
- oats Futures dull and easy spot nn'l
linn. 10 . cash 70. May Is bid. July ~
~. Duil. Sc asked east ira 40 nil rs
harley Nominal. Corn meal .59dl ~ ~.
BRAN sold N in1 pounds sacks a. ign ipa
casl track rlaX scelwungiansSyn a. MI M,
Ter. prnir!c 5.5oap.5o. tmoihi 5h1"l ! y
thl- sii, W0iskyl. q. Cotton iirs a,i
hanging JurAanSnd. pork Lower slant
ard mess johb.ng -. l.erd, lover
rrIne steam io7ia capicc M hhcon "a
Rny.d shoulders ana ribs i.1i lorgs ~
sh.r,s ST. Dry sail meats -l.oNrh
hou'dors ana longs op ribs l2ls shorts
b. Receipts. Flour 5000 whoni lgpN
rorn ~ npi: oats IS npn. Shipments J, our
,ypa. wheat POO: corn l'i on. oats 100
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sub-treasury in 81. Louis on April q. They
came from the I.'gsett d Meyers Tobacco
company, who formerly placed a pcnuv i'm
each package of their Sweet Moment
clgarettes. They have discontinued tho
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BEER schiltz, quarts. $3.50 per bel;
pirts sil.u) per bhl; Dixie Pale. quarts,
81 90. plnis. ,g5O: l>emp's Extra Pale.
quarts 5000. p!nts. 81 90.
'Iii;Ii WINES % per gallon
WIIlsK Y--Per gallon Finished goods.
ON high wine basis, 81 q, straight bourbon
nnd rye. according to age and quality.
81 T5n3.Oo; Blended, N.'og5.0.
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pAINrs AND OILS.

OF -L.inseed in bbls, nw.. iSc; boiled.
&c. petroleum, 10 test. In bis, lic In
cases, $50 brilliant OF, 90; u DDS i?c
Eurion I'll in bbs l9c, In cases, $50; cas-
tor oil. medical pure y5c turpenilne, IL
bbls, &c. .<,,,,a
WiNDOW GLASS--,n boxes GO and 20
"a 10 per cent discount. new list.
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EGGS ARE urc1lrn

M. MARKET has experienced n little
va week owing To the Light re-
.Aa IMPROVED demand. The tone
y. arm today at Z cents. an inn
=, o. cents as compared win
1"s a week ago. AS Eastern
nave not shown any improve.
y ssssvsr' it is doubtful whe,hcr tho
4, .s more than temporary. The
,. s.ees will depend n.arly entirely
ya, IL the present nrmness in
,,. .p'a marketing of the product
'>'' VIII naturally result.
T ssiaNBD STOCK SOLD.
'-.am Christian. trustee OF the
"'s'ead & cronan who,es.,.
susihess, sold all but one limo
i cr or,'are dealers this morninp
b iii saver, were the largest purcl.ls-
R No,siare The bulk Of the Stock
! Helms iiardwarc company nnI
a., ,'" M, q co. wor. i""i o'.,,.'
a. NO. me amour, received for H..
b u tbs ., learned until n full In
n ale5 ,sloIH Is taken. The deed
\ aamss ~ Dumbi., Armlstead A.
-'1e' preferred creditors for sst
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Santos, May cc.--Cofrec quiet; good aver.
age Santos lS.oc0 rcis per 10 kilos; receipt,
1900 bags; stock ,i,0S
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Barb wire quotations are for car load
lots. ,,, 5.,,,,. ,.a,,,,r,v.5
sg45 ner lO1 lbs. painted wire SEQ; Wau'
koran 100 higher than Giidden.
WIRE NAILS-Rate 1920 per keg; az
yances 10 TO GO penny JOc; and penny
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eS, anu Z penny Isc; and penny soe
ElT NAlisS-Rate s. 70 per key. Rama
advances as on Wire nails came
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Crop Advices Were Favorable and
Prices Declined,
THE SUMNER MONTHS WERE WEAK.
shoris Are Now seiiins the Old Cror
Dsi,vcrics-Ies.~Oins tho Dis.
parity In the Positions.
Office of The Post,
Houston, Friday. NAV Sc

Inc cotton markets were carried down
FURTHER at 'odays session, and the lipuida-
ton OF the longs and selling for short ac-
count made consider able activity, at New
YORK especially. There were SKINS OF IL
regularity and weakness IA soon MS the
market opened this morning following
brliiiant crop accounts OF exceptional uni
iofn,ty ana force London allowed con-
siderable cagcrncss to follow the decline
started ON this side yesterday, futures be-
Ink marked down 3-6iuS,s-Gld. Spots IN
the foreign market were also l-Sed lower.
and sales only 500 bales at the decline.
These features were all encouraging to
the shorts and with crop news OF decidedly
bcarish purport, caused prices to display
an easter tendency that resulted In a
rapid decline The summer months were
especially weak. the decline ON these posi-
lions NJ New York heinz 10 10 t. po,nta.
" hir the new crop lost only TO points.
~ New Orleans IN, near posilicnS wer,
10 points on, ANA thc remote deliveries
TO l. rhr great disparity between the
iali and sumiucr months Is gradually dis
aprcatns, and " Is hssng hfousht about
AZ tho cNp.rsc of the old crop Whether
the strong statistical position VIII permit
ui uns iurthvi dcprcssun OF these values
is moot"d question.
Ne compared wiki the close OF tnst week
August IN NrW FORK - \, points lower
whio October drlNeti,s are exactly the
Same as aat FridaN's CLOSING Some nj ia,
otnrr fhl and winter months even nhow
an ndNautu ot 40 points Tor tho week.
In New Orleans May has host Is pointa,
July IL amt August is ON the other hand
TIA. new crap months afr To 3 points
h,gAnt tN,u at this thuc lant week.
spui rticr' w,r" 'er lower at New York
to-day. Mlul' ''uivtslcu uri Houston lost
nddlinr ilir w"rc mark,d down Ne. aud
all "lhcr grades l-l'c New Work. spnis
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT

/
These quotations are revised daily md
| their correctness can be relied unnm
Prices are those ruling In the iIorst on
AXLE G iii;iaSvs - Diamond u7s mar
gross Fpnk,er s In TIN boxes $500 per
castor oil. 65u75c. 'Ne'
AMMuNITloN-Pow per kov 60 ooc,
go blasting powder 81 % per keg, agents
pfi6e, crop shot, per sack. 81. S5ui 10, buck.
BACON Short clear, boxed 5,.as,,e. in
sacks i.c less breakfast s,.iise. dty salt
6.lc: New York dry salt bellies &c; Nest
''h nA GS Ss''s Ans RS s TTs SS,'s ss
Baegng.. Nib i.4o, 2-lo. 4Jsc; y. 10 81
| Arrow ties. soc '' ~
y nAKlNG roMDEn-Apex. lib. $500: y
sVc ,s-ib. !Oe a 10. 45c, Isis one-Sroon, l.
G., s!-oz cans. 500 per dozen wy :"
CANNEp FRui'r-l'er dozen Strawber.
l55 seconds, 95cNSiei. pears, standard 10
H9c Nnhnp sI,. i q. pears IN, soesi
VI l5u %; seconds. 2-lb. e0cuSl.o6; stand,
ard 10, sl.50ui65: 3-ib seconds. sii,frl "a.
ND ND h'e beaches 1850: blackbcrries, soa
,,CANDh--P Plain candy. l,0sS,c: wrapped
S 80 'Ge,i fancy, mixed. In pals. 7Aesc
CANNED VEGETABLES Nlarrowta,
peas, u Wnl 20; Lima beans. sogsJc, string
- ''uV@f2c, seconds. aUuOSc, SID, tJuS
reu kiuncy beans, 2-.b, Jd9oc.
CALltoKNlA CANNED GOODS-Per
uo"cn Tor Z'g-lh cans. Peaches. N.3bul 10.
.ss piuins, ~ lonl 10; apricots 81 wa ~
,eats, " 4onl 20; green cages 81 ionl 10.
cherries. 81 90 black cherries. 81 50, black
~. AZ n 70 MEATS-Ronst beef. lib. 3l.-g
nl.3o = b, s. sw9 q. In corned beef,
Hs e.. 81 l5nl 20 In lunch tongue, dozen,
SS;'nW@ ,'p, 's-!b chipped beef, dozen. -
y
rrank,irt sausage. l-ib, $50, 4-le po,toaa
nam, dozen. 55r6oo; ie-lb polled ham,
n9oHen y y. i-io aeviea ham, dozen ~
10Y, ts-,D leVAeG nam. dozen Sta So
~ ~ .f-S--'iranitc rs and - 'AHsrt W
W" w. parailne, assorted color. a3,i as s''i
ruiiSs,; ,",Msf,. ,, ,c,..,
r. - II n-f-,- no ana tprioNat T. az -"
in ttiihe i''4NlNc choice ~ wv W.
,-H-V, irun'Iiy 1lH-l's, hnaa.'n ~ ~
II, ni,N IN, 9a.is. p9-l6 ..'ses NJ a. M w.,
Woria AZ, 49,, $50 u, 49, S"s.s'
-'ott'a anu Java, Inncy hen H. SIC ..,,.
cr 1Mne kEl'S--A u g SODA .'Yg' .,'iri
'''i g, s"is"t snaps IS, P'"t. ~ -
~ al ,'"'SS oyster e'2c' WANNA "'''9
~ nil i - RS go. ca ts,l,.y
scco,,u r,i, .pa' wave '' 50 mpn'
-, IT,, r 'Y'i'' r'l 'l',; $500 ',,I 80,
ry, lIo,,, 'n'gy, gov, -" ., Pr,
ln,,'i. '.'',,, uulhn'l N ~, -. ,o, TO-.
puiS Best, ~" car LOAD .ols ',i ivp "
r, '"' ni',.'al rates i'f -"
~ ~, III ,.,,,.,,.. ..t,. ho,ntuv
,,t - ~ > - 'r
,n,,,l ,n ~ "''a', ~ NJ, ,-,, nri II
y SACKS, sFB.th u.iS .-.sffia.i ff4 iiHfHs
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GRAM AND Hay

var iohd lots job cars, from mill: den,.
rs charge from store ia Toe mere ner IA
ios On oran Ease per bushel on oats and
CORN Sacked. sia35c,
BRAN-6sm10c
mon, 21u32c ''~''' eo"''
EHufFED CoRN-7oc per 100 lbs.
nAN - Alfalfa, sl3.00Gli. % per ton. mile,
s,l.opnla,b0, timothy slT. 5OlilSOO North
a. e las prairie $500, South Texas prairi,
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Warehouse deliveries from tinted States
t2@ bags, Including sses from New York
New York stock ls5.iiS; United States
stock 2p.ssi; afioat FOR the United States
isQc0; total Visible for the United States
%osdl, against ES.o2s last year.
Rio, May ?2.--Coffcc weak: No I, 1870
refs per 10 kilos; exchange b-ltd re-
ccipts Sr1 bags: cleared for tho United
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Now York, May ~ Hubbard bros N

New York Mny 22 Hubbard Bros. ~
Go - cotton letter says; During the day
there was heavy liquidation ~ tn. pr,'a-
ont crop months August eiiug down ~
W ANA subsequently rdilylns again TO
100 Ssptcmhrr wa3 also wonk bat the
~. ~ the How crop months were st"aiN,
especially becnmher which MAJ h"id
si"ndS ui only 2 points l.oiinc from ynf-
tcrdas hy the huyluP ~ u prominent Cor
man house. II ~ reported maj u homo
largely short OF August Ind settled iopD
bales yesterday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-23

Market tain tor choice cattle Wen sup
MN WIN onlN... ahnon and hoA..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-23

Ashed Ia Sid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
Opened steady, i2.cs quiet, closed steady
fAi"s ~ 500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-23

STANDARD pros, ..,.,............,,..... lass
Glns"rH warehouse ...... .......,,.sss...s. ~
Nhrnire warehouse. ss,,,.s,s,s 10
u.hhr "a'cbnuen. s...,.s..,..ss NJ
bhNlAf "hrchunsrt .......... ..s.,s.ss,
Mrlihnnn,' u warehouse. -, ......,...,....,.. 10
COMPARATIVE SPOT Market
Tho following arc the cloalne quetAtionn
FOR cotton on tho spot TO-DAY Of the lead.
ing markets. together with eacoine Of mid.
ding Yesterday. with todAy'e eAlsDi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-23

Hamburg, May .2--Coffec quic, at "
rfg decline; sales 1900 bags.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-23

New orleans, May 2e.-C'ofyec--Rio dul
ordinary to low fair i5Aui1h.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-23

Now York MAY o. Ihero was u steady
demand "a moderate 70 Anall quantities.
OF miscellaneous mHrchnudar In thr dry
goods market that collectively wore of
far Importance, hut inliyl.lual tnilinga
Wrf" nu moderate scale The fon,uros
OF the market were more OF guloiulo than
uf activity aud buYrrT WIRE MOI 40 hnsiy
as formerly. but op"fhi"l IN % NOR" con
H.rvHtiNe basis PRINTING uloihs weto
quic, aud firm N a-iG and l'nll RIVER
sales for the wech iopol1 peicca.
Now York. May 2. -.weekly-Nct re-
ccirts. so. gross li,37b; exports 10 Great
Britain, 1921 France, ii6. continent. 1901
forwarded, 1896. sales. lbi., spinncrs, 72.
New orleanv. La, May q. -Weckly-Net
receipts 7nz2 gross 7lSs cxpofia Ia Great
Britain 3Gbo. continent 1853 eohs,wine l7s6,
a3lcs II 80.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-23

| iiavrc. May 2c--Coircc quiet, NaiMf net
| decline sales u, 200 bags
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-23

Ecrortvd Tor Tho lost daliY. cxccp,
ThprstaN aud sundays hy Albert Mont
gnuciN ~ Co dimne,D, i've sioeK CON.
nN Hinr iu'i AIuts.
nnol fnt rod h'cN es........... 81, ~,
hupi iat grass bs,v.- ....... .A.tr
C1ppnon 10 fatr hce.cs. 800. = ~ y,
Good rat cows ............ .A,f g
Good fut markings ,..-.......lt no ltil ~
Common 30 ialr cows ......... On al 90
Guoii cofnted hogs ..... ....... 3i.fr 81,
common TO inir hogs......4... 10 a.
Good TAT sheep ..... ....... N.n gH,
common To iair sheep neao W 10 I 10
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-09-03
JAMESTOWN;

them the most stimulating bounty
known to commercial history. Our silver
mine owners who live IN Mexico ore
likewise contented, the fall IN silver does
not harm them. We contend that
Mexico under President Dlaz has the
best possible monetary system."
In another article it shows how rents,
taxes, custom dues, food supply, cost of
travel, servsnt's wages, physiclans fees
arc all pa,d.-snd we'll paid in that
same dispised silver dollar.
Mr.. Wells says "Voter" 10 m,staken-
that the Mexican dollar is only So. cent
dollar, and . poor thing at that.
Very we'll, We will call it just that-a
poor thing when measured in gold but
good enough for all other purposes.
It is certainly hard for the common
mind to see how the United States 10
going to "hold up to the level of its own"
mot considered good enough to pay any
of our debts and now lying idle in the
treasury dollsr like the one shown
above. VOTER.