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The Longest Word. (.

The longest word in the English language is
not smiles" although there is mile be-
tween its first and last letters, (s-mile-s). One
of the happiest words, however, is health:
real, rugged, robust. rousiny, red faced
health. There is neither boon nor blessing
like it. Yet thousands have lost it and it
stays lost. This need not be. Myriads have
regained their health by using DR.. Piercs's
Golden Medical Discovery. An invaluable
remedy for consumption or lung scrofula,
bronchitis, asthma, cough, heart disease
fever and ague, Intermittent fever, dropsy
and many other diseases.
Middletown transcript., 1896-04-25

all the weeds. as mulch for the limas.
This will insure the latter against the
bad effects OF drought. and also bring the
limas into the latest market when they
fetch the highest price, besides getting
double service from the land. Limas
grown by this system yielded more and
better berries the past year than when
grown alone with equally good culture.
In raising other crops it will be posi-
BILE to grow an early crop for market.
and also as a mulch.
THE SIZE OF BEEHIvEs.
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Lawn and Flower Garden.

Donot cut mp with unnecessary walks; /;
III fact, Oh private grounds walks, ex-
cept leading to tho house. barn or other
buildings. are utterly useless. In place
of walks ornament the grounds with
borders of shrubbery and herbaoeous
1aarauuials. and what difference in an
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SECRET SOCIETIES.


Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. o. U. A. M,
Meets every Monday night in McWhorters
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. s, A. F. & A. M. Meets
first Tuesday Of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, l: o. Q. f.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at o'clock.
Damon Lodge, No. u, K. Of P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhor9er's Hall at
O'Clock.
Major John Jones Post, No. q, G.. A. r.
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Build
ing at O'Clock
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night in X.
of p. Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. o. U. W., meets every
ID and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
Lord Delaware Circle, Eo. 18, Brotherhood
of the Union. Meets 1st and Sd Friday, Nc
Whorter's Hall at 8p. m.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets first FRI
day night of each month in Hose House.
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BANKS.

Peoples National Bank.-President, G. w,
w Naudain; Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley Teller.
w. G. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizensl National Bank.-President, Joseph
Biggs; Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, l..
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
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If you would always be healthy, keep
your blood pure with Hoods Sarsaparilla,
the One True Blood Purifier.
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Mistress-"That young man called
to see you last night, Jane, stayed very
late."
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Jane-'It was me brother, num-"
"But, Jane, have noticed thirty,
seven different men in your company
within the last two years. and each
ore, you said, was your brother"
''Yes, num-. Poor folks alters have
large families, num-"
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rliddletown Directory.
MnNICIpAI. oFFICERs

President-G. W. w. Naudain; Secretary
w. 8. Letherbury; 8. 8. Holten, Charles II.
Howell, Geo. v. Peverley.
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B. & O. Railroad.

I'D. q ~. l0dIII'OdO.
| Schedule in effect Mar. Is, 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE.
WILMINGTON DEPOT EAST BOUND.
+Express trains.
Al trains illumi mated with Pintsch Light.
tlo25 a; M tl22l, t5s iSss s., iii til ~ M 4
New ,asS York !. y Sundays, 1908, ts.4S, tif25
a. ph;;, M; tS2S, ,i t5:s2 IT. It7ss, tlIOo p; m:
Streets, weekday vs. tS.Os, 5.55, $40, tbs f.30
f5SS + iS5 ts ts5O, 455, t5s2, ESQ, t7ss,s25,
ssSafy; :; g. s. 49, 81 ISL, rs $50, '4s rs
saIssisF I M yssasy'' ssy S tsSs ans, sss ,xs5 g. sZls
ts;S9, a;55. 1889 s:so I7ss 25,lo, til p. M 49,
tl55;sS5 j; 5soS "a 2s 4 g. t. ss so,
22s. p, M. Sundays, y so a. m. '
Cape May, weekdays, M, t2:29, pm
WEST BOUND.
Baltimore and Washington, week-days,t 90
~ ,s is4S 3 g 81 e5 m, 12C7, 25a t4s
M ll2.55, l2t7 254 t45s, $500, - is D. IN m.
Baltimore and way stations, daily. 7.O2, a. nj.
y, Nswart, & psI We sset,dsys ,so 7o2 "a
l!.i2 p M. Sundays, i4.20. 7.O2, 1919 a. m.,
ll2.55, 2.5i, i4.5S, IU5, $40. 1g.l5.l. m.
Pittsburg, week days ;S.4S, a. M, III IL n IN
Sundays - IL a nl., Il IL u IN.
Chicago. daily, iS.4S, Il. H., .4.R, p. Ii..
CINCINNATI and 81. is.l;is, ,.ii'i i..it.. nd
t0.la p. m.
Neas Orleans AMI Memphis Vii, BrisL,a md
C3fst1antOga, si ID p. III. week duys. Isln.
Sundays. Through slerlers MashifffsAi 20
Memphis and New Orleans
Singerly accoiith,aain'h. week ,in.s sie.
a. M. 254, 7.thand il.I2, J.. IN:
Sundays, *7.U2 IL III; ..iI, 1.0a pm.
! lAndenbufg accommodation, week DAYS,
7.02. 1927 a.. m, 2.54 i.:S, y. IN. Sundays,
10 90. a. M, 4.5S, 2. M. -r4 q, :,
: Leave Market Street Station Ast ~
New York, weekdays, s6 10 ~,
Philadelphia. weekdays, ~ j, a ni., 2 81 I'm
Baltimore. weekdays, J.5, n. ri.. 1870 y. nI
Landenburg and way stations, week DAYS
$50, 10 %. a. M, so. $40, p. III. Sundays s55,
q. M, $40, p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut streets
Station for Wilmington, weekdays, fS4O. g.
SIS, H. O. 8.l5 $50. ll0 50, llS0 a. ~, iI2eO,
.36 Il so, 245, $3.50, 40 s43O, l5I5 i5Sl OO
$50, t7.25, t8.40, 1910, ll.35, p. IN.
Sundays, 1870, 6, t8,l5, 800, u.S0, a,
7.25, $40, 1Ql0, III IS, o. m, W.
Telephone, 1888.
,ther line.
J. Q. sCULL. General Passenger Agent
Y. M. GREENE, General Manager.
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CAPITAL. $500 10000.
surplu. and Profit. sl2I.l7s.Oo
Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company.
sls MARKET ST., WILMINGTON. DEL.

MONEY UNEMPLOYED or waiting ;nve.4.
ment can be made to earn you Interest IL de.
posted with this company. w
q INTEREST PAID on deposits OF money as
follows: per cent. on deposits PAYABLE on de.
mand, by check, same as banks; 2L per cent
on deposits payable after 10 days notice: 5 Der
cent. on deposits payable after so days notice.
year or longer. - -
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the accounts
OF Ladies, also to those Of Executors, Admin
The Company acts by authority OF law as
Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Receiver
and Agent, and executes trusts Of every des-
crfption.
Correspondence solicited and full informa.
ton furnished concerning any branch Of the
Company's business. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Send for pamphlet.
BENZ. NIELDS, JAS. 3. CLARKSON
Presldent Treas. Sec
WIN. r. BRINCKLE, JOHN 8. ROSSELL.
Vice-Pres. Trust Officer.
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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. .

Volunteer Hose Company, meets first Fri
day night of each month in Hose House.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-08
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doinqs of o Day With Wall Street
Operators.
LITTLE CHANGE FROM SATURDAY.
Bcars Continue to Hammer at the
observation-disclosures Restricted
with ~ Downward Tendency.

New York. December THE stock mar.
Ike, was Irregular. 4 heavy unier.oae
was noted throughout the speculation al
times. bordering Oh absolute tegnation.
preceding the publication OF the p.esi-
dents message. Sgbsequegt, TO ibis. The
irTegularity was sonewhli noted and thu
secretary OF states reference to the trusts
ENCOURAGED selling. The mAtke; was also
exclusively nominal and only in the FIRST
-FOUR was there to be noted an approach
20 animation.
The closing prices were but slightly dir
fcrcat from Saturdays prices nut tie
pressure 10y the bears against the high
rr.cct apoCi Allies caused rrcessions. con-
SOL '#tcd Gas losing rs, ana Tobacco and
Manhattan about point. Bus. ness WIS
restricted. however. and 1T the low point
Supporting orders were issued, with mod
e'ais buying Tor the leading accounts and
q rr.,l The liz. fraotionaily above Sstur-
days final prices.
The iacc OF taf!ons were errltic. but n
general tendency downward was evident
Sugar. Manhattan. LOUSY Ne ana Nash
Ntle. The strangers and Urion Pacific de-
ciued Ia per cent from the top figures OF
the day. Ire changes as rule In the
Railroad bonds We're slight Atchison. Col
or2to an / Pacific nrt : declined per cent
to =. Sales, LES 90.
Ioi4i sales - UchS today, l9l.hi 7shares
Iu-lGdlng Sugar, -. 9N. Urion Pacific a. :
tN; Alanhdftan consolidated 1880.
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CHICAGO


'hl'ago becemher "-N neat touched
the 80 cent mark today, a decliac OF tic
erc.n Sot,rd,v,s ,iostuo rri,sa II r.co,.
-
e'ei le'er however closing with net
hand and m. xv,ril,s ,,,.l,ia ,,s,ro,s, ,,',
800 Wv ','ae o''
INC o'irr Wet" tue p'lhclPaI connecting
elements N the days nuctuation. Corn
and c,a.ts ,loeel i.c lower. nrovis.o,,.s sho,,,
~ - ''N"
nut niue chahse
Wheat had break n the first hour =
tradfrg fo1,v Iivernool neoiu rennrt,d
i""'''" '''''S' i-NN' i'VV' "e"'' ''"O' 80
Its sc.-Saw HrticS ana IN the face OF a
suhstac.lI advance here opef,ng quota
ttons came over a,ull lower. the wax
oleulug here was inevitable, und whe1
MinueapohS reported the rcrc pt of 40
cars, ana Duluth Il cars, a total of 1915
against 400 last week the price Tor a mo
20" ,'oGS nF ri figures II s,tnriay. Nav OPEN
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NEW ORLEANS.
Reported for The Post daily, except
Thursdays and Suudays, by Albert Mont

Good rat beeves firm and in demand
calves ana YcurLnEs weak ali common
stock neglected. hog market siutted ar.
weak; sheep dun and weak.
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OF the cane in fear Of an even colder
spell.
Despite the decline In wheat for future
delivery. cash wheat q stin at a prem am.
causing a firm -four market.
There was a large supply OF poultry on
the market today. with a decreased de-
a result
Eggs sold at 2nc this morning but late
this afternoon they could be bought al
l9c when taken IN large lots. II the warm
weather continues prices VIII 20 lower.
According to advtces just received from
California. the raisln crop this year will
not exceed s4to cars. compare. with 400
cars Ast year The stock on the coast Is
reported TO be almost entirely cleaned up.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-08
FINANCIAL CABLEGRAN.

New York. December The Evening
Post London financial cablcgrlm says:
Anerlcans We're qulrt today, but with "A
goo1 tone the close being at the best.
Ihe Amer ans are growing hulhsh II
Is believed IN goot quarters that II the
d.'eouni rate here IS raised large supplies
o. An,"ri, an hlls " . come forward The
Foreign trade returns OF Great Britain for
tho month of November were ISSUED today
had show an Increase In imports OF mev-
Grand -. As compared with November
$50 Of S,@st"H pounds and "A decrease Of
lH'H pounds W exports The noteworthy
feature IN the Import returns IS an in
crease OF 2l,3.Wr in the cotton rece. pts
from tho United States The Pans and
Berlin markets were steady.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-08

ST. Louis. December 7,--Cattle-R eceipta
5000, shipments 60: strong for best cattle
sales i20U4.5N; dressed beef and butcher
steers S.ioHi.5o. bulk 3.75n4. %; steers I'M
der 1000 pounds e.Adi,0p stockeys and
so. Texas and indian cattle strong 10
a shade higher on grassers steady on fed
cattle; grass steers 2.5o0S.6o, fcd steers
3 5ou3.0, cows ,5N1i2 So, Hogs Receipi $
5000, shipments 5000. Toe lower, lights 3 ODn
10; mixed 2.9NlS.l0 heavy 2.55G3 l2ie
Sheep-Rece'pts 1000, shipments none; Arm;
muttons = .1enS.15. common stuff ,bOfi3Ol;
Southwesieris 800; lambs 3.oogi.50.
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loo pounds
Fanny lemone are In go-d acmlaA and
Irces are somewhat higher than hereto
fore.
Or cd apples are lower than known I'm
several years, though nearly everything
else ia tho dried fruit Lne O. higher
Some D spatches from New Orleans last
week stated that the cold weather hal
done some damage 10 the cane, but later
reports implied that the ajury. so far as
learned. had rot as yet been material. hut
that farmers were exercising great care
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ST. LOUIS.

81, Lows. December Flour dull and
UNCHANGED. Wheat Futures opened weak
AMI lower. owing TO q decline at liver
pool. There was cons .dernble heartsn
news and the trading was Nght through
out the session. except in May. winch
tluci ted within rrArow range and final
her aom,ral; spot lower. No. 9 red. cash
elevator 20, track alisI9la, No. hard
cash ISA bid: December Sais; May 50 I-ST
Al Saturiav's close: spot nrmer; No. 2
cash 2iik; December 2o'. hid: May q SIS.
Gate dsill but firm for both spot and fu-
lower, "a hi. Barley quiet Bran duh
and unchanged. Flax seei firm, 70. Prime
timothy sod ITO. Hay quiet and steady:
prairie 4.o1N7 50: timothy 0oIl2 10. Pork
steldv; standard mess jobhlng 7,1on1 q.
Lard firner; prime steam 2 co: choice 2. 10.
Esco1.--.p1xe1 shoulders AS. extra short
clear 40; shorts ISL. Dry salt meats
Boxed shoulders 40S: extra short clear
nrrl ribs 4 eh A
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Chicago, December TN cattle the dc
for good corn fed cattle, which remainp /
firm. Common to good Steers sold Very
Well. but generally l5uGOc lower: sale,
l.1pui6O for common to good grass cattle.
up to i2bNi.75 for good becVes, with a
Eopi inquiry for Christmas cMttle. but COW
sales werc largely at 2.00uS.25, with fat
heifcrs selling higher. Texans cattle WEE
unchanged. Notw.t hstandinr the large
run Of hogs. prices did nor decline more
Than %; slles ranged at 2.5oui, Is, the bulk
~ 3l1igU3.30, Piss We're not plentiful. th-
bulk selling at 800; prime lots selling a'oYg
with choice hogs. There was fair de-
mand for sheep and prices were lnchaug-
common to 5h0G2.75 for choice 10 fancy
stocks OF sheep, with sales largely at 2.75ll
up 10 40 for choice. Feeding lambs soil
at 3.5eG3,70 Yoarinss sold at 3Asa4. ~
necepts-Caulc. 1900 hogs, 80 90. sheer,
1000
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NEW YORK MONEY

New York. December 7-Clearlngs ST. -
as ~; balances s55i2 ST..
Money on call easy at iRG2 per cent
last loan ,, c,osei at ll.02 per cent. prime
mercantile paper iGj per cent: sterling
eXchargc steady. WITH actual business N
bankers bills at SGa,14 y for demand
and SieHi. S3s. for 50 days commercial
bills So bar silver 65is silver 'csrtiti-
Gates t5'-Gfj 3-S. Mexican dollars 80 as.
1vernmeni ANA railroad bonds firm
state bonds dull
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KANSAS CITY

KanSas City, December Wheat slow
No. hard nomnally 7S079 No red
%, No. spring 75uT. the latter for fancy.
Corn strong and active. No. > white. new
nonnnally 9ip23. Old 200. Rye steady;
No. >, "a. Fay steady Receipt Wheat
$500 corn li6a0D, oats 5000. Shipments
Mheat 1900: corn 80. gol. onts 400.
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NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans. December Hog prod
uris Guiet. rork mess ~, lard. refined
Gerces 464N: boxed meats, dry salt Shout
der- IL. sides ~. bacon. Gear rib sides
Az, hlriS choice sugar curci 9i9fl04.
Cohec. RIO ordinary to low flnr 12a. 49,
Germ meal firm. 80 -Four strong and
higher; extra fancy .f5fii.75; p1tents 500
N510 rran easier. 5Na52. Hay steady.
chofc 1867 II. 90 Corn steady. No. .
sacked g.; white and yellow 3S0A Oats
No. sacked 2lia
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BuT1ER Avn EGGS.

Chicago, December T. Butter 1rm; dairy
l0Hl9i crolmery l5l23 Chee@o steady, 81
az Eggs firm; fresh %.
81, Louis, December 7--Buttcr strong
agd unchanged. Eggs UNCHANGED
kacSns CITY, December 1.-Iuiier firm :
a lSia.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE
Port of Galveston, Dsspbs

ARRIVED.
IS Ethelgonda, Cooling, Rio Dc lam
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. December 7.-Cattlc-Re-
celpts 5000 shipments 100. best steady.
$50; Texas cows i75d2S 50; native steers
a.llVi. 70, native COWS ami hclfprs cor
SEQ; stcckers and feeders 2,1503 SIS, buns
. 25ffS.15 Hogs-Recc'p 90DO. shipments
none. weak - i0c lower; hulk OF sales
S.loqS.l5 heay!es a.oNN8.l5; packers 2.9)fl
$40: mixed S.N5as. liza; light 3old3, Is.
Receipts 5000 shipments 1900; steady; laubs
S.0e1t.6o. muttons 2.0o92.7b.
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LONDON MONEY.

London December 7.-Ccnsols for the
account IL; bar silver ~ 7-el per ounce:
money ~ per cont. rate of discount in
the open market for short and THREE
months lis 1913 per cent.
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

These quotations are rev sci daily aux
tthsir correctni IS can be re led upon. ~
urets are those ruling III the Honsio'
AXLE GREASE Diamond si.i5 pei
grls,; Fray er| IN IN boxes $40 net stoss
Golden ,oA6Oc per dozen nuxcs. castor y.
AMMu milton Powder PCT kes. $3.50
-. blasting powder. 500 rer keg asents
price. drop shot per "a X. S,.sH lSF, vu
BACON Short clear. hoxc,i 6aGs'sc: IL
| ag5ic. New YORK salt bellies. - NC
Western salt bol.ias &c, smoked bellies 81
| RIGGING AND TfEs-Carlcad OTIS Z
o b. Houston or Gaivee ton: as sing .
10 ste. "a. III &c, ~ ~ 1irc. Ties. Arrow
nc; Ieitl 81 o. In small OTIS from store.
/ bagslug n yer yard h'shsr' ties Sc pr
SAKi%G PowpER-ApcN, ID 5e.o'; i
{ y Si2i ID IS ieior ! TO- er deem
3 % cans ig,o pe- dozen. Faces le q
SO 2sg dozen; R9ya i e. IS r,v,,-
ri.s sacHsl %. pines rplcS STANDARD = y
s. Coz ey-icss and oreless ~ -. scco1ts ~
& ae pears. andari .N@$iV.' ~ eF
ls5, peaches, standard, > 10 Y'cRS" see
ends, ~ s2W-Ni : b sian"arI. sL-' :
l4o. r. ne peschcs 'sH@c 5 10 ne
peschss. 7tl>'c. bisckbeTries 6hI1N'' 10
Standard uppics. -al ~.
CANDY -Pia.n e3ady 5is5e,sc. wrap j
s-5s fancy :'iiSea =, n pas. g,cc.o,y,,,
pfas. s1.g,l o.. Lima beans -. ;l.l'.
string tesns. .,1ise co-A e9cUN, =, ,oma
10 p ~. 65c' seeoon Is .e,i ID s't9'''
CANNED MEATS Roas, bet. ! u $40
Qln. o. e"- > 10 cornei beef :
ctgtu s. .-fa -. ln lNrCn tongue. fNt-
e1 S. =, g, 3 10 oxford sausage d zen zen
r. 9. ~ skin -aneases 10 81 - !, -
hzru. . a,7en ~; :, ~ d vi ham 4
.f ll-sI ls
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VESSELS SAILED FOR CALVIN
S. Aclcia. Cardiff, Nov. II.
Is Ada. Penarth. Nov. ..

S. Aclcia. Cardiff, Nov. II.
IS Ada. Penarth. Nov. ..
IS Alaska, Barry. Nov. 10.
So Ashmore, Liverpool, Novemhan n
SIS Avonmore. Liverpool Nov. II
SIS Administer, Boston, Eng. Nov !
SIS Blenheim. st. Vincent, Nov y. K
S. Rritanic, st. Michael. Nor, q
IS Castle Eden, Rotterdam. OIL I
SIS Cromwell, Sunderland, Dee.A
IS Coma,. New York. DeceMbef.
SIS Daniel. LIVERPOOL. Nov. y
S. Ethelgonld. st Lr!cla, NOV u
SIS Fennock. Swansea. Nov. y
SIS lHreshheld, Penarth. Nov. u
IS Fulwcll. Swansea, Nov. T.
So Glasgow, Cardiff. Noy. ".
Ss Halle, Bremen, Nov. ~.
SIS Hammond. Rio Janero, Nov y
S. Kendall Castle, Malishestef, AM
SIS Knutsford. Cardiff. No.embr
s. I.cona. New York, Dec.
SIS Iobelia. Penartn. Dec. s
Sc RITA. Liverpool. Oct 81
Sc Shawmut. Baltimore, NOV. y
81 strethmore, Delgoa Cay. Aul =
Ga Thos Wayman, Havre, Nov. a
IS Thorntondale. ,xbrals OIL
s. Tolosa. Barry, Nov. g.
SIS Tropica, Barry, Nov q
Sc Tnrklstan. at Suez Nov u
SIS Urd, Barry. Nov. y. 49,,
IS Withheld, Las Palri,as, De-. ,s. I
Eark Jennie sweeney, phlladspaA "
" Sch oscar C. Schmidt. Rsedy l'l''s
tober 81. Nsrnot M
Nov. q. Nav york pe
Sch James Il. Bayles, Nc" Az"
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HOUSTON NIAIttrr

HOUSTON MAItE ET.
The following quotations were nusted 10.
day by the cotton seed produce department
of the Houston Cotton Exchange and
Board Of Trade
Per Gallon
Prime crude loose, .,........ liz
Refined butter oil loose ... Nominal
Prime summer yellow OIL. %
Cake and meal T. @ b. mill interior
FONTS, according TO lac2tion.
Short Ton
5s, % he S 8 sss$ ; ;iS5 4
For ,ccal delivery Houston lnils quote
meal, .sl5.5Oal I0o per ton hulls $500; lint
ers, No |, 3iac, No . 3tic
Eemark@- Market quiet for oils: meal
and cake steady.
New York, December T-.Coaon coed
OIL weak meal nominal primo crude oil in
barrels, 2l02li@. prime sHmWcr yellow, In
dlh50
New Orleans, December THE rlarket
Tor cotton seed oil 10 weak; meal and cake
steady; prime crude OIL. in bulk i7@17isc:
prime summer yellow, n barrels ?2a22i9c
meal tlG.7.Nl7.00 per salort Ton CAKE, long
ton, for export, NS750i9.M
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New York, December Hubbard Rro.
~ ~, 20 co ION letter says. Al our I'd
Jlade teels that it has been deceived e~d
requires visible demonstrai ion ma, il I'M,
~, ne pIiS'ue9t me sage brough,
steady Exports continue on a large scaie'
bun the trade has NOT yet recovered 49,,
me pressure OF LIQUIDATION for Southern
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VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

New York December Tho visible sup
PLY Of grain SATURDAY December D. as
compilei by the New York produce eX-
change Is as follows
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cars. corn 800 cars. oats SIS cars, hogs 2S.wu
head.
Cash auoia,,ons were as follows:
fNour-Steaiy.
Whcat--No spring Il i-sIT rs; No.
eprinr &c; No . red NJ 5-Sn@.
No. .. ssisHcst.
oats-Nn. = 1877: No white o b 2iAG
c2t+. No. ! white lS4ilsA
Rye No, .. 2ais.
Barley--No. . nominal: No. 70 b 1885:
No fob ssfi.9
Timothy seed--rrlme so.
Mess pork Per hhl & Ngs.sS.
lerd--Per in lbs 37sHSIis
Short ribs sides--foose 3.7S3iS rs,
Dry Saltci shoulders cd iAdiH.
SlMrl rlnnr Ai1ns-. RnN.al lltIiL
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The BUSINESS BAROMETER.
An Index to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
IT WAS A BUSY MONDAY IN HOUSTON
Wholesaler Had Many Orders %
Fiil-An Opinion of Cotton-The
Nail Market-Trnde Notes.
7 WAS A BUSY MONDAY IN HOUSTON
Office OF The Post,


This was a busy Monday for Hoaston's
Wholesalers and the retail and depart
ment stores also had about all the bust
moss they could well handle. Rece'is or
ders from the interior have developer ire
fact that country merchants are DOT over
stocked and WA lie Akely TO purchase
freely during this month. Travelling SAFES
mea find IL much easier to DO business
now, and though collections are not AL
ways satisfactory, conservative buying
AID conservative selling are proving very
effeciual IN protecting both the whole
saler ard the retailer
Some had failures have occurred during
III, pas. few weeks. but II is safe TO say
tina, a large plumber OF them are not TO
be attributed TO ha-d times or unsau~-
factory business. Many were merely pusi-
ness transactions Of a fraudulent but
profitable nature. OF course these latter
have injured the crtsit Of Texas as vel
Is proved menaee TO legitimate retail
business. hy throwing bankrap. stocks c1
many towns. but ihose who believe ira;
such "a lures reflect bad state o. trade
~ The STATE are lrna g.uiRs greater evls
than really eSs; n some portions #
Texas poor crops Jack cf money and
bad c1l.ec,ions have AaGnpe-e1 nas.ue =
..ll caused strung nrcu> 10 - 70 tas wall
hui 10 HAY tsN-ls .tse business gaterssis
have simply eren Injuries by dlshcae>l
gnsh who look advantage .! pr, vn3.t-g
laws 10 usake fraudulent ass gam ais.
TEXAS - as WEI GO ssiay Is A1y S5Ate
IT ihe Uau'a. @nc her merchants ars en-
~ ~ -sl a. la5 trade
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suoAn.8

8. New \. w, York, December !. Z
steady; fair refinine IN
30 test. az; refined 9utes ~ cate
New Orleans, Decenbs.
kettle steady; 2ka2 "a: c.r r.,.,SSy
Waih *; yellows. 8 5.ls6sIs: ~
9s. ~ M, ZOE open mn !,
1 20 termenting. sac on; ceo.a ~
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CHICAGO.

Choice cattle and cllves in rdr demand;
market supplied wish sheep ana hogs.
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BAi.RsG1;A .I Entir, :.
has 10 Be soi1 {, silIs.sssn e!
under cost; couy. sanuaSy Il NJ
agea,, 10 RFr ra,s,nat Il
ana taking I'd veyd ~ 6ul @
srl johnson. sOsS VIZ sa,
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WOOL,

St. Louis, December 7-wss :.
steady and unchanged, "