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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-29
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.


new features have developed in tho
market for cotton seed products thia
and prices show very little change.
large sales of OIL neal ard cake
/ been made recently. but YESTERDAY
Today showed a scarcity of BUYERS.
kxport demand Is light, The contin-
rmness of the lard market is expected
4use An Improvement In oil prices.
kh there are as yet TO indications
! advance.
|rge II. Williaus OF New York saws
\ letter NJ January %; "rhere Is very
animation 10 cotton seed oil. inc
ind for compound appears To continue
|smail; IN fact, we think the trade Is
what diyanpolnted with the lack OF
Ind for cotton seed oil from all sources
|nsumnfion. The foreign markets are
and spnear Indifferent to all offers
from this side: we can not expect
from this direction.
Pills are now closing down for the
IN. This must eventually limit tho
" so that In the near future stocks
begin to show a falling Off, and the
fted shortage in the crop make itself
lon prices. We quote prime crude.
I at 20A02lisc. prime summer yellow
Fd29c; prime crude at 2iiac, barrels,
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BUSINESS BAROMETER.
l., TO the Condition of Trade
Generally.
|rpN FARMERS ARE PROSPEROUS
THAT Indicate This Fac,-ship-
yere,abies TO Nor hern
M,r.e.s-Trade Notes
Office Of The Fost,

Houston, Tuesday. January %
o,aI from Baltimore says the
en- states Magazine, just Issued.
as reports from over 500 corre-
I,,,s in ell parts OF the South as 10
aoclal condition of farmers. These
show that southern farmers as d
re- less burdened with debt thar
I'VE been at any previous time siucO
Ar. that tney are now more anu
Syery year prod Icing at home the.r
4oyislons ana becoming less and less
ami upon the " est Tor corn, -four,
hay and like supplies. that CROWNS
Innings themselves they are SAVING
sormous profits on them for money
! ad paid to supply merchants, and
Wing thus on their own resources
kn count largely as profit whatever
hay receive for such cotton Is they
| While, as a rule, there Is little
In circulation, the farmers are
Ibttter than ever before In spite OF
hines, and because of wider and
kltilzation of natural resources and
|lities. 1t Is shown. however, that
he sections tho proceeds from the
cotton and :he surplus of other
has been more than enough to pay
Tx debts, and that farmers, besides
such needed supplies as can not
led, are improving their farms. buy
Nv furniture, vehicles. farm tmple-
| etc. and In some cases are lend
IA investing money. The reports rs
Biz demonstrate that the Southern
is potentially much better pre-
I to make a living than his Northern
T.
Snphasizing the foregoing the South
kates publishes n table showing the
N corn produced in the South in
kompared with the two previous
/ the figures being from the reports
department of agriculture. as fol-
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Last year. ..... 34.ss5 o9,stie,
Difference -. l3.tse ss.loe2, 1876, SO.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE. ~

Port of Galveston, January q.
Arrived s
Sch Il. NJ. White. Faulkinghan. Phila-i
delphia.
Sailed.
Ss Gienisle. NORRIS Hamburg. nv
Sch Daisy Farl,n, Denton, Mobile.
Cleared.
Sch Daisy Farlln, Dunton. Mobile.
SIS Glcnisle. Morris, Hamburg.
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

London. January 2S.--Consois for money
and the account I0T 1916; bar silver 80 l3-lsd
per ounce; norBy y per cent: rate oil ais
count for sbor and three months biiis
7sGl5-1B per CEN ,,
bonds new feurs. registered. weak. IL
rer cent love-: others unchanged state
bonds inactive railroad bonds stronger
New York January 2s-Money on cal
easy at 3iS6a yer cent; last loan 81. closed
silIf4: prime mercantile paper Gus per
cent; sterling exchange weak, with actual
business in tankers' bills at fSs4G4 ssls
Tor demand ind 4Tn4s7k for 90 days.
posted rates 4.7Isd4.sSiz and 4seqs.so: COM
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Kansas CITY, January 2s Wheat slow
rejected nominaliy iOui2; No, 2 red nomi-
nally 19a7i No. 2 spring % bid Corn,
cash steady and lower No, mixed 23@,
No , white p. oats steady, In fair de-
mand: No. mixed nomlnally i74uls; No
white 1919 Rye dull No 2n onrnally 3D.
Hay steady; timothy l0,O0ul2.Dl; prairie
G0lSi7 90 Butter steady, receipts heavy,
cret merry lsfil9. dairy 1904. Eggs I'M
changed, i2ia. Receipts Wheat 1920; corn
45 eco: oats 500 Shipments Wheat 300,
corn and oats none.
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LONDON AUCTION SALES,

London, Janunry eat The wool auc-
ton sales today good selection OF me-
taken by German buyers at full prices
The American purchases today amounted
10 100 bales. The number of bales. offered
sales In detail: New South Wales Go
bales: secured s'de1s ID: greasy b'dmlid.
Queensland 2Si7 bales; secured sd0is fizd
soonrsd 7s.dmls "a; greasy Iod. south
Aus ral.a ii2s bales: secured Is isdais Id;
greasy "a 81. Ta smania 40 bales: secured
Is ikdQ1s ID. New Zealand Ifs hales (;
Cape Of Good Hope and Natal--i2s7 bales;
secured 7dqIis 81: greasy 4s.dI8'd.
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Stocks.
POSTS FINANCIAL cABLEGRAM,

New York. January 2s.-The Evening
Posts London nancial cablegran tas .
The settlement 'eveals a further ren .ios =
therefore are light. The tone of the mar
ket was good. with large, investment IL
oonsols, colonial socks and English rilil-
roads especially the latter. Centangoes
on Americans Y're 2is, with a small &C
count; tone Of americans good, but they
closed below tn; best. ArSenunes were
strong on a fursier decline N gold premi-
nm, al Buenos Ayres. The CHILEAN biiis
placed vest srda' at par are quoted d,
heavy premiums today, SO scant Is Tue
employtnent fDt surplus cash. The Paris
boiirse was QUIT and the Berlin HarHrt
f1rfn.
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COFFEE.

New York. January 2s.-Coffee options
opened easier, the first call showing a
decline OF l5fj2o points, increased TO 2 l35
POINTS by later selling under foreign or.
aSrs and local liquidation, and closed
steady al loal5 points decline: sales S.750
hags. si'ot coffse-R 0 nominal, No.
i3.: mild dull and irregular; Cordoya I'D
i79,, sales 20 bags; No, 10 No. RIO
moi basis 1917 for No. Z; 80 bags of high
Grade Santos at private terms. 20 bags
Maricaiho principally for shipment to Eu-
rane. Warehouse deliveries from New
yyark yesterday s0,S5l: stock today 2ss.e0i
i-ni'ed states stock s62,5sl; afloat for the
f-ni,ed States i52pA; total visible for the
i-nitcd states 5,455l, against 5p7.soS last
year.
Rio. January 2s;Icoffee weak; No. !
NJ RS 0wo days. 5000: cleared for the
r,cited States GOO, for Europe 1000; stock
2i7. 900.
santos. January 2s.-Coffee quiet; good
$40 santos nominal; receipts for two
- ii 600 bags; stock $4,000.
ua,,re January 2s.--Coffce closed irreg.
,,,ar al liaG2 net decline; sales 400.
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Interior Towns.
HAvRr MARKET

HAVft, JdnuHTy ~s'IlUtH WIZ NHIVe HI'I
easy and La lower: futures steady and
3-Sf down.
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BUILDING MATERIAL,

2.6od3 90; Roscdaie cement, per Dbl. N.io
Q2.sO, lime fireclay. ss.25d3.4o; plaster
paris 81 40; firebrick. st. Louis. per NJ $40
inches, inclusive felt roofing. per square
sl.75a2 TO. Acm, and Roya. cement pias
ter. per ton, sli.o0; plastering hair. goat
per 10, &c: iaths. per NJ, s.. 90.
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FINANCIAL.

Galveston, Texas, January 3--1n the
LEGAL exchange markc; sterling sixties aold
slgo. buying N.SS; New York sight selling
Y premium. buying " discount: New Or
leans sight selling u premium, buying y
disccunt. American silver sells at par
buying u discount.
galveston bank cloarings, 81, s2l.5e5.
New York, January ~ = Sterling ex-
change, bankers six lies 7i.Gfi.sis.: COM
merctal islh; reichmarks "a l5-i6; frncs,
: 1SisG5,i Ss,.
New Orleans. January 2.--Steriing ex-
change, commercial sixties, s..s6a4 a4.siS
New York sight bankers l.50 premium
commercial ~ prcm!un
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations arc from .jobberS: special
prices given on large shipments.
BARBED WIRE - Glidden. galvanized,
$3.50 per 100 pounds; painted wire, $685.
Waukegan. 10 higher than Glidd""
vsnces, 10 to co penny. 5oc; and . penny
Goo; and penny. 75c; 4 and ) penny yOc
3 penny, :l.20. penny, 81 ~.
CUT NAILS-Ilate s2.75 per key, same
advances ms on wire nails,
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mercial bills 4.seit; bar silver 67S; silver
certificates ss,ae,6S
New York. january 2s.-The total sales
of stocks today were 1888 shares. snclud-
ing American Sugar gs,ic0, 81. Paul $500,
Reading $500.
Berlin, January es.-Exchangc on Lon
don, eight days sight, - marks Az pigs,
Paris, January &--'rhrce per cont rcItcs
1927 2Ilsc for the account. exchange OIL
Londcn 25f &c for checks
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BUSINESS FAILURES.

plures for the week In the United
Is number 573, and In Canada 81: total,
against ;76 the preceding week and
Pc corresponding week last year, or
n 1858 wer In the United states and
Canada. IN the following table IS
, the total number of failures re-
fd from each section of the United
ts this week, .he preceding week and
|he corresponding week last year
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DRIED FRUITS.

Car load lots. job cars, from mn; per To-
lbs on bran. 2qSc per oushei on 'a'' a''
corn. ..-,.
BRAN-65c.
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LIQUORS.

BEER-schlitz, quarts. 5000 per hbi.
pints 90 per Dbl; A. Il, c. Bohemian.
quarts SO 20; pints;o 81 90 Dixie Fac
per case. two dozen In a case.
HIGH W1NES--sl. % per gallon.
WHISKYper gallon: Finished goods
on high wine basis si.22: straight bourbon
and rye, according to age and quality,
S.7bG3.00; blended 81 .75a3.50.
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PAINTS AND OILS.

.oIl-Linseod. IN barrels. raw 4ic; boiled
46c; petroleum, $50 test. in bbls iic, In
cases cases sl;so brilliant oil sieS; In bhls iaMc:
Eupion oil, In bbls. lee: IN cases, $3.50; cas-
bbls SIC.
WHITE .LEAD-strictIy pure. 6164c.
WINDOW GLASS-lr boxes, GO and 10
to GO and % per cent discount. rev list.
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Prices paid bv receivers:
Dry flint selected, ..-.............. Q W7
Dry san ...... '''''.''''''''''''''' % w on
Deer Ekln9 ID
W DOL -QuUtatiors strictly nominal
Twelve months, medium .......... slaH
Twelve months, fine ............ " ~
81 onths la2c less.
Tallow--
Prime 80, -, .........'."".."'..' SAG
Beeawax-
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cnrToN.SEfp PRODUCTS.

New Orleans. January. 2s.-Ihe marE:s
III meal and cake are weaker ~ tohs
prime crude oil In bulk, q: prime snnit y Is
Yellow, In barrels, "a; meal H.oo; cake NV
ser short ton.
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TIIUN ZlM nc.
Chopped CORN-65c per 100 lbs.
HAY--Alfalfa siS 0oui4.vy per ton; millet
SlO.b0u12.50; timothy si7 .oOs. 90. North
Texas prairie $3.50. South Texas $500.
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lis .. .4s7. 7i5. 1895 4SS, 421. ss2 6o7 es5 0l7
hiding wheat corn and oats tho
|ern States estimates total grain
|for the States named of 7io, 900 0Oo
lis in 1906.
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COTTON POINTS.

Houston expects 1900 to 1000 bales TO-
morrow, against 4755 on the same day last
year. while New Orleans will probably re-
ceive 400 to 5000 against 1851.
The receipts at Bombay since Septem-
Der have amounted TO 7ll,ooo bales.
against 255,0o0 last year, and $4,000 the
year before Total shipments this season
have been $4,000. against 1900 and $4,000
the two previous years.
Gilbert & Co, OF New Orleans advised +.
Cargtll at l1:t0 a. M: Nothing special:
few buying orders and no pressure from
bears"
The receipts OF Sea Island cotton at
United States ports this season have been
81. fat bales. against 69,6f7 last season. Total
EXPORTS so far amount to $3.50 bales, while
Northern mills have taken rs, 1861.
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CHICAGO.

Chicago, January 2S--Cattle-There was
hardly enough cattle to make market,
but the demand WAS so light that prices
were no more than steady even for the
better class of beeves, Sales were on n
bass of 3.35H4G0 Cor common TO strictly
choice steers, stays selling at 3.2g03.b'
TIE stocker and feeder trade is fairly
good, sales being mostly at 2S0H3.sJ.
Butchers and Gamers cattle are selling
relatively better than good 10 choice
bceVess owing to rather light supplies.
Few cows sell as low as 200, and cows
and heifers Hsles arc largely al 2..51l5. a.
with very few sales at 3.513b0 Veal
calves are in smaller supply, and while
common lots are lower the batter class
continue to bring full prices. Texas eat
tie are steady. with sales chiefly al $500
$50
Hogs-Both local packers and shippers
really moagrc receipts prices were forced
spect an unsatisfactory one and the clos
ing was very bad The days trasacuons
were at an extreme range of 4.l0Qi.40. but
W sold above 4i0, and after the early
sales most OF the trading was done at
245G325.
Sheep-With a fairly good local slauSh-
tering demand prices ruled steady fur de-
sirable flocks. Sales were on the basis of
28O1325 for superior to choice native
sheep. Yearltngs sold az O5, West
erns at 3.25G370 Texans at 3.25 ana lambs
Receipts-Cattle 200; hogs 10000 sheep
1900.
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Kansas CITY, Mo. January Is Receipts
7e60, shinnents 400; markrt weak to Toe
lower, Texas steers 2.7003G1: Texas COWS
9.loa2' 10, beef stcrs S,0)Gi9 %; native cows
l'75d&25. stoclters and feeders 275uS.GO:
HHgs-Recfipts i1loO: shipments 1900;
,rarliNt "a l0c lower: bulk Of sales i0Q@i !,
heavios 3sOd4.l5; rackers 4ggi2oi mixed
Sheeu-Receipts 1890: shipments 1900: the
market is slow but steady; lambs 3iOg
AS: muttons ..00Q3.5O.
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stock. at Lesdin. Markets.
Comuarntivc spot Market

The following are the CLOSING quotations
for cotton on the spot today at the leading
markets, together with closing Of middlinH
yesterday, with today's sales.
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Leaving Mt the
noTts. bales of

ports. bales of
400 pounds ...... $4,000 1.eii000 1.43i mo
In actual bales . $4,000 l,60550 i,3ilonO
These estimates, It will be noticed. make
the combined stocks at ports and mills In
Europe on September next $4,000 bales
of 400 pounds each. or l.70s,Ooo bales less
than at the same time in 1895. Making
comparison with earlier years, We find that
rot since 1850. when the total mill and
port stocks reached only sG7. 600 bales. has
the European supply on September ~ fallen
Ia so low point as this estimate indi-
Gates.
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49,. CHICAGO.
The leading fIIiures ranrnd M fnllnAys.

Chicago, January &.--Traders are still
tninty regarding his position caused an
unsettled and weaker feeling. Wheat hnai-
y closed 3 lower. All the other markets
Corn and oats closed u lower each and
r0rk lard and ribs all show material de-
clnqs. Wheat averaged weaker and the
trade was slack Few OF the big operators
were doing much and what they did was
on both s.dos of the market. The general
icelng of uncertainty caused many 10
leave the market entirely alone. IL was
TO all tntonts and purposes a waiting mar.
ket. But, withal, the inaction kept tie
market nervous ana sensitive, anu the
trend was closely watched and quick turns
were made. Tho cables came lower, the
result, possibly. of the break yesterday,
and poor demand was reported abroad.
with the Northwestern receipts fair The
wcrld's shipments last week proved small
er then expected. but even this failed to
| eNcrt much Influence aud trade irngged
while the feeling ruled heavy. May cpen-
oiAqGai, split and fell TO d37A, went M 70
ti4 and at noon was o. The market turn
ed very weak during the las, hour mainly
on Iradstreets report whish save the
worlds decrease last week at only 53oOQ
bushels, where l. 2h0.0lC decrease had been
expected. Corn opened firm In sympathy
weakened later when tho latter turned
weak. Oats were slow and inclined to
weakness with wheat Provisions acied In
a very contrary and mysterious manner,
| Armour 4 co. We're said TO have been tho
| heavy sellers whose operat were the
| principal source OF the apparent weak
| mess Estimates for We,incsday--W Wheat
~ cars, ,sorn $50 carE, oats 100 cars, hogt
| % 00D head.
! cash quotations were as follows;
| Flour SteadY.
! Whoat-No. 2 spring 6ld0iis No. spring
| Edb2: No. . red G5i4Nid.
| Curn--No. 9 27j40s7&,
| Oats--No lSh@l9 No. 2 white 2OkC
/ M9, No. %hitc .I9q20A.
! Rye--No agie.
Bprley--No 2 pominal, No 3 5000. No
a2G27
FLAX seed-No. ! 92fi93i4
! Timothy seed--PliWe 372is
/, Mass pork Per bhl lO3Sul0.d0,
/ Iaru-Pcr loo lbg 570N572lR.
Short riha eldcs--l }1ofe b.lVd5Ni7
I Dry salted shoulders Boxed thM5
! short clear sides Boxed 54W5hs.
I Whislly-Dstillers' finished goods, per
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Some Improvement at New York and
New Orleans.
SPOT HOLDERS REMAIN VERY FIRM.
they Have Not Been Frightened Yet by
tho Bsarish lon Liverpool
Futures Lower.
onice of The Post.

Houston, Tuesday, January IS.
Tho cotton markets were rather uul as a q
today. though New York and New Or
leans showed some Improvement. There
seemed very little disposition to speculate
and the spot demand was also reported
light at nearly all points The decline on
this side yesterday was followed by
another loss at Liverpool this morning.
Futures closed there about 2-6id lower
and spots Were also on i-32d.
Tho bulls are still firm IN the belief
that the position of cotton could hardly be
stronger and are predicting big i'm
provemont SOON They say that the con-
tinucd light movement Is bound to have
Its effect, especially when stocks are 30
strongly held throughout the South. There
Is comparatively little spot cotton being
offered, despite the present unfavorablo
appearance OF the future months.
New York futures opened steady, to s
points of, There was some Improvement
on the second call, and the closing was
at u net gain OF to points March con-
tracts sold at 7.ai early In the session.
but closed at 7.gId79S
New Orleans futures opened steady,
about points Off, but this loss was soon
recovered, and by the second call prices
wore to points higher than yesterday,
Tho closing was steady. vita March ard
May contracts points up.
The American spot markets remained
Mt tho recent advance. with n quiet and
steady tone. Sales were light throughout
the South.
The Chronicle. In commenting upon Mi.
Elllsons recent statistics AS to European
cotton consumption, says: His tables show
that the weekly consumption IL now 1872,
900 bales. of 100 pounds each. against w.
0co balos. of light weights, ut the cor
responding time last year, The total spin
ners stocks In Great Britain and on the
continent have increased il,0l0 bales dur
ing the month but are now 10000 bales
less than at the same date last season
The cable also brings us Mr. Ellison
estimate OF Imports consumption. etc. for
the remaining nine months Of the season.
1886 So far aS American cotton liz con
cerned. the results are based on Weld
OF 1000 100 bales. The aggregate Imports
from all countries during these nine
months arc placed al $4,000 bales, which
is decrease of O00 bales from the
amount received in the like period OF the
previous season. This i415,Db0 bales l.
made up Of 2.S0i,n0 bales from the Unit ID
states 1910, 900 bales from East India. 9Gi ).
600 bales from Egypt. $1,000 bales from
smyrna etc. and l50 900 bales from Brazil
West indies, etc. Presented In tabular
form, the estimate ia as follows compar-
ison being made with the revised results
for 1889 and 1894:
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COTTON.

Houston Daily Statement.
This Day.Last Year,
5ross rsoeipts .,....."..... 3.sSo 1881
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st. Louis, Mo. January 2s,-Cattle---Re-
celrts 1900: sh pmcnts 300; market rm
and active; natl ye EXPORT steers 4.5D1i.i1;
fair 10 choice shipping 3.75aii5; dressed
beef grades 3.25m4.25; steers under 1000
pounds 2-75aS.5o; stoGkers s sn feeders
ming COWS 10oTl.75; calves mostly A.N04
i.55 bulls 2oo9s75 texas steers S Slog $eo
ilogs-Receipis ,a.9 sh,pmGnts 2'oo' We
heavy 4 i5di 80: mixed i.0o4i3O; light iO0a,
4.90: bulk i.2)H4,31,
mai We muttnns 25Off3. 60. low grades l.G0li
2.25; southern 225a325, lambs 3251f4.5O
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on the nrOUucc nNChnnHN IuVlY~
Butter steady. dairy l0gl5. creamery IA
Gl9i. Cheese quiet, SAWaA. eggs steady
fresh lsG1G.
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New York, January q, The per centage
or the crop In sight nj the end Of January
In the years from 1881 to 1895 inclusive
shows an average Of sl.eS per cent The
Financial Chronicle viii show on Satur-
day next about b.500ooo bales In sight on
the 31st instant. Therefore. assuming the
general average of the past iiftoen years
"a representing that much OF this crop
marketed IN Friday next. II would :ndi-
cate 10000, but AZ many contend the
end win prove about ~ per cent marketed.
such per cen,age would then promise Il
6. 500 900 crop. We believe that cotton Is on
It's way to a higher level of prices.
Atwood Violet a. Co.
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The totnl amount OF cotton at Galveston
on shipbonrd not cleared, Is us follows
For Grent Bsitnin--Steamsh,p Sierra s sss2
NJ CIV OF Belfast 3S29. SO HAMPTON 2S:
rs Wooler 2522; non-members TIL; totni
23Sit, - ,,,,.
members i072; total 56o3
For bremen So Plympton 1910; 81 Bien-
hem 2323: total 1868. -
Eos Hamburg -Ss TIolmfield III.
Far Ruysia--Bk Storken 1886.
Far New York--Mallory line CO.'S.
Total AZ 0Gs against S5,3Sa last year
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Total receipts of cotton Mt Galveston 70.
day we're as follows. Gulf. Colorado ana
Nnrtberr ma bv Missouri, Kansas af6
Texas az hy Galveston. Houston ana
Taken BY GALVESTON cotton mills e bales.
stbinneutS none
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NEW yORK DRY GOODS.

New York. January 2S--Thcre was a
good number OF buyers in the market. but
arrangements were moTtly for small guam
tities. Printed specialties did fairy well
for high novelties. but ordinary styles
were slow Printing cloths were duh as
usual at 232Ac.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-29

Mutton, common. not wanted.....
Hogs. cornfed. 100 lbs and under. ) a ga
Hogs, cornfed, over 40 lbs to 200.
Hogs. mastfed. must be good. ~
Market Is supplied with hogs. Good cat
tie required, also hrst-class sheep, SO lbs
and over.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-29
TRADE NOTES.

[here was another advance In hog pro-
Pts today.
II. Thompson & Co. received a car
[neh Davis apples this morning.
ne market was overstocked with eggs
Ivy and prices dropped TO 9isc,
mere are a few pineapples on the mar