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STOCKS.
The following were this closing quotations on q
Iendlns st0c - OF lle NV YJrk Kxehangl loioy


New York. March 2.--Stcrling exchange
bankers sixties. 4sG3a; commercial sixties.
4.sCi.; rcichmarks, 81 lS-lG. francs BANK
ers' sixties, 51SA@5lSh, commercial SIX
tics, 6.lghM5.lhA.
New Orleans, La, March 2.-Stcrling ex-
change, commercial sixties, 4h5AA4. y
francs. commercial sixties, b.l93si New
York sight. bankers, 1.50 premium; com
mercial, 25c premium.
London, March Bank rate. per
cent. street rate, lb-l6 per cent; silver,
81 3-lgd consols for money ls lo-i6 e%-
Interest yesterday lh3 1i-iG
New York. March 2,--Hidos-Firm. Wool
Steady.
New York March 2-Thc total sales Of
stocks today were 3i7lsi shares including
American tobacco 10000. American sugar
5000; Louisville and Nashville 900.
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c6ccse. quiet; 9AGlot


St Louis. Mo- March 3. Flour firm
Wheat stronger ana hlgnotl
early declined later closed irregular anu
unsettled a-Suta lower SPOT nominal, No.
g red cash II bid. elevator sales u9tk
79il1I7i. March ~. MAY Giis, July eihM
"a - Corn Not materially "a 1R"d tn
close which was ,n' l9weri srS! e q yg
MAY ~. luly 2Si40A a-p bnts Fulnt"A
rased on with hui few buyers at lower
prices. Spot dun. stcady; No = cash ana
March 10! May 20ls July la& rye, gulct'
SSfi39 Barley. stoudy. 'ornmral i."'n 20.
Bran n for sacked east track. lFaN
seed lower. srk. Timothy seed 3&9t8 10.
liay. prairie 3 5,li5. 50. timothy s.0OpSm'
i cad quiet, lower 29ilsi spolter nominal.
2 rs Cotton ties Zee. HagEing 4Hnc foik
FirInur: standard mess 1obbing' lu'Wi pa
9 80 Lard quiet. prime steam, 5.l'' choice
& 10; choice 5.22H. Bacon, boNod, should
ers. 6Gels: longs 5.t2a, shorts DO flhs
Z G2iA. Dry salt meats, hoScd houldo1S'
q; ones 5l2'a ribs S.sa sh9 Go5. 9 carn
no 900. oats 90 600 EhipmvntE-Fl III
coo; wheat 1860 corn $1,000, oats i5.ooo.
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rn1l1rs ANn NUTS.

AppLEs-Ben Davis, s3.75aioo; Willow
rwigs ana Geuetons Y s5H ~, ~,
RANANAS-7jc4N.5 0 per bunch .o,,o "a
GpANHEKKIES cape Goa sAoJg''"o
y. Lar,ei. s3O0siS Is per crate. 800. -
pCIoCoANUTS-s3 .75qi 100 per 1907 va" per
lV9 wv /, ApEs-Malaga sj.5lq6,O per cash;
EtNoN S-Messina Sa.degSVvi extra Ian
cy s3.0Ogt559. III -, NOR In. filberts. sicily,
g. 81 Hai a'iHnonds. Taragona he per lo' lSe
oisso ss,ck. California almonds lOe' ne"
pe Gis sN,CfiFfsSGCalfornia seedlings. s22Sa
. "a. navels S300ft3,25. .. ma. m nor crate.
iSSTlEi;AW BERKIEs-s3.0'a III" per e'"'''
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NEW YORK.

New York. March notwithstanding
900. spot dull; No. ! nara g ueiiVoti,u .,
on Tho loss Of i.O0J.OJ0 bushels IN NC
Minneapolis elevator IRE, SmAl worn
shipments. local and Nall slleet buS'i
il ali under long selling. prompted ny an
Increase on passage, dlshppoiniinE Ne
cables, small reduction In Lnsllsh yisipiie
uot lever. No 2 red March 7a@lsibYa
closed 55h. May "a ll-l687iss, CLOSED 1874
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Rio quiet: No, I. issais rs Mid quiet:
Cordoya lsAHl1A. Warehouse deliveries
from New York Saturday 5yis: stock to-
Nay 2sslS. United States stock 2;idi2;
afloat for the United States aoSooo tota,
Visible for the United States f,6,2i2 against
AZ. iaa last year.
Rio, March 2.-Firm. No. Z. 1870 rcis
per 10 ktlos; receipts 600. Cleared for
Europe 1900.
Santos March a.--Firm; good average
santos lb,4M refs per 10 klos, receipts
New Orleans In, March 2-Coffeo
dull' ordinary to fair ia%nl7l.
Hamburg. March 2.--stoady. isIA pfE
advance.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

,., ss miils report considerable activity
tiIso OIL the incentive being the sharp
~ Az Prices. While 10 dispose of oil
A., ptiees now quoted is considered as
h,v'u'e loss. the congested condition
d ing and the Increasing responsible
\. ~ retention involves. has caused
easements during the past five or
IA. ~ Choice crude, and strictly prime
mi. VI are quoted locally at III cents, a
~, vi cents since last Monday. Prlne
Ern.H. " barrels is q cents. ami prime
n ~ yellow, loose, 1870 cents. Cake
4 '' remain at sitO00l5.50 per short
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CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
CHICAGO.

Chicago, ILL.,, March 1.-The principal in
nniuehces eontrolling whcSt today were the
minneapolis elevator FIRE and the break
inS OF the drouth in California, the latter
proving tho stronger. and May clcscd
about q lower than Saturdays final ng-
urts, though opening strong at a guhst H.
tal advance. Ccru and oats were both
neglected and closed "A tribe easier. Pro-
VISIONS closed slightly higher.
In wheat fair activity was displayed,
L.,o nAlnE = good trtdc within " range
with the feeling developed unsettled. May
started win a gaiu ct about M aud there
were good reasons Tor H. Two elevators
at Minneapolis holding " was said 500
Wo bushels OF wheat, We're reported TO be
burning, and commission houses here had
orders before the oprninr TO buy In the
Wu'qt SOLD IN Chicago against large
proportion of their contents. The llVor-
pool market was ild higher. hut the Rus-
Sian shipments of wheat aud flour for tho
week. were only lGSS.ep bushels compared
WIN @,toQ,Wn bushels ON the week before
indicating that the total shipmrnts from
all the exporting countries last week
would be found much smaller than the cs.
tiindted weekly requirement. With such
a strong inaucemvnt the buying for half
an hour WIS vigorous and general aud the
price Of May which at the cloee on sat
urdaN was diis started al from GS to GSis,
ANA inside the trst hour had risen TO Hsih.
A, this prlrr however, a strong inclnn.
ton to iraliHc was manifested Several
holders of big lines took advantage of the
bulge TO put the market and thu price
ont 81 tn" trad" when the decline took
place and for an hour in the middle Of the
fosslon business got down 10 small pro-
portions.
corn was quiet and sold within narrow
lines.
oats Trading was exceedingly dun ana
rather Inclined to weakness. heavy re-
G., iptS aud eNpcciatio uR OF continued free
ARRIVALS having u depressing influence.
Provisions opcuoG styO rg AT an advance
due TO the hettrr prices previously ruling
at Tho stock yards hut there was cous,d-
cradle selling Ht the improvements and
prices gradually rocei'd.
Estimates Far Tuesday Wheat, cars;
corn. 500 cars; oats, t0p ears, hogs. 5000
head
Cash quotations were as follows;
Flour, firm
No ycllcw corn.
No apriug whe1t, 65'sI66h; No. 3
spring wheat, G3ia1uT. No 2 red, 69Gu
No 9 c.rn. a9T9oN.
No . oms, 2ola No. . white, siAG2lM
No 2 white. 2oilM2i.
No i'yn, 80.
No . barley nominal; No, 3, 27d37 No. 4.
2Gdg9
Prime timothy srcd. a.bj63 CO
Moss pork, per barrel, 962l.ma 20.
Lard. per lO0 pounds, a3aifG,.do.
short rihs sides, Loose, bWdh.lo.
DRY snltod shoulders, boxed, iNshpiTS.
Short clear sidcs, boxed 6t.0NA.
Whisky distilers finished goods, per
t-ut
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PAINTS AND OILS.

,oiI~-Linsecd. In hbls. raw 44c; boiled
Soc; petroleum. 100 test In bbls iic, In
cases 81 80; brilliant oil sl.e5 In bbls i2isc
stove gasoline, In cases N.SO. In barrels
loo; Eupon oil, In bbls i9c. In cases 81.
castor oil medical pure ,1.VO. turpentine,
WHITE LEAD-strictly pure eye4c.
WINDOW GLASS-ln boxes, 20 and ~
TO " and 20 per cent discount. new list.
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p,rrrDING MATERIAL.

CEMENT 90 Portland cement, PET .p9i
20 C1,isd0. Eosendale cement. per Dbl sl.I1
~ 9o; lime fireclay S95p3i9; plaster lat iI,
$40 fire brick, 81. Louis. leT ~ ~
inchas inclusive; felt roofing per SQUIRE
q 75SIe 20: Acrne and Royal cement pias,et.
per ton sl40o: plastering hair goat per
Id &c: laths. per NJ 500.
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KANSAS CITY.

Kapeaa GUY Mo March 2 -Whcat i'm
proved demand, about ! higher: No.
hara 70. No B. f7(f5J: rejected nominally
SgsS; No. rcd %; No 2 req spring 80
1a1;a close. 10 2 mixed IVA NO.
white ~. oats a lower. rather dun
No, 2 mixed 1871, No. white isi.Hsp, rye
~ , nominally 81. iay very dull weak;
,tr,n;hV Ia anil ~; prairie 4.5elf0 80. But
Ter creamery steady i91es, dairy. lSal5.
Eggs stoadicr, So. RecciPts--W heat ". ~,
corn 5000; oats sou. Shlphehis-" nc"
and corn none; oats 800.
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Kansas City, Mo. March 2-Cattle re .
ceipts 300: shipments 20: Texas steers 40
GS55; TcXns cows ~; neei st,eeIs
Ia freders 2O0T2 %: bulls 2.ljH3.lp, Hogs
Recolpts 26N0. shipments none: market
strong : higher: hcaHies 3@n3;'o; mack
ers s67,4m3So mixed 86oHS", nSn ntE, ID, ~ ~
"a 80. Workers S7Om3.sQ pigs 3Ofd31O.
sheen Receipts ilO0: shipments S2nO' mar
ket slow but steady, lambs S6on4'75; NUT
tnns 220n2.Sl.
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DEER-Schlltz, quarts NO50 per bbIi
pints $lloO per bill 4 y bohemian man
9guarts 500: p!nts $3.50; Weiss beer Sl.25
ner case. two dozen in a case
1iIGH WINEs-sl.2 per gallon; ,,oods p,
Nth vine basis 81 %; straight Bourbon
ana rye. according TO age and qually'
81 1913 90; blended 81 7h03bO
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LII, 2al last year ind l.i6s.2is tho year be-
Tore. This makes the average wcslSly TAX
irgs for the season 50 60S, against IS l2G last
year and Hpd9 the year before.
Foreign exports for the first six months
OF tho season have boon 325i.lIG bales.
showing decrease under last season of
lNib,isi and "a decrease under the same
period year before las, OF 7Gi.Oi5 The gain
IN foreign exports during February, COM
psa,sd with February last year. las been
1850, and for the same period year before
last Si,27i.
Stocks at the scahoard and % leading
Southern interior markets ut the close of
tho same date last year and l.eij,lSs the
year before Including. ports and interior
towns LETT over FROM the previous season
and the number of bales of the current
crop brought into sight during the six
months, the supply Inns been C.Seopo6,
agains, S,S22gi2 las year and 6.s96 5Si tho
year before. Up TO the close of l'enruary
last year S6.73 per cent of the cotton crop
had born marketed. for tho same six
brought into sigh, was s,,6i. aud for the
same time In 1879 the percentage marketed
was S6lS.
New York, March g-Thc cotton market
was decidedly weakened today by very
Disappointing cables. which showed a
weak state of AFFAIRS Mt Liverpool. where
II decline OF ~ to q points occurred. In
addition to this the bears talked of p0iti-
cal complications ny likely to grow out of
the spanish Cuban situation. Tho weak
tendency 10 Increase estimates on reccipts
FOR this week at the ports \ decline OF
Is to 10 pointa was tho result. Today's
trading showed that the local talont "a "A
rood deal mixed on tho situation and In
clinod TO change front quickly. The mar
kot closed quiet and steady at net loss
OF 80 10 10 points.
New York., March 2.--Iluhhord Bros.
Co.'S cotton lcttor says. The main dc.
pressing factor IN cotton ia the absence OF
any speculative demand Tor cotton and
tho knowledge that the spiunVrs hold large
stocks OF goods unsold and lhcy are not
rC1dN to enter the market while cotton IL
selling much higher than the nuuunh
quotations at which they are Offering their
stocks Tho trade mere expects II reaction
from todny's decline and have heon large
buyers Continued heavy selling for
Southern account was the feature of tho
day aud Il was equally distributed be-
| tween this crop and the nrNt, as the
South FL disposed to anticipate n large
| crlp next svaAon Aud wishes TO hPdgo their
| crop locally the trade has bought freely
| and looks for a reaction TN Liverpool to-
| morrow interior stocks do not lose any
very large amount na yet May closed
| at ~ last year 500
| Now York March In dry goods COM
mission houses circles there was only q
| moderate demand 10y spot purchasers, but
| the innil order business turned out bet
| ter than was promised early In the day
! and included very fair to good orders for
| brown cottons. Printing cloths very dun
| at %, to II ii
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

1J,l---
rev ork, Mai'h e ne share spccuiu-
wye touay WIS ACTIVE ahu 'hc |loVeh'eht
81 IINos UTeHuIuF, sugar ishchcu INC
ulb'St 'o'al OI any lhalViHu'i siooh ana
a la'se volume OF business was done IN
toWnoep, nut as a claNs me dehilhsA IA
iA'Ho"u STOCKS ,N'eou'i ti.osc inuusiIihs
proSSl9ilN IN prices was hotnn ~ 'he op.n-
i,s' ul@ c"htrlpuloiy hnutncts helhs
SHlrhN me news 'ol tle hltl-NmeriSan
ueihollst rht'ons ny the I'upnince ~ i5nr-
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doin0s Of Day With Wall Street
Operators,
TRADING ACTIVE But PRICES LOWER.
u. 3 q. Rumors Caused Sharp Declines
In tho stock Freak In Sugar and
Tobacco stocks.

New York. March 2.-(Special1--A sharp
decline In Baltimore and Ohio ut the open
Ing was to a great extent on short sales
by room traders. who professcd to believe
that the recelvorship will be followed by
an assessment of ut least 40 per cent on
the stock. There were some large buying
orders in the stock ut the opening, most oil
them to cover shorts put out last week.
Bumors were current that the receivers
for the Pittsburg and Western and other
roads controlled by the Baltimore and
Ohio will be applied for this afternoon or
tomorrow. Traders sold st. Paul at the
opening because of the break IN baltimore
and Ohio. Brokers active IN the stock
said that Standard OH interests were buy
ers In the early trading. Early advances
In American tobacco were wholly ON the
covering of shorts. Selling was generally
rcgai ded as for inside account. In the al
ternoon stock broke on reports that -.
Louis manufacturers had made n cut of
2 cents per pound in the price of plug to-
bacco, Sugar certificates declined early
on selling by brokers usually employed
by inside interests. The selling was sup
posed to bo partly based on expected ac-
ton by the German reichstug OH Increased
bounty bill today.
Cotton developed further weakness on
renewals of liquidation by tired holders
and prices established another new low
level. Liverpool ndvices were bearish,
trade advices from the East less favora-
bic. receipts continued rather large. all
or which alarmed the bull interests and
preclpita;cd heavy selling as -oon ~ the
market opened. some thought Liverpool S
weakness was ocCaslnncd by cuban trou-
bles. but the rell cause was selling from
ms side lack OF support ana frecr offer
ihgs OF spot cotton South. the pressure to
sen was general and continued throughout
the forenoon and kept the market weak
ut tho decline, which induced free cover
lng Of shorts but rallies were slight and
only temporary.
The market continued weak in the after
noon. a large number of stop orders were
uncarthcd and forced sales coming at u
tme when there was no support, caused
a further decline throughout the list.
| Last weeks heavy buy ers gained IN sell
! ing movements in the last hour, md clos
| ing quotations were about the lowest.
spot cotton, weak IN sympathy, de-
| cl.ued. The total transactions were 261i
| bales, including $40 for direct shipment 10
| Europe. li5 Tor home consumption and
200 delivered on contract, closing steaay
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THE OUTLOOK FOR CORN.

ffT7
E,pp & Co. OF New York say In their
market letter: In February, 1880, May
4 sold In Chicago at 2giac. only once
tae than a third of century has con-
X corn sold in Chicago In May as low
|rsc and that was from the 2,ll2,Sa2 600
hi crop of 1850, which was the largest
\ grown TO that date. Iowa that year
n more corn than was grown In any six
lbs outside the six commercial states.
! SIX commercial States then grew ST.
Ia bushels more corn than they grow
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COFFEE.

New York. March 2.-Coree quiet; op-
lions opeled quiet and unchanged 10 .
points decline; ruled inactive and feature
less. small foreign buyers orders met ny
local sellers: closed dull at points net adj
vance. sales 500 bags, includingt March
~ GOni2. 6; December 1850. Spot coffee
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DRIED FRUITS.

rUTRON--lic per H. .5 no
~ sfin5,anorated Sc: Turkish layer l-e
EEtESi.,,'rARiN Es-E vaporated' &C.
pi-ACiiTS ENaroraied &C.
RS-Evaporated re-
fbI ~ Is Fancy sliced in toSes l,.aSs,
,boiee e'vyaporated 6E.q6ae; Fancy e'ai''
-ated 7Gll4
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II,y INTERIOR MOVEMENT
Total today ..........,... GDoe U'oss 22f.s'A
ON sHIPBoARD NOT CLEARED.

The total amount OF cotton on shipboaru
not cleared at Galveston today IL iC,3s3
bales, against 81 600 bales ut the same timo
last wear The divisions are as follows:
For Great Britain--Ss Capcnor 1856 bales.
SIS Rita ISIS. SIS wilma 3y7o, SIS hiose Castle
CSg7, Ss Legislator zoos. total 2o.6S6
For Prcmen--Sa Oberou lgiS bales.
For IIamburg-Ss conisolino 4so bales,
So North Sands 7sI. total llSt.
For Russin---Bk Storken 1856
For New YorlS-Mallory line zoos bales
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pnsr,s CHAMBERLAIN.

New York March THE Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says: The
stock markets were irregular and rather
dull Americans opened Hat, owing 10
zen to parity, then rallied and declined On
tho New York opening prices and innliy
rlc9ed trlne better. The Paris and Ber-
lin markets were dun and quiet
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Total receipts of cotton Mt Galveston to-
day were 3765 bales. divided as follows;
By Gulf. Colorado and Santa F'e railway
asa beles nv International and Great
Northern railway 80. by Missouri, Hsansas
nni Texas railway 1926, by barge Daisy ~.
by barge A. G.. H. 1860. by barge Nj. Gay
Roma 500 baies to New York per steamship
Comal 52yi bales.
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SUGAR.

>,n,. orleans. La. March 2.-Sugar
- "p.ttie strong 9an3 BIS: centrifugal
CIR inlet. granulated I 6.Stll-lb, white
5-ieGi IS; yclows ,-S4t IN ner se So,,is
,,,;;ne IN first hands; centrifugal YAH
New Ivih, Aiarcn sugar ia" seeauy'
Refined steady.
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NEW ORLEANS.

Nav orleans. La, March 2-Hog pro,
ducts quiet Pork-Old lO,Voi no new. Lara
sait shoaiiers 4 80. sides 500. Baeon-sides
O. Hams-Choice sugar cured sspsA..
Flour-sstcady: extra fancy alOda.Io' poe-
ssltee. Hny-Isaey; prime iialG, choice 1850
Tfls5O. Corn-Firm. No. sacked, white
and mixed IS: yellow SWd. Ohts-Quict.
cS9. gales none. dull, nominal. 7OH2.l6;
clean, sales 476; ordinary ta good 2aA.
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RAISlNS-CaliloT l.. L.. boxes N.i0l
81: crown l.. NJ. raisins 90 10 boxes 3ihc /:
crown L.. NJ. ~ ID boxes i!4a4iac.
Pku y ES-Crop 1896; California prunes,
s0-l0Os &c; s0-90s exc; G0-7Os 7c, 5Q-6us 7isc,
silver and ruby prunes Toe.
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TRADE NOTES

Ma, very hne cabbage from Corpus
b y aas Been received here recently.
|s,,r .hoiiingsworth Of Grapeland was
h,y ae visiting merchants in the city
Confidently expected that another
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WOOL,
t,o1rsTON HIDES AND WOOL.
liNfth ~, roretvers.

T1rIrOs Vnid DIV ttNtINtTbi
Dry nlnt' selecied'..''''''''''''''' ~
my snlt ............-'''.ss' ''''-s-'. pi@H
f,e,.r skins Observation-Disclosures Is
wet salted ,.......'',..;..; -, e,sY
" ool-ouotatiors strictly nominal
-.,',oivc months medium ........., bfzV
,rveiye months. hne ,........ u ~
81. rionths lGI2c less-
Tallow- g., e. a.,
Prime ''''''''''''''''''''' - ~.
Becswax- .,,tts,y.
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4 BUSINESS BAROMETER.
~, to the Condition of Trade
Generally.
r,vs TONE IN ALL STAPLE LINES.
70 Cause Uncasinc,s In the Gen
|hu. ,,.,,on- outlook for Higher
s'A Corn-Trade Notes
office of The Post,

Houston. Monday. March ?.
,,aned with a good volume OF
4 :, locally, and many of the whole
..s had a very active appearance.
4. ma banks observed the State holt
.,.,a was no other indication of
,,asnendence Day IN business cir
changes in prices were imipaterinl,
.,,o goods remaining at last weeks
|...,,s There is a firm tone in nearly
|s.,. and good demand reported.
r.s,shout the country the strong tend
l !, tina moment is TO enlarged and
andertakings involving heavy expend-
l. though the remote possibility of
Nth Spain may now have a slightly
L...;nq effect. outside of this there Is
/ W,Ia in our National affairs to cause
,,nsss Little is now heard regarding
{.,,look for a revival of tariff ag.ta-
and there is now no fear that new
/, hin. containing many unexpected
r. NAV be suddenly launched upon
r,rIous commercial Industries of the
|-,r The people TO n great extent
I. ,opped fretting and alarming them
I. about financial questions, which, af-
M saws Henry Clews, care not SO vital
!, control the disposition or the ability
S.h,cipg capital to keep at work turn
n, wealth. We keep our eyes so In
M bxed upon the irregular action Of a
n .t..ot auappIa1 machinery as tn lose
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Up and Sailed.
Ship British Isles. Calcutta, sid Jan. y
~. Il Iinnunu sld Der ~


Ship British Isles Calcutta, sid Jan. T.
SIS Ethiopia, Glasgow. sid Dec. Fl.
Tx Littoc Seville, De,. "a.
Bk Blenda, Grcenock. sid Jan. =
s;s Helen, Andressen, aid Feb. 10.
Ss Maristow. Vera Cruz. sld Feb. IL
s;a Oberon. Havre. sid DEC. ~
So Rosemath. Limerick; cid Jan. T.
ss Hendi Constnntinople. aid Jan. &
SIS Coniscliffc Gibraltar aid Jan, 81.
SIS Ilopetoun. Madeira. sid Feb, rs.
Ss Sapphire. st. Vincent. sid Feb. ~.
SIS Graoia, Liverpool. cid Feb. IL.
So Marian, penarth, sld Feb. IA.
IS Fulwell, Newport New. sid FEB. 8.
So Cambria, Hamburg. sid Jan, 81. a.
SIS Ethelrda, Avonmouth. Sid Jan. 70.
Ss leni, Cardiff. cid Jan. 20.
SIS Millhcld. fpsevich, pld Jan. :.
50 Whitby, Londonderry. SID Fob. =.
Sch charmer, Baltimore, sid Jan. 81
Sch II. j. Barr, Baltimore. sid Jan 70.
ga LampaAas. Now York, sid Feb. 70.
IS knowlton. N. y, sid Feb. 20
AI.C. "
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MAXINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port OF Galveston, March :.

Arrived
SIS Gyller. Rasmussen. rrogrosso.
So Falka. TonquiM, Barhadocs,
Sch Robert j, Barr. Graham, Baltimore.
Sailed.
Sch H. w. Morse. Nowbury. Pensacola,
Sch Isaiah Hurt. Williams, Fernandlna.
NesselB In Port.
TO j. Moller & Co.'s Falka, Storken,
Sc Rita tsp), So wilma, So Kybcr.
10 Fowler 81 McNtie--lirig Sibcy. tAm,
so Capenor, SIS rormOrc. So lyndhurst
To VIM, pArr Il Co.--is Legislator.
10 Ripley Il Hoenthal-Ss North Sanda.
To j. n. Sawyer n Co.'s Lcona.
10 Texas star Mlls.-Sa Gyllcr.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. March 2...Butter firm; dairy
fresh 0lsgio.
ST. Louis, Mo-. March 2.--Butter In fair
demand steady; creamery l1q2; DAIRY
i36tlS. Eggs strong; fresh Q.
Kansas City. No.. March 2--Butter-
creamery steady at l64lS; dairy lSulo.
Eggs steadier, s.
New York. March Eggs = Receipts
somewhat lighter. but scarcely any o.
mand; prices somewhat unsettled; West
ern, best collections, quoted ut u; south-
ern ioH.
A handsome complexion Is one q the
greatest charms a woman can
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LIVESTOCK.
HOUSTON
First.class only. s. lbs and over.

TIUEs~SJIIctIN cOrnfeN .....,.,.... 5Ta
Mastfed, must be good .....,... 2hT %
Good calves, yearlings, heifers and corn
fed hogs arc wanted Hogs over 2o0
pounds are hard to sell.
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