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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Liverpool Spots and Futures Arc
Lower.
THE AMERICAN MARKETS WERE DULL
Only . Very slight Change In Quotations.
Worlds Visible supply Increased.
spots Quot.
E AMERICAN MARKETS WERE DULL.
ofnce of Tho Post,

1lyerro,, ,u,,,r,s ,i,,.,o, ,sss,. ga ,.,...u
49,, ,o, ~ WV ""e''
anu Spots werc l-3zd on Ihe poor dc.
mand In the foreign market and the weak
ness shown during TN, mas, fow d,vs In -
-, D,,.'.',..',.' ' 80 '"
occ" uiSeo"r"B'nE 10 the advocates oil
higher prices, yet there has been only n
slight decline In tho American markets.
me 'o'a' loss .ooay was only point or
so az Ne" aorh anu new orleans wh'ie
'"e cau'hs SPOT "'a'he's maze no ehaise
"na'eVer everything seems extremely
u"'i' however anu !, ~ mootcd question
no" 'ohS 'ne present ATTITUDE OF the mar
Nc' can DC w''hstoou without sharp
ueciihe.
Tho worlds visible supply Increased isos
hnles during tho mast week nr,inst a
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ARRIVALS AT LONDON.

London. April 1.-THE wool arrivals are;
New south Wales $685.; Queensland ~
oe3. Victoria 1885: Tasmania 100: South
A1,strsia a66i9; West Australia $685. New
ZeaIsnd 1887 Cape Of Good Hop. ana n.
Satal N.i79. making a total Of gO.u4
bales Including 5000 sent direct to York
shire and the continent
The imports for the week aggregate ~
ots inol,lding New South Wales G,s9
Victoria 4s7G; South Australia ssos; W iand
gu. Gaze OF Good Hope and Natal 1888
Gh;na IS; Singapore l2s; Ccylon 10; Spain
NJ. rance IA. Italy 10; Belgium 20.
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-, CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged As follows:


Chicago. Api1i H. istorv repeated it
self In the wheat pit TO-DAY. n huilish gov
eminent report was issued yesterday even
ing, ana the prices FOR May broke &C per
bushcl from the point touched at the
opening ana closed with an ct loss for the
day of l}sc. Corn and oats suffered from
me weakness of wheat aud the favorable
growing weather Provisions steady Tor
lard and ritS and strong Tor pork
heat Opened strong AT from CO.. to
6bH iur MAY. but the miscellaneous buy
ing hiCh VAS the CONSPICUOUS feature OF
the first trading WAS met by heavy selling
BY nearly all the big hears on the iioor.
In an hour from the start decline OF tJsi
had occurred The Liverpool market was
quoted lyd higher on account of oar gov
e!nuent crop report. Berlin was up from
IA to ~ marks, probably on the same ac-
count The week shipments from Ar
gcntna Were $4,000 bushels. compared
with 2,.2o'Vv bushels on HE same week Of
the wear before The clelranccs from
both COASTS Of this country for the week
were l.,HpJ1 bushels against 1888 0un
bushels the week before and 2.eai,ooo
bushels on the same week Of the year
before. The bun crowd lost heart whe
they saw how easy tho bears found 1t TO
put the price down Ia the previous days
closing price. and about an hour from
the close thev began gradually to get rid
Of their long wheat. Twenty minutes from
the close Nav wheat was sellinr AT 6iAt. or
&c below the price brought AT the opening.
and later trading was at the lowest point
of the range.
The onening strength of the wheat mar
ket nc!d corn FOR q time TO the level
Of the price it closed at Yesterday The
fine weather and the break in tho price OF
wheat had the natural effect of such IL
bcarish combination. The resulting de-
cline IN corn was measured by S-l6c per
bushol
Another active session WAS PASSED In
the oats market. and the volume of husi-
ness was even heavier than Yesterday.
Provisions were firm. the shorts in pork
heing the principal sus'ainers In prices.
Pork closed with rHin of TIC per
barrel; lard aud r'',s dun
Estimated rece'pts for Monday: Wheat
y cars; corn, 1890 oats, l3j, hogs. q. 900
head
cash quotations were as follows:
Fluur-Nominal.
-Whcat-No. 2 spring, 67 49, No. red.
81 5-Sa6SiS
oats-No. .. 10 IS. No. . white loGl9 s-s
No. white. lah.
Rye-No. .. "a
Barley Nominal.
Flax Seed -90i5
Timothy Sned-Prime. 3 a55i3 IN.
Mess Pork Per barrel S.55dS60.
Lard-Per 100 pounds. 5.o22.
Short Ribs Sides uoosel. 4 51Gfi 81.
DRY Saltei Shoulders Gioxed)--Nom inal
81 art Clear Sid"s (Boxed)--N Nominal.
Whiskey-. Distilers' finished goods. per
gallon. l.2e.
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NEW YORK.

New York April l1,--Wheat-Rcceipis
46o0. exports, $500: No. hard, 'SplsA.
options opened steady. but on appearance
OF LONG wheat suffered "A bad break. the
weakness being aided nv nr"dictlons OF
rain in the wheat belt. absence OF outside
support aud small weekly exports, CLOSED
3. below the curb price. but i2Uat above
the regular close Of last night. April.
14i.: May. 73i4
llides-Dul: Galveston i Bnenos Ayres
drv 10 Texas dry &C. California A.
Jeatner-Steady; hemlock sole Buenos
Ayres. light to heavyweight, 1920; acid,
l7Ue3.
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1896. ( 1895.


a good supply OF Strawberries
|e' To-Day. but prices Were not
sales ranged from s1,95Ia.25.
heins S.75 The berries were
condition AS rulo, ana hcltcr
justified. The decline was due
receipts during the past few
Pc last year stra whorriea were
custom at 81 00m5.00 per crate.
had been very back ward. and
ere small This year the son
early, and the CROP Is now IN
'l'lon. South TEXAS towrs are
early all the Northern mar
growers around Alvin alone
'ooo crates during the past
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unchanged; oil dull: primo crude oil.
In bulk. TX: prime summer yellow, in bar.
rels "a. meal 100; cake 100 per short ton,
New York. April 1i.-Cotton seed prod
demand for meal and cakc; prime crude
oil. in bulk, sli.ae2; prime summer yellow
In barrels 25'sG3os; prime cotton seed
meal s2l.0o per ton.
New York, April il--Cotton seed oil
quiet: prime crude 21isT22: butter grades
TM2s prime summer yellow 2sM
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EXPORTS FOR THE WEEK.

New York. April 1.-The exports for the
week amounted to sl,6l4,SS in gold and
81 0i0. $50 In silver. The imports We're:
Gold. 1916 10; silver. SIZES; dry goods.
s.. 2S5. 2s3; general merchandise. tss30472.
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TRADE NOTES.

LIVERPOOL cotton futures and spots were
lower; practically no change In the Ameri-
can markets..
The money markets show considerable
relaxation.
Western packing for the past week was
255, 900 hogs.
Whoa, closed at loss on bulllsh gov
eminent report.
Inc total dealings were the smallest re-
corded In years. the local market being
trs'aincd by purchases OF corn shorts.
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lower: patents 555ua.5u. extra fancy 335u
3i5. fancy a.aol3.oo; choice 2.5jn2, 81. WHEAT
active. closing j-Snl ~ b 'low yesterday.
No rcd cash ~ elevator. Iusi track,
No : hard 60. May 5ea. July 81. Corn
No mixed cash u 5-Su2dH4 May IN.
oats Weak and lower, spot dun. May
Is 5-s. July ~. Rye 3, east side. Barley
nominal. Corlmral l.40Hi+5; bran duli,
but higher. sacked offered cast track at
~ and unsold Sales on rear bulk east
track at A. Flax seed quotabe at SJc.
Timothy seed 2.olu3.g5. Hay strong Tor
Choice grades. bat none to be had. Prairie
G.5o31So0 Timothy &1.p0nl2 10. Whisky
10 Ctoton ties and bagging unchanged.
Pork lower. standard mess jobbing new
So. old S26 Lar, steady. choice '.s5a
4a1 Bacon. boxed shoulders i5p. longs
and ribs i7,. shorts iS1i2.
Receipts-f'lour 200, wheat lolooo; corn
Shipmcnis Flour 500: wheat 5000; corn
i36. 900, oats 3l000.
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RITTER AND EGGS.

ST. Louis. April ,1o.-Bntter dull and
unchanged. Eggs firm, fresh &c. o,..r-
Ch ,osiss' dairy JONI. Eggs firm, 0aioH.
cry iDs civ. April lo.-Butter. creamery
wnak i lower. l5,19is,1 dairy ll@l'-
Epes very firm. strictly fresh Me-
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KANSAS CITY

Kansas city. April ll.-Wheat about /
cent lower. No hard nominally G2P63;
No. isa5i: rejected s5giO; No, 2 red
"a lower. No. mixed 2lH2Sl.. GOATS,
No. mixed IS; No. white nominally Il,
RYE. No 1874. Hay hrm Timothy.
choioo ii 0OQti,j0: other grades i,51u 1850;
prairie choice $50.
Heceip,s-Wheat 1900; corn 1900. oats
300 s-,o
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT

New York, April Il. The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes;
Reserve Increase, S92b275 loans, IN
crease 1897 500 specie, decrease SAG D0.
legal tenders. increase. $1,000 500. deposits,
increase. Sl.355.71' circulation, increase,
$50 500.
The banks now hold sl7.a3l 80 in excess
Of the requirements of the - per cent
rule.
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GRAIN AND Hay.

Car load lots. job cars. from mill; deal,
ers charge from store 54loc more per 10y
lbs on bran. ease per hushei on oats ana
corn ,,.a,.
OATS OARS, aSassc; No. 2 white. soasic; COM
MI, W"ii'iOPpED CoRN-G5c per 100 lbs.
HAyIAlfaifa. 81: ,uoTli.ol per ton; mil
,.t q 5o1tl25D: timothy 81; SoglS o.: Nor ~,
Re vas prairie $500; South IeNaS 'o'oVu""'
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COMMERCIAL BRIEFS.

New York-ciear'ngs s92. 1872 1850; balances
81. GG2. 1886.
New York--Total sales stocks today
35.7s9 shares. including: American Sugar
500. Northern Pacific 1900.
New Govcrirr1ent bonds and rail-
road bonds firm; State bonds dun.
Cincinnati. Ohio-Whisky quiet; sales
535 barrels at LIZ,
none
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Good hccvcs Tat COWS and hcifrrs IN &c
mand. market bare and promising calves
and yearliugs quiet. hogs and sheep dnil.
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HIDES AND WOOL.
UOIfsTON MARKET.

M. ain, selects Gl4p7
nry salt Neutrality-suspicious.. u 81
Wet sailed '''.'''.'..-.''''..'''', sa
Deer SKINS ,...,..s.t.s. .fs.s..s'Ff.-sio
Woo,--Quotations strictly nominal
Twelve months. medium.........--. II2I
Twelve months. ne.,,...........-
Six months lu2c less. -,
Tallow- Prime ......'-.,.....,.,.....z ~
Beeswax-Good run ....-...,.......2o al
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PAINTS AND OILS.

oIIIlnseed In bbls, raw &c; bolIeh
SCI petroleum iSS d ,as, IN ,b be sss ~ t,s a.
cases s,i,.aosol,ne' in cases $50, In barrels
iss, Essp pSio oil, in barrels isc in cases
% n. castor oil. medical pure 800 tnrpen'
tine Mei,, ~ ~" IEAD-sirictly pure 6a6Nc.
WiNpoW GLAss-In boxes, 60 and 20
"a "a Nor cent discount new list.
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TRADE NOTES

TRADE NOTES.
market Is quiet. with only a
mand reported.
~ cabbage ls in ample supply
Ire eas5.
potatoes bring very high
are comparatively scarce.
a better demand for poultry
P'u mems are still weak. Young
P wanted.
h, Tor sugar continues strong.
plng trade is buying freely.
anticipates still further al
me reduced rice supply, the
Tvs very little Improvement.
y nigh grades FIRE firm, but
ordinary are ensy.
mat there Is still twelve
lrly OF canned corn in the large
ness 1t goes into consumption
man at present.
owe growers say that a big
sprung up this season in the
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LIQUORS.

MISUNDERSTANDING, quarts SO. 20 per Dbl;
pins mo per n ss' 4, g. 3 pl hGaeP Pale
quarts a. 90. pints 50 50; Weiss beer 81 Is
quarts .sse Two dozen in case.
psi IGH PER s,,, ss,l9n: foods ~,
,na basis SEE: straight Bourbon
n,sh we we according to age and quality.
Y, qte, - ~. blended 81. 75g3.aj.
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WIRE AND NAILS.


lots.
BARBED WIRE - Glidden, galvanized
S2.bO per 100 lbs; painted wire 1855; Wau-
keEan loc higher than Glddcn.
WIRE NA1LS-Rate $S05 per key: ad-
sNdancss. 10 TO 60 penny Zoe; and penny
penny N.20 penny Neo
w NAlLS-Rate t2.75 per kcg; same
advances as ON wire nails.
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I.ONDON CONSOI.S

London. April ll.--Consols for money and
the account nos, bar silver 3lMd PER
of discount in the open market for shot
and three months bills l4T9-l6 per cent
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings Of q Day With Wall Street
Operators
TOTAL DEALINGS WERE VERY SMALL
Local Markets Sustained by Purchase tn
Cover shorss-Railwsy List Made
Fractional Oains.

,rs,.-
~, ~ 'p :,
NO. .oeNs VI" nv, va" ,o' e,esa ,vna", .,.
"e 'o'ai "'"'nss "eie ''' s'''""eS' 'h"'
nave been recorded IN many years past,
footing up about 5000 shares London
prices were slightly lower. but the loca,
market was sustained ny purchases 10
cover shorts The publication of the
so'e''',"e'' e'op .epoi' w '~,'
any inluencc upon prices sthonEh inc
condition of the winter wheat. III. is
','e lowest iof ."oiNe 'oa' WIN SIN
Gle exception The railway Hst mace gen
oral fractional gains. Sugar absorbed IN
an important fraction Tobacco was prar-
ucally neglected. but moved upward N
- o' No
almost stasnant' but frm IN tone at gen
eral slight improvements.
49,,
diili ard entirely professional, IN iaot
traders market, pure and simple. The
course Of ny,ces rcnsrnllv spcaistnr was
V'tS' VI ~ ,e'-' sN"ei"'''
irregular win a sdSGihs tehoeHeN' nha'!y
recor ling concessions in most Instances
-
sufferers
Tho weakness in exchange IL partly duo
isn,s a, t,,"nan,o,, a., ani. -, ". a,,ara
.,,,., ,,,,,,,, ~, ,,,,,,,, ~. ax,,,a,,.,.,
s'.' "'''''i''. he "''''..'" ,o' .S''"'s'
mas been very ight onsett!ng the coz
tinucd dearth Of commercial bills II
Is understood that any shipments that
may DE made III the immediate future
VIII be for Russian account and would he
practicable ON u special iuduccment.
Tho Important changes In values wero
noted IN the specialties. with sugar, To-
baceo and Manhttian most prominent,
ihe lrst named was advanced by pool
nhN ing ana ny report,a iaVornaie trmte
cghittlths, ihciuu,llS advances ~ We y I'VE
OF me prouuct, uut shafp recess'ons oo
ccuIteu az litt''' ntts. upn,..S .1u
,in,i ici "'i,i'a , .iv., nN IL , H.
..lss'e diiu M.is ',,nu ~, u, - w
,rIavs oh leNi.au .u,'ois y. ,,S W
,.,,, '. ~ ,,' la ~, e,n,,ntto's az
80, -, ~ -. VI No. a,.nrt,,aiiS. 1900
90 .nr "a 10 maj nrIr. ="
Week ago The closing transactions show
" ,,nt -. ~ Z nc, cont Manhatten lnft
on ~" Nth ~ ,,st pain NJ rs mer cent The
annual report OF the Burlington was
INF, rnhla Int its publirati0n appcarcd
10 have be,n discounted Sales I,6 100
shares.
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rALLs COUNT yAiH.

Marlin. Texas. April A-Ins 1890.
=, .hs f.,r sssocistiss - this n'ormns
OF ,. Tue s,so,sa . NV n \ directors, - FOL
l Curtin y s Il ,,g 'f e oc.d
was decided 70 have ? - -
Der. .,easohoue company
has i, 2 Greg - n MI system Of local
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SUGAR.

Now Orleans, La. April n,Lsnssa ar,
hands. z 1873 rs. centrifugal strong.
tending upward; white i;2l a. III; y ia-
low. i-aa4 l-2; seconds, y s,igs ~, S Ms,
hands Centrifugal. Jai5; others I'M
changed.
New York, April iO.--Sugar- Raw strong;
fair renning. 3 81; centrifugal, % test.
loaf and crushed. q; powdered 6-s; gran
ulated, s So
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VIEWS Or 1vuEAr

extreme views on wheat nre
presented by Armour and Gu
former believes that the price
I, mo latter that the price Will
,hc 9ps again. There is moth
pa the wheat situation" said
ny last Thursday. There Is
FhrnhStreers total than there
p. every one knows that the
hioh Is weak. The mlllers all
'no flour position Is bad. The
\ getting more wheat than II
\, ana has probably left more
up III than 1t ever had in any
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p,r1I.DING MATERIAL.

CEMENT pGrtlana ef psr Sb Ps ss GS
H ;,'' ';Vs nreclay S.25g3 40; plaster paris
~ "a. fire brick. ST. Louis. per NJ 5000;
Srain naying tile. per foot 7al5c. to 9
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Receipts mt Texas
scahoard ........ $1,000 1,5S3 6oi 96S.S?2
shipped inland to
Mexico ~ points
Shiprcd hy rail-
via ST Louis
and Cairo..-.... go 7a2 AL 100 a9h,7b3
Receipts AT New
Orleans teSclu-
sivc of calves
ton cotton)..+... hio,3so ?6S, ios b67.i6s
Receipts AT points
OF crossing on
Mississipn river
north of st
Louis hound
eastward etc. 4b.34t Abs9s $3.50
-------
c,"sa ~ Na,rh
~ W $40 ~, . Oso t66 l SsA 0,2
nni,y.r,os
M,rrb n ~, 1sG7as 7eOOS
''''N'' - - -.
ro,., r,oyo. c,.on -, a MI pbS .o5a. OSo
n'',. a., 49,, al, March undsr
'e'r'hSv ~ N''9' VI ''''' AZ; On
pncre.sn 10 close Of March under
''.Crra',u 20, ~ ,os, VI '"'N" 137. ST
Thia Last Year
r.,,, n,, a, March 70 a,s iGG aso 81 aio
noa,a,,sn mrJar last
year ,.car '''''
i'nU,rhs' "''''' 1I7gt
peiorc "N' '''''''t-'' ''''' '''
t,ousto, cxnocts 500 10 GOO bales Mon
day. against 2l7o on the s"n a1eo nay ias,
year; New orleans 800 to zoo" against
S'53.
~ ,,.,
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ST IOIfIS

81, Louis. Mo. April ll.--Ca,,le-Re-
ceipts 6oo shipments 900; market slow OH
very small supply, but prices about steady
export steers quotnble al i.20Ti 70; fair 10
good shipping S.6OGi Is; dressed beef and
butchers steers !. 25Gti 10; light steers, IN
dor l00o pounds. . Sjd3. so stockers and
feeders . 5oa37O; cows and heifcrs 2.OON
; 30. bulls chiefly . 25fi2 d5. Gamers 25Gr
225: calves mainly 4 5om5 %. Texas steers
2 S0u3 So, mostly p1u3 GO: cows and
hcifers 2.000s ~. Hogs Receipts 200.
shipments 600. Market steady to jc high
or. heavics 3 60ii3 so. mixed 3 5ofS.75 nights
2 $685. Shoop-Receipts 700. shipments
POO market quiet natives 3, 25Is s5. West
3 60. spring lambs old75o
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up and Sailed.

Ship British Isles. Calcutta, sid Jan.
Sch Warren Adams, New YORK. SD
April ]. A.. .,
S. Avona, Rio Janeiro. sid Mch ~
SIS Bernard Hall. Colon. sid April
IS Nueces New York. sailed Aprn H.
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Santos. April lo.-Quiet Good lsvsrsSe,
l5. 200 rels per 10 kilos; receipts. 1000; stock.
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Difference ..... ...'' E,oop'ovi
HAVRE MARKET.
COFFEE.

New York, April y-Conee-options
opened Irregular at 70 points hiEher to ~
European buying and local eoye e ssn; fol.
closed steady, unchanged prices TO . net
sdyansss Of y RS1nts s may nS sSis:
No Z. 10 "a bid, mild and quiet; cordevA.
10 3-sql7.
yesterday. 6i2i: New York stock today,
26e,3il; United States stock. 20. ss?; eaoee
for the United States. 400: total visible
Tor the United States. lS.38. sgsinst Sss.-
5H last year.
Hamburg, April 10.-Quist; ssles: 1000.
Rio, April io:-Form: S9 !; ~ 5000 rss
5000: cleared for the UMted States. 100;
for Europe. 1000; stock. 5000
santos, April lo.--ouiet. Good sversse.
1920 rolls per 10 kilos; recsipts' aoo' stoex
l39, 900.
cOrrOX-sHED PRODUCTS.
New orleans. April ii.-The eas4st ass
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Eastern States for California olives, and
practically the whole product of the State
IL alIeady sold.
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WEEKLY INTERIOR sTATEMENT.
Vessels in Porr

To J. Moiier & Co,-sch Harry knowl-
ton. SIS Bonita. SIS Pauiina.
To Fowler a. Mcyitielcity OF Giouces'
ter. Saturnina. So Cambria.
70 j. n sawyer 4 Co.'s Leona.
To Ripley a. Hohnthai--Ss Millheld'
To w w Wilson-Ss Treasury.
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CUSTOM DAILY POST SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL H. 1896

inches inclusive; felt roofing per square
S.75U2,50 Acme and Royal cement PLASTER
per ton sli0o. plastering hair, goat Der
Id &c; laths. per NJ s200
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Kansas City, Aprll il.-Cnttlc Receipts
800 shipments 1000: market nominaiy
steady. pract lcally no market and no quo
tations given. Hogs Receipts 1900. ship
ments 200; market steady. hulk of salcs
g. 45u3.6 heayics 3.40d3 40. pnckers and
mixed 3. sou 3 .Gh. lights 35ou3. TO- workers
Z I0a3 10: pigs 2.b0n3 Is. Shocp--lieccipts
1900. shipments 1900. Market steady.
lambs Z. 25Ui.25.
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THOUSANDS q Co. q sn1sS msn1's ! Is
::;i: I Ss;.l =: 4 =. Ag S::ss. c.
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COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET.
Tho following are tho closing quotations
for cotton on the spot today at the lead
ing markets together with closing OF mid
ding Ycsterdny WITH todny'a sales:
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Week Week


ZINC HOUSE OUTPUT.
Hnati Price Current OF April 8
Fn killing the past week rep
p hogs, compared with 10000
pg week. and 1850 for tho
IL time last %ear. From March
+ 100000 against ! is0. 90, last
|inent places compare as fol-
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NEW YORK FUTURES
Opened quiet and steady. closed dull;
sales ~ 900
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

Port of Galveston. April II.
Arrived.
So Treasury, Roberts, Antwerp.
SIS Paulina. Gamodro. Ilumaeya.
SIS Leona, Wilder, New York.
Cleared.
So Comal, Evans. New York. ''
Sailed.
SIS Comal Evans, New York.
SIS Guyller Rasmussen. Sabine.
Sch George Tauanc. Jones. Pensacola
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.
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NEW ORLEANS.

Choice cattle and calves in demand, mar
ket supplied with sheep and hogs
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FORT WORTH.

FORT WORTH.
Corrected dairy FOR The Post by the For
Worth Stockyards company
Receipts Shipments.
The Delta independent., 1896-06-17
SALT LAKES nlDsUAMED cARNl.
VAk.

An opportunity i now given to view
the grand scenery Of the Rocky Mount
aims, the fertile fields Of Utah and her
treasure ribbed mountains and at the
same time attend tho grand Midsummer
Carnival Salt Lake City will give on the
ID, Sd and 4th Of July, in celebration Of
the States admission into the Union.
Az that time Utah will be at her best.
Entertainnont will be provided for all.
Excursions to the Great Salt Lake, to
Garfield and to Ssltair, four grand par
ados, elaborate balls. mammoth concert
given by tho Tabernacle Choir, band
contest, the celebration to wind up with
the grandest Independence Day parade
and display Of fireworks ever seen in the
West.
Tickets on sale, via Grand Junction
and the Rio Grande Western Railway,
on June 20, q, %, 90, and July LIST. The
fare from Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo will be 80; from oil other points,
ono single fare for the round trip.
For further particulars apply to local
agent D. & r. g., or Colorado Midland
Railways, or F. A. Wadleigh, G. p. 4 T.
A., R. G. W. Ry., Salt Lake City.