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TRY 1T AGAIN
Various Changes Arc nade but No Resul
Reached

Various Changes Arc Hade but No Result
Reached
The second ballot was begun with a
sensation for Alabama shifting her %
votes from Eland to Bryan. Bryan
gained three in the California delegation
on poll. Colorado's vote for Teller was
again hissed and cheered Vice-presi-
dent Stevenson secured one Of Blands
votes from Florida's three. The Maine
men asked the call of the state roll, but
the chairman refused One of the Mas
sachusetts men who refrained from vot-
ing on the first call came in for small
hiss. Under the unit rule Michigan's
2S votes went for Bryan. Bland gained
one in Montana. two in New Jersey. The
delegates who had abstained on the first
ballot came to Pattison. GilenoA= fol-.
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lowed the call Of New York. South
Carolina gave up her senator and
brought her votes into Bryan's column
amid much enthusiasm, Tillman charac-
terizing Bryan as the "emancipator Of
the white slaves" Virginia abandoned
Blackburn to turn her "a votes to Bland.
Wyoming changed her votes from
Blackburn to Bryan. Mclean lost four
in the District Of Columbia and Bryan
captured three of them. The name Of
Minnesota on the second call brought
a stentorian shout from Daniel, Mime
sofa on this and every other ballot was
present and not voting"
The chairman Of the California dele
CATION announced that under instruc-
tions he desired to announce change
in the vote Of California-14 votes were
for Bryan, a change Of 10, the losers be-
ing Blackburn and Matthews.
The result was announced as follows:
| THE SECOND BALLOT.
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to nominate within the meaning Of the
rules were two-thirds of the votes cast
according to precedent.
The clerk consumed several minutes
computing results of the first ballot, dur
ing which the crowd buzzed excitedly.
Senator Whites voice was failing and
Richardson of Tennessee again took the
gavel. The result was announced by the
reading clerk as follows:
THE FIRST BALLOT
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Delegate Miller of Oregon added to the
list Of nominations the name Of Sylves-
tor Pennoyer Of Oregon. The names Of
Bland, Bryan. Boies. Blackburn. Mat
thews. Mclean, Pattison and Pennoysr
were before the convention.
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Fifty Thousand People

make quite an army n as.
In line OF battle. That many
counting fair average Of
5 TO each paper, will read the Ten
copies Of The Herald
ID will be printed next Sunday.
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lucky and Blackburn. Missouri and
Bland. Ohio with Mclean. Indiana with
Matthews, and Iowa with Boies, followed
in rapid succession.
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The request Of the chairman that par
tisans refrain from cheering during the
announcement was complied with and
there was no demonstration at the close.
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\ fair supply Of cattle. calves and sheep
on sale: lem;tud light.
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TRApE MOVIES.

Eggs were In small supply today and
prices showed more iirmness.
California naval oragncs arc clos Nv
cleaned up and seedlings are also becom-
Ing scarce.
A few crates of plums were received
today but were in light demand at ~
cents.
Strawberries were not Mt all plentiful
this morning, but prices only ranged from
sl.2oall.55.
California cherries are arriving slowly
and sell for 50 per box. The cherry crop
in that State viii be light this year
The Arkansas crop of Strawberries is
about nj an end. Shipments from Missouri
aud Mississippi are. now reaching the
Northern markets,
There is said to he no Kettle molasscs
at New orleans. the small supply being
composed OF black stun. Tho entire shed
stock is given at less than 400 barrels.
Although II Is an assured fact that trosts
in California did an immcnse amount of
damage to the fruit crop. this fact has
SO far caused no material appreciation N
the value OF canned and dried fruits
Flour is now reported IN ample supply
in all the world markets and hard to
sell at quotations. The stock OF both
wheel and flour in the West l. larger
than two Years ngo, and only fracuonaiy
|, IS than A year ago.
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COFFEE.

Now York May .-rofree-options
opened steady prices unclaimed to
points lower ruled quaei but generally
nrmar on scarcity Of selling; trade ioeal
closed nfrn at unehanged prices 70 - nSin,s
MAY l3njmlsls; September. la.b9nll.55.
Spot coffee Rio steady. No !. a. Mild.
quiet; cordoYa. ~ 3-ials sales, stl
bags Mararaibo, 100 tags savnnilin ""
bags central American. 1000 bags Bucnfa-
cana p. t.. Warehouse deliveries ,.. Won vn.n
stock today. isg, sgs, United States stock,
2ll 81; ai,oat for the United States lso, gg
total visible for the United states. d'a,S' I,
against b22. $50 last year,
Santos. May li.--Dnl. good average
Santos. il. 100 reis per 100 kilos.
Hamburg, May il.--Qnie' ana nnchanged
TO ~ pig. decline, sales, 400 bags
no, Mas, il.-puli; No. ne @ il a,0o res
ceip,s, 600 bags: stock. 1904.
New Orleans. May ii;-co PIE. RIO dull
ordinary 10 low. far. Is 3,inll -.
Havre, May li.--coffes closed quiet, m
changed TO i-2f decline; sales. 1000 bags.
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OFFER a most inviting opportunity for the
speculative public TO make money An
experience OF twenty-five years i'll nanlling
hogs, buying and shipping. teaches M
that farmers and feeders can always be
relied upon to dump their fat hogs over
board whenever prices become nS abnorm.
ally low as they are now. For twenty
eight years the Chicago hoard of trade
records show that pork has never sold be-
low $50 in May. which was equivalcnt
to $40 for tho July option. 1t Is now
nearly 81 lower than that price. Pork has
never yet failed to make an advance OF
81 or s. per barrel, following each pcrioi-
ical extreme low price, inside OF q few
months"
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BUSINESS BAROMETER
~, to the Condition of Trade
Generally.
,o,nE IS NOT so ACTIVE.
lac. Holding Up Very Wen.
atiy v.. NJ Country Hides.
Trade Notes
TRADE IS NOT 50 AC1l

,,o,,ston, Monday. May H.

houston, MONDAY No. :.
80. wholesale grocery trace mas
'us'o 70, suo,erately active during tue
oas ~ So orders from country
W.. .,n 10 the average at TINS sea-
~ ~. trade is decidedly dun. Ihe
oAs s W. stores do not seem to be
" a. heretofore, and 1t is Judged
sa,s ,h.t the large establishments
W.. The bulk Of this business.
,.s.,.rs are also gradually cutting on
a., accounts with the small deni-
y. nj. accounts for part of the de-
I, q IN city trade. ,,,n. -.
:. an all staple groceries show no {,
~ M, NJ week. although some weak
g ~. noted Despite the recent
of s,,gar values. the demand
aSssea h,s been light. aud the cuun-
lei, n,s N have at icdst fair supplies
sei''' wfsch they nre drawing upon
laaa ,"rrant needs, There seems 10
~ t,.s in the country that prices
~ ,aw and there is uoi much anXiety
" s,npl,es for future delivery. l ne
~, ,raa. however, believes mat the
a.. is merely tenpontrN, ana mat
niu soon be return 10 the prices
toasly ruling. ,, =,
~ strictly desirable grades are re-
Y. IN rrhi supply a. importing mar
revival of general interest in
4 Il anticipated when fresh arrivals
tn hand. and brokers VIII he able to
=. Str, tive SAMPLES tor the inSpec-
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GRATED, 7I7'lc; aprico,s, evapoutod. Toe.
eltfoh, He per 10; currants fancy cleaned
&C. hss, ,Napomtcd, Sc: Turkish layer
l2c; ncctarincs. evoporated Sc; peaches
oVapof"ted. Vac; rtors. cNoporated Slsc;
piums, pitcd, Sc
RAislNs~ California l.. l.. boxes, i25s
.;'v crown NJ. NJ. ruisins, 30 10 boxes
S'gc; crown l.. NJ, 81 ID boxes. &,.6iiiSc
ri NES-Crop 1886 California prunrs
:s'-ies, 5iaci sO-9os, eisc; io-S0s, &c; 60-7os,
,iaci oo-los. Sc; silver pruncs, 7isc, ruby
prunes. iiac.
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81 Louis. May H. -Four UNCHANGED.
Wseaj Market declnius. cl9sing under
1T. adv. No. ? red cash ~ bid elevator d9iz
47e Track May SIS .Ioiy 6o,sg0c.4 August
Gis curn--lliehcr. closing hrin. spot
dul No. > mixc~i cash u. May 2gls. July
IA; September 2se. ,oats stronger but
quiet SPOT aul. No. ! ca ny hid, May
IN, .Iuly H., Rye Dun, q east track.
Barley nominal Corn meal l'aNtl 10
Bran stronger IS bid east track Fink
seed quiet ~ Timothy ecsd soa2.oo
Hay quiet weak and Lower ihnn last
wcelt Whisky % Cotton tle, ami bag
ging unchanged pork lower; standard
mess johhirF e7's. Lard steady prime
81, choice +.42'a Bacon, baked shoulders
and longs ill ribs and snorf- s7is Dry
salt meat4 boNed shoulders b. longs
ls;4. ribs ann aborta 4.aSs. Receipts
Flour 5000. wh.at 9i0pA com iH.rp oats
81 .nDp shipments Flour syp, wheat b.vOi.
corn 10 0lp. oats l0.MO
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EVENING POST cARI.EGRAM.


New York, May lt.-Mouoy on call firm-
or mt q "a per cent: last loan 2,s. closed
3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper ipnia
nor cont Sterling exchange steady WIN
Tor demand and 1s.afi.ss for sixty lnys-
Posted rates 1 sStsp4, 50 and sslg1I aQ.
CONNER inl bills 4T silver ceriificafcs
CT s->t.lSli Bhr silver 81 rs Mexican dol
lars 81 3-S.
COY rumeni nrd railroad bonds weak
Siatn bonds quiet
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pAlNrs AND OILS

.olls-l.iusced in bhls, raw. acc; boiled.
i5c; petroleum, 10 test, in bb,s lic, in
stove gasoline. in cases. $40; in bhls. i5c
Eurlon oil. IN hbis. lg- In cases. s. 49, cas-
Tor oil medicul pure 9jc; turpentiue. in
WHITE I.EAD--Strtctly pure. fGGi4c
WINDOW GLASS-in boxes co and 20
TO 20 per cent discount. new list.
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.


These quotations are revised daily and
their correctness can be-, rciiea upon
Prices ar those ruling ia the HoGslon
wholesale market:
ANLL GR4AsE- Diamond. sa7a per
gross Frazier, IN tin iuNfS, 500 per
gross: Golden. 5jljse per doaen boxes;
castor oil G5ll1Ac
ANiMt MILTON Powder. per kog. Sc 0QI
325. blasting pow der. s.. 81 per keg. agents
price; drop shot per sack s.S5ti.4I, back,
$l.Golfi 10
sacks ~ less breakfast S',oec; lry salt
5iac, New y url< dry salt hc!llcs, 6tAc; Vest
ern salt lelics, 5aic. SIN ked bellies a..
BAtiGlNG AND TIES From store,
Bagging. is, HI, r2c. 2-lh, $50, AA,-lb, ihc;
Arrow ties. soc.
BAKING poWprIt-Arpx. LID S2,pQ; Il
III. 125. i.-ib. 75c; Victor l-lh per daacl,
zoe, la-lb 1ec, i.-lh 4ac: Isis Due-Spuun. l.
III. per dozen $40; ia-ih. SD i,-iD A2c' Is.
u, 35-o2 cans. S2.rl per dozen.
CANNED FRI ir--l'er dozen. StraNhS;-
rics. 9ceWS1.oo; pinapplcs, standard; II l5.s
! G.; seconds. 95cp$l-pl pears. staniard Up
ns5c. Clipper BARTLETT pears, III 81 W.
Los: 3-lh, $1,000 10. peaches stanlard, S.ip'
Sl.i5Ul.25. Seconds. 2-ib ~cR>l %; stand
ard. i-h. Sl.Jnul -, S-lh. seconds, ". iHf l9',
2-lb rie peaches, ,15aScf; bl9e hoerries' qua
Soc, 3-lb siaMdard aipir7s NVt'o' r. ...,..,,...,
CANDN-pl andy, d,.eioisei wiappSa.
Gi296a4c; fancy mlNei' IN rIH7' 'sH'N'
rock, lOHllc. ,,,. ,,
CANNED Nt't'kI r., ioM , s'At
peas 'iWi ! ~ Luna nealtt; ~ ,,,,a,,,,s
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BEER-Schltz. quarts $3.50 per Dbl;
pinls. Sll.e, per hhl; bike Pale quarts.
900. piu,s. $3.50; lemp's EX,iu lule,
quarts $ios0. r.nts sll.oo.
HIGH WINES 81 - per gallon
WliISKN--l'cr gallon; Finished goods.
on high wine basis. sl,22; straight Bourbon
and rye, according TO age and quality,
N.i5E3od; Blended, si75uSso
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FORT WORTH.
,Nnrr.cct cd .1ut,.. inr 'l,ht. POS, by the Fprt

Corrected aotiy Tor The Post by the For
Worth Stockyards ooalhnyp
Kccents. Shipments.
NA'if 't--'.'- ''''..'-..'' 1870
Hogs ...a.,........,..,. 100 ......
Cutile Quotations
Good iat fed h'eYes .........,. 3i4H W
Good let yearllngs .,.......,.ll % Hl5 80
Hos quotations
Medium hogs ..................,.2 ~ a -
Mastfed hogs ..-................. " % w
sheep quotations
Good tat sneop .........-...... sag "a
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Kansas city, shay II, w huat weak 10
2 hari tpa6. No {, l.fDG, 40. red - no.
59a61 No sprins Jiai1t. No. $500,
Corn wrak No . miyed ,.HA@, No. :
white .in-,i.. pRts stealy and unenanksn :
No. . mixed l5i5GlG No white ~, Rye
steady No ~ Hay weak. quotations
unchanged.
Receipts wheat 1920. corn Slso0, oats
1000 Shipments Whcn, and corn none
on.ts p. 0Vy
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New York. May H.. Whea, Receipts
OPS 700 bushels. spot quiet. 10. red a S-s.
Onions stronger on chinrh bug repor,s
but turned s,.arply and was weak anh
lower, most of The day undor prruir'ont
fcar az brnrlsh crop report, closed s4fe
7-sc net lower. No. red May 90. septem-
h..r ~.
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STOCKg,
T,e following wcrc tha closing quotation, on tina
..I... 49,. . VI I'M, NV Z lrt Ex ,hAns, tolay.
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
HOUSTON MARKET.


The following quotations were posted
tcday By the cotton seed product depart
,neut Of the Houston Cotton Exchange and
Per Gallon.
II ..'.............,......... 17H
s,rictly rrime crude OIL. l7ls
Prime crude ...,..,,-..'....' IL
Off Grade oil, according to
prad. Observation-Disclosures. ~ Wlo
pri,ne summer yellow OIL. 1874
cake and meal fob. mill interior points,
according TO location. ~,
Prime cotton seed cake.....sis % q y %
prime cotton seed meal..... i3 o. g u ~
cotton seed huils............ 2 30 q 90
Linters. a. Houston "a, delivery ~ and eiass''
snan stocks foots fror7 refined oil. per
,os nn1,nds 80 bid, 40 asked.
~ I,nr iocnl delivery Houston mills quote
meal and cake 1850 per ton; huils s-SYa
400. , ..
New orleans. May 1.-THE market Tor
cotton seed products is dull and un.
changed; prime crude oil. In pulk' III
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VISIBLE suprLY or GRAIH

New york. May u Tine visible supply
of grain, saturday. May .. ~ complied py
the Now York Produce exchnug" T. az
foilnws: Wheat tid0onD. decrease ~
90 hushels corn io.23l,o9l, decrease 'sI.
pna; oats 7 sa20D denr"aH" - .yll5 re, j.
b5i. 900 increase 1871 600; barley l.ll2,O'' IN
crease n go.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. May u.-Butter firm; cream.
cry Has; dairy saiS. Eggs steady at
Kansas city. Mo. May ll.--Bntter is
steady; creamery Iaqia dairy suls- EGGS
81. Louis. Mo, May ii.-Byiter Is I'M
changed. Eggs quiet; fresh 6as'z.
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New York. Nav ll--Ijciaclbach Ikel.
hcirper & 60 Will ship 81. eo,0o IN gold
on tpe steamer Lain, sailing Tor dcr-
uarv tomorrow Total thus FAR cngago1i
g., G5e.0p0
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CHICAGO.

Chicago, III, MAY II Predictions In thu
winter wheat States. the expectations OF
a beaiish govsrnneni crup report caused
wheat TO close 5.Sc lower Than saturdays
Anal figures Corn only dccinca ~ Pro-
visions continued 10 decline
A fair speculative ACTIVITY was reported
In wheat during the early hours. after
which there was more doing. the market
fpcmating with N range initial trading
was vt i.ls-s advance. hut the marker
aradualy declined A. rallied i.nh-S.
changed some and closed steady at hSi.
for July. The early hrmnoss was due
laigely to the high temperature IN thu
wheat bel, and bug stories and some cat
side buying. Showers were again re-
ported IN thr Northwest aud recepis IN
that section we're ioN cars smallcr ihan a
week ago. Thete were isht rains IN
ToNas, Kansas, Nebraska anu Iowa NY
was very hot e~peelhilN ~ ILLINOIS nnd
INDIANA ON NE oth"r manu- NE STATE
IN the condition OF POINTS npp lhe lli,-
nuis report was very iaNoVi19le 'lavk
SEA slpmenls were rui,otNN n'tNS alip
Ntele Vas an lher"'Se ~ vNta' pasSa X
ni 'pV'pVu pusurlS' ip'n - ~, ns, "
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WIRE AND NAILS.

lots.
BARRED WIRE - Gliddon. galvanized.
500 per lee ihs painted wire &.sb, Wan
WIRE NAH -ilate $40 per keg. nd-
vanoes. 10 TO 80 penny soc: and penny,
Coo. 6 and peunv 15c; 4 and penny soc
J penny $40 penny sl.6N.
Ct'F NAllS~-Rstc S2.s1 per keg; same
advances as on wire nails.
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London Nav Il -Consols for money, ~
o-l' consols for the account III rs. Bar
SILVER 3ld pcr ounce. Money i9d'i per
co'l The ra'e Of discount IA the Omen
,narkot for short ana three months BINS
I3-ii per oenn-
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New York MAY ll.-IIides dun Leather
steady Wool quiet.
CiucInnnN chio MAY 1i.--Whlsky Is
quiet. sales I7G barrels al 122,
New York. May ll.--clearings 372,5S7 li9;
ialancos il,i295 pi.
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prime summer yellow, In barrels. 2i meal
100. cake roo per short ton.
New York, May il.--Cotton seed prod.
Mcts. quiet, slightly better feeling In re.
tipped oil quotations nominal. prime crude
OIL, In hulk. al's@s2 prime summcr yellow,
IN barrels. 25a; prime cotton seed meal
2l.N pur ton
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ington, Essays:
/ was for a long
time under treat
iiient of two OF
the best pliysi-
clans Of this city,
for a severe case
OF blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
the while, not
outstanding the
! fact il,at they
charged me three
hundred dollars.
My mouth was
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chicago. May 1l.--Conmon 70 fancy ma
tive strrrs wuae salahle a 3.1oUi ig, with
Showing the most animation Heavy cat
fie werr slow Except Nlarly choice
oncs adapted 10 repuirc menis OF exporters
Storkrrs ana fceirrs wrfp nFm under
moderate offerings. with sales chiefly 3 81
,lfOn ituiciors ani cann.rs' stun were
friiv active. coWs ana bcifeia seliiug at
80 and up. Bulls spll ~ 22,{f".2S ana
1t.,4 wer. stendy ai 1.r11f 40
Th,fa N.N .mrlY acnYe pg king de-
maud fnY nees, hai the biz supply raHs. i
a lreaiS Of about 'pip, sa'e' being lirsr'y
aolg al S.0oia2j ana llgnl Dnghta
eo,i a. soN3as WIN 20 and @'o-lD hogs
an sf9isir. Pigs sold largely AT 3Sa13 ~
common to prime sheep We're wanted
NJ e.56,ilQ0 and lambs sold AZ 3wublp
lar.srly ~ 4 - ANA over with quick sales
az fancy Colorad, lemls 2, alN Export
49, ma taking the hosi sheep
Rereipts-caitie $500; hogs 1901 sheep
li,yig
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HIDES AND WOOL.
SUGAR.
HOUSTON MARKET.

New York. May I.--sugar-Raw hrm;
fair refining ~: centrifugal " test ~;
sales $50 tons Mauritus molasSes "a test at
breakwater az. ex-ship at Boston; $50 tons
Peruvian cenfrifugal DC test ~. Refined
fairly active and firm.
Now Orleans. nay ii.--1asAF stesdy;
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,,p1rIrs AND NUTS.

HANANAS-pcr bunch, 5000 l''2 s,,>,,o..
per li-pnart crate. 81 e1l.D 90, s,,n,
IT'S l.1ou ioj i"r 49, SShp'
'c'HERRIEs-California S3e9 p9Ir e., , Mrn .
IrNDNs Mo si-a and faletH'os
choice sa7s; extra fancy sS.ol43 ~ e,.,
Ni'Ts-i iraail, lie per III Nlbserrls' s, i'a'
ly. Sc, Naples, leiac. walnuls' ll2lse' ~
nuts. l-sGi6c; almonds, Tarasohin, dc
per No. l5e nee,r g saeK' oa''io'"'"
ORANGES California seedlings s-''a
3.gl: navels, sS.5eI3..5. :, ,,,sha
PI.TMS - Texas 5oH7Sc per '4-n"s"e
sTR AWBERRIES- Extra fancy, si'g,t
20. fair 10 good, 1900 l23' comma" a"'
soft. 50pI5c.
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loOd Poison.

aaslors Blood Poison has been APP
Ma'ely called the curse OF mankind.
. .us one Z, disease that physicians can
M as' 1heir mercurial aud potash
S.ss only bottle up the poison i'll
!aem, to surely break forth in a
' y. . form, resulting in a total
I, RANK B. Martin, a prominent
Ea at 926 Pennsylvania Ayc WosL
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\ ss.s sauhg sores, my tongue was
n, f.eh away, so that for three
N,,w was unable TO taste any solid
"a asii was coming out rapidly.
q, ,,0 horrible fix. ] had tried
sa.d .,s,lments, and was nearly dis
ss Mnen friend recommended
IN M.ei had taken four bottles, ]
bed ~; H.. better, and when / had
ana eighteen bottles, / was cured
bsb .S Ms'i, my skin was without a
is.,,ss aud have had no return OF
|i..rSss :; SS.S.s.sayed me from a lie
Fsbf) xii H's.s. guaranteed pn,ry
son VIII cure any case of blood
h, hooks on thedisease
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AekcN IlIu.
I'm ERPDoL FUTURES
Opened steady. demand moderate, pll
quiet ana sichdy; closed quiet and steady;
tcudtls, nrw 100
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings of a Day With Wall Street
Operators.
DECLINE IN PRICES WAS RECORDED.



New OK. May ll.-A general dec'ins
In prices averaging moro than :. pcr cen,
,yoss recorlod tn,a, ~ ,,,n,,,.s, at.,,,a,.
- -. .s. .N'', 'AN '''''' N'' "'s''"'
my more features or interest than III sew
eral days previous The above average
.inss ,vns shnv, ,,,or ., .,,,,,,i ,.,,.,, an.
- - ''' sN''" s
from the lowest during the intense dull
ness which prevailed after midday. Tho
chief impetus to the decline was supplied
ny large Foreign selling orders III al, the
London favor.tcs which were received at
M, oprntnr ,oye,h.r ,yitl, a ar,,, a, tbe
~ 'N'e' '"eN "'' MY "' -
MARIE, Tor American issues In LONDON
In the first half hour when most OF the
DAVIS losses wero rccorded ,bs I.onaon
h";s's vs., 70. sii.,,u w., 49,. ,hni,.
orders rot,ld no crn,nl,,tnd IN laval OF
nrirrs had dronns3 hcln,x i'm lit,i,s nln,,a
npon ,nr Turoi,rnn oftsrlurs irhs weak T.
ness In London, Which MAS 80 plntniv re
int.,I,,fInn,i r,iu,,n',itnrs crn,,,iN'. nil
OF th, Clhnn sitmntinn ana m, W. ,x,s1c no,
,nttr,ly ,nitn,ad No ,hn I,tnr nn,,,s ar ,hn
rost,soneurnt of ihs finmi artton IN mo
S ysiN, 'i An9rivSn c,."ens ny he Spanism
hntises In, enId ,h,, r,,,L,t rr,.s',, d,I,Sn,,
H., ,,s,,, no, w ca, -, i," ~ r
~ ,he rinas Ano,her rs,ttcr ,.t,sh oner-
ated 10 unscttle The marked I'm no small
WIS or. % "n s,,",,""r
sailing tomorrow. Aore ro.d viii undoubt
.dly be exported later in the week. bu,
Tor next week there IS "A little better OUT
look for tn. exchang,. market The state
mrnf * warranted hN IN, fact that there
ar, being offered IN London 10y Brown.
Silpl.v 4 Co, for account OF Nptmilyc n
Go. of this city, the original purchaser.
81 nsl 0ol Of New York civ 81, per cent
t.ol1 bonas As thny are offered on the
3 per cent basis. there viii IN all probabll-
ty he "a market found tor them and en-
ahroad Vim have to be ,nade hmre before
a shinturnf of tho bond. II Is currently
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RECEIpTs AND EXPO nTs.

-
ON sHIpBoARD NOT GLE sad.v.
Cotton on shipboard at 0alve1ten sg n.ics
SIS Ida, Liverpool = 4 %
~ Alicia. idvcrpool ............ 323
Ss Phoebe. Hamburg .s..'.''s.'ss' 81
Mallory line New York ...'.''''.''''''' .....
Total today ,......,s'''''''' V.56s
Same day last year .a...s's''"''s'''''' =
FINANCIAL.
Galveston. Texas. May ii..-lg ne ,Vs,
exchange market, sterling gxl1 eSSs
Mss, ssl,as sss S ;ss';,n UT ~ pa:niss
s y ", yr, CIV. iuyiar 10 diecount; sel!-
Ing l-tc preInium .. Mi;;ns1 u ~.
sHER1rrs DEPARTMENT.
aiddings. Nxas, Mar ! e s,sY ,n ~
night from A. KappleE ~ s, ~, wv WI I
Wears old, II hands hien: 'sses1s no. ~
| HS 1s1' r :9sssis r. tn .s,s
ali Information 70 y - - - Y
'-'~''''f $500.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged rs follows: