davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-16

sf-norxh re shadow Pines q Tenny'
scns rscsurs nus Re replaced N sets
ev fsares-v palms er stately eCcaISF-
TVS trees
SKI 7 zu forgetting 70 TAX science,
Teers i ssecA 4 wealth OF material
tnat I searcelr know where 70 begin.
7 -rzv rscarl-ulate. ex way % refresh
ics vo1- memories, soUs Ct the ele-
-,en-z-x facts seoct re Hawaiian Isl
ards
ne Islands OF The Hawaiian E-ocr
e-n a chair. extending fror south
east 70 northwest. following the hns
q 4 submarine ridge. and continued
-o-s than a thc1SanG miles 70 the
sc-rh~esS ~ a series o. low 'fSlsSs>
uosr ot which show no sign q voles1-
e origin ne Hawaiian Islands them
selves srs es course essentially vol
ca-fc. furnishing. indeed. soCs O. the
hest Illustrators Of volcanic activity AZ
v-ssert 70 be found On the earth The
volcancss have. however, become sue
eesssvely sxtircs. the most rorthsrS
S-st. rrtil HAWAII remains 9lore the
ssar O. volcanSe activity.
Passing rhs islands N rapid review.
Hawaii the lsrxssc- consists OF -four
volcantc mountains. one. Mama Lea
Is rec unfinished q vast low dome.
: ease Ec-s than ffsx miles IN diam
scs-. rs summit nearly 14ea3 sss-
hove sea level us surface consists q
Ers. EcE OrerlzpcScg Tow. nowhere
covered with sell nowhere showing
racs CT Effects o. erosion. unless II De
= seErs SLOPE of volcanic ash II has
SDs forests. for trees viii establish
themselves much sooner than one
r0ciG expect On recent lava but the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-16

/ his are really snail mountains, e.
10 SO feet n height
The raocntair Is Ike Mama Ksa. II
shzs its lsewsrd SIDE is arid and frss
from rslleys Of srcstoa. while Us wind
4 ward SIDE i 6eEsely torssteS and CO,
deeply By numerous rSviness Besides
/ these. however. there are two Srsa;
i CANYONS On opposite sides OF the nocn-
I tain. opening 10 the isyel o. the bot
tom % It's crater above ana rsaehsng
SSirs TO its base. evidently not the
work OF stream erosion. Here again
i something 70 Be explained.
The western halt Of the island con-
sssss Of much smaller mountain. even
sleeper than Hslsakals. ear renarSa-
BE n being cleft nearly 10 It's base BIZ
gorges whose r-seipSro1s sides are COW
cred with trees and Shroeesry, the
mountain peaks shroaGsd almost per
pesralr in cloud. Evidently erosion
has here done much work since the
volcano became extinct but who ever
saw mountain split thus 10 us core
ey mere srosion9 The cliffs On the
wsS6war6 exposure OF coast are only
.0f moderate height. perhaps so or 500
feet the steepnsss Of the slope should
favor the rapid sne-oaehrent Of tbs
oceaR, why has II done 50 little work
IL the mountain Is really 50 olds
he snail islands OF Lanai and Ks-
hcolzSe have no especial features We
need 10 notice. Each has the usual
w2a1eh&c& form, each shows hlrfs
or the side most exposed 10 the action
q the waves. On Lanai. which is PRO
tscssd from the trade Sin6 by Maui
and Nolosai; this is On the west IN
stead OF the east side
loloksi consists o. Cvo volcanoes
one much larger than the other. the
Swo 50 close together thar they have
fused into one. so 70 speak What IS rs-
narsable here Is that the whole island
IS cut Sguzrsly OF on lis north side by
rrecipfees. which on the larger OF the
TWO voIe7nos are s.009 70 5000 feet
high II the waves have eaten away
T1lly Ole-third from this side OF the
island. as appears at first sight, atmoS-
pkeric erosion must have elt meantime
eorrsspondiRgiy deep ravines- Ravines
We do ind. notably s deep one (Ha-
laval which cuts several miles into the
eastern end OF the island. nearly par
aHel with It's precipieous north coast
line. but the mountain Is not otherwise
very sxrsns ively dissected as we should
expect We have again something call
ing for explanation
At the foot OF the great sea wall on
The north side Of Molokai there IS g lit
lie annex 70 the island. consisting OF
miniature volcano-lava cozsabout
three miles across and perhaps 500 feet
nigh. With pit crater At its summit
50 deep that. while it Is filed 10 the
sea level With water which pelsIrstes
from the ocean. soundings in the little
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-16

feet high which seen To tel the s-5-T
Ct greatly PruIoZged wave zcEioa- yet
possibly nay have Z different sigEif-
czzcs- OF vkich I sEzn speak later II
Is Eo-ieeztIe that, eVe1 On this older
portion q the Island Tie waves from
TIE lsewzrd have been almost power
less n form cliffs
No streams With force enough 70
reach the sea exist On this side Of the
Eozntzin- EgEer01s g1IIies- With
rueky sides and rOeE-z0t pebbly-
beds show what can D. done by the oc-
czsi0lzI se1isa q torrezrz. which fol-
IoE the showers. soo1 leaving heir
ehz1nel. again dry Tie other side Of
the mountain where the rainfall
a1o1zts 20 Il least DO inches snnG-
ally. and the rocks are kept saturated
With moisture i cut into E1rzss whose
pree5pftozs sides measure vertically
ua-e than 1900 feet fron top 10 bot
|roG- There are ree1lizriries, however,
Il soze q these z6rEss that Indicate
that they have zot heea the result sim
Ply q stream erosion, 70 Be mentioned
Izr<r-
Maui, TIE rex1 tzlzze n the group,
: co1hlst- tie eastern portion O.
zzf z01nrztn. Hslezkzlz, verT similar
70 Hz11s Ksz- and sin more recently
=xrirc- Several Of ftz lava fovs are
SKI zs hlzek and tzrs Of vegetation a.
rkzt vhieh IN 1851 co1rsed down the
zIcze q Mama LA. staying itz prog
rezS 01IF A. the outskirts Of the t0sn
q Hil0- he lava q these Iats eTup-
ri1zE q HzIezkzIz may be zoo years
Oh ] tank rk urch more. but the
rs1czrkzbls feature about the U01rfafz
= IL colossal crater. rezRiy tysnfy
Efl>s II e.rsafk and z.e1e feet deep
SHADING G ftz rim yuu 1ook down
q Tie cr<er s1nss on IL G0oe and eAs
sn<ssly t<1svs thai 49, nsrs nols
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-16

-Ez-sr his The szOE-crOT1ec creS1
G IT StzS-z-znd rhzn foE hc1rs
zz-c1 fer TIE -xErzliLEg EUpses the
rad zzor,zs Until cone n z<- into
r. very ursSezcs q -kr king q
zczrzizs Il = with 10 -h0CgkL q
zzspsrzEszszr thai I eIcizm- ne
-Er Q. Mana Eez- t1r. II the hoCe
q n bcFhoo.5 TIE giant foru O thzr
grez- sz1zcr y0Icz1o vas the 60ui-
HIT feature II tie IzldSezpe- No
Eo1t- III SkzS-z Z the mare mpre<
srs II is grEdeEr rtz- Il srz1cS
zLcns- rst can think q nothing fneT
4 Izz6sczpe thar thz- view from 0UT
trrzr TsrzzEz AZ Tzfuez, Mama Eez
Directly kess-s yo1- sz0--elzd but sEu-
zer-fczI II Outline It's zUfzes- hlll0vE
Et-h Hicks q The Eiolsr TIT C MD
iSe tis-are@tke1 70 TIE right I SEC
o-1 uornrzsn sizIIzr u outline but
a=z-f 81 eozperiso1- HuzlzIzi- - DIS
ezzr IS % bs dis-1nr-IF bZ1=. b1< not 50
6is-zzr bzr that oze nay Uzce zcrosz
rs ezzk ths DARK tzzf e fresh lava
rkzr zsrEs rze coarse C TIE great
e-uu<f1z q ls5z To cnzpsere TIE pc
tire I the remote distance between
rke rE0. FRY 11ss away - ne crOr
eses. the szo0tk. tez-1re1sss. IOS G1ze
q Ezz1z Los, skzrp n cgrlIns. ss seen
rk-uzzh t1zt Transparent atmosphere,
~ rs intense hlze. erksrizI and fEll
e MEk< ~ Jz1e skT. words fan Il
Az zuezp- 20 rsD-od7ce II dsscrip-
-cz : vi<s11 50 grad 20 cnD1rssez-
zTs- 90 hEzozfo1s, 20 cozp-srA
link always q that E1z-zrs N Tsz-
rTzus -L1-1z Eaters. Il tkzr Iznd Il
Et1ck i seszet always z1srscoz.
Were. the ro<s tells ~
Fzrcc three Eoz1<ztz t1za
Zhrs< slze1< Diznxriss q sgst nDEs
S-oc< szzsst-fx1ks6-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-16

1 -AAE-c-FE
depth OF hundreds OF feet Eight hun
figure: II may have been more
More interesting than any Of the
stands yet mentioned, because older
and with 4 more diversified history
written in lis physiogrzphic features Is
o. Between Hawaii and Oahu there
= - great . contrast and OF Z similar
kind, Is that between the smooth even
plunpness Of Z ehild's face and the
SCARED and vrinkled viszge Of an oe-
roeenzrizl veteran
Like Mani and Nolokai, the island Is
volcanic doublet The older mountain
mass forming the western part Of the
island i deeply gzshed With rayines
OF the southwest side, one great valley
especially extending into its very heart
70 form q vast suphithester- WHOSE
preeipfto1s walls 1000 to 1900 feet
nigh ribbed and burrressed. seem Of
solid uzso1ry-naked rock save for the
seemingly tzrtered mantle Of greenery
which only emphasizes its need of Gov
ering II * plain that the mountain Is
rsdueed 10 z verirzble skeleton. whose
ribs have lost their natural Indictment
Of fntegumelt and muscle To drop
metaphor. the projecting rock ridges
and bG1rreSses are dikes- marking the
places OF the old lava eolduits which
form the very core OF the mountain
that nov stands exposed
- - =
Ez-d side OF the mountain which has
been thus deeply tre1ehed- Is this sim
ply because the mountain vas Just high
enough % cause condensation allowing
the clouds 10 drive over its summit and
deposit the most o. their burden on
the IeeEzrd sidez Or vas there time.
not 80 very long ago. when the pre-
ysiling winds we're from the south
vest / E, when the northern limit Of
the northeast trade wind was as far
south perhaps as latitude 20 degrees.
Is II not. in fact. probable thar when
the northern part Of America and Asia
vas frozen ID ~ the time Of the great
ice age. there vas pushing southwark
Of the trade wind limit, II certainly
would Be interesting 70 trace = connec-
ton tins between the geological history
Of the Hawaiian Islands and that Of
America
The second and more recent noun
tain mass gKoolz1j Il not Of the usual
oral form, but 80 elongated zs 10 form
. distinct uo1ntztn range thirty miles
IN length its peaks approximately Of
equal height throughout the range. The
lesvzrd slope has the usual low pfssh Of
q lava cone and + rrenched In It's whole
length By deep rsviness separated only
by sharp ridgsz- II Is noticeable that
the western portion. which e sheltered
frsn the southeriy winds By the WafA-
nse mountains f. nzeh Less deeply cut
than ne eastern part which II not 50
sheltered
ns western sIope q rhs nnN y
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-16
What Is
PURIFINE?

1t is the NV disinfectant which
has superseded all other disinfeet-
ants. being q scientific compound.
having no odor. yet possessing the
qualities OF powerful cisinfectant.
The automatic distributor should
be PLACID in every nouse in Homo
lulu where doors and germs OF dis
ease exist They are placed free
OF charge. taken care OF and kept
working day and night for s1.c0
per month It's an innovation. but
on scientific principles. and APP
peals TO everyone OF common sense
The idea is this: The distributor
drops tEo drops a minute. day and
night Foul odors are killed. yet
no disagr cable smell OF carbcl.e
acid or crude disinfectants takes
its place You don't know that a
powerful dissnfeefant Is being used
If you Judge By the lack OF cdoT.
But .t's doing me d,fty-do:ug il
we'll Can W show you the Ideal
Automatic Distributor Our Sir.
Wasbburn will call. IL you'll tele-
phone 10
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-16

Mothers will find Chamberlain
Cough remedy especially valuable for
Group and whooping cough. It will
give prompt relief and is safe and
pleasant. We have sold it for years
and it has never failed to give the most
perfect satisfaction. G. w. Richards.
Duquesne, Pa Sold by all druggists
and dealers. Benson. Smith & Co,
agents for n. /.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-16
AS6-sss O. 7aysaci&i Features
q HsNsssn ls-su6s.
HAUSAKEA AND HOUST SHASTA
D. Lrsz>1 Abe Trsari>~-Cezva-s~
Noz-rzszS e The t>iz2ss> WIZ
rno=e q CSltro-1ss-Tsli> Sor1r
volcz=ee- o. ES~Ssi szs Eszi-

r. sc1oE1lg Fars- q -Sc1s PkyS5-
ca EHEss q ths EAES11n Is-z1.S
rs rad bstgrs re Berkeley >cis--ile
AssocaE-i01- N1Tszesr : 1885 II Dr.
A 2 Lvc1S-
: ss-ssG l. Al kC1c-. ard II x a
r-iT-lsgs- -Az- AZ given this Or7c--
-zE-E 70 TAX % TcU ahcC- the Hz-
=aEz- -Slz1.5S. hare 1o- he vaEi-y
&C IKE .hs ilTilzriec as 4 coEPECszr
% zysel- ps-So1allr- Ezres- z shows
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

thare sc quotations are revised daily ana
PRE- eorrectness can he relied upon. the
whols.dafe those ruling in the houston
Xy'qsale markets.
ras ME fEASh,-D,amoni. s475 per
rfoss, Frazier In tin boxes. $50 per
ss,a., Golden. t0QG5c per dozen boxes;
"a II ~ NttlON-Powder, per keg. Si.OOH
rrc,o .plastlnS powder 500 per keS, agents
l'S5 prop sAot. per sack, Sl.954l3o; buck
ne SON-Short clear. boxed. 5Aa5ia; in
il@,- &c less, breakfast SI2Q9c airy sait
W. New York salt bellies G.3p67lc'
t,5ssNph SAT- bellies 6n6lsc; smoked bellies
I'm LING AND TIEs-Carload lots,
cseo nouston or Galveston: Baggiag I'D,
M. ~ ID g: y. lb nc. Ties, Arrow
sg,ii De!ta Sl,55. In small lots from store,
bundla se per yard CHER; ties sc per
M = ING POWDER-Apex, ib s1.to
80 ID 75c; Victor. / III. per dozen.
ID Ne ~ loc; Y ID 30; isis one Spoon,
K. ,er Dozen, 81 10; 4 10 sl.35: a Ia soc;
d o. :, 70 90 OF cans 500 per .o2en; Prices,
I cAS- s~2iip Per dozen: Royal. 10 OF, $500.
a Hes a. ~ ID FRuIT-Per dozen S;rawber-
-. aSl.c; p!neapp.cs, standard. N.0Dg
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CHICAGO.

Chicago. September s9.-"Ca,ti a l,, 49,
zoo, e' 800 act We and showed no parus1ico
az .hnnees Sales were on BASS OF o,oo
"a N ccmmon and native peeI 10
~, n,,,,ng un 10 5yd4,s0 Tor chplse "
orinH with fancy peeyes IN dehiA me- a
p'd.61iH'b 90 Most Of the feeders az J s'G ei.
49, "a at 350aS.o0, a lew p,iline y >,
so,iine nj & 5llat3 ~. bulls go fhoSl. AZ IN
sc.' - I'D very Few hefers go apote 90, gi
,GSeiivos we're scarce and choice Ie,s ~ NJ
ora',,,t sy Texas steers prougH' = n
AS srl Western range calte % for ,.,,ys
O.; 80 ~ for steers and :. .5aS,zq lof Ji',i,
sS,iI hlIfers a few he iers seIlHs ~ "'s,'
AM .0 Trade N hogs, was 1.sr ~. -
a. -, mondays prices sales were 49, a,.s
about e MG range OF 2j5lis5 80 for coarse s
Az a an ~ N nrime assorted lig1i choiec ~
dfennS ana Inc best light ceiling Si a. ~
liver. sales were argely, at -,,' s,s,
stn~l ne, vas uneven and cio;ed ID 20
~ fhs shecg market tol ~, .nJ
~ Zen nceee was heavy win VIZ W. dr1r'
III sb peniod 10 check uailng. Si- Se,hs ~
W ~, 5asja. . Tor the poorest nc r,,,os
eboon M 10 S.OldS, q for very hesr sold
49,, natiycs: western ranse SP an P,args
es to,it,. a, s0ql7S Lambs We ~ ~ 'S saor
,,,rr,,y AMI far demand 100 -; ,,,is ,,S
hupl.St Cr,ks. Receipls-~1i''e WV
h )" ls'c0o. sheep 1000.
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Chicago, September 2s.-December whea,
,odsy declned Csc. The mArke, was 100
heayy 10 BE- held up even with me aet;9.
supp6rt OF a large contingent playing !or
h. proais. the Northwest crop d;ld the
, "'S II sh pnaents. Corn dee. acd ,.c' oats
advanced &c and provisions l1sliVc. ! We, w.
the bulls in the Whe% msTSe sh,S az ths
~ seat which amounted 10 3,u2i,5VJ
bushels compared win is9 ,Se on 9ein IN
~" 10 Ss,Irope SlI9.000 bushels, against
s'ii5,ccS last year. II was Jar rom IN
firm,ng the statements OF short7ess whlcn
have dons 50 much an helping 10 create
the bull sentiment with which ne traders
src SATISFIED The receipts al hinneapo,
IIs AMI Duluth were lls- c ars, COMPARED
Nm "a a week ago and l2z5 year ago
,rhs effect of this was seen a once. De
cember, which closed yesterday a. G5,,
openei weak at G5s. aGIiz, The oppression
Iastsd until il tou,hed s6isGdd vs. u re-
covered 10 g. IS n about on hour, the rise
hsnE gradual but steady After that
Inc Price Jumped around like pop'orn, over
hot hre, but IN the END iih nor
clearances were heavy. amounting 10
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spoi cotton was quite freely offered
this t'rnoon. with pitecs iayurlng buy
err
The amount OF cote OF mat came into
f'gh during Ortobar last year was l,7a5,
to2 laios, ar d from September to Novcm-
Der J. 227n.li7
Prics. Mccormick & co. wired -. ~
Cherry his morning Rec ipts relatively
lighter. frost AZ Yazoo Cily; market firm
believe advance impending"
According 10 Cargill & Richard son's adj
Vices the weekly government report wa.
rather favorable Dtating that rains had
benefited tho TOP crop in = orth Texas.
Louisiana and Arkansas,
Gibert a. co. OF New Orleans wired
Cargill s Richardson a. 1874 4. m. Not
much doing but market has ysr{ eady
rn1criou Killing ross reported IN sew
eral acctione OF MlSsissppi. aud AT Jal-
las Texas"
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y. -. cherry was advised fnom Chicago
on this break. win go higher"
Capp Il Co. Of New York say We
favor purchases on weak markets. be-
lev.ng II is quite possible ~ ceats may
sound cheap befcre much snow f.iea.'
1T is now generally conceded the Euro
pean supply Is short and vsib;e Si00u,1O
bushels less than year ago. me North
west suppl VIII fan from 6o,000,900 10
100 000,0 900 bulhels short of last year Cash
wheat Is at a premium, mlllers aud ox-
porters beng the buyers.
A sensational report was put ailoat Mon
day that KusSa's wheat crop would be
but Ntle better than during the fangc
bhshels m sIrlng and winter, In the tau
inc year OF 1891 II was Isl 900 bushes
and last year Russia and Poland raised
$50 Oh, 900 bushels.
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'IoLEsALERs ARE BUSY.
...toa Grocers Report a Biz I'M
proyemsnt.
ENTRY MERCHANTS BUYING FREELY
sill Showing n Wise Conserv
.,lsm-Hidc Markct Improving.
Flour Has Advanced

Houston, Wednesday, September 70.
,.ns.on's wholesale grocery houses
=. aone an immonse business all this
[..,h and anticipate good trade
k.ougbout October. The large number of
fders that are now received from tho
[..ror daily Is considered as an indica.
a That the consuming requirements of
4. country are Increasing. While coun-
n merchants are stu conservative in al,
Errhasee, there : now more desire to buy
i future requirements than has been
lad for sometime past and in fac a
Iore confident feeling is beginning 10 as
a itself generally. Local jobbers are
a. showing their bolief in more active
Editions for the future. as well as their
kth In Houston as the leading wholesale
In,rket of Texas. One indication of this
ms the large purchase made IN Baltimore
6rson, Sewall X Co. These two firms
I've Jointly purchased 10 90 cases of
famed goods in that market and char
hired sailing vessel for their transporta-
|Ton to Texas.
While there has been a very noticeable
|thange for the better in the amoant OF
|Nsness done, prices IN the wholesale
grocery market show. an Improvement
Sfhe sharp advance in flour, all the lead
|hR brands being 20 to 40c higher per
barrel than they were two weeks ago.
This has been offset, however, by "A de-
|tNne In sugar, all grades of refined be-
|lne l.c on. Coffee Is f.rmer all around
|fhIs week and it s the general impression
|ihat the bottom was reached on the last
|Sec,ine. The whole market for mlds
|shows an Improvement in tone and in
many cases in prices. A good. steady de-
|mxnd Is noted in rice. and full prices are
|uked and obtained on nearly everything
|ou the list. Canned goods are very low,
Sut the market Is steady and an m
movement is anticipated.
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TRADE NOTES.

goal dealers caught good business on
pls weeks cold snap.
ns'a. trade has been quite active this
"rA' new fall goods being IN demand
mmool Is decidedly f.rmnr and in some
-,sahees asking prices a;c higher
me Elgfn butter market is firm AID
= ADVANCE of isc was Wired cut today,
uNai prices are Unchanged.
A., a.. II: Thompson & Co. DISPOSED uf fwi
ma oi California green irIlt Last week.
~ Wiz receive another ear ,u,noricw.
A., nNcks OF jamaica oranges Ia NJ" iolk
L,aasa li 10 be nearly thrc, tunes as
pse as they were at mis- tine lat year.
ives show some decline.
Aj sse recent reduction in thu price of rcd
clsann.d canned salmon ~ silted IN Tie
sr,s"nAhs up of SPOT supplies, Hli h)l1ers
se now asking higher 1ljres
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NEW YORK.

New York, September 29.-Wheat-Re-
ceipts Is $40. expor,a III ssG. spot weak and
lower. 40. hard ,tA, options opened
weak and lower ON account of dis1ppolni-
ing cables. heavy worid snipnv".a hud
large spr ng movement, rallied promptly
on b,g clearances, but finally soli off I'M
der realizing RGu nbaencc. of export d.-
mand closed imlisc ne, lower; May =;
December i2is. cotton tecd oil lirin,
prime crude glQ22; prime yellow y. Ps
iron quiet: COPPER s.cady; lead steady. TIN
quiet. plates steady, hides. leather ana
wool Quiet.
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AppLIcS-.Fancy sliced, IN hoXss, UT
Sc: choice cvsporated, 7c' fancy; 'ss: ~, u
ION. Il, per To-, cuiran N oris, Sp'22c!
dSs sns sl" IN boXss, isc in lib cartoons,
&c: nas,aril.cs, evap5rated, &c; peac,hhscs,
eva or-.ed 6'2s; pears pears eVapoFi'e'' Wv
lNts-t'alitorni l.. l., boxes Via
al - crown N NJ: rais' IS, @.!n !. a 9Ae .
S,as; crown l. NJ S,lb , DSS - cstlifo iI
-, - - aott0s. 5d5i,c: sO-l0s 6tso; 1u-sJs
bn6 ii- G; s6-7ts 5isc; 5o6Os Sc; silver prunes'
-. ruby pru.es i12e.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, September 2y.--ClclrirgS
s99Sls, 40; balances s5,8oo3il. Money on
can firmer at iuile per cent, last loan 4
per cent, closed per oeat, prime rier-
carti.o paper 6iad7ia per cent Sterling
exchange firm, with actual business ift
bankers hills at i.Sr,mi &is for oemand
and i.Sls,m4.S2 for Nty days, rested
65ts; silver certificates 6GH6G,.. Mexican
dollars, 5o,. Government bonds frm;
State bonds dull: railroad bonds sirt nr.
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BITTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. septenber p --Rutter- Firm.
croamrTy' SOB. dairy. 9nia. Cheese
steady at 7i7Ws4. fggs-l'irm. fresh, iiia
ST Lon!p. September ~. -l5utter--iilgher;
creamery, liMai7e; dary, spi2c. Lgsa--
kansas clty. Scpif mber 29.-Butter-
Primer: creamery u; dairy, finl-. Eggs
10 higher. at T..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-30

New Orleana September 2a-The market
for cotton seed products . quiet AMI un-
changed. prime crude oil. lh bulk. l9y-f, n;
mime summer yellow. In taWels z2hG:
meal. So 2iaiG.50 per short ton; cake. long
Ton, fcr export. 81 DIls.00.
New York September 9.--cotton seed
nroducts firm: pr mo crude on, n baicelg,
rlI22; prime sumner yellow. IN barrels,
"a. prime cotton ssed meal, N50)Usoco
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-30

s%$ss !. g So. ss,s ii s:s:p's: 80
1ooa cornfcd hogs. .......... $40 ~
Srommou " tair noBs.......... v ~ <
Common /" ss,r sheer. head / v y i,
49,. Recsipts. salaA on hand,
$ ,s:' '...''ss' ~ ~ * "
she a.. KAN, lui
Good becvcs frrrer; fat cows and hesfers
STEADY. calves and yearlings weak: pocrest
quiet. :
st. Louis. NO., September ss.--cattis--
ss,eadyi native sh,ppins steers s.Seglt.Ss;
nkht y.lVnSto. stockers and feeders za0f6
SsWs Icxas ana Indian cattle strong on
pest gsaucS, others steady. steers 2.5Oiisa. 60:
COWS ts.Ni2.o0. Hogs Receipts 10 50O ship
ments 100; market weak to loo .ower on
nisdium and heavy; firm for light grades:
mS.&. Sheep-Receipis l4np: shipments
soe; market steady and dull; natives 1000
S'@i southwestern naked a5cagSJ; lambs
Kansas CRY. Mo-. September ss.--Cattie
..hecepis lAuOo shipments 400; market
steady for. best; Others weak; Texas steers
S2s1''N native cows i.ssaS2Oo; bulls iSss1
80. Hogs Receipts i0,No shipments 100;
market lft light. steady; bulk of sales s9Sf}
Mle, heavy 2.'bfiS0o packers a.goStS.i ID;
mNed 2etfj.2p; lights s.2aaS rs. yorners
lsegso; pixs s.0qasp sheep Receipts
shsec,ip's 5000 shipments S9oh: market
ss MY steady; lainbs aisd,a;o; muttons
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-30
REcEIpTs AND sIIIpMrNTs

Total receipts OF cotton at Galveston TO-
day we're GkSG bales, ms follows: c,ilf
Colorado and Santa ~: foG International
fas and Texas ai7s Galveston. la Porto
and Houston. TG.
Shipped 20 J. verpooi. pcs sa Gicnve~h.
$50 hates. 20 ffaye. ner IS Dsptforh GIyx
hn,es; 70 Hamburg. per IS Amlna. 1870
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-30

The leading commercial failures of the
week were bodgman Rubber company of
New York. Liabilities siOi, 900 Richards
company, fancy goods, New York. | ahiIl-
ties $1,000, ana ALBANIA Cotton NILS. A.
lin,a, Ga. The National bank of Troy.
New York, Is in charge of the examiner.
9. P. Bssell " CO.. bankers. liartcrd.
Conn.,. and Gardner, Morrow & Co. bank
~, Holldaysburg, Pa, have fa.le1, also
= H. Watson IL SON, bankers. Nmton,