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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-26

20 unit to the slump OF corn and pork
a,otn OF these commoditics made new low
lyvSSo n, Sorn declined - and pork IS
tion aud declined rs Oais we're hcswy
ana declined 5-S0S-i lower
neat opened very strong. but tina, was
w" et.neeu ny period Of comparative
wPekhess and gradually declining prices
december at the star, brought 81 as And
Hecnned TO 6cisu'o SIS Ia thu course OF an
.Nui' ne iirinness at the star, was oc-
S S'fsiioneu oy the strength of the early
espIes Every exporter had them accept.
go ana according to early kilograms that
was true not only OF tho offers cabled
rom Nhlcaso. but from Baltimore, New
,, NIB , nna 81. Louis rs well. All houses
Win european connections appeared TO
nave asked regarding tho prospects FOR
INC wheat crop NJ Russia. and EVERYONE
a ' IN saving tina, the Russian wheat
WV WAS poor, Tn reason FOR the weak
moss which followed was principally con-
hecicd with the talk concerning thu I'M
settled financial conditions and PERHAPS
" " SOM eNtent the Increasing receipts
OF sp'ins wheat In the Northwest and tho
extreme heaviness of corn. The worlds
shipments 10 European ports last week
amounted TO only 5,Sl2, 900 bushels as ON
ciai'y reported, a. against private cables
of ,he day before to the effect that the
Total was about l.0N.No more than ;hnt
Inc correct figures were knowa before
the opening. and were probably an clc-
ment tn creating the opening strength.
Nohhins was SO potent IN depressing
wheat as the uncomfortable local uitua.
ION growing out OF the Diamond Match
troubles The market continued depr, sscd
the last hour on heavy liquidation and
generous shor, selling
Another twcnty-fonr hours favorable for
corn caused the immensity of the prospcc-
tive supplies 10 overshadow everything
ease Tho effect OF this was augumcntcd
by liberal local receipts. ard the result
was decided slump. prices going lnwnt
IMAM ever before Free liquidation 10y
discouraged longs and country selling
hoped along the decline and AT the clos,
the feeling was very weak.
oats were fairly active, good business
being transacted but prices were lower
al day. The decline was starred through
sympathy with corn and free offerings de
Nelopcd rs prices gradually fpli on.
Pork made another low mark for Itself
September selling down to n.aj. Tho weak
ness WAS mostly In sympathy with corn
Lard ana ribs, however, were but little
affected. the decline In each OF thom being
coulucd to 2ia
Wheat 10 cars. corn $40 cars. oats 80
cars. hogs 20.elo head
Cash quotations wvN as follows:
Tlplr-Stoady and UNCHANGED.
Wheat No. spring b6'1c; Nc. 8 sprins
Corn No, 2 elasN2lM.
Oats No, lec. No. white (. o. b. 200
?0itc No s white, +. o, b, l562oHc
iisrlcy|No. = 2 nominal; No. 3, T. o. b. 20
are No. 4 {. o. d. lgU2lc.
FLAX seed No 67isc.
Prime timothy seed s. 90
Mesa pork--Per barrel s5.GraA65.
Lord Fer 100 pounds SSS1ie.
Short ribs sides Loose 81 2NffSS 80,
Dry salted shoulders RpNrd SAM4c.
short clear sides -RoNcd :isGjSa,c.
Whisky nls,illers' finished goods, per
gallon SIP
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New York, August q Special dis
patches to Brndsircet's coVorlnr principal
points OF accumulation Indicate the fol-
lowing changes ia available supplies Sat
urdAy, as compared with che preceding
saturday.
Available suppl Whe7i. United Statcs
and Canada. east Of the Rockies. increase
$4,000 bushels, afoat for and in Europe,
decrease 1000 total increase worlds
available $1,000
Coru--lnltcd States and Canada. east
OF the Rorklcs, Increase SIS 000
oats United States and Canada east
OF the Rockies. decrease 2iS.O00.
The londirg wheat stocks Increase last
week Exclusively reported by brad
strcets) Al Fort w Hams. Ont l2S, 600
hushols. Northwestern Interior elevators
525 oo0. New orleans, l200N Louisville
1000 and Joliet, So decreases NJ
Ma itoha points lliNo; Chicago private
elevators $1,000 aud Minneapolis private
elevators 5000 bushels
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New Orleans. August 25-The market fer
cotton seed products Is dun and
nominal, prime crude oil, In bulk, iCqlG1.:
prime hunmtr Sc low IN basreis, %, meal.
an. JtJ n 90 per short ton. cake, long ton,
FOR export. iiS.259lsbo.
New York, August % Cotton seed prod
ucts quiat and unchanged. prime crude
OIL IN barrels, lsul0; prime SUMMER yei-
low. IN hasrcls. 2.lN2sl, prime cotton seed
meal. slS.en goo per ton.
SUGAR.
New York. August 5.-Sugar-Raw
~, ady: refined quiet,
New orleans. August S.-Sugar steady,
eentr.fuga, whEns 4. yollows 31i-l6D
Is-is; froonds 2s.U5,s Mo.ssses dull, cell
tr.fusai 5si9'
HITTER AND EGGS.
81. Louis. Mo. August ai.--Buttor uh-
chsnrcd. Eggs firm, Ice.
On pRo August - -Duit,r arm, croam-
cry 9ciishs. dairy QUA. EGGS firm. y.
Eaasas CITY. No. August 2i.--BWier
steady aud unchanged; creamery icsiil;
dairy loal2. Eggs arm; demand nominal;
quotable ..
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(SEA ISLAND COTTON

''Nerssen of the firm of Slew
Co. had several bags of Sea
won Oh exhibition at the FIRMS
.a'lness on CommCcce street yes
nv cotton was raised on Brav's
ns'rls county. ana is a very
~ q .9ng etaple cotton. Mi.
NJ. s'a,es that he has ten acres
,-~l ana expects two-thirds Of
y. ~ every acre, with probabil-
~ 70 the acre. II was plantcd
M, n ,h. and has fully demon
Ls ny 'ne coast country Of Texas Is
s,a,io us cultivation. DESPITE
rs r.ssh eNperienced this season-
| NM says his Sea island cron
MI ~ no damage-not n boil has
insI. me stalks are ali large
IN (. q The yiel3 OF Sea Island
,S u lsrcer this year Than "vrr
IN S s'ate's history ana ia
y a a me rrice viii he l36i5,
against 7ase for the short
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FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES issourl, SlVP3. -
BANANAS-per bunch a0cn$l50.
COCOANUTS-S 50. 5OGi,W per 100; ISL.
GRAPEs-El Paso 7oG75c per 10 Id bas-
kets.
LEMONS-Messyna and Palermo, choice
S5.G0 fancy. s5.50a5.0.
Nuts Brazil. lie per lb; hlberts, Sicily.
Dc: Naples, l2i.c; walnuts, lllil3c, peanuts.
5l.M6c. almonds, Taragona, lac per III. he
per sack, California almonds lOc' peeans'
ORANG ES-Mcxican, $500 per box.
pEACHES-Per peck boxes, small to
Medium, S0li37Iac; choice TO fancy, 4oUi5c.
4-busket crates, 6juS0
FEARS Texas, .5d35c per peck in
boxes. NG0pl.5o per bushel.
WATERMELONS~-$ per dozen.
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-, Chicago, August -5.-l was an ordinary
TUESDAY market there being little supply
ana ely active demand at steady ana
unchanged prices. As tho fresh supply nt
natives did not exceed 500 head. prices
We're largely at s3.2ju3,6 for common lots
grass cuttie; Si.i5ni,,5 for choice to extra
CRY fed beev,s. butchers and cannes
cattle are selling fairly. cows ami heifers
going Ii; Sl.25H3.N and bulls at SlS5n3.2b
Ca Ives continue - advance and the best
sell n s6,OG1d,lG. q rise since the last wee k
OF &c. reAas steers sell ut s. 4eu3 Is. a
few sales OF choice crassers al S5.lbu3.30
and Western range stctrs bringing IS 2Oif
$50.
Hogs There was good demand ard
piices realized at an advance Of 5alOc;
medium weights. s3.O0u3.50: light weights,
81 BOG 3.55, and pigs s3.Soas. 81. The bulk
of the sales AZ $},0N03. %. Best heavy SOLE
at S75 and best light mt $3.50.
Sncep-Wcre again active at strong
It.ces. prime focke being salnble at an ad-
vance cf 5Nl0c OIL last weeks best figures
Western range sheep were IN excellent do
mand at s2.40G3.I0 for common 10 best
Native sheep were wanted at 3.0Og3.35 for
anything desirable and fancy ll2 10 III
wound sheep were scarce and salnhle at
81 4nd3 60 Lambs drag at 50 00d 800 fcs
poor 10 hest hocks.
Rece.pts-Cattle $500, hogs 1900, sheep
1900.
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New York. August 2b.--Wheat- Receipts
90. 100: shipments more. spot weak; No
nard dlqs. Options strong on firm cables
And big Russian crop reports, gave why
ur,dor active long selling aud wofc weak
an dny mflueucod by an .ucreise In the
WORLDS stocks ard in business In corn,
closed %dt, net lower August G4 sep.
;smbor OK. Hides and leather quict
Wool dun. cotton seed oil steady Pig
rcn dull: Southern lo,25ai2 a. Northern
l07@r2.N Copper steady; brokers l075.
exchange 1861 100 Lead steady. brokers
20. exchange 2GjH2Gie Tin dull; 70.
siIaa ghts d ..nLl2 81. nlMtea alnadv.
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Car lead lots job ears. from mis- de4d.
or. charge rom STORE 54lhc more I'tI ~
ms on b-au. 2uSc per blshel on OATS ""u
corn.
HKAN-a5n5sc. n,
CHOPPED CORN ea1oc per N" 'oS'
CORN-Sac 3qp zoe.
CORN-Sacked. $50 sc,
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EVENING POST cApLrGRAM.

New York, August &-Thc Evening
Posts nnarcial cablegram says: The
London markets were steady hut IDLE to.
day Ia view of the settlement which " II
mines revealed bull account, but the tone
in kafirs was strong IN spite of French
selling. Americans were duh and under the
parity most of the day. but the active sup
por IN New York caused the bears TO
cover this and the close was stro1g al the
best Of the day. Tn. Parts b0ursc opened
firm and closed custer The Berlin market
was firm.
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J. W q. Coulson Of Liverpool and l..
MOORE Of Galveston were visitors n, the
IIousion Cotton Exchange today.
Al $3.50 this afternoon December was
offered on the curb a. New Or,s-tns FOR
7,76. but by o'clock the price asked was
m
Gilbert & Co OF New Orleans wrcd
Cargiil q Richardson At liza Il. IN. ; Very
few orders IN the. market; looks as n
might bo easier before the closing.
4 letter was received from Egypt last
week stating that the stocks Of cotton
thNc were ~ present li',p0i bales, nsainst
Gj.s2i last year.
Adyiccs from New orleans to carg,li a.
X chardsun stated that the weekly gov
eminent report ind Gates Improve nont m
crop conditions az "a result NJ he recent
rains.
Since September ]. 1885, total Of 9z,7lo
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New York, August q Money on cali
firm at 5u6 per cent; last lonn 2. closed j
per cent. Prime mercantile paper ms per
cent Sterling exchange easy with actual
demand and i,S3s.ni.s5 for sixty days
Posted rates s2'aa4 So ana iSeffi 81. Com
merclal bills 4.s5i4. Bar silver 661s. silver
certificates 6G3suG7 Mexican dollars 5lla.
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NEW YORK spors
LIVERPOOL SPOTS.

NEW YORK FUTuREs
Opened frm. ls:oS steady; closed tsirely
steady sales 2llsQO
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OII.-Linseed, IN hhls, raw 3Sc; h,fN 4,
tgG p si'7" brilliant OIL sl55 in hbls, l2c;
stove gasoline, in cases, Sl,S, In bbls,
lic Eupion oil, in bbls, l9c' in case :
81 30: castor oil. medical pure, S6c; tur-
peutiue, in bbls, SOC
WHITE strictly pure 6n6iac;
standard white lead, i'ac; painters, DC. -,
WINDOW GLASS-ln boxes, oV ana ~
TO 10 per cent discount, new list.
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sNAhcd h 1910.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
Opened steady; 12;W quiet. and closed
steady, sales ~ 90.
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EMENT--Portland cemen, 80. ~,
f-,wtnSp; Rosedale cement rer bhl II I.
Iiine: N.Vo; fire clay. s3.2hqS. 40. Mas.
NJ (l,nri1 N.io: fire brick. st. Louis. per
4 ~ IRAN paving tile. per foot, 7di5c;
,s :, VA Sl75u2.ao' Acme and ROYAL r ce.
',ai ~ phster. per ten. si4OO: plastcrinr
man, goat. per ib., &c; laths, Der M. s2oo
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Houston received yld bales OF cotton
To-Day, as compared with il57 Inst year
ana aiV' IN 1884. During the past three
DAYS inc receipts at this porit have been
zu'oi bales. against 2l7a In 1895, and s7sI
Tor the corresponding time In 1894. The
estimate for tomorrow's receipts at Hous-
ton IL 1900 to 5000 bales against J7O last
year and 2o93 the year before.
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|iHE HIDE MARKET

II bean no IMPROVEMENT what
tnarkei for country hides and
Ton could hardly be worse. The
Y packer hos is undoubtedly
s0xever, and some large sales
ned In Chicago last week. The
ss and Leather Review says a
W Quantity OF hides have been
ieculatcrs, ana adds:
ne packers has for some time
ssts out q the market and re-
alow the decline. He thinks he
ai1iy gain by this policy, and
Y nay, bu, the fact that he has
ssm salt unsoli and is slaugh-
1s every day has an important
II he situation.
! y Inc largest buyers OF hides
M eurlailing their tanning oper-
Ea many, yards are being shut
y se other hand the supply of
y Mge AID the limlted domestic
|Hst!eo with the exports serves
E,ny iccumulations except those
", III q the one packer previously
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.,o CLEANSE THE SYSTEM

Efrertualy Vt gently, when e9siive or
" ii'3.'ii' IA Prominently overcome La
MI eon.tipaiion. 10 awaken the kid
news and lvar to healthy aetNI,y' VIII IN
on hesdashes. colds or fevers, uss syrup
Of Figs.
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St Louis August 20. - Flour steady.
Wheot strons, dropped ~ and closed a
e27fn6l for No. q rcd Gosh track s2a.pS3;
dropped u TO 1917. the lowest point ever
reached here. IN sympathy with whcat !
No . cash and Aupust iNiF, September
1875; December 9its Oets fen off In gym
pathy with wheat und corn; No. cash
IS August II. September i74. May ias.
rye c1sior at ~ BARLEY steady. Corn
monl firm af 100 Bran dull mud wtk n
%H2a'R cas' track FlrN seed at"ndy at
O. q side; timothy seed 25n2G5 Hay
steady. Whisky, cotton ties and bagrlng
r..lilvcrd. Pork standard moss G37ia
Lard-Prme gteam Z 2l; chore 2.%ls In
'n'i--Shnulders ctpd ribs l2ia; lonrs 3Nia;
sides 400 Dry salt m nis-i|oNcd Shout
corn 300 oats 5000 Shipments Flour
1900. wheat 1909. corn 3llcD1 cats II 600.
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LONDON CoNSOLS.

london. August 2i.-,'onsols for money
l1Sk-l6, consols for the account lis SIS. Bar
silver % rs per cent Money ~ per cent
The rate of discount In the open market
for short and three months bills 1915
per cont.
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New York, August 2j.-Ee'dclhacl<
1klehemer x Co. have N000oo In gold on
tho Tou,onic. which sails from Liverpool
tomorrow. The firm expects TO have god
on the steamer leaving on Saturday.
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|sIES BAROMETER
/, Il. Condition of Trade
C.peraIly.
SALE GROCERY MAFkEl.
..,.l" show No Further
"Ccr.rqurnce-Hide'
osll-Trade Notes.

tuesday, August ~
49, "a esuec.ally interesting
.,holesale grocery mar
y" ,houph more activity
,''..a Than for some time
'f-. , more cheerful tone
" s'e" To-, On gener,l is
ini the niarhe' =" :,
along on conservative ana
rbere has been ncth-
fnts' I'll. 4, ,ha v.v Of
r,ace rece"'H ~
y. hut II Is hardy llkc.N t1at
49,, will show any further
iIeHs w" a., Some ,t,ue f.,
sasauence io' sum- '''''s
the lower quotations all
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COMMERCIAL BRIEFS.

New York. August 5,-Govcrnment
hords reaiv; state bonds duh; railroad
bonds irregular,
New York, August 25.--Clcarings So O25,
3S6. balances g. bG9, %.
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bales Of Sea Island cotton have been re-
live, lived az United States ports. as com
pared Win It,Ss during The same tlmo
last season. The total stock al norris =
now 1871. against 500 last year at this time.
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KANSAS CRY.

Kansas CITY. Mo. August o. -Whca,
steady. easy. closed about L. lower on best
grades. nc lower on others No . hard
5lhi2. No ? i7i4Tts, No. red nom ual,y,
IS, No 3 s2nii No. ? srrlng nomlnally,
isis; No. iSqi7 Corn dun but steady.
No . m xed 49,; No. wh'tc 81 oats
stca1y; No. 2 mixed nomirnl,y II. No. 2
whro. old nnmi7nlv. ". new u. RYE
No nominaly. % Hay steady and high
or: timothy. choice 7hGnS0o prairie,
choice fho45 M - Receipts Wheat II 200.
corn 1860; oats tc0 Sh pmenis- Whcnt
1000. corn aud oats non~
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PIX failures were reported: Ar
ktk, Argentine, kas.. capital So. -
kslie Banking company. Ioafay-
and Citizens National bank,
kn Texas capital SiG).011.
|rs commercial failures were :
fi1coast company. gas fixtures,
4 liabilities $500. $50: Ovington
|1l New York and Brooklyn.
k5S4; Sus1uehanna Watoe
b Paper company, Conow,ngo,
Ftis, 5000 A. II. Motley Co,
n 6, manufacturers of ia
Ev're 0hcrnc & Co. hifes. Chi
Eli.lss $1,000. u. NJ. ftorsick Il
Chicago, liabilities el25 ma and
IA Tenny, grain, Nfinneannlis
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HAr-Alfalfa, sii.ooais.o per ton. ,on.
~ ~, ni.sop " 30; timothy, si75oQls.Oo; south
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pLEs-Fnncy sliced, IN boxes, 4I2D
Sc; choice evaporated Re, fancy. N3c; CIT
II n. IL per it,. currents in hh.s., ii;is2c,
ng-, ovaporaled, Sc; Turkish layer, l2e'
rated. di,e: pears, eyagorated. 6i2c, plums'
! RAisiNs- fornia l.. l., boX1s, N,l5
n r. ,town l.. NJ, : ID. boxes, i,4ftil3f.
PM MES CROP Of 1875 California
rruncs. gO-iO0s, 5u5'.c; So-!9s. Gee li,>gs,
G.0s'su; 6l-70s, ne; b-egS' BE- s"Nc'
u unes, T.c; ruby prunts i's''
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STOCKS.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Market fair for choice cattle; well sup.
phcd with sheep and calves.
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
DOings of Day With Wall Street
Operators.
GOLD COMING TO THE UNITED STATES
hallway Bonds Wore Worry Dnii--Bu
ness Increased ia tho finat Hour.
Sterling Exchange Declined.

New York. August 25.--The speculation
Monday and was un.n,eresting and piac-
tically meaningless IN general outline. the
only noteworthy developments being a
decline to the lowest point reached in the
present movement in the sterling eNchuns>
market. Actual figures ruled at tSis a
4.eJA. and 4.AiaQ4.si9. for long and shoit
bills. and posted figures were alse reduced
TO i.siisa4 So by II prominent drawer. The
Weakness revived OH expectations OF fur
thcr substantial imports of gold from Eu-
rope AMI sales Of ABOUT SL50vpch of Amer
lean gold for shipment To this country 10
morrow. Further h-pmcn;s are expected
10 Dc made Saturday. The n VS. checked
inc ssiling movement which was In prog
as at the outset and led to slight pur-
chases for both accounts. Ma.shattan re
lowered IN, Sugar Ia and various other
properties sharp fractions. and the list
MAS carried u sha ie above yestorihys
c,using. Europe was moderate seller.
during the forenool some comment was
excited by the dullneys of the railway
bond market. Up to midday not single
transaction had been recorded In either
the Atchson. Kansas and TEXAS. reAds
and Pacific or southern railway .ssncs,
which usually hgure even IN the FULLEST
market.
The failure of the Leather directors TO
declare ditdend at toiay's meeting PRE-
cir.tatcd selling depressing the lnce OF
preferred per cent. business III the ittial
nuur increased somewhat and at the M
prnse VI values. The Gould shares ip-
Feared TO be- tho objective points Of at
Jack aud marked coucoss. ons occurred IN
Manhattan. W - cru Union and Missouri
Pacific. Sugar WAS also "a sufferer in thL
reaction. bsdng chiefly due to reilzatlous.
The closing WIS heavy ut general frAl-
tunui losses as "a result of the day 5 ope-
NtiCns.
K4alway bonds were very dull. with
scarcely any attractions In the speculu-
tl,v ISSUES sales $4,000.
Total sales OF stocks were g0,s05 shares,
including Sugar 1900, 81. Paul l.SOO,
Western Union 1850.
FINANCIAL.
Galveston, Texas. Augus. 25.In the
lucal exchange market, sterling sixties.
buying Sass. selling $3.50, New York sight
buying CSC discount. selling at par; New
uiIrlns sight buying i4c discount, selling
at par; American silver buying lic dis
count. selling AT par.
New York, August % Sterling eN.
change bankers siNties N.Sa946t4.Si; com
morcial. 81 Siia; reichm0rks, "a Y-ld, frames
bankers sixt es, s. 20. commercial SIXTIES
sos.
New Orleans, August ~ -Stcrlrc ex
change commercial sixties, s.SSfl4s3A.
francs, bankers SIXTIES. S.ali. less i-lu
New York sight, BANKERS Sl50 premium
@ Numerical, 2,c premium.
London, Augus1 Bank rate. per
cer.t. street rate, l5-16. rate for silver.
3Vs consols. liz 5-l6
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TRAnE NOTES

n,sn,, making few advances ex.
.,,s ' cohVert'b,e Collateral.
D At s y re- ,,I gce closing ont sum
sirsde d sacrifice, and report an
hi-s suSts were lower In the SPEC
tnr ~ today. pork touching rec
10, ar, are firmly held at $500 a
sskIss weather necessitates con.
as q the fruit. ~ 'o"
b a. o were in small .upplv to-
iNr.h,,s1,n $'c IN peck boxes and
h. o ,.Nrl crates. The quality
d S tSday from the Injector were IN
ordS,s aio yesterday. and some
marchanw,e we're paced win local
u 20 al, building materials , 30 -.
ey!l, u Hnuoton at this linz
" expected later in the
Tbaa' ' ., e lay in dried fruits
gods CO stock is clea%od y ~
= hea, are r, N very strong bande
say n, nia le I. o. b., and th's -
ut Tina 'n,rs VIII e IL them. et
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Fordyce Again Receiver.

Col. s. w. Fordyce has been appointed receiver of the St. Louis. Kennett and Southern railroad by Judge Adams in the United States district court at St. Louis. month ago, on application of A. J. Kerfoot, stockholder of the com pany, Judge John H. Wear. of the cir cult court, appointed Col. For3yce re- eeiver for the road: Kerfoot alleged that Louis Houcll, the president, was running the road in his own individual interests and ignored the interests of the other stockholders. He also al- leged that the road was being negli- gently operated and was contracting debts it could not pay Mir. Houck ap- pealed to the state supreme court and the decision was reversed Kerfoot inn mediately entered a new suit in the United States court.
 In accordance with the mandate of the state supreme court Col. Fordyce turned the property over to Mr. Houch Friday morning, but an hour or two later he again took possession under the order from the United States dis trict court