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WOOL.
HOUSTON HIDES AND WOOL.
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. February 2d.-Eggs weak,
Fresh, 10 i-2nll. Butter dlrm. Dairy, Set
"a, creamery. limel.
st Louis, February 2s.--Egss easter.
Fresh, ST. Butter steady. Creamery.
I7W3. dairy, i3mlS
Kansas city, February 25,.-Iggga con-
tinua steady. s l.. Buttcr--Creamcry
Hrmor. i6als, dairy, 1915.
New York. February @.-Eggs-- Arriy-
ais ara still liberal, only light demand.
Prices show further decline to IL IL for
best Western and II for Southern.
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NAILS WILL BE uIGHER.

Wholesale hardware dealers of Hous-
ave been notified that the rate on
VIE and cut nails viii be advanced
rs on the lst Of March. TINS adj
not due to the increasing cost
materials, but is caused by the
fly action Of the nail trust, which
IN good control Of the situation.
u present ruling on nails are con-
alher high as compared with
Nucies In the same line, but the
ss'ulers hold the key to the posi-
'a' dictate their own terms.
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KANsAS CITY.

Kansas CITY. February 26-Cattle-R Re-
coirts 900. shipments, 1860; hest grades
steadv. others weak. Texas steers 2eal
Ss5: Texas COWS, i7jpsAo; beef steers,
and freJcrs 9. SlI3. 30: bulls 2p0nS.oo.
logs Receipts, 500; shipments, lirl'
rnnrket steady nj Yesterdays decline
Rulk of sales 3 d5Q3 70; heayics, 3 @05 ~ ~
nacL.rs z 7Oft3 n: mixed and lights Abm
Az. workers 37ou37i: pigs, 309t37o
Sheep-Receipta 5000; shipments, 100
market steady. Lambs. Ssoni4oi NUT
tons. 290n3,p.
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l TRA WBERRIEs- s30O04.OO per crate
DRIED FRUITS.

CITRON-lic per 10.
CURRANTS - Fancy cleaned 5Ac; In
e'riIGS-Evaporate Sc; Turkish layer lie.
ARINES-Evaporated lVe.
ACHES-Evaporated Sc
BEARS vapurated DC.
AppiF,s -Fancy sliced In boxes iAd5c;
choice evaporated 6i24GAc. fancy eVap'-
f"kspRIG oTS-Evapora loo.
SINS-Cullfornia J.. L., boxes N-404
10 crown l. \ A. ID rf bo1e3 ~ boxes 9'
Etff'NF,S--Crop 1895: California prunes,
eo.166s &C.; SO-9Os 6lsc; Coos 7c' Oo-60s ''2c;
silver and ruby prunes l0c'
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posr,s cABLEGRAM.

New York, February %---The Evening
p-s,'s London financial cablcr-l m Gays:
Tho market opened arm all around today,
but somewhat speculative stocks iell away
HrgentinCs American shares were neg
lied. closing dun. mostly, under the
rity Tho Paris and berlin markets
were dull and rather weak
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n1r11-nING MATERIAL.

CEMENT - Portland cement Si 81 *
gsSo lime iiTeelay 25 os per- glaSsMf' 500;
$40: irs I'D, D,ie lie ner foot false. 10 .
n Sncbns inclusive; felt roofing per ssusle
81. 75a25O: Acme and Royal cement .o 2t pct
pcr ION s4oO: plastering hair' soA'' f~'
10 &c; laths, per NJ s2oV.
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nrv1EM FOR THE WEEK.

Boston. Mass February The Amer,
i, can OF the wool market. The sales
10 ths three principal markets have az
,s,rregated 4.63l 80 pounds. Including 2,lN :
~ .pbia change in the price OF staple
u .i,noi or desirable stock OF any Kind.
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pA1Nrs AND OILS.

O1I.-I.inseed. in hbls raw 4ie; hoilea
46c petroleum., l5o tess IN bbls s,l rs 81, IN
800 pasoline, in cases sl.S0, in barrels
1 I5o Eupion oil, in bbls lsc, in cases So
90 stor iii. medical pure ,l.OO; turpenuhe'
III WVHiTF LEAD-srictly pure eg6*c,i :,
WfNDOW GLASS-ln boxes, 90 anu l ~
IN 90 and 20 per cent discount new list
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New York. February 2e.-Money on call
easy at Sal, last loan 3, closed per cent;
- me mercaptile paper, sal per cent
e,eriinp exchange drm with actual busi-
n 9ess in bankers bins a. 47ianis7}t for
demand and iSGlsui $50. for sixty days.
Posted rates 4.S,0ASS}s and 1887 ~
SiIyer cortifcates, 6slsa59A. Mexican dol
lars J4i.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Total receipts OF cotton al Galveston
today were 1857 bnles, divided ns follows,
II; International and Great Northern rail-
way 1854 Missouri Kansas and Texas
railway e9T; Galveston, Houston and Hen
dorson railway, god; 10y barge Read. Di7;
barge Gibbs, 500
Shipped to Liverpool-For steamship
Explorer, s12 bales, to Hamburg, per So
Voltage, Ja0p.
hulpg.
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COMMERCIAL. BRIEFS.

New York. February @--Governmcnt
bonds firm; state bonds inactive: railroad
bonds easier
New York. February e6.--Ciearings. $685.
2S4.4s9; balances s1iaS, SO.
New York. February 26--liides steady.
Wool quiet.
New York, February S.-Total sales Of
stocks today 2l3,iT shares, including:
American sugar $500. Louisville and
Nashville, 1850; ST. Paul, 1880.
Cincinnati, February 2s.WhisiSy steady.
Sales 5A barrels, l.22.
St Louis. Mo. February 26-whlsky,
I
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prER-sohlitz. quarts 5000 per ebl
pints alOO per Dbl; 4 - nc, Bohe' Pale,
GuartS q 30. p!rlts $3.50; Weiss beer Us
rer case, two dozen In case,
n HIGH WINEs-sl.22 per gallon na aooss on
WHISKY-Per gallon Z nisnea, tBSourhol,
birrh wine basis $l.22i stroignt, buuaIt,,,
and rye according 10 age ana qu"ii'''
81 75aS,06; blended Si.7bdsN.
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CHAIN AND IAY.

Car load lots, Job cars, from mill deal
ers charge from store 5Iloc more per lv9
lbs on bran. 2GSc per busAei on oats ana
VG0t'RN-sacked 34835c.
BRAN-6jc. LIT. o,ea,,,. ,,,,-
oATS-2Jg2 6c; NO. whi'e S'aSlc; CONF
Hi SSTH6PPED CoRN-G5c per 100 lbs.
HAY-Alfalfa $l3,00ail09 per ten mil
isl az praIrle $500. South Texas So'5l9
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STOCKS OF MoLAssEs.
/ " - IT - ~
'a-ket for centrifugal molasses

e'a-Ret for centrifugal molasses
-fs strong, and the position indi-
advance in the noar future. the
Centrifugal molasscs at New
4, i Gus barrels, against 35,0c0 bar
uie same time last year. These
auleate a shortage of 100 900 bar
i Se entire crop, or nearly ~ per
Il gEh Kettle grades are moving
". buyers are compelled to pay
|'~s to secure stock.
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LONDON CoNsoLs.

Il ne account 100 9-16. Bar silver, 3-l6d
an an ounce. Money. sal per cent. Tho
pse,o ~ discount in the open market for
lrhhcrt ills and three months bus lo-lop
1 uer cent
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No. : barley nom,nal No, 3 arass, No (

No barley nominal, No, siNSs; No
2efrsi.
No. | flax seed goMa0's
Primo timothy seed S7o.
Mess purk-.Pcr bhl 9,6hIn.ib.
lard Per 100 lbs haaA6tash.
Short ribs sdea---laoose hO0nh,0s.
Dry sailed shouldors-RoSea lAnb.
Short clear stdes-BoNod haNtA.
Whisky Dls,ilcrs' finished goods, per
gallsn i.@.
su,rars--cut LOAF bSi graduated bSS;
standard ~ hl2
Chnnsc. -llmIct NaIlnlh.
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
The general Aspect Now Seems More
Favorable.
A SLIGHT ADVANCE IN FUTURES.
All Markets Have = steadier Touc-stcck.
at Cnitcd States Ports Arc
Decreasing.
SLIGHT ADVANCE IN FUTURES
office of The Post.

rh,,a -, - -,
'"'i' was s'e"ui'r teehnE III All thv
future markets today and a few points
advance resulted. I.iyerpool futures closed
,-eia h,rhcr ,hno yos,or1o,. ava sr.,,
prices were stcadicr. though unchanged.
The tIverpool spot saiea ,yc,,, 10 nh) mn In
,r,,sa -, ,ono -, ..,.,..,.,., -. -.
'''' Va WV Us cV'"paVea with yestcr-
uay
Tho general sentiment I'm the AmerIcan
mnr,,e,s 10 r,,, a.. ,a,.,, =, 49,. -.
- "'" al ieNo' vi "o''e' p'lcVs'
"iiu ''Nfe are many indications OF sharp
reaction from the recent dullncss The
,,,,itl,. ac,,.,os,,,. a,ools O., ,,o,,s M, 10,
"','N'' N''''''S N''N" ~ ~ " $50 ;"
terror towns Is very favorable feature.
The exports were again large today, and
the snot snics n, southern markets. also
-, -, -.
H""Nou WY h"ou BUSINESS INC s'poh
of cotton at New Orleans Is HOW Sp6,S'o
IT,, ,,..,. ~, u,,, -, ,,,, -,
maximum s'o'N AZ tn"' Pot' ''ls s'"Son'
Houston stock is about one-halt OF what
IT was at this time, last wear and other
,,.,,,,,, IL. -. ....,. =, -.
fV''''' "S' S"9" "''NVi uVN''''N
The speculative inactivity stu has Il
aonr,ssin,, offset howover and tho hears
aai. In ..,,,,,,,,,s a,,,,,,,,. en-,
say " VIII thNo Soin''H'"s H'V"sV' '"'i'
present statistics to create any buiiish en-
NJ vo.,, ,,,,,.,. ,,,,,o1 s,o,,dy II, a
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New York, February -Wheat-Itc-
ceip,s IL 100. exports 500. spot steady
No. hard 777s fob, afioat; options
opcn.d easier under disappointing cables
and ruled irregular during the day VIII,
a downward tendency, neaisted by. low
selling, small clearsnreg, reported large
ness. closed 9.mn net decline; No. 2 red
February TAN May 1874.
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NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
OPENED quiet and steady. l2;0S quiet
closed steady, sales A. 500.


Asked. h BID.
LIVERPOOL. FUTURES.
Opened steady, demand moderate: . pm
quiet, closed quiet ami steady.
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SUGAR.

Nav Orleans. La. February eg-sugar
Omen keitIe strong 2 3-fd3 IA, granu-
lated. 4 is; whites. 4 s-lGfii 9-ib .yellows,
!, T-sjs g-l6; seconds, 2 l-2f3 lA-l6 Molassea
steady. open Kettle, none IN hrst h"hus'
centrifugal. 6eflG.
New York. February 2s.-sugar-Raw
firm.
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Galveston. February BIN the local ex-
~ sae market sterling sixties sold at i.sO.
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4 lIyINESS BAROMETER.
a. me Condition of Trade
Generally.
l, . FIFTEEN CENTS HIGHER.
| IN, Advance in Good Milling
W. sails VIII BE Higher.
Trade Noies'
nNlce NJ The Post,

ssvs.on, Wedhesu"!'
n ..,r mills OF South Texas notified
~.uers today that prices were
[ ,,ea is cents per barrel on an sra .
s a.used by tho scarcity of good
eI rssst, which is hard to obtain
), N. very high prices now pre-
c.sb wheat commands a good
IT,, a, all points, and the millers
/ nat there is no profit in the bust
w. sven at the extremely high
y. NV which -four sells. The mills mott
.'rsrs today that all orders for flu
s,umen,s would be subject to their
l..,i and would very likely be re-
|, !, present quotations.
~, frs, patent -four Is quoted to-
~, ,s; ner barrel; at this time hast
n ~ D,ire was $50, showing an ad-
W csnts cash quotations on No.
n,hsat during the latter part Of
~. iS9s were 5jn57 cents per bush
ns mutations ranged between 60
though to obtain actual ship
a. n,ars nre compelled to pay any
a snan, 10 5 cents above these last
|. i son,e North Texas mills have
nnsIled TO close down recently.
~" ,belr inability to obtain wheat
T. that would allow them TO sell
NJ and at least get-out even.
""
cotton SEED OIL.
:, rnuar,s ~ New York tyives
Pc H. -. - IN ar,,o.
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New Orleans La. February s6,-Hog
products atcndy. Pork old 10, no new,
Lard refined tiurco iIafPis. Boxed meats,
dry salt shoulders ~. eldca, "a bacon,
sides g. liam choice sugar cured p4m
9a,. Flour steady. extra fancy. S1ou3.1 10;
patents, 3.N0d 90. cprnmoul quiet. lhb
Iran anu b1WGN. Hay easy; prime, ii6plb,
choice "a hOdlS.b0 corn firm, No, sacked
white and mixed 3tthu3l: yellow. 35sna6
OATS quiet, No. sacked. 26d9is, Rico
rough receipts, 1hii; sales 1852. steady
light offerings. cluan, salen, 500, steady,
ordinary to good, slfl
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT

year amounted to $1,000 Oc1 The existence
OF It's various brands depends ON publicity.
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TWO THINGS EQUAL TO THE SAME.
New orleans Pioayunc
Next to giving n thing away Is selling
IL on credit TO one who does not Intend
la, nav for
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BEANS = California, small white Sci
per lb; Bayou SSsu235c. pink 24sQ Csc,
Lima lnilsc. black-cycd peas 3i9c.
BtTTER-Bluc Star he; dairy l6c; ladle
l3c' fancy Elgin creamery, .22c; fresh
Texas country Nd20c II in good condition.
Solids lie. prints l2tac.
Elgin dairy bricks 1Sc.
CABBAGE-Texas S2.25a2.50 in crates;
large sacks sl75.
CHEESE-Ncw York full cream lie;
Wisconsin fun cream l3c' Fancy fined
cheese lie; Swiss 2SG29c. imitation Swiss
l7Hlsc; brick cheese l5c Ilmburger loo.
EGGS-TeNas in cases, Sic.
ONIONS--N0fS5e per hushcl.
PEPpER-ChNe tiHl5c per III.
POTATOES-Co Colorado ana New York.
iGG55c. sweet potatoes. lop5Nc. Seed pota-
toas-Tcn nessec Triumph. 500 per 10-pcck
barrels or $40 per hushcl In sacks; New
York seed potatoes $l.S,aL9o per 3-bushel
barrels
POULTRY - Chickens, per dozen. old
SGGod10.c0; ducks S30ou3.50' geese %.vg0
$40
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COTToN-SEBD PRODUCTS.

New Orleans. La. February 26--Ths
market for cotton products IN quiet and
unchanged. Prime crude oil in bulk,
Is ~: prime summer yellow In barrels.
"A l-2. meal. i7,21. cake. II. % per short ton.
New York. February 2G.-Cotton seed oil
continues inactive.
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sEMl- WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
New Orleans, February 2G.--5ccrc,nry
Ilestcr's figures on the movement At tmr-
teen leading inferior towns for the hair
week. with comparisons. are hs follows:
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BONDS.
Closing quotations on bond, al New York today
STOCKS.


iooflIn. storts Of tao nav YORK Exchange today
A n IS ia Il Northwestern, proIsl4s
central Pacific. . lGls tactic Mail. ... II 2aas
thlcago 4 Alton llH ht"iibI -. -. !@'s
{ h, 4 q. ...- - tNts ~" rtAhun Nest VI 40
Amer Cation OIL Itil kiu Gfandul pref.
T. Itnds' n l.7il uucR Island. IL 1Sia
nj LOO a w lBile.-t Paul common. ,7Sl
4, T" INC rrof 81 lga, i Pau preferred i2hia
~ LA At f'drs lsleiSurar Refinery .....llS
No. ,,,mon Team Coal y Iron 32se
i,ii',.ly ".nfru rs leNnsN Pacific. o.. ~,
Ins icY-su 3Ottl United states EN.. al
80 more - l4p lWah St,L. n P.ter -,
HoH \ ~ a4lb Wah St & 4 pro ls3,
Missouri Pacific - l%.9'tatHo = ~
Northern paclnc., - W =, i.iosinpn' y
\. l.. pret,.....t,. do'il"en' q ~" "iHiiuo i3fi
Northwestern, com luitR i'' a l. N't's'' ''r- ~
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NEW ORLEANS.

Market suppicd with cattle, sheep and
hogs. calves In demand
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COFFEE.

New York. February 26.--Co1ec options
,,--N,"a steady. prices unchanged 20 ~
ynInts lower. ruled generally duli ana fea,
t,n.',!,.s~ under local influences. ana closed
at : noints net decline sales II .@5l bags m
cl,dtnr March Y .40fil2 A. Spot cofeo-'
10 n,Iiot. No. Z 1914; mild quiet; CoTdoVa
itNmi75, .alas late yesterday iv1y onSa'
M n g6 p0nts. spots l3i2 800 Santos, 500
IL 40 rauatania, i5z 800 Maraeaipo PR
ynts terms aWrehcuse deliveries from
Nsv York Yesterday Gl20 bags Now York
stock today, g-G,943. United States stock
rs 20. afloat for the United states l~lI
ha1s, total visible for the United States
az a16. against iOl 90l bags last year.
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Up and Sailed.
Ship British Isles. Calcutta, sid Jan. !
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scnrCr aud Ia demand. calves and year.
linga in demand; hogs quiet fat shocp
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

New YORK. February 2d.-The stock
speculation today was an out and out
professional anair. with the bulk of tnn
business ceitering in three Industrial
stocks. The movement WIS Irregular. with
ii steady downward trend. Realizing sales
We're the feature of the day, but tho
range of fluctuations was in the main mar
row mdustrials recording transactions
considerably in excess of the other shares.
The trading as n whole showed falling
of ot about g. 00n shares as compared with
Yesterdays aggregate The tone at the
opening, in response to slightly higher
quotations In London and moderate rc-
purchases Of stocks sold Tor tEit account
In this market Yesterday. was firm and
prices were slightly higher. Leather pre-.
ferrcd declined ~. The pressure 10 SCI
caused the market to Abate soon after mo
end of the first hour and "A purchasing
movement by the shorts resulted in
rallies which IN a few instances wac
noteworthy Tobacco gained IA and 'ari-
lie a. The gains were held IN most cases
until late In the afternoon, when liqutda-
tion In tobacco set in apparently for IN
~. Declines Of slight Importance occurred
in the general market. but leather pre-
forrpd dropped ~ ana the grdnGcrs i'm
portaut fractions, despite large In
crease shown i'm the January net earnings
In ST Paul This WAS accounted for nv
the offset presented I'm tho statement OF
an Increase in operating expenses. In ad-
dltipn Rock Island was sold on account
of the destruction Of IN" bridge a. paNen-
port. Iowa. Speculation lcft otf steady In
tone and at general net Increases as a
result of tho DAYS operations Railway
and the distribution Of business was also
Indifferent Pronounced strength was dis
played by some of the inactive Issues.
Sales $i22,0o0.
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Rio. February "a Easier; No. l3.ip
reis per 10 kilos. exchange 1884 re-
ceipts 1000 bags, cleared for me uhi,o"
Coz: stock 5000
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ON suIppoARD NOT CLEARED.

Tho total amount OF cotton on ship
board not cleared at Galveston today 10
2l.07S bales, against 35,sG8 bales at the
same time last year.
The divisions are as follows:
For Great Hritain--Ss Cnpcnor 900. Rita
M: Tormorc. e6t, Rose Castle. airi; Alicia,
Slo; Legislator. 1885, wilma, 697: total,
la.gSi.
For Brcmcn--Ss Obrron 100.
For Hamburg-Ss Conisclifre, 3st.
For kuasn- Storkcn 1855
lor New York---NIallory line. 1867.
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So EthlOpla, Glasgow. sid Dec. q.

So Ethiopia, Glasgow. sid Dec. u.
Bk ldttoe Seville, Dec. "a.
Bk Blcnda. Grconock. sid Jan. J.
Ss Helen, Androsscr, aid Feb. II.
50 Maristow, Vera Cruz. sid Feb. IL
SIS Oheron, Havre. sid Dec, Is.
Ss Rosemath. Limerick sid Jan. !.
SIS Bendi. Constantinople. aid Jan. 4
So Coniscliffe. Gibraltar, sid Jan. 81.
IS liopetown. Limerick. sid Jan. II.
So lyndhurst. ST. Vincent. sid Feb II
SIS Falka. barry. sid Jan IN
SIS Sapphire. st. Vincent, aid Feb. IL
So rormore Port Limon, sid Feb. a
Ss Gracin. Liverpool. sid Feb, IL.
Ss Marian, penarth, sid Feb. IL.
So Fulweil Newport News, sid Fob. Q.
So Cambria, Hamburg. aid Jan, 81.
So Iotheirida. Avonmouth. aid Jan. %
So Leni Carhim aid Jan, 70.
SIS Millheld. ipscyich, sid Jan. ?.
Sch chariner. paitimore. sid Jan. 81
Sch II. j. Barr. baltimore sid Jan "a
50 Lennn New York. sid Feb. y.
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ST. LOUIS.

NJ. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, Mo, February 2d,--Flour dull
and unchanged Wheat weak and closed
5stt9i under Yesterday FOR futures; spot
stronger. No red cash elevator u, track
49, No, hard 81, February hlN,, May ti9hl
d4& july tbSfiGbA Corn weak, closing at
the bottom Amea lower, spot casicr, No. z
mixed cash sdiAmGis; February ~, May
27ieu2faA, July 2Sea puts-tutureS weak
cr In sympathy WITH corn and wheat spot
duh and easy No. cash ana February
1915. May g0id2OEs; judy 1914. Rye better.
81 bid. farley steady, cornmcal !, Sbtito
quiet. Timothy seed 2,d5jJ 10 Hay quiet.
steady; prairie d.etHSho, timothy S.o0p
19,tO Pork quiet, standard mess jobhins,
now 1000, old 30. llmrd lower primo
steam bib. choice 522ie. Bacon-NoSrd
shoulders $50 longs biA, ribs bSiiV, shorts
500. Dry salt meats Boxed shoulders
I7H longs b,25 ribs h,Si'9. shorts 30, TO
colptr-- Flour 5000, wheat 1000 corn 70,uOIi
oats SieN. Shipments Flour 5000. wheat
1900, corn Il. 900, oats 1000,
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81. Louis, February M.--Cattlo--Receipta
9ie0: shipments. slU market slow and II
lower within the range. Fair to best nhip,
PING atccrs. a,0uLbu, drusaed beef and
butchers steers, 20irt 10, bulk of sales
s85Ua 80. steera under i0n1 pounds, Zoo
90 bulk OF sales goOdtaSo stockcr' and
feeders 2l6a3dO: bulk Of GALES. A0H3. 10
COWS and hctfcrs. 2oodd 20, bulk of GALES
> g,ds -. canning cowA, Goa2.2a, bulls
chiefly y d0ua 90, calves. i50ddho mostly
b.01n6 %; Texas steers, grass, b0dS0D, fed
q O0u1.S0. mostly a0nfltO; cows ana
hritcrs, 2.oOjfaM; bulk, 2.&42I6
Hogs Receipts. 5000, shipments, 400
market 10 lower. 37aGfap0 Mixed, 5000
3,Sp. light. a66Gf3,e5. bulk OF sales, 37oU
aM
shoc,,- Receipts. 200. shipments. none
market STEADY. Natives, 27bn5 70, South
ofn. 50flaa5. lambs 3Oon4do. Westerns
3.OOdl330 Mexican yunrlinEs, 3JnMSIb.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-27
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doin0s OF Day With Wall Street
Operators.
STOCKS WENT OFF ON MANIPULATION
market Wss Purely Professional, aud
There Was Littis Important Out
side News-Co'ton Improved.

New York. February e,--(special)- 1.-The
stock markets net movement of the day
was fractional decline The extremely
Dad annual balance sheet submitted by
tho Leather company, with its increase IN
capital abilities and paper assets against
shrinkaga in cash resources had compare
lively little influence on prices and indeed
was not unexpected OF important out
side news there was very little. The
treasury gold reserve increased $sooco0
over yesterday. 1t is worth noticing that
the treasury has at length begun TO re-
port Its new deposits with National insu-
tutions. The daily increase covers APP
parently only such repositories as have
turned In their gold in exchange for legal
tender. Brokers active In sugar certih.
safes stated that short stock sold on
Washington information is still uncov-
cred and that interests identified with
management continue their purchases
The stock Is very scarce and an advance
has hardly increased tho supply ut any
time. No news on which buying could
he based, tho general impression bolrg
that tho movement is altogether against
tho short interest referred to
Fort Worth and Rio Grande's ON their
gross returns for February's third week
ara $50 and about 5000 ahead respect
lively.
Tho cotton market showed a continua-
ton OF the hrmer undertone developed
yesterday and prices scored further i'm
provements, Bulls were encouraged by
Liverpool markets and they rendered bot
ter support to the market than for some
time. The issuance of Il large number
of notices Of the delivery of cotton on
March contracts unsettled the market
during the first hour and caused rear-
ton to last nights prices. hut were stop
| ped as soon as they reached exporters
The market rallied again. was firm at 1
o'clock at the advance, and continued
steady throughout the afternoon session
| with a fair degree of activity. All
notices" Of delivery on March contracts
! finally found safo resting places, which
fact, together with continued open buying
| of March contracts Ivy the prominent
Greek house referred to yesterday. con-
! firmation OF freight room having been
engaged for shipment OF 1000 bales from
| this port TO Europe, restricted selling
| operations. prices steady, maintained most
| OF Inc early Improvement Spots ctcudy
| closing very steady.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-27

Santos. February 25.--Quiet, good aver
are santos i4.5p0 reis per 10 kilos, receipts
three dnys. Cg00 bags. stock $4,000 bags.