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|
on'V"so' '""lNN w government re-
| port Jay Is never induciNe 10 activity in
| the speculative grain markets and today
| heing ana ar tbo,n brs,,csa c.o, ,,,tof
-, ""' ~
iHat' however, dld not prevent decllhe
| OF nc per bushcl in the price of wheat
| Corn and oats ,,,nde scarceIv er,, changc
~ ~ ''i'H'
In their prices Provisions opened at a
! good advance and closed with all the
| openina, imuroyament and q shade added
| M ,,.,,,,,,.. . 49,. 80, 20 ..,.,
"9 's"'"" ~ vi" Pi'NV vi dl"S'
| Wheat which looked at the close yes
| terday as If only a necded confirmation
| OF the private cablcgrams regarding no
small exports last week were necessary to
| start IN on a fresh advance, oponed y,
| below tho previous days closing price, al
| though the desired confirmation con
| frouted the traders before the session com
ket was the weaker cables; notwithstand-
! ing the fact that this market advanced
yesterday and had n firm closing, Liver
| pool came 1.o lower. which was an un-
! pleasant surprise to the trade. That, ac-
companied bv liberal receipts In the North
| west amounting to 40 ours, and the most
favorable weather possible for tho winter
wheat plant. caused the opening break
the trading during The irst hour OF the
! session The expected roNeTnmcut report
Of stctks in in farmers lands had had tend.
eucy To limit the amount OF business done.
Re par @ OF hodera nd
| liquidation rosultet Later in the day
mGSeGi and some SON i@proydment here 81
! lowed May opened ~ lower at 64AAli65, de.
] cinod to 6fit advanced to gas and back
| to 6i#. l}radsircet's reportcd a decrease
! Of I 6S5 00N bushels in tho visible east Of
the Rockies and decrease in and afoat
/ for Europe OF S6S. oOl bushels, or a total
| decrease If 2.052 600 bushels That caused
stronger feeling and the market ruled
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sM and 400 Ia Guayra. private terms
Warehouse deliveries from Nav York yes
terday INA; New York stock today is6.-
M; United States stock ETA: afoat for
the United States 26s, 90, total visible for
the United States aSS,iSa last year
Rio. March l0..-Firm: No. {; Rio 1860
r iels per 10 kilos, exchange sid; receipts
1000; cleared for the United States roo
Tor Europe 1000, stock $4,000.
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings Of Day With Wall Street
Operators.
MARKET WAS PURELY PROFESSIONAL
Prices Of Industrisis Wore Put Up Few
Points-Specuiation Carried on
by Loans.

No.. val, x,a.x IN u,.s.,. .,~,l
~" 'o.A' s'He' 'o'-Aouas s.oN"
market fell slightly below yesterdays
record In point of activity and was a
nure,v nrot.ss,,,,oI ,c,tr .r,,a aa,a,o a,
49, f.oi'N''o'''' """". Ing ueo"'o "
washington over the cuban UNPLEASANT
ness again overhung speculation and the
sharp mix by seJnral NJ tho se,atora had
'''.n W AesN' a. Va INV se"t'''s n""
disturbing influence IN Wall street.
Apart from the Washington war talk
another important consideration is re
sponsihlc for the continued indispositlo
of the outside public to mako ventures in
the stock market. This is the uncertainty
that prevails In well Informed banking
circles as to the immediate course of the
money and exchange markets. Ii is claim.
ed that tho present nasv rates for call
funds will, IL continued. have the newt
able effect OF advancing exchange rates
to tho gold shipping point There As reason
to believe that to preclude such "A develop
ment the treasury department win use a
sufficient amount of tho money due to II
on government bond account now lying
in tho bank government deposItorles TO
stiiren the money market. This Of course
would Immediately AFFECT exchange rates
The present speculation In Wall street
10 being conducted almost q ntireiV on enIl
loans. Incidentally these conditions react
upon tho market for commercial paper.
The Industrial shares urnrficaitv ,nono-
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NEW YORK
LIVERPOOL SPOTS.

NEW YORK FUTURES. IN
Opened steady. 1910 steady closed firhG
sales 2ia.0O0
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Hamburg. March 10. - Steady, III
changed. sales 60oo.
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: Cnlcnsc-Qnlet. elaa1Ols.
ST. LOUIS.

easy and unchanged. Wheat weak. closed
issifs lower SPOT dun and lower; No. red
ash 20: elevator nae track, No. hard
mixed cash 257sG265s May 26I.; July 2sk,
oats steady but quiet: spot firm; No.
cash 1877; May 202,uaoiai July 1885. Rye
quiet: No. 2 90 on track. Barley nominal.
Max seed steady. Timothy seed 3.D0lt3.60.
Hay strong for choice grades; prairie 5.15ff
S5a. timothy S.JOnl2.9 this side. Cotton
tics and bagging unchanged Pork higher,
standard mess johblng. new lOl2ia old
eaiL. lard igher: prime $40; choice q 20
Haeon-Roxed shoulders 55D longs and
Ills 5.62iA shorts h.7J Dry salt meats-
boxed shoulders Ats longs 500; RIBS 3 l2h
N $50. corn 81 COO oats q 100. Shipments
Flour 5000; wheat l7.0o; corn 5000; oats 70,
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st. Louis. March --Cattle--Rocclpts
1000 shipments 800. active; export steers
i.SGHi.60 fair to good shpning steers i61i
.2j dressed beet and butcher steers sfDn
APO. stcciA under 1000 pounds 2h0n3Ga;
stockors and feeders 22Sq3T0; cows and
heifers n0m3G0. bulls mostly 2.lOu2G5; can
ners 61fr2 -; calves iD0el5.6 90. Texas grass
steers 604l3 20. fed steers S0l6i3,15. bulk
3. 2Oa3 80. rows aud hoifcra o0N3.op.
Hogs Receipts l0,2nn shipments ZOO; SC
hcttor, heavy s.9Dfi410. mixed aS0al.05
Hight 390q4, l2l1 bulk of sales 400di.lO.
She, p--Rccnirts 40, shipmonts none
stoady with good demand for muttonb; ma
tives 3 2Od3 IS. Southern 2,h5W3 ~, merinos
2i069O0, Western 3.O0u3h0. lnmbs ST5m
50 fed Mexican yoarlngs J.i0iSG5.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. March 10 --Dggs-Stcahy; fresh
l0Gi0iA. Butter Steady; dairy l7pls.
creamery 1iM2i
ST. Louis, March l0.-l3utter-Tahle
grades lower; creamery lGat22 dairy l&plL
Egpr-Firm and in demand. fresh Slk.
Kansas city. March 10 weaker;
creamery i7fiig. dairy l3ul4. Eggs-Npm-
inally steady; receipts fair, quotaoie BE-
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Kansns CITY. Mo, March 10-Cattlo--
Re sciptn 300. shipments 100. market IL
steady TO strong: Texas steers 25O63.65.
Toxas cows 2OOG5S.2j beef steers S2aft4.25,
native cows b01325: stockcrs and feed
ers 2S503 50: bulls 2.2t0f3.S0, Ilogs--Re-
4 higher. bulk of sales 3. SOa2si. heay;es
2 45Gi3. 81: hackers 375a390: mixed 375lt
3'N: lights 3GjdS.s5: workers. 370fiS.9O;
pigs 3Ood370 Sheep-ReceiptH 400 chip
t,,pttaua g1nA
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New York March --Wheat-Receipts,
% 400: exports, 100; spot dull and
weaker. No ] hard. 70 IL +. o. b., aoat.
Options opened weak and remained so
I'M the late afternoon, when they stcadied
n little on covering. closing rs net lower.
Early features were weak cables, bearish
weather and crop news, reported heavy
Russian loadlngs and some liquidation.
No red, March. 70 SIS: May, Il IL.
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New Orleans, La. March l0--Seero,nry
uing tho movement OF tho cotton ,rop
FOR the first six months OF the prcaont
season from September 60 February, in
llo shows that the actual delivery OF got
Ton of the state OF Texas has been 1853,
~ bales, against 2H22 l96 last year; that
tho amount brought into aight which
includes interior towns, stocks 10 excess
OF September | as shown by rniirond re-
turns, ctc, In each OF the three grouns OF
states has been l,6pi SD6 balee In Texas.
l,e2' 2S5 Ia other Gulf States and 2ls5, $40
IN tho Atlantic States, a deficit In Texas
compared with last year of J. 2s9 a2l. n
deficit on other CUR States Of bi7 $40 un.
der last year. n deficit In the Atlantic
states Of 7lf7G8 under last year. 43O 33e
under year before last ana gain of ITO :
G96 over 1893.
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TT MAY DO AS MUCH FOR YOU.

Mr.. Fred Miller, OF Irving. III. writes
that he had Severe Kidney trouble for
many years. with severe palms In his
back and also that his bladder, was. at
fecte1 lie tried many SPECIALIZED Kidney
a year ago no began use OF Electric Bit
Iers and found relief a. once: Electric
Bittars is especially adapted TO cure OF
ali Kidney ana Liver troubles and often
gives almost instant relief. one. trial wis
prove our statement. Price only IOc Tor
large bottle. At A. Il. kiesiins's drug
store.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are from jobbers: special
prices given on large shipments.
BARRED WIRE-~Glidden, galvanized.
81 per 100 pounds; painted wire, SEQ.
Waukegau, Toe higher than Glidden
WIRE NAll.S-Rate $500 per kog; adj
vances. 10 TO 90 penny, Soc and penny,
Uc; and penny, i5c; and penny. %c
3 penny, Sl.20; , penny, Sl.oO.
CUT NAILS-Rate STE per keg; same
advances us on wire nails.
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WOOL.


London. March 1O.--Thc best selection Of
tho series offered at the wool actuoin today
with an excellent show OF cross breds,
which widoned at Yorkshire, operations.
The continent Is still the largest operator.
they taking tho bulk of merinos ut cx-
IRENE prices a fair show OF Cape OF Good
Hone and Natal woods sold we'll. The
number of bales offered were 1900. of which
600 were Withdrawn. The following are
sales In detall: New South Wales--2s0i
bales: secured Tiaddtsid; greasy 'isftl0d.
Quoensland-i3s9 bales; secured uiaddp
is5,Ld: greasy 6hdf1ohd. Victoria-769 bales;
secured sdG1sii.d. greasy 6AdQfis. South
Australia-~iae bales secured bIadn1s2iad;
greasy 5i1d0fssid. New Zealand-150 bales:
secured 6d0lS3iAd; greasy 7d9lslsd. Cape
OF Good Hope and Natai--is0s baiess
secured lldatis8Ihd greasy bsSlsd.
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STOCKS.
| The following we're this closing quotations on the
| ieadlng STOCKS OF tue Nav YORK Exchange today:
COFFEE.

New York, March l0.-coffee options
opened steady at GALS points advance,
ruled generally steady and fairly active
on local covering, foreign buying ana
firm spot holders; closed steady and ret,
unchanged TO points higher. Sales 2. 900
Rio steady at advance. No. 10 rs. mild
firrner: Cordova lel4Mls: sales 1000 bags
Rio spot at IL rs. 1900 bags anoat at iSf.,
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COMMERCIAL BRIErs.

New York March l0.-Clcarings, $780,
BOZ sos: balances, sG,0iiGii.
New York, March l0-Government and
railroad bonds firm. State bonds dull.
Cincinnati, March l0.-Whisky quiet.
Sales isg barrels, LIZ.
New York, March l0.-Iiides and wool
New York. March 10.-Total sales OF
stocks today were 1856 800 shares, nclud-
ing; American Tobacco, 50 100. General
Electric 1900, silver certificates. 1000,
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COTTON POINT!

New York March iO-cotton seed OF
dull. nominal.
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DRIED FRuITs.

f,tTRON-lic per lh. ,,,o
~. ut:'f 1s,,a norated Sc: Turkish layer l2c
STc1TAnTSlcs- Evapornted &C.
pEACHES-Evapor 81
pEARS-Evaporate &c.
fMS-pitted Sc. 1850 4..6Ec.
ohaiee evaporated 6lsa6a; fancy eNsl'0'
rated 797hc. ,a,
RAIsINS-Cslifornia T. - "a n Soxes
aieS crown L. Nj, 50 10 boxes 4l.at5ge -
PRiJNES-Crop 1886; capiiorh'a ~
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kansas city, March l0.-Wheat dun
nomjnaliy lower; No. 2 hard, So No 3
nominaily 4Sa54; No. red n; No. 2 spring
nomlnally CT. No. 3 62h Corn active ana
white az oats about y higher; No. 2
mixed nomlnally 1875; No. white ia.
RYE No nominally 80. Hay firmer: tim
otby 10 Op9il 30; prairie 4.50aid-5O.
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k m failures during the week were
luinage's Sens, wholesale rice,
W., NJ y. 4 l., a. Marks. woolcns,
=, liabilities sl00.c00 Frazeo a
NJ ana iced. New York, liabilities
cee,antasauqua Manufacturing cam
4 AID other indeb einess s2Si 900: Nc,
IN Watt, Wholesale grocers. Fort
Ind. liabilities. 100000.
M has failed. capital 5000, 900; also
W Dank. Texas; Bank of Belle
\, nan, canital sl5 00O. and Barabos
r. "ahK' Wisconsin, capital S32, 900.
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eolis-Linseed, in bbls. raw tic: boiled
voc, petroleum, $50 test, In bbls lac, In
stove gasoline. in cases Il so, in harris
4eci t'upion oil, In bhls igc, Ia cases $3.50:
In bhs S6c
WHITE LEAD--Strictly pure, 6eI64c
WINDOW GLASS-ln boxes. GO and 10
10 ~ and 20 per cent discount, new list.
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Car load lots, job cars. from mill: deal
ers charge from store 5srloc more per iVo
lbs on bran, 2gSc per bushel on oats and
corn.
CORN-Sacked. St935c.
BRAN--65c.
OATs--25lrc6c; No. 2 white, s0Isic; com
mon 2l42Sc.
CHOPPED CORN-65c per 100 lbs.
HAl--Alfalfa, sl3. 00ipl400 per ton: mil
let slo50dfia5o, timothy, N1509ls.co, North
Texas prairie. 800; South Texas. $500
zoo
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New York. March l0.-The Evening
post's London financial cablegrarn says:
rbs settlement today revealed small
account and IN Americans In particular.
srhs uudertone for markets was better
axcsnt FOR mines, which were at. Ameri-
cans were good, closing near the best.
The Paris and Berlin markets were
auiet but firm.
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NnM YORK MONEY.

New York, March lG-Money on call easy
at $751;. las. loon az. closed at 39l5A per
con'. prime mercantile paper 5H6 per cent;
sterling exchange llrm, with actual busi-
mnnd and pd III, for 60 days, posted post rates
4. S7I9fi4.SS and 469. commercial bills 4.s6i.
bar silver Gs rs. silver certificates G9I69 !.
Mexican dollars l4A.
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Houston expects eoo TO ZOO bales to-
morrow. against 1850 on the SAME day last
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New Orleans LIS. March 1o.--Thc mar
ket for cotton seed meal and cake Is
quiet ut decline OF u cents per ton;
oil weak and unchanged prime crude oil,
In bulk rs: prime summer yellow, In hhr-
reis. "a; meal. MS; cake. l7,75 per short
tOu.
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rp1flTs AND NUTS.

APPLEs-Ben Davis, So A;s9a q WHO"
Tn'SSNANAs -75cHsi.5O per bunei,s s,ao "a
Nor bar" Barrel: ssOog3.25 per crate oo. "a, ID
Pc c0ANUTs--s 3.75di4OO per lp' ''hV'
per iS sIPl,Es-Malaga s5.5od6;5o per oask.
,Inrz[iinNs-M essina S2.5o0Sm' extra idh-
cN fTs Brazil lie per ID; hl3er's ,d slgf
g IN, Nap a1imonds. Taragona ltc PER h. lSs
D 1sr sack: California almonds loe' ne"
pecans SAGE. ,,.,. .ood,inrs e. e5G
MISUNDERSTANDING seedlings ~
-ss1rRAWBERRIEs-s25oaf" per craft
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RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.
ON suIpBoARD NOT CLEARED.

The total amount OF cotton on shipboard
not cleared at Galveston taday Is 2Q9SJ
bales. against 81 ,7d5 bales vt the same time
last year; the divisions are az follows.
For Great Britaip IS Wilma. 4l.t
bales; 80 Leuy, 3920. ~ Legislator. 600;
total. liai.
For France: SIS Ethelreda, 700 bales.
FOR Bremen. So Obernn. 2sNS bales.
For Hamburg: SIS Coniscliffo, 1888 bales;
ss Torinore. g0A. total ii39
For Now York: Mallory line, 1897 bales.
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III tho Auanbc states deficit In Texas
compared with last year of j. $50. a2i n
deficit ON other cur States Of IN, $40 un.
der last year. IA deficit Ia the Atlantic
states of lh1GB under last year an, 33g
under year before last ana a gain OF no.
695 over 1888.
New York March lO.-Thc cotton mar
Ret started with a hullish flourish nd
VhncinB spb points on the first call on
strong English adYcos. but promptly
proke nalo point@ under renewed selling
by the bears, Aftcr that IL was anybody's
marker, win good ical or local &C
nHty, but not much outside interest.
Weak ndylces from The South. with New
Orleans showing 10 poin' break on oc-
tobcr contracts and spot cotton freely Of
fcred, checked buying here. Reports from
Boston were unaatisfnctory. indlca ting
something like Generalization In cotton
goods, The market closed firm at II not
advance OF lQs points
New York March 1o,-IIuhbard Bros. &
Co.'S cotton letter says; The tendency OF
the trade to accept small profits were
striklngly illustrated this morning In the
Liverpool by both the South and the local
trade. This afternoon the large sales for
a strong market In New orleans the sell
ers of the morning became buyers ana
the market closed firm AT the best prices
OF the day. Should this continue we may
present time the new crop deliveries are
effected by the Eastern selling orders In
excess OF ioftlRn uemhhu.
New York. March iO.--Buyors were IN
the dry goods market In very good num-
bers. and while much shopping was In
du.gcd in, very good sales were reached IN
the different jobhing houses. with com.
mission houses the demand was somewhat
heavy. some thing unusual TO Tuesday
important sales were effected OF some
kinds OF staple goods and general re-
quest took u good quantity Of special ~
enrtments OF seasonahle stuns Printing
cloths held at 2il-iea2ss and sales at the
latter prices.
New Orleans Is. March 1o.--Thc mar
ket for cotton seed meal and cake Is
oliet ct n decline OF ~ cents pnr tom
oil weak and unchanged prime crude oil,
In bulk IS: prime summer yellow, In hhr-
reis. "a meal. i775; cake. l7.75 per short
ton.
New York. March iO.-cotton seed oil
dull. nominal.
COTTON POINTS
Houston expects GOO TO ZOO bales to-
morrow against 1850 on the same day last
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year, New orleans. 1900 to $780, against

King OF New York wired r. II. Rich
ardson at 1880 n M. "Rcalizing by weak
longs caused decline; may improve again
no outside support"
than Last year. the deficit having in
creased I.i& today. Exports today were
$3.50 halos.
Hubbard Bros. & Co ndvaed p. w.
dun, but We think Will Improve. We cN-
pcct n GRADUAL Improvement"
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SUGAR.

New Orleans. March io-Open kettle
quiet. 2s.A.3 l-iG; centrifugal duh; granu-
lated $1,000 SIS; white 5-i6Ht 9.l6; yell
iows q 7-sqfi 3.iG; seconds 2Mu5A. Molassas
quiet: centrifugal 6Ii7
New York, March iO.--Sugar-Raw easy;
tltia
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When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for castoria.
when she became Miss, she chung 70 castoria-
When sho had Children, she gave them CastorIA,
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r1.I1nING MATERIAL.

-,,,t1,NT 49, Portland cement per hnl
% c5t,s 10. Roecdale cement pr Dol VIZ
~ a5 lime reclny 80 25aS 40; plaster par r6
s2io: fire brick St Louis nsS ,,5c u '' TO
HIlln Inclusive: felt roofing per SQUARE
u; u No 70 Acme and Royal cement Iiaster
Nor Ton si4oN: plastering hair' goat P''
In &c. laths. per NJ S2,V''
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BOSTON.

Boston, March Io,--The wool market con-
tinues very dull, buyers only operating
as they are forced to have supplies. There
has been some trading In fleece woods on
about the same basis MS last weeks sales.
Texas wool, spring medium u2 monthsl
~ 10 he; secured yrice 80. spring flne "a
months llGllS; secured price Si435.
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COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET.
Tho following are the closing quotations
for cotton on tho spot touay AT the lead
Ing markets together with closing OF mid
ding yesterday. with today's sales:
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RrER-sohlitz, quarts go 20 per - h tn,,
pints $u,o per bhl; - ni 2Il''i Pale
qoartts 60 %. pints 50 80; Weiss beer Sl'2o
1 3er case, two dozen in eas case,
~ HIGH WINEs-si;22 per . gallon Goods on
WHiSKY-Per gallon tinis ,ilbt fSo',rhon
rioh wine basis Si.22; siralgnt, 1919, VNi TO-,
hls h ,we according to age and quality
~ 42,q,S o. blended sl.75QS'"'
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HOUSTON.
class ONLY. IS 10, and over. !

No.hied hogs, strictly cornfed. ...Nn
Wasted. must be good. gym q,
iooI cows, calves, hcifers. ycarlings and
lightweight heeVcs arc strongly In demand
nj above quotations and are wanted; also
cornicd hogs. not heavy weights, market
wei supplied with masifcd hogs.
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FORT WORTH


Reported for The Post by A. p. Norman
1--we stock commission merchant.
Roovcs--
Choice, per H.. gross. z n ~
Common, per h.. gross.......... 3 ~ ~
Cows
Choice. per ID. gross .,........ ?hg "a
Common per ID. gross............ " ~.
Warnings
Choice. per lb.. gross,........... c'sI 3
common per To-, gross........... % "a
Calves
Choice per ID, gross. ........... o.
Common per ID. gross............ 2.J "a
Sheep
Choice per ID, gross,........... 3A1p 81
Hogs-
Cornted per H.. grnss. ........... SsI
Mastfed per h., gross. .....,,...., 2ls4
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ENGLISH coNsoLs.

London. March 1G.-Consois for money
100 5-l6: for the account in9ia bar silver
81 Lied per ounce money hstM per cent,
rate Of discount In the open market for
short and three months bills &dll-l6 per
cent.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
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npfnIprs ANp suIPMENTs.

Total receipts OF cotton at Galveston
By Gulf, Colorado and Santa ro rail-
way ga bales by International and
Great Northern railway. AS. by Missouri.
A G. H., COS
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PAINTS AND OILS.

S;loos &c; so-sos eis; eo-7os &c; so-eos re
shNer and ruby prunes loo.
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Santos. March l0.--Firm. good average
santos in.%O refs per ~ kilos. receipts
1900: stock 2lS,oco.
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Sailed.
SIS Vera. Forth, Rotterdam.

Up and Sailed.
Ship British leles, Calcutta, sid Jan.
SIS Ethiopia, Glasgow, aid Dec. "a.
Is Helen, Andrssscn, aid Feb. IS
81 Roseinath, limerick. sid Jan. Z.
Sc Conisclifrc. 81. Miohaels, sid Feb. 2.
~ rniweil. Newport News. sid Feb. 8.
ss Cambria, Hamburg. sid Jan. 81.
ss l3thclridn. Avonmouth, aid Jan. 2N
Ss Lcni Cardiff sid Jan. 20.
SIS Millneld, lpseyich. sid Jan. 2.
SIS Whitby, Londonderry, aid Feb. Z.
Ss Knuwiton. n. ~. sid Feb. rs.
sa Alamo, New York. sid March 4.
Sch George Taulanc. Philadelphia, aid
Feb. Q.
So Concho. New York. sid March Z.
50 Scllln, Hamburg, sid Feb. ~.
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REI,lnI prH AND EXPORTS.