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SUGAR Is HIGHER.

srs WINS another advance in sugar to-
III grades being marked UP Lice. This
scs was not surprising to the trade.
rrent reports from cuba have demon
IA mat this country will receive u
4 small supply from that island. Re
\ cn,rings Of raw sugar have been
H. restricted and holders have been
4 firm. This has naturally strength
\ The refined market, and present prices
N doubt be easily maintained.
|, an Indication Of the small supply of
1r in Cuba, comparison of the re-
n, Of sugar in that island for the last
y weeks with the figures for the same
Eci IN last year gives the following re-
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To W. w. wilson--Ss Niagara,
To Adouc & Isobit--Ss Maria SPAN.
Up and Sailed.

Up and Sailed.
SIS Laurel, Swansea, cid Jan. IA
Sch NJ. w. Chllds, Havana, sid Dec. ~
Ship British Isles, Calcutta. sid Jan. g.
IS Daniel. Liverpool. sid Dec. IL.
SIS Barticpool, Hamburg, aid Dec. 10.
Sc Belle O'Neill, Phnedelphia. sid Jan. ].
Blk Renown. ralmoush sid Dec. ..
S. Ethiopia, Glasgow. sid Dec q.
Bk IAttoc, Seville, Des. "a.
Sch G. Il. Look, Boston. sid Jan. 10.
Blk Blenda, Grccnock, cid Jan. 6.
So Helen. Belfast. aid Jan. %.
So Maristow, Vera Cruz. sid Feb. II.
Ss Oboron, Havre. sld Dec. rs.
Ss North Sands. Barry. sid Dec. 20,
SIS Capenor, Manchester, sid Jan. ..
81 Los,akcn Genoa, sid Jan. q,
So Rosemath. Limerick, sid Jan. T.
IS Bendi, Constantinoplc, sid Jan. 8.
IS Bona, Antwerp, aid Jan. ..
SIS Voltage, IT. Vincent, sld Dec, 20.
Ss Coniscliffc, Gibraltar, sid Jan. L.
SIS liopc,own, Limerick. aid Jan. II.
SIS 1yndhurat, st. Vincent. sid Feb II.
Ss san Marcos New York sid Feb. Il?
Sch Charmcr, Baltimore, sid Jan. 81
Sch Carrie A, Lane. Baltimore. sid Jan. &
Bk Jennie Sweeney. Philadelphia. sid
Jan. 20
IS Legislator Carthagena. sid Jan. 7.
IA Fnlkn. Harry, cid Jan u,
IS Rita. Porto Rico. sid Feb II.
50 Sapphire, Barry. sid Jan u.s.
So Tormore, Port Limon, sid Feb II.
So Gracia. Iiverpool. sid Feb. is.
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS
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PRODUCE.

BEANS California small white 3G2isc
per lib; Bayou 2ssa29sc; pink 2asG29ac:
Lima iaisc. black eyed peas Siac
Bu TTEit- Blue Star l9c; dairy Ice ladle
Re; fancy Elgin creamery PC; fresh
Teas country SH9oc If in GOOD condition.
BUTTERlNE-Soid re. prints l2l2c,
Elein dairy bricks lSc
CABBAGE-Texas S2.25q25O in crates
large sacks N.T5.
CjEEsE-New York full cream lac:
Wisconsin fun cream l3c. fancy filled
cheese he; Swiss 9ST2Nc; imitation Swiss
EGGs-Texas. in cases, Sqslac.
ONIONS-S0US5c per bushel; onion sets
In hu h'l FOXES S2.oon2 % per box.
PEPpER-Chil Halle per 10.
POTATO ES--Colorado boc; sweet pota-
toes 40d5oc. Seed Potatoes-Tennessee
Triumph $500 per lo-peck barrels or Sl55
per hvshel IN sacks: New York seed pota-
toes s. 90 per S-bushel barrels.
PouI Try II. -. = Chitkensss per pc, dozen. old
81 O0ll3.50; ducks S2.50n350; geese Si0Oll
40
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EXPORTS AND IMPORTS

New York, February 1.-THE exports
81 specie from tho port cf New York for
the week amounted 90 $4,000 in gold and
sN71 So In silver Tho imports were: Cold
S.ST5ll. silver. S55oii; drv so ds, So. 356. oSS:
general merchandise. 81, 100 $50
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prru.DTNG MATERIAL.

CEMENT - Portland cenent psT ID
90 a. "a. Rosendale cement. per Dbl .i.te
S2so, lime freciay s3,;5sls4o' pissM,fr .iS Stt
q. iO fire bick, 81. LOUIS; Pesrr " 20
fnebes inclusive: felt roofing per square
&. 7sii2. 20: Acme and Royal cement Pa me-;
per ton si45p; clustering hair' soa'' P''
10 &c; latns. per NJ s2.eO.
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STOCK
ON su1rpoARD NOT CLEARED

The total amount OF cotton on ship.
board. not cleared. at Galveston today Is
- 6s2 hales. against 1886 bales at the
same time last season. The divisions are
ns follows.
For Great Britain 50 Capcnor, 2pVi
hues. Ss Ntta 400. 50 Maria 65?9. "a Rose
Castle li05. - Accla 29gl 50 Explorer yiD
So Francisca dGii. total ~ l2S bales
For France--Sa Marina 1Iie bales
For Bremen Non-Inombers 2oli bales,
For Hamburg So couigcltfle. 80 tales +.
So nartmoor 2l9. sr Voltage. 3iS; total. SiT
For RuHsip-lk StnriSen. 1896 bales
For New York. Mallory line lsiS paieH
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NEW YORK MONEY

New York, February l5.-Money on call
nominally per cent; prime mercantile
paper. Stalr1 per cont. Sterling exchange
quiet with actual business In bankers
bills nj 4.STNn4S7ie for demand and $50
~ sSis fer sixty days: posted rates. s7sf
rs and iSs,seTtSe. commercial hills, 4SSts
Bar silver, 6Ia.. Mexican dollars. bsb
State bonds dull: railroad bonds easter;
government bonds steady.
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BEER-schlitz, quarts $3.50 per 49,, n u u
pints sil.6N per Dbl; a Boheipri sle
93u INA So 90. p.nts ss.50: Weiss beer sl'zo
per case two dozen In case.
HIGH .WINEs-n.22 per g lbsd goods on
h,rb vine basis a.e2; straight. Bourbon
and rye according to age and quai's'
81 75liSOo blended sl.75iS.5e,
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OuotatiOns are from 0bbtIs' sPVV''
nri,rs aiven on large shipments. 49,,
EARBfp WIRE - Ghdden, -galvanlzei
80 no per 100 lbs painted wire 500; "su'
kegan Toe righer than Glidden. ,.. cd.
WIRE NAIJS-Rate SSD per hes a.
vances, 10 10 60 penny soc; ana penny .'!
G9c: 6 and penny 75c 4 and penny We
3 penny 81 20, penny $50 to-. .a,,o
- CIT NAILS--Rate s.. % per hes SA'N'
advances as on wire nails.
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DRIED FRUITS.

CITRON--14c per ID.
CURRANTS - Fancy cleaned SIC; In
FiGS -Evaporated Sc: Turkish layer i5c.
NECTAR1NES-E vaporated loo.
ES-Evaporate Sc.
PEARS EVaporated sc.
Pl.UMS- pited roc.
APPI.FS-i'ancy sliced in boxes iNa5c:
choice evaporated G'saG&c; fancy evap'-
HPRIcoTs-Evanorat loo.
NS-Calfornia l.. L., boxes N.iol
$50: > crown L. NJ; raisins, % II, boxes Ac.
3 crown l.. NJ. so III boxes 4iu4tac.
9o.l00s &C.: SO-90s 6sc. Coos &c; 5o-eos 1.ac;
silver and ruby pIunes lVc
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London. Fehrua' y ih-Cons 1 fer m ney
aud the account. los l3-l6. Ear silver, S,iSd
OF discoun. in the cp-n market for shot
and three months bills. iikGiIS per cent
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SUGAR.

New Orleans, February 15.-sugar-Open
kettle strong 5-SGf5 SIG; Centrifugal irm
but quiet; graduated s-lsai 5-s. whites
A 3-l6I ~; yellow 37-hlfi 5-ls; seconds 215q
centrifugal 6ql7
New York, February i5,-Sugar strong
,est 4 Refined firm. mold A bi. standard
rs confectioners' A 5-s cut loaf
bi-s crushed 5-s. graduated B.
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COTTON-SEED PRODUCTS.
HOUSTON MARKET.


The following quotations. were posted
To-Day by the cotton seed product depart
meni of the Houston Cotton Exchange ard
Board Of Trade:
Per Gallon.
Choice crude oil. for butter
oil ...... t..-ts-.-.... .s...... su's
Strictly prime crude oil..... 20,a
Prime crude ..............,. u n 70
Prime butter oil. In barrels. rs
Prime summer yellow OIL. u a. %
cake and fnea! lob. mill interior points,
according 10 location.
Short Ton.
Prime cotton seed calte......Sl3 90 a u 81
Prime cotton seed NEAL. u % q, u 50
I.intcrs. A, Houston delivery aud class!-
ncation, per ID. S].Q3!a.
Soap stocks. foots trori refined oil. per
H. ~ bid, 90 asked.
Meal firm, oil duh
For locm delivery Houston mills quote
meal and cake $500 per ton; hulis s30o4
400 inters, A &c.
Remurks-MdrkC quiet.
New Orleans. La. February l5-The
market for cotton seed meal and cake is
firm and unchanged: oil weak; prime
crude oil I'm bulk 20i2 prime summer yell
low, IN barrels 25is meal l7.25, cake l725
per short ton.
New York. February l5.-Cotton seed oil
duh and heavy; prime crude 22iI22ls, prime
crude fob. mills l7t20, off grades 200 2il2
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New York. February 1.-THE Chron-
icle makes the visible supply OF cotton
last week and sS,7. TSt this week last year,
a decrease Of 976 sy bales.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS

Total receipts OF cotton at Galveston to-
day were 216i bales, divided MS follows:
ly CUR, Colorado and Santa Tc railway
sol by International and Grcnt Northern
railway 3pl by Missouri Kansas ana
Texas railway 253 by Galveston. Houston
ana Henderson railway, 70. by barge. lili
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port OF Galveston, February rs.

Port Of Galveston. February IS.
Arrived.
Is Maria. Arrospe, Porto Rico.
So Marina burgess, PORT Royal.
Ss Edenmoro, Jepson. Liverpool.
Cleared
SIS Franoisca. Larrauri, Liverpool.
IS Lampasas. Burrows, New York.
Str Pensacola, Simmons. Pensacola.
Sailed.
SIS Francisco, LarTauri, Liverpool.
Vessels In Port.
70 J. Moiler q co.-Bk Hirotha. Stor'
ken. Sch Emma Enowiton.
70 Fowler NcNitie-Sch w. J, keysor
sch Rebeccah J. Noulton SIS Marina ,brj,
To 81. Munn-Sch Helen.
To j. N. Sawyer a Co.-SE Lampasas
To VIM. Parr h Co.'S. Castleheld, Ss
Alicia (Sp.). SIS Explorer tBr)-
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Pozzoni's complexion Powder is univer,
sally known and everywhere esteemed
as the only Powder that will improve the
complexion. eradicate tan. freekies ana
all ska diseases.
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esTx.- COMMON SENSE DICTATES THE usS O.
SAPOLIO

lower than Yesterday. spot dull ana iosv-
g. NO. = req cash q; No. p hard - ";
renruary q ~; May a IS: July IN. Cg4n
was bid up s-sVh but later went Oh ana
closed lQ2 under. yesterday for futuress
SPOT lower. No. 2 mixed cash ana feb-
Futures firm during mcst Of the session
and closed about the same as yesterday;
SPOT nrm No. cnsh 10; May c0,t July
Corn meal 1.2su1.4o Bran dull and steady.
two cars sacked sold east track at S5lt
Flax seed Qu!et; IS. Timothy seed s,bvSp
5000 timothy s.soaf.o 90. whisky, III. FORK
lower; standard NETS. jobbinE ae2if; new
e.1gM Lard lower; prime steam 6.y7As:
longs AS ribs 6,S7is, shorts So. Try
salt meats. boxed, shoulders 5.7b, longs
y, ribs t.s7E shorts $50. Receipts--Fiour
Shipments--Flour 5000; wheat 5000: corn
10000; oats 1900. 17'i
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
A Big Decline IN Futures In the
American Markets.
LOWEST PRICES OF THE SEASON.
Tho Continued Heavy Movement IL The
Mon Depressing Feature-worid's
Visible supply.
= VtFFNV OF TIV wv
Houston, Saturday. February Is
Othce OF The Post.

maintain an ADVANCE yesterday, caused
Liverpool futures to open at decline this
morning The gain at Liverpool yesterday
ranged from lisgS-0id. The loss at the
close today was l's-eid all along the line.
Inc Foreign market il quick to respond TO
any encouraging festur. OF the situation
nut New York and New orleans do not
seem able to get out OF tho rut OF deprcs-
sion In which they have hung for 50 long
une. The home markets closed several
points lower today and spots were also
down.
Mlddling cotton is now ll-i6 at Hous-
ton Galveston and New Orleans. This is
l-l6c lower than ever before this season.
Futures at New York and New orleans
are about Is points below the lowest record
since September /. The decline since the
first of the year has been nearly con
tnuous one. with only Il few upward
turns
one OF The most depressing features to-
day was the report of the worlds Visible
supply, showing deficit OF sI6,SSl. where
as the deficit last week was t,0l?9,S, or
$500 bales greater II is true the supply
is now 4i.59S bales less than one week ago.
yet during the same week last year the
decrease was SGe5. Those who have boeu
figuring upon weekly diminishing of the
supply equal to last years decrease were
somewhat disappointed at these figures
The large movement was another bad
feature today. Fort receipts We're ls-'u
hales, against 9262 last year. The interior
movement was also uuite heavy. Houston
alona rareivin, sifi bnlee ngntrs, iSal lna,
go Nv. or,,n,,s ,'ir,h n~,,ct,,,n,,a ~
s' 80, Nv t, Il',u"S wren 'NpeV'.,o"S oi
agalns, 45l, while this city expects $500.
against 1861 In 1875.
The rotton continies 10 como from, some
v.t..,, I 49,, ,,,,, 49, ~, $500. ,',,,,,
W - "nu a' ,'i't az '''oeV ne',s 'VVr'p's
are 'cp"r'eu II WIN pc very uHheuH 10
cause any Improvement In prices. Every
thing seems TO indicate, however, that the
cotton now being marketed has been held
for several moutbs anb thar M snon az
,b, ,,r,,,.,,, ,,,,,,,,,,.i,,, o,l, ,nro van h.
,o,.,. t,,,,o 40 NJ s,aT1n i"c, o., ,no com,
very niue OF 'ht sVoplc le't III 'he couh-
Try. Merrhants ana spectators VINO
bought SPOT cotton several months ago
have at last become dlsgusted nj the in
dinersncc of the marie, and nre now
st"h 49, y, a".,, ,'4@f, ~, 81
oo,',,,,, s,, n n,,..,, Nv -, Leu and thsr
NN,'"'"' ''' W. ~ ,'N '"''"N'' 80 w
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"a Asked. u Iid.
LIVERPOOL FuTURES
Opened easy, demand moderate: closed
quiet and steady.
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VISIBLE SUPPLY.

Stock this week, 4so2i7 bales: last
week. 40, +si; this wcck last year. 4iS.7e,
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COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET.
The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on the spot today NJ me lead
ing markets, together with closing of mid
ding yesterday, with toduys idles'
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OIL~-linseed, IN hb.s, raw 4ic; ooiiea
4sc; petroleum. l59 test n 6o h,,9 i4fi d. "a
Stove gasoline, In cases $50 IN bairss
iic; Eupion oil, In bbls l9c, IN cases ~, 10y.
castor oil, medical pure SLo0' turpeHHno'
"WH'ffTE LEAD-strictly pure eI5Ac, -,
WINDOW GLASS-ln boxes, % ana ~
to 60 and 20 per cent discount, new list
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ss-a--as-
HOUSTON

Market we'll supplied with cattle. calves
IN demand. overstocked with sheep ana
hogs.
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LIVERPOOL SPOTS.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Opened steady closed easy. sales tS3 800

Asked, b Sid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
opened barely steady. closed steady
sales 81, AGO
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ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis. February i5.- Fiour--iull hnn
ness and closed Mt the bottom ana ee
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KANSAS CITY.

aKnsas City. February ls.--wheAs ~
eessiveiy dull: noininaliy MJi lower; No, .
hard eSG66; No. nominsiiy Sp9Ss; re-
Corn fair demand and unchaneed, No.s
mixed q; No. 2 white 2ais(i25 6-G oats.
mixed somewhat lower: No. Q t7k@ly 6-y:
No. white nomirally le,sa2o. Rye. No. =
OH 80; prasrie t.5Ni7 90 Receipts near
1900; corn $4,000, oats 4eo0. Shipments
none. ivy 81
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KANaAH CrTY.

Kansas city February 15.--Cattle-9e-
celpts 800 shipments 1905. market AteaaE;
beef steers aII3 20, native cows lh0f3,
stockcrs and feeders 2.5et37b, bulls z43.tA
Hogs-Reccipts 640o shipments zoo, mar
sni. heavies 3.2sH39o. packers 3s613,o6.
mixed ssOns.s5, lights s.5oaas2ls workers.
b. IN -
market steady; lambs 3.i0a4bo. muttons
2jOltJ.
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HUSTON PRICE CURRENT.
fss; F-nhFAsE-Diamond, A.75 per
.sasier, in tin box IS. 5000 pur
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CHICAGO.
Chicago, ILL.,, February b,--The week
closed with heavy beeves selling at 1o0lb
lower than last Saturday. others ruling
about tho same rs a. week ago. Medium
WEIGHTS are selling the best. Eastern
shippers and exporters have bought freely
and a larger portion Of the cattle than
usual has been shipped from hero on the
hoof Prices today ruled as foilows:
Fancy beevcs. t.i5eii.6b: common to prime
steers. a.2sfpl 10: s,ockcrs and feeders, 100
sia.e0 bulls. cows and heifers, l.71@3,G:
veal calves. $50; Texas steers. 3.25lp4. TO-
Hogs-There was a decline OF ioc BY
holders keeping back for CONCESSIONS.
Common to prime heavy and medium
Weights sold today at 3.aog42o and primo
lights sold az high as 430. the bulk OF tbs
hogs selling at ti0lpi 90
sheep Few on sale today were sold
early at arm prices and quotations were
about the same as n week ago for good
sheer. but somewhat lower fm lambs.
Common TO choice natives are now sale-
able ut 2,7Sfr3so: Westerns Mt s50fl3 6;
for good 10 choice and fair TO prime lambs
at zsOa1i.Go.
Receipts Cattle 400; hogs. 5000: sheep.
1000.
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NEW ORLEANS.

Bcoyes quiet; cows. heifers. calves and
yearlings steady hogs slow and weak:
sheep weak
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HEsTER's FIGURES.

New Orleans La, February i5-Secrer
tary Hester OF the cotton exchange figures
the movement at Interior towns as fol-
lows.
Rcceip,s this week i1.sas baies; last
week. a. .s57: THIS week last year, bl,07s:
Shipments this week, c. i02 bales; last
week, 7l,357 this week last year. 1885.
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NEW YORK.

New York. February l5--wheat--Re.
ce'pts. 500 exports, $500: spot market
nrm' Ne, red. sou, {, o. b.; No; hard.
heavy Argentine shipments and weak
cables. rallied sharply. on talk Of Armour
buNing. which led to buried covering by
room shorts. but finally sold of under
liberal realizing and closed heavy at on
not loss. No. February. 73ls; May. 7sx.
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OF the thirty-ive thousand Cubans al
legged by the Spanish authorities TO be
actively engaged in the field, three thous-
and are under twenty years OF age. So
says General weyler's statistician. and
he says it for the purpose OF impressing
Americans with the instability OF the
revolutionary cause. Gen. Weyler must
have a very poor opinion Of American
intelligence II he imagines that such
testimony will have any deterrent effect
upon starred n striped sympathy. Does
he not know that the bulk Of both the
Union and Confederate armies was COM
posed Of youngsters who, when they
were mustered in. had not reached the
voting age? Boys in blue" and boys
in gray they were called by their re-
spective admirers, and boys they were
in the most literal sense OF the term.
Many Of them Loyalty perjured them
selves when asked their age, for the
truth would have prevented enlistment
Filled to overlooking with the ardor OF
youth and anxious to seize any oppor-
tunity to do something and be somebody
the young men OF the country north
and south-cr"wded the recruiting offices
and speedily found their way to places
where superahundant energy and the
reckiessness OF youth wrought magni-
fcently until the service at the front de-
veloped that calmer courage which dis
tinguishes the veteran and wins rattles.
1t is quite likely that the three thousand
boys in the Cuban army will cause Spain
more concern han would an equal mum
Der OF mature men.
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CHEERING CROP PROSPECTS.

The Climate and Crop Bulletin issued
by the United States weather bureau
Tor the week ending at s p m, April ~
shows tina the season is becoming favor
able 10 the crops In the Eastern and
Middle West states. Il says;
The unusually warm weather through
out the Central, Eastern and southern
portions OF the country has ,apidly ad-
vanced the season. which had been un-
usually backward. and has been very
favorable for farming operations and
growth OF vegetation, which has been
remarkably rapid.
Winter wheat has shown marked im-
provement generally Is reported as
doing well In Indiana, Illinois, Iowa.
Kansas and portions OF Missouri, and
while an Improvement has been noted
in Kentucky and West Virginia. the
condition Of the crops In these states is
poor, some having been plowed up In
some sections OF Missouri n Texas
winter wheat is suffering for rain,
Spring wheat seeding Is well advanced
in Southern Minnesota. and is about i'm
ished in portions OF Eastern South pa-
kota. where some OF the Early sOwn is
up. In North Dakota no seeding has
yet been done,
Preparations for corn planting have
been pushed rapidly during the week.
and in the more southerly sections plant
ing has continued with much activity.
Some corn has been planted in Illinois
and Nebraska. and planting will be be-
gun In Iowa this week.
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- ROPOsALS FOR FRESH BEEF AND
Frcsh Mutton: ONCE Chief Com
iniBsary. Vancouver Barracks, Wash,
March 20. 1896. Sealed proposals in trip
llcnte will be received here and at Offices
OF Commlssarios at following named
posts, for fresh beef and fresh mutton
10 be delivered at that post only, until
~ O'CLOCK noon, Friday. April q, 1900,
then opened, for furnishing and delivery
10 Subsistence Department, u, s. Army.
the fresh beef and fresh mutton called for
oy inc Commisaary OF post 10 be amp
piled during six months, and also sep
arate proposals for year, commencIng
July !, 1896; Boise Barracka ard Fort
sherman, Idaho; Forts Candy, Spokane
Walla Walla, and Vancouver Barraoka,
wash Fresh beef shall be good in quail
ny ana condition NJ for immediate use,
and from fore and hind quarter meats
proportionnlly, including all beat cuts
t%hereof. Fresh mutton shall be OF good,
Iat ana marketable quality, from wethers
oVer one ana under three years old. Beef
ana mutton to DO dressed and trimmed
ana delivered as prescribed In circular OF
Instructions TO bidders. Proposals. will
be also received stating price nj which
bidder will deliver fresh beef or mutton
or character above stated, and 10 be de-
IVcred OF temperature not greater than
% degrees Fahrenheit. Government re-
serves the right to reject the whole or any
part OF any or all bids. Full information
furnished here. or by commlssary Mt the
several posts. Envelopes containing pro-
posals should be marked "Proposals for
FRESH Beef Tor Mutton) at -" and
addressed to undersigned or to Commits
sary at posts to be supplied. w. II. Nash
Mai, c. 8.