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BANK ELECTIONS.

Palestine, Texas. January N.-At ~
meeting of the stockholders OF the F9H
estire National bank the following -
acers werc elected: President John y
Hearne; vice president, A. .. Fox; casna
v. r. Dubose; directors. B. Psaxssss ~
a. y. Lllley. w. c. 0orman. A. = -
John r. Hearne and N. b. Bash
The directors OF the First nav d
bank elected the following oSncers: NM
A. wright, president: GEORGE ~ Ens
vice president; Lucims ooocn. cesnl1s
Jno d. GriEsby, assistant cashier. 4.
was no change IN the directery ~ ~ X
thsre been for eight or nine yeara ~ ~
~ cent semi- annual dividene 40 w
cIared on the last six months oussA ~
; oc,h.rt. rexas. january H-ThS,
National bank OF Lockhart has elsctea 1'
following officials for III present w.
I'd J. L. Green. W. r.. Cnsw E ~! Il
Csrk. J. G. Burlsson, 4. J. Storey. oaf Il
ora; j. @. Buriesou. president: J. ~ ~
ley. cashier; W. =. Kelly. Ass'ssans
~. ~
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ERIrITS AND NUTS.

FNCT
APpI ES-Ben Davis $3.2oQ3.5O; common
grades s275G3.00.
\ +, X Nsr--si l.50 per bunch.
cRANBERRIES - Cape Cod, SS.JOg9.5O
~ barrel. SO O05l325 per crate.
CoCoANUTS-s4.oo per 100; $500 per
1000. ,.,oae "a no. noe,
LEMONS = Messina, $30ogS.25; extra
"Nityfs~Brazil lie per ID: tilberts. Sicily,
GGc: almonds, 1'araeona lie per IT., Ice
per aaox; California almonds loo; ne"
pecans, 3is16c. 49,
RANGES-California seedlings VI
630O
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TRADE NOTES.

The local market for bacon and all hog
products is firm. in sympathy with tbs
recent advance at Chicago.
Todd Robinson. a prominent merchant
and planter of Point Blank. was among
the visitors In the city today.
Eggs sold this morning at lie. but
continued heavy receipts during the day
caused prices to drop TO loc. In case lots.
Barrett e. Allen will receive a car of
California oranges tomorrow. They also
expect a car of Colorado potatoes.
oranges are in good supply and prices
are lower. Local stocks consist principal
iy OF California seedlings and navels.
Apples are advancing. and the best
grades are hard to obtain Stocks consist
mainly of the Ben Davis variety.
Charles @. Levi, business man Of Vic
toria, spent the day in Houston and con-
ferred with the wholesalers OF the city.
Stocks Of salmon are reported low at
almost all markets, but there has been
no advance In prices SO far this year.
An early advance In key herring is pre-
dicted owing to the light catch, the short
age, according to reliable reports. amount
ing to 1000 barrels, or 100000 kegs, by
comparison with the output of 1894.
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COMMERCIAL BRIEFS.

London, January 22-Corsois for money
and the account l07 Lille: bar silver a0ssd
per ounce; money " per cent; rate Of dis
count IN the open market for short and
three months bills ii-sd per cent.
bonds easier. States inactive; railroad
bonds firm.
New York, January 22--Iaank cicarings
sSS.Si3,sts, balances A,7Oe, goo.
New York. January 22--Salcs Of stocks
today were iS5,I52, including American STU
gar i22n, American tobacco 1850; St.
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Sailed I'M
IS Lcona, wilder. New York.
Vessels In Port. fs1
To VIM. Parr 4 Co--Piympton (f3r.l a
To ]. Moller & Co.'s Ida (sp).
To ]. N. Sawyer Il Co.'s Alamo,
Hall. "a
To Fowler & McVitle-ss Eugene, Pen-
sacola. sch Daisy FnrlIn, 81 Bjorgvin, s.
knntsford. Homheld. City OF Belfast, 10.
scph John. Toledo. Rauma.
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stocks.
The following wero the closing quotations on the
loadIni stoeSs OF the NV YORK Exchange today
FINANCIAL.

Galveston, Texas, January a2.-In the
local exchange market sterling sixties sold
$3.50, buying $3.50. New York sight sellin..
a premium, buying Is discount; New Or
leans sight selling u premium, buying VI
Discount. American silver sells at par.
buying z discount.
Galveston bank oiear.ngs *ss3 Gag
change. bankers sixties 4.67&. commercial
4 .s7Is: reichnarks %. francs, bankers SIX
ties 5isikQ5.lsls. commercial slst.M5. is'..
New Orleans, aJnuary 22-Sierling ex-
change. commercial sixtes. N6G iEh;
francs, commercial sixties, Bliss less l-lj;
New York sight. bankers si.Jo premium
commercial, TIC premium.
London, January 22-Bank rate per
cent; street rate rs per cent: silver 80 9-lCd;
consols for money l07 Lille. yesterday IVA.
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ures during the past week. Several
failures have occurred In the West.
'ong them the City Bank, capital $780,
ara the Irish American Bank. canital
fwl Minneapolis: Fifth Avenue saw
4 Bank. Columbus. Ohio; and Mer-
n's Bank, Volga. s. d.
,'n'mercial failures important ones
been Perkins & Welsh. sugars. ua-
|ties $500 100, and F.. seidenberg. steifei
10. cigars, liabilities 500 900. both of
~ forkin goat skins. kids and moroc-
az Phiiadelphia. Keen-sutterle Co.
,ities, $1,000 ONo. Charles w. LandeIi'
It, syb'oo; John NJ. Fenlin. ha-
Ties $40 OOO, and Eagle Glazed Kid Co.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

he recent advance in lard has impart-
more strength TO cotton seed oil, and
4 quotations have firm tone. with
HIGHT advance on few grades. Cot
seed meal and cake remain at for
figures, with only a limited demand
5rted
n oil situation is thus reviewed by
"A. williams of New York, In his
s,lar letter Of January IS: Lard has
khed cents per pound for May in
hago. and 1t is confidently expected
| II will go at least a half cent higher.
4 are not arriving as freely as ex-
ed. and hence provisions all along
line have advanced. Cotton seed oil
not responded to the advance in
hence prices remain steady with
Rers less inclined to sell and buyers
hing around for cheap lots. 1t certain
|poks to us as II the bottom had been
khed and that the unusual depression
La be followed in the near future
more activity and higher prices.
The foreign markets are showing a
a more interest and there are bids
| the views Of sellers. The English
kket has advanced shillings per ton.
fallow and greases are iirmer and In
! er demand, so that taking the situa-
as 1t stands today the outlook Is
En- brighter from both buyers and
ers' standpoint.
Ue quote. Prime loose crude oil at
dMilc prime crude oil In barrels here
krac; prime summer yellow oil at 2SD
choice yellow at &c.
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Santos, January 22--Cosfee quiet: goo1
ceIpts 1000 bags; stock $4,000 bags.
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Market supplied with cattle and ca
sheep and hogs In fun supply.
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SUGAR.

New Orleans. January 22.-sugar stronq
iaied 19.i6Qll lid; whites 4h4t4 yI16; yelioH
al3.ieaI4A; seconds 27.@3N. Molases1 qulesJ
omen Kettle 1S6t2s; centrifugal salt
New York. January 22.-6ugar-he4
strong; centrifugal. % test, 37.8: rcnpe4
Arm: No, q Al 49, mould a IN standar9 ~
i7.s; comfectioners A AIS; cut loaf ~
formulated 8, ts}
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas city. Mo-, January 22-Good
grades OF wheat are held at 2a3 higher
with no buyers low grades hard TO gel, AZ
any price: No. hard 60; No. red q; No.
No. spring es; rejected 3oa4o. Corn Is
higher: No. mixed Afs9@5; No. white
nominally 23ss@2f. Oats scarce and very
Hay steady; timothy lo.0o4i2,0; prairie
G00i07O Receipts-Wheat l5,coV; corn
81. 200: oats 1000. Shipments none.
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CHICAGO.

Chicago January 22.--wheat advanced
; =, cents n hushel today closing with all
sympathy and closed hdis higher re-
spectNely. Provisions. on the contrary,
wtto weak and closed ut loss of 10 in
pork ana lard md In ribs. From the
start the wheat trade was unnistakahly
hullish, and May which closed yesterday
az tlrndlh, started nominallv 6i,g, and
u changed hands in 5000. $1,000 and 1907
900 bushel lots at So cents, The feeling
was ~ sharp contrast with that which
prevailed ut the close yesterday After
the trade had n nights rest IL was unable
to discover why 1t had been so panicky,
anu me suspicion was raised that they
had been victims of raids designed TO
sh1ke out the longs and buy cheap wheat.
THIS conviction, with the fact that there
was no bear news but on the contrary
much that was strongly bullish. caused n
rcinsthte themselves In the long side but
there was little Tor sale aud the active
competition sent the market booming.
lhr shorts took fright and there was II
days close, The heavy realizing which
Followed caused ono break Cables were
lower nj the opening, but there was con-
siderable strength developed later The
Northwestern receipts wero light. The
official report Of tho Argentine exports
for 1895 showed that with the small
100000 bushels and that thosc of 1896 will
not exceed that The Washington. crop
Dureau iOt january statements makes a
shrinkape IN the English wheat crop OF
% 10000 bushels, while Russia has 49, 49,
600 bushels less wheat than hast yenr The
market was quiet hut nervous during the
hast hour. May selling to 62ss and back to
6gisGd3 cents split finally closing at g.
The covering by shorts was immense.
Corn was strong, taking Its strength
from wheat. and scored a good advance
before the middle of the day.
Oats--A frmcr feeling prevailed and
prices were higher. sympathy with wheat
aud corn to some extent was the cause
of the advance.
Provisions were quieter than for some
time past and an easier feeling prevailed.
The opening was weak. Hog receipts
were liberal.
cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Firm.
Wbea,--No spring 60taaGi; No. spring
5sGtsa4 No red 65dS5i2.
'Corn--No. = 27ss, No. yellow IFS.
Oais--No. 2 ls4. No. white 2oA1H; No.
white 1890.
Ryc-No. . 3sii.
Harley No. nominal: No. 8 ( o ?Gdt3S.
Flax seed-No 92iaM92A.
Timothy seed--prime 3,65.
Mess pprk--Pcr bhl 10 .i1hMi0.NR.
lard-Per 100 lbs 5G2i9ff5.i6.
Short ribs sidcs--Loose 5nn5,05.
Dry sailed shoulders-BoNed ia.m5.
short clear sides Boxed 6s.Mbis.
Wh.sky-- Dstillers' finished goods, per
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COTTON-SEED PRODUCTS.

New Orleans. January q. The trade con-
no great pressure to sell at present quota
tio,ss Prime crude oil. In bulk, 81: prime
summer yellow, in barrels, n, meal l7.00.
cake 1900 per long ton
New York. January 22.-The market for
cotton seed products was quiet and unin-
,sres,Ing today. though the tono is firm.
pr,nie crude oil 24M2ils: butter oil 30a3i !.
nri,ne summer yellow 2sAI29; on summer
rrsiiiow TQIis. In barrels; meal 2O.OOo2i 60
per ton.
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prime mercantile bGiS per cent; sterling;
exchange dull and lower, with actual buSf-
ness IN bankers' bills at SSsHef4.S for De.
rates L@ai@ and t'sQyall'So; comnscrcisi
bills f.s6sa; bar silver az; Mexican doilars
b2%; silver certif ,ases s7967%.
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PAINTS AND OILS.

.OII--Linsecd. in barrels, raw Sc boiled
Soc Ietroleum. 100 ttvt. in bbls .aic.. in
cases sl.sO brilliant oil $l.6S; in bbls l2iac.
Eupion oil. In bbls. lec; in cases. $3.50; cas-
bbls &c.
WHITE .LEAD-strictiy pure. sueMe. =
WINDOW CLASSIC boxes 60 and 10
to 90 and 90 per cent discount. new list.
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NEW ORLEANS.

New orleans, La, January Hog
fierce iNmi1s. Dry salt meats, boxed
shoulders tsO Sides 525; bacon. sides ,, y.vo,
hams, choice sugar cured 9:l54 ~. rl9uI
GS'sO. Cornmeal quiet. Bran dull. Corn,
No. sacked. white and mixed az; yellow
81 oats firm; No. 2 sacked HOE. hay
X 60aie'o0. Rice, rough, receipts 6iI1
sales ii ac2; steady at soa2;O per sack
clean, sales 1874. steady. ordinary to Soou
2liA
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liabilities 100000; Thomas II. spauldInp
steel manufacturer. Jersey City and Ruf.
faio: ketchnm Lumber Co., Chicago. LA.
bilities 100000, and Kahn, schoenbrun q
Co., wholesale clothing. Chicago, with
confessed judgments OF sl60, 600
receiver has been appointed for the
Brigantine Transit Co, Brigantine Rsach
N. j., liabilities A72,00o
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BUILDINO MATERTAL,.

81, e0Q300; Rosedaie cement, per Dbl, N.to
paris, $40; hrebrick St. Louis, per NJ $40
inches inclusive: felt roofing per square.
H.75u20: Acmt and Royal cement pias
ter. per ton, $l4.00; plastering hair, goat.
per Id. &c: laths, per NJ, 500.
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ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis, Mo- January Flour nn-
changed. Wheat, unsettled for futures,
closing at MIN above yesterday; spot
hid higher on call No. red cash Go; do
hard 59la. January sos May 6S Corn
stronger the close for futures being ,=I y
higher; spots stronger on call No; 2
mixed 25stm26; January 25%; May 2G2s
July M Oats-Futures quiet but strong
spot firm; No. 2 cash January 2ois, Rye
quiet; No; 81 on call but the ohiy J pia
% Bran firm at "A for sacked east
track. Fiaxsecd teady at. Sc. Timothy
eed 3OOai3.60 Hay dun and quiet prairie
7Olal0.O0; timothy g0)ui35o this side.
Butter weak and declining. creamery lsa
%; dairy. 1lal5. Eggs lover , a. l ~,
chnngcd. Pork lower: standard mess Job
bling. old 1O.i2is. new lo.e2,s. Lard lower;
prime $50; choice 800 BACON, boxed
shoulders 5.37ls: longs 5,6ls; RIBS bHi3:
shorts 600. Dry salt meats boxed Shout
ders le5 longs and ribs bSG :, sh orr co 40,
AZ 0Do. oats "a 900 Shipmcnts-Flour 5000;
wheat 10, 900; corn 1900; oats 5000.
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V Value; b BID. s Sellers.
U. .. IDxports and Port stocks.
stocks az Leading Markets.


The following arc the closing quotations
for cotton on the spot today ut the lending
markets, together with closing OF mddling
yesterday with today's sales;
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NEW YORK.

New York, January 22.-Wheat.-Exportss
hard 7iL T. o. b. afloat: options opened
stronger and were active and higher al
day, and closed nervous at ihgin net
advance: No. red January 7lA; May ~
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STOCKS OF APPLES.

bcal dealers report some scarcity of
best grades of apples, despite the
~ liberal supplies in the market CEN
The Orange Judd Farmer has COM
a statement of stocks OF apples in
United States, which shows a total of
900 barrels at the principal cities.
Farmer says: The supply. while lib
Ia b. no means excessive. and Is
ller than might have been expected
r one of the heaviest crops in the
ft in recent years.
no Western district. where the crop
excessive, holds relatively small
ks while in the East. except In New
bland, the supply Is fairly liberal.
tks in New England outside
| Boston. Mass, are comparative
small, but New York, west of
|hcuse, probably holds in commercial
ids, at least $4,000 barrels. In Now
1k City and the eastern portions Of the
De, the supply is comparatively smal'er.
| the whole State holds over onc-halt
Ion barrels. In the West the great
e crop has largely disappeared, though
|Eago still holds over 100000 barrels,
He Cincinnati, st. Louis and Kansas
have fairly liberal supplies.
be disappearance Of the great crop Is
PLY accounted for. 1t was heaviest
hose districts that have least facilities
saving 1t, and the low prices early In
season did not encourage special ef-
! TO take care OF It,
be general consensus of all returns
pts to slow trade. with little In sight
Indicate any immediate material adj
! CO In prices.
hicaeo reports 2o5. 900 barrels on hand.
p York 10000. ST. Louis 65.coo. Gin
patti 6oN00. Kansas City 10000, Minne-
(lis 1900, Boston 10000. Davenport &c.
Cleveland $1,000 I.eavenworth 10000,
Paul a,0oo. Southwest Missouri &c.
Denver 1900.
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.yn,aed by adding 20 drops Of DR.. Seigert's
AngosturE BitterA
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COFFEE.

Hamburg. January 22.--Coffee dun 1t y
decline; Gales 1000. W
New Orleans. January 22-Coffee dulls
Rio. ordinary to fair TG1sA,
IIavre, Janary e2.--Coffee closed qui1k
At 1sI1 net decline; sales 1900 n
Santos, January 22--Co.fee quiet: gool
average Santos 1000 reis per 10 kilos; ~
celpts 1000 bags. stock 4220O0 bags.
New York, January Options
opened easier at l0lfs0 points decline ufs
der Encouraging European cable news
and larger deceipts at Rio and santos
with liberal local and foreign offsrinse
during the day, preventing any recovereys
and closed nj a net decline Of 500 potnt1ii
sales I, 2Jo bags INCLUDING January iS xy
No, IL; mild duh; 'cordoya i7@ls; sales
late yesterday, 800 bags Santos NO: ana
&. spot, at iSs.. Warehouse deliveries
deliveries from New York yesterday So
bags; New York stock today 2i5 70 nag1is
United States stock 33s,l9s bags ~
for the United States eul 600 bags; tos.s
visible for the United States 5SJ.4s9 pA44s
against ASS, Az bags last year. III
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ON sHIpBoARp NOT CLEARED.

The total amount OF cotton at Galveston
en- .shipboard. not cleared, is MS follows:
For Great Britiin--Ss Maria 49s. Ida 400:
Beuridge 800, city OF Belfast 3ss2; Hamp-
ton 2gSG; non-menibcrs Dol; total 1906,
For Princess Joseph John 1902, f
For Bremcn--Ss Blcnhclm 1869; Plympton
1000 non-membeis 1904. total 1854
For Russia-lBk Storkcn 1901 bales.
For New York Mallory line G3s2.
For Morgan City-Morgan line 20 balca.
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BEBR-schlitx, quarts. 80 80 per Dbl
pints slloo per Dbl; A. Il. c: Bohemian,
quarts quarts p, pnts 90 pif seer Pse
per case. two dozen in a case.
HIGH WINES-s1 20 per gallon.
WLh .llt Per gallon: Finisne1 goous
on, nigh wine basis sl.22. straight Bourbon
and rye, according to age and quality,
N.15Q3.00; blended si.75t350.
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EvRNING POsT,s CABLEGRAM.

New York, January 22.-The Evening
Posts London cablegram says: There was
stock markets today, due mainly to the
more favorable adv.ces about American
sentiment In and out of congress. Anerl-
cans. after buoyancy. closed under the
best Investment markets were very
strong. Consols sold at 10TH. nome rail.
ways are advancing to record prices ana
the speculative markets are better. but
there is no public buying OF Americans.
The Paris bourse was firm and more act
i've. Berlin was quiet.
NEW YORK MONEY.
New York, January 22.-Money on call
easy at per cent; last loan 0, closed al q;
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Car, load lots, lob cars. from mill. Deal.
ers charge from store 5dl0c more per l0U
corn.
BRAN-65c.
oATs-?5df26c; No. white 2s93oc; COM
mon 2lM23c.
CHOPPED CoRN-ssc per 100 lbs.
HAY--Alfalfa Sl3. Ooq,14.O 90 per ton; miilet
$40 .5Odl250; timothy SIT. 00a1S.00 North
Texas prairie $50; South Texas $6.vo.
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Reported for The Post daily except
Thursdays and Sundays by Albert Mont
gomcry & Co. Qimited), live stock COM
mission merchants:
Coed fat fed beeves ........... 3A6 81.
Good fat grass bacVos ....... 2a,n 3
Common to fair beeves...... 2 a 2ia
Good fat cows ................. 2ieM s
Good fat yearlings. ...........10 So aI12 90
Common to fair cows, head. . 90 an 90
Common to fair ycarngs. I 10 QSlU 90
Com non to good fat calves. 90 dl1 70
Good cornfed hogs ............ 800
Common TO fair hogs. ...... 90 5h
Good fat sheep ................ a 81
Common to fair sheep. head w " ] ID
Receipts Sales. On hand.
Cattle .,................ 10 ia log
Calves and yearlngs.,. 20 gS4 90
Hogs ........ 80 2tS 2,3
81 eep ........... SEQ. ...
All classes good cattle firm, the poorer
grades weak and slow sale; good sheep
firm.
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WOOL.
Houston hides ana Wool
BOSTON REVIEW.

Boston, Mass.. January 22.--rbe Amerl-
can Wool and Cotton Reporter VIII say
tomorrow of the wool trade Although
the market has exteriorly. presented a
quiet aspect, the evidence OF strong un-
dercurrcnt IL found In the fact that over
100000 pounds Of wool have this week
a good share OF which was domestic
stock; The sales IN the corresponding
period Of 1895 amounted to sos. 900 pounds
The strengthening of prices In foreign
wool seems at length TO have commenced
TO divert attention 70 some kinds or do
nestle which have been rather slow OF
late. We think we see evidence OF this
In the larger GALES OF Territories and other
sorts this week. The fact of the disposal
Of more wool this week when buyere are
generally beset with the grave Annoyance.
not to say danger. which tn country's
financial condition y disturbing. seems
the currency question out OF the .wny the
wool and wooden industry. would be found
10 be In considerably better condition
than 1t was q year ago. The statistical
condition Of tho question IN such as 70
render a belief In a good future value OF
wool highly National one.
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4 BUSINESS BAROMETER.
Iade. to the Condition of Trade
Generally.
SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED
TO- Features in Local Trade Circles.
Cation Seed Produc" Are Firm
Trade Notes.

Houston, Wednesday, January %.
the ,obbing trade the situation re-
|rs practically as detailed at the be-
Ling of the week. There is fair
4. in nearly all lines and most houses
h,t that they are doing fully as much
Iould be reasonably expected at this
\ Of the year. There is. however, no
I, life to business, trade partaking
[slv OF the hum-drum character. with
material variation from day to day.
Isctions. as might be expected, are
very good, but they are holding ur
EsIl as one could expect at Il. a time
IN there is so little money in the
htry.
rrocery line has shown Sigh. In
- this week, and both wholesale
,etail houses are better satisfied
Sauare iobhers are talking in an en-
y,sing manner about the condition OF
4 In their line. They say business
| now entirely recovered from the lull
Lent TO the turning Of the year, and
|, has once more settled down into
/ regular channels. Thor travelling
are all out on the road once more
/ nute a good many orders are being
! in