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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-01

Money g, the root OF All evil lust desire few cent?
is The root Of an clothing evils We buy our clothing from
manufacturers who have reputation tor making honest goods
We buy good goods cheap know how TOR cash
aud then put close cash price upon them There Is no saving
and there make the goods squeeze into
the price The goods made rgh, first aud the puee made
right attcrwafd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
TRADE NOTES.

Eggs were weak today and market quo
tations dropped to lie in case lots.
c. s. Meredith, business man OF Cal
vert. visited the city this morning.
Commission men expect few crates
Of Strawberries the latter part OF this
week.
The Planters and Mechanics National
bank will move into it's own building about
the 10th of next month.
Houston Is now receiving about 500 ,nsos
of eggs daily which means 150OO dozen or
$50 o00 eggs. Shipments to New York
from this point now average 200 cases
n day.
The Phoenix Lumber company OF this
city has secured the contract for the
new court house to he erected at Cuero.
The cotton merchants of Houston have
received several Inquiries recently from
Mexico, and are now shipping n consid-
cradle quantity Of cotton to that Sec
ton.
Values of kettle and centrif igal molassts
are fully maintained. The receipts at New
Orleans continue light of all grades and
are said to be 5000 TO $4,000 short of lust
year at the same time
The peanut oil industry Is opening grad
ually in the South, A company is being
organized in Norfolk Va, by John L.
Roper, with a capital OF $4,000 and a
capacity of 400 gallons daily
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
Stocks.
The following were the closing quotations on the
cadlns stOots OF the Nav YORK ExehInge lodly.
FINANCIAL.

Galveston Texas, January 2l.-tn the
LEGAL exchange market sterling siXtbs sold
Sin0. buying N.s5, New York sight seliis
4 premium. buying Is discount, New Or
leans sight selling u premium buying e
Discount American silver sells al par,
buying u discount.
New York. January H.--Sterlag eN-
change, bankers sixties. sLS1siUl,N, COM
merclal, SiSlis; reichmarks - l5-lG francs
1As4Gi5 1876.
New Orleans, January Clustering eXr
change, commercial siNttes, si.Sa'i6la;
francs, commercial sixties, 5lS.s. css l-l6;
New York signt. bankers $50 p,emium,
Commorcial. ice premium.
London. January 2l.--Bank rau. per
cent; street rate ia lb-lG per CEN; silver
309s; consols for money lW yesterday
107 7-i6
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

Now York january 2l.--Special onhlc
and teiesrphic dispatchfs to l}radsircct II
covering the principal points OF nrcumulu-
tiou iuducAtcs Tho following changes in
available supplies last Saturday, as COM
Pared with the preceding saturday Avail
able supplies Wheat, United States and
Canada, east of the Rockies decrease H.
go hushcls aflnat for and I'm Europe, do
crease 10000. corn. United Statoa and
Cauaua, east of the Rockies. in~onso
T. ~; 900 oats, United States and Canada.
east 81 the Rockies $4,000.
The only immediate decrcanes In avail
able stock Of wheat last week not covered
IN the official visible supply report in
ciuded lf7c1 bushels Ia Chicago private
elevators, lul ,00n bushels at Louisville; o.
0o0 bu'shcls ct Cleveland; 10000 bushels AT
Rochester, and 900 bushels In milwaukee,
private elevators.
Corresponding Increases include 10000
bushels at Various Manitoba. storage
points, $4,000 bushels at Fort william.
3ja n0 bushels In Northwestern Interior
elevators ana 50p00 bushels each I'm Min
ucHrolis private elevators aud New Or
lcana and Galveston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
corTON POINTS.

Houston EXPECTS 1900 10 $500 bales to-
morrow. against 5SN on the same day last
year New Orleans estimates her receipts
Mt 5000 TO 60o0. against 1898.
Gilbert a. Co of New Orleans wired r.
Cargill Mt 1l;25 n m GOOD spot demand
here at improved quotations.
~. Il. Richardson was advised by
Vaught 81 Kennedy OF New orleans at
II 40 n. m: Despite disguieting politics
Wall street steady Liverpool buying sum-
mer months"
r.. Cnrgill received the following from
New orleans Mt ia6 p, M; STEADY, hut
few orders here; New York wires char
meter of buyers poor"
Hubbard Bros. a co, OF New York wired
u. w Martin at 1850 p. m: Basis crop
10000 and present consumption Ellison
says VIII leave stock In European ports
end of season $1,000. at mills 3o0,ooo
against !, 500, 900 AT ports and $4,000 at mills
last year. Position very strong"
Adyices TO T.. Cargill from Gilbert & co.
durln, the forenoon stated Gables say
Manchester hardening: indian import duty
yarns abolished; market steady; crowd
buying ard inclined bullish. but sAeuia-
tion Inactive"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
COFFEE.

New York. January Neutrality-suspicious.
opened barely steady at 5ui0 points de-
cline and further declined . points before
moro active but still weak under iiduida-
ton. but closed steady at sale points net
decline; sales i2,750 bags, Spot Rio duli;
No. liA mild duli Cordova l7mlS. sales
$50 bngs Maracaibo and Central American.
private terms. arehouse deliveries from
New York yesterday 2a,i2S bags; New
York stock today eo5,Sls; Llnitel states
sl0, 900: total visible for the United States
$50, 900, against 3ii,7l5 last year.
Santos January l.--Coffee quiet, gpod
average Santos 100 refs per 10 kilos; re-
ceipts, two days, 2v00; stock $4,000,
Hamburg, January 2l,--Coffee Steady
unchanged to I. pfg advance, sales 5000.
Hayre, January 2l,--coffee quiet, VI DO.
cline, h-ies StJ,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
sT. LOUIS.

st. Louis, January 2L--l'lour unchanged
Wheat nervous, about unchanged. spot
higher; No. red, cash 49, No. 2 spring
higher: No mixed. cash 2ta, May 26h
oats futures easter. spot strong aud hgh-
er. No. cash and January 2Nla, May eG,A.
BYE lower 81 bid. BARLEY steady. Corn
n,oal /. e5ui.3 so Hay weak; prairie 5ujs,
40 90; timothy l000a1i,31. Eggs quiet and
lower, l2ia Whisky LIE. Cotton ties and
mess jobbing, new l07h; old l0.i5, Lard
easier. prime steam b.bb. choice 5.6i. Bacon,
boxed shoulders 562ls. longs 5.Nn, ribs
shoulders I.Gbl.; longs A.50; ribs lG2Is; shorts
4 .SiL Receipts- Flour 5000. wheat 1000
corn c., 900. oats a. 900. Shipments Flour
1000, wheat 5000; corn 1900. oats SDtO
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
IS Wennington, Bremen. sid Dec. g.
Sch Maud II. Dudley. Newport News
ON sHlPBoARD NOT CLEARED.

The total amount of cotton at Galveston
on shipbonrd not clealAi today is 50, $50
bales against III $50 bales at the same
lows:
FOR Great Brtan-Ss Ida 3ii9 bales Sc
Bonridge 1776; SIS city Of Belfast 3s22, s.
Hampton 1856 non-membcrs Isl; total H.
GS4
For Frances Joseph John 3O92 bales.
For Bremen-Ss Blenhein liI0 bales;
members 623S; total 1855
For Russil--I3k Storkon 1901 bales.
For York-Mallory line 1885 bales.
For Morgan City-Morgan line 20 bales.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
POSTS cABLEGRAM.

New York, January 2l.--The Evening
Posts London cablegram says; This was
the idlest day the stock lnalKet has
known Tor months. The tone wis rather
dun until the close, when u delivery In
Americans on support OF the m,ny lam
guild markets was made. The candtions
tho stock markets. but the political sltua-
tiOn is 50 uncertain that bears and bulls
alike are afraid to act. kaffirs we're dun,
lion. The Paris bourse has been dull, but
closed firm Tnc Berlin market was Idle
and dull
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

CEMBNT-IoTtla cement, per hh
s.. G0itS 90. Roscd4le cement. per bbi. N.io
G2.9o, lime firec!ay, &.&03,A0; plaster
paris, 81 40; flrebrick. 81. Louis, per NJ SiJ'
drain paving tile, per foot Tul5c, to b
Inches. inclusive; felt roofing, per square
81 .75m2 20. Acm, and Royal cement pids
ter, per ton, sl4.oO plasterlng hair goat
per 10. &c, iaths. per NJ, 500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
Rio, January 2l.-HolIday; rccei
COTTON-SEED PRODUCTS.

New Orleans, January 1.-THE market
for cotton seed products ia unchanged.
The export demand is light. Prime crude
oil. IN hulk, 2lc: prime summer Yellow
in barrels, a7c; meal, $lTcc; cake, SH,oo
Ter long ton,
New York, January 2i.-There were Nc
IMPORTANT transactions In cotton SEED pu
today, the trading AT present being iilnlt-
I'd 10 actual wants Prime crude oil, sifp
2,isc; butter oil, 31n3lc. prime summer
yellow. asHM2ac. In barralsi meal, s2QpV4
2l,O0 per ton
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
KANsAS CITY.

Kansas City, January 2l.--Cattle-Re-
ceipts Goo; shipments 400; steady to
strong, Texas steers 27sd3f0 Texas COWS
|. 75uah6. beef steers 3. 25ai25; native cows
J. a0fi3.20; stockers and feeders 2,iog3,IV:
hulls 70u3 90 Tlogs-Receipts 1900. ship
lntuts 800. hcavies steady, shade less active
nj aH4ii 90; heavy Sso0ti.00; packers and
mixed S90ul.05, light a,souSe5; pigs 3:gMp
sN6. sheep Receipts 1900, shipments 100.
steady lambs l0olli.i 40; muttons gioGS.Co,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
WOOL.
LONDON WOOL SALES.

London, January 2l-An excellent selec-
tion was offered at the wool auction sale
today, including lot OF the finest wool
ans yet offered. Sales IN detail: New
South Wales 3s22 bales; secured GAMls ID;
greasy Is 51nls lDd. Queensland 1851 bales;
secured iseils sgd; greasy 6k1lld. Vie
Gdn1s I'd. Australian lI29 bales; greasy
5ikdG9d. Swan River SO bales; secured
7lza9d; greasy inGs. Tasmania a. bnies;
s,sour.d is III. Now Zealand So bales
secured 5isdNls "a: greasy iod. Cape Of
Good Hope and Natal 1881 bales; secured
Glad@ls sgd. greasy 5da59.d.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
PAINTS AND OILS.

OIL Linsocd, IN barscls. raw &c; bollod
i6c; petroleum, 100 test, in bhls lie, m
stove gasoline. IN cases. 81, SO in bhls, lbc (:
Eunion oil In hbls. 1916; IN cases, $50, cas-
tor oil, medical pure, Sl.oo; turpentine. In
bbls SIC.
WHITE LEAp-stricuy pure. sa6hc.
WINDOW CLASSIC boxes. GO and 10
to &c and 20 per cent discount. new list.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

u S,hEEsE.New York fun cream, iic;
lscohsin full cream. l3c; fancy filled
Ssln.sse, nc; Swiss. 30c; imitation Swiss,
i'gSci brick cheese. i5c; Limburger. i5c.
EGGS Texas. in cases, lie.
GAME-.Squlrrels. G0m75c per dozen: rab.
80: opossums, SS.Q0T4,o0 maiiard AND
other large ducks, S2.50as.O0; teal anJ
other small ducks. si.5oa2.VD; quail, siO0S,
LOO Wild geese, si.50ai5.So; prairie chick,
oNloNS--sObs5c per bushel; onion sets.
IN nushel boxes $200n225 per box.
i'EPPER-Chlle, l7c per To-,
POTATOES-Colo 60c; sweet pota-
toes, 40u50c Seed potatoes: Tennessee.
Triumph. $500 per i0-peck barrels or ST. rs
per hushcl in sacks: New York seed pota-
toos So 25 per 3-bushel barrels
POULTRY Chickens, per dozen, old
hens. 81 50aS,0O, spring, s2.25U2.75; turkeys
%.5e1iO.50 ducks s225aS09; geese $4,000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

the bagging and effectually comn-a,soa
there would soon be an Improvement md
most OF the complaints we henr aha,,,
the shocking condition of American CO..
ton would cease.
Ihe Galveston Cotton EXCHANGE Inc,
90 . recommended as a standard size
~ inches In width by IS inches In ,a,,..h
and while 1t would be much better ~ ~
bale were both narrower and shorter the
TACT Is recognized that too radical :,
change can not be expected. and thia
would be great Improvement and coon.
ofny In most cases the sizes Of tho Gin
BOXES could hc changed for a mere trif,e--
say TWO or three dollars--and others could
u.ere" the hrst time general repairs
are made, at a slight expense.
1T you have attended carefullv IN Tho
foregoing you will no doubt agree that n
~ uine To adopt measures Of reform and
tnete seems to he no feasible way Of mt.
uhg them into effect except through your
association. The cotton exchanges tho
maritime associations. the buyers and the
congresses have all tried their hands Al
~, ana accomplished practically rCthing.
ron pay the losses resulting from the
present condition of things and Won
alone have the power TO apply the roneav
How shall you do It? Adopt a standard
pale OF uniform size, and with tno con.
rents evenly distributed throughout ara
uemand 1t of the ginner. To make 1t as
easy as possible for him to conform to.
make your standard not exceedinr %
inches in width ana IS inches in length.
nave your proper officers issue circulars
setting forth the action OF your assocIa
Ton and distribute them, not only amonr
your members, but to every other South.
ern farmers organization and einner and
newspaper In the South.
Have your officers take the matter IN
by direct correspondence with the mann
faoturers OF every style or make of gin
sold i'm the South, and put them on
hollce that they must be prepared to meet
demand for uniform box and no other
Let each and every one of Won as
soon as he gets home, or is apprised of
the action of your association. make IL
his business to personally examine every
GIN IN his vicinity and see that they are
altered to the standard size.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

| N'N'S ludt sldlliS IN the way
Fc'easlng the density and thus cheap
,feiEhis is the irregular sizes and
|aiiiy shapes of the bales and the loose
irregular packing of their contents
~ ny me varying sizes Of the gin
ana me improper methods of I'LL
uiehi' The jaws of compr sses ara
(ches Wide, IL bale of cotton already
clles wide Is put in such a press. when
pressur is APPLIED 1t spreads out 10
sues and there is nothing there 10 hold
f. mat When the pressure Is taken of
'o1' and uugainly and occupies twice
space 1t should. The result is thai
f. II reaches the port the ship rejects
fnu the shipper must have it recon-
roeu 't an expense of from GO to "a
IT, per bale or pay an equivalent in
Fn If, lsht to the ship. which. of course.
l.uuucer loses in the end.
u. uefihore. these ungainly bales ore
more iable to waste and DAMAGE
h "i''r ones. pattern of bagging
I oo 't cover a S-inch bale, as well az
~. 'nehes wide, and therefore leaves
.haH Vn exposed 10 damage and to he
oit or piucked off in handling. Also
na. "dle IS too long to 20 into its
I, pace IN the ship the stevedores are
: ~ ~ 10 cut the ends Off to make II ft
m" se uliilgs are taken into account
,on Varfler, the insurance maa. the
a any 'he spinner. and duly charged
lso me farmer pays the bill.
to,, mere are gins in use in which the
n ct. ied INTO the baling box from
raa, iues IN such a manner that the bale
al IN two parts, which do NOT knit
ss,.a ~ the center. so that when heavy
MA, applied the bale gives way in
,b n',NuIe ana spreads out to the sides
e ba,a .' compress can make a merchant
is ~, vi compressed cotton of II.
t.u'Nled that gin manufacturers are
,r Ing the Sizes Of the boxes every
nprsss a ms ms Is probably true, as the
1 ~, tsses ma their percentage of reiec-
Mar ot density Increases yearly. the
tbo. given for this increase In size
10 long, wide bale can be
nil. .'osely packed and therefore
4 can run with less steam /,
=. or course. the Gin us,.,c
sec I'm am sell cheapest. But. as YOU
's s from the figures given above. This
the ing at the spigot and n waste
ne means have been tried In mas,
co,t p'ihg about reforms in the ballnn
zen, put so long MS the farmer will
- poor package II is difficult 10
, fa ehange made at the gins. Should
e m begin to demand standard
size that can be covered with
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
SUCCESSFUL SPECULATION.
LARGE PROFITS HAVE BEWARpHl
MY PATRONS, '

Ny cooperative Plan Of speculation ~
INK clients In the fnvcstinen! q sns!
snare monetary resources. without {H
risk which usually attends kpccn}
inn them ike opportunities with
Operators who have almost pniiu,ttes ~,
ital at their command. ~
Send for Prospectus. maiieu tree' Is.
Best references Furnished. Iif
Il, MORTIMER PINE s
Hanknr and Hrpk&<i IS ~
% broadway, New tc@s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

BEER-Schlitz, quarts. $3.50 per bhl;
pints 90 per bh; a. Il, c. bohemian
quarts 5000, .pints, 100 Dixie Pale,
quarts. 81. 90: pints, 81 80, Weiss beer, N..5
per case, two dozen In a case.
HIGH WGNES--Sl. 20 per gallon.
WHISKN-rer gallon: Finished goods
on high wine basis sl.29: straight Bourbon
and rye. according to age ana quality,
N.1503, 90; blended 81 .7jn3.S0.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

Total rccoInts OF cotton AT GaIVcStOn To-
day were 1926 bales. divided as follows:
Missouri, Kansas and Texas 759 bales;
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe 1869: Internal
tional and Great Northern 1885, Galveston
Houston and Henderson 800.
Shiuments-To Bremen per SIS Darling
ton l7sl bales.
Taken by Galveston Cotton mills. Is
bnI.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

stocks today were iaS, aa shares. including
1890; st. Pnui 1880
New York. january 2i.--Governmcnt
bonds weak, with new tours down a.
States dull; railroads firm
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

New York, January i,--Wheat-Exports
2Sl 600 spot firm; No. ? red 7lls No, |
hard T2h, Options opede easier, closed
arV Cg3i May OSlh.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPI.ES-Bsa Davis. sS.OoQ325; Wine
81 251iS75; common grades s2.75GiS.00.
RANANAS-si 25dl50 per bunch.
CRANBERRlES = Cape Cod, Ss.50a95i
per barrel, S3007n3.25 per crate.
COCOANuTS-Si.O0 per 100; $500 per
GRAPES-Malaga, s55o165o per cask.
LEMONS Mcssina, S300I325; extra
fancy. sS,5ca4.oo.
NUTS-Brazil. lie per Id; tllberts, Sicily,
&c: Naples, i2lac; walnuts. lac; peanuts, 81.
per sack; California almonds, loc; new
recans, SiAii6c.
oRANG Els - California seedlings S,.5o
navels. $500; Jama.cas and Messlnas SO. q
Q3,50.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

Car load lots, Job cars, from mill. Deal
crs charge from store 5Ml0c more per lOD
lbs ON bran. 2q3c per pushel on oats ana
corn.
CORN-Sacked 33QSic.
BRAS-Ghc.
OATS-25l nc; No. . white 29dS0c: COM
man 2iT23c.
CROPPED CORN-G5c per 100 lbs.
HAY--Alfalra Sl3 00ui.nO per ton; millet
$40 .50Hl2 20. timothy sl7 GOAL 90, North
Texas prairie s. .50 South Texas $50.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. January 2l.-Mone' on call
easy al 3ff4 per cent, last loan . closed 3
per cent; primo mercantile p9pe' wy per
cent: aterling exchange steady, with az
tual business in bankers bills AT 800 i.0Ol.
for demand and 4.N4MiS for SHY days
posted rates 4.SSlaai.ss and 500 ooInmof-
cial bills 1854: silver ceriificaes 5iiII
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

BEANS-California small whitee, s 3ss7
per lb Bayou 27sN2ssc;, PINK 81, z7s4-7se'
Lima, 4Giii.c: black eyed peas or ,,,.
BUTTER- Blue star 2Oc; dairy l1c; r laii !,
l3c fancy Elgin creamery PC; irssh Texas
country sl20c II In good condition.; ,oikc,
BUTTERINE--Solids, 12c; prlhts' Lew
Elgin dairy bricks, he. .,ros,o m.
CABBAGE-Texas, per crate N'S'd@w'
sauer kraut, s2.404g,50.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
SUGAR.

New Orleans. January ai,-s5Igar steady;
open kettle 2stg3M, centriiugai Ernnl.
lows 3A,6Ii 3-i6. seconds -. ass. Molassos
quiet; open kettle lsnas; centrifugal euAs
New York. January 2l,--susar--haw ~
firm, refined steady,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
. DRIED FRUITS.

APPIaES--Fancy sIICeu IN boxes 4NTI5o;
choice evaporated. 6i2q6Sic; fancy evapor,
rated f@4m7c.
APRICOTS--Evaporat 12c.
CITRON--i4c per 10.
CURRANTS-Fancy cleaned sic: in car
tons DC.
FIGS -- Evaporated 10c; Turkish layer
15c.
NECTARINEs--E vaporated Joe.
CHES-Evaporated %.
PEARS--Evaporato &c.
PIUMS--Pitted 10c
pRUNES- Crop of 1895: California prunes
sU-lO0s. &c; S0-a0s. 6iac 60-70s, ,c 50-6Os, THO
silver and ruby prunes, Toe.
RAISINS-California l.. L., boxes 81. 400
i.50: crown l.. NJ. raisins. 80 H. boxes, &c;
crown l.. NJ, so Id. boxes. 4Aqiiac.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
nosroN WOOL SALES.

Boston. Mass. January 2i.-The sales Of
wool are quiet but prices are maintained
The fleece Nools maintain a strong tone
Territory woods arc quiet and Australian
has met steady demand
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
WFU'f " TfENi = F'VFTVTHs
u, n. Exports and Port stocks.
stocks ut Leading Markets.


The following ara the closing quotations
for cotton ON the spot today al tile leading
markets. together with closing Of middllng
yesterday. with today's sales:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis January Misunderstanding
$500, shipments 800. steady to strong; ma
shipping 175ffl,b5 dressed beef grades 3.c5
mh25. bulk s.ieWi.oa. steers under 1000 lbs
2G5@3 50. bulk 27sqS.75. stockers and feed
heifers 2O06i3.00; canning cows l.25Q2.O0;
calves 2,O04tG ~ bulk T. 5000 co; bulls mostly
. O0l2d0; Texas grass steers 2.ipu3eO, fed
3 .0efri, TO- bulk s.SiGfS7b. cows i.tNsf3.0 90,
Hoga-, Receipts II. 200 shipments 500; mar
ket strong, 56l0 higher; heavy iu0ai4. ~;
mixed sG0gl.lb light 3.e5at.lo; bulk 1850
ans. Sheep Receipts Siol, shipments none;
quet, native mittons 9 75flSG0. low grades
l.5oa2io. lambs 325ai5O; Southern sheep
2.25932b.
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CHICAGO.
Tie leading futures ranged az follows:
lOpen, IIIirh. Low. lClus,
CHICAGO.

Chicago, January 2i.--Wheat was bear
ishly inclined and after an early bulge to
" Tor May closed MAJ lower than yester-
days price. Corn and oats had a similar
experience, each OF them closing ut n
moderate decline for the day. Wheat was
somewhat weaker early In the session,
mainly on some generous selling by few
OF the big holders. and at one time was
uuotep below the close last night but the
MVahhNss was only temporary and there
MaA quick reaction OF nearly y. hut THU,
was III spSt hetorc noon. Early news wiis
~ tho main hullish. cables came higher.
the light worlds shipm ants We're offitiailv
coLilfined and the country deliveries were
aEalh mrdora,e, while the clcaranoes AK
EroSAted about 1000 hushels IN wheat
ana Hour. The market was helped by tho
. ,h,,ag strength In provisions aud
GOOD Investment buying. The market was
weakened during the last hour by Brad
S 81 report which showed decrease
been looked for. Corn showed N mi,
wtakness early and sold at one time I, ne.
low last nishts close, but reacted In sym
pathy vain wheat and provisions and went
W " put ny noon had weakened and wns
tue same as II closed yesterday. oats
We're Iailly active aud business quite
navy, tho market following the nuctua-
tions Of wheat and corn. Another small
run or hogs started the provision pit on
VIC poll again, hut an Inclination 20 realize
was soon manifested, selling "a high az
iNiD; MAY pork declined to l0,60 and closed
10 lower at lnds. There WAS an extensive
realizing OF long products.
cash puoiwlous were as follows:
Fluur-f!rm
Wheat No 2 spring 5s9,05aii No. 2
spiing N'eUi9a, No . red 6ibW6SA
Lorn-Nu, . 2dHa. Ne. yellow 2G1
Oals- No, 2 lsis No. white 20IN20ai
NO. white lHN20il.
Eye-No. s..
BarieyNo, 2 nominal; No. fob 2iGl2G.
No { @ b SN2n
Flax secd-Nu 9lis
Timothy seed Prime 9G5
Mess p1llS-lcr hbl i027ii6i1O STi6
lurd-Per 100 ll,v thalW5.7h
Short RIBS sides- tsoose b. 10
Dry s,iitCd shoulders Boxed aNda.
Short clear sdcs -koXed 54sat6lH,
WHISKY -Distillcrs' finished goods, per
Ial. l.c2,
Receipts. Shipments.
F. Flour bills .'.''.'.." ll,o@ Loo
VI hrp', hu, '-.,.'',.... @.ouh YlDOO
Corn, hu. .,....,.,.,... 10000 $4,000
'ltb bu, ,,..,.......... T'a Qpn Ia. 600
lYc, IN. ....-.....,.,,., h,NOl 1000
lfallcN, hu ,,.t..ss..... ~, Wll 2n,uQU
ON tho produce exchange today
Biulor steady dairy lSu2N. creamery i4Hf
p. Cheese quiet, shIw9. Eggs etendy,
itA0l6
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

New York. January % .---Clearngs $780,
1913. $50: balances $5,373,028
New York, January 2lThe totil sales OF