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TRADE NOTES.

Eggs We're very slow sale at cents yes
t>rtlay.
Tho rapid decline IN lard has caused a
weaker market FOR cotton seed oil
The inquiry fer canned goods is reported
light 'aimgd vegetables bsius especially
Another now record n prices on porl5
and short ribs was established au r'licus +,
clin,.
rho demand FER rice is Nv TO the aver
age and values rule at about the same
range as quoted horei fore
some Florda tomatoes were OH the
market Yesterday but being IN poor con
al Ion brought low prices Large rates
sold for ti.5e and peck boxes for 25abo
cents.
.Slrawherras were IN only modcfate, sup
ply yesterday hut the market remained
IN The depr' ssed condition brought abou,
ny Tuc.siaN large receipts Prices ranged
from i5cuSl.5o.
North Texas shippers Of Strawberries
suuul; direna their ATTENTION mainly to
the ST Louis, Kansas Cfiy ana ,hleueo
markets. ~ iMtstcn aud Galveston nre
well Supplied with South Texas r.rrios.
tohssnmcnis from TYLER yesterday yera
in very bad condition and hardly hrousht
express charges.
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COFFEE.

New, York April 29.--coiYee-op Options
opened barely steady at decline OF 10
To IL points: closed inactive nj ner decline
OF 5iiia points Sales 7oup bags. Spot
Nenee-Rio steady; No. I. l3A; mild quiet;
.'ordovh lia4lils- Sales 1000 bags Santos
No. al 10 c. n r.. 10 bags Maracabo,
D. I,
New Orleans. April 2s.-Coifse--Rio
quiet; ordinary 10 fair l5%R17tt.
s. Santos, April ~ Quiet, ,gaoa average
sep bags. stock III 900 bags,
Hamburg. Aprii 9.-Coffec market
stcady. unchangcd. sales 1900 bags.
IiaNre, Apri 2a.-Cofree closed steady at
lMMl + net advance; sales $1,000 bags
RIO. April ~ Coffee quiet: No. Rio
1859 arcs per le iSlos: exchange i-16d;
receipts d00o hays; cleared for the Un!tei
states 1000, for Europe none: stock 1900
bags.
New York. Apri, y Total warehouse
relivcries from the United States 69Ss, IN
Guiding 1905 from New York: New York
stock today 2l625s; United States stock
IA 1874. atloat for the United States $3.50:
total visible for The United States s56,Hi,
against i7i.037 bags last year.
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the weevils are seen In tn. fields as early
as May while III newly infested sections
they do not appear until ittcr, and some
times not until September
Food and Habits of Feeding-Thc woeyil
has never been found feeding In Mexico
or IN IeNas upon any plant except cot
Ton, Tho weeNils and the larvae seem TO
feed upon the buds aud bolts Of cotton
throughout the season. liy means OF IN.
small jaws at the end OF It's beak, the
weevl eats through the skin ~ buds ana
hollS, making Il small hole therein
As soon as haichei within thc buds or
bolls the larvae feed upon them rs al
reaty stated. The w.evils never feed upon
the leaves aud nre nevcr seem upon them,
opposition Tho weeVils frat deposit
their eggs in the buds within the squares,
When the buds are all infested the eggs
are then deposited in the smallest bolls,
then in the next largest until nil that
are green are attacked. Judging from III.
habits of the genus the female makes n
hole In the bud or hol with her leak, ana
then turning around applies the tin of
her abdomen to the hole and deposits the
eggs therein
Appearances OF an Infested Field-As
The wceNils make their first attack upon
As soon ms II field becomes we'll infected
the presence OF the weeVls H. made known
10y the fact that but fow blooms are To-
be seen The squares attacked generally
soon turn yellow and fall to the ground
but most OF the damaged hollis remain
upon the plant and become stunted. ex-
cept late In the season, when they usually
dry IN or rot.
Iiihernation-rher is some uncerta,ntv
In respect 10 method of Information. There
Is. prhably much irresularity about it
The insect. in its several stages-as
weevil. larvae and pupa.-has been known
TO- pass the winter inside of bolls. Some
hibernate in cracks In the ground and
under clods OF earth. and under leaves ana
nther refuse hut they do not seem TO
have been found htbe rnating In Texas ak
cel,. IN old bolla.
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CHICAGO.
Tho leading futures ranged ms follows:
CHICAGO.

Chicago, Ill. Arril 2s.--rhe tremendous
Increase in the estimates of the port sur
pluS of the Argentine wheat crop caused a
sharp break N wheat after prices had
ruled higher nearly all dOy and July
closed IA lower than yesterdays maj hs
l,tos corn una oats were similarly af'
fected ana closed Is lower. Provisions
closed irregularly lower.
In wheat there was ID fair trade, chiefly
local the market again Deing little spas-
mode. ruling dui! and active at times
within comparatively narrow limits, There
was further LIQUIDATION OF May contracts
and the spread between the delivery and
July was 81 most OF the day, variety
OF causes contributed to the Improvement
come stronger than expected. considering
our weakness yesterday. and more ram
was reported in the Northwest, especially
In the Red river valley, increasing the Sc
riousness of the seeding Question TINS
added little more confidence to specula,,
ton and some of the shorts were disposed
10 buy In ana secure proiits. Under these
conditions there was gradual hardening
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COTTON roIvrs

Houston expects 7oO TO 500 bales 'omor-
row against 5lE on hn game dny last
year. New Orleans 300 ia og', neainsi 2Sei.
H. u, Thomanp of Xurich switzerland
~. T. Hepburn Of Columbus, ONO, ana
were visitors al the Cotton Exchange to-
day.
Receipts Of Sea Island cotton at United
States ports since September bnvc been
50 ga bnies, ngainH "A 900 durinr the samo
time laa, seasGn. Exports have been n ff
halos. while Northern mills have taken
36,tN this season.
The totnl ,nbinga OF cotton by Europoan
spinnors from October / to Aprn ! hnve
been i,Oii nln lAlcs according 20 Mr. Eli
son nruros against a6g,op during lh''
apin" tii-lo lnsi year 1'he average weight
or thc deliveries has been pounds less
than during last season.
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LONDON SALES.

London. April 20 AT the wool sales TO
day 1889 bales we're offered. OF WHICH
$500 werc withdrawn. A good show ot
Merino WAS presented. but prices showed
no Improvement. About 200 bales taken
Tor Alnorica. Following are the sales -
detail New South Wales, a70 bsles. SCOUT
ed sgd. greasy 5isd. Queensland, Ssi bales,
secured lot.dMls 3lad: greasy I'D. WIG
0iiid. south Australia. 1876 bales. secured
lodull,sd; greasy 5hsi9d. Swan River 1890
bales, secured lOdmlitad; greasy 5dusa'
Tasmania. 10ll bales; greasy 54u!iha.
Nrw Zealand. 2os6 hales. secured ygMIs
and Natal 100 bales. secured 1Qd0!s lisa
greasy Gdm6s.d Falkland Islands, 1l5l
bales; greasy 6hIsibd. +
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yrariings sold at 400. Buyers were here
from Eastern and Western npi,,ts. look.
inG Tor s,ockcrs and tes aers. ana A. rho
ohtihss were limited, plicss were strong
az WITH sales Ct choice fccdnx steers AZ
cr2Hlng iOttl l2.a pounds at AbJ1f3 90 t.cva
an" an, heiiers We're active at stclly prices.
a2oN3.s5 Calves continued active MI 2o6
60 Tor common TO really choice, nnd tho
best lo's. sold readily al the ton prics.
huiis sold slowly and Texas cattle were
larry active aud unchanged. nogs-Ai-
though the demand was again active
prices for heavy lots suffered further de-.
tiihr OF ahort aiaifbe. Sales OF common to
choice heavy ranged at SlOfys,&S; choice
weights selling ut 800, and prime mixed
aSS. Willie Hight sold at 3.5ofIS75, Hogs
went largely nj SislSf5, droves avsrag-
iilS OVER 800 pounds being numerous,
Sheep-Thc 'arger part OF The offerings
sold quite Satisfactorily in spite OF tie
NIX run ana even common kinds were
inrlly lower. Common to choice snoep
sold az a25@,375, sales hciag chiefly al
S'mVab0, with westerns selling largely ut
sf0n5'on; lambs sold at S.sil4.S0, q few
gong below $50.
Receipts 10000 head; hogy. u. COO
mend, sheep, 2n,0n head
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New York, Apri - The 'oston market
opened At "A lois Of las lonis- further
declined point. but latcr reacted and
closed siva,.y at about the orrnine nEnrrS
after n foaturcless session. Tho wvahnoN'
was largely the result of unsatisfactory
cables which reflected inactivity on the
part OF English spinners Futures at
Liverpool were Inli. points lower. There
" ~ an absence Of manipulation ana crop
nuvIces Mnrn henlIah.
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New York. April 2e,I>ty Goods There
was II more general inquiry fri s"asonai.e
aud autumn SUITS and "hllu al me form
greater interest manifested Ia staple Gov .
tons and much more business Wns offered
thun accepted. as siocks are III better
condition and the mills are not me iice
srliers they were. Printing cloths quiet
Enl steady al 2isc.
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FRUITS AND NUTS.

=, Atfl.sS~Bon Davis, $3.50; Willow
LIVES. Winesaps. Missouri Pipp!ns and
~ M AS.Ier bunch. 8. ooal.75
BlACkBERRlE Per buckct' sn1snc
per fi-quarte crate. slo1if1 So
" oAN VTS-S3.,ogi 20 per 100; sS4 % per
., i-hNoNS -Messna and ralcrmos. choice
go; extra fancy. 81 0Qn3.6o.
\, Is Bra2il lie per H. F!lberts. Sici-
~. We Napl.s, IL Lee walnuts ilalac. pea
nuts l-Se1c, almonds, Tarayona, lie per
pecnns l-2aalc.
0RANGEs.-c' aiforna seedlings, 2.5oI
STRAW BEKRl rs Extra fancy, si.7su
soft 50CuN.oo
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fVAN COTTON WEEV|L.
! Dreaded Pest Has Already
Appeared
lclyG COTTON AROUND kennedy
From /. travelling Ma" to " "'"'
| w,rchsnt -The Pest Should
Ne Exterminated'


ss.ossos Ia Air.
following letter "''', So 50. -
Butte, q leaui"" 80,
Of Houston VS." ,nor,,ug and Gre
change yesterday -,
..,derable discussion. Inc ie''ei
on''l =, Mr.. bute's best known
N one U. .,,..,, ,o,,rnserta
host rellapie u ,''s ,,a,,
n. Whites from kcneig AoNas'
=, April IS.
0a'e vi ,,,oti n email hottie
b you by SAINT '''''' -.
,ng Mexican cotton WeoNi'9' ''ne''
-, ,ot over SIX inches hlgh,
eV''o'' ., sn,h cation chop-
d Mareh WV " 49, nar., H., +,
has been discontinued ii'if Wy Z"
ANY Air ]. NJ. Nichols being enc
''a"!' ,a,l Of .be younr cot.
N. srea' ue"'
been killed by them anu IL !" NOV
nuch DAMAGE these pests VIII
Nv" ...,,,,,,, ,he ncrrnnnts u,
ID IN co"s'te' , an
ACE are greatly dia,r'SSe" anu an
,ounts have been stopped. The
mo ,v Nrssrs. Ineuel
pof' y ~ ~" ,i:o Ni.ssrs Rlf.rt
1ps 81 hu ME-, crgro ana arsenic.
y WI" f''i' IN * Nil nattx
truly .,..,,.l hos nD,.r he;ore
MeAlVah 49,. MS .,,iV in me
newh 10 "a,"r,',ntlnu ,on,ovrl IN
anu ',,e ,,,,,.si ..ra-f,tits 4.
ove ie'iv. ~, ina Sinir wn,. III
hsfa!y iorv' ~ ms ,i,rs,tod r,s t
lne ta'.sv ,, ,d rver, tii,n, here
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81 Louis April ~ -Four quiet and
steady. Wncat Weak a,li'a undnr ycster-
day aud spot duli, but steady, SO. RED
cash 81 elevator. 6Si1o tr,rk any ta's Md
August VI. corn, market arm, No MIX Il
cash abts. May y aa6. Juls IlHs, Septem-
bcr ga. oats arm. M. J cash l, hst
May IN. asked, July ISIS hl. liyc. ~ o'A
east tack BARLEY nominal, to'u mear
25fN 90 Bran. T. nnSt track, nome TO lee
had az that Flax seed higher -, Tim
othy seed easier. prime aoo. choice s.SNs
9 a Pork lcw"r cho,c. steam 'aitA %.
ribs and shorts i.s7's, pry salt meat-.
boxed shoulders, as, longs -, rios and
SHORTS iS7ie Receipts Flour ROE" whrht
iek; corn 1900; onts l9oN shipments
Flour 5000; wheat l0.o0o; corn 1909, oats 300
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APPLES Fancy sliced in boxes s-ia
evaporatc 1Gi7 lac; aprlcots, cvaporaiei.
zoe. cItron, lic per lb curran,s, fancy
cifanri Lie, figs, evaporatci. Sc, Turkish,
layer re nectarines. .yuporatcd Sc;
peaches. cvaporatcd, I-2c. pears. evan
GRATED : l-2c. pums, pitted, Sc
RAiS1NS- California l.. l.. boxes 1854
$50; crown NJ NJ rnisins so h boxes.
y l-2c; crown l.. NJ. 90 10 boxes, Lac
4 i2c.
PRIMES Crop 1895 California prunes.
m-lels l-2c; so-9ps, l-2c. ,0-Sos Tc CO. los
! LIE; oo-0os, Sc, silver prunes i-2c. ruby
prunes, l-2c
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COTTON-SEED PRODUCTS.

,,, or,,ana, April 9a-The market for
~" s..I nrnducis Is weak and un-
cc, h.'o nothing doing prime crude oil
In, n l-eaiS: prime summer yellow,
IN harrels "a: meal 100. cake 100 per
sn2l, ,, York. April 29.-rot'on feed prod
- sull and unchanged; quotations nom
WI urine crude oil, bulk. 2lgMg-, prime
i,', n,,,ier yellow. in barrels, sog2o'.' prime
,ettou seed meal MO per ton.
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HOUSTON pRlcN cuRRrNr.


Thcse quotations aic revised daily ana
their correctness can he relied upon
Prices are 'hess ruling In tHe Houston
ANlE CREASE Diamond s75 ner
gross collin 55lr7oe per 1oxot ~ l ,o per
caste. iii Gss,5c. 0'N's'
ANIMt NlriON- Powder. uor kcp e. 5n1,
3 Is LHistffa POWDER s. "a M. b,r .,,,..,,, =
price irnp shot nor sax q g5e,i ia h,,,,ls
81 dptil ~, -
HA,PGN cl,or, ,i,,- ,,.l =, .c,. a.
saat, -. - br',t,s,D "'a".-c IN
-, NJ WI, a. -. ~ VI So
an snfr ,nllis ~ ,,iit IL
~y','''; ~. snlphei ne.iieS' &C.
,,,,.'..,' ~ 'HD ith SUR
80, - II ~ i'ae' ~ - -'i-tn' 49,
ii,T,>-,, .,,5,..t.t,, 49, IN, ,oo., :,
u n NJ - y 'i5iE--AlirN Up s-oO' 9
i@ tN'' ~ 100, ~, per d,@ell'
I, y ~ AZ - ~ ISIS gre, aloDh' /
-, ~ u'N.i'. 81 ID Sl.e' 'lip' SIC ~
3'''f f,SS,,,, 49,, Pc, u9Ani.
,f,. ,s ~ T. - i~r doH'i Ut W. " ~
I' -. algn ~ p in.t9,iBles, stnnLard; 81 27M
qf ,ija pedis, s'ailiht ~, 9u
9tI liyi ~ .itb ptdFS, -Ip. Si.u"n
81 IL 'i' Fso'i' IT, 1, III
III, az - ~ q s, II, *
M 49, 49,, sa,. e az
XII sf,55ari 1I,,l1e Nig;p' ''7' s'4'''
,.N\llY I,lsifi candy ~ sc. vranrad
,ab '"N'N III i'"i'S' 'tN'e'
t''N' ,.,-,.r..,., ,.- ~. ,....,-.
mas 81 =, on NJ, i,,, 49, ,,,t,
beans. 5nf75n. rorn. 5o5 Size. tomatoes,
80; . ~ a. SCI ulillSf oNNtNC, Oh, 'oHNVti
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Kansas city, April Receipts
$780, shipments 100. Steers about steady .
Others weak and 10 .ower, Texas steers 400
93 Sd; Texas cows 1.75gi2 G5. beef steers
and feeders s5N3so: bulls 26ons- 20. Hogs
-liecoipts 1890, shipments 300. Lights
about steady. others lower; bulk OF sales
SIS: mixed ). ioa.s. Is: lights s.2SaS'a5; york
ers 3.3yM3. 49, pigs 3.3143.35, Shecp-Re-
eeipts $500; shipments ll00; market steady
but slow; lambs a.io53.5o; muttons 2.Vog
$50.
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rvrNING rosr,s ZIMMERMAN.

New York. April ~ The Evening Post 3
Loudcn nnunciai cablesrdm: To-day the
markets opened dun on ihr uncertainty
OF tho fate Of prisoners Ut Johannesburg.
been committed caused general recovery.
hAt Il Is felt that while the position in
South Africa remains rs al present. spsc-
sentence on the part of The members of
th~ reform committee means a severe
check to the gold industry nj the Rnnd;
Consols closed firm. Americans opened
dun IN sympathy with tn other markets.
but recovered and IT thy close MAS iirn
at the best Of the nav. Mines were won
dcrraily steady, considering everything.
THO copper mines were very strong on the
reported combination Paris Market firm.
Berlin.-ldie markets were inc rule.
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New York April 29--Leauler, hides wool
New York. April 2D.-Governmen bonds
steady: state bonds dull railroad bonds
irregular Mexican dollars ~
Cincinnati. ohio, April % --Whisky
steaay sales 5Si barrels ut %.
Now York. April @,--Total sales stocks
today II JOS shares Including: American
sugar 1880, St. Paul 1900, American To
iiacco 400
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Ncw orleans Anri 20 Hog products
dun pork. old S'4 lard refined tierco "a
a.. Hoxod meats-pry salt shoulders a.
slace i}ncon. sides 1 is, Hams -oice
sugar cured S3-iigl4 Rice, rough re-
ccipis go saes gSl market duii at 15tt
-, clean snles 4SS. don. ordinary 10 good
Sat Flour steady. extra fancy 3usu3 ~
patents S0naaO. Cornmeal quiet AT A.
Bran lul Mt doc. llnv tirmcr; prime laoi
mls-tn. choirc IS 5Ou2D0 o. Corn arm: No.
aaked white "a MIXED "a. yellow "a.
oats quiet No. sacked 26
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n,scovERY SAVED HIS LIFE.

NJ. N, e. s ss,''" no pr; Kings New pls-
v aye,v " owe my life, Was taken with Ia
grippe an" but OF no avail. and was
niles -, nuo and told could not i've Having
gwen up New Discovery IN my store |
sent r Tor bottle ana eesan IL, Is, use S.t 1ad
from tns ,sing three hotties was up and
ana ~. lam. II is worth It's weight IN
soid., :. eG Get free trial at Il, A. kies-
linC's drux Sto'~
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rhe.sd
wed inh1
e0man II
| :, The 4
ked as%l
| MornM
na,Naipf
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u N.hru, 2 IN.
NLw ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened steady, ia.cS quiet closed quiet;
q. .NtI
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Of prices. which continued 70 improve for
some time. After the curly demand was
satisfied prices saggcd back again. du.
more TO lack OF outside tiodc than any
lining else. The market made sharp
break during the last hour on Il report
tnat the new estimate OF the Argentine
crop)shuwcd that he export surplus would
be from 20,0oo.00Q to 3,,N0,CN or nearly
double the last previous estimate. On
Iioding IN corn Was fairly good and
prices unrlng the greater Part of tho scs-
sion were steadily held. When whout took
It's tinai slump corn dropped also; closed
rather weak.
Provisions showed some spasmodic ne
non al the opening aud during the early
part OF the session due to the limited OF
fciings and somewhat steady prices pre-
waiting at the yards. Closing prices again
show loss
Estimates for tomorrow-Whca H.
corn, 80; oats, 100 cars hogs. @.oN head
Cash quotations were as follows.
Flour steady and unchanged
NO spring wheat. Gl 5-i No. 3 errine
wheat, d5. No. = red, 6eti6S
No 2 corn ~ S-t
No > oats, is as, No white. eO1ao S-ii
No. white. 10 S-i.
No rye, ~.
No hurley, nomnal No. 3, siG35.
No. flax seed. ~ ia
Prime timothy seed, s.ss.
Moss pork, per barrel. s.MNslo.
Lard. per 10 pounds. t6I i-sNtTo.
shirt ribs sides doosc,, inlfilN,
Dry suited shoulders boxed. 4 l-2It us
Shore clear sides (boNedl. i-Sut III.
Whlsky his illers' finished goods. per
gallon, i22
No = yellow corn 70 Ia
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Car load lots, Job cars from mill. deal.
ers charge from store 5fii0c more per 10
lbs on bran. ease per bushcl on oats ana
corn
CoKN Sacked. sids5c.
BRA N--GN0sNc.
OATS 25p26c. No white slaa2c; com.
mon. 2lnS2c.
CROPPED CORN 70c per 100 LIS
HAY Alfalfa. SlS Ooftii 90 ner ton: milet
81 5n4sl-.so. 'ima.hv 81 ,oulS.o0, Norm
re&as prairie $9.Qo. South Texas 81. d0a7.lO
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings Of Day With Wall Street
Operators.
REVIVAL OF GOLD EXPORTS EXPECTED
1t Is believed That Two to Five million
Dollars win lie shipped within
Two Weeks.

Nnr yorl ArrIi % ,I,hn ,,,,,, .,.,,,,, :
w" i''n' Ap'ii ~ rue STOCK speou'"
aud the market Was largely perfunctory,
~ intervals 'rnuins WAS mrnotonousy
auii ana TINS condition caused the htten-
ton OF the street to be Almost exclusively
directed toward ulle probability OF revival
OF gold exports, toreshudowed by increns-
ns strength III we m"rke, Tor foreign
eNcnuhse; Runors We're current OF the
Hi'.'oh upi"fs IN soiu 10 ihils' 80 taf nv
could be learned no organizations have yet
be.h made Tor these exports, out IN lion
v'ssi cireies II Is pSlicNeu 'hal rom s-'V'v
wv 10 so'VVp"' VIII nt fhippca wi'hln the
licNt TWO weeks. but iot the upa.ny OF
'he 'nnrke' the CONSIDERATIONS noted would
not nave tNerteu any apprecnplo euect
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FAlNTs NM nll.s.

olie-l.lnsccd, in hbs raw. lsc. boiled
'5c. petroleum Ian test IN bills. lie. in
vases 9.W brilliant oil 81 Is, IN bb,s ieisr.
stove gasoline. IN casrs 81 50 IN hbls Ia .
Eupion oil, In hhs he. tn cnscs g 30. easiar
oil, medical pure Me, turpcntinc in bills,
SSc
WHITE LEA strictly pure. 6dfi,c
WINDOW GLASS--ln boxes. 60 ani % TO
10 nor CONT discount. now list.
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DAILY INTERIOR MOVEMENT.


I bEMI-WEEKEf MUVFMENT,
| New Orleans April ~ The movement
of cotton at thirteen leading interior
towns, according to Secretary Hester 10
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p 'e is originally Mexican and
ccsn Vars mas been known in tic
/ cn,,uua' winch Is the most nm
h,son producing state Of Mox-
IA In vas 80 destructive n.ar
eat lna' STATE, that the cult:ya-
horn Ell ~ mat section Was allan-
fear ~ TO lSd2. The weevil rp-
sss a'. Maiamoros some Years arc
s.s NE Rio Grande 10 i,rowns.
jSu Msl'h'n the las. ,wo or thr~.
,vwiy advanced northwoppar NJ, M, g IL
iof San ",so' has rsa nd the
Te1as iha INC Thus far its pro-
hon ~ aas heen In counties V bore
nw anton is unlinporiant, but
tpe tal,ssuhgh'ng the borders OF
3ntias 'yh@ales, DoWi.t ana Law
Srown ~ which considerable COZ
be sar a,,i Inc damage next .,.,-
here,oyns ana very much great
|of H. e'olore. While IN. nn,yr,l
t,ly v cotton holl weovil IT, os ~,
Ia ,,h.owh, the fouoe-in, st,te-
' habits is Substln,ialis
nm ne weevils first onnear w
ami " ICY deposit thor ecss IN
3ltcbedS young holls, and the larva q
4 lb s feed On 'he inta,.lo ,"' IN sup,
Eae "V ra plins and bolls. l,v he lima
rsll t. lar.nes fun growth /, hns
WI ss ar9e enough to accomm mo-
kenePal,,, N This it riinat.S IN.
,he ilS a,,y made mex. to me o1,er
|melo III H. 50 thai Inc wec,"l Ven 49,
,bis mas only 10 maxi. H.. "nan ,
boIl !, %all 70 escape. In rs ,ss, MY y
outer leaves a snail hole 'i in ihs
bus m, & Covering OF tne ~ ho lro
eI.n m,arks the infested ho,, "''p.
SoHil.' larvae nave been nv Io,i ns
d The no positive information ~
On I'M, Number of hroo 1'a''' n,,r, re-
newt Sp' ' Is,n.arc r SSs isT t"6
sea s1,,eh have been i i'ns wht i,
coiione s s season. 'io ",Vasy VIZ '".r
holIss 'r boaks sunk 10 '', IiS ,e ~o,e
y 10 'eeuins IN their itIiccs ~.
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SUGAR.

New York. April ce.-sugar-he arm;
fair refining 3s.; centrifugal - test ~;
refined quiet r.,,at.
New Orleans. April n.--eugaI-eninesti
open kettle 31l3 7-S; centrifugal VINE Wy ~
Ml%. yelows 3-sdiis: seconds M 1o-ae'
Molassos-Quiet; centrifugal vu1p.
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EAGLE LAKE--A considerable n,mn ~
of the Shropshire Upton Camp q ynllssa ~
Confederate veterans IN cne.ee = 49,. ~,
commander, George MCCORMACK. srs csm y
commander. George Mc s ~ ~ vscr ~
niion. me Old Fellows nro looking -
and seem to be enjoying the oce4s
greatly. VI ~ s. Z :ll1 8 e.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago, April %. = Buttor = eteadys
creamery io(pii's; dairy egla, .,..av.
creamery lsnll dairy l0aA Egxs--sit's'
s' Il. Ho, frssh hp aa7$ Esss
Quiet, steady; fresh 70.
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ENGLISH CoNSOLs.

london April 2a-Consols for money
and account lllh The rate of discount IN
the open market for short and three
months bills Mmi per cent.