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TRADE MOVIES.

IS were weak at quotations today ana
|endency is for further decline.
+ rice market rules steady and UNI
Fed. without new features.
lbers report brisk demand for cheap
Pa and Columbia river salmon.
lnges are In good supply and prices
pw' especially for the poorer grades
Prida strawberries sold in New York
week at 70 cents per quart.
I market on Western creamery but
.hows some weakness, but no change
peen made IN local quotations.
Pre- has been some check In the mar
p OF hogs, Western packing showed
p'sluerable decrease last week.
r advance in lard Is expected to
Eslhen the cotton seed oil market, al
'gh no Improvement was noticeable to-
I,"ers everywhere have found the Gull
.nn oil hops so Improbable that they
'aiKlhg again, but this time seriously.
Fuosututing other agricultural pro-
" given out that in the secret meet
vi Bessemer mine owners held In
Ielahd last week to decide on the pro-
|loh OF ore to be turned out by the
'ous ranges during the coming season,
ao.ai amount TO be shipped is fixed al
W. tons, or 100000 tons less than was
PED during last season.
HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.
fLE REASE-Diamond, N.75 pei
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BUSINESS BAROMETER.
l., 10 the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
p ADVANCES ANTICIPATED.
-, Dealers Arc buying Pro-
4, Large Quantities Har-
~. County Celery-N otcs.
Office of The Post,

,,,,ston. Monday. January n.
,eek opened with a very good
arm markets. Monday Is near
Sc a rushing day with the Houston
and today's business was cspeci-
I, The orders sent in by travelling
,a,,yes we're quite large. while city
|. ovcd Improvement. The recent
tendency of nearly all staples mas
,n,erjor merchants to send In or
| large supplies. n further advance
Anticipated Should the big gain
h in wheat prices be maintained
Iw DAYS longer another advance In
HI, he quite probable. The other
and provision markets are also
in sympathy with wheat. Meats
II are higher at Chicago and pack
tiers generally, but no further ad-
have been made in local quota
Tho enlargement of the specuia-
kerest has been the main cause
nro.cnt advance in the provision
bhongh part of 1t is undoubtedly
n decreasing supply and rapidly
Ing demand. The continued mod
(,nplles of hogs has been an aspect
Eminent feature, and accounts tc
\ extent for the firmness of al
hdIcts
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LONDON SALES.

London, January N.---The number Of
bales offered at the wool sales today were
IN IA Followine are the sales In detail:
New south Waies-ysi3 bales; secured 50
ais I'D sreasy 1900, Queensland-s,
iii2 bales: secured sisdIis ID greasy ~
Ia bi5d; greasy 5gddis sd. Swan River
$40 bales. secured Is Id; greasy 54.daIlsd
'rasmania--is bales; secured Cad; greasy
sddris I'D; greasy sdmild. Cape Of Good
Hone and Natai--l1oa tales; secured bSsdh
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Chicago, January q. - The opinion
Wheat shS A ds WAS Is sns%sfsSnsd oa
and, principally from what appeared to DE
ms ms APPROXIMATIONS; the price declined y.
Tered from free realizing and declined Y,
and rs respectively. Provisions openen
higher. but lost the advance and closed at
Pc ctically unchanged prices. Wheat at
The opening was wild and prices Irregular,
but the buying sentiment was for the mo-
ment in the lead and some of the trans
actions were at "a advance over the Jay
before. But 1t was soon found that NJ
mour was q heavy seller. His brokers let
the crowd have IL 1t wanted at the top
and followed the market as II went off;
For time the trade readily absorbed al
the offerings. but there were realizing
sales by the trade at large and by out
s!ders the market began to weaken. II
also became evident early that there would
not be as large a decrease In the visible
as exne cted. and this tended to increase
the weakness and there was a gradual de-
| cline of Ia from the early price. Tho
| strong points in the early news We're AN
advance, of Id In the price, at nverpool
| and moderate gains at Paris and Berlin
| The cold wave predicted fol Sunday proved
to be of very mild type. Still the opin-
! plant has already suffered material injury
| and Is at present IN a very exposed condi-
| ton. The market got another lively rally
after that on n report of doubtful uuthen-
! tictty saying that the present seasons
| crop of Argentine wheat was too poor for
! shipment. The price reacted TO SOY ami
/ on inc sun uilitllAltk rear tl ATiIpuT luh-
! r.pulatt0n the market was caster during
| the last hour aud there was free realizing
ard abort selling. which gradually sent
| May of TO 6iSs. at which price 1t closed.
! The trading In corn was moderately hti3k
| and the chief feature OF ii was the taking
| Of profit by people who had bought on
! Saturday. 1t opened strong, In sympathy
| with wheat. but tended downward during
the remainder Of the day. Oats were very
| weak bat remain active. The Ngnt run
of hogs gave the provision market "A strong
| ODpnlnG ana ui1tp good TRACE WIS flOnp
at an advance of l?i2 to Ii in Ma pork
~. to 10 in lard and 7is In ribs. The dc,
mand at those prices was quickly supplied
and during the remainder OF the session
the crowd was gradually supplied with
what they got orders for al generally re-
Guced prices.
Cash quotations were as follows
FIour-Flrm
Cern-No. . nv: No. 3 yellow %.
Oats-No. leh0l9i5; No. white Td3l
No. white l9lgH2R
Rye-No. 2 io,s
No. barley nominal No. 3 25Q3j,2; No
4 2gfi26.
Flax seed-No / 93g9sh.
Timothy seed--priuc 3.15.
Mess pork Per Dbl lo.5TiAdio,G1is.
Lard-Per 100 lbs 5.S0N5.s2is.
! Short RIBS sides-lnosc 5.20V5.2b.
Dry sailed shoulders-Hoxcd is.T5.
! short clear sides-l}oXed LWbH.
Whisky-Distilers' finished goods. pc
. | gallon %.
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rRIiITS AND NUTS.

ApPLEs-Ben Davis s3,25aS6o; common
grades s2.75a3W, .o 90. ,,,,,
cp ANRERRtES - Cape Cod ss50I9.5C
uer barrel. SS.G0U3.2j per crate.
fe COCOANUTS-s4.CO per 100; $500 per
iRAPES-Malaga. s5,50I6.5o per cask.
LEMONS - Messina, $25oQS.00. extra
fancy. $SO0a3.5o. o,,
~. Ssnles lgi5c; walnuts, ltc; peanuts, 81.
&c: almonds, faraEona, lac pei. 10, Ice
ner sack; California almonds. lOc; new
ANC;I5S-Californla seedlings s2,25;
navals $3.25; Jamaicas and Messinas $500
6t3U0.
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chicago. January q Butter firm; cream.
~ if1glejb: dairy lGa7 Eggs Arm; fresh
II 10. city. January N.--B1ttcr steady
hlttnts heavy. creamery 17qls. dairy 10.
n Eggs steady, ia. - -. WA, 49,
Ne" inir,s and advices of light ship.
nsht ~ transit, holders have generally
mems 10 sell choice grades except at fur
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TEXAS CELDRY.

|. d. Kean OF the firm of Levi ~.
4 Co. dealers In South Texas land,
n reporter of The Post today some
\ Of celery grown in Harris county
kre equal in size, flavor and APP
10 TO the finest Michigan product.
Kerry was grown by MIR. FislSe.
\ Of Creek, Neb., on a farm known
ktcher's gardens, five mites from
MIR Fiske has 10000 plants. ana
IL land upon which his celery was
|will produce 40, 900 punches to the
las this vegetable Is constantly
a In favor and always meets with
& sale in Houston at 10 cents n
| one acre ls worth $1,000, according
cultivation. Call it 5000 or 5000,
hi there Is an enormous profit for
h who raises celery in Texas. MIR.
sent a wagon load of celery TO
IN Saturday and sold II for $500, or
hi five bales of cotton would have
d him.
bat deal Of the celery raised in this
has been an experiment. and in
bases proved failure owing to the
fience and carelessncss of the grow
u. Fiske. however, knew his bust
Id has raised celery that will sell.
le It the proper attention from tho
beginning, and did not leave the
to take care OF themselves. lie
demonstrated that there is no need
fr a vegetable from Michigan when
Duct equally as good and several
fesher can be placed on the mark II
&as farmers.
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The following were tins closing quotations on tho
InsdI,. st0cts OF tne y IVY York ~ ,hangs today
FINANCIAL.

Galveston. Texas, January FIN ne
local exchange market sterling slkties , poii
i, premium, buying II discount. New or,
leans sight selling a premium, buying .
disccuat American silver sells dt pnr'
buying 4 discount.
New York. January N.-Sterliny cx'
change, bankers sixties 4.Hhn4hllsi com
mercial 4s7K: reichmarks W l5-lb, lIhgn,
BANKERS sixties 5lsIsaolI1s; CONNER IN
New ORGANS. January Clustering cx-
change. commero al sixties, $Ls!0iHis,
f,anfs. commercial sixties. b.iSIs. less l-loi
New York sight bankers $50 premium,
commercial % prcm-um, -.
London. January H.-Bank rate PEI
cent, street rate per cent siivsr ., .1 ~ /.
l07 lI-l6.
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CUT NA1LS-Rate S275 per keg; sans
advances as on wire nails.


LIQUORS.
pin,s sil.oo per Dbl. A. r. G. Bohemian,
quarts. $3.50; pints, SLIGO; Dixie Pale,
quarts. SEQ; pihts. 50 80, Weiss beer. u.2S
per case, two dozen In n case.
HIGH WlNES-s1.2 % per gallon.
WHlSkY-Per gallon. Finished ROOFS
on high wine basis sl22; straight bourbon
and rye. according to age ana quality,
N.15Q3 90, blended 81 75fiS50,
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BUILDING MATERIAL.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cement. per bII',
90 "a ie5ss %, Rosedale cement, per Dbl Va
- 20. line flreclay. ts.25qS:i 40; piMNs,Seipp
paris, SEQ arebrick ST. td a9ui ssiipe, to
,nebns inclusive: felt roofing, per SQUARE
81 '7sa2 10. Acm. and Royal ce men s S
Ter. per ton sli.00; plasterlhs nam
per IL, &c: iaths per NJ WV
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WIRE AND NAILS.

,,r;'es etven on large shipments.
p'RrsNSREEp WIRE = Glidden; galvansisSsssl
90 per 100 pounds; painted WIRE - ~
Waukegan. 10 higher tha.n = uu osr veg. ad
NEE 10 10 50 penny, zoe: and penny ny
s6c: and 7 penny. 75c; = ana i'"'s'
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LONDON CoNsOLs.

London. January g7.--Consols for money
t0I ILLS; for the account iU7A bar silver
30 ll-l6d per ounce: money u per cent; rate
OF discount In the open market for shor,
ana three months bills ystfi5-1e.
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an; prime mercantile paper eJs per cent;
sterling exchange dun and lower, With
actual exchange In bankers bills Mt 4.sst1qi
+.SsS for demand and t,SisMlNHs for q
days; posted rates 4.SSiiASsia and 4S9MF
i.9o commercial bills l.Sjai; silver certih-
Gates 67i4u6TA,
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

santos. January G.-Holiday; recei
5000: stock $4,000.
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New worry january N.-Money on csll
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PAINTS AND OILS.

oII-Linseed. in barrels, raw he' ,i POM IN
4Gc: petroleum $50 test n Il, pN bbls 'f i3sc
EGpon oil in bbis i0c cases s2sU ea in
Tor oil medical pure. $780, turpsi'''"'' 80
oV WsHyiiTr LEAD--strictly pure. ea6sSS' ~
window GLASS-lr boxes. o. , an ~
IN 60 and % per cent discount, new hs''
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas city. Mo. January N-Cat,ie-
RecoIpis 400: shipments POO: the market
IL steady to strong. Texas steers 249n5.g; .
Texas COWS la0Ha,it: beef steers Seyip, ~.
native cows 1.7jdf2.si. gtockers ana fecu"rs
2 5lff3.CO: bulls 5.nu3lS
Hogs ~ Receipts 5000; shipments none
tho market is 5mloc higher and active,
bulk Of sales i05I4. 15; hoayles Sb5M i;N.
s9Olf4 rs; workers. i0mb.G0; pigs 40. .eo
Sheep--Rccclpts 300. sh pinents l,oCyi
market steady and unchanged; lamps o'iv
65; muttons 2.iV3Cj.
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New York. January N.-rhe Evening
Posts LONDON financial eablegram so
Tho stock markets were good ioday on til'
yostment stocks were strong ana nome
railroads were booming. Americans Wsre
more active. with general rise anu ~, ~ ~ ~
Mas however, only professional deaIllis;
A further rise IN bonds was note1;
father that upward OF q million sleti MN
Nv The Majestic on Wednesday, Two mn
ions OF Cff.lian IA per cent treasury pln
we're placed on the market at par touiliy
by the Eothschilds. The Paris anu be'"'
markets were firm.
NEW YORK MONEY.
New York. January. T.--Money on cs'l
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Total receipts of cotton at Galveston TO.
day were "a follows: Gulf. Colorado ana
Ssuta Fc i703; international and Great
Noithcrn I2, Missouri. Kansas aud Texas
a.H; Galveston Houston and Henderson, En:
bulge Boots $50; barge NJ. 900, barge Eddie
yqi sch Golden Arrow ~. total fGB
ShininnniA none. a--.--lN1-
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am sIlIpHoARp NOr CLEARED.

The total amount OF c1tton NJ Gnlvestoh
on ahipboard. not cleared, Is as follows;
For Great Brita,n--ss Sierra 1865; Maria
sIs7 Ida am; penridse Sda; city OF Eel
fast 1872; Hampton 2js6, Wooler 2t22, nom
members l1lS: total $.oat -
For Finnoe--ss Joseph John 4bjl; non
membafs 100, total h25l,
For Iircmen-.Ss Plymptor $500; Blcrncirn
2a23 total ll23 II
For R,lssia Ble Storken 1875. e
For New York Mallory line $3.50.
Total A. 6ssS, against st,l0T last year
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I Tou n, spot Market

The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on the spot today at the leading
markets. together with closing OF middi!ng
yesterday, with today's Gales.
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doinas Of a Day With Walt Street
Operators
THE SPECULATION AND INVESTMENT
Il adjoining, and stocks Began the
Week Higher ~ Home and Abroad.
The Money Market.

New York, January f7.-(spccial.) 1.-The
stock market opened the week In most
bea utiiul and cheerful manner. There WAS
further recovery In stocks and business
was excellent. Granger stocks were nota-
bly, strong on tho large business In grain
carrying The lndustrials were irregular
and weak.
Sterling exchange went lower. Commits
sion houses did moro business In stocks
and bonds--in fact. speculation and In
vestment is broadening. London came
strong and higher for Americans and the
foreigners purchased nearly 1900 shares
Of various stocks on the extreme rise.
London sold st. Paul and pocketed tho
profits.
The decline in sterling and 100000
gold deposit Mt the sub-treasury also gave
tcne to the market.
In the bond market. Kansas and Texas
seconds and Kansas and Texas ivcs ad-
vanced to 1c2k. Rio Grande Western was
among Che weak stocks and fell away .is
Sugar weakened on cables from Berlin
Il at the bounty bill was likely to pass. but
rallied near the close.
sixties iS7%; demand i.ssh silver frn'-
err ga Mexican dollars %. The supply OF
grain balls 10 moderate.
Gross earning returns FOR the third week
OF January show Fort Worth and Rio
Grande $4,000 behind Missouri Kansas and
Texas about $4,000 ahead
Refined sugar quiet and unsettled; gran
ulated 15-l6.
There was more animation TO the trad
Ing in cotton this morning. hut II was Mt
| the expense of values. Larger receipts at
the ports than expected and prospective
liberal movement durin,r the weet seemed
| -, So. ~, ,,,ii, ,o,a =. 49,,
| 10 tbAet t'e puipSn huluehVe OF he''e,
| Liverpool markets. Telegrams from the
south att,ibutod tho ircrcaS,d ,,,ovemrn,
| -. -, -, 49,, - - -, .
10 heeter hoau5 ana sh'pWent oil COTTON
that hal been DELAY last week on ac-
/ Holders got nervous Ini attempted Il
sell out and the bears helped then. Piices
opened lower uudcr the pressure to sci
and steadily declined up to noon. at viii II
was fair support from the bulls aud som,
good buying by commission houses, an /
although the demand was not sufficient e
Balance the supply II Was large enough
TO hold tho market steady at the dec lin,
ana prevent a break The afternoon mar
ket was uuicter and "A shade easier Their,
was renewed pressure to sell for both n
counts and substantial support was lack
ihg. Spot cotton was easier in sympath,
and declined I-lG TO "a, for middling. viii
sales of 937 bales,
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
~, W.T., t ~ M. -, ,,o.
NV oih, Ji'lu"'y 51, it re S'uu as ms" H.
sciNllE ludHlnB, uy recent rv1ouus a II q
tnc, N9IuriV OF nnh,n,ss wa , uiin'unnS
WeIi 9isttlputeo' ne tafsr ue.u i,ts, Go w.
,n DON tne rniioa's ao
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THE CORN SENTIMENT.

p 4 Co Of New York say: Exports
e calendar year 1895 were 57,a2t, $50
Is, against io.2l0,34s bushels the pre-
gear December exports were Q ,9J7.-
Pshels, against 900 JIG bushels for
fher. 1891. Exports from gulf ports
Fgc; l7S,0oo bushels were sold IN Chi
Tor shipment to South Africa. Sentl-
seems 70 he growing In favor of
prices, and backed by "a feeling the
|w'll scarce warrant present low
much longer. Many corn merchants
to take moro hopeful view AMI
y the crop has been overestimnted
Fices have passed the low point and
ping 10 do Is To buy July corn for
|losimeut. believing If it does not
Fotlt before then it is but n question
he before it Will overcome any in
FL expense for transferring 1t TO
distant months. There are many To-
ls whtrc ear corn Is selling for less
pn than wheat or rye straw. Since
dvance in provisions there Is moro
tment to feed corn to hogs.
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WOOL.
Houston hides ana Wool

Prices paid bv receivers:
Dry flint. selected. ,...,............ T
Dry salt ...... .....'..'''...'.''''' va
D * ao fA .n,,oiatt.iors strictly nominal
Twelve months. medium .......... s1aY
Twelve months, fne .-".".... % Ia
Sir months lU2c less
Tallow- ,ye,
Prime go. ...'..'s.'''"''""' 'nv
Beogwax- a, an,
Good run 80. ............s'''..'''s ." vNS
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DRIED FRUITS.

AppI,ES-Fancy sliced in boxes i&95c;
choice evnporated, 6iau6Ac; fancy eYapor-
RICOTs-Evaporated lOc.
ctTRON-lic per lb.
CuRRANTS-Faney cleaned 6hc' IN car
0rrIttGs- Eyaporated Sc Turkish layer loo.
HSc'TNRIN ES-- Evaporated l0c.
rtACHES-b vaporated &C.
acknowledgements DC.
pRiINES- Crop Of 1895: California prunes
On. zoos &c; so-9os, 6i2c 6O-70s, 'ci eo-eVs f'se'
silver and ruby prunes. lVc; ,,o,
A1SiNS-California L. l.. boxes N'4ud
"a. crown l.. NJ. raisins, 90 10 boxes &C.
. crown l.. NJ, 20 Id. boxes. iha+ac'
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GRAIN AND Hay.

car dh tUau from store 5alOc, more per JOY
SS Ls on on' bran 2Qt3c per pushel on oats anu
corn, , ,oaoir
6ATs>- 2SG 2sc; No. white 2sa3Oc; COM
men G2hh,63tp5 IP,PP,D CoRN--65c per 100 lbs. ,,o,
uAyIAlfalfa si2. O0G l4.W per ION oh' Nnr,h
ga 5o%'1o %, timothy ST. COZ s.W' xs M VI
TeXas Drairie $50; South IeNa' '''N'
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ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis. Mo- JANUARY T.-Cattle--Re-
or nnd some sales lVnl6c higher within
the range. Native export steers i.'@1l.lo;
fair 10 choice shining 37b@4 40 dress SEQ
100; steers under 1000 pounds 2.lb43p,
bulk OF salcs 3 OoM33O; gtockere and fcod-
ci-s 0003T5 bulk Of sales 2.2od3 -; COWS
and hoifers J. SDa3. 40, bulk of sales 2OOn
$40; canning cows 1.oal.75; calves, choice
chiefly 2.b0N5.OQ. bulls mostly 2Wn2.lh,
Texas steers 2Jpi3.D, fed @'w9i0O' COWS
1.1lfi2,00. ..o,. a..
Hogs Receipts 400. shipments 1900; tho
market IL strong md ioni5c higher; heavy
4 lo3f4 So; mixed i.00Ni3Oi light 31uaN'
bulk OF sales 3i5I4.S0,
Shcep-Receipts 30; shipments none
market stronger on light supply; natite
muttons 2.65G3H0: lambs 32jgi5o; South
orn sheep 2,25ff3.25.
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COTTON-sEED PRODUCTS.
uOIrsTON MARKET.

HOUSTON MahhGi.
The following quotations were p0etSN
today by the cotton seed product depart.
ment OF the Houston Cotton Exchange ana
po4'u "a Per Gallon,
Choice crude oil. for butter
oil ,..... ...........,s.......' ~ fttG
Strictly prime crude oil..... %3
Prime crude .a.........s..:ts syn f1d
Prime buttor oil, In barrels. =
Prime summer yellow OLE. ~
CAKE AK and meal fob. mill interior pciula
according TO location. 49,. -. "
Prime cotton seed cake: go. 81 %
Prime cotton seed meai.... u Ne
cq Inter- sesa n Houston delivery and ciass
flcation, per ID, 81. ~. =. ~.
Soap stocks. foots from fehneo oit R8
Id, 20 bid, 90 asked. 80
FOR iocui delivery Houston mills quot
neal and cake tisco per ton; nuiis
400. i.is
Remarks Market auiet.
New Orleans, January N,-The m4S
for cotton seed products y uncnc4
OF firm; meal dull Prime cruoe .e4. !,
bulk &c; prime summer yeltows "
&c; meal $500; cake $iLoo per SNORT - u
New York, January z 4. ,-c e Co.,, $50 g
quiet; prime crude 2ia2th; 40 yenoW -
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Chicago. January 27~Cattlo-The offer
iuea were 20 light ana there were 80
many orders on tho market that buyers
were compelled 10 stand raise Of about
~ Is on desirable dressed beef, shipping
and export hefycs. Common 10 eNtrn beer
rhttlo were saloablo AT 3.3piie0. with sales
largely Mt 3.S0ul5Q choice grades geinG
very source Butchers and cunners' cat
tie were In fair supply and IN good de.
maud prices ruling stronger. Cow and
better sales were largely ut 2.10U325. and
choice calves were firm at the recent
advance Tho stockcr and feeder trade
was strong al fair prices, with sales large
Iy at 3.f0d3S ~. Texas cattle in good de-
mand and pr oes averaged little better
Hogs Sales we're lively at further adj
vances OF l0Hl5c, buyers competing eager
Is Tor The hest dr0ves, There were not
nearly enough to meet tho wants of CHI
cago packers and Eastern shippers. Tho
shortage rs apparently No great that rur-
thor good advances ARE generally lookt y
for, though after such q rapid upward
movement in prices n temporary reaction
would not lie surprising; sales ranged al
ilBat46, with the bulk OF the trading. at
A. cui 40. The current receipts are aninlicr
in weight than a few weeks ago.
Sheep-There was n brisk demand: the
prices were l0c higher as rule, ana the
supply was mostly taken early ~ the day
at 250ff3 50 for native sheep. SGHS,5D for
Westerns and a.50di.75 FOR lambs. Natives
sold chiefly at 3oofia.65 and lambs nj 5000
4.65
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The Post recently received copy OF
the December. 1895. edition OF "tot'on
Irarts +" eompilod by Mr.. Alfred IS. Snepper-
son Of New York. As n book Of ready reier-
ence upon all matters relating to cotton
and cotton manufactures In this and other
countries 1t is very useful ana ats cor
rectness may be relied upon. Mr. shep-
persons report to tho senate committee
on agriculture on the worlds production
and consumption OF cotton IL repr'i''eu w
tha hook. also the articles In reference TO
The Mexican cotton boil wcevi and the
dc eects of American methods OF paiins
cotton. The review OF the past selaon
and tho prospects for the season OF is'o.'"
arc found In this edition, which, win tn'
other important data usually puhiished IN
the book. renders Cotton Fncs uiY"'u.
nbIo Ia all those interested directly or
indirectly In cotton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-28
COTTON.

Houston Daily Stntcmcnt.
This pay,l Year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-28
COTTON POINTS.

The visible supply of American cotton
I'm Inc world decreased 1000 bales las,
week.
Gibert A. CO. OF New orleans advised !.
cargilI at 1914 a. m: Market witnou,
snap; same disposition To hammer next
crop months"
The port receipts during January OF tne
sroaJi crop year OF 1929 were 5os.yu
bales. This month they point 10 6lo,vvo
49, .-'t'o .. 80 hr-innIrv ~ tho month
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IIoustOn.

Marie, fair for choice cattle; overstoc,Sed
with calves sheep and hogs.