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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
MINNEAPOLIS PRODUCE.

S,.>.N EAPol-lS. Aug. 31.-Quotations on pro-
rnna represent prices obtained by receivers for
iounu iots Corrected up to noon Aug 81
~ IIER-The market is about steady Re-
i &c are moderate and demand fair. Market
10 Sieahlhg up Well at quotations.
o.esiier ies-EXtras are salable in jobbing
Wy az loAc, with sellers generally asking 15lbc
heceipts are moderate. Firsts are in good de-
Dalries-Receipts are light and demand good
T r, are salable at lac. and frsts at l2G12Ac
IHeie Is an improved demand for the lower
grades owing to the advance in goods of bette
quality - ~
ri facKlns Stock-Market is quiet, with &c bid
ne rs;' uelnaho is rather slow at that price.
sEippeIS should try and ship their goods il
ielliserators when possible. Considerable stoci
rs arriving soft, which sells about 1c below quo
tations. ~ h
CreamereS=
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK

5000; shipments 900; best grades steady to
strong St others weak to 1Oc lower: Texas steers,
s3@4.6o; native cows s1.l50l21 10; stockers and
feeders. 81 5000, 80: bulls. sl.5Oa2 So Hogs-Re-
eeeIpts 1000 shipments, 1,4oo; market &c lower;
ers; 81 $500 IS mixed. 1898 90 lights 50. OQ3 25;
workers.. 81 1908: %; pigs. So. 10@p3.2O Sheep-Re-
celpts, 1000; shipments, none; market steady to
strong on sheep. sheep; lambs weak lambs s2.9O94. 80;
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ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.

~, 81. LOUIS, Aug. 31.-Cattle-Receipts 5000;
naive mat shipping steers. s3soa45o dressed beef
anu 81 butcher steers $3@425 stockers and feed
ana lndian steers s2.25@s. 80: cows, sl7502 Is
81 1San2ss Sc SO; market sc lower: light
% sa pts 1000; market steady; native mutton,
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

KANSAS CITY, Aug 3l-Wheat slow
and active; No. hard 51952Ac; No. 8, 48Q
Soc; No. red Sc; No. 8, 53G56c; No. 2
spring soc; No. nominally 45@48c. Corn
dull, about unchanged No. 2 mixed 1910
19c; No. white 20c. Oats active and un-
changed. No. mixed 17@17Ac; No. 2
white zoe. Rye No. 2 nominally, 29c. Hay,
firm; timothy choice $7.5O@8.00; prairie
choice A.5OGl5.00. Butter slow but steady.
Creamery 13@14c; dairy 10@13c. Eggs dull,
&C.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02

THE WHITE .HOUsE.-The Populists
down with Populist literature. will print
your name and address on the Peoples
Party Exchange List for Silver dime.and
you will receive a large number of leading
Populist papers for reading and distribu,
ton. Write plainly. j. Il. PADGETT lock
box 416, Ennis, Texas.
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SIOTX CI1'Y LIVE STOCK

SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 31.-Cattle 200
Saturday 1875, shipments 50. Market quie
and steady. Cows, bulls and mixed, $1.25Q
1928; veals, s.. 5O@5.00; stockers and feeders
2.7oG3.4O; calves and yearlings. $2.75@3. q
western feeders $3.OO@3.35. Hogs 200. Sat
urday 3S, shipments 4S5. Market SC lower
at $2.70QI2.80.
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THE: MARKETS.:

MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Aug. sl..The speculative wheat market opened
throughout the morning session: The news Of
the day was rather meager and very little Of
vised Of barely steady markets in England and
the continent that their markets were depressed
has been led to believe that Russian stocks were
oS as The now woas for
the week aggregated 7O25 600 bu. against about
creased 1.o40,o 900 bu during the week. At home
the visible was expected to show a decrease Of
ever, we have an increase i of $3.50 bu. On re-
ceipt of this statement free selling ensued: but
material decline. Exports from the seaboard
were liberal being 2s9. 900 blu Of wheat and flour.
bbs of flour. Closing cables were frmer. but
higher 1t is said that crop reports to be made
go ooo 900 bu for 1896 ST. Louis wired that heavy
bids had been received from England for No.
dav. New York was silent as to export up to
nom.
Saturday, sold down to 52a4 Q6z5sc. firrned up to
531zc, lost nc by 1l4o and by noon held 53hc.
Saturday sold at sse advanced sd7s TO- e lost
by II 30 and by noon held at 5sas@5sl.c
The cash wheat market little slow to-
day, Receipts were large and the demand from
local millers limited. New wheat was well taken
No. ] northern. old. sold at S5la@55slc and new
at 54@54ssc No. 2. new. sold at sc. sales we're
were 3ss cars and 4Ss at Duluth
During the noon hour the market was weak
and nervous September wheat closed at 52a.6p
t21sc and December at 56,sG56Ac. Minneapolis
range of prices:
August-Closing, today 53kc; Saturday, $3.50.
September-Opening $3.50; highest. 53lac; lowest,
62%c; closing, today, 52A@525sc; Saturday, $3.50.
December-Opening 56stc: mgnest. 56l2c; lowest,
On Track-No. hard old, 55l2c new, 54lAc;
No l northern. old, size; new. 53Rc; No. 2
northern. old, 531ac: new, 5212c; August oats.
161ac; September oats, l6c.
hnr xx-ho
Put on December wheat............. 55B-565s
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No, we don't keep any big statesman"
for sale. They come too high. But we
can furnish you copy of 1.-The Little
Statesman" postpaid for Is cents.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-Cattle-Prices were
about 5@10c lower today. Grassy native
steers and fed westerns sold from s3M4. Ok
up to A5095 for choice to fancy
ory reed steers; sales were largely
at s4.25@475. exporters being fair BUYERS
OF Texas cattle. Western range cattle were
also 10c lower. The bulk of the rangers
crossed the scales at s3@S6O There was a
fairly active demand for hogs, but the
market was &c lower on account of the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
TO HOTEL MEN

FOR SAlE-A first class hotel in a
thriving town. House has so rooms,
all nicely furnished. A large tran
sient trade, about SO day boarders.
Two-thirds of purchase money can be
paid on easy terms. Poor health Of
family is the reason for selling.
For further particulars address.
GEO. w. SWEET, Havre, Mont.
1GQ-175
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FLOUR.

FLOUR-The -four trade possessed
features. 1t il going oet of the country a
great rates and domestic stocks low.
First patents So 500
second hatents ................ 3l5Ql3. %
Fancy and export bakers ............. . 556l3 60
Following are quotations in 9S and 4S-lb sacks:
Rye -four, per Dbl, pure .............S 81 75Q2. 90
Rye -four. per Dbl. Xxx ............,., / 5O0I1 Is
Orahdm Tour. per bbl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 250Y2.7 70
BRAN AND COARSE GRAINS.
Washburn, Crosy Co. quote follows:
I5ian IN Dulk. per ton. SO 75QD4 %
Sran IN buik, 2O0-lb sacks 4.75GD5 90
Bran in bulk l00-lb sacks. s. 25dI5 so
ShortS IN bulk per ton. 4G0d1i 25
HE'D dog in $40 10 sacks. 77519 90
The market is a turn better with fairly
active demand.
Corn-No. corn sold at 1S,4c and No 5 yellow
at 20c; sales.
Oats-No. oats 16@1eI4c for old; No. 8 white
oats quoted at 114c.
I5arley-No. barley quoted at 20l2c; no sales.
Rye-Quoted at 2SHc for No. 3. No sales
Feed-ReDorted by the Diamond Elevator and
Milling Company:
quiet; little better demand.
Coarse corn meal and cracked corn
sacks, per ton, sacks eXtra..... 1925
NO ground feed % corn, 1-3 oats
W-lb sacks Observation-Disclosures. $50
No. ground feed, y corn, Y oats 75-
ib sacks ................ s7s
No ground feed 2-3 oats 7O-lb sacks 90
spring wheat bran. Observation-Disclosures. SOQGl 90
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N. B.-Parties desiring to buy cheap
Railroad Land, will be supplied with
maps and pamphlets upon applica-
tion to above. The Great Northern
Railway has 100000 acres of the
Richest Farming Lands in Minnesota
for sale at low prices Terms Of nav.
ment reasonable; six per cent interest.
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Ripans Tabules: pleasant laxative.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02

GAME-The season opens on al Kinds Of
game excepting deer, Sept. !. Good prices are
looked for at the beginning of the season. owing
to the large crowds expected in the city at that
time.
Quotations given for game in good order. Off
stock sells for half price and when too poor is
unstable
Woodcock. per doz. 350@....
Upland plover per doz. ...........::.... 1.0oa1 %
FISH-Recepts selling readily at quota
TONS
Undrawn fish sells about 1c below quotations.
Shippers Of fish should be very careful in con-
forming with the law in regard to catching and
shipping of fish. Fish must not be speared or
netted, but caught with nook and line. The
name and number of each kind of fish that is
contained in the package must be noted on the
back of the shipping tag If any mistake is
made wardens seize the consignment.
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BEANS-Wax, blu, Coo.
BEETS-Quoted at 25G30c per blu.
CABBAGE-Home grown doz, 22q25c.
CARROTS-Quoted at 3O@35c per blu.
CELERY-Home grown, doz, 30c.
CUCUMBERS-Quoted at Csc per blu.
CAULIFLOWERS-Qu at 25Q75c per doz.
LETTUCE-Doz heads 15c.
MINT-Quoted at 15@20c per doz.
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POULTRY-The market is well cleaned up.
Receipts light. Demand good and market firm.
Live Turkeys-The market is firm, with light
receipts. A few spring turkeys are coming IN.
They small, poor and thin and not de-
sirable The trade will not take them, exceDt
at very low prices.
Live Chickens-The market is firm. Receipts
quite large. Demand is good at quotations.
Spring chickens selling at 7671ac readily.
Live Ducks-Receipts light Market Quotable
at &c for old and young mixed.
Live Geese-Receipts light and demand
quiet
Chickens
Hens straight coops, heavy to light. 61a@
BOOSTERS, old and shaggy young a AZ
Springs, ID, according to size TAO.
Capons, per Id ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL Qlo
Turkeys
Light to heavy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. III o..
Spring turkeys, &c: thin and poor not wanted
until they get to be some size.
Ducks
Mixed. old and young ................... o..
Geese
VEAIx-The market is well cleaned and in
good shape at quotations
| Quotations are for fresh stock.
Fair to good. ssA
Poor ...'..'.. W D
MUTTON-The market is about steady on
lambs and mutton. Receipts are moderate and
market in good shape at quotations
Mutton country dressed ............... b q 3
Bucks I12V o12
Spring lambs, coarse. .................... Q 619
SDrinR lambs, thin. Observation-Disclosures. q
Spring lambs, fat, small ............... "a ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-11
A FAKE CUBAN MESSAGE.
A False Report Used to Good Al.
vantage on the Street.
LOSSES GENERAL ALI. ALONG THE LIST
Railroads Wcrs involved as Well As tho
1ndustriats- Rumors OF Grid ship
mcnis Saturday.

New York, June 1o.--Waii street today
was rudcly awakened from tho lcthrr..y
which has recently prevailed In i,s pre-
cincts. decided activity and scmi- panicky
condition being noted for nm interval In
the early afternoon Tho decentralization
grew ont of stock johhing report
cmanating from Washington that rresi-
den, Cleveland was about 20 send to
compress n vigorous message on tho cuban
question. The effect on stocks was IN
Simultaneous and recalling tho shock to
values resulting from the famous Ncnc-
zuelan message holders of securities he.
Kan to throw them over right ana LEFT
ono N tho largest commission houses waa
a liberal seller on The report and took n
considerable amount of various stock ON
report of the denial OF the rumors. stop
loss orders were reached all along thu line
and CONSIDERABLE uncnsiness prevailed.
OWN to the tension IN finnnclnl
circles. The traders also made effective
drives n, the LIST, bear leader VITO has
not been conspicuous IN the market FOR
some time hcing foremost In the attack
Tho losscs scored at tho extreme loves
point ranged up to ~, per cent and the
selling was OF "A general character.
The market opened irregular. but sorn
osh'ay'd a SaSs'hg ''n"enrN' WIN h"s'-
ness In larger volume than Tor some time
past. The spccaltics again received parur
ulnr attention from the traders. and wi
dnncc of liquidation of ins de interests
,.os ,oun,.o, ,,. oro.,,,, r,tds IN, ,,r,,.
WIS io'""'' ny '''N'N' ''i"N. Wv '"''E
losscs In the railway stocks. however.
did no, exceed "a noint ,xr,ni In "a fcw
.. ~, -. H., 49,,
INSTANCES ihe marker "ps'i i''" Hnli-
ness after the first hour but a better tone
was noted onl an ',nnrnyinr tonlenrv of
IT,
p''r'S'
Tho upward movement culiulnated nhout
II n, whom tho horus Cuban r,ror, r,
,
'''f"n 10 cam" l"" o"'' "h' III n clear
sky. tho RAILWAY property being This lime
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TRADE MOVES.

|a,s n god supply and prices
is,T ,ot Sro'f Of repchss were
Nh, ' y, but they sold very
VI POOR condition.
!, \, very ,, good demand. Texas
n waved sells for 75,s cents
"en candlcd Kansas eggs
s,'n Mons have been received
sf ny ny,oa are very small. bur
u, ,l,aay a, l7i:u2,c for the
H. ' pl,. though good stock
s s sl,co3ii 9'S' a'''''s
y i ssi,,rils, sim n very quiet
|,,,lvsas.u Of cncourartment
pr lh,, N some cases prices
r-,, nah heretofore recorded.
isc.s'VnnmI ct Texas water.
b st,e Va az kar sas Guy this
r.ssss small. hut sold nj 80
Fu D6-aoa vi'os are quoted in
h h., ~ per peck boxes.
i ;sa q, Farmer estimates tho
Y q IN i. bushels. /, placsa
!, Tp~O ami spring al 'I is( .
r@'@Ss crop io = fSo5 was esti-
- against aGD. 900. 900 in
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-11

81. f.ou.s, Mo, June l0.-Flour nm
changed. Whoat-Sronger: spot dull and
lower: No. . red cash elevator 81 bid. track
dDuJl No. hard - asked: July 5i's
asked: Angus, $50. September 5j7s. corn
S,eadv. No miycd cash 25t: July 257,:
September e6'.M2. tais-Quiei, steady.
No cash ILL bid: July ia, Angus ia
iiyo--a2 on track. BARLEY Nominal corn
meal lbo Bran--Easy: offered east track
uS20. Hay Steady for choice. prairie 5.bO
Q1iN. timothy 5fouj3Oo This side. WI sky
- Pork Higher. standard mess 1obhing
SSS.,sn't' Lhfn |pWeri PRIME htehn
ers and longs i.2i ribs and shorts i.50.
Dry salt meats-BoXc1 shoulders and
longs 37a. ribs Ss7'a; shorts 400. Receipts
Flour 1900. wheat 70p0. corn il,o0: oats
5000.
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THE MAKNrr REVIEWED.

Uoston, June l0-Thc Amcrloan Wool
mud Cotton Reporter Will say tomorrow
OF the wool trade Sales IN the three
PRINCIPAL markets hnye amounted TO 3n1s.-
100 pt unds. / 1864 7pr doinesiic and l.gl 100
uounds foreign. External market con
d,ilons arc unchanged. a ffr attend,
anue OF manufacturers has been noticed
aud continues up TO the time of going
10 press They are closely watching tho
market. Quarter and thfee-cishth eomh.ng
and clipping woods are considerably
firmcr Kcntnrky and lndih1a stock IL
J., higher than ii WAS three weeks ago
Very litilc export business IN either for
cign or domestic stock is in progross
Sales since January !. 1896. have amount
cd TO @.igl3li pounds. against ~ 2ab. 900
pounds in lsj i!os'on sn"s i.3iG, 100
pounds. SSg 5pp domestic ana ih.Wl for
en Snlcs since January |. lN'n, ii72i 0gr
pounds, against 3sG',2l5 p0unus in 1898.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-11

Kansas CITY Mo. June 10 Cattle Re
cnipiH. iSi. shipments. 100, mnrltei sinudy
10 strong TcNns steers. inu3 e. Texas
COWS. 3.rN2ho h'"f steers. 3.ptIb.0G, nn-
y" cowr, l.75fi3.25; stockera and feeders
2Gifi3 II: bulls . iju30p IIogs- Receipts
li.W, shipments. st1, market vrak. 5fi0
lower. hulk OF sulrs, l.rHu3 10. heavy .lDr
g. 20, packers, 2nW 2i5 uNod aud lights.
3eiN3 "a; vorirrs. S.l1gil ~; pigs, 3. loIil -.
sheep Roce pts. 100. shipments 400, mar
kci steady 30 strong. lambs. i0blit 20:
muttOlls i.,lI3 g.
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW,
The Bureau Report Mas Even Bette,
Than Expected.
CAUSED ANOTHER SHARP DECLINE;
ru,urcs Took y Bis Tumble In All Mar.
kets-The short lutctsst Became
Largely 1nrrcased.

IttNSttlt, NfNn'rNNss tuiS Nv
The American speculative markets lost
about 81 per bale yesterday oil the pros.
poets of hcarish bureau rcrpr, and the
acMni announcement OF the agricultural
dcpar,mcnts condition aud acreage re-
turns at noon today caused n further loss
of 10 10 points at New York and to IL
u, New Orleans Naturally the grcatcst
loss was on the summer months. which
we're recently pu, ON u high basis by the
hull maniruiaiors. Liverpool responded IL
Yesterdays break On this aide with "A loss
OF i's-tid to 2.cid on futures aud a-asd Ola
spots.
1ho bureaus report surpassed the cx-
pectations OF the most eauguinc bears,
and showed an acreage ~ lnrgr and 4,
,Ondiion SO noatly pvr,eot az TO uring out
a great uNai ui riuivuc from Tie uuiis,
although they were pow ri4css TO stop tue
sei-.ns ie,vr thNt the returns brought
lnllh. inv Et neral aNcthgc make inv
Acreage 10 pui cont Irru.er lhau last
Year, ncirg l., r.r cent increase over tn.
appointments May statement. rue aver
axe ccnd Ton on tune / is madc ". =. winch
- ilv best that haN been known in The
past iittc'u or twenty Years l'ho eondi-
ion on June /. IN is.a. the hig crop year.
wns sNd. Ns the government makes ihr
,NrrNNc about per cent greater than
year nrforc iaA, ana the Junc condition
50 per cent better. the outlook for u blk
crop wuuid seem to be- indced excellent
VI the bureaus vHt.inntcs are 10 lie uiycu
any credrnce.
lhcrc is u general hollcf however, that
IN" raNcrnmcnt has made things appear
too sucd To he true. In addition To this.
II Is well known that Itouth IN rcNnS
whetc onc-thirj OF the crop IL raised has
he,n especially noticeable aimee the in.t
OF May and would make the condition In
this State considerably worse NOW than
ON June l.
The rcpnr, has svrv,d 10 add many
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-11
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New orleans. June l0.--Thc harkei for
cotton seed products y duh aud I'M
chm gcd. prime crude 81. bulh, i7.W.
prime summer yellow, barrels, ga, meal
N-tO' cake Y % per short tom long ton, Tor
export, 1926.
New York. June l0.-cOifon seed prod
urts easy AZ "A decline on oils prime crude
OIL. hulk, 2i, prim" RUNNER yill w., bar
rolr. 2is,125 prime cotton seed meal aVHz'
NM
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Cincinnati. jun io.Wh.sky quiet, sales
4Gi barrels at l.2s. -
New York. Juno in.-Clce rings So,tGGai
halanc * St5ti ,p0,.
New York, June 10, --Govcrnmcnt bonds
weak. State bonds inactive, railroad bonds
weak.
New York. June lo.--.llidca quiet hut
urin. Leather steady. Wool quiet. donics-
tic lictcu lisiiS. pulled u.
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NEW ORLEANS.

New orleans, June io;-Pork old ~;
meats dry salt shoulders 3 -. sides -.
Wncon, clsar rlb sides B. Hams. choiee
sugar cured s'.@ii. Flour easy; extra
meal o,iio, al i.Go. Bran Gull. 5M52'.. Hay
, ensier; prime llocG,ii.'i; choi'o Il oalsd;
Corn easier. No . smoked White, and
mixed 50: yellow 30 oats quiet; 80 :
sacked gii.u2J
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New York. juno 10 Wheat Receipts
53, 800 bushels: exports 1882. Spot weak;
NJ. hard 90 IL. options opened s'eady
but declined m active liquidation. weak
cables and increased crop estimates. only
to recover al noon ON heavy buying AZ
Chicago aud local covering on rumors oi
n h,illah government crop report q fccpnI
break was made n sympathy with de-
cline in stocks ana reports ihat thf gov
eminent rep ut would be marc favornhle
closed lGl IN lower No rcd Jun" 81 i-S'
Septemher G3 81.
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isis per cent. Sterling exchange frm with
actual business IN bankers hills At ass i-2
for demand and t.N ~ for sixty days,
rostcd rates i.SS l.. and t.Se L.. Cuilmor-
cial hills tN; Nj Mexican dcl!ars ~ 5-S.
Bar silver Is 10. silver certificates Is 3-iit
60
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-11
DRIED FRUITS.

~ ahoice evapora,od 5a.@6'.c falfey,
iec cHon, ic Per ID saTran' g. T Ianfy
tl, H ~, w. ~: nectarines evhpomted, Sc:
n mn h. .yapora,ed l-2c; pears. evnp-
ppra's$ ~ nIqms' p T. a. Sc Boxes. sli,
a. nN17 arcwn Al NJ. Raisins. 5o-lb boxes
ii,sc: crown l.. NJ. 80 Id boxes. LA
NEs-crop 1885, call !: n. :. primes
ZOOS, 5M5.e os g. III, silver V prp S7 &c
| ruby prnres, 1lsc'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-11

This table shows that the condition OF
the crop on June was better than In any
previous y.nr at TINT time. according 10
returns received hy the agricultural de-
phrtmcni. The nearest 10 n perfect con-
hiiion heretofore was in lhSi. when the
gfi crai average was % ., againsi W.2 this
year. The Texas condition has been con-
Hiderably better In several past years
New York. June i0.-The feature OF the
cotton market today was the government
report on tho rep TO June !. by which
the Indicated condition IL the beet In
years ana anywhere from . TO points
above current estimates. The report
places the condition al Ms per cent.
against 81 per cent In 1856. $50 per cent In
1897 So per cent In 1893. M per cent IN
1872 G.7 per cent IN 1sfl, ss,s per cent IN
10 and Ma per cent in lsD, The market
excitement and closed steady at a net
decline Of to 70 points. Prices are now
NJ the lowest point OF the season with
the feeling sti!l bearish and trade democrat
.zed.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. June 10 Rnticr fitendy
creamery I0@if'5 dairy oni,. cheose--
t!uiNi. Gami4. Figs Sfa1dy; fresh "a TO-
Kansas CITY. June 10 Iiuttrr Wenk
creamery i2nis; dairy imgs'i2. i;ggs-f'irm.
7mss.
creamery NANCY. dairy H. Eggs-s,s.
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ENGLISH cONSOLs.

Iou0,n. June iO.-~Consois Tor money lis;
,onsols fer account liz Is Rar silver
81 h-lGd pcr ounce. Money i-'rt-2 per cont.
Rate uf discount IN open market fer short
aud three months bills S-i per cent.
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FRrJTs AND NUTS.

APPLES Texas, 25a4oc per l'S-hushei
HpHICoTs-Cnlforn and Arizona 800
PR IIA'N4N rs bunch, N-ooql75. ..,,,
BIAcKBERRlEs- Per bucket. ioaeoc
per 2i-quart crate. 200 l9' ,oo. .,,oo
CoCoANU1 s-&.bo44o per lVV' sS'oo
per l III California. s225a2-5o per 10
lbs. .,a,,. m, p,lermos
choice. zoos. ss.7j. Seos 400 fancy AiV"
Mrs Brazil. lie per III. filberis 81.
is. &c: Naples, u i-2c, walnut, .iplM So,
peanuts, lsn6c. ALMONDS, idl"soma d,'
ner Ito, l3c per sack CaNiorh'" "''hoi"S'
'' G;RANGEs- california. navels' sa75a''oo;
s1sni', Niiss- FIX 2ouioc per n-hushel
,a,rs. n OOG, " per oi-quart crates. :.
Medium i7i.nioc, choice TO fancy. 'oa'oc'
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Kansas ciry, Mo-, June lgWhea, :
. r,d tS4,5S. No. coast: No. 2 spring -:
Ne iTnpi corn-steaiy; No. mixed
-. Nc white q. oats Duli No. 2 mix q
is&ilG: No. . white Is. Rye-stcaiy, kt-
CENTS Wheat 700; corn lh,"n, oh's ""'
shipmcnts-N None
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v,IpI, AND NAILS.

Barb wire Guoialiohs HFV tut
,ots f, o H.. Houston. ra,va,,,od
WIRE III a,7, alS Niro Fa sS. waS.
ysness = e 3 ns"lax 's ana sn penn ssn &c
penny, $40: penny s''"'
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SUGAR.

New Orleans. June 10 Sui,ar-DuIl
open kettle none IN FIRST hands. 40.
New York, June l0.--Sugdr-Riw steady,
refined qu'ct.
II your complaint IL want OF appetite.
try half wine glass; Aneosturr Bittors be-
fore meals. DR.. ]. q. H. 5iegert A. Sons.
sole manufacturers.