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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
COTTON MARKET REVIEW,
A Slight Decline at Home sad
Abroad.
Home sad
VERY LIGHT SPECULATIVE BUSINESS.
The Usual saturday Duiinsss-Ati Stalls
tics Seem Bullish- w orld's Visit.
BILE supply Figures.

touston. SATURDAY. July ~.
There ives a Saturday drlincsa In oil
markets today and very little speculative
interest one way or the other. Liverpool
futures opened M.6td to l-6id up. hut soon
lost this and closed l-6tl lower than yes
terday. New York and New orleans start
cd With decline, reacted slightly. but
closed or q points below last nights
hgures. Spots were generally quiet m,u
unchanged. The sales on this side In
cludcd 6aii tN!es at New York. OF which
6lsj werc for direct shipment. New Or
leans sold 1850 and Galveston a,5.
This good spot demand Is considered Il
favorable feature OF the market by many
traders. The bears contend however. that
realize that further declines are inev,ta-
bio and aie simply getting rid OF their
stocks at the best prices possible. 1t Is
very noticeable, though. that these uales
nrc causing stocks to dwindle rapidly.
New Orleans now has only i6.li2 bales.
agains. 20. 926 at this time last year: Now
York 9a,GoS. against l9a.IA. Stocks at all
United States ports arc l76,59s bales loss
than OH July n. 1895.
The Chronicles statistics of the woGld's
visible supply, as received by telegraph To-
day show a big decrease during the week.
This. total supply is now lust 1850 bales
against s,iis. 467 IN 1885, 2,bia.s19 In 1894 md
| ?.jsi,077 In 1899. During tho weak the
worlds visible lost 123 b12 bales and In
now l,2S.67o bales less than on this date
last Your. Bulls say these figures should
make sellers OF tina staple very cautious.
as they may be called upon to deliver un-
luhtalnnble August cotton and nad Them
selves In a deplorable fix.
At ,oday's session New York futures
onsncd TO . points of and closed to
po,nt. lower than yesterday. August sold
ut $50 about tho opening. advanced to
I. AZ by 1927. then dropped TO SO. october
sold at SPA on the opening, reached 6aS
| by 1890, dropped back TO J.2 and closed At
| G. .3u6. "a.
| New orleans futures opened steady to
4 points Off and closed 4 20 Z points below
Yesterdays final figures. August went TO
& o. early In the day. but closed mt 6lsg
4 10. October nuotuated between b.S9 and
b 20.
| Local traders nre counting upon about
| AZ 40 bales of new cotton TO arrive at
Houston during the month of August,
| basing their estimates upon 1900 received
in August. lsa%. and $4,000 In 1881. Tho FOL
lowing tabio prepared by Secretary hiaa
of the cotton exchange. gives IN" re
ceints of now cotton at Houston during
the month OF August for the past fourteen
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. July 1s.-Money on call easy
at per cent; last loan 2, closed per
cent Prime morcariila paper ip5's per
csni. Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills n, 4.ss&TiS for
demand and i.SsNi sSi. for 60 DAYS, Posted
rates @.Ssi9ti.Sfi2; comercal bills 4.S. Bar
silver CT rs. Mexican dollars % u.s.
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FINANCIAL.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York. July 1s.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Reserve decrease ................ SiIb go
Loans liner Aa.sa .......... ...........2. 5000
Syarie, increase Observation-Disclosures. 3s2 900
Legal tender. decree SO ..........,.... 22i, 0n0
DEPOSITS. increase ......,.............25n3,O 00
Circulation. increase 1900. 900
Tho banks now hold $2l.59l. 025 In OK
cass Of tine requirements Of the % per cent
rule,
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.

Common not wanted.
Hogs -Cornfcd uio lbs and under) 3lST
Mas,ied, mast be good. 49,. 2'gW
All classes OF choice cattle arc wanted
also cornfstI hogs. 100 to 40 lbs weight.
and first class sheep. SO lbs and over.
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NEW YORK.

New York, July sWhtat-RseG,ipt,s, - g. >
rod a. az Nh / hard G7ta. options were
y wenS Ss 10 today in the face Of hrher cables
big weekly exports and small w.nier ma
spring wheat receipts. the ssll,ng '1p'.N We,
lower; July closed ~, September g. ll-l''
closed GA .,.,ay
Hides dull Leather strong and s,s w"l,
orn steam closed 3slG7s5. Cotton seed
oil nominal. prime crude ~.
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opened with prices lower by sda points
under dlsappyinting cables and IA DISPOSE
lion 10 sell by parties who were buyers
Yesterday. Later tho market turned weak
on conflicting crop accounts. with advices
from PARTS OF Alabama especially unshlis-
factory Later there was removed selling
pressure by tho ,lnsal contingent In the
absence Of outside support under which
the market declined $40 points and closed
quiet at tho lowest prices.
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NOTES

neo oysters In Balti-
he small.
last bacon have no
nj per pound during
5000 supply on the
out everything was
'n made for foreign
80 soll'hern points. ow-
OF domestic.
h ,. that white cher
',,sh There, with sales
'or extra preserved,
ar. sim very strong.
a 9i values upwar.
advances are an,ioi-
nled very dun this
=, ~, fac' that the usual
y ~ worms have not
'p's of lemons on the
,as, week that were
ntp.hg ground, some
. cents a box.
the pack of Alaska
be much lighter
Ar' but MS ope,a,ions
apont begun by The
news from that lar
not not much Reliance
oE CURRENT.
We revised daily and
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LyNCuED IN GEORGIA.

Augusta, Ga, July ls-Dan Dicks, col
ored. was iynched carly this morning at
Ellentown. y. C., for attempting TO out
rsse Mrs: l. W. Hill The crime Was
medlkteiy arrested and iden,incd by Mrs.
Hal. He wab lodged In jail. from which
place no was taken by the mob and swung
to . IN shortly after sunrise.
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SUGAR.

Nou, Work July ls.-suEar--Raw barely
nv Gle, oGn bags Trinidad molasscs
s,e test, rs landed; 3 hhds. and y oa Az
Jamaica Muscovado 80 test spo;, : 90 ,a s
las cuba molasses ahoat 5-s. Z" 'es'
landed. Refined steady.
Now orleans. July is.-Sugar QUIET cen ,rl,
,rifugai whites 7.smi ye,low, sssss ' AM,
ls,. ~, swrsi aas. Others unchanged.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

London, July 1s.- consols for money
l13 7-i6, do for tho account llsis. Bar sill
yer 3ii9d per ounce. Money hGpis per cent.
The rate of discount in the open mar
ket for short bills was 9-lSnc 5-s per GEM.
for three months bills rs per cent.
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cOrTON SEED PRODUCTS

Nav orleans. July is.-The market FOR
sd r.mo srds oil IN ss l hss. IS ss menl.
SUNNI ~ N nsr short ion; cake, long ton. for
export, 1900.
New york July s sSotato sss' nno ,nana
au l;r,. crude rude OIL 2oa21 IN barrels; prime
lp,,,nuer Yellow. in barrels, 2M2fs. prime
eottnn seed meal. is.0gaeo0 per ton
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EXpoRTs or SPECIE.

New York July ls..-The exports Of specie
from fhe port of New York amounted 10
sS,33l ,79s IN gold and 81 osi so In silver
The imports were; Gold s27i75, silver sis,-
b7S dry goods s2l9S,706 general merchants
Use &.613,l57
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Now York. July iS.--Dry soods-As usua

on half holidays there was n niue nusis'
nnss doing early In the day In response
10 special orders. hut othcrwiso tn" mar
ket reflected the quiet demand usual 10
the day. Printing cloths rlicl at "a
SALES, for the week o. OD pieces.
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HIDES AND WOOL.
HOUSTON MARKET.

Hides-Piices paid by receivers
Dry flint. selected ...,.............. HMH
Dry SAT ..........., .......'.......... ~ bb1
Wet sailed, selected. ............... u ~,
JjeeT sklHs W....
Twelve months. medium............ 7,9U
Twelve months. fine. ..............7 o..
Six months lG2c less.
Tallow-Ptime ......... ....,........ 2Np.,..
Beeswax-Good run ................u VS
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r MARKET.

EtU NNtW'<'N T.NT nNU
,nlly since Thursday
,. ,,.
s"ipIF t'ic '""'hc'
I is stated that deal
and Galveston have
70 decroas. consien-
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KANSAS CITY

Kansas CITY. July ls.-Wheat anlet.
about unchanged; No, 2 hard 5a'.MNt
No. 3. 4sd 49, No. 2 rcd wy; No, =; a,n%ii
Co.n frarl tonally lower: siow NO. m m,n,
No. mixed nominally 10: No. = Will"
nominaiiv 49, Rye--No. nominally ga ~
Way-'rinothy lower; choice 6'fodhoV' P'a'-
RE choice new %j9p5.oo.
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PAINTS AND OILS.

OII-Iinsced in hbls raw Ale; boiled isc
petroleum. 100 test. in hbls. Nc. In cases.
si.7o; brilliant oil, -si.55; IN hbls. re; stove
gasoline. in cases. 81 10; in bbls, lic' Eup.on
med cal pure, 900. turpentinr. in hbls. 3ic.
MITE LEAD Strictly pure. GG6Lc.
WINDOW GLASS-ln boxes, 60. ana 20 to
10 per cent discount, new list.
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EVENING POSTS cABLEGRAM.

New York. July ls.-Thc Evening Posts
london financial cabegram says;
The stock markets were idle today hut
shade frncr on a slight improvement
In Americans.
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IS TALKS.

-
Nv. u. Cleveland d. CO.
r, busln. s. 'Si'e''s, a.. :
noticeable increase l"
Rain lines.
u. Taylor & Sons
kod Saturday Nth us.
1.-The entire week has
here have been no
hers are beginning TO
Texas can taisc any
vegetables, anu ara
their EFFORTS m this
br new cror seeds are
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LONDON SALES

London. July ls-At the wool auction
sales today 1859 bales were offered OF
which 1000 were withdrawn. competit on
was keen, Secured were dearer and Cape
of Good Hope Id higher. Natal woods were
firm. Following al" the sailr' in detail /:
New South Wales, 2t9 bales. secured sgd
Mls1d, greasy bMaifd Queensland, 1851
bales. secured Ildiiis2d. greasy dueh1
Victoria. a326 bales; secured SednislMd ,
ereasy 1Oi.dliisi4d south Australia,
secured lais2zd: greasy elsdei. New
Zealand PA ha'es; secured l0iWlsS1 ,
greasy sAmlcd. Cape 81 Good Hope and
Natal 1865 bales secured Gdnls3d. greasy
5hnpd. pun,a Arenas, $50 bnies s'oasy
GM7Id.
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4 BARoME7ER.
|coudition Of Trade
eraIly
summer DuLLNESS
|. we'll Satisfied with
and Prospects "A
ply Of Fruit

3lYn(R VI Afs -
M Saturday. J'ily 49,
I,ra,lion of local trade
| N may be said that
.,r for the season. and
Iable man could expect
,,,ons. but 1t is hardly
Ind that simple asser-
hu,d be idle TO look for
(,ement in the condition
rhen the dullest season
hand and when the
6ering from a general
hess, The merchants
h we'll satisfied. how
rale dealers of Hons
many encouraging let
ayelIng statesmen and
during the past week.
pects for Il big cotton
a II is the consensus of
TENT rains have added
Texas yield. The out
is therefore all that
First bales of cotton
from a. number of
he middle of August
be sufficient to have
h trade. While there
in the price OF the
business men believe
1894 will be repeated.
Mites are now at tho
nown. and 1t Is natural
feel this influence to Il
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CHICAGO.


Chicago, July ls.-Cattie business was
at a standstill. Less than 1910 head ar
rived all icld 4 lnsi OF SI1 pound West
ern heirers sold at $50 and II few scat
tered lots of low priced native cattle con-
etitu,ed tho balance oil the offerings. ffices
for these few were considered steady. The
week closed with pens We'll cleared ana
pr.ces for natives close to the range OF
one week ago. This IL an mndcrtone of
weakness In the market aud especially IN
nanvc cattle. Hogs The run was about
400o below the popular estimate nj i',wiD.
There was a strong demand In spots nj
tho start many good hogs sold 5mloc
weight hogs sold above 325; choice me
dunn butchers largely around 3.30 and
choice lights at 35oab.50. The market
closed decidedly weak. Sheep-'rherc was
mu'h stale sock ON the market and the
demand was tho same as yesterday BIDS
on the sale of Western ranged 2.25n3.o0.
Most good To choice native sheep se'l Mt
3 .O0u3 30, I,ece pts Cattle 900; calves E0s
hogs l.. 900: sheep 30.
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North Ten y =. prairie, $500; South Texas
LIQUORS.

LIQUORS.
BBER-schlNx,. quarts. 1850 per Dbl:
IiMs sLoo per Dbl; Dixie Pale, quarts.
1900; pdnts, 1910.
HIGH W1NEs-si2a per gallon.
WHiSk f-ler gallon: Finished goods,
on high wine basis, 81 ~; straight no,irbon
and rye. according to oge and qualNy,
*l75aj.0O; blended. si.15US50
BUILDING MATERIAL.
SEMENT-Portland cement. per Dbl, sac
$500. Rosedue cement. per bbl, i5eD.
fme. Sloo; fire clay. s325a340: plaster
lanris; $40: fire brick. ST. Louis, per NJ,
9 inches inclusive; felt rooflng, per square.
$50; Acme and Royal ceincn, plast,r.
per ton, $lt00, plastering hair, goat, per
ID. &c; laths. per NJ, s2oo.
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RtIrrER AND EOGs.

Sn IN; AZ: dairy 9a12. Eggs frm, !tyih
g. Louis. July u.-suttsr ana ess' uh-
changed. IN.
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CHICAGO.

Chicago. July 1s--The board OF trade
markets were weak today. The weakness
II, u, corn was an incentive to short sellers
gained 2,s - 's''
. Wheat for minute or two m tsr OPEN
ing was firm at about ycS;erday's Closing
prices, but people who had jpn., c,rn were
in the market pressing II ion sale upon
am unwilling crowd and tn holders of
wheat began Initiating their example
floods IN Kansas appeared TO be conrld-
cred all that was needed TO clinch the
previously flattcring prospects for "A grea
Yield. Inc price had yesterday run ahead
of the foreign buying limits for export
and although It was claimed that bids
from abroad had been raised this morning.
The people who usually receive them re-
iussd to confirm such statements. Sep
lember opened ait from 81 3-s to 81 l-sip
% - worked down to 90 rs in the first
half hour of the session. For the FIRST
I'm, Time since last years crop got fairly I'M
day been smaller than for the light crop
or the preceding season. Chicago received
"a cars. Export clearances from Atlantic
poi POI, reported today are equal in wheat
business was done when the price of Sep
tember dropped to rs Is. The last decline
was near the close.
Heavy rains In Kansas and Missouri
Yesterday and prospective heavy showers
In the remainder OF the corn bel, ia the
next thlrty-six hours caused the bulls In
tOiA W tuUlbe over eatn Otnpr in their
haste 10 unload. September opened J..
lower at H!2 and declined all day with
only fractional rallies Oh small purchases
by shorts. closing OF n, the lowest price
OF the day.
The early market for oats was firm md
prices higher than they closed yesterday
The cash article showed signs OF strength
innifenced by small offerings and shorts
were disposed to cover. Later in the ses
sion longs were free sellers, prices re-
cedng 10 the lowest point of tho dny
September being offered at III. at tho
close.
Still lower prices than before were re-
corded for provisions during the day, but
the change quotec at the close was very
little under the final prices of the day
before.
Estimated re ,e,pts for Morday-Whent.
2S5 cars corn. 80; oats. 2l0; hogs, % 900
head.
Cash quotations were az follows:
Flour steady. winter patents 11Sfi3 10:
spring patents. s25on3.55: bakers. sl25I
whcat--No. 2 spring. IS s-4a61-4c: No,
red 81 7-Sdibsc.
Corn-No. . &c $40.
Oats No. ., II 7-Snisc: No. 2 white, 1912
qt1a Lie: No. 3 White, II 3-4als1-4c.
Barley-No. 3 nominal
Flax seed-No. Il lie.
Timothy secd--Pnme S2.s5.
Mess pork. per barrel 81. 70 1-2Msss
Lard. per 100 POUNDS s3.45n3iT t-2.
Short ribs sides loose). So. ~ l-26i3 i5.
Dry sailed shoulders 0,oxed). 33-4nic.
Short clear sides thoxedD. 33-iQ3 rs
Wh.sksy. dis,illers finished goods, per
gallon. 81 %
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Barb wire quotations are for carload lots.
(. o. h.. Houston.
BAKBED WIRE-Gliddcn. galvanized,
2,S6 per 100 lbs painted wire. s2lU; Wau-
kegan, l0c higher than Glidden.
vances, 10 to go penny. SOC; s and penny.
co.; o and penny, TIC; 4 and penny. 90c
8 penny. sl.2O: penny ti.6o.
CUT NAIl.s-Itate. $3.50 per key; same
advances as on wire nails.
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Cheese dun. 5dlo l-ec.
ST. LOUIS.

81. Louis. July is. Flour quiet and
steady: new patents aOoGsio; extra fam
cy 2ioa2 50; fancy e.soue 80; choice 2.iod
2.20. Wheat closed Amlsc under yesler-
day; spot firm OH call; No. 2 rcd cash ele-
b5ls. July 81 rs; August s. rs: September
|65 Corn closed re higher foe July AMI
6-Sc lower fer September than yestcrday
spot higher; No. cash q asked; July S''s
spot strong: No. cast, 1874 July ls'4 Au-
gust is. September II 81. May % "a asked
Rye 90. BARLEY nominal, corn meal ~
Bran steady Flax seed CO. Timothy
seed o.s5. Hay unchanged, Pork 6.3l,kT
G&. Lard prime steam steady. S;His,
choice 3s7is. Bacon --I,oxed shoulders
and longs i.0o; ribs Is; shorts So Dry
saIt meats-Roxcd shoulders $50, longs
: en-; ribs aT,s; shorts 400. Receipts
Flour 5000, wheat l0,ooo. corn 800, CATS
1900 Shipmenis-Flour 5000 wheit 9't''
corn 1000, oats 5000.
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ST. Louis July ls.-wool quiet and nn
changed.

Kansas city. July s.-Bnttoc-creamery
unchanged: demand growing stronger
crcamery i2filS dairy ioal2, Eggs dun.
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COMPARATIVE SPOT MAnKEr.

The following arc tho closing quotations
FOR cotton on the spot today the lead.
'ng markets. together with closing OF NIKE
ding yesterday. with todaysA sales:
Nj lddltng
Msddling Sestcr-
Port and tonc- To-day day Eaieo
Liverpool quiet. ......3 q 81 s7-ss SOC
Galveston. quiet .......:6 2Sl6 i 7-i6 ~
New Orleans, quiet and
Mobile. nominal =. ..rW Ga ~.
Savannah, duh :. =. ....6an IN -.
Charleston. nominal ISIS 6ss ~.
Wilmington, nominal - 80.
Norfolk, nominal e. ..6.s 6H go.
Baltimore. DUH =. -~..7s ~ a.,
New York. steady =. ....7A 7ls R3Gj
lioston, quiet ......7N lie 500
Philadelphia. qufct '. IN IN 80.
Augusta, dull :. -. =. - go,
Memphis. easy ...5H w -
St Louis, quiet .. :. 20 il-t6 q lie 80.
Houston quiet ....GA 6an 80.
DAILY INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
Reefs. shipts. stock
Augusta 2& 5t9S
Mcnprs .. >. - .. so asI 1898
ST. Louise. 80. =. .. 2S6 $50 c099S
Houston 2Sg 2S32
-
Totals ... ...... s3 1900 5i.s1t
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Good rat becvcs. smooth fat cows and
tidy heifers firm and active; good calves
md yearlings steady; hogs and sheep
Quget
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DRIED FRUITS,

APPLIES Fancy sliced IN boxes. iHg
&c. choice evaporated. 7c; fancy, 7isc; cit
ron, l4c per III, currants. in barrels. +a4ise:
figs evaporated. &c; Turkish layer. Zee.
neciarlnes. evspoiated, Sc peach $, eyap-
Grated. 6i.c; pears. eyaporated, tiec'
plums, pItted. Sc
RAIsiNS-Caiiforni l.. l.. boxes, .tI.l5g
s'c; crown l.. Nj. bO-lb boxes. Nd4'c.
PRuNES-Crop 1925; California prunes.
9-i0A, 5fi5,4c; s6-aOs, &c: 7o-sos. shl6i,c:
6o-I0s. 7iac; 0:6os, Sc; silver prunes. 7'sc;
ruby prunes. 7i3c.
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BUILDING MATERNAL.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


CHICAGO.
Vhe leading futures ranged a. follows:
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Car load lots, job cars from mills; deal.
ers' charge from store bffl0c more per l0(
lbs on bran. 2g3c per bushcl on oats and
corn.
BRAN-65c.
CoRN-sackei, os6<oc.
OATS s5dssc; No. ! white. soassc; CEN
CHOPPED coRN-s2c per 100 lbs.
~ tii.sosn'so; '''' si%asSy. s,i5easGSi
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Undertakers and Funeral Directors.

WE CARRY
Metallic, Velvet and Broadcloth Caskets, and
All kinds Of Collins, Robes and Funeral Supplies
AT BOTTOM PRICES.
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High Waters.
ort Smith Elevator 9th ult.

From Fort Smith Elevator 9th ult
Grand River, which empties into the
Arkansas near Fort Gibson, was higher
last week than has been for twenty
years, and untold damage was done by
the rushing waters. The bridge on the
X. & A. V. at Fort Gibson was washed
out and went down Saturday evening,
only one span being left. The passenger
train coming this way passed over it
only a few hours before it gave way.
Passengers and mail are now being
transferred at the river, but it will be
some time before regular freight traffic
can be resumed.
Much damage has been done to
property along the stream. Dead cattle
and horses, fencing, corn cribs, houses
and other stuff have been seen passing
down the stream at different times. A
part or whole of some wooden bridge
was seen going down tine Arkansas.
Salisaw, Illinois and other streams
all through the Territory have been
very high, but the damage seems to
have been principally along the Grand
River.
Washouts were reported on the NJ.
X. e. 7. between Wagner and Vinita,
and on the Frisco between Monett and
Vinita, and traffic was considerable
delayed, though the damage was soon
repaired. The Choctaw west of Nc
Alester was badly washed out on both
sides of Wewoka, and considerable
damage was done on the Gulf road
between Salisaw and Sloan Springs.
The river at this point rose to 2s feet.
The rise of 1S92--the greatest Ser
known-stood 800, so it will be seen
that much water must yet come down
before that stage is reached.
The low lands in the Choctaw and
Cherokee Nations adjacent to this city
are under water, as is much of the
bottom land on the Arkansas side
below the city.
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LOCAL and Personal.

l. G. Hiner has gone to Texas.
Robt. Jones spent Xmas at Ozark.
Jewett, the second hand man has
sold out.
Regular services at Methodist church
Sunday.
The Bee Hive store has gone out of
existence.
A. F. Miles was in Little Rock New
Years day.
Arch Jarvis has returned to Van
Buren to stay.
Miss Mamie Williams spent the
holidays at Ozark.
Mrs. j. w. Eblin returned from
Argenta this week.
Miss Sue Wood spent the holidays
with her parents.
Miss Mary Southmayd spent Christ
mas week at home.
Capt. j. M. Baxter was over from
Fort Smith Monday.
Mr.. w H. Ross was down from
Bentonville this week.
The new year was greeted with the
usual amount of noise.
Miss Ethel Cottrell spent Christmas
week at Greenwood
Sheriff Wood starts Monday on his
tax collecting rounds.
Mrs. Harvey is improving slowly
though still very weak.
Mrs. Jno. East was visiting her son
at Greenwood last week.
Prof. Peacher visited Charleston
during Christmas week.
Mr.. T. G. Potts, of Little Rock,
was in the city last week.
Miss lone Harshaw entertained her
friends last Friday night.
Alb. Smith has sold his grocery in the
East End to Charley Ward
Miss Eva Sexton gave a party to her
friends last Saturday night.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Knott
on the Goth ult., daughter.
W. r. Pickering.spent part of Christ
mas week at Springfield, Mo.
Miss Ella Chase left Thursday on a
visit to her old home-Fredonia
Kansas.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-04

Mrs. Hollis continues still very i'll.
Her condition remains about the same
better one day and not so we'll the next.
She has been i'll now for over eleven
weeks.
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-04
SI.OO Per Dozen.

Beginning Wednesday, January /,
1896, will, for ten days, make cabinet
size pictures for 81, 81. so and SO. 90 per
dozen. This is for my best finish
pictures. Remember this is for ten
days only. G. G. Cook.
At Broadway Hotel
The Van Buren press., 1896-01-04
IfYou Want...

to Buy. Sell, or Exchange Lands
or Town Property, give me num-
bers, Improvements and price,
cash or time. II you want to
purchase let me know what you
want. will sell on reasonable
commission.
VIM. /. TAYLOR.