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LocKHART LOCALS.

Lockhart, Texas, January 2s,-Yesterdnx
evening the little child of Mr.. q. +. Noble
swallowed a large gold breastTin. whic1
lodged In its throat and came very nea,
suffocatirR the child before surgical ~
distance could he had. Drs. HoH ana
Clark, after some time succeeded IN *
tracing the offending pin, and the chiif
Is all right again. y.
This morning about dawn MI, Snhtns ".
city milk man, while on his usual r0u4!
10 supply his customers, met Win pasu|
full accident his vehicle became unconpAeS|
throwing him violently to the ground epy
bruising him up badly Tho team r4M
away with the front gear OF thcSyensq1
and were not recovered for some tine.s
Mr.. Guzman, Cuban Spaniaro.
sympathy with the insurgents ana 1us2
from Cuba. passed through the city w.
terday. He wns very retirent IN reent
10 cuban affairs. but said that u wes
possibie for us to get correct teieet.g
reports from Havana. as the nirpht
are all doctored by The authoritiest
Is coufdcnt that the patriots WIZ ~
REV. DIR. purcell OF austin, assless:
pev. A. II. T.. McCnrdy Of Cney3 Nv
commence a protracted meeting ~ NJ
presbyterian church In this city 49, 4. \.
day night 4 * x ,sft
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Total exports. ..ei5.ol7 l,aI
STOCK.
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
Planters In the Vicinity OF III Campo tol
Make Extended Experiments.


Make Extended Experiencing.
Tl Campo, Texas. January 29.-PoliticaI
seem TO be at a low ebb In this flouriah-l
ing little villa. known AS the Pearl or theH
prairles " surrounded by rich ana fertile.
soil peoped by hardy Swedes and Ger-l
mans, they have turned their attention t0i
agriculture ns II business. Just now the
leading planters arc interested in Seal
Island cotton.
A meeting was held last Saturday in'
which the matter WIS thoroughly DISCUSS
ed and steps taken to 20 into the plant
ing on an extended scale. The reporterl
sought of Major Scott Porter. who hast
inaugurated tho movement. and broughtl
out the following;
"By the way. Mr.. Post man, that note,
The Post published over our Sea 1slandi
cotton movement has brought mo moreI
letters than / can answer. One wcui1!
think that The Post is In everyboSvI
hands. We'll, that's right. and that's < y>d
we patronze The Post. We want w ~
information We can get. Here my ~ NN
Post Is read by twenty people. Well ~
begin with. our association has HiB1erNY
who. I'M TO this date, agreed TO put tnH
above 200 acres. and tho list is swcliinal
daily Our idea this year Will be to learuS
all wc can; In plain words, to fix ourfH
selves so as TO get down to work pftcticai.(
~ and IN business like way we Will
undertake to get the seed best adapted tqt
our soil There will be In the vicinity4
and appertnlniny to El Campo somethinq5
like $500 acres OF the ordinary cotfonA
planted. Well it's useless 10 descant. fou{
know what the price will probably bringiy
Now, we know this much, that first sradsr
Sea Island sold last year for 40 cents pe4z
pound the cheaper grade bringing ~
cents Now, II there In anything In u, WHY
we will try on a huge plan to see y WI
can't do away with cheap cotton, Thirtyis
fiye hundred acres of Sea Island cotton k;If
(even striking happy medium 20 Gently
per pound Now figure $500 acres OF chen1lI
cotton at your current price. Why, all fytJ
got to say is that ~ our plan Is y success
farmers arc fools II they fail to tic on Y 4
progressive planting" j
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WOOL.
Houston Hides and Wool
LONDON SALES.

London, January ?a.--At tho wool aue-
ton sales Today 1279o bales were offered;
of " hich 1909 were Withdrawn. a sood
selection was offered and American buyers
bought freely Of suitable grades, their
purchases amounting TO 2oD9 bales. Ger 6
houeht an merlnos The sales IN detail
wers az follows: New Souyh Wales sl5I
bales; secured sdGils 4d; greasy 6AMlobdi.
I'D. greasy CdGTls 3lsd. Victoria I'LL bales:
secured 2d11s Sd. greasy 61sMl0lsd,. Soul h
Australia 1909 bales; greasy 53zgsd New
Zealand 1910 bales; secured 7&dNls 90
Natal t57 bales. sseoured lOl4dgls % greasy
JII7Ld,
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n1cp1.N1AN COTTON.

FIR. lac. Andres, under date of
IAN, January 49, issued a circular Gov
thc movement Of Peruvian cotton
Eg 1896 and previous years as follows:
IN 1895. 1891. 1898. 1892
Ruv;an. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales.
britain. o. 626 31,0s7 s2,4Oe 81, O3o
4 Dec. 81. 81 $50 $500 $1,000 Al, 900
[troinrs for 1895 from Great Britain
I been if.036 bales, against 1851 in
land Sc. i02 bales in 1893, of which the
has taken a weekly average of 4i0
against 500 bales In 1894 and As bales
la, America has taken 3i5 bales per
against 260 bales in 1854 and AGO bales
koS. The continent took 11j bales.
INST ia bales in 1894 and III bales in
Regarding the future the new year
Is with Il stock Of 1880 bales rough
moderately rough (of which % 500
Hull rough). and the prospects of a
J import for some time to come. so
under ordinary circumstances pros
5 seem fairly good.
10Th 1898. 1894. 1893. 1892.
ruvian: Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales.
prts into
Feat Brltairfi1OcO 600 $500 1s,5Oo
Xlyidn 1870. 1874. 1898. NY,
b Islands: Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales.
orts into
Feat Britain. $3.50 1850 $500 $500
THE SUGAR SITUATION.
be feeling in the sugar market Is still
ing and refined sugars are looked upon
q good property at present prlcees.
raw sugars the gain IN tone and gem
promise during last week creates
bsition well fortified thus early in the
A New York special says evidence
Phortage In cane products have finally
fhed Europe in such conclusive form
10 create pronounced bullish feeling
Re, and everything has shown that our
hers are quite alive to the situation
~ have bought lightly here and fought
inst the advance on general business
hc!ples but have been reaching out for
cane sugars they could lay their hands
An other parts Of the world and pay
rates. For refined goods II was slight
IA ragged market all the week. IT IS
1bably safe to say pretty much every
J connected with the trade has faith e.
| position for the long run, but there
J certain amount of fear OF unexpected
stipulation Of prices that induces eau,
ts moving in most cases.
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New York, january 29.-Prlnting cloth
I'm better demand AT pa
COTTON POINTS.

Houston expects $500 TO 1000 bales to-
morrow, against 1854 on the same day last
year. New Orleans estimates her receipts
nj 400 to 5000 against B,6A.
Vaught e. Kennedy of New orleans nd
yIsed r.. II. Richardson this morning:
new York telegraphs bears arc showing
nervousness feeling there and nj Liver
pool growing more hulilsh OIL pos,tion.'
Mobile has recently been following Hous-
TOMS example In shipping cottonto Japan
Ten cars of cotton from MOBILE were IN
the yards ut Tacoma last week waiting
the sailing OF the next steamer FOR foHo-
hama.
II. Cargill was advised by Gilbert * co.
of New Orleans at 2.lt p. m. New YORK
wires sofiness. caused by local bears
poundnr. chiefly Graham"
a Telegram from Richmond. va, says:
"Isertillzcr men and others who travel
through the South report cotton IN farm
ers' hands now small and held high, with
good demand from spiDners. All mills are
al work on full time 1t looks Hike higher
market on this crop"
sondheim Bros. of New York wired II.
Cargjll: "'Think prices are safe even "
market goes lower. in consequence OF the
strong statistical position"
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MAXINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port OF Galveston. January %.
ArYiNlH

Port OF Galveston. January %.
Arrived.
Bk lIirotha, Andersen, Pcrnamhuco.
Sch Josephine. Townsend, Baltimore.
Sch Maud II. Dudley. Oliver. Newport
News.
Sailed.
Ss 1Tolmneld. Townsend, Hamburg.
So knutsforl. Tulloch, Frederckshavcn
SIS Ida. Arana, Liverpool
Blk storkcn. Olsen, Revai, Russia.
Vessels in Port.
To Chas Clarke-SS Seminole.
TO VIM. Parr s, co,-Pympton Br,
10 j. Moiler & CO. SIS Sierra,
TO w. w. Wilson's Palentino.
10 Fowler a. McyitIe-ss wenningto tor.
Hall sch w. j. keyser. IS CITY OF
Belfast. Joseph John, Toledo, Ulrikon.
Blairmore, Str Pensacola
Up and Sailed.
SIS Laurel, Swansea. sid Jan. H.
SIS CaRtlefield. Dakar, sid Jan. IN
Sch Emma Knowiten, New York, Dec. 10
Sch NJ. W. chi.ds Havana. sid Dec. r.
Ship kyber tBr). Calcutta sid My. a.,
ship British Isles Calcutta. u, sId n nec; ~ -
SIS Daniel, Liverpool, sid Dec. H.
SIS Hartiepooi (Br). Hamburg. SID Dec
Is M. o'Neiil. philadelphia, sid Jan. I.
Blk Renown, Falmouth. sid Dec.
S W9eler, Tenoriffe, SD IA jan n.o a;
SIS Blenheim. Havre, sid Dec. y.
Bk Littoe Seville. Dec. n.
Sch Andrew Adams, Baltimore. sid Dec.
Sch c. e. Look, Boston. sid Jan. -.
Sch Butterlck, Norfolk. sid Jan. II.
SIS Benridgc. Penarth. sid Dec. ~!
"a Edenmore Liverpool, SID Jan. TO-
SIS Hampton, Madeira, sid Dec. 80
Bk Blenda, Greenock, sid January y
IS Helen. Belfast, sid Jan. e,
Ss Mariston, Vera Cruz. sid Jan. 70.
IS Oboron,. Havre, sid Dec e a.
81 GyiIer Rastnussen, sid Jan. II. :.
Sch T. H. rntteriek. NorToik. $40 -" ~
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! BUSINESS BAROMETER.
Index to the Condition of Trade
Generally.
|pEsT IN THE GOLD TRANSFER.
l,.,urbauce Of the Money Market Is
y...c .d-streugth of Raw and
Refined Sugars-Notes.
Office of The Post,

Houston. Wednesday, January ".
:, bankers and business men gener-
ara considerably interested in the
90 transfer of gold to the govern
IN exchange for bonds. BY next Mon
|saO oO0 oOo in gold must be ready for
~ 70 the government. The present
Ia "a that this transfer will be made
Yuttle or no disturbance of the money
%, New York special says at least
r. the sum will be at hand in the
u of gold already Imported from
(ne before this week ends, or 1t VIII
Iacslyed before the opening of bids.
ntber half may, without difficulty, be
Edad from the SS7 100000 reserves of
/ YORK banks, which will be larger
nv saturday, despite excess of pay
Ia 70 the treasury which always at
the closing of the month. Beyond
sunplies. an unascertainable amount
(mirg from the interior banks. to be
| ON special deposit by their agents In
York, and used in taking UP any
l. awarded to the senders. Taking all
sources of supply into considera-
Tthere Is little doubt aboutsthe govern
4 in one way or another getting all
liz asked for.
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TRADE NOTES.

ne market for molasses still continues
firm position,
-sss continue to arrive In large quanti-
- sales today were at DC.
y, neat advanced fully cent per bushel
he western markets today.
he local cattle market is fairly sup
Eeu with all classes of beeves, cows,
pVes and yearlings.
ne estimated stocks OF lemons at New
Ih loot up between 5000 and 5000
RAes while there are close to 10, 900 boxes
4 the way.
4 ne recent shutdown of a large number
| WINDOW glass manufactures indicates
r., serious shortage of glass is going
ne experienced during the spring and
ne houston Box and Crate factory, To-
Ecu IN the Fifth ward. has been rushed
IN orders recently. The local commits
koh men have obtained quite large sup
II OF boxes and crates from this factory
II shipping Texas vegetables.
~ Is reported that the total shipments
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HANRE MAnKET

Havrc, January 29,-spots We're quiet and
LIZ higher; futures stcndy at an advance
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. Mo. January 29.--Cattle---
Receipts 520o; shipments, zoo; market,
"a *: Texas cows. i75@a2b beef steers,
3 iSni 3O native cows. l.6oa325; atockefs
and feeders 2.75m30; bulls. 2zI9.VO.
ket saib lower bulk OF sales SS5dl5.g5
leaves. 3.30lfi 20: packers. asbIilo mixed.
3 S0a4 20. lights. 3GrllM; workers.. d,s5u
400, pigs s A5a3tN Sheep, receipts. iIJ.
Shipments, 1000. slow, hut steady lambs.
3s5fi4. so, nuttols, 200u3.&.
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COFFEE.

New York. january 29.-coffee--Options
orened steady at 5fil0 points advanced
ruled fairly active. but easier. on foreigI.
buying and local selling. the latter In
creased by further decline In SPOT coffee,
points decline; sales. 1000 bags. ineiud-
ing; March a. i2.456ri26o. spot coffee
Rio. nominal; No. /. 1874; Cordova, Ia
terms. Warehouse deliveries from New
York yesterday, 1l ,175: New York stock
today, 267 T22; United States stock, 80, 10
afioat for the United States. ll9Oo. total
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stocks.
The following were tn, closing quotations on tho
cad n stoc.s OF tue Nsw Ylrk Exchange tod1yi


Galveston, Texas, January BIN the
local exchange market sterling sixties sold
siaO buying Sis5; New York sight selling
j. premium, buying rs discount, New Or
leans sight selling u premium, buying Is
Discount American silver sells at par
buying Il discount.
Galveston bank olearings ssS9,3lb.
New York January 9.-Stering eN-
change. bankers sixties. SNaaI.a}g;
commercial, S.S; rcichmarks, ga. francs,
baukcrs' sixties, 5lS1s: commercial, 5,lSt4.
New ORLEANS. January 29.--Sttrlins eX-
change commercial sixties, S.is6NaiS',
francs, commercial sixties. Sb.ls74, New
York sight hnnkers', $3.50 premium, COM
mercial, SOC premium.
London. January 29,--Bank rate, 2 per
So4d; consols for money. 107 l5'iG; ycster-
day ~ 1916.
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pnsT,s CARI.EGRAM.

New York, January 29.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says
The stock markets were less active today,
but of good tone, especially for infest-
ments Consols sold at los. Americans
ness hours on support from New York.
They closed at The best There We're
further purchases of bonds. Probably at
least half a million sterling In gold VIII
be sh pped to New York tomorrow. pnt
the matter IL kept rather quiet II Is be
iieved that some gold is being dispatched
from France and Germany direct to New
York, but / can not confirm this. me
Paris and Berlin markets were steady.
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THE ORANGE SUPPLY.

Inc local supply of oranges consists
tNly OF california naVels and seedlings.
Pugh there are n few Jamaicas and
ssinas on the market. a small guam
OF frosted California Fruit was re-
Nea last week but was nearly all dis
feu OF by hucksters. Good unfroZen
Inplng stock is quoted at $2.25I3.0o. The
~ In California seems to have been
En- extensive than at first supposed. A
Fer from Redlands SAYS that section
Fsey escaped the frost In Riverside
at Arlington Heights the damage was
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COTTON-SEED PRODUCTS.

New Orleans, January 2o.-The market
iii meal and cake are weak:
prime crude oil in bulk, p; prime summer
Yellow, In barrels, "a meal 7.00; cake 100
per short ton.
New York. January 29.--Cotton seed oil
o,jiet and irregular, with prices nominal,
prime crude, 2tg2fa; yellow, H,ea2s;
brine white, 31d32.
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doinss Of Day With Wall Street
Operators.
STOCKS FIRM, STRONG AND ACTIVE
Absence OF Gossip Was Featurs-Heavy
Advance Noted In Cousoii-
dated Gas.

New York, January 2o.--(Special)-The
stock market continued firm and with
the extra good feature OF going higher at
the start off 1t was irregular, and with
declines. but at the close strong ana
active. London was a seller. Returning
strength In the grain market easier
terms on money and almost complete dis
appearance of the bids for gold or legal
tenders were the three developments
which defined the situation,
Sterling exchange. duh; sixties. 4Siia'
demand, Assn: silver, 6l4; Mexicans, aSA.
Supply of cotton bills better.
The trading In cotton today was quiet
and. as has been the case for the last
two weeks, 1t was confined almost en-
tirely to the local spectators and de-
void of any special feature of interest
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lyhIcaro. January D.-Eggs, steady
fresh IlTilBlL. Butter, steady: dairy. l0'
II. creamery. ltgl9,z.
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Houston.

Market well supplied with stock. De-
mand light.
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ST. LOUIS.

ST Louis January 20.-Flour. quiet,
steady. unchanged Wheat closed strong
5.07s higher: spot, dull, firm No 2, rei'
cash, 65'a; No :, red, hard, 81 Janu99ry,
The opening, but closed Is higher for
May and July. others steady; spot easier
No 9. mixed. cash, 25l:: January s5%
steady: no. 2, cash and January, 1874,
MAY, POS. a20s. Rye, quiet at 81; Barley,
steady. Cornmeal, 1904 80, FlaXSeed'
quiet at 81. Timothy seed, 30ou3.GJ Hay
Choice grades, steady; low grades easier,
prairie, 6OoaS.Oo; timothy. 6,opnls.oo, this
SIDE Pork, lower; standard mess Job 15
bling. old l0.Oonl0.l2ia; new, 1O,62i2 Lard,
IT,. urine steam. $50: choice. $50.
Bacon w boxed shoulders, 80 longs, GOO;
ribs, 500; shorts. G;25. Dry, Dry salt q meat mt
( sSiS shorts SIS. Receipts-Fiour, 5000;
wheat 5000: corn, 1000; oats 25.os ship
ments-Flour 400; wheat, 1900; corn
30O0; oats, 1900,
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

New York, January 2e.--The speculative
movement III stocks today was not attend,
ed by any news OF a general bearing anu
the widest fluctuations that were recorucd
were unexplained except in so far AZ pro
fcssionai manipulation Was concermel,
This was especially true OF sugar. when
by far outranked any of the other leaulhs
active stocks In po.nt of activity ana au-
vances Tobacco was second III botn re,
spects. There was not even vestige OF
gossip regarding either of the stocks inef-
toned The larger percentage OF business
was in the industrials only three OF we
railroad Est-St. Paul. burlington anu
Reading recording noteworthy totals
London was not much OF FACTOR beyonu
moderate selling orders; The initial pr.css
Yesterdays closing figures and In the cary
dealings pressure was noted aga INST INC
grangers. The tone Of the market soon r,.
changed to positive strength and unuer
heavy purchases for both accounts 40
vances occurred in the active list ranGlns
up to ner cent, win ne com,ers' M
movement In the first named was due pil-
marily to the prevailing impression tnat
the officials controlling the great alit !
cite properties have determined 70 put WI
end to the Decentralization Which mas 30
seriously affected revenues IN the nasi Two
wears. consolidated Gas continued its up
| ward course. rising per cent to l6Iis TINS
| stock recorded n rise thus far TINS Wee',
of lli4. other gas stocks have also scoifs
remai kahie gains ThG execution on a. Io eC
| count previously noted, caused reccssloln
| after the first hour, wipng out most OF
the early Improvement An easier &C.
! deucy to tho market for dry hides dlHl
sole leather was alleged 10 be the reason
for II drop of ~ IN Leather preferred me
| taken i'm hand by the agent of the POOL ana
marked up to loSg,.. AS against lo64, IN.
! earlier low point. The closing was easier
/ on realizing sales, but the losses Were
! fractional aside from Consolidated Gps
witch left off at yesterdays closing. Ratl;
| road bonds were less active but displayc'
| urrnncss. sales ST Gin. 900.
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on snIpnoARn nor CLEARED.

The total amount OF cotton at Galveston
on shipboard, not cleared, Is as followss
For Great Britain-Ss Sierra 1901: Mara
s2s2; Ida Bliss: Bonridge iSl6; City OF Bel
fast Ss2a; Hampton sS1S; Wooler 2lB, nom
members 1861; total eiaI5, Il 81
For E'rance--Ss Joseph John 45tI; Mari-
ma i25; nou-memhers 1911: total aei3.
For Bremcn-Sa plympton 1910, IS Blen-
helm ease; total $3.50.
For Russia--I3k Storken 1916.
For New York. Mallory line SOC.
Total 4S,6I5, against 81, 097 last year. =, a
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Chicago, January 2e.--Cat,le receipts
We're some what larger than Usual, and In
consequence The market was weak ana
lower today. sales Of common TO choice
native dressed beef and shipping steers
were made at a2Olfi.60, with extra cattle
largely nominal At 4l0uA75; butchers aud
Gamers stun met with IA very good de-
mBud. pr coJ ruling generally steady aud
cows and heifers sold principally at 200
nG95. calves were again In small supply
and brought fun previous prices few
going as high as ~. The stacker and
feeder trade was rather light, as the rul-
ing prices were generally looked upon
ly country huycra as too high. Texas
cattle were numerous and fairly active
at loNcr prices.
IIoP--rh re wax n greatly Increased run
today and the liberia oiferii1ss forced II
further decline of 5ftl0 Sales dragged at
s.0Aui3O for common TO choice droNos,
with trading chiefly at il6ui.2b, and there
was every indication that a large num-
Der would he carried over again. Piss
and culls sold al 275nii1.
Sheep The Improvement In prices,
not ccd yesterday, Was checked by to-
days liberal supply aud sales werc rather
slow AT decline Of about 10. Common
TO choice native sheep were saleahlc AT
25003SG, with the bulk of the sales at
200p36n. Westerns sold al 3,2Jis,sO; year
lngs at 3.75Ul0U and lambs NJ S.50us.f1,
Reccipt,e-t'attle, $1,000; hogs $1,000;
sheep, Is 900.
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SUGAR.

New orleans, January 2s.-Sugar-Open
kettle, strong. at, 2asGsb; centrifugal,
steady granulated none; whites SO
Molasses quiet. open Kettle, isa2s; cen
trifugal. 6alI.
Now York. January 2e.-Sugar-Quict;
saIes $500 ions Java, Sc test. at as at ex
sore. refined. quiet
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Y.p. 5. 9. .. CONVENTION.

Alvin. Texas. January 9.-lrees
aretions are being made for ne a e.. ~
conyent,on OF the Young People g Il
OF Christian Endeayor 70 % neat |S|
April q and -. ALVIN VII ~ ~
with the largest ana pess sAas-.-5.
over been her pleasure g e a,.
Let Houston come down,
Rsw. J. D. 0FNy
Chairman Press coue
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. January 29.-Money on call
easy at Siaa4 per cent. last loan, S}f,
closed 81 per cent; prime mercantile mercantile
paper, GmS per cent. Sterling exchange
duil. with actual business in bankers
ILLS at 4.SS4d4.sSIi for demand and ~
4s7ia for 90 days; posted rates, f'NtTN
4 sell Silver certificates, 67iaH6s Bar
silver en- Mexican dollars d3A,
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City January 2a.-Whcat moro
artive1 but unchanged No. 2. hard IVA
No. 55 Te5eo SsSies SSg' 30 NJ s Z fss
40 eo corn! IsHis lower: demand less
wrgent No 2 mixed. 2Sl4G3S5s; No, 2,
whiite q oates, steady; demand Der ;,, not
ID o"1 i've dull No 2. noninally 9S. Hay,
weak; timothy. loooarl.5o; prairie, 6.Qgd
90 Reccipts- Wheat, $780, corn, 59,10Ci
oats. 500. Shipments-None.
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gT. LOUIS,

st Louis. January -Cattlc--Recoip
s5O0: shipments 800, market about steady
or small receipts; native export steers
45oNi75. fair TO choice shipping steers
e. 7iff4. 10; dressed hecf grades, S.26fi 70
bulk OF sales, 3O0si3 80; stockers ana feed
ers, 2mH375. bulk OF sales, 22Ni321; cows
and hefers l.SDd340: hulk Of sales, 26J
ago; canning cows. l0olfl,7b, cnlvGs
mostly, ijoN550. bulls. chiefly. 2,0Or2. ~,
Texas steers, 2.7504l0; bulk OF sales, 300
Obs; COWS. l75m3.h.
Hugs-Receipts. slC0: shipments, 1900,
market. i0fl5 lower and active; heavy.
409qi.90. mixed, 3,mu4l5; light, 3s3ul75,
bulk OF sales. 4.io9il5
Shnep-R Receipts, 2000 shipments. none (;
market slow but prices maintained; ma
tive muttons, 2.75a$sb; southern, 2ion3.25;
lambs 32jlii.G0.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-30

Of dates from the Persian gulf for this
season were less than $50 900 boxes, against
over 10000 in the previous year, with re-
suits that the stock carried over in Lon
don Is small.