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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-02

New-York thief stole Bob" Davis's watch
the other day while the Autocrat of Hudson
county's Democracy was escorting Candidate
Rrxan across the ferry. AS soon the pi!ferer
learned the name of his victim he returned
the watch. and apoloeized in the most abject
manner 1t was the first time that Bob was
ever known to let good thing go.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-02

In Essex County a man was actually inoicteo
for stealing umbrella. and even at that II
wasn't certain that he stole it. Judge Kirk
patrick in discharging the man. remarked race
tiorsly that he didn't think umbrellas were ever
"Rorrowed" was the word that he al
ways heard used
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-02

There is proposition afoot to introduce soap
and towels into the Paterson public schoois TOT
the purpose of having the faces OF the pupils
washed when that duty is forgotten at home.
That only needs a beginning. Before long every
school would have bathing annex.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-02

Ia the Editor of Tine Tribune - ,x,,u, 1, o.
be- the Democrats candidate for Congress IN ms
WT.s%rvhcdv Mir Willey's existence was first made
fnown TO me through the newspapers. Can you zen
me who he is? % .soe
Orange y. j.. September So 1870
Ask something easy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
AYAILAnLI1 SUPPLIES.

New York January li.-Special ndvices
TO Bradstrcct's covering principal points
Of accumulation indicate the following
changes In available stocks last Saturday
as COMPARED with the preceding saturday {;
and Canadn cast Of the Rockies, Increase
RI 600, ahoat for and In Europe. decrease
6,2ipVO. corn, l'nited States and Canada
er ~ of the Rockies, increase 1872 on. Oats,
United states and Canada east Of the
Rockies. incr s1Hs 3iu00. Tho failure or
the official supply report at critical periods
In the movement Of sho wheat crop ~ IL
Illustrated by It's presenting "A decrcase laat
week of SIS l0l bushels whereas, with the
Northwestern interior stocks counted, with
their Increase OF l0g 0Ol bushels, and the
Increase of 10000 bushels at Manitoba
storage points ard 222 900 bushels at Fort
william included "A net increase in wheat
stocks OF the United States and Canada
east OF tho Rockies - shown for last
week amounting 60 67t 900 bushels.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

Chicago. January There was
fair Tuesday supply and trade was mod
trWrly good Mt unchanged prices. Sales
were on tho basis Of sud 20 Tor common
so choice becycs. with tranauctiorsg largely
at STStN 81, aud extra cattle were about
nominal at iG0it4 ~. Exporters were dis
posed to act cautiously In Wow of tho
lower prices m British markets. butchers
aud rtIucis' cattle were tn fair demand
o. Yesterdays iccliuo. COWS and hoiturs
fellug principally All g00lf3.D0. Texas cat
tie were In small supply and sold around
as for prime 1870 pound fed steers. In
hogs thero was a. good demand from CHI
caRo packers aud Eastern shippcrp were
anain fair buyers. despite the continued
large shipments at HunnlO. Active buying
caused an early advance " and the Of
fcrMPF We're pretty well taken at Aa6riS, So
largely at T,nSs1 After the best droVcs
Wore sold pi.ces ruled weaker The de-
lnhnd for sheep WAS hardly ns good ms last
week and prices were l0QlJ lower. aalca
being on the hnMg ~ 2puiN for Inferior
to fancy natives; Western sheep bring > 80
al Co, lambs 8.AOHi7h. Roccpts-Cattlo
800, hogs q. 700, sheep II 01l.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
MAXINE INTELLIGENCE.

Por: OF Galveston, January IL
Arrived
SIS Ida, Aranh, Porto Rico.
Hs Plynrpton. Page. Liverpool
Ss Mmrovia, Jones, Guattnnaia.
Sailed
So Carolina, clrada, Liverpool
Vessels In Port.
TO Fowler & Mcviiie So Nieeto (Sr).
10 VIM. rarr Il Co.--Gracla, vort,gcrn,
ORD. Darlington, rlympton tl3r)
10 j. Moller 4 CO.-Rk cosmo, Paulina
fspD rripoh uir) Verhena tBr,), Ida
10 II, Mosle-ss Kennsu ara. 81
Ravenadalo tAm.)
10 Ross, Howe & Merrow~-ss f.ochmorc.
TO j. N. Sawyer K Cc-sss Concho.
10 and saiien.
SIS Comnl Nav York. aid jan. 3.
So feona. New York. std Jan. II.
Sch Emma knowltcn. New YORK, Dec. ~
Sch ~ W childs Havana, cid Dec. =.
Ship Kybc' uirl. Calcutta, sid Nov. I.
Ship British Isles, Calcutta, sid Nov. IL.
SIS 'Gienilc OBJ. Hamburg, cid Dec. s.
SIS Polana li,r), Liverpool sid Nov. 10.
IS Daniel, Liverpool. SD Dec. i.
So Blairinoro usr). Antwerp. 10 sail Dec.
25
SIS iIartlepooi Br). Hamburg, sid Dec
10.
So Diaamanhen CNor), Hull. aid Dec. II,
SIS iliorgyin tNorl, shields, sId Dec. u
~ Jtauma (Nor). Shields. aid Dec. II.
Sc Eugene. Barry, sid Dee, ~
fa WennnFtnn. liremon, sid Dee, p.
Sch Maud ". Dudley. Newport News.
sid Dec II.
Sch Daisy Farin. Philadelphia. sid Dec.
q.
soh -. NJ. WHITE Phila.. aid Jan. g.
IS ~. O'Eniil, Philadelphia, sid Jan. /
Iik iIrotha. rernnmbuco. sid Nov. 4
Bk Renown. Falmouth. sid Dee. g.
ss belfast. Middltsborongh Sid Nov. ~
81 Joseph John, cardiff. Bid Nov. 30.
is Satinatia, Cardiff, sld Nov. 70.
IS Wooier Manchester. sid Dec. 10.
So Ethiopia, Glasgow. aid Dec. q.
IS Trpoii. Havana, sid Dec. 81.
SIS Kuntsford Penarth, sid Dec. 20.
SIS Ida, Porto Rico. sid Dec TO-.
ia Blenheifn. iiavre, sln Dec. !.
tx I.itioo. Seville Dec n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
COTTON POINTS.


c. +. E,lIs & Co. OF New Orleans wired
u. II. Richardson that they attached much
Importance &c Wilson's crop estimate. Isl.
sued yesterday.
Houston expects $500 to asoo bales to-
morrow. against cost on the Same day last
year The estimate at New Orleans Is for
$500 to 1870, against Sa7i.
Gilbert & Co, OF New orleans ndviHsd
r. CarEili at o35 a. m New York wires
extremely dull; feeling bearlsh; seems no
buying power except shorts covering
The receipts Of Sen Island cotton at
United states ports since September
have been si,7ds bales. against bT,tsa durins
the corresponding time last season. Total
exports so far have been 2i,7ob bales. whilo
Northern mills have taken 2G,eS9
r. Cargili received the following from
New Orleans nj 1879 u. M; Crowd here
setting somewhat aggressive: New York
snys Mohr ard Graham driving the mar
ket"
Naught a Kennedy NJ New Orleans
wired Il. X. Richardson Mt io,63 a. m.
"Mohr and Graham hauihoring: New
York talking increased estimate and large
acreage next crop; London and New York
stocks Improving; war rrmorp disappear
ing"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
NM Il1nH MARKET.

There has been no change locally IN
3ldo quotations and the former dullncss
| nd inactivity still prevails. The Chicago
fonntry hide market. according 10 tho
hoe and Leather Review, has developed
freat strength. qualified only by tine
lather lnuguid condition Of the leather
Eade. Tho contest for hides ut country
POINTS has been so keen for months that
I'm values are maintained despite the
father quotations md the pressure for
klwcr prices by both tanners and hide
/ ealers. The grain leather industry rs
pun depressed. and offers really no In
Fncement Tor tho purchase OF hides at
PIE Nigh rates now ruling. The dry hide
Pnarkct Ia iirmer. with a limited number
r hides moving, and stocks light, ana
toalers can not get enough TO FIJI orders.
Merry few dry hides are now coming In
Pom New Mexican points, as dealers In
That section are now sailing their hides.
Ls they claim IL brings them better re-
turns.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

St Louis, January 1i-Flour duh and
unchanged wheat closed As0is higher
for futures; spot weak and lower: No. .
erd cash 81; No. , hard 6is4 January So;
LTi9s higher; spot stronger. No. mixed
cash january and February 2iR May 45ia
1884,. Oats easy, closing IA higher for
nary n May las.. Rye quiet at &C. bar
ley STEADY. Cornmeal l.3npl.3a Iran
1tiet and sieady at ~ smoked east track.
timothy aO0nl400. prairie G.2sfflO100 this
side. whisky. ~ Eutter, eggs cotton
tics and bagging unchanged. Pork high
a25 Lard better, prnr steam $50. Bn-
con. boxed shoulders 5.S7i. longs $50.
ribs h6gi5: shorts h.7d Dry salt meats.
boxed shoulders 40; longs 4.75. ribs 4s7ih
short ribs 500 Receipts- Flour 800 wheat
n 90; corn 20. 90; oats 1860 Shipments
Flour 5000; wheat 1909, corn %,0pJ; oats
1000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
stocks.


Galveston, Texas January A.-ln tho
locAi exchange market sterling exchange
sixties. 4s5 buying. $50 selling, New ork
sight, buying ~ discount, selling "A pre-
MUM. New orleans. buying :. discount.
,eling premium, American silver. buy
Ing discount, selling AZ par.
New Orleans, January li.-SerlnN eH-
change, commercial sixties 4.s,igp i.h'i. :.
frnrcs commercial siXtics giAs less l-lb,
Now York sigut, bankers lJ1 premium
commercial 7j premium.
NctY York JanunS H. 49, Sterling OK
change, baulcrs sixties ASH. commercial
sixties is7i4; r"ichmarks e4~nN lo-lO,
francs bankers sixties blats, CONNER
cial sixties ELSE.
onion. January ii.-Bank rate per
cent. street rate ii.Nl 6-l6 per cent con-
soils l0G3s, yesterday iOG9s silver Slfsd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
TRADE NOTES,


Tho market for molasses continues yer,
strong and the demand is active.
All kinds Of green fruit are reported ir
good demand. with the exception OF
lemons
VI. kaplan. merchant Of Nacogdochcs
was among the visiting buyers in Ilous.
ton today.
a change for the better has developed
In the rice market, and "A good trade IL
reported on the best grades
II. II. Harper OF the firm OF II. ". Hnr.
per co. has returned from n business
trip 10 various points in Mexico.
John Taylor has made application for
membership IN tho Houston Cotton EN.
change ana Board of Trade.
Reports from Pittshurg are to tho ef.
feet that u better feeling has developed
in Iron and steel. and the downward
movement has been somewhat checked.
NJ Landa, manager of the Inierna.
tional Export aud Grain company OF
Kansas city. has applied for member
ship In the Houston Cotton Exchange
In order to secure the benefit of Its cotton
seed product department.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
BUSINESS BAROMETER.
odc, to the Condition of Trade
Generally.
|AyCE IN COTTON-S PRODUCTS
r,,ease in tho supply OF Seed
|,,u weeks business Failures
Trade Notes.
Office OF The Post,

Yrouston. Tuesday. January i'
ototions On cotton seed pro-
ora advanced yesterday and the
I'd is reported in a much s'cadier
,,,o, than last week. For several
,,,vers and sellers were apart. but
9 were given an upward turn Mon
nd all products are now firmly held.
a,e AaIl cent higher per gallon,
cake and meal made a gain OF %
ner ton. l.inters and huils remain
ormer prices. but soap stocks were
nced along with oils.
las, issue of the Manufacturers
- riyes reports from nearly all the
an seed oil mills throughout the
M showing that the decrease In the
,y NJ seed has been much larger than
Generally understood, and that owing
III scarcity nearly all mills will close
for the season very much earlier
usual These reports indicate with
General uniformity that tho seed
bly has been from 40 to 80 per cent
than last ycnr. and TINT n number
{re.as mills make the shortage even
liter. In the FIRST place. these letters,
4 said. covering every section of the
lon growing region OF tho South, seem
Icopclualvely prove that the cotton
! mus. be fully as short as government
{rts have indicated; and secondly. that
mpply Of oil aud cotton seed products
! fall far short Of tho average. incrcas-
The possibility of better values when
b. facts become more generally I'M
ktood II is however. noted that owing
HE abundance of corn and hogs and
low price ruling for them, they do
look for amy material advance In
lon seed products unless there should
l come higher prices for cotton and
(,
he only Houston mill represented In
Records rcport. although four Of the
lest IN the South are located here, IS
Southern Cotton oil company. whose
|nager says. Last year We crushed
10 tons n seed. this year up to date
10 and 2l01 ia the maximum we expect
receive. The outlook for our products
kot very fllttcring. especially In regard
|on, Meal. ] think, will hold It's own.
h probably advance when the sugar
Inters get ready to buy their require
Ir.e
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
DRIED FRUITS


App. ES-Fancy sliced In boxes fAgbc,
choice evaporated, GizG6.ci fancy eYapof-
rated, 6NNlc.
APRICO1S-Ev lie.
ClTRON-iic per 10.
CuRRANTs- Fancy cleaned SIC; in car
tons &c. "a, ,r.,.,,tsh ,a,,.r
l5c. ,o
NErTARINT S-Evaporated lOc.
phACitE .S-Eynpurated b..
PEA RS-Eyaporated &c.
Ms-Pitted lnc. ,,
PRUNEs- Drop OF 1885; California prn1inie Is
90 1000 Go. s0-a0s, GlSc; 60-7ps, 7c; 5O-os, nc
silver and ruby prunes, JOG. an,
90, crown l.. NJ. rnisins. % ID boxes 4e'
I crown l.. NJ, 10 ID. boxes, iA9fige.
GRAIN AND HAY. go ,,.,,
Car load lots. Job cars, from nlli, ,,ar IN
ers charge from store JfflOc more per Nv
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
POSTS FINANCIAL CABLE.

New York, January N.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram Hayh;
The stock markets were good all around
today on the political sa.uHtion and on me
acar.;h Of stocks ana tho smallnesn OF tnr
sppculAtIve account rs revealed by the
gpttlefnont which began today. Contain
pops on Americans were only "a per cent
Americans were very good. The closing
was shade under the best. Sohih Amer
loan stocks, not excepting Argrniin'TI
we're In demand The Paris, Beriin and
nther cont ln-ntnl bonrEes were urn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
ALL SALT FISH SCARCE.

Reports from Gloucester and Boston
continue to Indicate an unusually small
|htock aof salt FISH Of all descriptions So
par as mackorel Is concerned there is a
|snallcr supply than has been known for
years at TINS season, and there * inc
prospect now that little more VIII be
enaei to It, as the supply of Irish In the
primary market, is said to be about cx-
hausted. Cod, to which buyers turn their
s,tehuon wren mackerel Ia scarce ana
nlgh' is beginning even now to be IN
gulred Tor although holders did not look
.or mpch business until shortly before
we ADVENT Of tho I.cnten season. The
,yuppy or cod is reported to be much
mhht"r than usual at this time Of tho
.e~' The small stocks of cod and similar
sn nave cnused a firm feeding IN the
.,drhe'' without producing an actual adj
vance Holders. however, ARE hopeful OF
w early Improvement In market values
Nv mat tho demand Is beginning 10
manifest Itself
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
Interior Towns.


HAvRF MARKET
IIayrc january IA Spots were quiet. NJ
higher. futures "a up and sellers ut quo
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
cOMMERcIAL BRTrFs.

New York. January H. Cotton reed oil
quiet
New York January 1i.-Hides and wool
weak.
New York. january n-Ber silver aAk;
Mnxican dollars IS.
New York. January ii.-Clearings Nll,-
7t3 255; balanccr s6.3I2,ll
New York. January H. Government
lords dull STATE bonds dull. railroad
bonds irregular
New York. January 1.-THE total sales
Of stocks today were 10 7s1 shares, inclnd.
ing American Sugar l., so, Louisville aud
Nashville 1900. 81. Paul 1890.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.
The loading futures rnnRed rs foilnwh:


Chicago, January l4-Within thirty min
uIeT' OF tho end Of INC Session today
wheat, corn and oats each rosa from "A
state OF dun indifference of their sur
roundings to a widcawaloe alortness and
th"y closed at advances of * in wheat
aud corn ana ianN In oats Provisions
We're Irregular, but closed with gains Of
1Its In May pork and rs each In Lard
and ribs. Wheat started n shade firmer
than IT closed vest erday at from 500. 10
loa. ana for an hour made little change
from It's opening position The firmncss
was due 70 the comparatively light re-
ceipts ht Minneapolis aud Duluth The
European political situation was silll fur
Their improved, as an ndVance Of BID in
English consols Indicated Tho official
figures of last weeks worlds export
made the weeks total about 5.7p1,Oo0 bush
els. or l5oo,rO bushels less than the estl-
mated needs of tho importing nations
But tho business and financial outlook
seemed TO bo regarded MS sufficiently UNI
certain to warrant caution Ia all specu-
| atNe ventures and the result was that
the volume of business was Hight and
| pfic" changes narrow. The market weak
oued on tho volume Of liradstrccts Wish
| bic supply statement which showed an
| Increase In the country cnHt OF the Rocky
mountains Of 67l 600 bushels, npalnst the
| official showing Yesterday OF $50 go hush-
| els decrease. tn" remainder Of Brad
! street g was bullIfh. Tho report caused
! May wheat to decline TO ISIS. hut It had a
| quick recovery again to ~ ON shorts
| covering. tho market rose near tho end TO
| 5s%Do9ia and rested at d9M Corn ruled
! quiet but held very steady, with the trade
/ about featurelcss There was "A stronpcr
/ feeling during the last hour and May
| sold at 2SFs Oats were slow. just before
| tho close free buying caused the price
/ TO advance. Hog products were decidedly
( stronger carly in the day on tho arrivals
1 Of light hogs but on heavy realization
| sales most OF the advance was losl. The
| market later recovered part OF the de-
cltne with the advance In wheat.
| Cash quotations were as follows:
Wheat-Ne, 2 spring sessa57%; No. .
| sTring 57Is; No red GlSW6sN.
| Cofn-No. . 90 No. yellow 2Cls.
! Oats-No. isdlAi4. No. white l9Ad20A
| No white lNplgls.
| Ryc--No. &c.
Barley-No. nominal; No. 70 b 23d39;
! No. I o b -.
FlaN secd-No ! 93ls
! Timothy seed Prime 375.
| Mess pork l'or bbl 9.21laN9 20.
! I.nrd-Per 100 lbs 6.37tG ff5. 40.
| Short ribs sde,s--boOso 4.5ad4 ca
| DRY saltod shoulders Boxed if.Ni1.
| shori clear sii,r--BoXed is4hfA.
| Whisky Distlrrs' finished goods, per
| gal. 122.
Flour bbls. .......,..-. j l9S@ ,d i2s}S
| Corn. hu. ..............' Ss&g9 5lGSm
! rye In, ...,....... Ga 2on1
| Farley, bu. ............. blnn0 1900
| On tho produces exchange today
Rutter-Steady; dairy i7H9o. creamery Is
| G2S Cheese quiet, SAu9h. Eggs quiet,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

or ~ M 3gib per cent; laRt loan g. CLOSED NJ
per cent; prime mercantile paper COS
pef cent: sterling exchange steady, win
/ ga, for demand and f7iaWiSis, for 60
,iays. 10 sted rates 4ssil4.S and iHis1 4 ~.
commercial bills 4b6A silver certificates
e7l. ifg7l5
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
COFFEE.

New York, January i--Cofee-OT'ions
opened steady 5Qi0 points higher. ruled
duil, lost tho advance under local pressure.
apathy OF spot buyers and lack of outside
speculative support closed dun unchanged
70 points ne; advance sales 500 bags.
.rtrluding March l2.25 Spot Rio dull; No,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
SUGAR.

New Orleans. January II. Sugar steady
open kettle 2AHiH centrifugal, graduated
al g-iG; yellow 3isff4ik: seconds 2xW84.
.Ioissses duict: open kettle lStl2s. ccntrifu-
eal Cqis, others unchanged.
Kew York. January il-Sngar-Raw
steady; refined DUH
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

Kansas city, January Ii.Cattle- Re
ccipts 7p10. shipments 1907. steady; TeSss
atscrs . 70ulID Texas cows i2Au2,55; beet
RtccrS g. limA.1h; native cows .2bfi3 10,
stocItri,3 and feeders 276n320 bulls l.bld
2h1 Hogs Receipts ~ 100, shipments b00;
strong. bulk Of salos 9.54H3 g., heavy 3 i5f0
1865, packers 3 lpff3 6n. mixed aG0m3SS, light
34a; workers. 55Dn3.a5, pigs 3913.5O.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
coTTON-sEED PRODUCTS.
nnrsTOM MARKET.

The following quotations we're posted
tcdny hv the cotton seed product depart
meut Of the Houston Cotton Exchange aId
Board OF Trade:
Choice crude OIL, for butter ~ .,
OIL .r.-s.ss +s.r-ss.Fs+s. ssFsss Ag.@H -
Strictly prime crude oil...... 2lisp n
Primo crude ........t s........ ~ ~ sVfs
Prime butter oil, in barrels. .e ~
Itiuic SUMMER yellow oil ~
Cake nud meal lob mill interior points,
according 10 location.
Prime cotton seed cake. .....3ls 70 n u 70
Prime cotton sc.,d meai..... " % y J.. 70
Cotton seed hnlls ...,..;,...,,,.;; = - q "
I.intcra, a, Houston delivery ana ciaAsi-
fication, per ID. 8l.ff34,
No. 90 hid, H. asked.
Retnar KS Market firm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
PLENTY or EGGS.

me long continued mild weather has
". ought ~ food OF country eggs for
Ihls market, ana the result is that prices
wwh'eh were at 17alsc a few weeks since
"tse broken badly and eggs are now
sehihs at he Lochl receipts have aver
aseu about coo cases daily for the past
,~HeH' several commission merchants have
zen shipping Texas eggs to Chicago ara
nov York. but those markets also made
u sharp decline last week and report
~ NOUS receipts Seven thousand case
"'re received at New York last Friday.
week or two OF cold weather viii help
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

Boston. january while the wool
market continues TO be quiet there is Il
steady tone 10 prices. saleH have been up
10 tho average. Texas woods. spring mcdt-
um II months. i2uii; secured price ~;
spring fine. T. months. li4ilJ; secured price
34u3i
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

&@U3.0Q, Rosea ale cement, per Dbl III 10
u2.gd, lime fireciay, a5,2505.lO plaster
parts. s. 40; nrebrck, ST. Louis per N $40
drain paving tic. per foot sUibc. 10 d
inches, inclusive. felt roofing. per square.
n7502.to, Acm, and Royal cement plas
ter. rer ton, sii.0O; pastering hair, goat.
per ID. &c; laths. per NJ. 500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

20 I--i.insecd in barrels. raw t5c; boiled
'ic; petroleum i5O tes4 ~ bbls, itc, In
s enMn s15 brilliant; oil S.s5; In bbl si3ne
1.oNs gasoline, III Eases, si.@. In bbls. lie.
hupi9n OIL. Ia bbls. tee: In cases. $3.50. cas-
,TIlI OIL medical pure. u.0O. turpentint. In
WHITE LEAD-stric,Iy pure sa6nc.
WINDOW GiASS-lr boxes, go and 10
10 !" ana 20 per cent discount new list.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

lDuring the week for which failure re-
)rns are complied important failures
1--we been--Sollcltors' Loan and Trust
>mpany, Philadelphia, capital $5oo.oo; =.
D. Sohorf2 bankers, Metamura, H.,
hblltlcs jl01 Oo0, Farmers and Mer-
tants' Rank. Platte Center, Neh.. capt
u si2Ota. sharp Clark 6 Emerson,
Ra,her, noston, Liabilities S2l00oo; II. g
Strauss. corscts, Now York city and
Fila Of Nelson pistllllns company, Louis
tlle X
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

corn. - ~ 49,
CoiiN--sacked 3sqsic,
BRAN--70c.
oATs-2i026c; No. white sou5ic: com.
EHOPpED CORN-75c per 100 lbs
NY Alfalfa sia .00Qlt.oo per ton; mile,
So.5OIl2.h0. timothy si7 .ODffiS 90; North
ioNas prairie $50; South Texas $500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
IONnON sALTs.

London January li--rhc first series Of
colonia1 wool sales for this year opened
at tho wool exchange today. The selections
offered 'wcre above tho average for an
opening anle. Tho pumbcs Of bales offered
Vgs gg1 OF witch 700 were Withdrawn.