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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-04
GRAIN--PNOVIsIONs,
Grnin-ChicWro 70.
CHICAGO,


Chicago, January 3.--The markets were
generally higher today. Wheat ruled fair
ly active, and while showing some ten
dency TO weakness during the early part
OF the session. finally got stronger and
cod up fully X. The indifferent cables
and the continued uncertainty OF a favor
able solution of the financial problems
now before tho country were the early
weak influences, The receipts are still
running light everywhere, and the exports
from the seaooard yesterday were over
$4,000 bushels In wheat and flour. maxi
Ing over 100000 bushels so far this week,
and there were estimates of very con-
siderable decrease In the visible next
week. Cudahy was an active and liberal
buyer, and the trade generally began 10
look with more favor on the buying side.
and as there was not much selling press
ure the price gradually went up and held
fairly well. The market held steady dur
ing the last hour at 80 and sos, closing
firm at 59i4.
Corn was slow. steady and featureless,
There was a light trade, and the estimate
fer tomorrow is light, but the cold wealth
er Is In favor of some increase.
Oats were dull. the closing strength of
wheat causing a desire among fey Of
the shorts to go home even. That closed
the market Hrn at tho best prices OF the
day.
The days run of hogs was again dis
appointment to the bears. and lively adj
vance resulted and AT the close pork was
left with a gain of 20 for January and
17ia. for May. Lard stopped with gain
of 8 and ribs ~.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Cu.et ana firm.
Wheat-No. . spring 500 No. 3 spring
55is@5 6ls; No. 2 red 59AdjlN.
Corn-No. PIN No. yellow 25h.
Cats-No II; No. white lSMG2o; No.
white l7nl9.
Rye-No. 32Is
Barley-No. ? nominal; No. + o b 1924;
No. OBJ q.
Flax secd--No, 81.
Timothy seed-Pfime 3.Gls.
Mess pork--Por hbl S.S719u9.00.
Iard-Per 100 lbs 5.:7i3.
Short ribs sides-Loosr 4.S5q4.40.
Dry sailed shouders--Boxed 4?1iS.
Short clear sides Boxed il21ifs.
Whisky-DistlllerS finished goods, per
gal. l.22
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demand, and 4.s7%df4.ss for sixty days
posted rates lsS6ft.S; commercial bills
ls6A: silver certificates 67FG bar Sill
yer GSM; Mexican dollars 62k.
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CHICAGO.

Choice cattle and calves In fair demand.
Market we'll supplied with sheep and
hogs.
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M BUSINESS BAROMETER.
|, r,de, to the Condition of Trade
Generally.
.pMFPs ARE BUYING NEW MATERIAL
,,o,. Tar n Big Crop tho Coming
sesson-The Hide Market still
Duil-Notes.
Office Of The Post.

HouStOn, riluuys S"hN"'y "
49,. uouston dealers in wholesale hard
anticipate a big business in ma
(.,nsrv and agricultural implements for
:. rsmainder of the winter and during
~ .nr,,,e. Already there Us a big demand
tor blows and all kinds of pillow goods,
kS u Ing that farmers are preparing for
kest seasons crops The Texas sas planters ,,e
~, ana many Of them Will purchase
cmt,re OUTFITS. The past year was very
b rai one for them. and with. few ex.
o,,ors they are now out of debt and
y. a very nice surplus with which TO
'..art ths new season. This will enable
|ss.r 70 secure all the labor and imple-
rn ,s necessary for planting big crops.
Ia ~ Indications are that Texas will
az IL the country with her yield of corn,
Ioa,tcn and other products in the fall Of
M Such condition will also put a
|isrre amount of money In circulation
ri cause renewed prosperity in trade
|.fs.tne
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BUILDING MATERIAL.

s.. G6fs3. 90; Roseaa.e cement, per Dbl u. 10
a2.so; lime fireelsy, $4,000: plsS;st 81,
paris, $40; nrehrick. 81; Louis, per n siv
inches. inclusive felt roofing, per square
81 .75a2 so; Acmt and Royal cement plas
ter, per ton, M4:ooi p.astef,lDhEg hair' goa"
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Add 20 drops of DIR. Seigert's Angos-
tura Bitters to every glass OF impure
water you drink.
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The Houston and Texas Central railroad
reported that stocks at towns on their
road showed total of $4,000 bales on
January !, against $1,000 December /, This
report was wired from here to the lead
ing cotton markets this morning, and no
doubt aided in depressing prices today.
The amount Is considerably larger than
was expected as the belief was current
thet stocks We're next TO nothing in nearly
all Texas towns
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on the produce exchange today
liutter Market firm. dairy 12Gt20; cream
cry 1gn2i Cheese sAY9A. Eggs firm
fresh 2OIai.
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CHICAGO.
Chicago, January 3.-With good de-
mand prices were firm and largely 10
higher for the better class of cattle. Choice
cattle were remarkably scarce and sales
at 4G0U475 were too few to utany hg-
ure. Nearly all tho beef cattle on sale
crossed the scales at 32od4,i5 and the bulk
sold at 975sii.2S Butchers and camera
supplies were Eight and the demand very
good, cows sold chiefly at 1S5ei3,l0. En-
port bulls lwere a little higher and calves
of the best class had further rise OF
7tGl.00 per 100 pounds. sales being, made
at 600@7.0D. Stookers and feeders dun at
250d375; Texas fed cattle 9. little higher
With sales at 2.0OI375; Mexicans 40
Hogs-The small supply was quickly GOD
bled up at further advance OF lOc. com
mon to choice droves sold At 3.45uS.T5. we
bulk at 3.65f,270 with more sales probably
at $50 than any other prices heavy hoEs
are discriminated against and the range
In prices between roOr 70 best droyes "
rapidly widening; sale was made OF
fancy assorted light logs at 3.77if. Sheep
With light supplies and good demand
from city meat concerns. taies SHOW an
average advance OF lJl25 dressed over lanl
weeks agures: bulk of natives sold al
27hsi3.25: Westerns 270Ji3.40, few selling
under 500; lambs In active demand at SS
GAO. Receipts-Cattie 5000; hogs .i'Wo.
sheep 500. %
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COTTON.

Houston Daily Statement.
This Day, Last Year.
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ST. LouIR.

St. Louis, January See tile Receipts
i've export steers Lsou476; fair to cno'ce
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Houston Weekly Statement.
HoustoM Comparative statement.

Cross receipts this wees. ........... :. :. 2e,stp
Net receipts this week Observation-Disclosures. 9,s4A
Gross receipts Nils week last year ....,.... ae,1lp
Net receipts this week last year. ......... 13,ass
TOTAL gross receipts this year ....... Su4 49,
Total let receipts this year, .,3O5,12i
Total gross receipts same time last yoar lSbl .Ssl
TOTAL net receipts snuc Inns last wear. 49,, +61.579
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CORNER IN OPIUM.

There Is strong belief In the New
York drug trade that an effort Is being
made to corner the opium market. At the
opening of the present crop season prices
ruled low and heavy handlers We're of
tie opinion that prices would be reduced
to minimum on account of the large
production. A short time ago 1t was hard
to place opium at sl.65 pound in the
New York market. Turkish and Armenian
spectators. together with some English
traders thereupon attempted to control
the market, believing that the crop. all
though large. would yield handsome pro-
fits II prices were controlled. From recent
reports 1t is gathered that they have sue
ceeded, and It is reported that they still
continue to buy freely. and the New York
market has advanced to sl.90 pound. as
the consumption in the meantime has in
creased. and stocks In London and New
York have rever been as low as they are
at this time An order for 100 cases placed
In New York city at this time could not
be filled under So a pound; In fact it
would be almost impossible to supply that
quantity.
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LIQUORS.

BEER-schlitz, quarts. 1850 per Dbl;
pints sil 90 per Dbl; A. B. C: bohemian,
S Quarts. s.. 90: pints, $3.50; Weiss beer. si.sS
Der case, two dozen in a case.
HIGH WlNES-sl.22 per gallon.
WHISKY-Per gallon. Finished goods
on high wine basis sl2e; straight bourbon
and rye. according to age and quality.
81 75fi3 90; blended si.75q3.50.
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O1L-Linseed. in barrels. raw 45c boiled
47c; petroleum, l5U tes. Z, bbls, 1ic. in
stove gasoline, in cases, Il. so; in bbls. l5c :
Eupion oil, in hbls. 100. IN cases. $3.50; cas-
tor oil. medical pure, s1.0o; turpentine, in
bhs. Sac.
WHITE LEAD-strictly pure, sG64c.
WINDOW GLASS-Ir boxes, 60 and 10
to 80 and 20 per cent discount. rev list.
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RANANAs MAY BE HIGHER.

The banana crop of Jamaica is reported
hi have been nearly destroyed by a hur-
dcane. which recently swept over the Is
land. Many plantations were swept clean.
while others have only about 10 per cent
| ~ the usual crop for shipment. The Phila-
| delpha Inquirer says the Norwegian
|steamers Holguin and Horsa arrived at
| that port with only partial cargoes.
though they sk!rted the coast of Jamaica
for nearly two weeks both were com
nelled to come north with only 20 per cent
o. their carrying capacity utilized. Phi.a-
delpha importers propose sending their
vessels to Central America, where fruit is
more plentiful, though the distance is
nearly twice as great.
The Horsa brought from st. AIMS bay
thirty-one railroad laborers whose terms
OF service had expired, and who 90 not
propose to return, because of the fevers
which rage in the locality of the road
that Is being built. Captain Wiborg. who
Is under bail to answer the charge of
violating the neutrality laws. denies that
he took out party of Cuban insurgents
on his last trip. 1t was alleged that he
picked up the party when off Cape May,
and the matter is being looked into by
the government officials.
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GRAIN AND HAY,

Car load lots, job cars. from mill. Deal
crs charge from store 5a1oc. more per lov
lbs on bran, aa3c per bushel on oats ana
corn.
CORN-Sacked 33a3+c.
BRAN-70c.
oATs-25d26c; No. white SoaSlc; COM
mon 2i023c.
CHOPPED CoRN-75c per 100 lbs.
HAY--Alfalfa sl3 .00a14.o 90 per ton; nillei
SIC. 50al2. so; timnthy slT .0QlslS.O North
Texas prairie $3.50; South Texas sS.oo'
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-09-10
HOUSEKEEPING FOR GIRLS,
Commence by Keeping Your Owr
Room in Order.

Commence by Keeping Your Own
Room in Order.
The habit of thoroughness in
housekeeping leads one to keep
DON in good order and the table
beautifully appointed. I know a
girl who says that she takes great
pains with her room whenever she
thinks her Aunt Mary is coming
to see her, because Aunt Mary's
sharp eyes discover every speck Of
dust, and observe every trife that is
in the least out of order. Aunt Mary
is a bit of a critic, and her niece a
little afraid of her comments.
In other words, the aunt has made
a coward of the girl. 1 do not like
the idea of being in bondage to any
body, whether an aunt or a stranger.
It would seem to me q far better
way to feel that one must answer to
ones self, and that one would not
feel satisfied unless she could look
herself in the glass and say: There,
everything is done In the best posi-
BILE manner, and you cannot find any
fault with me to-day. Try to, If you
dare!"
1 wonder whether you are particu-
lar to write notes of thanks very
soon after receiving gifts or acts OF
courtesy? The value OF q note of
thanks is greatly increased by It's
being prompt. If some friend leaves
a bunch of violets at your door, aud
you fail to acknowledge it until the
flowers have faded, your thanks,
when they do come, are tardy.
When flowers are sent to those who
are ill, they, Of course, cannot repay
the courtesy by a little note them
selves, but SEINE one in the family
should do it for them. Your note
of thanks should be very genial,
showing that you are really pleased
by the kind attention and the hap
pier because of it. Do not be afraid
to write warmly and cordially on
such occasions. If stiff and formal
you are unjust both to your friend
and yourself. -Harper's Round Ia
BILE.
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Hoke Smith Makes a Reduction.

Atlanta, Sept. 6.-Ex-Secre-
tary Hoke Smith has returned
from Washington and thrown
himself into his private business
with energy. In addition to his
law practice he will take an active
part in the management of the
Atlanta journal, and although he
has been at home hut two days,
he has already made his policy
felt in the conduct of the paper.
Coincident with his return the
announcement is made that a
sweeping reduction of all salaries
paid in the Journal Office has been
made. The reduction is to the
extent of 20 per cent. and, as
stated, applies to every salary
paid by the Journal, from the
lowest to the highest. The an
nouncement of the cut fell as a
complete surprise to all of the
employees. While similar cuts
have been made all over the coun-
try as a result of the contraction
caused by the gold standard, none
of the employees of the secretary's
establishment expected a stroke SO
near at home. The reduction
went into effect yesterday.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-09-10
A Bold H~ighwayman

This morning while coming
down Third street about 7.3O
O'Clock Miss M. b. Herring had a
thrilling experience with a bold
negro highwayman who wrenched
her pocket book from her hand
and finally succeeded in
making good his escape. Miss
Herring says the negro was
standing on the corner of the alley
on Third between trace and
Chestnut streets and that when
she got opposite him he grabbed
her. "Recognizing at once he
was after my purse" said Miss
Herring, 81 clinched it tight, but
he wrung it out of my hand when
l screamed and he broke away and
ran" Miss Herring and several
others pursued the negro who ran
down Grace street to the wharf
where he was lost sight of.
Miss Herring says she does not
know the man, but thinks she
would recognize him if she ever
sees him again.
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Change in Canada.

Niagara Falls, September e.
Just after 9 o'clock this morning
the Chinese viceroy left the
United States, taking the Cana
dian Pacific special which was
brought over to the American
side for him. The train was the
first one to come on this side.
They started for Toronto, where
they will arrive this afternoon.
An effort will be made to get him
to attend the exposition and then
go to the Pacific coast as rapidly
as he can. Two United States se-
cret service detectives, who bad
been doing duty for Chang in
this country, were discharged.
Chang ordered special medals
struck for them with a personal
expression of thanks.
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PikevilIe Letter.

Pikeville. N. c., Sept. 9TH '96.
DEAR ARGUs;-Several OF our
citizens went to Richmond las:
Tuesday on Mr.. r. E. Pipkin's
excursion and they all report
having had a delightful time.
Elder j.. r. Edgertou filed his
regular appointment at Memor-
ial church Sunday.
We regret to learn that Rev.
B. E. Perkins is quite sick at his
nome near here.
Messrs. Smith Bros, one Of our
most enterprising firms are now
having daily arrivals of new fall
goods which they are unpacking
and displaying at their popular
establishment.
Miss Ella Vail, oneo of our most
popular young ladies', left TO day
to attend the fall session of Lit
tletown Female College.
Rev. w. H. Frost, a travelling
minister closed a series of meet
ings atPleasanG Grove Saturday
night with 26 accessions to the
church, and on Friday evening
at 3 o'clock in Little river he
| administered the rite of baptism
to the new converts in the pres
ence of a large concorse of peo-
pie. Mr.. Frost, though quite a
young man, breaches with much
| power and can quote chapters of
scripture from memory. He Is a
fluent aud forcible minister and
at times he is eloquent.
Rumor says that these is to be
a marriage this week in which
one of our young men is very
much interested, well, 1--WE shall
see what we shall see."
Our Debating Society did not
meet Wednesday night as was. an
nounced on account of preach
ing at Pleasant Grove, but it will
meet next Wednesday night al
Alliance hall at 8 o'clock sharp.
Subject for discussion, "Resolv-
ed that country life is preferable
to city life" j. E. h.
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SURE TO GET MARRIED.
Is Every Girl Whe Sits at This
Treasury Desk.

ttS6SuTy 0c1Ns
There is in the mail division of the
treasury department q very popular
desk, to which is attached the very
peculiar merit that the occupant is by
that occupancy placed on the sure
road to matrimony.
No sooner is the position made
vacant than there is a scramble
among the remaining clerks for the
lucky place, the fortunate candidate
feeling sure that 1t will only be q
short time before she Is advanced to
the Hymeneal grade.
Within the past ten years the desk
has been occupied by seven lady
clerks following each other in quick
succession as embryo brides, and tho
records during that time indicate
that they have come from all parts
of the country only to finally meet
their destiny while occupying the
fateful desk.
Miss Birdie Walker, Of Tennessee,
started the pace by marrying a resi-
dent Of the district, after q few
months service. She was succeeded
by her sister from the same state,
who speedily followed her example
and left the enviable position open
to a newcomer. She arrived on
schedule time from Virginia In the
person of Miss Easby-Smith, who
shed the glory of a famous Virginian
name over the talismanic desk for q
short time and then was led to the
altar by a journalist of Washington.
Next came from Delaware a relative
of Senator Gray-Miss Sue Gray
who was followed in an Incredibly
short time by a delegate from Mas
sachusetts-Miss Mereine Dickey.
Miss Dickey attracted much Of
tention during her stay in the de-
partment through her remarkable
resemblance to Mrs. Cleveland, and
later married Mr.. Simon Flynn, who
at that time was connected with the
Washington branch Of the Baltimore
Sun, and now manages q paper in
Spokane, Wash.
Pennsylvania also furnishes q rep
resentive in Miss Ella Newton, q
granddaughter of the first commits
sioner of agriculture. Her marriage
to a well-known resident of this city
Is a recent event. The last gradu-
ate from this sought-for post is an
other southern girl, and was for
merly Miss Ida Lindsay, of Alabama,
but on Easter Monday she became
the wife of DR.. Henry D. Fry, Of
Washington, and the place Is tenn
porarily unoccupied.
This happy illustration Of rotation
In office, as exemplifed by the fem
mine contingent of wage-earners, is
the only one on record where nobody
"kicks," for each woman thinks she
Is advancing her interests either BY
filling the position or leaving 1t, as
the case may be.-Washington Post.
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ATTACKED BY AMANIAC.
An Escaped Lunatic Attempts to
Kill His Wife and Child.
Altoona. September 6.

Altoona, September 6.
James Green, an escaped mani
&C from the Harrisburg Asylum.
reached his home in this city
this morning and attempted to
murder his wife and child with
an axe. Upon the arrival of a
squad of police, Green locked
himself in a room, the entrance
to which he defended with a re-
volver and an axe.
Six desperate attempts were
made to break down the door and
capture the maniac, all of which
he repulsed with shots from his
revolver. One policeman was
slightly wounded and several
others had narrow escapes.
Green's ammunition was finally
exhausted. The door was then
broken down and a hand-to hand
conflict ensued. the insane man
defending himself with the axe.
He was fually overpoWered and
locked up, but not until he was
knocked insensible by a blow
from a policeman's mace.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-09-10
THE II MANS WIFE

Every one who has seen the
clever comedy work of Bert
|Coote in The New Boy" will be
pleased to have an opportunity
of seeing him in a new play at
the Messenger Opera House on
Saturday night, September IL
entitled THE Other Mans
Wife" Associated with him in
the production is the well-konwn
California comedian, Nick Long.
Tie plot is very amusing. A
young man named Oscar Timid
(Berte Coote) is afflicted with a
stern mother >in>law, who makes
life very pleasant and exciting
for him. To complicate matters
Oscar makes the acquaintance of
"a young women, who becomes
infatuated with him. She gets
him into such a tangle that it
takes the combined company
two hours to get him out Of his
troubles. This furnishes funny
l%situation, and keeps the audience
III COuSthub IduS utcI 1fO'1
ing to end. Nick Long plays the
lopposite character to Mr.. Coote,
and each is an excellent foil for
the other. In the company are
julie Kingsley, Idalene Cotton,
Lillian Dix. Carrie Medford.
Harry G.. Stanley, Kraft Walton,
Wallace Henderson, j. W. Gard-
ner, and others.
AS this splendid attraction oc-
curs on Saturday night, Mr. B.
Il. Griffin has arranged sc as the
performance will not commence
until 8 o'clock, thus giving every
body ample time to adjust their
business affairs, and attend the
Opera as well. This being the
lopening attraction OF the season.
it is hoped that 1.-The Other
Mans Wife" will, as it deserves
to be, greeted by a large au>
dience.
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Burglars Fooled,
Wilmington Star.

~N
Mr.. Carl Kuhi, son of police
officer Kuhi. is proprietor of a
small grocery store, corner of
Sixth and Nixon streets. He
sleeps in a room in rear of the
store. Last Sunday morning
about 2 O'Clock he was awakened
by a little dog he keeps in his
room at night, and realized that
some one was trying to break
into the store by forcing one of
the windows. He fred a shot
through the closed window and
blinds, and the burglars decamp
ed.
Yesterday morning J. D.. An
derson, colored, called on DR..
Reynolds a colored physician, to
attend a colored youth named
VIM. Bell. The doctor responded
to the call and found Bell suffer-
ing with a wound in the head
made by a pistol ball. It was
only a scalp wound, however,
and the bali was found and ex-
| tracted. Bell said that one of his
companions had shot him acct
dentally Saturday night, about
10 o'clock, in East Wilmington,
The police Learned of the shoot
ing last night, but had not ascer.
tanned the whereabouts OF Bell.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-09-10
A TIMELY

Each season forces upon u concider.
alton its own peculiar perils to health.
The advent of fall fsnds many reduced
to Continue the business of lie, The
stoma.che and bowels, the great high
way of auimai economy, is especially
liable to disord in the fall. The ners
vobs system has also suffered in the
struggle. Typho d fever and mlaria in
particular lind in fault that combi-
of earth, air and W, ter that
mark this season as especially dang
|nrous The falling leaves, tn. decay
ing vegetables contribute timer share
of Contamination. Hoods Sarsaparilla
furn. shes a nost valuable safegard al
these i'm portant points, and should be
used in the fall before serious sickness
has laid you low.