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COFFEE.

steady and unchanged 10 10 20 nts higher
and closed at ljl25 po.nts net advance.
Spot coffee-Rio dull, No. I 10 a-s. mia
quiet. Cordova lbnio'. Total WAREHOUSES
deliveries from the United States tNA.
Including SsiS from New York New YORK
stock today 2ii.S9; United states stoS
y25. aSI. aflost for the United States 81. 90
total visible for the United States 6H,95l,
against blp oG6 last year.
Santos. August % Firm; good average
Santos II 100 refs per ~ kilos, receipts
- 900; stock 2Sdvh.
Hamburg. August 26.-Steady; hpfg ad-
vance. sales 1909.
Rio. August g Steady; No, i0,70o por
IN Il ilos, exchange s 7-Sd. Receipts ~ ON,
Cleared FOR The United States ZOO, Eu-
rope c0en. stock aAs.np'
fiavre August o quiet, August n
net decline; other months unchanged;
New orleans. August S,-Coneo-- Duh:
Rio, ordinary TO low fair. lfinlo&
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COTTON POINTS.

Mddling cotton in Houston IL today the
Same price II WAS on this date last yenr
New York advices to Cargil A. Richard
son AT s.2a n. m. said SHARP decline.
caused by stop orders and bear raid"
II. H. Hooper. manager OF tho Arm OF
Bntcscu. Hooper 4 Co, OF Liverpool, bas
returned from his vacation abrond.
The following visitors were registered
at the Houston Cotton Exchange today;
W Foster of Bryan, u. Y Smfh of New
Orleans and c. A, Denny and G. NJ. Mu-
cnch OF San Antonio
Hubbard Bros. a. 90. wired u. w Martin
AT n.Di a. M: "I.Verpool large seller.
shorts covering here. otherwise no outside
support. Apparently Liverpool unloading
South offers on this market"
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COURT AT HEMPMiLL.

Hcmphill. Texas, August S.-.Dstrfct
co,iri convened here last wssak. The tol-
iowing attorneys wors present: Presiding
judge Davis, District Attorney Imbodcn,
B. ~. Hlount. q. G. Greer. Tom scott
and Mr. Davis The following eases We're
disposed or. win Mitchell, charged with
assault with attempt 10 murder two years
In the pemtcntiary, VIII Burr, burglary,
two years In the penitentiary; also sew
eral nisdcmeanor cases.
The most exciting trial that ever took
place In llemphlli Was tried Thnrsday--the
hpalgirts anI Oliphnt case. About a year
ago John Sre'Bhis wrote a Letter 10 The
governor OF H.. State accusing Ohphint OF
hcinp q iefuuitar, murderer and a noted
hog thief. The governor sent the letter
10 District Attorney imboden to have It
The result was the finding
OF bill against Speights for libel, The
cas. came up Thursday, a Jury was I'M
bs.nclcd and II was submitted 10 the Jury
Friday morning. The Jury hung Until
Saturday and was dismissed without ren-
derlng a verdict. There were nine for
clearing and three for conviction.
The grand jury found thirty-three bltla.
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'0osroN PRICE CURRENT

IN eor Ttao'aiions are revised daily and
sa srs , ness can be relied upon. The
sol.slse NJ u llI,Se ruling In the Houston
~: r,rhhEAsE-Diamond sac nor
IN. Gait IN tin boxes. 5000 Der
Ssi oil ~ o~@dSc per dozen boxes.
N Sas,h,iIioN- Powder. per key s,Oon
fst dron powder. ;2.o0 per kec. agents
ss5lsV SHOT FER sack, 81. aOM / Is; buck
N, sosSS1,-ssAort clear. boxea. ,a5,,,. in
fks mss: breakfast. S,G9c. drv salt
sh ,hork salt bellies. csc: West d.
X 0e''ies, SaJIsc: smoked bellies
(sS 'anaeG., AND TIES Carload lots.
Y; Dali, y, g; "a 10. ne. ives. Arrow
etag u No mo In small lots from store
s. bikher yard higher: ties 90 per
b. + 9. PowpER-Apsx. I'M ,sm.
ksn. ~, J. H.. 75r; Victor III in N nsy.
pa * b., 7or: 4 III NJ d., ,s sn' , pOn
n, N, u; per dozen, s. Ia. i. ~ Z, ",
hies's ~. 2o-oz. cans, s.. ~ per dog
AZ > '''oz' s. per dozen; Royal. iS-
\ sSs ss,b9 # pnl IT Per dozen: s,r,u,or
y eyeless nincapes stnni, "'.' y, p nore
"a pess. and coreloss a. - stu
sii nsss, standard. 'o.tfst an. 9cSonus,
---n.. a.olfJl .o5: s-lb.. 81 don
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NEW ORLEANn.


Iieef csttle, calvee and yeurIIngs quIet
hogs and sheep duil.
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CHARGED WITH RAPE.

Paris Texas. August M'-Wili Shumate'
a young married man. was ioised In lail
today by Deputy Marshal Marlborough,
charged with committing criminal us-
sauIt upon Mrs. Henrietta Riseher, near
Bennington. /. T.. few days ago. ehu-
mate had formerly worked Tor Mr. Rise
Nor aud during his absence from home
shumate called at his house and she
accomplished his purpose by force.
He was commi.ted by Commissioner
GJubbs without bail.
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FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES Missouri 81. COOLIES.
BANANAS-Pe bunch 50cnsl50.
COCOANUTS-s3.j0 ai.W per 100; sSi 90
per 1000.
GRAPES-El Paso 7oa75o per 10 lb bas-
kets.
LEMONS-Messjna and Palermo, choice
$3.50 fancy, S5.j0uje0
NUTS Brazil, lie per III, flherts. Sicily,
Sc: Naples, 12iac; walnuts. l1ul3c; peanuts.
5isn6c: almonds. Taragona. lac per lii, l3c
per sack: California almonds, Zoe. pecans.
2l2d6c.
ANGES-McXican. $500 per box.
PEAClliS-Por perk boxes. small to
medium. Sgng7iac; choice to fancy 40ui5c,
4-hasket crates. GjnSoc.
PEARS Texas 25gS5c per peck in
boxes: 81 .00nl.50 per bushel.
WATER NJ ELONS-slO 0Q2.5O per dozen.
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
The Bears Made Another Successful
Raid.
SENT PRICES DOWN THIRTY POINTS
The Market Has Lost seventy Ave rsin,s
Since Saturday Tho ssatimsut
IL SIM Bullish.

Houston wednesday, August s6.
The bears went at the market with blood
In their eyes this morning. and when ,hoir
raid was finished cotton had been ,is shod
down to the lowest prices that have prc-
vailed In many days. Tho total loss
IN the American markets today was s5 TO
80 points. December In New York touched
bottom at al. against SIS for the highest
last Saturday. Thts Is logs Of Mc "A
pound. or S.'5 bale. IN the past three
days
After the firmncss shoNn In all markets
yesterday the sharp decline today came
MS complete surprise to many traders.
While Liverpool only pu, futures down
2h-6idi,S-6,d, teicGrpms from New York
stated that large selling orders were re-
ccived from abroad this morning. Liver
pool spot sales of only Geo bales at a Do.
cline OF i-asd was another very bad feat.
ure. Foreign cables state that many OF
fcrs of spot cotton have becn receive,
from the South, aud that Liverpool Is In
c'ned TO be skcptcal In regard TO crop
damage reports. The heavy receipts at
United states ports arc considered a bear
Ism feature, the total today being IL cDo.
AGAINST COO on tho correspondents date last
year
The local sentiment this afternoon WIS
rather bulllsh, many believing that there
was nothing IN the situation TO warrant
the decline seen today and Monday, and
predicting sharp reaction tomorrow.
very few correspondents report any pros
pcct for material increase OF the Yield by
recent rains while many claim that more
harm than good will result. Some well
posted cotton men believe, however that
with favorable weather from now ON tho
late crop VIII show considerable increase
In the total production
At today's SESSION New York futures
opened steady NJ II decline OF . 90 3 points.
December sold AT Sc early Ia tho day, but
soon began downward movement that
seemed to gain impetus every i've minutes
ny noon q points had been Knocked or,
December selling for 775 The lowest
figure reached was IN. and from this
price advanced to $50 Just before the
close another decline set IN and nnal
figures were 77s@7.7i. against Sc Yesterday.
September sold 40 200 for the highest md
closed at 49, as compared with 7W the
day before
In Now orleans futures opened barely
steady at n decline of 2 TO points pa
cembcr started at 40, sold AT To n few
minutes thereafter, dropped to { l5 during
the session and closed ut rtlm7.4s, aga nat
1i3HIu yesterday. October was quoted
at 7de on thu opening but sold Mt 7.Ss be
fore the close,
me spot markets wcro all affected by
the decline In futures. Houston, Galvcs-
ton aud New orleans closed Ac lower,
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Thu total receipts of cotton al Galveston
today were $3.50 bales. as follows! ny
tcrnai.onai aud Grea, Northern. inAs: by
Galveston, Houston and Henderson. ~:
by Missouri Kansas and Texas. Nl; by
Galveston, IA Porte and Houston; TYP;
1875. by barge stuart. 1860; by schooner
Fannie d., 2.
~ SHIPPED to New York nr 81 A .1,,mn
mills bales,
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LONDON CoNSOLs.

london August 9G.-Consols for money
liz -G: for the account 49,. bar silver
30 IL lid per ounce; money "a per cent. rate
of discount In the open market for short
and three months bills per cent.
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HIDES AND WOOL.
HOUSTON MARKET.
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New Crlcans, August 26.-'r1he merke. for
cotton seed products IL dun and
mammal. prime crude OIL. In bulk, lGnl5,,.
prime summer yellow. IN BARRELS, 70, meal
stt 5p,r n 10 per short ton, cake. long ton,
for export. siS.25a 10"
New York. August 26-Cotton seed prod
,cta stendy and unchanged; prime crude
nii IN barrels 1890. prime summer ysi-
low. In hasrels 2Sd23i4; prime cotton seed
meal slS.O0u20,o0 per ton.
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aesin active At eyfas. Z few ssockerp
selling a. how - 2.n Numerous Werterna
sold for tecdef~. Al 2sNfs. d. Weslcris
fafge cattle vpld quite we'll at ruling
steers sold mostly a; s.i6'sm With 4 rocd
w %rs and ,,ss ssh,pr ny dcmand rrkss for hogs
hogs. which Loaf half Of yesterdays "a.
vance. prices heine 3 lower. Heavy hcSs
Md at sMns ~ nss.liuin at 2sOtfstb and
,Is','s sss az \ sssia.S The huak Of sslss wsrs
spring lots. Thcre was the accustootcd
denand for sfeep at che recently advanced
prices western range sheep were active
~ si.tfS ". sales being Chiefly at ai0fD
: o. Naive .shesp were wanted al s.g1S
y p. w'th sales largely At a,ioafs.,S lamhs
again sold higher, &kons.oo +
1900. >Ss' {
ST. LOUIS.
~. Louis, Auic,s, Acknowledgement
steers s5ois 20. dressed beer and shn utehnFf
s %nrr ssos.s "a i'sht steers Yndsr 100
sheais.ts; COWS and hclfcrs, 2.ciis 10;
Texas and Indian cattle. good heavy
S Ss s'ssrs !" ea sS.cr demand HAN SUP
cc'pts 500. shipments lido. market steady
h to lower lishs s.N,,S 40; mixed a.acas. y,
shlpmcnis .nons; Market steady: na tive
muttons 1913, 80, common alum i. 50u2.a5;
iamps 3.vu5.W.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City August e6..-catt,c - Re-
ceipts 1900. shipments 1900; steady 10 strong
aud active Texas steers alsJa rs; Texas
cows l,Nhf?.D beef stcOts S,Opfi4 ~. nstlva
COWS i.Nlais,ah; stockcrs and feeders ., sntp
s,tD; bulls l.iSIs.dA, IIops-Rcccpts ;eS,
shipments aioo; light Grades steady TO firm,
hcaVy weak. bulk Of sales a,UNu3. ~, heavy
..NM3.ln, packers S.1ais. i5 mixed anlip
SO; light a,iods.3o workers. A,sf3 SOL pigs
D. so. Shcep--Iieccpts 900, ahIpmcnto
none, steady, lambs S.0t,l2. so.
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ASktd h Bd
LIVERPOOL. FUTURES.
opnneh quiet, demand moderate: 2 y. m,
quiet. closed quiet.
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PAINTS AND OILS.

OIL-IAnseed In bbls. raw. Ssc; bond
ioc; petroleum. $50 sest, In bbls, lie; in
cases cas- si.7o: brilliant oil. s,65, in bbls. l2c
stove gasoline. in cases. sl.so, In bbls,
lic: Eupion oil. In bbls l9c in casos'
S.. 50; castor oil. medical pure. 96c: tur-
pentine, in bbls. SOC.
WHITE LEAD Strictly pure. 6nsisc.
standard white lead. NC: painters. &c.
WINDOW GLASS-ln boxes. 81 and 20
To 10 per cent discount; new list.
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A WONDERFUL PHENOMENON.

The man who should pass tht9usshi , ...
without experiencing u twinge OF .n u'SS
ton, might be fitly regarded as svrh a
nriviiegsd mortal has ever existed II a.,
We hays never seen him. Bu, lnous,. n.
tte Known to he daily relieved e, dssP he
hnr,,isr remedy Tor that truly nitionai
soInplaint. as well as for fever ana asuv
debility, constipation. rheunStis" anu
kidney troubles.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Karsas. CITY. Mo, August %. Butter
r-'rn, demand fair: quOtahle Q
81 Louis August 26.--Bnt'cr- Firm
orsvmcry i9aia. dairy 9dii. Egg quiet.
10. oc ,... ,,..
creamery Gals; dairy saN. Eggs-Firin. ~.
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rvrNING posTs CHAMBERLAIN

New York August 2G7-Evenng i'oe's
London financial cablegram says. The
stock markets were gust and dun today:
Tho gold shipments depressed cnnsols and
raised money rates slightly. Contarg res
on Amercans were u. to z. Prices closed
above the worst hut the tone was still
heavy. The Paris boufsc was quiet and
uncertain in tone, The Berlin market was
afNriiN.
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New Orleans, August % Hog products
firm: pork. old "a. new o., Lard Re
fined ti.rce 3 Gaia. Boxed moiis. dry salt
shoulders il2ig. s.des $50. Bacon. clear
sides t37,aui,oo. Hams. choice sugar
cured 9'qW9A,
Rice quiet: ordinary to good 2iiNAih.
Flour quiet, extra fancy 3nH3l5, pnaents
3.S0a3 %. Cornmcul quiet. 80. Bran dun
i2irWiS Hay easy, prime i0al352 choice
mo Corn qu'ct and weak No : sncked
mixed and white 2S yellow 29uS0. Oats
No. = sacked old 21lgli26. new "a.
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Chicago, Ansaa, as.--Therr was an ae-
tive demand for good native cattle ~ N
early hour and anything really desirable
vus strong and Jarl0 higher Saies OF ma
tive beef steers today were on a pisn
OF s. 1'm3.7 70 for the common lots up 10 ~
m4g Tor extra lois. Bulk OF sales above
4 90 Bulls sold mostly M 2.JDna.oo ana
COWS and mixed brought ]. 2,d2ih. Calves
,or tsrued n modenate supply ana IN goo
nriess 900 being popular figure for
choice lots. Btockers and feedsrs were
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CHICAGO.

Chicago. Angus, ss.-Provislons and
corn continued on their record breaking
downward course today except pork so.a
a. vn of ) IS and closed is below yester-
ssy's close. Corn showed decline o. =.
a new low record; Wheat snttereh IRON
ggats showed some degree OF sand and
closed unchanged. ., =,
Wheat had good deal 70 aepress y
nj the opening oPeh'"s oo'os WV
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SUGAR.

New York. August 8.--Sugar-Raw
firm; refined steady.
New orleans. August Sugars trady:
con, rifure1 whsts 4; yellOws Lillian
3 i5-ls: seconds ?isl3z. Moissses-Duil:
centti fut.al 3Gig
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,rNrf<T-portland cement, per bhll,
g f l,a,r co. Rdsedaie cement, per bhl' %
-o so line I'M 500 fire clay. tS2sag: p, nnr
Ter yaris $40 flre brick st. s aSu77 sI Rsr
so 'e 'p s75saS; Acme aSa Royal ss
ntnt plaster. per ten, si@, p,,ssSsr,nns
main, Goat per H., &c. la'fs, PER W. ss'V''
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NVI Io'
I,he NJ mahin Sir Mallnr

Jones'. frnm Teuerino August 3, arrived
this morning IN ballas, 10 Z. prthwein q
Soma She bcrthed at the elevator and
will load out with grain for Rotterdam.
The steamship Bcndi, which arrived yes
tcrday ana Is now In quarantine. passed
the schooner II. Is, sherman, bound from
Sherman sailed from Baltimore July %
and waE abost no miles on the bar whom
the Bcndl passed her.
The Mallory line steamer tnnal. CAPTAIN
Eyany. arrived from New York this morn
ing with passengers mud merchandise TO
j. n SAWYER a 20. She VIII nall for New
York Saturday morning,
The Harrison line steamship Legislator
was released from quarantine this morning
ard horthcd nj pier ~, where she viii dis
charge her cargo. She will load out for
Iiyprpool tft y.
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The following ocean freights (stcam)
m cotton are quoted tod~y;
From Galveston: Liverpool. i6-G,d prr
pound, Bremen and Ilnvrc, lb-H lid, New
York. tlc pur 100 pounds
From New Orleans Liverpool. 7-32d per
pound 'compressed New York. Jsc per
100 pounds
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WIRE AND NAILS.
Barb wire quotations are for car load

Barb wire quotations are for car load
lots. f. q. b., Houston.
BARBHD WIRE-Glidden galvanized
S.. s. per 100 lbs: painted wire, $40, Wau-
kegan. Zoe higher than Glldden.
WIRE NAiLS-Rate s3.l5 per kcg' ad-
yances, 10 to 81 penny. 90, and penny,
G0c and penny, 7ic: and penny. sDc,
penny, $40; penny, N.60.
cur NAIIS-itatc. $50 per keg; same
advances as on wire nails.
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New York. August -Whcat-koceipts
49, 700 exports SPAS; spot weak No,
hard 81 IS options opened stcadicr. but
promptly sold OFF under liquidation .ny
airy goods failure in New York. closed
dun nj lsc ne, decline; August and Sep
,embcr e 7-S Hides dull. Leather steady,
Wool ul.et.
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BRIEFS.

Now Yrk. August &c --Govcrnmcnt
bonds steady state bonds dull; railroad
bonds weak.
New York. August 26.-Cleaslngs SO 233.-
$50, balances. .2s3 Gil.
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GRAIN AND hay

c.. load lots lob ears. from mills. deal.
var 20. rom store hnlHc more per 100
i n,s on or,i bran, ease per bushei on oats and
corn, ...s
n Gi1toppf.n corn oa75c per 100 lbs.
CORN Sacked. 3eMioc'
cork Sacked. 3sii9sco ~, 49, ton. ,,tl.
nAY-Alf1lfa. slooulS@ per-, per Ton on sd mn
let. sli 50ul2 20; iimotiny' s''''''''''' ''''''
Texas prairie. 81 0NniN'
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|si.ssiss eggs have jumped TO 15c in the
N sola ~. are scarce ana an -consignments
~'l readily this week.
b,rd :. grapes Of very line quality were
~, ~ VIC local market at 4oc - basket
', mo, sold at 2Oaaoc IN peck boxes
III cshg' the quality hring rath ~
IT,. a''ee frHestones brought ao06ir.
M p nave ben in small SUNNY this
ksil ,.ssserN!ng stock brought ,I.e5 ne
|Hi, WMay' while half-hushel baskets
,nsso re.gns IN the markets for sugar
Ertsa though the former article is
(xp as,' :" better demand than for some
y NJ" 'm many inquiries for game on
Basssm, ,nafkH, hui dealers ranor, me
u im4 ~ lighter than ever before at
|th ana NJ better demand for canned
hin ~ ne market shows trmer
h M. Nv h advances have been ma1c in
~ ou' higher prices are antici-
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. August 26.-Noney on cali
firm at 5uS per cent. last lcan 4, closed $
per cent Prime mercantile paper per
cent Storing exchange weak, with act
ua bus ness In hankcrs bills at siSi,. for
demand and 4.s3li fcV sixty days. Posted
rates. l.Stn4s5is and iNi and i0 Com
yer certificates &C 7-SaG1.s, Mexican dol
lars 51'b
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Choese-Quict. 7,.aTN.
ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis, August %. Wheat lower: No
red cash e. elevator. No. . hard 6is052
August e., September 20 1-Sdt0 December
dlN Corn lower; oash and August 1874
October ~ 3-sIleiz, December 2iisu2it..
Oats lower; cash II bid September lGta
May 10 as asked, Rye uuet; rs BARLEY
nominal Cornmeal I 20. i'nau quiet. d9ia
FlaNseed 6Z.qfitS. Timothy seed Is.
Whisky steady; Lib Hay unchanged. cot
ton ties 1,3i; hagising 7S1lSii Pork
Johhing 6.25. Lard lower; prime $50,
choice 800 Bacon and dry salt mat
quiet and unchanged,
Rccoipts-Flour 5000 wheat 10000, corn
7i0D. oats 500 Shipments Flour 1000.
Wheat i0.0Oo. corn 1900. oats none.
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DRIED FRUIT.

APPL ES-Fancy sliced, In boxes, 4i2dp
5c. rhnire evapornted &c. fancy. 7isc. cit
ron. lie per H.. currents In bbls, tR4,ac
lgs. evaporaied, g; Turkish layer, pc
rated 6isc: pears, evaporat.d. 6isc: plulns.
''HAisiNs- California l.. L.. boxes. N.i5
al ~: crown NJ. NJ. raisins, 20 10. boxes
PRtiNES - CROP OF 1885: California
rrunes. 9O-ioos. 5d5l.c: s0-!@s. size; 7o.sos.
6nsis,c 6O-l0s. 7'sc @-6os, Sc; silver
lsunes, iInc. ruby rrunes' "2c'
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STOCKS.
ybe following wers tns nio.nl quotations on the
,.s,n, .too., Of tne y ,w YirS Ex ihango today
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON


Reported for The Post by A. p. Norman
1--we stock commission merchant.
BeeveS-
Choice. per ID, gross. :MQ az
Common. per 10. gross.........
Cows
Choice. per lib. grosB........... ?kU ~
Common, per 10. 6ross.........
YearliDgs--
Choice. per ID. gross.,........ 2Hp ~
Common. per ID. gross. " ~
Calves
Small per III. gross Z - ~
Large, per ID. gross. " 3h
Sheep
Choice. per M, Hross...........,. a. az
Common. per head Communal w Ql w
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steady and the money market showed an
Improvement ri,,,. so, December Which closed
started AZ once. went steadily downward.
The decline WAS accelerated by stop Ioss
orders and selling , on exhausted margins
| 70 as. The continued weakness in corn
and the decline IN provisions also helped
to denrcss Prices and for a time there
Ward movement. The excitement, how
ever, underwent a sudden change, and
the esrv loss Was ""Rly rover rS,'oT TSs
basis for the Improvement was FOUND IN
the enormous clcarauces from the sea-
bushels IN wheat and flour This devei.
oped confidence and there was covering
| by the early sellers and buying for tho
long account, resulting In nearly all tho
advancing 10 co.'s. The advance had mean.
while brought on heavy reallzing aud
ness of cables and low prices for ccrn
kept the market nervcusly weak to the
close December CLOSING at Rs,.
| Corn WAS fairly active, hut weak Sep
| TENDER showed the most depression. There
was active liquidation In tina, month .end
| i made new record for .chcapness. May
oats held very well conslisridP tho
weakness and the close was steady and
| unchanged.
| Provisions repeated their performance,
which has been gone through 80 often
lately and scored new low records, pork
being the only weak thing, The selling
market was ratless and The apparent
slump In corn helped the Weakness
| Estimated receipts Thursday; Wheat,
loo ears corn 500 cars; oats 800 cars; hogs
| - GA head.
Cash quota' 'ons were as folows
| FloufN-Steady.
| No . spring wheat 5SN No. spring
wheat 52ir: No. red Nsli6i.
| No. corn ais
NJ. oats i6 No. . white i9N0cO,s; No.
| 3 whfna ihiamlg.
| No. 2 rye ~
| No. barley nominal: No. 3 2oaso: No. 4
| 20n2i.
| No AJAX seed sda
prme timothy seed go.
| Mess pork--Per hhl 5.i0n5.lA
| Iard--per 100 his S32tt.
Short ribs side--LooSa Sl5ff3 -.
| Dry saltci shoulders Boxed SAm4
Short clear sides-Boxed 2teftaS
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods. per
gallon lis.
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Vessels Sailed for Galveston.
s. Inchmoria. 81, Vincent August "A.
* Avona 81, ,acia. Aug,ist N
- Aymestry. Algoa Bay, June &c.
ia britannia. Sunderland, August IL.
rs tollingham. at London, AugnIat s.
s. Explorer, Liverpool August 20.
s. Kendall Caste, Algoa lay. August
II.
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ss roiycarp raN. August Ia.
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Ss VIM. Branfort. Cardiff August g.
in Nlcnda. Algoa BAY. June u;
Sch A. u. sherman. Baltimore, July "a
Sch Laura. New York, August ls
Sch VIM. NJ. BIRD. at Providence, Au-
Cust O.
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elevator.
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