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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-15
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doinqs Of a Day With Wall Street
Operators.
INCREASED ACTIVITY DISPLAYED.
Material Declines We're Soorcd--7he Tone
Was Decidedly Wenk-Thc Beara
Were Aggressive.

New York, July N.--Thc stock marNe;
di. played Increased activity today and The
tone was decidedly weak throughout ma
terial declines being scored in many IN
s,nnccs. Tbs, unfuvoinble Influences IN
cludcd apathy toward our securities by
London operators, rumors OF an increase
in the boarding. OF gold, expectations OF
impending large shipments OF the
prco GUS metal based on dcc.dvd and
growing strength In foreign exchange aud
sensational crop damage rumors. The
opening was active and slightly below
yea,erdays Iinal sales, in most Eases, and
the course OF price ruled stcaduy lower
az the day progressed under selling Tor
both accounts. In addition 10 the de-
pressing factors noted sharp declines III
both issues of government per cont
bends served to unscttlc value. Ti'e
n,ynrs disp'aycd aggressiN enc : al day.
and were helped in tneir Efforts ny lipW-
dalton and uncoverins of stop loss ORDERS
in numerous instances. Tho special at
lacks were directed against the INDUS
trials conicrs and stocks OF the corn
carrying roads and were elective with
on, execution. The more important losses
in the first hour extended to T. In BUR
lugion and "a per cent IN New Jersey
Central and in the industriais to near iull
figures. There was no special news boar
ing uniavorabiy ON either of the last
named stocks. Shortly before noon the
market became qnie,cr and moderate raj
lies occurrcd Cotton Oh preferred broke
- point. on salas of 20 shares. Tnc
speculation continued fairly animated IL
spots and prices advanced and then re-
coded slightly. Leather preferred ais
played further weakness and the spec
ial;y mentioned r.ain decidedly down
ward progress and touched 30 an extreme
break of per cent from the opening ig-
urcs. Sugar sympnthized with TIA, stump
in Leather by n decline OF / 81 per cent.
The lowest prices Of the day were reach
ed in the last hour. the extreme declines
more prominent active list The ,-tosing
was weak ut not far from the lowest OF
tho day.
Railway bonds we're dull but declined
frantlonally In most cases in sympat ny
with the lower trend of the stock prices.
Total sales of stocks today S5,00i
shares. including; Sugar 5a.pnn. Burling-
ton and Quincy l7.oD, St. Paul 27.oW.
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CHICAGO.

Chicago, July ii.-Pers:stcnt crop dam
age report and the prevailing hot weather
helped wheat today. the strength shown
by the coarser grams was also material
~ assisted and September closed with lie
advance. Corn closed Use higher and oats
lie higher. both grams being erected by
bad crop reports. Provisions Shove:
some strength and closed slightly higher.
Wheat-A decided improvement In the
opening was rather easy and AT slight
rccessions due to the heavy local and
Northwest receipts and the weak New
York stock market. There was little for
The advices for the Northwest all tend
ed to show increasing seriousness oi
crop damage. the short Interest began 10
cover and there WAS good investm ent
buying under which the movement was
pretty steadily upward. The Bradstreei
statement of the worlds visible SHOWED
worlds stock. compared with decreas.
of 3.l7l.Ooo bushels the corresponding
week of the year before. That threw a
damper on the buhish sentiment and
gradually back There were plenty of
buying orders at the decline. and ii did
not take long TO clear up al me oi'o T.,
quick order again and the close was AT
the top prices. This late advance was
helped materially by the strong corn
Corn showed decided strength. being in
fuenced by the bah crop reports the
eNpOrtS and the expected REDUCTION Ni
lake and rail rates today Shorts We're ac-
tive buyers most of the day and the
volume of business was mach better than
of late. There was som" decline about
midday but small estimated rece.pts for
tomorrow strengthened prices again.
Oats wcro active. bu, largely on local
account and decidedly higher. Crop adj.
vices unfavorabl. and tho market was
also helped by the advance In corn ana
wheat.
Provisions had only moderate trade.
Prices were somewhat stronger at the
opening with the firm hog market offer
ings being liberal and n heavy feeling
was soon induced. The final rally in
grain started prices up again and the
close was steady at nearly the highest
point 100
Estimates for tomorrow: Wheat 100,
corn lS0 oats 80 cars: hogs 32,0oC head.
Cash rucrA,ions Were as follows:
Flour-Dui aud UNCHANGED.
Wheat-No. spring. 30 ~; No. red,
II 1-iM57 -.
C.orn-No. .. q 5-S.
Oats-No. ., II; No. 2 white, II l-2lils Ia
No. white. II 3-idl IA.
Rye--No. . 30 Ia.
Barley--No. Q. nominal; No 3. 22nS2.
Elaxseod--No. I. 10 l-e.
Timothy seed-Primc. 2s5.
Mess porN-cr bh' G.j5n6,G0: lard. per lVp
lbs. 3G2 l-2 short ribs sides tloosc) 3.W ~
1880; dry sailed shoulders (hoxed. S-in
4; short c.enr sides (bnxed). 3 3-S.
Whisk, plstilers' finished goods per
rol lion |
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FINANCIAL,

eNchange market. sterling sixiies buyn,
!. S.. selling 400 New York sight. hiylns
= discount selling !. premium. American
silver, buying Il discount - ling al par.
Now York July l4-Stcrltng exchange.
bankers sixties i.S7'4 commercial iSf'.
.e.chmaiks s5is francs. bankers SIXTIES
81. ~ commercial sixties 5TI4
New Orleans. La. July fl.-Sterling oN-
change. commercial sixties 4SGiyf, So, :
francs. bankers sixties sis's: New York
sight hankers 1.5o premium. commercial
20 premium.
London, July 1i-Bnnk rate . per cent;
street cate 5-S per cent; silver il 7-l61
cui soils lS u.s.,
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NEW ORLEANS.
CHICAGO.

Chicago. July l-Cattle-Small receipts
wont rather slowly. both the local and
Eastern demand rti,.1tg weak load of
prime steers sold up To 4.iu, hut not many
war god enough to sell MP to 4 q. Cons.
h,1fers aud mixed hhtcherH' s'ock w,n
quite readily at steady prices. hn, pain
heavy or green light steers were not
wanted. A bunch of choice III pound
calves went at $40. or 25c higher than II
bunch of the same quality sold one week
ago. Texas c;utlc sold al firm pr COS
Grass bulls went al 40. bunch of sS
pound steers at 3.16 and string az choice
1000 pound grass steers from the Indian
Territory al a.3j.
Hogs-There was bulge q 5Mloc in
prices. Sales were made of big prime 300
10 925 pound hogs mp 10 $50. Packers
bought heavy mixed largely at 3.i5u3 2,
and choice Light mixed sold around $50,
II few fancy light los selling UP 10
$50
Shcep--As on Monday the great bulk of
the supply consisted Of Big strings of mutt
ton sheep from the ranges. Such went
slowly bu, AT about a.eady pr,ccs. There
were no strictly PRIME lambs. the best ~
pound ,Uis selling at G.gI. ana the bulk
of good to choice fat lambs at 5.5ou629.
Cuils soid around 800 ana fair grades At
i25U50o Native muitons went largely
n, 3lou3.60 and culls and thin at l.7'p
Rccclp,s-Ca,tle. 5000; hogs. 500; sheep,
4, 900 head
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Barb wire quotations are for carload lots
BAKBiD WIRE-Gltdden. galyanized
SEE per 100 lbs, painted wire, sslo' Wau-
kegan. l0c higher than Gliddcn.
yances 10 to 60 penny. zoe: and penny.
Coz and penny, lie; and penny Sc'
penny, 81. %; 2 penny sl.6o.
advances as ON wire nails.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS

New Orleans, July lt-The marke
cotton seed products !. dull
nnchanged. with IL downward tend,
prime crude oil. in bulk. II: /
summer yellow, IN barrels. %;
l7.G per short ton: cake. long ton
export. 1900. ~
Now York. July 1%-Cotion seed pro
quiet. with an quotations nor
prime crude OIL 2od2I In barrels;
summer yellow. IN barrels. ciiti
cotton seed meal, ls.0yQ20.0 per tor.
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now and the demand for lumber and other
classes OF material Is light.
There was a slight Improvement In thu
speculative provisions market at Chicago
today. Lard Is stu 40 per cont below the
price ruling year ago however.
The pack of white California cherries -.
which was completed last week, Is re-
ported to have been tho smallest on rec.
ora; The wants of consumption appear
10 be large. but 1t IL said that only a
nttle of thcm can be filed.
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o ora, ,e!sc; pears. evaporatcd. sMc
RAlSINS-C'aiifornia l.. l.. boxes, N.lbd
I;2o; crown NJ. Nj. raisins, 5J-ib boxes
sc; : crown L. NJ, 60-lb boxes. r.0isc.
NJ fnl NES-Crop 1895: California prugcs
G-lv1 sn5i&c; S0-90s. &C. 70-S0s. 6iA.,6i,c
m-.os' 1lsc; O.6os, Sc; silver prunes, NC
ruby prunes. ne.
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TRADE NOTES.

ia lo Sssre values are generally re.
nee ' y ,,, do not yet feel the in
are expn unusual buying, but large Or
ice cat,,. q "a. report all classes of
; few q, demand this week, with
p,lans 'huhges N quotations.
operations are not very active
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|e larger failures of the week. wsrc
4 =. Hoffmire Il Son. shipbuilders.
York City, liabilities s35n,coo: y. l..
pzeli Co. fruits. New York, liabilities
POI; j, n. CO. MS & Co.. dry goods.
YORK. liahiltl's $4,000; Jennings
d 90, steel, littsburg. Pa. liah,l-
$1,000; ST. Johns Manufacturing
rany, furniture. st. Johns. Mich.
hs Mich.
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d BUSINESS BAROMETER.
,ode, 10 the Condition OF Trade
Generally.
A1E OF WHOLESALE GROCERIES
Tendency in Some Lines.
nu,Insss Failures for . Week.
Trade Notes.
Office of The Post.
Houston. TuesdaN, July "A.

Ho"'''.' ,,o
he general run Oh ous''
pesale grocery 'raoc '"' '"s ..s,,
kk was light. the USUAL summer ~
being noticed. rms "'eN SN.S
az Improvement. however .Ne A'.,'
! DAYS having withesss" 'o''' ''''
|,yity. There Is new '''''''"es "
INTO new and ihpoi '"''
ush country mercha"'s VII 'e'''"
,,y conservative in deai'hss io' SUING
10 ee."- ,s,.lc falling away in
Re mas u,,o values have been
n'ai''eu n, now ruling on some of
ne ~" u,r., ,,.nd of the sugar mar
s'ap..'' ,o,d,ly downward for some
mas ,o,, mat ,he deliveries of
h but the NV ,,a,,y
ned are hchlnu mas ''""
- the decline. The statistical posi-
he'" ho,a about the same. but
seems 10 NV" 49, nj
oes not appear 10 e'i'e' "''' ''e '"'
,,ons Of sugar people at the moment.
''"' ,,ro,.,d some attention re-
lee mas u''" ,,..,
lily, and the spot fiarNe. s''o"S "i''
d.ness than 1t has for some time
,y.,. s,.,d,ncss however. mas not
lh's sV,,,, -, ,,,,,.,
lted IN an apprec'a''o' vi Nai"es'
..s,or 10 rlncc goods than hereto
There ia fair business doing in teas
This mark, shows quite n steady
Iuvers believing that the bottom
h.en reached Rice rules steady with
IL d,uand Texas flour is weak, bat
ch,nre has been made in quotations.
Aous lo> D ii'ei i'A
mentioned III me iosl i'S' r'.uas'
first pa'e oil new COTTON io' 'i'e ioc'i'
Ket was sH.pp'" t'o'' ''i" 1880 III
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lcisddls A.; greasy. es&Teisd. Victoria, 1910
bnles; secured s,sdcls I'D, greasy 5Ait
"a "a. South Aust ALA. 81 bales: greasy
New Zealand GIG bales, secured ?dd,is Ii:
greasy. 6aiei, Cape OF Good Hope ard
Natal. 81 bales; secured 7hu ibid; greasy.
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EVENING posr cApLrcrAM.

New York July 1.-THE Evening Posts
London financial cablcsram Tho stock
markets remained very quiet today, bu,
al home securities were good. cons1 Is
showing rise Of about 3-l6 Americans
were weaker The Berlin market was
qr.Dt and steady.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS
SUGAR.

New York July -sugar-Raw. easier;
refined steady
whites. 4ml Lie; yellows, 1916
ga l5-i6; seconds. 27-l6a39-l6. Molassis.
dull; centrifugal, 3ySci Others unchanged.
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HIDES AND WOOL.
HOUSTON MARKET.

HOUSTON MARKET.
Hides-P.ic.s paid by recelvers-
Dry flint. selected .................. Gisp
Wet sailed, selected. ................. % a.,
Deer skins '.........:.'.,.....l ~ w..
Transformations strictly nominal
Twelve months medium............ 71au8
Twelve months. .;ne................7 o..
SIX months lp?c less.
Tallow-Prime ...,..... ........,.. 2hQ...
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PAINTS AND OILS.

OII-Linsced in bb.s, raw lic; boi.ed NC,
petroleum. 150 test II bis. he: In canas,
si.70: brilliant o,i. si55; in, bbis. L, siom -,
gasoline, N g. seq. 81 60: In bbls. He i;up on
med cal pure. soc. turpeniIve. n Ibis; ale
WHITE LEAp--Stricly pre-. Ca6,.s,
WINDOW GLASS-In loxes. 60. and ~ 10
10 psr cent discount new list.
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DRIED FRUITS.

APPLEs-Fancy sliced in boxes. >fp
be; choice eyaporatsd, 7c; fancy. ,. ~ ,,axe:
iigs. eyaporated. Sc; Turkish layer. nc.
neoiarines, evapotatsd. Sc; peaohS' e'sp'
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LONDON cnNso1s.

London. July li-Consols for money.
11s 9-d: do. for account. III 5-S Bar sil-
YER II S-Sd per ounce Money. l-iTl-2d
The rate of discount in the open market
for three months bills. SIS per cent.
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Vessels In Port.
SIS Leona TO j. n. Sawyer a. co.
So Pensacola to Fowler & Melville.
Vessels to Arrive.
So Concho. New York, sid July II.
S. Darlington, Cardin. sid June 3.
S. Rnaetia. Hamburg. sid Jun. a.
So Traveller Liverpool. sid June 20.
ON SUIPBOARD NOT CLEARED.
cotton on sihpboard not cleared at Gal-
'e'''' Bales.
Per Mallory line, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Last year .'.''..''..''''''''' '''''''''''' |oe
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
The total recaipta of cotton AT Calves
ton toiay were 81 bales. % by tho Guif.
f,6iorado and Santa Fe and % by the In
,,,nationnl and Great Northern.
Exports Galveston cotton mills, l5
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rRrITs AND NUTS.

ApPLEs-Te 4oa5oc per 10 bushel
boxes.
BANANAs-per bunch. 81. Ooul.76.
BLACK EEERll.S- bucket. l0461c:
per 2i-uunrt crate ti.2,iil.50.
CALlFokNIA FRUIT Cherries. s2 ora!
$40 per io-lb boxes; apricots, " .75a2.~ per
i-haskci crates: plums. 81 90.
COcOANUrS-$s.5p @4.o9 per 100: ss4'c
per 1000.
GRAPEs-Texas, 81. 5onl co per 4-hasket
crates: email baskets, 35n45c.
LEMONS Mcssna and P1lcrmos,
choice. soos. s.. soni,oo Ssos 500; fancy.
81 ioui %: california, 50. 25na. 70 per box,
Nt'TS-Brazil. lie per III; llberts. Sicily.
&c, Naples l2lAc; walnuts. lltl3c; peanuts.
skate; almonds. Taragona, lac per lb. lSc
per sack; California almonds. loc; pecans'
PLUMs-Texas, s5@45c per u bushel
PEAcHEs-per peck boxes. small to
moaium. a5d Zoe; choice to fancy, ioa 5oc'
i,basket crates. 6DT75c.
WATER MELoNS-75cnN per dozen.
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LONDON SALES.

sales today 1859 bales We're Offered OF
which iy1 were withdrawn. There was n
inner tore at unchanged rates, Gross
Natal wcols wsre active. Folio Wing are
re- sa,ss IN detail; s,i NsS South ,s walss.
t0si.d. Queensland $50 bales; secured.
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NEARLY ALL DO

Ga,esville Messenger; ,
Every democrat IN Texas ought TO sub
scribe for The Houston Post. daily or
weekly. ~ hs 10 able
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Car load lots job cars. from mills; deal.
ers charge from store 5nl0c more per lOt
lbs on bran. 293c per bushel on oats and
corn.
BRAN-G5c.
CORN--Sackej. 3Sm4oc.
OATS -25u PC; No. 2 white 3oli 32c; com.
mon. 2lM23c.
CHOPPED CORN--S2c per 100 lbs.
HAI--Alfalfa. $4,000 400 per ton: nil
let, sll.5onl250: timothy. $l15vuiS.0o;
North Texas prairie, $500: South Texas
prairie, $65oQ700.
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New York. Jnlv H-Clcarngs ssa,G5s.-
Go: balances s5l2?7sa
st. Louis, July l4.-Wool unchanged.
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Corrected daily for The Post by the
Fort Worth Stockyards company
Receipts Shipments.
llNES ...............-.... opp
cattle Quotations
Good fat fed bceves. .......... 2 IL a a5
Coed fat yearlings............. s " @l0 W
Hog quotations
Cprnfcd hogs. 200 lbs and up. bo a -
Medium hogs ................. 30 a so
Mastfed hogs Observation-Disclosures. - q 90
Sheep Quotations
Good fat sheep. - u 3 00
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ST. LOUIS.

St. Louis. July h-Flour unchanged.
Wheat opened easy, closed h gher than
yesterday; spot firm; No . rcd cash cle-
vator. =, track, 5iA. No. 2 hard IL hi
July. III August. 5i's; September. 5ies
c. Hot weather in the cotton bot
started reports of blasting crop prospect,
and the market advanced. closing high r
than yesterday: spots strong; No. cash,
ISL: July. 2JA.: Sepiemher; 2jis. Oats
Futures active. stiff on bad crop reports,
closed = rm Spot , s,shs sr,i SS cash ~
70, track. barley. nominal. Cornmeal.
i.5o. Bran dun and lewer RI. sacked east
prime 2.s5. Hay-.Trading confined ms My
10 new pralr.e. which sold a. steady pr'ces;
s,ooail.oo; Whisky; l;as ZEE; ;, LEAD cad STEADY.
. ng unchanged Pork. steady; stapd3 rd
mess johbIng, , eso"Si St. Ls s.' hrmer;
boxed shoulders. 40; longs. 375; ribs. 4 90
shorts ii2l;' dry sai ms cts hoxed shonl
aMiS. Rcre.pts-F'lour, 300 barrc's; wheat.
ii COO bushels; corn. Ssoo: oats, 1900
shipments-Flour, 5000 barrels: wheat. H.
oaot bushels; corn. 5000 oats, 1900.
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BEER--SchlGx, quarts. Sl0.50 per bbl
pints, sli.00 per Dbl. Dixie Pale, quarts,
.sW: pints. $3.50: Magnolia Pale, quarts.
$500; pin,s, $3.50.
HlCll WINES 81. 90 per gallon.
WHlSkY--I'er gallon Finished goods.
or high wine basis. sl.22. straight Bourbon
and rye, according to osc ani aualaty,
81 750J.0o: blended, sl.75u3So.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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BEANs-Califorrta small white N@
use PER ID: Bayou, s'sn29s; pink. .s,,4ms'sc;
Lima. "a ii.c; black-eyed peas. 3lsc.
BuTTER-B!ue Star, lie, dairy, l5c;
table l3c; fancy Elgin creamery lsHl9c
fresh Texas country. suaDc. II IN good
condition
MISUNDERSTANDING. lie; prints, l2c;
Elgin dar' bricks. lac.
CABBAoE- Texas. s2.ooa2.2b per crate;
Missouri. s2.25
Wisconsin fun cream. l2lsc: fancy filed
cheese, 9ml0c: SWISS. 2SN29: limitation
Swiss. l7NlS: brick cheese. lie; Limburg-
er. Zoe.
EGGS Texas. in cases 4n5c; no de-
mand: candel. 9mJc: Kansas l3c.
KRAt'T-Ncw. $50.
oNIoNs-New Texas stock. $4,000 Yer
buSh,l
PEPPER Chile. llnl5c per H.
POTATOES-Texas ard Arkansas new
G0u';,r Der bushel
POULTRY chickens. per i zen. old
hens. s2Oa2.25; spring. sl.25dl75, accord
nr 70 size turkey hens s. oon55 50; turkey
sobhlers 81. ooas. 30, ducks s2.75M3.5o; geese
81 h0mi m,
ToMAToEs-1oasO per peck boxes.
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Asked, b Bid. Z 7-N
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened steady 1905 steady; and closed
steady. sales E.700. &
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NEW YORK.

N,w York. July ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
50 H ,oo' ex p.H' i7.4eo Spot firm No. 3
red a. No hard q r. so Ilonss opened ned
~ rwanced nil day, except for action
an an The dsappoiniing Bradstreet's Wis ,hle.
&c Closing SIC ne, higher. Traders bought
on unfevorahle Nor'n pa sn crop news ,.
the olvaSco IN corr. July, 60 7-saGl SIS
closed 81 SIS september. 81 S-S9G2 5-i6
closed &C H.
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MAXINE INrsLllisNts
Port OF Galveston. July H.
Arrived
SIS Leona, Wilder. New York.
Failed.
SIS Gyllcr, Rasmussen, West Indian
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas Guy. July i-Wheat-Active;
,on M" urad.s higher: No. hard. IS; No 3
AZ; No red 5' No q rel "a y ,sg3S CT
oAGh.i,,.'' III Dats-sterdy: No. 2 MONT
n.ily' IL: 10. white ~, Rye-No. 2,
~ 'iIay-Very weak. unchanged.
Rece r,ts-Wheat. 1900; corn, 1900; oats.
1000 Shipments-None-
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KANSAS CITY.


Kansas City. Mo. July l4-Cattle-Re-
ce.f.s, 100. shipments, 500. Best grades
steady: Others slow Texas steers, 2.2il
40. texas cows, i50aa7o; beef steers, 800
49,; native COWS, ibop3 y; stoei"rs and
feeders 270m3.5o bulls. l7jdS.oo. Hogs
Rrcedpls. 500; shipments. 200 Light
grades steady to 5c higher. others steady .
bulk of sales 3Ofq29p; heavies. 2.50H3 "a;
packors. 2aon3 III mixed. 29,n3.%; lights.
3onla25 workers., 3.iJr22, prs. 2'oon3 70.
s;h.ep-~Rcccipts $780, shipments. 5ol.
Market active nni steady. Lambs, 350V
Z %. muttons, 2250S7o.
ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, July l4.-CDutle - RecelTt!
600: shipments ioo. market active aud
strong. native nj irrfng steers S.6oI4 30;
dressed beef and butchers steers 3,2.T
4 Il, steers under 1900 pounds 2sM'3.bn:
stotkers and feeder- 2IonssS; cows ana .
leif.rs 200H375. Texas cattle stcndy, $50
GiS.,5 fpr lir,t giass TO best fed steers;
c"ws ifsm2.7s- Hogs keccipis 400; ship.
4. g5ai3i5; mixed 3oon3,3o heivy 32oI
? W. Sheep Receipts 200: shipments
norc: market steady to strong; natives
3. 0c0Go0; lambs 35o15.2S.
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FORT WORTH.

Market well supplied with cattle, over
stocked with calves. Choice sheep III de-
maud
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GALVESTON


Reported for The Post by a. =. Norman
live stock commission merchant.
kccves--
Choice, per ID, gross. ........... 2i.cp az
Common. per 10. gross......... 2
CONS
Choice, per Id, gross, ........... 2AD 2h
Common, per lib. gross..........
icnriings-
Choice. per ID. gross............ 2lsfn cN
Common. per 10. gross.......... 2 " "a
Calves
Small. per III. ross............. "a Az
Large per Id, gross. u 3,a
Sheep
Choice. per Id. gross............. 3 % sia
Common. per head. .............I0 90 al 80
rus TINS This stock
Receipts bay Wrrt season in rcn
Brcvcs aud cows ....I 1877 Sy>i Is
Calves aud yeari gs. $50. 81 a.51N ~
sheep ....4..........l 49,. ....I n.b1OI -,
Hogs ........- Il 4.unul
Market well supplied with cattle. over
stocked with calves. Choice sheep in de-
mand.
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AsK.,i. h BID.
LIVERPOOL. FUTURES. n
Opened easy. demand moderate; Z .. e
steady. closed. steady. 81
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nl'ILpING MATERIAL.

CfMEN T--Por,land cement. per bill, So. 10
1900 Roscdtle cement, jrer Dbl. $l.,hi 90.
lime. Sl.o0; fire clay. s3..5fiSi 10. plaster
paris. $40 fire brick, ST. Louis pcr NJ.
$40. drain paving tile. per foot. ,Ui5c. 10
inches inclusive. felt roofing, per squaie,
H.,5d..5O Acme and Hoyal cement plastic
per ton. slioo: plastering hair, goat. per
lb, &c; laths, per NJ, 500.
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STOCKS.

he following wer, "a eio,ns 1notltion, on the
lendins stpct, .! tne N'N rs cy inin., tpiny: