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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
AMERICANS At Old CORINTH.

From The KOchestcr Post-EXPTVsS'
1t Is a feather IN the cap of American schcar-
hip tbs grant to explore old Cornth: a concession
deserved as The Tribune says. by the work or
he distinguished American classical scholars VINO
cave by turns taken their places AT the head OF ic
school AT Athens" and II Is n grant from winch
We may surely expect rich treasures for our muse,
ums and additions to the worlds knowledge or 9id
Greece 1t is fitting, too, that the young republic
should explore the great city Of the ancient free
men; that the hope OF civilization should lay bare
the gores OF cultures greatest memory. only
10000 Is needed; and II IS hard to see how that sum-
% insignificant to this rich nation. could be more
Wisely spent. Let US make reel then. 20 our ever
lasting credit the scholars poetic vision OF me
classic city rising mstlike. from the soil or the
deds Of Cornth
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PostoMce Notice

Postonice Notice.
Foreign mails for tn week ending feb ;nx 10 wi" e''''
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
for GsSPs f per Ireland Sps S: " ):
rslep nlrI per 81 rrs M:'s nas
be Majsssc at m Di for F Ggnsa Dss
Scw-Yors via southampton. ,,r,r,.
sA 1 gassnsoNn & Tor Tor F FaSrs
spain Portugal Turkey Egypt and BFSn i sds
direct. per s. Maasdam. Rotterdam det,ers must
10 $3.50 sTl'S M f for rrance si.ssrand spain
A ia tf Sse A@s ''f for
Europe mus, be directed per La Gescogne..l: at y
Be a directed sSs N'i per Hek sia' pc . . ~
After the closing OF supplementary transatlantic
malls NAMED above addtana ssh rr@n anS
minutes Of the hour OF sailing Of steamer
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA. WEST
INDIES ETC.
TUEsDAYA II 80 M for Brazil per nj, jsn sfs
tries must &c directed per Bellsura .,or,o no,
ra sm nsS a, 70 'I M for costa Ro
f va vsnc5s s at Curacao APP
Curacao per Venezuela uetters for other parts =
S0 m fa B Bst per steamer from
for Fs Y r. S STes steamer Sfa from
Beach at for Jamaiea per steamer G 5Gom tampa pa
TIL RSDAl-At 10 a. NJ tsupp.einfHtdiy iV'oV M
1nd and Hay ps1 via Para az mi ns
directed per LsbonenseD at p. M for Cuba. per
s m S ass a sanssS de cus
per Santiago. at IS m Tor Bluehelds per steamer
FRipAYNAt 10 a. m: for Barbados and psmerara pei
Tjomo') at p m for Brazil and Ia Plata Countries
and Sr se via for Noh ana "
directed per creSs Prinseb at m for Porto Kc'
sATURDAY-At $50 a. m. Complementary 10 a. M for
81 GTS1 'na s and nd
Caritoee ee;:ers Tor Grenada Trinidad ana Iouaso
s be S psr o roan at I. ane
carttaTena Costa Rca, per Adirondack deter:
Aaircndsck); at ioso Tor caInpeehs chiagps pa;
css i d TSsP' pa sa' Snd
directed pr saratosa at !. n fsr m ;supp.
%sn;" larry sS p cape Hay' St. Domingo and
n P. per steamer from palm Beach.
Oy M, ssr SSss at nis once daily Man:
MsuSn BY raj S,S s 800 Ind m NSs for cu
once daily at Ds Ths Sa fapm ro
a@Ds fla Mesc. overland uns'; s specially as
1A''' rRANsPAC1rIc MAILS
Me. for and dS rr ~ 10 c FsS 9s rsSf at
for H sSSs a prr up to MnrSh 'a" $50
Mail, f fSr China mar and Tacoma sos%
seema close daily up to rsSywsrs as al SSo
r ~, AMI FIJI Islands. per $. Mowera 0rom Van
HaMa ana ass here daily after February and up TO
February ~ at $40 Mails for the society isisnGn
I, February 2s $50 M Malls f9r emma ana Japan
Especially addressed only per s. EmRfsss ., nns
Gao o M Malls for Austraia except those Tor weN
49, ,paia which are forwarded via Europe. NewZea
land Hawaii. Fyi and Samoan Islands per 8. Mono
. fyro, san Fran sco) close here daily 10 Feoru-
va. 90, and go a. m II a m. and $40 m. (or on
arrival M New-Yor. OK s. Umbra with British mais
for Australia -. -. .,,,. All
OF closing Is arranged on the presumption
OF their uninterrupted overland transit.
.Rexistered mail closes at p. M previous day.
CHARLES w DAYTON. Postmaster.
postod,ce New-York. n. ", February l. 1896.
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pp1xcETON UNIVERSITY CONCERTS.

The first OF the series Of concerts which are to
-. eiven by the Princeton University Orchestra 80
called. in the hope that through them step may
No taken toward establishing University Scnooi OF
Music Will take pace In Alexander Han neXt 1hufs-
dav evening Miss Emma Juch VIII sing h4s' >
dream from "I.ohengrin" and the scene from Der
1,rlscho,z and Frank Potter, a Sciiiano by Scar
io,u and an AR from Handles "LAlegro' tn"
ORCHESTRA composed Of New-YoIk MUSICIANS WI
nav the prelude "Lohengrin." introduction 10 'H
bird act of "Tannnuuser." MOznrts symphony ~
+ nat some OF Dvoraks SlaVonic DanaS ana ,Hc
1nsie Of "Die Walknre. The concert VII be una,
the direction OF Alfred s. Haker. an organist ana
chormastcr Of this city who Is an alumnus oil 'he
nniVerEitY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
nrr ALLIED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.

70, Maine New-Hampshie and Vermont. Increasing
,,,n.es with snow rain. warmer; somthwes'cr!y
winds lit. ia.
For Massachusetts, Increasing Goodness possibly RAM
warmer: southwesieriy winds.
- rhode Island and Connecticut partly cloudy:
,armsr: southwesteriy winds.
Far Eastern New York cloudy and threatening. with
,ow IN central and northern fair in extreme southern
r,,on. warmer In southern portion: souhwestery Winds
For Eastern Pennsylvania Nsw-Jersey and Da!a" are
fair and warmer Tuesday. southwssterly winds; 49,
r'or the District Of Columbia. Maryland ana virginia.
,,ir and warmer, southwesterly winds.
or Western New- York light rain snow; southwest
erly shifting nOrthwesterly winds.
For West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. gener-
Ally fair westerly Winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
A REVIVAL AT THE LYCEUM.

''TiiE PRISONER OF HENDA7
Last night al the lyceum Theatre Mr frohmah
revived The Prisoner Of Zenda setting before his
public pleasing play upon a deiightfuly romantic
subject giving much entertainment 70 a numerous
audience ana winning a brilliant success one OF
the bcs; tendencies Of recen, times is toward inc
romantic drama and Il Is one that may be expected
10 increase The lowest level Of degradation mas
bcon reached in certain Of the contemporary
theatrical exhibitions. and change ior ne Det'e 81
seems have begun in earnest. Inc iIINuii't ~
Zcnda" has been successful from the hrst, anu
with Mr. Hrckc.; in the principal character ana an
. pe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
,rTTTJAU N. ENGLTSU'S Will.

indianapolis. FEB. 1o-The will OF William H..
,,,s, was filed to-day. He gives $500 to the
49, historical Society; 5000 for the completion
.,,lcaton OF his history Of Indiana 5000
"nu and Two pieces OF real estate to his stenog-
ranher Miss Ruth HEDGES $500 to Aee w VICE ins
orpnh" "a, amounting to about 2Wop 10 ms
so son. ms E English Spsesh to w sain 81 and
grandchnniIeni W.ljng OF Chicago. 10 be paid %
William i,as ,hev are twenty-one years OF age ana
t ihe' remalnins 9n,n,Iasarter 10 HIS uA'se''
Iinda English WallIng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11

HE AND OTHERS INITIATED AT A MEETING LAST
NIGHT.
There was a special meeting Of the Iammahy
Society or Columbian Order, last night IN the VIZ
wan in rour;eenth-st for the purpose OF Ihl'suno
ten new members. Ex-Police Justice IhomaS rev.
nrr presided The new members Initiated were oN-
,.or II = belmont Assistant Dstrlc;-Attorney Rob-
ert Townsend State Senator Samuel }. foiey' As
slstant D.strlct-Attorney Henry W. unger. CWi
Justice Herman Bottle. John j Conway, Antonio
Rec,nos. Matthew F. Donohue Peter f. Carney
Tro meeting adjourned Immediately after the m
,t1tions wern over. Mr.. BELMONT went 10 ~ lise.
inr. and departed in company Win D. sergeant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
MIRTH At THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Till; GAY TARIsIANS."

The farc.csl play Of THE Gag Par!sians which
recently had prosperous career at lioyts Theatre.
was agrccaDy performed last night at me G.ani
Opera House and was received WIN 'dF'' ~ d"
audi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
MELODRAMA AT THE STAR THEATRE.

In the Star Theatre last night Mr.. Sanford pre-
scented melodrama called The War o. Wealth
which Is replc;e with popular incidents ana IS
libnra " supplied with comprehensive views upon
is complex subject and win benevolent senumcnis
Mr. Joseph WI, clock ana Mr. Lawrch'r iiah"y
who are prominent II. the cast were warm! Nc
cOmcl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11

Special Notices.
~o~~~~~~~~~N~~~N~NN~~ ooo>>o>ox>oo>o,uooo><>
A. Fifth Avenue Art Galleries.
36G Fifth Avenue. near Saith Street.
FREE; VIEW DAY AND EVENING.
EXECUTR.X SALE
MODERN PAINTINGS
belonging to the estate Of the late
MIR. AUGUST RUITEN.
including representative samples Of
DIAI DAUBIGNY.
DuPRE. GERoME.
JACQUE. KNAUS.
ROUSSEAU sCHREYEH.
VAN MARcKE. vIbERT.
VAUTIER. ZAMAcoiS'
To be Sold tomorrow
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
at o'clock.
..oprpr soMERvILLE. oRTGIEs 4 CO..
Aucton.er @A"ases~
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Religious Notices

>cr~~~r~o~NN~N"o~N~|~NSNo> ~~o>NN>~~>~>"~">>>"s"
NIGHT, Mrs. Kress famous sooist; also Colonel
Hadley unique choir OF homeless men at ST. Bartholo-
news Rescue Mission also Kings Daughters choir; o.
chestral organ recital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

In this diagram A continuous white line shows the
changes in pressure Indicated by The Trbunes SELF
The dotted line the
nsrature recorded a Porrys Pharmacy.
Tribune ONCE Feb. II. 1 A. m.-The weather yesterday
vas fair cold The temperature ranged between 30
and 40 degrees t35% degrees being J. OF
degree higher than sunday and l degrees higher
,hen that Of the spending day Of last year.
The weather to-day Will be fair and warmer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
GOvERyOR GREENHALGE SLIGHTLY III

Boston Feb 10-Governor GreenhalGe ~ III WIKI
Indigestion lie sent word from Lowell this morn
ing that he would not come 20 the state house ior
4 couple of days, by advice OF his physicians
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11

TO Manufacturers Factory sit"s fr,e III an.
",,"fn nour and half from New-iork labor abundant
rsan frslrh.s low rents: living cheap; coal cheap
o"'"P ''e' Address OWNER, 80 ". 4Gth-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
8perial Notifies.

~o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r~ ~'~~~N~N~~~~~~~ANsN
At the American Art Galleries. d
MADISON SQUARE. SOUTH. NETWORK.
Free View Day and Evening.
THE KING COLLECTION.
MASTER WORKS
BY W
and other artistic property
Belor ging to
DAVID II. KING, JR.
O, ,b,, city. III
The sterling quality of the majority OF
the Paintings and the remarkable rep
resentation ofthe English School in the
collection easily distinguish this event
as one of the most interesting and inn
portant in the art history ofthe countx~>
To he sold Mt absolute public sale
On Monday and Tuesday Evenings.
Feb. l. and la. Mt > O'clock,
AT CIIICKERING HALL.
On Tuesday and Wednesday After.
moons, Feb. 18th and 10th.
Mt 3 O'clock,
At The American Art Galleries.
THOMAS e. KIRBY AUCTIONEER
AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION. MANAGERS.
East 23d-s. Madison Square, South.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11

4 dainty end appetizlng breakfast, Dhhf'r''i
r,.PN SAf'SAGEs Soc that you get them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
~ DEFENCE or SENATOR PRITCHARD.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial headed "A Boomerang docs
Senator Prtcharl great injustice. He has just
ISSUED an address TO the voters Of North Carolina
opposing the formation OF silver party. fsease
read my remarks In ''The Congressional Record or
February 8. where | speak for the Republicans or
North Carolina. knowing Their sentiments ana pur-
poses ask you TO do Senator Pritchlrd the JUS
Tee to publish this sentence from ms address; -
am now and always have been a Republican ana an
ardent protectonis and have an abiding faith
in the principles OF Rcpubcansm and until the
Republican party shall desert the cause OF protec-
ton and It's principles OF Amerc nlsm. shall clam
the honor OF being n member OF us organization.
This SETS forth the position OF the Republican party
in North Caroliua RICHMOND PEARSON.
Representative IXth North Carolina District.
Washington. Feb. TO- 1895.
(Mr. Pearson should address his protest to MT.
Wharton Barker, and not to The Tribune. which
made no attack on Senator Pritchard. and never
held him responsible for Mr.. Barker's audacous
announcements accompanying the silver mani
festo.-Ed)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
nr1rn INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

NJ and ,,r. pnEp Rhlaelanlcr. Of No. 8 East
Tilriy-ninth-si gave a olnn": party last evening.
Tho table decorations were PINK roses ana mes %
tho valley Tn' guests "sre NJ ana M yi, l.y"'S
Mr. AMI ls Lou. T lIoy, Mr. agt ~, rao ,"ry r g
Emmett ,he N,N l'r ana Mrs p1FId H. "res'' Nl'S'
william Rh.nc.an4cr and Irving PARIS
Tho second and last Of The Monday cotillons for
this season took place at Sh'rryS last night ana was
very pretty and gay dance. The guests "'''
celvel n the pink room. which was h'i'''''l'N
decorated with flowers and plants. and arranged a.
d, 5ro,,inc-rooto. bv Mrs Charles X. huntington.
Mrs Ica.s l.. D"lAneid and MR. Jonn AIsop n.is.
\ few Informal dances " r. ehlo},n ~ ,, Hiiss
r. zlbcih Sands "a his partner began thr 'ol'.oh,
whch was danced continuously until supper was
announced There were No favors. SuIpe. WAS
served nj small tables. arranged In the !oWer nan;
on Zach board cluster Of different kinas OF
roses Tn. members Of the repTes'nthINe "A"o'i'e
class set were present In large numbers
suhscriution concert and tea will take place this
afternoon in the Madison Square Garden Concert
Hall FOR the benefit OF tho Sunnysde Day Nursery
No tickets are sold. the subscription paid oy e"c"
n,troness entllIny her 10 certain number OF uck~
ore Nine cave. Sgn1r Cremoninl and Signor An
coma Will sing Some Of the patronesses OF the on
tertalnmen, nre Mrs Heher r. Bishop Mrs. Cor
neus Vanderbilt, Mrs. August Ge.mont. Mrs., o..
Kountzc Mrs J. Plerpcnt Morgan Mrs Winlam n, -.
Sloane Mrs. a. Cass CanneIi MIS-. Junh i mx.,I
n
and Mrs. James Pin
At the musical morning OF Albert Morris Baspy
In I'M. Waldorf yesterday the solosts were victor
Herbert Mile Loventz ana Maurice farkoa.
Among the many weli-known people VINO lstehei
IN the music were Mrs. James ". Gerard. Mrs.
Elisha Dyer jr, Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, Mrs
Dwight Collier. Mrs. Joseph Stickney Mrs W. l..
livingston Mrs. James Muhlcnberg laiey, Mrs
II. Ruthvcn Pratt. Mrs. Archie iell. MIS- Erwin
Gould Mrs Arthur NJ Dodge. Mrs. Henry Sapih,
Mrs Charles W. Cooper and Mrs christopher
Moller
Mrs Jules Reynal. of No 263 MadIson-ave.. will
give a reception with music this afternoon
concert for the bench, OF st. Jos"ph's Home for
Consumptivcs In Fast One-hundred -and-forty-
thlrd-st at which Nine Calve ANA several oth"r
artists will sing will be given this afternoon AT the
home OF Mrs Eugene Kelly. jr.. No. II Washlnstoh
Square North Includod In the long list or patron
are Mrs. Theodore A. liavemeyer MIS- ne
Lanccy Kane Mrs Jules Kcynal. Mrs. FREDERICK
II. Benedict Mrs Mason r. Jones. Mrs. Herman
Oclrchs and Mrs. Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs Frank w. Savin OF No. : East
Sxty-sevcnth-st.. will give II small dance this
evening.
Mrs Gilbert T.. Jones' OF No 222 Madlson-aVe.
will give her second at home with vocal music on
Friday afternoon from until O'CLOCK.
Mrs. Charles A. Peabody will tomorrow give
tea at her home No. 60 West Twenty-tirst-st In
honor of Miss Kingsley. daughter OF canon Kings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
MARRIED..

,v-AyrRY-On Monday, February TO- ~ me rev;
rf~n,i,g,nn IN Grac, Church Chantry. Mrs Marion
lr,sh AVN daughter the late Joseph H. brusn 10
Nr Herbert H. Dc2n. - A.,
r,-r-, .-focuuORFrEE- MonAav, February TO- al we
r,r,o - tre BRIDES parents. N Mount terno, ny me
rs ,.,rles CHM Lille Elizabeth daugHter o! .lr.
al Ne August i. I4ochdorfer. 20 Mir. Guy Dayton
I.r% - Greenwich, Conn
~ MISUNDERSTANDING on THURSDAY January
% ,S.n H., he Rev Dr. Frank Rogefs Morse ieisn
I,,r.~ older daughter ~ the late Edwin Esllhno 10
iorn Alexander Van Rensselaer,
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JOhannis,
king Of Natural Table waters.
Sold rrveryWlere

Artificial Tceth.The highest award at me W or,a
Fair granted DR. Desne centist sos
Specially artificial teeth Expression restored
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11

Matrices OF marriages and deaths must De IN
dr~ssd with full name and address
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Mrs. Charles A. Peabody will tomorrow give
tea at her home No 60 West Twenty -first-st.. II
honor of Miss Kingsley. daughter of Canon Kings
lev
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11

Mrs. Gilbert T.. Jones' OF No. 222 Madison-aVe
will give her second at home with vocal music Oh
Friday afternoon from until o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11

Mr. and Mrs Frank w. Savin OF No. East
Sixty-seventh-st, will give n small dance th's
evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11

building Trndcs Club.-The members Of IN. club
requested To attend the services OF our
associate. David j. Baile at his late residence .0S Rut
edSes Brooklyn. this day Cruesiay) O'Clock
y.
- CHARLES A. COWEN. President.
STEPHEN NJ. WRIGHT. secretary
The KenslcO Cemetery. located on the Harlem
Nalroad foy-egh minutes ride from tho Grand Central
Depot Ofce. 10 East i2d-st.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

asked b bid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
opened barely steady; 12:o6, stoadv:
closed steady; sales, "a. 800.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29

same seven days Of last year: 457. 91 year
before last last and 1851 592 in 1893, ana for the
,% We y. days Of December 1t has been
l.Sl6. foi against 1.li6sl9 last year: l,703 562
year before last and 1885, ISL in 1898 These
make total movement for the llG days
against i.7So.52o last year, 6.7o5. $40 year be-
FORE last. and 5,2l2,s2o same time In 1893.
re dns noveln m, sinee September shows
against S,2Ss724 last year; 5os ogo Year 1s
io1e .ast am 3.M2o15 same time in 1898
and VfPT aom,, across cross the Misssslpp, ohio
CANADA, 526.T5. against 53i 0SS laai YEAR ear"
; ,fir.as- year 1sn, before last ana 10 same
September i, iil3s7 aganst 5,s Ss5 la OF
year 532, Isl year before last. SCI. sGg same
time in 1922 Southern mil iakings,. sSi' IA %s
AGAINST 3bS ls3 last year 35l. $40 wear before
last, and 3l35el s1ine time in lSss' '''o'e
,oF Foreign exports for the week were o9o
S 5oi,i hS cams 1892 last year. making the
against ist ,2,o31.o2o last year. or an Increase
,n SO ,bs rao nil Is saklngs and Canada dur
compared with the correspondlng ne,r.,o6
, ,aSt year. The, total tllslngs since Sep.
ta aner Of aavs aeGreased HISS mn toa
Sonth and Canada. thus far for the season
iimlv oeS aao La eSoo2 agans; 13G5,222 These
.sjiII. Stocks at the seaboarI and t,snr,,'
,,ilne leading Southern interior cen,ers
n n increased during the week 20 400 bales
AZ. iiiNltdSt curing the
ing period last season OF 622is ana .,,..
1893 ~ ut tic same date in
Including stocks left over at norts an.
interior towns from the las, crop and 10
~ =, iheer or bales brought into slight thus
cetnber 25 is $40 32S bales ad,inst 10
i'4 Tor the same period last year.
NE" YORK. December 2s.-Hubbari Bros
CO. say of cotton: Tho demoraliz,tior
III the market today was affected hv tho
amount Of cotton coming ir to Sigh, for tho
week being larger than anticipa,ed FROM
~, ~, shipments from the interior tbv,s
fdrHer IN the week the movement r,as ~ ~.
he sb,, ~ SNOW 3oooD bales In sight. birt
~ sntpinents increased during the l,tta,
putt OF the week and the movement o.
,rVvtuing TO MIR. Hester was 3s1 ono 30 ~ ~
- ,ed 70 heavy selling, and the p,nr,,r;
.anntt urcnned to the lowest prices ~,
day. '"eS' prices OF the
new YORK, December 2S.--'There WAS
me 10 the demand in the dry goods MAJ
het today and only a light business. w,
zone Some attention was extend.a b..
80 90, YRS IN white goods and fan. on
sIn,'s were reported. otherwise If wa
printir MI het. as usual 10 the season
lars. i' ~ '-loc Tor regu-
New York, December 2s.-Tbe co,to,
ma rket closed Steady at net decline ~
n 10 points. The course of tho narlxat
VI, MdS downward, Utmost from start 10 In
,,ra 81 euespts oyerran estimates. A feat
ure OF the market was The he si,,f i, ,e "
local traders to sa,l. n-twll. bstand3sn,,," ol
large receipts. The mark iq a'iiu ,,S me
poiideht upon the local contingent 'e
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
The leading futures ranged a, follows.


Chicago. December 2s.-The unsettled
local financial conditions offset to a great
extent the favorable effect OF the ex-
trctnely Hight worlds shipments of wheat
today, That market closed steady ut i,c
advance. Fluctuations at no time were
over a cent, Other markets were dull
AID steady. corn closing a shade easier,
oats hGlc lower and provisions about 2,sc
higher
Whea. opened very firm because CT the
smagy shipments of the week from Tie ex-
portlng countries of the world The clos
ng OF another rather important Chicago
bank prevented that and the other sta
tlstical news concerning whelt-whch
was OF the most bulRsh klni-producing
a much greater degree OF strength ,hal
Reports received before the op ming. ndl-
eating that the total worlds sh omen $
for the week would be less than ijoo.OvJ
hushels. caused May wheat. which closed
with the bulk of the first trALeactionS at
s2A There wern few sales In the next
the highest prces of tho for1Hoo1. Trade
was extremely Night up to T. O'Clock, ana
dnrlng that time the general tendency in
prces was downward. The trading pri ~
sagge1 quite slowly, hut inside of the first
few minutes II hld gone az low as sli,
The official report OF the, worlds ship
OF which amount 2ll2.oo1 were culltr .buted
by this country. The visible supply state
mout was another surprise, as, owing to
thu small exports from the staboad last
week, an increase was expected. There
was decrease OF 10000 bushels, against
an Increase of 5000 NJ the corresponding
tsmo of the year before. These two items
had q good effcci ana after the decline
10 MA mentioned q rally 10 2Ns took
place. The price during the last hour
hal many fluctuations between SiA and
S2l,, but was incltaei to resist any re1uc-
tton below So. and that was the closing
prtco. Rumors OF u further depression
In banking circles were denied and New
York reported q continued foreign de-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
COFFEE.

New York, December rs -CoNee-options
opened steady, PRICES unchanged to IL
POINTS higher, rulei generally steady and
lairly active on covering. following better
cap'eS ana irtncr spot markets closed
quiet, 5Wl0 points net advance. s,les, ID. sol
a haesgss; 11ncludin5, December $50; March,
10 J-S' invoice, l0HlS; mild. steady. Cor-
uoVa' ln'snlf sales. 20 bags Maiucaiho,
private terms: 1000 Rio No. I. in store. To-
lie shipped at los
santos. December 2S. Santos quiet: good
a|erage Santos, 1900 refs per 10 .ilos; re-
cclIPts' TWO days. 1900; Mock, $1,000.
HaNre, December y Coffee 'losed
quiet at a net advance OF NJ; sales SGN
hamburg. December 2S-Quiet: Y Mfg
advance. sales, COCO.
30, December 2s.--Steady: No. Rio.
1900 reis per 10 kllos. ex ,hange, S 3-s9d
receip,s,. two days. 5000; cleared for the
og5 me-, e states. 1000; for Europe, 1000; stock
New York. December 2S.--Total ware.
u ho ,l7 deliveries from the United States
$50, inciuGihg 1880 from New York: New
YORK stock today 377, l+3: United Staros
s s,S co. AS G2' atioa; for the un,toi States
IA, l62. against col III last year '''e"'