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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1896-07-01

0us @tabGifement Der &pan padz
ing @Ompanp in Dubuque, Sa., 1T
abge6rannt. Der @erluit tpirb auf $45,~
600 sef9dst; bic 9srfi9eruus betrdst $780,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

New York. May l.--IIubhnrh Bros g.
coz cotton letter: a quiet market and
positions IL Tho story OF the mornings
session briefly told The short interests
were Tho buyers ths evening" advancing
aud white this advance was IN progress
the new crop positions were neglected.
Throughout The trade belief prevails That
when The short interest IL covered higher
prices VIII be recorded, so far there
are no signs Of increnainB spcculations.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Ooings Of a Day With Wall Street
Operators
TRANSACTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT
Foreign Conditions and the Gold ship
mcnt Rumors Were Against Spec
u,a'ion-Raiiways s'oady.

New York. May 1.-The absence OF out.
side interest IN the stock market was
sharply defined today, the aggregate
transactions barely footing ZIP 10000
shores 1t goes without snying tina, this
total is insignificant In comparison with
the normal daily average OF trading u the
spring. Tobacco figured for onc-third of
the dealings. The dulncss is pcr,iy as
cr!bed to the renewal of gold exports and
the political uncertainties ABROAD, wlich
have caused complete withdrawal OF
pubic interest In the market. Activity In
the stock exchange markets is not ca
pectcd 10 be resumed to any important
extent until the adjournment of co. stcus.
The pivotal influence upon speculation
Gay was the engagement of gold for
Shipment by tomorrow's steamer. Ike
irst news OF the formal orders led 10
some concessions. In prices, hut. as the
amount taken fell considerably below os-
umates. a moderate rally cnsued .c WI uh
prices We're taken to above last nights
closing. The actual amount OF pO,i ;hat
was withdrawn from the assay ni.n'" to-
day amounted o about $l,4i5.rJ OF tins
total about sl,2pn,u00 VII be exported. only
lars being taken. Ii Is understood that
the quality OF the gold coin that was Of
ferret to shippers today was 80 poor as to
involve a depreciation OF onc-quarier OF
! per cent, hence tho unwlilinsness OF the
exchange house 10 take the coin. lhe le-
gal lmn loss on gold procured from lie
spn-,reasury --;echuicaly termed uint u,
toieration-ls one half OF yer cent. ine
sS."o,%1 for interest, and this viii lie
practically offset by The sov,rnmcn,
money paid In under the last ,erasury can
By the depository banks, Tn,rc Was paii
N by these depository bauAs .o'ay or
sl,uru.oeo, making 81. 400 mo posted at the
sub-treasniy within the pas, Two Gays.
The gold shipped goes TO Paris
Ihe exchange market was called "h.icf
today, but did not rule quotahIy lover,
the Increased offerings OF bills noted lc-
ing chiefly drawn against the snipmrn a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
COFFEE.

New orleans. May l.--Cofree--Rio dun,
ordinary TO low fair lji.mi7h.
New York. May 1.--coffee-Options quiet
nj unchanged prices. ruled generally dull
and featurelcss on local trading. closed
steady at 70 points decline. Sales $50
bags, Including May i?.s5' September
II. hD!llGo. SPOT oorfee-kio quiet. No. I
IL rs. mild quiet: Cor1oya l6S.n Sales
aOd1 Maracalbo and l-o Central American.
p. 1.
average Santos 1900 refs per 10 kllos
Receipts 100 bags; stock 10000.
Hamburg. May l--Stcaiy and I'M
changed. sales 500 hays.
iavre .May l.--Closoi barelystcady. un-
changed 10 ~ net decline, sales 5000
'a Ssw York, May Total warehouse
aai'varies from the United States 66l5
hass !ncludinr iss2 from New York New
York slock todav go. 9a2 United States
s+oct g4s 557. ahoat for the United States
III IA, to,al vsiDio for the United States
~ ~. agalnst 5ll.V9l bags last year
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

Prices are those ruling In the Houston
wholesa.c market:
gross. Frazier. in lin 1 boNa,s ss;'o 10, per
gross; Golden. 55u'cc per dozen boxes s
3 "a: blasting powder 81 "a n nr' Aos, sS.Von
price, drop Shot per sack 81 a,>, ia aI ME
81 segi 6: ~ '''"'
sacks i,c less. breakfnst ss-S,', "'sWv. ~. Nv
sigc New York dry snIt 6oI'i ,1'vi drS SAY.
HAt S Sr.:' NJ : s:ngked bellies 'c.
pnrojnp "a II, ~ a. ihS--tr0m store:
Arrow lies SOC s'' -'' 49, -s-'"' o'.S'
H. sls5 ~ IN oM ptK ApeS I'm s2oO; 4
gJc, III 49, -, N.V'o,, ZIP. per dozen,
il. per dozen s. 80, TO- ioi ' !, s., e;spSSn' J.
c,AN"TItysnn,' ' T. NV nrt dozen.
RIGS sjrl,i o6 nt,,ea,,rei dozen Strawher-
iS5 seconds e himssG6ges, standard N25m
I cs sl, 'it,pcs l Bartlett bears slh. si@p
M q ~ 20; ,eeeonas, 2lb r9oIi o siandaga
sb siandnr a ,nmNys' snniaVe,kshcrries' soastc
CA%bSYU.IP la III rs,S W"s,'sc;; ..,.,
Gi.f,,s,r. fann,. ,ni,,s, oi.voSr; WRAPPED.
rock. ioiliin" '''s' mixed IN pals. 'Apsc'
meas 81 dod,, %, IIGI:rA Ri.EsoMa,rowfa'
beans. 75c; corn 5Srnsl 2s ~, sitms
cAi.ii-ajn %ih's ~; Ws2nIoc. cor,ns -,
dozen for ~ m cane. t,,,a,o. q, 49, ~
erg tl,1n,. I, All et'n II ivachss. sLSSglav'
pears, 81. jtifii 10, ,,rson npr,,o.s' siWvl
cherriem Il "a Si'hSii sl"piss, Clip white
berries 81 ,;6y,', :.''A Vh'i''es shso' olacK-
CANNiti, XII. S%rs, .,,oos, ,oo, III, 900
al. 30 OH 81 5o5,p &. III. uii 10. si-y
siezen & itoi "a. III ;,,r, 'p ,l1 oeel,
s2oofi2 IL. isIh cb,, ,n ~ uvzen.
90 ~ fein chippeu heei, upzen. Sl2hG
lap i T',r, oxf9rd saninnse dozen oo
ham i doy.n G,,r,c nj, ~ .aip po.'eg
dozen s125. III r.ytl,d ~, ~ 49,, ntii. ~
75c. LII daviIsI bs,n, H ~ u"5e''' ~"
t'AND1 rs ,.,a,"5,n ~ ~, ni,15,,,- :,
oz iernnrn oSsn,,.a o ,'n" ~ "t2ut., 10
candies eg,1ias '9'''S' '9"A'v' 9la'
COFFEE and t,oraova. r,,r ,c,.c,
lie: prime 17a.StIsc" rhnJrn ID e,at an in,.M
laisu.nc: panhsrrv d., .,S i, s,';, ANY
fee: Apex basis lo6ib rases 20, ~ ~ "a,
bucIsle's in l00lh cases ,oi & r., SGiii": AZ
$50 10; Nocbn ana iava FAM. hio,,a
CKACKErs" !, {, 'a an,Ia 'sssn" pc,
cream Sc. uinrer enans Sc. ,,.t,.,,i 49,,
si6c. Daisy oysisr Ill 90 y,,,ii,i @ - uN S,r'
crac knclIs $50 N ""'''S ~
FLUi' R-'riiai Wave si,n. cao 1,,ir,.
second roller nairnt e. *, see Srnn}
extra roller fancy. 81 Sea POM s5ae,
rye nour "a "a. n,,,,n.rrtrLai e. "a t,tii
hilry's I,.s, "a n 'a in,S 60 a., i is
Nor blI. .,,s.is, ~ -, ~, aN -
ierior noinfs 'N' NO ~ III
FARiNArSJ,ol-s coor,s-cr,ts b,rnt,v
AMI cream meal I'm bhls % 55f;3 90 ncnTI |
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
DRIED FRUITS.

APPLES Fancy sliced IN boxes 3-il
Be; choice @vlporaied. las ste. fancy
cvaporatei, 7n7 i-4c; aprlcois. evapora,"l.
lDc; citron. lie per lb currants faney
cleaned l-ic, figs. ovaporatei, So. Tpt kish
layer re; noctornes ovaporniod SCI
ornfod ice, pums, pitted. s.
KAlSlNS- California l.. l.. boxes, l25d
LEO; crown NJ NJ. raisins. 80 10 boxes.
l-2c; crown l., NJ. % ID boxes, l-4a
l-2c.
> PR NES-Crop 1896. California prunea.
gO-lOOs. l-2c; s0-9ns. -2c. 70-s0., 7c: G0-T0s,
l-2c, oo-f0s. Sc; silver prunes, lie; ruby
prunes, l-2c
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
COMMERCIAL RRIErs.

New York. May i--Hiies ana leather
steady; wool quiet.
New York. May l.-Goycrnment bonds
fasY; Sieie bonds dun railrond bonds
steady.
London May l.-Thern were no mar
keis here today this being "chimncy
hwcens lMy' aud a bank holiday.
circinnar, ohio. May l.--Whisky steady :,
sales ~ barrels at LIZ.
M,w York MAY r-Totni sales Of stocks
tod - loihOl shares. including American
T aeoeo. 1900. Aneaean sugar, i3.yO; 81.
Paul CJl)
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New orleans, MAY l.-Thss market ahs 10, for
oo pston nothing doing, prime crude oil.
IN hulk II i-eais. prime summer, yellow.
IN ,srrels "a. meal 100: cake IL" per
s"~S, au York. May i.-cotton :esd preh-
~ All and unchanged; quotations nom
nal prime crude oil, bulk y 5;,; p pr,irns
su ,,nn ses ysl msa. si.oo per r'i ioa.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

New York. Nav l.-Wheat- Receipts az
,01 bushels exports 33.slr bushels: spot
weak 40. red y - No. hard II i-s
options opencd steady on rains IN The
Northwcat and light deliveries. but yield
ed 10 dsappoiuting cables big sprlna
wheat rocoin.s fine weather In the win.
ter wheat belt. and later sold OF under
FREE liquidation, closing sidic net lower
No red Nav ~ 5-s; September 60 rs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

New orleans. May i.--iioe products arc
quiet, pork Old so lard refined uefce D.
loXed dry salt shoulders 90. Sides (; hams
chure sugar cured si.M1i, Flour dun
ox,n fancy Seln570. patents asoGs 30
cornmca! 1ulot l,ij B'nn dun AT 5iu55
Hay firm; prime la.opnispl; choice 1900
l4to Corn steady. 80. sacked - Rice
rough rocoluts Gao. SO far thi. season l. rs
s92 sam. tiuc last year 6s0 sSi: sales today
a3e, market dun AT 75u22 clean steady
and lnll. ordinn.V 10 good 2Ht.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

BEER schlitz. quarts si05 per Dbl
pints, silO per hbl; Dixie Pale, quart
SOC. pints g. 80, Lemp's Extra Pale,
quarts sli.5o plnis tll,oo
HIGH WlSEssl % per gallon:
WUISKY--rer gallon: Finished goods,
on high wine basis. ,22; straight bourbon
and rye according to age and quality,
81 1913 90. Blended si.75N3.i0
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
KANSAS CITY.

Kans-s City. May 1.--ca,tie--Reccipts
400; snipmonis 1900, market strong and
cows 'yyei9 10; bcef steers 2t0n+ 10; ma.
tive COWS d06is o.; stockcrs ana feeders
ssM3 80: bulls 2 9saS % Hoas--R Receipts
HOO; shipments No9. lights firm; others
strong and steady; bulk of sales .. lOla. %.
hea yies 2. goHa. a.. packers 3.0buS ~. mixcd
G5fi3 G2i.: fights z. 2Ja3 ~: workers. 1901
3 10; pigs 6Das 70. Sheep-kecrnts 1909
sicndY g. 2tal4 "a. InnLtons. 2.Soi3l IS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

Liverpool. NAV I.--Following nre the
weekly cotton statistics: salcs. total 81
tG,. sales. American ~ H1: trade tnkings
6i.pn. actual exports 10i0, imp0rts. total
52p0. IMPORTS. American 39@j. stock to-
tai AZ. vN. stock. American al 600 afioat
total 10000; afloat. American 1900. sales
for speculation 200; purchases for export
800
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
EVENING POSTS cAnLrGRAM.

New York, May 1.-The Evening Posts
Paris financial cnhloGram: The bouIsc IN
rhis city was very firm today especially
for rentos, which advanced =,
los The money market here was easier
and exchange on London up y centlnc,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

Barb Wire quotations are Tor car loa'
lots
BARBEp WIRE-Glldden, galyanized,
81 co per in lbs; painted wire. sa.35, wan
kegnn l0c higher than G-idden-
WIRE NAILS-Rate $50 per heS, ad-
vances. 10 to 90 penny 50c $ and penny
soc; and penny i5c: and penny ~r;
3 penny sl.2o: penny $50.
CUT NhlLS-Rate s2m per Keg' SAINT
adYannos as on wire nails.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

HOCSTUN.
]. Jacobs 4 Co, OF tho Houston Stock
yards report as follows:

Chicago May l.-fattle-To1ay mar
Ret was loc higher than Yesterday ana the
sipp.y was wen taken. The range for
common to strictly choice dressed mud
shipping steers 81 now 3.aDui No. Few
steers sell below $50 and plenty If sales
nave been made as high rs I "a. butchers
stock has advanced .5c and cows and
he fers are selling largely al 2.75u3. ~ with
numerous sales of choice hclfrrs Mt 3 J1u
$40. Bulls continue to sell slowly at . 2ifr
500, While calves haze sold up 10 4 Z, for
primo ones. Texas grass steers are rather
more plentiful ana sell al assoc. ~ while
fed lots OF superior quality have sold close
10 40.
lIogs-Thore was u further decline Of DC,
leaving prices 2Gn25 lower thnn n week
ago. Prices are the lowest In many years
bu' thcy are likely TO 10 stillower us
supplies IN the neighbVrAopd promise to b"
..rge BULK Of hogs sold today crossed the
scales al 3.3GuS 10, sales bong at 3.rJi43. 80
tor heavy with the best 3 A and choice AS
sorted light al 3 50T3.dD. This weeks sup
ply OF sheep promises TO rench about b.
ga hcnd. TRADE today was hbOut fun
prices. Sheer, were wanted at =, 5olt3,75 fot
common 10 choice. Texans selling the
lowest and westerns fetching 3.iOu3. 10.
lambs rold i5qi5 90 for ordinary 10 fancy
florks and large numbers sold al 800
Kcceipte-Cattc 400. hogs 3o,oD, sheep
llyn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

Tho active months at Liverpool are no"
quoted practically ~ the same figures Us
were given IA week ago.
Houston expects 800 bales -rrow,
agnlnsi 42s on the same day last year.
New Orleans 10 TO l5pp. against 22G5,
Gilbert g. 60. wired II. cnrgill at 5a5
quenco Of manipulation by leading bulls
orr market fails TO respond: crop ac-
count continues good. producing invest
mcni."
The small bombay receipts rf II. 900 this
week, against $1,000 Inst year. and she
light shipments foreign this week of no
against 1900 last year, have been prom
inent factors IN adding strength to the
positi0n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. May i.--Bu tter..,.t,,reamery. iig
Kansas city. Mey J. -.Butter- Cream
cry, i3qi4; dairy loaig EgKs-8uiet; Ie-
cedpts. heavy; strictly frash' iv"a'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
HIDES AND WOOL.
HOUSTON MARKET.
LONDON SALES

London MAY lat the wool auction
sales today 3es bales wee offered, OF
which 2aJJ were Withdrawn. All better
parcels met with brisk demand. Inferior
but In face OF the shortage OF the supplies
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
TRADE NOTES

sss s NOV sale at 6 cents and 70.
On he r nsr, Of berries and otSs wiH o,ol 10
aSs are in good de ronl'lE ~ ~ Ky ye sCy
Pr per- ,.oaay Sale" we s,p I and
ila'IT' faIsiIf eggs were ever as op.. ;,
~ t,wn nss; Sales are repo ms eaneap
k.sN per d iosm farmers wagons ,su a as
rs s.sy. rsce.vea 80 cas- o,
'asent' very low The b,a 1g,saay and
| ~ " and fair to Of good 81 Mt e ss5,
h .s ss.ahl position of sugar ..
sSss 'ss1rS%lne, es pers lpys decline i
vent aayanuccesh liberal purcha ,ne !o =,
i s'0S PRICE CURRENT.
'oHsSiaass,esn.' are revised daily ~,
can ha 'a'.N anu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
THE WOOL srARr5r,r

a receivers state that There - rroo
10 market for wool, ana prices
Lys,i.. In'''e'y nominal. The situation
4, so,a as strong as ever, but the
|ten a'1 I'na , apseis all comfort in that
i s,a,es ms .cs sVh Jouina! OF COM
has ~, ',a, during the rust week
! Il. X, ,, ssen rather more samp,ina am
|,yer i io,a'ices some movement Of Hani.
lis far frou r,.o. usual, yrt the general
|sse 10 ron satisfactory. There is no
lil9oksy ,r eveh what inquiry there is
(arQugh M ,Sa NIX ,ihs shre"'I buyers look-
ls5 XII Y cheap and Try to ret II H. cb my
n ANY nMo@ins that prices are iowfr
!rs a o sls,t in purchasing das.ra bic
has no,i''i,nr,e',,nrlng situation, how
liling O ne, improved. The mills IRE
Aase for the better '''e week shows
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
SUGAR.

New Orleans. MAY i.--Sufsar aulet; open
Kettle Su3 rs: centrifugal GRADUATED 8:
whites 9-160f a.. yeilosSs ~. S-l6:
seconds 8 1-Sd3 15-l6. Afoiassses quiet; cen
trifugs1 Jal6.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
GRAIN AND HAY.

Car load lots. job cars. from mill; deal
ers charge from store 5ul0c more per 10
los on bran. case per bushei on oats anu
corn.
cORN-sacked. siG35c.
BRA -6sa7oc.
OATS sa &c; No. white si4sac; com
CHOPPED CoRN--7oc per 100 lbs.
HAY--Alfaifa. siS oDu14 90 per ton: inlet
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
!. FRUIT ppospr-rs

fran, ~ considerable ON, variety TO the r.-
d, ~ california concerning the can.
' ~ Tue iralt crop. The fros,s wbich
AZ .,.l'ed during the early par, -.
Eia a more or, or less damage tbranrho,,,
Eay M. entirely destroying SOM. ,,,,i,
Fiji p h o., ami ma erlaiiy snor,e iu..
(asaio tnniiy others. I.lfon%oo ,u", ,,,s
Elasndh s crI Places did great e,.,i may
Mia, ,ba IN several paccs III IL ~ ~ re-
sS s II other portions I Of D t6r WIPES wlPet
RNso OH sr De extremely smn,l M Sns,
foe viii zeal In some few ,oe.,,, nIl
~ yboj.a pe a total fallnr" a sgt"'',,es
IT, c W a fair yield. ~ IN a'' nm a,
and c SSrop is looking fine. p,1 many
sia i low ia,,.g generally look WI ' nj.
i a,,, there was SOM ', g,,, ,rosi vas
dSi , rams have helped ', non',,, sns
s Out In fine shn,. o'v ca ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
81 .5onsl2.50 timothy si75oTis. 90; North
Texas prairie 5000; South Texas 81. 500, ! 100
BUILDING MATERIAL.

,,,-1,,, = :, ~ .Hsf T.fNI M.
N;toPS:0 90; Rosedaie cement, per Nh 81
M2,~ Fine, VIZ; ircclay. 81. a5us 10. plas
yer paris, So 90 fire brick, ST. Louis ne,
NJ $40 ~ drain paving tile, per foot, 7sii5e
u inches inclusive. fo.t roofing he,
square 81 7in2.io. Acme and Royal ccmen.
master. Der ton, Sii.co. plastcrins hnir'
goat. per lib. G.; laths per NJ. 81 90.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
PAINTS AND OILS.

OII-Linsecd. IN Dds, raw, 49c; hol.ch
sc, petroleum, 100 test, in bhls, lac, In
stove gasoline in cases =. 50. I'm bhls lie:
Eupion oil, in bis lec. in eases s. 30. castor
OIL medical pure s5c, turpentine' In bhls'
33c.
WHITE LEAD-Strict!y pure. 6as4c.
WINDOW GLASS-In boxes. co and 20 TO
70 per cent discount. new list.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

merchants were indisposed to accent the
reductions. hence largo Withdrawals.
Following are the sales In detail, New
South Wales .ei2 bales: secured is05isd.
s,casy 5isulld. Queensland 22s3 bales
secured i0isdails a,sd greasy s%uiol.d
Victoria $40 bales secured a,tdQis lid .
greasy sNMilhd. South Australia 1925
BALES; secured ls ?,adais 2'ad: greasy
ihSisd. swan River SIS bales: secured
lod greasy iLMS,sd: Tasmania i02 bales
greasy 5i.mad. New Zealand l5SS bales ;
secured Sduls Id; greasy 1m9i.d. Cape
Of Good Hope and Natal go bales; secured
1Hadals li2d; greasy 5nii9d.
San Angelo. Texas. May 1.-The wool
market has been quite active this week
all warehouses have been busy receiving
and getting ready for buyers. 1t Is es-
timater GptN bags have been received
10 date of as pretty. clean and well Grown
wool MS has ever been seen In this mar
kci. The shrnkage is at least per cent
lighter than the average for the pas,
SIN years. There has not been single
clip OF seedy or defective wool OF any
X nd been brought In. No sales have
been made yet. but buyers arc expected
in n few DAYS from the North and from
Mexico when sales will probably be con-
summated.
Nav York, May i--Dry goods--A better
feeling pcrvadcs the market and general
sentiment supports II. There was some
thing done IN all classes of goods for Inn
ncdiuto wants. but In response TO orders
Printing cloths are steady ut 2iAc and or
ders slightly dcnrcr on that basis.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

Asked b BID.
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
opened steady. demand poor 2 p. m,
quiet. closed steady, tenders. rev, iiJ.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
4 BUSINESS BAROMETER.
nd, to I'll. Condition Of Trade
Generally.
i orslyFSS EXPECTED IN MAY.
.. I, Very favorablc-Ho"s-
0a"v c",,on Receipts For Eight
'0' vou,h,-rrade Notes.


~. trade was very active today
A''esa ~, lines. as is usually the case
q. sr al, ' %, the month. The latter
ths m .-,, has been devoid OF interest
Of nr ,,rcles. ana the movement OF
business car, caaril light. May, however, IS
Es has urv" active month. ana bearers
eis ,ons,dcrable !mrrovem,o.,,,,. !" i ~ TO-
Al W'',,' of the big acrease pl"n,e ,,,
fluva"V corn. oats and wheat Is now
fol|on, awav and this alone VII ,eo
n neau~ am @tint OF labor anu wv
a., "a, u many thousands 81 dollars
etSus ", Increase business IN
|vlll ha ,,rnnnrtlon, consequently the
~ Il much brighter o,,,no
|'ok = yroceries the most notaple
sup,,entiv have been the dccilnc
esa , 1rS sugar. The first. was not
oul a." az Inc -four trade has falleh
e,os.iderably during tho pms, i ino'i..'
vmmsnd 10th ut home anu lot sN-
1 sa. hen light, and the Texas miiis
10 reressary to reduce prices IN
& " ,re,easc sales. The drop OF l-l"c
.a,na an refined sugar. however,
". ,not effect Thurssay. came AS
- WI sunrise to the trade. however.
|a I. W., fully understood The dsrline
", y Nv w ,he sugar trusts outpm- ana
n, me Cunn!ngham goods. owing to
. ~ ,one OF the raw sugar market
"..rsrslly believed that prices Will
,lyance again AMI that ro;inen SUGAR
nod purchase nj present figures.
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so1,sroN COTTON RECElPTs.


d gross rttVIV9H VT V''777
I. 1T o, April, including twc1-hirds 'of
,.,s,n for 1885. amount TO l.O22, G-2
During the same time last year
~ hale. had been received. showing
k.esse SO far this seas u of i3.lsu
seeming small movement, TINS year
n, 10 the fact that thu Texas crop
fully one.third less than in 1874.
I.,on has ulready received oyer one
h The highest estimate of the cn-ire
for 1886. and 10y the end OF the
m will have received larger pro-
pn Of the crop than during any pre-
year
{ following table gives the receipts
Hsason for each month Il this sea-
and also the amount received during
corresponding months Of 1890 ana
b.
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Now York, Mny Weather reports by
telegraph 10 the Commercial AMI Irlnnn-
cial Chronicle this evening note that rapid
progress has been made during the wcels
and Tint planting * nearing completion
NJ most points. In many localities carly
paintings are up and doing well. Rain hns
fallen IN most sections during tho week,
hut in Texas the precipitation has been
very Hight md moisture would be of bono
1T. The Mexican woeyil Is reported to be
doing damage TO young cotton In the vloin-
iiy OF Runge. Tcxns.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

,,, CHICAGO.
INC leading futures ranged M follows
The morning times., 1896-10-22
FOR EXCHANGE.

1880 2lST ST. Nw.-Briek, . rooms.
bath and store; VIII rent for S5u per
month. Trade for private dwelling in
northwest. t5D
1880 9TH ST. NW.-Brick. 10 rooms and
bath, on lot 19NSo to SOFT. alley: VIII
rent for $50 per month. VIII trade for
house near tn and Fnw. u6D
% X ST NE.-Brick and stone dwelling,
containing 9 rooms anu bath. under rent
OF $40 per month. VIII exchange for house
near 9th and Onw. G55l
- u ST. NE.-New Brick, 6 rooms and
bath; q. m. j.; rents for S2O.30 per month.
VIII exchange for property in northwest.
ul6l
A BARGAIN-Win exchange s 4-room
bricks in Sc. for Groom house in NV; houses
rent for So. 80 per month. (4i6l
FRANCIS PLACE sE.-Four 4-Ioom
bricks: renting for Sc. 80 per month; Will
exchange for unimproved building lots. 1861
2T31 p. ST. NW.-Brick; 9-rooms and
ba,h: new house, rent for S35. 90 per
month. will exchange for city or suburban
property. u5S
lllU 4TII ST. NW--Brick. s rooms anu
bath on lot TX 100, To Soft. alley, u. n. H..
will trade FOR suburban property. tS6)
lTll STH ST. NW.-Brick. Rooms and
store; stable in rear; will rent for $25 90
unimproved property. t55)
WILL traue a handsome brick OF IA
rooms and bath; has IA closets; lot is
2Ix1nO: have an equity Of $4,000: want
smaller house. 1852