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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
THOMAS ANTOINE FEREIRo RIBEIRo.

Lisbon. June l6.-rhomas Antoine Ferero Ribero
well-known Portuguese statesman and litterateur
ded to-day.
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Dirprles.

wav An arrest will be courted under the o'u''
nance and a test case tried in the courts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16

FIFTH RACE-Purse $500;
Five and a half furlongs.
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ST.. ri.
R''i lss s. !H3f:Rs =
s so,'.s' s'''ls' DIX NM dsi,$S:as;ss s. e
""o' 10 Time.-io4. .'''''''
Won handilv by two lengths: three lengths between
second and third.
SECOND RAcE-Purse $500; for maiden three-year-ods
specia, weights One and one-sixteenth miles.
VI imp D'1 MsSia,d cSe fofh;S' h n2%e
Mr.. Charlie: LItileaeld ne. CHI g Yen
'A %si:A .'S : C. The Druid ito Keete' ID 81
Brilancy. no. .Clayton)0 4 50
Ttme-i53
Won in drive by three lengths; neck between
ond and third.
ODDS; selling allowances. -Four and half furionss.
TrSworiese Co.'S tlk c. Lithos by -
l Ii Daddy e4 ss2 10 out
T. Mec.a.riy. sr Grey n!rd '4 IS " ~
SI 5im II ss ee::.:..::(oG1-Iy ,SS- p
Lady Louise. ss... :!GambIeyj al ii
Won In a drive by neck three lengths between sec
ond and third.
FOURTH RAcE-Purse $500: for thr.e-year-olds and
upward: selling allowances. On. and one-eishth
Fair ochitree~Medusa. 5 yrs io4 b..
J. C Cars br. h. Copyright. aged. ios.:
C. rlei,ehmann & Sons br., The
Dragon 81. 0amhley 3 b-l 1910
Pckpocket, aged. 107. Hamilton) o 81 0-5
- - Timel57x.
Won easily by two lengths head between second and
third.
FIFTH RACE-THE MONTAuK LIGHTWEIGHT HAN
DIcAP: purse $40 Six furongs.
7 Rupert jr's ch Gotham. by Iro-
quois-Trade Wind yrs. l32 b:.
w. $. Hobart. CHI h. rerrier. .. '' lso.:::
~ s.,,.,.,r.. b, 9 u.pweu 4 iso 90
Grimm T 81 81
Buckrene 8. I27: .(McCarertyl 81. Ii
HaWarCen 4.
Time-l;l5h.
Won handily by three lengths: head between sec nd
ard third.
SIXTH RACE-Purse $780, for three-year-olds and
ward; allowances. Five and half furiongs
Perry Beimont's b. c. Magian, by The III
.Ussd--Magnetism. yrs. 100 10 Gear -
C. F1eischmann & Sons b. g. Uncle Luke.
104 (car. 100. ..WiaytoWS o-i -
W. c. Days Oh. T. Emotional 3 30
Besse Browning 3. S9...........N owere) III %
Bank Cashier g. e4.............. Hewtp D-l Al
Time O9k.
Won easily by half length: four lengths between sec
end and third.
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SECOND RACE-THE MYRTLE STAKES of 5000:
selling for three-year-olds and upward. One mile and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-17
SECRET ORDERS.

Fort Worth. Texas. July 1.-the grsI
lodge Ancient Order Of unltsd WorkmSS
The two local lodges. are at work prepe
Ing for the entertainment Of tho del!
gates. and Will make arranAementa q
The pleasure Of the visiting WorkmeJ
both within and without the lodge rool
during their stay here
Fort Worth, Texas July is-Tarrsnt n
P T,siS ~ II drilling every night 4 y
baseball rk n asipa.,on n ., 'ns W. w
work and In Their handsome new Mnifc.rssJ
Uniform Rank y en- viii Join the psr3
here and mako the trip tcEether; Am94
onei WtIiiam Doherty and coaonel Jetf
BaTbee Of. the adinfant generafa stst
They Will have on Sunday night ovee "
Sonia Fc.
Midlothian Argus: DIRT WAS bros1
here Thursday morning for thrss ~
brick business houses.
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TRADE NOTES.

Tie recently.
ha hsss continue slow sale, Texas stock
r une demand for dried fruits has IL, en-
July. '''''' !" any previous year IN
no ,nere was a further decline in lard and
few points. ''' '''' "''
onu ne arrivals of salt mackerel have been
ers 49,. arg at Boston recently. Local deal
the new catch. % " WV ''''''''' ''0'''
oo Favorable a., crop reports continue To
And and III from the rice fields of Louisiana
IL 'd some reports state that ths. ground
49, uty and baked, with some sections re-
'O'.''s ohiy ~ per cent of tho crop.
a, another revolution in the American sar-
ton ~ ,,siius'ry Is promised in the introduc-
thn VI machine for automatically ming
cor .ah' with - :. The brooklyn Packing
,t u"Ii'ahy has introduced the machine In
factory. and other factories 1t Is said,
contemplate making use of It,
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COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET.
The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on tho spot today at the lead-
Ing markets. together with closing OF mid-
dling yestarduy, With today's ss.leS:
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stock. l66.06s bags; afioat Ncr tho United
States. 2o2. 600; total visible for the United
States, 36S.V5S. against 4a6,6A last year.
iiavre. July l6.-~Coffce closed unchang.
ed. ssth's 5000 bugs.
average Santos. 12.U0p rets per 100 kilos
rcco.pis two days. 2S,oco bags: stock. ieo.uoi
bags.
unchanged to y pfg lower; sales, 6oVo
bags.
Kio. July l6.--Steady; No. Z RIO, 1iNO
iyis per loo kilos; exchange, q $50; no
ceiptS 1900; cleared for the United
states, 600oi for Europe, 1000: stock, 1900
Lays.
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SHERlrF'S DEPARTMENT.

Who wants the following descr'bed ne
gro: Brown skin. about 81 years old
weight about 100 pounds. pleasant looking
scar on hack Of head. scare on ride 9
scar on back. scar on right show. won
when captured straw hal. common Won
shots. with buckles right shoe run dow1
Dnnts. yopd ounIty: gave his name a.
AndaCson then changed II 10 Scott Thomai
and Afterwards 10 Thomas Scott; f9ys ~
has ,ived at Oakv.l!e. also AT Lynchpur9
gays he left the latter place two month";
ago and has been on tho road ever sinc3
w NJ Darst, sheriff, Richmond. Fol
l3eiid county, Texas. /,
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

These quotations are Cevisot, daily and
n n.' correctness can he relied upon, Tho
whoIs are those ruling in the Houston
rros Ni.h CREASE - Diamond. si75 per
srnss, ~ + ra1ler IN tin boxes. sa.AD per
Tor ri ',e1i1en, Ai.G5c per dozen boxes cas-
az NhM,IrNllIoN-Powder per keg. sl.6osi
if,n,s' price; drop shot per- sack e sl ~
~ hliek. sl,60al.6j '''"'
se skns',oI:N,Lashorl clear, boxed. 5a5isc, n
NC. NJ .r .eSs; breakfast, $40; dry salt, / rs
RAGGsGi'hisss; DC; smoked b,il'es. &C.
g,nr "a IL AND TIES-Frcm store: Bag
Arrso,,ri ~ ID, 7-sc; H. Jh.c. ~ H. q 1916;
-. .-es, Soc carload lots i.c per yard
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, July 10. -Whoat-Pracr.,a al
ly unchanged. in fair demand. No. hard
isis: No. i5Ni7, No. . red j2M, No. is
l,ili. Corn unsettled; No. white "a
lower; mixed var lower and inactive;
No. mixed 22ia bid No. white lsulSls.
Ryc--No. . nrminaNy 25ua Hay very
wnlk, timothy. choice. d.5DM7 %: prair!e.
choice. now. i.ioni.p0. Receipts Wheat
IS 40 bushels: corn ai,so1 bushels; oats
none. Shipments none.
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New York. July 16.-The dry goods mar
ket was very slow today. ns far as new
business was concerned. for while IL good
number OF buyers were present. their
tina WAS given to shopping. though orders
took IL good quapthty OF stun Of u misce-
lnneous character.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS

New Orleans. july ls.-The market for
cotton seed pIcduc;s Is Lull and unchanp
ed l,iuo crude oil. IN bulk, II; prime
SUMMER yellow. In barrels 20; meIl
M per, SHIRT ton cake. long ton. fol
export. 1900.
New York, July l6.-cotton seed products
uu.et, with all quotations nominal,
irimo crude OIL. 20N2I in barrels: prime
summer yellow. IN barrels. 2i0f2iM: prlm
Gotten seed meal. 1901 oo.0o per ton.
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TIlKEE MEETINGs.

Hutto. Texas. July lb.-The religious
debate between the Baptisis and Chris
,ians which was in progress near here
has ,losed. The last +, W DAYS being rainy
not so many attended this debate The
,bnre and The Baprists are enjoying Il
,nnt m'c,ing three miles hclow here under
the leadership Of Elder Webb e. the Bap-
ennd,ictnc a meeting tAst above town.
Truly Hutto has meetings.
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COFFEE.

New York, July G-CoMee-Options
onsned steady at 5ml5 points decline. ruieu
moderately. active with weak nnieri2ne'
folalwsng Eurrpsan declines and full Bra
r,ot coffee. except at decidedly lower
piaccs; closed barely steady at 51i5 points
net decline; july, 9s5no-so: September. s75
s,ssldy. Total warehouse deliveries from
New York yesterday. 1875 bags; New
YORK stock &oGay. 10.x23; United States
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LONDON SALES.

London, July 1s.--At the wool auction
sales today Is }si bales were offered Of
which 1000 were Withdrawn. Amer can and
Russlan buyers were die. Sales IN detail:
Gis sd. greasy ss.llod. Queensland. 2l2S
bales. ssoured 9'.l1a al: greasy b.iMat
Victoria. 900 ba.-s.. secured 7i4Gis ga;
greasy GAMlli2d Tasmania 80 BALE
greasy 7A4 l0d. Cape Of Coed Hope ana
Naiai. 3iil babes. secured 7lsd4ls Al;
rrnnsv iiln7d.
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NEW YORK.

New York, July l6.--Flonr - Quiet.
Wheat--terrptl 1900 exports Al i25,
6Ils. options opened sioadier on better
Wall street news, yesterdays big export
purchase and the ha!lish Price Current.
De, liked under heavy cables ana IA reic-
tiun In stocks. hui had "A second rally III
the late afternoon, IA fresh demand both
here and West aud better cables closed
unchanged to i higher. July q 1850
Gi j-lp. c.o ed 6lia September G2,s. Cot
ton seed OF nominal.
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RIrrrER AND EGGS.

chieago;; July nluiile,r-Dull; cream
cry l99alit. creamy amltat.,n Y; dairy .
Kansas CITY. Mo, Jnly ld-Butter Tn
changed; creamery l2qlS; dairy iONis
Eggs--Weak. 81.
81. Lous. Mo. July 16-Butter-Un-
changed. Eggs-t'ir'ner, Z.
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CHICAGO.

Chicago. July i6.-ln spite of tumbIns
pmees IN Wall street and the weakness In
local securities To-Day, wheat held It's own
anu even iinprovd shade ever yosto-
days closing. The export inquiry con
tilucs good ana PARIS cables reported AN
advance there equivalent to 3-Sc. Corn
VAS heavy on line crop prospects Oats
showed iirmness on bad crop iei' Its. Pro
Visions We're weak en- selling 10y the tir ID
holders.
he wheat market started n shade
higher than 1t closed yesterday, the pr!n-
opal reason for the slight additional
strength being the fac, that lrlccs here
thai as much rs 2i0,pei bushels had betn
worked on the day before. Liverpool
Opened a shage under y stef1ays closing
ii.ceS due 10 tho i.c decline here Wcoilca-
day. Probably l,r the same Ucnson In
elreol reduced thAr buyns limits fer
spring wheat &c per bus nys In the AT,
tciroon some OF The bls from liverp- oil
wtic advanced, ! Knitting the working OF
10000 bushels in all, iuc,uuiug the In0r'
detc in the tr,enpon. i'ar.s closed at AN
sllcng here at &c SIS
Coir'--I'he corn country was fav9rcl
mido the market heavy, although by no
iilt AIS radically weak September rnrErd
q Us IS. -''"-' % 10 "a ana CLOSED at -''aa
The volume of business in oats was
fairly heavy. The market early was firm
reaction in sympathy with wheat be-
Kan where the disposition 10 buy was re-
NiNci y rally rSok September to IL IS,
at which price IT was offsred at the close,
showing an advance of is0i.c since yes
tcrday
almost daily occurrence. Some OF the
tired holnrs appear to he taking turns,
h"nT exhausted. and others are fright
ancd thereby into n similar nhau ,onmcnt
of thor load. ork declined 2oc. lard &c
and ribs 2i5c
Es,imotes for tomorrow-w Wheat, s73
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SIR. LOUIS.

ST. Louis. July ls.--Flour slow, easier
aud lower, patents 3.2v9S.3p; extra fancy
2.g0u3 10; fancy 2.loG..io: choice 2.loH2 20
Wheat quiet, firm and shade higher than
yesterday; spot duh, steady No. red
cash elevator "a 3-S. track 5iu5ia,; No
hard 53s. bid. July 5i,l; August d as bid !:
September 5ilam5i rs. Corn-Aiarket closed
firm. .Aps-s under, yesterday; spot lower :.
No. . cash %; July %. September 2o,a
bid Oats easier and lower to sell; spot
higher. No /, cash II; July Z IS bid; Au-
gust Il I'D. september Ii-dlT'., May 20h
Rye, - track. Farley nominal. Corn
meal i.5o. Bran sucked sa.eablt east track
ut 32u32l.; bulk rs. FLAX seed nominal a.,
"a. Timothy seed. prime 2.S5. Hay, choice
new prairie declined under pressure. ex-
cossVo OFFERINGS and lieht demand. TIM
othy, old scarce and strong, new duii.
prairie i.SGu1.J1. timothy H,O'rli 90 tnis
side. Whisky IL. Lead dull. 10 bd,
2.72ia asked, spnlier nominal. S.7Oa3 10.
Bacon-BoNed shoulders and longs 40,
rios 4.25. shorts Abe dry salt meats.
boxed shoulders $50. long S62&. ribs
S.67la, shorts 400. Receipis-t'Iour 4'pi
barrels; wheat 5000 bushels: corn 5000
bushels; oats 1i,co9 bushels. Shipments
Flour 900 barrels; wheat 1000 bushels; corn
1909 bushels; oats 1000 bushels.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS
UNION REVIVAL.

Alvin. Texas. July I5-sevcnty-threo
conversions have been made thus far at
The union revival meetings. being held IN
a tabernacle I'm the center OF town. II ~
The most successful revival ever held in
Alvin. Meetings are held twice II day
and large crowds attend every meeting.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-17
EINANClAI..
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, July lG-Moncy on call was
steady at 2i5 per cent last loan ~ and
closed at 2ia per cent. Prime mercantile
paper in5ir per ceut. Sterling exchang,
steady with actual business in bankers
bills III $50. Gii.sa for demand and iNA4 a
ass for sixty days. Posted rates 4.ssi.
and 1885, Commercial bills i.s6'@is7 Sil-
Yer certificates 69i4 Mexican dollars Is BIS
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EVENING POSTS cABLEGRAM

New York. July lG.-Tho Evening Post's
financial cahlegram says:
The markets. We're dull throughout the
day the Americans being especially heavy
AS a rcassuring feature. however, II may
be noted that there Is little inclination -
sell American bonds unless full value is
realized
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-17
WIRE AND NAILS.


Barb wire quotations are Tor carload lois
f. o. b.. Houston. ,
s2.s5 per 100 his painted Wire. $40; Wau-
kegnil, l0c higher Than Glidden
WIRE NAlI.S-Rate. $50 Ier keg. al
yancos. 10 TO 40 penny. 5oc. and penny
C0c. and penny, Tic; and penny, poe,
8 penny, 81 20; penny s1.6p.
CIT NAIl.S-ha,e $50 per keg; same
advances as on wire nails.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-17
FRUITS AND NIrrs

APpL Es-Texns. seaS5c per la bushel
bc>os: Missouri si.25 per barrel.
BANANAS-Pcr bunch, 81 .0enl.75.
CALIFORNIA FRUlT-Cherries. 81 ora
. III per io-lb boxes; aprcots, 81 .75N2.Oo per
i-haalse' crates pluna, 200.
COCOANuTS- $S.50ui.oo per 100; s34 90
GEAPEs Texas. sl.oodl2s per 4-basAet
crates. small baskets. 30nioc.
LEMONS Mc-sna and Palcrmos.
ch, cr. Seos 81. .00 S60s. 81 90: Fancy.
81. ioni %; california. 50. 2aaS 80 Per box.
NUTS Brazil. lie per III: iilheris. Sicily,
nc: Naples l2iac wainuts, llul5c. peanuts.
5baGc: almonds. Taragona, lie per ID, 13c
per sack, California almonds, 10c; peeans.
.i2f6c
TITMs-Texns. s5a45c per Y bushei
PFNCIlEs-Pe peck boxes. small TO
mo ium. 25f.IOc; choice to fancy, iog5pc;
V W,'ArfERMELoNs Jocqsl5o per dozen.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-17
STOCKS.
The follow NJ wer, IN cipun! quotation, on tn,
= ~ Inn \ ~ = ,rf ,fr ,n,n,, tni.y.
HIDES AND WOOL.
HOUSTON MARKET.
paid by receivers

Hides-Phces paid by receivers
DRY Snlt OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. q w W
wei sailed. selected. ................ 20 ~
lJeer skins ,.,......,:..:.,......,s W...
Nuoi-IuOtations strictly nominal
Twelve months. medium. ........... 1870
Twelve months. f;ne................ g..
siA months la.c less
.s.fs.... ...s..s...s's StV..s
geeswax-Good run .................2 vxs
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THE CONVERTED CLOWN.

Whitney. Texas. July H.-kev. Charlie
Byron. the evangelist and convert u
clown 10 holding the most successful pfe
trActed meetkng here We have svss pAa'
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SUGAR.

New Orleans. July lo,-sugar-Quiet;
lid: s4napnds. ? '-lGa3 a-i6. MolassAs
dull. ceutriiugai, iO9.
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London. July 1G.-Consois for money
11s ZIG: do for the account ll5is. iiar
silver 81 7-l61 per ounce. Money hTia
per cent. Rate OF discount In the open
market for short bills 9-l6 per cent, do for
three months bills 5-s per cent.
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PAINTS AND OILS.

OIf-Linseed In DDS raw DC: holled i5c;
petroleum. lde test. IN bbs. iic. In caees,
NO: brilliant otl. .sl.55; in bbls ~: stove
gasoline. IN cal So. 81 6O IN i,b.s, lie. Eup on
oil. in hhls $50, IN cases. $50. castor ell,
med cal pure. poe; ,urponiinc, in Ibis, 3lc.
u liiT.t LEAD Strictly purc. Gpo,.c;
WINDOW GLASS-ln toxes. 20, and % TO
70 per cent discount. new list.
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MAXINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of Galveston. July 10.
Failed.
IS Leona, Wilder. New York.

Vessels to Arrive.
SIS Concho New York, sid July II.
IS Darlington. Cardiff, sid June 6.
Ss l.haetia. Hamburg, sid June q.
SIS Traveller. Liverpool. sid June 20.
ON SHIPBOARD NOT CLEARED.
Cotton on snpboard not cleared at Gal
Bales.
Per Mallory hne.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l,Gl
Last year .......................... ovJ
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FORT WORTH.

Fair demand for fat cattle. masllet sup
piled with calves and sheep.
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RANK CLliARINGs
Closing quotation, on bond, a. New sorr today

New York. July lG.--Clear!ngs $50. 4OC,lc7 4;
balances $6.1iG.t5S.
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DRIED FRUITS.

APPLIES Fancy sliced in boxes, aga
Dc; choice evaporatsd. .c; fancy. TIC, ct
ron. lic per III. currants. in barrels, tni,sc,
iiss, ryaporated. So. Turkish layer re
ncciariaes. evarciatsd, Sc; peach =, essap-
Grated 5lse; ,psars, evaporaien' o'sc'
pldms. pitted. Sc. .,,,s,
RAIsfNs California l.. l.. boxes, sllsl
n: crown NJ. NJ. iaisins. ov-io BONES
3sc, 3 crown l.. M. i0-lh boxes, l.Ml.c'
pltTfN fS-crop 1895: California prui'r''
nl-l0N fI5i4c: S0-y1s. C'c. 1O-Sbs, o'.Hn,sc
to-3o.. ne s0-G0s. Sc; silver prunes, ''2e'
ruby prunes, 'lec.
GRAIN AND HAY.
Car ond lots. job ears. from mills dear ~.
ers charge from store aNlpc mort Per ~;
Ms on bran. -gSs per bushel on oats ana
corn.
ciottRiN-sacI,el sslloc. o,c,o,o. oom.
OARS & .ie; 80. white, sonS2c' con-
''CviIii6pPEll CORN-s2c per 100 Us. mil
uAY-Aifalfa siS.01n iioO per l9 ~, =, ,p 40
let. Nl5nlisA; t!moi n.y. ess, i.,,' a,rxas
North iexAs prairie. s9.oo SCUM
prairie. Sj.5oHIoo.
LIQUORS.
BEER SchNz. quarts. 5000 per p rts
pipts. SLIGO per BID; p-H!e faie' n,a,,s
..o1.' p!nis. $3.50: Magnolia Pare l'"''s'
''i ii,,,i'i4 VINES sl.?2 per gallon. ,o,s
WIlISkY-Ier gallon; Finlshs, s, uJi"
on hish VINE basis. si22; straisni p n,,aIa,'
apd sys, ascStrehirss /, i 7,a sF ''''
BUILDING MATERIAL =,
cEMENr-portiand cement. per bb' tS'
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Id BUSINESS BAROMETER.
vcdc. 10 the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
hr my GOODS MARKET IS QUIET.
Coneraiiy Unch~uged-Cotton
nil Rules Steady-Large supply
Of Texas Fruit.


office Of The Post.
Houston. Thursday. July III.
rbe wholesale dry goods tradc mas hot
moved to the extern; many persons eN-
c,ed but there has been II very '5ood
,.nd during the past week. There
rAnu wv ,,,os ,f r,.fc.s I'm my IN.
We been no ci'''se9 VI y. 49, VS.
c,ipn, Sellers ARE not shoWihS much
x,r,y to do business az the moment.
,.,a,ss bids made come up to their
~h.7' . ,,,ia ,ur,,d ,,o,,n
,..rs however, anticipate IL decline in
p!,'7 ii, classes of cotton goods. tased
the lower prices ior ehe raw maternal
sueh spnncrs claim that present quo
Ouh" ,,,n,.ac.t.red goods would he
zap If cotton were seilii's ior cents IN
kw York. 1t is stated .ha' re'a''ers
bnifest l''ie interest," III ,''' sooaS -
and no auemp. 'owa'"s ,'H ~
" has b7eh maui W
ceilings ana o'''Is sa ,', ,,,aas IN,
an Indifferent Voiuhic' 'u' ply '''''
,w a far amount of steadiness. There
no change In brown ducks nor
p,'' ." ,,,-.ha .h,r,ipos villa
rahurgs. pir''''"
ceilings and coarse coiofcu sSous u'e
10, ,hro,,rhout and unchanged in price.
,,,., iu uriutc1 fabrics Is reported OF.
'sihess ~ ''. ,,,. D,.,, c,l cos.
moderat" scu-e o"'9'
Coil'N ~, 100,
Local ouo.''',Hs on a." ,',. -,
cduc.s nav ',,,s,a,., of ~, u,,nsu,Ily
me- WIZ, wv re- :, ,,s -.
RYE supply oil cot'o'l . =" '''e co"'-'''
ason, and considering the depression ON
- ..- . No. ,,.s. ts..t
a''' 81 nj. is vary steady. ON
cou'oi' -" ,,,f,,.. r,,,g,, ~, 49,.
Is subjecl tn' "'iNa'is ~ '"s" w. VI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-17
BIG SUPPLY OF FRulT.
CAR or CALIFORNIA FRUIT.

The first straight car OF California irllt
Deceived in Texas this season will be un-
loaded by T. IL. Thompson & Co. tomor-
POW. II Will consist of Bartlett pears
Ehd drerent varieties OF plans, prunes
Ehd peaches. y large quantity OF tali-
perhia fili has been on The .oca! market
|lits summer. but this will be- the first iull
Ear received. Thompson 4 Co. will also
|IeceNe the first car of new Missouri APP
|ples tomorrow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-17
ST. LOUIS

St. Louis. July G-Cattle-Receipts 1000;
shipments POO market steady for good
grades. native shipping steers . 5oni 30;
dressed beef and butcher steers J g'n ~:
steers under 100 pounds. ESQ 3 % shock
.rs aud feeders :. Jou3 Is. cows and heifers
. ooirs.7 -: Texas cn',}. steady 2'"G y y,
for erasscrs to best fed steers. COWS lh
m2s0. IIogs-ReceiVhs $500: shipments
aepD. market opened firm md rloscd weak
light .. 20Us 30. mixed 3oou3 40, heavy 3 2,
G850 sheep Receipts 2a00; shipments
400 market barely stcady; natives 3WM
go; Texans coT3io; lambs 35Dn5.,5.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-17
GALVESTON.


Reported for The Post by A. r. Norman
live stock commission merchant.
Reeves
Choice, per ID, gross. ........... 2<0 cM
Common. per ID, gross.........
Cows
Choice. per ID. gross. ........... .Nw sM
Common, per III. gross 2
Ycurings--
Choice, per Id, gross. ........... 2,sSp ~
Common. per ID. gross.......... = " "a
Calves
Small, per lii. gross. ............. @ ~
Large. per ID. gross............. % 3A
Sheep
Choice, per 10. gross............. 8 90 3,a
Common. per head. 90 al 80