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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-01

ocorrected daily for The Post by the
Fort Worth stock Yards company.
Stock Yards, Fort y ,.h. Texas, Feb
"a. IA cows and butcher stock IN strong
dsungnd. raj steers, 2.76MSio medium,
ytecrs. 25ou2.75. common and fair cows.
SDd2g5: staga and bulls, l7N2.0D.
tfnts- pncripig 2Nl; shipments, none
butcher hogs IN strong demand. corniea
hogs, 200 pounds and OYER, 3.3pgsS3; nedi-
cm hogs, 2. e9d3.3j: mast hogs 2fOfs.V0
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|snaa n State holiday and will be
h. ny the banks of Houston.
kav Vance In wire and cut nails re-
(st NJ 49, In this column Will 20 into
kit ,ster and II, W. Bohanon have
4ppheation for membership in the
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SUGAR.

New Orleans. La. February g. --sugar.--
Omen kettle, strong, 2&HS 1916 ren'riiu-
whites 4 5.igm4ss! ycllows. 3Mfff bis. sec
ords. 2hG3 l-i6. Molasses, open kettle.
none In first hands; centrifugal. tsfi''
Now York February 90 -sugar--Raw.
steady; fair refining. 3A reiined quiet
stondard A. AZ; crushed. ga; graduated.
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COTTON-SEED PRODUCTS.

Now Orleans, La, February 2e.-The
market for cotton fecd oil IL weak nj yes
ierdny's decline: meal firm and unchanged
Prime crudo oil In bulk, 1sc; prime sum
mer yellow, in barrels. 2ic; meal. l7aJ;
cake, HIS per short ton.
New York February 29.--Cotton SEED
oil qliiet but about steady; prime crude.
III; butter grades. IS; prime summer yell
In,y o5Sr2yik
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POSTS cApLreRAM.

New York, February ?a.--The Evening
Posts London cablegram says: The stock
markets We're dull today. Americans sold
SHARPLY on the sentiment expressed In the
Cuban debate In the senate. but closed
above the worst, but with general fall
OF from 81 10 So Paris was weak on
sharp fall in Spanish securities
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FINANCIAL.

Galveston. February 2a,-In the local es-
cbsnge market sterling sixties sold . 4.so:
hnvinr al 49,; New York sight selling Il
rrsmillm. buying X discount American
silver. selling at rar. buying At = discount.
Wv York February 21-SicrlinE cx
change. bankers sixties t.SGa4 commercial
slxtios 4 s6i4; reichmavks ~ l3-lGi francs.
bankers' skies b.iSHn5lSh, commercini
siXtios 30 2-Sllt lsai.
Nrw Orleans. February 2e.Sterling er-
exchange. commercial sixties. tsafi a. Si'4
francs commercial sixties 5is3-S; New
Ymk sight. bankers 80 premium. COM
merciai 25r premium.
london February 2e.-Bank rate ? per
cent; street rate 15-ie@1 per cent. silver,
81 8-iGd consols for money 100 Ills r.
torday 100 rs.
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1Insrurp,a E1GIfnEs.

New Orle0nB, Frhru8fy W,-Secretnry
Testers figures on the interior movement
ARE;
Receipts this week, S99H bales; last
Shipments This week. GGb3i bales. last
week, Gs.0ia; this week last year. pd23s,.
stock this week, 3Si.5M bales; last week,
4l2.3Gl; this wcelt last year, a9OG3l.
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Kansas city, Mo. February 2o.--Cattle
Receipts <2O6. shipments 1900: market
steady; fexas gteers 2.59H3j9, Texas cows
igja2G0. beef steers S.00WAib; native cows
.2jfI3.50. packers and feeders 30)5t3s5;
bulla 2.25ns CO. HOGS Receipts 5000 ship
ments 100: market steady; bulk Of sales
sG5St8.T0. hcayies G)nSf5. packers S,0F0
g75, mixed SO5sf375; lights and Yorker.
sgFSf375. plgs 3td3.Gt. Sheep Receipts
1900, shipments 1850, market steady; lambs
4 hdIJi 10. muttons 2.bOltaN.
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WOOL.

London. February 29--Thc ~mount of
wool 10 he ofrorod at the second series OF
tho colonial wool snloa, which opens ut
the wool exchange next Tuesday. nsgre-
gates J0ig bales. including New South
Wnles ?22S3, Queensland Nh0, Victoria
$500 South Australia 1868. Swan. River
20G2 New Zealand II ,5ih, Cape OF Good
Hone and Natal 1851 bales The new ar
rivals for tho series aggregate YS5. i3j aud
deducting 1850 bales. which were for
warded direct AMI adding to the old stock
% 500 leaves $50. l3J net available. the I'M
ports for the week have been nv follows:
From New South Wales 1899, Victoria bl2i.
South Australia 6G3, Swan river I'D. Now
Zcalnnd ~ l06. Cape OF Good Hope and
Ntnl s2ai The private business transacted
aimee Tho last shles has been small and
appearances point TO q fun support OF
values. with d possibility on some nd.
vance ia Merinos The prevalence or
,vastcrly winds has hampcrod the arrivals
hence the actual supplies likely available
az 81, 1nnhtftl
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ness In bankers bills at 4.s7A6f4SS for
demand and iSe,9tftSsA for sixty days:
posted rates 4.Nlats7S, and 4,SSR@4Sp;
commercial bills 4s6. Bar silver 66is.
Mexican dollars SAY. Stae, bonds dull
railroad bonds weak; government bonds
easier.
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.MAssAclllisETTs.

MASS, March i.--All West
usetts suffered by floods to-
nat and sudden thnw of tho
~ causing the rivers to over
AXIS and sending the Ice down
o swift current.
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New York, February as.-The exports
OF specie from the por, of New York
for. the week amounted TO ssiT, 800 In gold
and sl,alSen in silver, The imports were,
Gold SG2,4ii. silver sd.6iS dry goods 80
235, 2o5. general merchandise s., 1886
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ofncc OF The Post.

New York. February 9.-''he cotton
market ononed higher ON unexpected fnN-
orbie Engiiah ndvlccs, Notwithstanding tre
weakness shown by our markets yestef-
day This cnusol considerable alarm on
the part of local shoriH Some buying was
done on the theory thai the present move
mcnt f.iints Ia less than 7000, 900 hnlpa, hut
gloomy reports from the dry goods market
checked confidence. The market cosod
quiet,
New York February % Dry Goods
rho heavy storm kept buyers In their
offices today and business for the moment
was effected through mail aud telegraph
orders Tho spot demand was very light
Printing cloths were duh at 2a4q2 ll-l6
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LONDON CONSOLE

London, February 2e--Consols for money
lea ll-l6i consols for the account 100 1916.
o fdiscount In the open market for short
and three months bills 5-l6 per cent.
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NEW YORK.

New York, February o9-Whcat--sp,t,
nominal: No / hard rs. delivered on
cables. big Argentine shipmcnts and. re
duced weekly wheat and -four exports,
rallied actively on cash quotations, re-
ports Of drouth in California, cold wave
and free covering. but eased cn finally
under realizing and closed unchanged to
!. net lower; March, 75as May 1874
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DRIED FRUITS.

cITRON--l4c per ID.
cifRR NTS-Fancy cleaned, SIC.
TtGS-Evaporate Sc; Turkish layer l2c'
NECTARINES-Eva SC
PEACHES Evaporated Sc.
RS-Evaporatc &C.
i,ppI 'Ts-Fancy sliced In boxes iAI5c;
choice evaporated GHaG%c; fancy eVap"-
rated 1a7i4. .,s N.
RATsiNs-Callfornia L. l.. boxes S:iot
i5o crown l. n n ra hoI q hoxeS ''
pPffNfcS-CIop 1885: Calf ala prunes,
o. ,66s &c; sO-sOs 6i4c; 60.7os &c; G-G9s ',2e;
silver and ruby prunes lOc'
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rRIrITS I'M NUTS.

AppLES-Ben Davis $500; Willow
Twigs and Genetons Si.2Sa45o
BANANAS- .25m1.75 per bunch,
CRANBERRIES - Cape Cod $S.5oGl9.J0
nor barrel; s200T3,25 per crate.
COCOANUTS-SS. 75Mi0o per 100; 500 per
iV2 ERA PEs-Malaea s5,50G65O per cask.
IEMONS-Me s2.50Q3J0; extra fan
cy sS.Q00S.5o. -. .n,..,. e,,.,,,,
o. NonIes ,9lhc: walnutS lie: peanuts
Gt06c: almonds. Taragona lac per H. lSc
~ sack; California almonds loo, new
pecars 3ismGc. ,-o
81 rRt}'A'WBERRIES- ,0od4.0o per crate.
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Now York. February %. The Chronicle
makes the visible supply OF cotton this
week 37s4.07s bales, against 3,slb 1915 balcs
last week and this week last year. n de-
crease OF 1,0lO,Gil
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Fom this table it will be seen thai the
cement began to fall off rapidly after
arst Of this year, tho January receipts
Fg only about 10 per cent OF the Deem
report. Receipts during the past
btu were over 1900 less than in Feb
by Of last year. though slightly in eN-
! Of the movement in 1893. The receipts
|r this season are 6sS. sos bales less than
Ig+G, and SS27 below the amount re-
bed during the same time in 1929.
bit scason the total receipts at Houston
L 1852 bales, and 1119.2S2 for tho
bon Of 1928. After March /, iS05, re-
Us at this point were 17i569 bales. After
list Of February. in 1898. receipts were
b
h stock of cotton at Houston is 2l,507
las compared with 4i,6eS on March ].
and 23,7l2 in 1893.
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4 BlyINESS BAROMETER.
,,as, to the Condition OF Trade
Generally.
|urps ARE NOT RASH BUYERS.
..m IA Now shown In All Pur-
Houston's Cotton Re-
ceipts for six Months.
Office of The Post.

uouston. Saturday, February -.
.,-,aa encouraging conditions have
cn's.,,,nart in the Houston wholesale
during the week ending to-day. In
~, uith the leading jobbcrs Of the
pN ant the fact that business gen
VT me large territory reached from
VI, d about all that could be expect
y. ~ DANA nd for merchandise is steady
soods are going into consumption as
,hsv arc sent out into the country.
ss,a,l trade all over tributary terri
!. ARMY resolved to buy only as there
,smand for merchandise this year. ana
-, make any rash purchases of flu
I supplies.
.,snle groceries, however, the corr
/ j inward tendency of many llnea has
f'.a number cl dealers TO place orders
fs,ure shipments. and upon such ar
az sugar -four and lard this is prob
wise policy. While the FIRST two
N are very high there are many indi-
81 that the top has not yet been
k.a on the other hand. lard and
/ hog products are now lower than
have been for many months, and it is
hi likely that prices will show fur
decline of consequence. while the de-
| "a In the marketing of hogs causes
Ly IN believe In an immediate advance.
houston COTTON RECEIPTS.
n. gross receipts of cotton at Hous-
d the end of February. which closes
first half of the season for 1896.
kant to $40, lbs bales. During the sauna
4 last year l,6g9.023 bales had been re-
ked. showing decrease SO far this sea-
| Of eS@5. These figures indicate very
4, movement, but it is not small when
kpared with the entire Texas crop so far
kseied. The yield in this State is not
Isc,ed 20 be much over 80 per cent of the
la record, and of this amount Houston
receive fully 50 p=r cent. The follow
table gives the receipts at Houston fer
h month Of this season, ard also the
hint received during the corresponding
kths Of 1915 and 1929;
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Thousands Of cases OF rheumatism have
hoen cured By Elmer & Amends Pre-
scrintion No 2Sjf" All sufferers should
nv n hottie Of same. c. w. Preston & Co,
galveston, Texas, agents.
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coNIMERcIAL nRIEFs.

New York February 29-Iiank clear
in.,e sou 81 ~: balances Si.793,35
81. Louis. February 29,-Whisky firm
sales III barrels, LIZ
New York. February &.--Hides quiet
Galveston II; Buenos Ayres dry l6; Texas
dry 0: California u. Wool quiet, dom f.
lie fleece 1907; pulled 1875.
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

These quotations are revised daily and
iheir correctness can be relied upon
ICES ntices are those ruling In the Houston
AXLE GREAsE-Damond SIZE per
gross, Frazier, in tin box g, 5000 per
Gross gross; Golden 6oa71c per dozen boxes;
AMMuN1TIoN--Povder, PER keg a.o0a
S.25; blasting powder s.. % per key, agents
P, !, drcp shot. per sack si.4cGi.45; buck
BACON = Wholesale rrccers charge.
snort clear boxed, 6ikd6S4, in sacks i4c
Ass Ass 5reakfast sis@sSsc: dry salt. to
w., MIest 81 dry salt bellies &c; smoked bel
,BAGGiNG AND TlEs-rrom ,,ore:
hhr rEaEw "a $40 40 43c; 2 ID 4'sc; "a ib sac.
BAKrNG PsSowpEn-Apex, , lib $500; !,
cc TIP ID 7c ln 5s il Vietor s, ID nl per do1t
h. per dozen $40; "a ID sl35. I, lb. SOC; *.
c: % OF. cans SEQ per dozen
,,o UA,NNED FRuir-Per dozen, Straw.
MlG5; seconds s5ca$l0o; pears, standard
9on9Sc; Clipper Bartlett pears, lb sl0l
ml 90; :, ,o, - IeOal.65 peaches. standard 2
ard Id. sl.5On165; 8 lb. seconds, sls0nl 40.
=. ID pie peaches 75usOc blackberriesSOf
SOC ID STANDARD apples Sueoc.
IAN Df-Plain candy 6u6Ac; wrapped
lcGlic. >' ''''N''' IL pans '"'72' ''oN
CANNED VEGETABLES - Marrowfat
eas Fl: -nl w Lima beans, s1Wsoc, string
c ne'ms tunioei corn boNN.25, tomatoes, 10.
9 III, 80, 10 sVqsVc' red kinney Deans
~ 'y| doc,
a.ALifORNlA CANNED GOODS-Per
o ooaeh ior 4 ID cans; Peaches SLS9gi az;
r rss; p =, ms 81 loal9 epricots $1,000 Si
pears LOO; green cages a.lOnl 10, nee
t var, ~; grapes 81 10ul IS; white cher
r. ie e3 Mso; black cherries sL0; backberries
si, ~, 20,
~ I,aNNN l;D MEATS-Roast beer. 10 ~
mhi,ou, 10 s2Z9G?2o; 10 corned heei. :
S ea zen Si.ZVul.2o I'D lunch tongue dozen
S-:to4-'SV; Y ID chipped beef dozen N.'eH
l.D; | ID oxford sausage, : dozen $500:
tIahkiuit sausage. 10 $50. = 10 ,pottei
lam nam; dozen G0nii5c y lb potted nam :
aozen M.S5 4 ID ieviled ham, 4 dozen yea
'oc 7, ~ qeNiled ham. dozen Sl3'
IAN L'LES-Grante 6s and IS, 'Wtl2c'
~ OF. paratine, assorted colors, 3-fullc;
STAR candles, 9H9lac.
Sott ltE.ifto and Cordova. Iair DC.
prime ls&Wl9c; choice leAclglsc; fancy 1Vo
va, peaperry St!g42lAc. roasted coilec'
apex basis. 100 Id cases, 20 q; Arbuekie
n lu) ID cases 2pS3; in 36 Id cases I'sa.
Mocha and Java fancy blend SIC.
lNAokERS-A b soda size: lemon
cream &c, ginger snaps SCI. pearl oyster
.,2c; Da ny oyster 6!2c; vanilla waiers tc'
cf i,T 1t,, la,ac. r.
fLou R-Tidal Wave. N.G5; Sea fairy,
second roller patent. $40; Sea Nymph.
extra roller fancy. $3.50; Sea Pearl, SD;
rye hour $500 pumpernikel, 500. Carload
nents to interior points.
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n Asked. b Bid. $50 = :
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened barely steady. closed barely
steady. sales iG 800
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NV York. February 29.-Money on call
easy et g. last loan g. closed per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 5ieI6I2 per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bust
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas city. Mo. February 2a-Wheat-
Steady but dull; No. hard diat65i2 No. 3
7sat55: No. 2 spring G5; No, ncminally 90
GG9 Corn-Active, unchanged; No. 2 mike !
2sli No. 2 white 23as. Oats-Rathcr slow,
unchanged Rye-No . nominal'Y 30 fnv
Very duh and weak; Timothy l0nall,5o.
Recelpts-Wheat l6+Qo; corn 5000; oats
"a 600. Shpmenla-Nonc
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AGN nm NEW Y0RK.

k, March 1.-The almost con-
J of the last two days through
prk state served to bring tho
the ground. break up tho lee
son and smaller streams and
able damage TO property hy
nrs and carrying away bridges,
many railroads has been seri-
81 by washoutR and in u num-
> Eireet car SERVICE has beef,
pended on account Of the high
y h'tio damage, II amy, was
this city.
hall the damage TO property
o.
dam much damage was done
buildings,
! tho docks are under water
able damage has resulted 10
.tchnuses.
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stove gasoline. in cases $3.50, In barrel.
isc, Eupion oil, In bbls 1sc, I'm cases S2SU,
castor oil medical pure si.2o; turpentine,
WHITE LEAD-Stric;ly pure sffcic.
WINDOW GLASS-In boxes, 90 and ~
10 oo anu 70 per cent discount, new list
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GRAIN AND Hay.

car load lots. job cars, from mil! deal AZ
e ers on iran 2a3c per bushel on oats and
Ic-t0iRN-sacked Sid&c.
BRAN-65c. ,,t.a s,ec,c. con-
mon SSnn65iPdP SPEED coRN-e5c per 100 lbs. ,,
HAY-Alfalfa slS.oo4iioe p psf d ten a MI,
~, ,Tex as pFairie $500; South Texas sS'''y
200.
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pAINTS AND OILS.

oII-Linseed. in bbls. raw Sc 10 in
Az. nefrole,irn $50 test. In bbls AS; IA
Eases 81 50; brilliant oil sl.65. In Dds 4-'so'
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COFFEE.

New York, February 2a.--coffee options
opened steady at ar advance of to 10
points sales on cali iifm On higher cables
foreign buying orders and local covering
closed steady at a net advance OF 5fil0
points Sales, 1000 bags, including.
March, 126D: May. 1905. Spot coffee--2io.
steady, No. T. 1914 mild steady; Cordova,
163,dl7a, warehouse deliveries from New
York yesterday. ll.7Sl; stock today. 223.lij:
United states stock. 276.7li; anoat for the
United States, $500: total visible for the
United States, iGi,7ll, against 49, 32 last
year,
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hvy DAMAGE pY FLOOD.

Destroyed by Water Throushout
Connections.
VI. Conn, March 1.-The pu.ea 4
~ which was In progress ali day
Saturday night and today
40 greatest damage to property
at the State known In twenty
Tr'ons nccidcnts, washouts and
fe rerorted. The Connecticut
swollen until II reached a point
~ greater than It's normal mo.
me Dig IRON bridge ut Middle
M Toat danger all afternoon
life work was swept away. bur
structilre Is ptiil intact.
Ning OF the old copper mino dam
u OF liristol this morning caused
pa lood ever known 10 that
'copie living along shc banks OF
pack river wera Obliged 10 leave
. aud many lost everything thew
Ten highway bridges across
tcre Swout away ana tho tracks
I England railroad were washed
" places
eight wreck occurred cnrly thiy
ear foreatvillo. Tho onrine oe
rcisht ran Into a wnshoui aud
rd. Seven ears were smashed
INA one OF tho trainmen badly
J." storm IN Winated and other
l.ttrhfirld county waB very se-
loas In Lltchiioll county yas
mount 60 500. 900.
lyn "A VOL known mill owner
ana several accidents ara re-
many sections.
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Buy WHEAT &! 81! $ ' "a. = e.: e!

time. Send for our book on Speculation"
and daily market letter, which are free.
VAN RIPPER AZ CO,
Commission Brokers.
Riaito Bldg. Chicago.
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cIInoN1c,Ln,a TorALs-

New York, February 2l,--Thc NhronIcle'n
totals for tho interior movements are ms
follows;
Receipts this week a 231 hnlcs. last
week TO- $40. this week last ycnr. S,lil
Shipments this week, lNa baleS. last
week. 1854. this week last year. 100, lT5.
Stock this week ii0.Gs3 bales; last week
ABS. is7. this weok laat year 402.228.l
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Santos, February 29.-Quiet: good aver
a ~ santos i4J00 refs per 10 kilos; re-
ceipts 1000 bags: stock $1,000.
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FousToN's BANK cLEARANcEs.

I N'Ao4s > BANK CLEARA Noes,
tsassohs bank clearirgs have shown an
rease nearly every week this month, as
EHpa'eu with last year. For the week
H" \, yesterday the increase at this POINT
ny while the average gain for the
|s,s sonntry was only Is I per cent. Mr..
I"aphael manager of the Houston clear
aVuse. reports the clearirgs for the en-
Sohtn Of February s2o. G47,S7l. as com
III WIN NISlS,00S during tho same
I,i lsst year. This is an actual In
fhlt. . "''N % q very s''''i S"'s
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FAVORED BY THE BANKS.

y
fs question of asking congress to in
certain banks with the priv ilego of
fs circulating notes is being mooted.
/ hea appears to find favor among the
Ping banks. IF such law We're en-
Fd,' said an authority, "notes of inte-
banks would gravitate to the financial
|srs and there be subjected to the spe-
test or cleared as checks and other In
(nents. The new circulation would
l'uaiy dsplace the governments paper
a. the latter is brought in for deposit
oank's own notes would he substituted
PIE the percentage of specie reserve
F~sary 10 maintain such an issue could
secured from the treasury. whose own
f'fe OF gold would then tend to become
Cahuons. OF course, the mere substi-
Poa OF one currency for another would
increase the currency resources of the
|r'y but 1t would remove from sight the
N disturbing Influence which now Vexes
snails, And its most important cf-
p8otid be to put the gold reserve INTO
.ustody of the banks. where ii prop
pelonss. But the treasury, as n source
sVaiuson, once permanently removed,
N way VIII be open, ready for whatever
WY notifications in the existing sys-
I are needful for the development Of
llshest efficiency"
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COTTON POINTS.

Houston expocls 1900 bales Monday,
against 2i32 Oh the snnlc day Inst wear.
New Orleans $500 TO 4c00, ngalnHt 65is,
Hubbard llros g. co. wired u. W, Mar
tin this morning; '"Tradc conditions pre-
vent any buying, Reaction due but not
appearing.
While the visible supply OF cotton liz
comparatively small, conelImera are well
supplied with cotton goods, aud MS mann
fncturcfs are ilnublo ia dispose of their
present output they arc not badly fright
encd by the supply ouilook.
Gibor, & Co OF Now orleans wired r.
Cnrgill nj 1885 y. M. Local shorts Of
fcred freely on liberal port movements ana
sold May down to thirty-nirr.'
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Rio February % Steady. No {, 1850
,-cis per 10 kilos: exchange. SID; receipts,
ana. cleared for the United States GOO
for Europe 1900; stock. 1900
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Market fa,r for cattle and calvosi wcil
supplied with sheep and hoRs.
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0''h insI c Csii Closed , rss ny :

NSktU, D NIu.
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Opened quiet. demand moderate, closed
very steady tenders, new 10 800
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PRODUCE.


BEANS-California small white, la
CSC per ID; Bayou 29sa2Asc; pink 2ssn29sc
Lima, 4diiac; black-eyeo peas, Sac
BUTTER-B Star l9c, dairy l6c; ladle
&c., fancy Engin creamery 2ia25c; fresh
Texas country Sa20c if in gooo 2onditioh
BUTTERINE-Solids l2c; prints l2,sc,
Elgin dairy bricks lSc,
CABBAGE-Texas s2.25Q25O In crates;
large sacks sl.75.
CHEEsE-New York full cream lic;
cheese iOl3c; Swiss 2ST29c, imitation Swiss
i7miSc; brick cheese l5c: Ltmburger l5c.
EGGSLTexas, in cases, Hansc.
ONIONS-7odsOc per hushel.
PEPPER--Chie 1inl5c per lb
ATOES-Colorado and New York,
5n6f55c. sweet potatoes. 4of5oc. Seed nota-
tocs-New York seed potatoes, 81. S0l9o
per S-bushel barrels,
POULTRY - Chickens, per dozen. old
hars 80 GOG2 70: spring H.25u2,15; turkeys
s6oO09c; ducks sS,ooGS5o; geese $4,000
& o.
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BUILDING MATERIAL.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows;