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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-31
MONEY And INVESTMENTS.
Doings Of a Day With Wall Street
Operators.
BROKERS TOOK IN THEIR PROFITS
The MARKET Was Irregular hut strong,
Coal Conference Ussd for MHnipu-
lation Money Easy.

stock brokers ver, 80 busv TODAY taking
prof,ts that tho course of tho market was
IRREGULAR. hut strong nil the game. The
advance In ,ereals and renurchases nv
Landau sneculatorz Of tho sshar,,. so,d YES
ter,lav stead,ed this m,rn,n,,s market IL
was on tho coal stocks that tho davis
activity was concentrated Tho second
Jgnuary conrcrence of anthracite man
arers took p,aoe TODAY. and this was used
TO create all manner OF eSaggera''ohs'
ASIDE from the eoai matter sentiment was
iaVorapiy mruehccu by easy money anu
Apsenee o' so" eNpor's.
p.erhhs hrmer, siNues t@%' ucihaau
'''ft' s'Ne' va MoN'ean uoi'ars NA'
Cohee easy; NO 1873
Tho supply OF cotton oils was moaerate
Inc speculation Ill cotton TO-DAY was
rePcuuoh OF th"t winch oo'"inou SeS'e'
uay ana '"e ""u'uo''ohS We'o as MAJ wv
uh'n por'aht ana u'l''t'res'i'E' INC "'"'
ket opened hrm ana showed tendency 10
advance IN sympathy with IA better tone
| IN ,,a ,Iyo,no,l ,nar,,o, ma, ,xnected
:" ''o -'''iP NN' '''''' nv N''" -
which brought some fair buying orders Tor
| the cron months Prices openel up 4
| no,,,s ~, ,h,,t, .,o.r,,on ,o,,a,ha. ,v,th N
fN' VI, "'N' NNN"''''' .'s'N |'
Mite builng' but soon SOLD OF again aud
| lost all tho announcement, 1t YVES the
s,,,, oii ,.,-,. 81 ,,,, t,,vt,,,. ,,,,-ar ,rny
''"u ''u SUI Va Wv '"s "e i'"e'
| ing insufficient 10 hold the advance. lhe
| sale Of 1851 balNs OF SPOT cotton In this
,,n,,,., e.. ,,,,D,, .,,,,,,,.,, -, tc,,.a,, a.,
mar e' io' u'oo' s'ipi''eii' ~ iope' W.
Sethcr WITH tho bulltsh influence OF the
sharp advance In wheat and tho stronger
| to-, g., ~, ,,,,,,, ,,,.,,,, l., - ,.,,,,,,a
.N"V " Wv ''NN" '''''' "N'' i'u " iN'~ ="
| buying OF cotton IN the afternoon ana u
| recovery to the opening prices. Tho mar
l,,t 49,, 10, on, "a,
No' 'fOseu qN'o' '"'Ni e'eA's'
N,,,v ~op,, cno,,,. ntApEr,r
| Nr-" 'NfN 1'NNN
| New York, January SO.-The STOCK mar
| kct to-day like its recent PREDECESSOR was
| -. ,,.I -, ~. -. -,
A'nust cHNRes uo"iih''e" ~! '"o i'iai''PN
| lation of powerful speculative leaders.
| The rpnve,nont of nriras was irregular.
| - -, ,. ..,-.... -
| at thnes' put STRONG uhuer'ohe piV-
vailed IL most instances. The volume Of
| business WAS fairly lars,. with suear ma
| 60 49, -
| NeHul"s uNluihS the honois WIN oVvo ana
| 64, 800 respectively tho last reckoned as
| fiu stn,L ,rbo o,i, otnor sh,r,s tb,t
attafncd ,,ota,ynrt h., cttxtt,, ,,'tre 81 lSoti
| ANA toha~cn 'rhc min rcnsIdernIion AZ
fcntint, nr,,,,,>. ,,,,r IN, inst hnnr x,as th.
| ,,,ticn lhfeiy T., L. ,nitc, L, H. n,'sijc,ts
| Of RI" nnthyrsSito ,onI rn,js nniirn ar
,,ntntJ ,,,,-n,.l -. ~, 80
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CHICAGO.

Chicago. January S0-wheat was the
center a attraction today and was boil
asaln had decidedly the worst =" Of iii The
struggle, wheat closing about NC higher
,han yesterday Corn and oats each
gained lsc, Provisions were weaker, PORK.
lard and ribs closing re lower Wheat
was very nervous. The carly English ga
hles were higher and there were strong
continental markets with good outside
nuHing, which started shorts TO coverius.
auu rhere was nm early bulge to 66r after
having sold TO 6iia. liut when the most
pressing orders were flied there was a
realizing and short selling, and the weak
ness was evidently holpod along by ma p
nlpulation In the interest OF some big op-
eratos and the price went to 6ua The
market turned AT this point when some
OF the big sellers early began to cover
n , INC market started onward, The
terost Increased aud developed In firm
ness under which there was n rally Of
nearly Nc from the low point a close
calculation was said TO show that North
western mills were using 2So ears OF wheat
a day. and when all were started as they
VIII he next week. they win require $50
cars a day Many of the biz leaders
turned ncuvc buyers as the session adj
vanced and there was ltu what for
sale. The market was nervously strong
during the last hour and May. sold UP 70
eeNs, finally closing AT 65A. Trading all
day was extremely heavy.
Corn WAS moderately active and firm,
but the greater part Of the strength could
he traced 10 the advauce In wheat
The market for oats was quiet, with
feeling firm. following the strength In
wheat, and at the close u slight gain was
noticed.
The provision market was duh and In
clinei to DO weak. but the strength of
wheat lifted the price little near the
close and left n fractional decline as the
net result of the days business,
Estimated receipts for f'rlday-WheRt
70. corn la5. ana oats 100 cars. hogs l7,0N.
Cash quotations were ms follows:
Flour Firm,
When,-No. ? spring 6sl.GsiM; No :
srrirg Npt3 No . red 6iSAN6S4
Corn No 2S'.
Oats-No. 1879; No, white 2oisS2i No
white igifu2oSi
kyc-No. 3aisEAO
Harley-No, > nominal; No. 2ia37: No 4
3ltgd
Flax sced-- No a?ip
Timothy sced--prlmc 8 70d3 ~.
Mess pnrlS--per hhl 10 2hdil0 S2i&.
Lard-pcr loo lbs b6TisuA ~.
Short rihs sidos-l .uosa .. 2Oaf5.2.
Dry sailed shoulders -lioNcd 4&mS.
Short clear 81 los-Boxcd ihn5ir.
Whisky Distilers' finished goods, per
gallon. la
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New York January "a. Especial 1.-The
feature OF this market most prominent to-
day and for several days. hrs been selling
OF new crop months, II ls notable that
when an INQUIRY IS made ns TO the source
from whence such orders come. the South
is offered as the scapoEoai. but Il would
not he easy We think, II such Information
could he obtained. 10 nnd many In the cot
ton belt who have 20 little faith IN better
prices next season as 10 be willing TO sell
against next years production if they
were able to any great extent and TO pro-
toct such sales with the necessary margin
requirements Thcn again, II one wants
TO sell 10 protec, spots, New Orleans, with
In or s points of New York, offers SIN
more favorable opportunities. With the
visible supply lessenlnE weekly 20 "A con-
siderable extent ana especially as COM
pared with last year, II seems probable
that we shall have continually a sufficient
spot demand from abroad, II not at home.
20 relieve spot holders IN this country
OF a fear OF any serious break IN prices.
and we think this feeling will have a
stimulating effect upon spring and sum
mcr months in all markets. and prevent q
decline that many are confidently relying
upon here. Atwood Violet q CO.
New York. January 30.--There was a
wider demand on the part OF many buyers
IN the market. but the greater interest was
than for staples, yet In a reserved and
nuiet manner there was more doing In
brown cottons from standards 10 four
yards Printing cloths quiet At "a.
New York. January 3o.-Huhbard Bros,
& Co.'S cotton ietscr says; Our market
oppned with sales OF March at SOFAS a.
and closed steady. The market met with
a surprise this morning in the cable re-
ports from Liverpool. which Indicated a
much better feeling than had been nnticl-
pated. In consequ snce Of which an advance
OF t4IS points measured the wants OF tho
buyers Following this advance the lapse
INTO d,ilnees made tho market vulnerable.
when rales OF March found buyers un-
willing 10 stand prices and decline "a
last nights figures followed. with very
ilnnitesi trading Receipts for the day were
light, but New Orleans teIegraphs a lib
erni expectation OF sVc0 TO 1900 for To-
morrow. Bidding on March and May i'd
Vanccd prices during the afternoon TO the
highos; figures OF the day. The demand
was local and general business was lack
ing.
New York. January t0.--The cotton mar.
ket opened fairly active at an advance OF
SOS points and closed steady from I'M
changed to net advance OF points.
There were general buying orders In the
morning from outside parties. but ~
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BUILDING MATERIAL.

81 60uS.0O Rosedale cement, por Dbl, 81 /.
U29Q, lime fireclay, S.a5iJS.4 40, plaster
paris, $40. frebrick, st, Louis, per NJ $40
inches. Inclusive; felt roofing, per square
sl.15H?. TO- Acm, and Royal cement plas
ter. per ton. 90. plastering hair, goat
per 10, &c; laths, per NJ, 500.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago, January Pegs weak. l2'E9
is .sutter steady; dairy i6gi7. creamery
la2igH.
81. f5ouis, January S1,--Eggs better; lo's
for fresh. Butter quiet and steady cream
cry i71is; dairy lisllo
Kansas City, Januafy @.-EKgs weak
receipts heavy, II. Butter STEADY receipts
heavy; creamery i79ia; dairy lSllS.
New York. January a0.-Eggs-The mar
ket remains dull al further sharp brca x
I'm prices hes; Western declined To Is with
more sellers than buyers at that price,
Southern Hn.
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FLOUR MAY GO u,Gu,,n

Ihere was another good advance IN
wheat today and the hull fever seems
unchecked II this bulge IL based u,,on
suratantial grounds, higher pri,cs Tor
nour may he expected from the "cAas
io'iis any day, The bull feeling In wheat
Is partly duo TO the speculative excite
mont, but great deal of It can be at
trihuted 10 natural results, rhe trade
seems to have at last realized the fact
thdt reserves OF wheat In the uniiea
states are unusually light, that the grow
NE crop Is unprotected by snow and In
more or less peril that the indien whea t
acrense has been reduced some 5000. 900
or 6oOo'oN acres. that Australia viii have
to import wheat this year ins'eat OF
shipping 1t, and that Argentine will hard.
~ nave MS much to export as she did n
year ago, and probably 25o0o 900 bushes
less than she exported two years aro.
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ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis, January 30 Flour strong and
strong and highcr. No rod, cash 10: hard
s.. January 6aa. May 66As July 6SN. Corn
quiet early. advanced later with wheat
and closed firm for futures hal higher;
cash e6hs; january .6is May sfSs. Oats
iuiures strong and higher. ypct higher,
cIlsh and January u. May ~ Rye higher.
IS Barley steady. Corn meal lSnNl.3h.
Nran strong and scarce. cast track 60.
Flax seed lower, SO. Timothy seed lower,
500. Hay quiet. prairie 4.jrfi %, timothy
i75fflSM Whisky la9. cotton ties and
harging unchanged. Pork quiet, standard
mess. old lo,1a'A. new loG2is Lard lower.
prime steam 6.4b. choice h7ie. Bacon.
shorts G.a5. Dry salt meats. boxed Shout
ders 4T5. longs 30: ribs bGlis. shorts ass.
Reccip,s-Flour 5000, wheat 1900 corn 81
0eo, oats l7.ooo. Shipments-Fio 5000. whea,
10 600 corn 500, oats .MO
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rule trading was confined TO local ventures
OF a scalpcr order There was general
lack OF confdencc as to the business out
that receipts. a. New Orleans tomorrow
are estimated at 1000 TO ia0tp bales led
TO some liquidation In the afternoon, with
German houses loading tho selling. AID.
Vices from tho South Indicate exceptional
preparations for the next crop, With soine
localities predicting Increases Of 25I30 per
to cotton,
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WIRE AMI NAILS

Quotations are from 1obbers: special
prices given on largo shipments.
BAEbED WIRE Co. Glddcn, galvanized.
500 per 100 pounds; painted wire s2eo
Waukrgun, 10 higher than Gliddnn.
WIRE NAILS--Rate 500 per kcg: nd
vanccs 10 10 60 penny, Zoe and penny.
6Oc and penny. 1ac. and penny. soc
penny, N,s0; 2 penny. 81 90.
CUT NAlLS-Rate So 70 per keg; same
advances as on wire nails.
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LIQUORS.

BEER--Schlltz. quarts. 3l0.5o per hbl'
pints Sl.cO per Dbl; A. b, c. bohemian
quarts. $40. i0 pints, SLIGO. Dixie Pale.
quarts 800 pints. So 10, Weiss beer, 81, :,
per case, two dozen In case.
HIGH WlNES-Sl % per gallon.
WliISKN--pe gallon; Finished good,
on high wine basis st.29. straight Bourbon
and rye, according to age and quality,
S.NQ3.0o. blended si.7Ju3 so.
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COTT0N-SEED PRODUCTS.

New Orleans January S0.-Tho market
rnr cotton seed products shows a slight
Improvement. In oils. but meal and cake
are DUH and unchanged; prime crude oil
IN hulk 2iL. prime summer yellow, Ia
barrels. 26t.: meal 100. cake 1900 per
short ton
New York. January a.--Cotton sosd oil
r>or,. active CLOSED strong: prime crude
,r.: butter grades $ogSl. prsme summer
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SUGAR.

New orleans, January so.-Sugar strong
onc, Kettle stuSa centrifugal. grsnu.
- sasonds .iEI3as MoIasses quiet; opon
ket,le iSfIgs: centrifugal eai7; other mar
Vets unchanged.
>-a,r York. January 30.-Sugar Arm: fair
,esninx SUI: centrifugal, % test, s's; re-
linsd steady.
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DAILY rosr FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 81. Is.

bonds are firm: State bonds inactive and
railroad bonds steady.
New York. january 30.-srlfc total sales
OF stocks today were 2ts3c0 shares. IN
cluding American sugar A,70O American
tobacco N.S00, ST Paul 10 FOO
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-. cocoANurs-s..c per 100; $500 ne,

GRAPES Malaga, ssbone.so per cask
LEMONS :. Messina, s2,59aSoo; extra
NuTs-Brazil. lie per Id: aiberts, Sicily
&c; Naples. 1--we; walnuts, lac peanuts. IL.
pGc almonds. Tarasona, lac per 10 iscs
pecans. 3ihd6c 'NS' "e"
ORANG ES-CaLfornia seedlings 81 m,a
az nayels $500: Jamlicas and Mcssinas
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ON snIppoAnD NOT CLEARED.

The total amount OF coston at Galveston
on shiphoard. not cleared, f. ms follows;
For Great BT1tain--sss Maria -il3 - sen
rn 262o, 80 Bcnridge 4sco rs CITY 81 hel l
fast 2S22 ~ Hampton sos "a Wooicr Snss
nou-pl.mbera a07a; total q SS5.
For Frnnce-tSs Joseph John t5t'. - Ma
rlma 1885, non-pcinhers iHi total slta
For Brcmon-Ss flympton 1850 - LIEN
helm y70l: total aisl,
For RussiA-I3k Storlten 1886
For New York--Mallory line $751;.
Total 1867 bales. against A.iN bales NsS
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New York January So heat-Exports
No hard 7GEs options opened strong on
Cables, quickly declined under realizing
aud ilbNrtl short sailing, but turned
strong and advanced the rest Of esthc day,
Influenced hy bull sentiment, better Ga
blca reported hyF export demand at Min.
neapolis. active short covering and local
expert buying; closed 7Sulo net higher
No > red January 13A.
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Houston's banana trade during the past
year ia estimated AZ amounting to si,uoo,-
goo the amount handled here being greater
than any other market In the South, cx-
ccpt New orleans.
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NAN YnRK MONEY.

New York January 2a--Money on call
oaEy at S'ani per cont, closed Sgliv per
cent: prime mercantile paper e1fs pen cent;
sterling exchange firm and higher, with
actual business IN bankers hills al i.Ssiz1
4SSS. for demand ami i.S1l.pi@35 for 90
days: posted rates ASST SSis and iAtsI
40: cotumeroiai bills I SCI. silver ccrtlii-
oates G7LNd7S.. Bar silver 65S; Mexican
dollars h3ia
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PAINTS AND OILS

.oI1~-I.iuseod, IN barrcls, raw &c; boiled
i6c; petrolcum. $50 tcst, in bhls iic, in
cases N.SQ; brilliant oil $l.65; in bbls i2isc,
Eupion oil n bbls, iec; In cases 81 80. cas-
,or Gil medical pure, N.0o. turpentine. In
WHITE LEAD-striciiy pure. sl6nc.
WINDOW CLASSIC boxes, Gu and 10
to g. aud " per cent discount new list
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APPLES-Fancy sliced In boxes <xaso.
choice evaporated. 6isa6Ac; fancy eyapor.
rated, cAm7c "Fei
ApRlCors-Evaporited loo.
ClTRON-l&c per Id.
uRRANTS-Fancy cleaned SIC; in car.
tons De. " N"A
FIGS vaporated Sc; Turkish layer ~,
NECTARlN ES-Evaporated lQc.
PEACHES-~h vaporated &c.
pEARS-Evaporatc DC.
PLtMS--plttet l0c.
PRUN ES-Crop OF 1885: California prunes
sQ.loos. &c; s0-s0s, etsc' 6o7os. 20; 60 6os nc;
silver and ruby prunes, l0c.
RAlSlNS-Cahfornia l.. L., boxes 81. toff
So = crown l.. NJ, raisins, so ID. boxes 4c.
crown l.. NJ. 50 Id. boxes, 4h.aiNc.
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prcrIprs AND SHIPMENTS.

Total receipts OF cotton at Galveston to
santa Fe sd, by international and Great
Northern AZ by Missouri. Kansas and
Texas 30.
shipped 10 Liverpooi--py IS Ida 1888
Taken by Galveston cotton miilas y
halsl vi
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Kansas city. January sn,-whcat rG2
higher; trade brisk No. hard tiSis5Is
No 3 h5liD: rejected ncfninally iodis. No.
red nominally rs; No spr.ng s9,,gfA;
mixed ss.@2sx: No, white s3h, Oats
frm, No. mixed liMlS. No. . white Is4G
i.iS Rye dull; No . nominally 80, Hay
weak, Timothy l0,Nnll.5o; prairie tOVJAoo.
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POSTS CAnLEGRAM.

New York, January 3o.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says;
Tho markets were good today English
and American rails were weaker; Ameii-
cans closed at the best. Mines were neg
lected.
The Paris bourve WIS duh today,
THE Berlin market was steady.
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LONDON CONEOLs.

London. January 3o.---consols for money
and the account 1915 bar nlyeE 5yAd Per
0uncs.. money y per cent. The rate of
discount IN the open market for snort and
three months bills ;ssriS-ie per cent.
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GRAIN AND HAY

Car load lots, Job cars, from mill. Deal-
ers charge from store 5iil0c more per lpy
lbs on bran. ?93c per pushel on oats and
corn.
CoRN-Sacked 3SuSie.
BRAN-6Sc.
OATS-25u2ec; No. white e9daoc; conf
mon 2iQ23c.
CHOPPED CoRN--G5c per 100 lbs.
HAN--Allalta Sl3. OQ1. II. ~ per ton; milict
80 .hoFlg 80; timothy Si7 015riS 90; North
TeNaS prnlrlo S 80. south Texas {6.QO.
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Houston.
CHICAGO.

Chicago. January Solitude was slow at
yesterdays docllnc, the Wild w@lther haV-
ing a had effect on the demand, Common
10 strictly choice native beovcs We're sale
able at 3.aUGih5, with the greater part OF
the sales at S.6jtfASj. Butchers stuff sold
better than good beef cattle. and cows
ana heiftrs sold largely between 200i3.35.
Fat bulls We're less active, Calves were
not amy pentter and choice ones sold
readily ut firm prices. Tho stocker and
fceder trade was slow and prices were
not quite so high as few days ago.
ToNas Nittle were weak, with few choice
lots offered.
Hogs good many hogs were LETT over
from Yesterday, and with heavier re-
ccipts than usual today local packers man
aged to force prices about 30 lower. COM
mon TO choice drovos sold at 2.aSd 40, n
few fetching i.22is. with the bulk Of the
sales at ilOIi.lb. \ year ago the best
hogs sold at +e5 The demand improved
later IN the day and a strong feeling was
manifested.
Shsep--rhere was n duh market prices
going off Toe or moro Inferior TO prime
sheen wore saleahlc at 296u3.35, with the
sales largely al 3.0DiL350. Ycnrlngs We're
called fo. n $3.50 f.05, and lambs brought
s 70ffi 81 THE decline has been mostly in
medium grades OF shc-p and lambs.
Rece!pis-Cattle 1900, hogs 29poi sheep
l6 900
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rpr1rrs Am NUTS.

App ,TS-Ben Davis p.sS1SSo; common
grades s. $4,000. .,.h
t,RANRERRIES = Cape Cod >s."o''oV
per barrel, s3,0ol3.2S per crate
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St Louis. Mo, January so-Cattle-Re-
GENTS SHO: shipments lbn market dun
EXPORT steers would bring 4tofif Is. fair
10 choice spring 9.65aiA 40; dressed beef
and butchers grades I,ui25 steers un-
dcr loD0 rounds 275dSb0: stockors and
fcSdcrs 6nG97s: cows and hcifers ! .S0n
40, canning COWS l.oofil76; bulls ?.0ld
. *. calves chiefly hnnb.ao: Texas steers
27siia %: cows 1.7ihGoO
UaVe-Receirts 7S1. shipments $500; the
market is T. lower; helvy 4OoJ4.l5. mixed
Se0G4Io lights 9&5Gt.o5, bulk OF sales
sheep Receipts ~: shipments none; the
market is slow: good native s.T5di50:
Southern a5fi39S; lambs 32Sfii.50.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-31

New York. January So.-Hides and wool
steady.
New York. January 20. - Government
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-31
LIVESTOCK.
Galveston.

Reported for The Post by A. r. Norman
live stock commission merchant.
Boeves--
Choice, per H., ross..........,... 3 q "a
Common, per h., sross.,......... q. ~
Cows
Choice, per ib.. gross ........... 2lsd %.
Common par To-, sross.,...,...... @ ~
Choice, per ID. gross .......... 2sd 3
Common per It,, gross...,"....., : q ~
Calves
Choice per H., gross .,..,......... 3 a
Common per h., gross. g.y "a
Sheep
Choice per ID. gross ............. AKA 81
Common per head. 80 a %
Hops
Cornied per h, gross. ..,........ Si&Gf
Mastfed per ID, gross............. VAC 5
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-31
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO
Thc leading futures ranged as follows.