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The times., 1897-09-26

The Dramatic Mirror, in reviewing re-
cent New York farce production, quotes
from the house program as follows: "A
Bachelor s Honeymoon afarce in three acts.
by John Stapleton." The Mirror outlines
the plot briefly in this fashion: The story
OF the farce is perhaps not quite so tennous
as that Of many productions of similar
character. The bachelor is not bachelor
at all. but widower, who has just become
The times., 1897-09-26

This week Donnelly and Girard viii
be the attraction at the Lafayette, with
a company Of fCrty people, a car load of
special scenery and magnificent costumes
and electrical effects. They appear here
for the first time in the spectacular oper
etta, Tine Geezer,a produced by Joseph
w. Herbert, with Mr. Donnelly a Ii Hung
Chang a6d Mi. Girard as Two-Hi The
play pictures Ii lung Chang's departure
from China for this country, his arrival
in New York, his reception in China town nv
his countrymen, his study of American n
customs, his departure for home, his ar.
rival home, and his reception by the En-
peror and court attaches, the rela ton Of
his experience here and his general undo
iEg. The piece abounds in funny situa
tons, witty 50 wings, pretty songs and new
and catchy music and should prove the
hit of Donnelly nd Girard's experience
The times., 1897-09-26

Raising our eyes beyond our own hori-
Zon we find the outside world full OF in
teresting happenings. One fine actor is
crowned with an assured success; a play
The times., 1897-09-26

New York criticism furnishes us tChe
rest of the coGntryl another assurance Of
our own good taste and right standard.
By careful scrutiny of the Yellow Kid
daily journals, Wadiug through columns
Of superficial slllst about d '.foreiEn
novelty" whose chief claim TO fame is
that she wears her hair over her ears, and
suFCeiting ourselves ON twaddle over the
return of Ieg-.wistinE. Ingerie-displa wing
English Gaiety girls, we discover that tn"
dignified and amusing comedian, Sol
Smith Russell, whose types and methods are
agreeable to the taste of everywhere but
Gotham, appeared on the island the other
night, and succeeded in doing nothing More
commendahle (by New York critics. than
10 produce a clean and wholesome comedy,
ty q compauy of fine actors, and again dis
play ninistlf an artist of original simple
and tender huuor. This goes for nothing
in New York.
Mr.. Russell is positively aggrieved But
he should be used to it by this time New
York has given him unjust and undignifedly
flippant consideration before. Nevertheless
the balance of the country is firm in the
belief it has held so long belief that
has made Mr.. Russell rich and able to go
into New York and receive the treatment
he has, that he is the personification Of
a healthy and delightful type OF hu;nor,
which is reIishable to all rational taste aud
digestible of all right appetites.
Let Mr.. Russell join those beyond New
York in their emphasized sense OF self
esteem felt in the fact that their Judgment
of him does not accord with others whose
standards are attained only by music han
performers ana faddish foreigners in their
appeal to depraved sensuality.
The times., 1897-09-26

Miss Blair will play at the Academy
this week Eugenie Blair has perhaps
proved tie weep and you weep alone"
idea to De a fallacy, Judging from the
size of the audiences who witness her
performances or Camille, East Lynne, =
j ane Eyre" Mercy Merrick," etc
Certainly in producing genuine tears ant!
in the portrayal of sorrow, Eugenie Blair
can easily claim first place in the ranks
of emotional stars. Miss Blair's instincts
are true and unerring, her conceptions
are sa tisfying and Correct. Eugene Blair's
methods are the best, because they are the
simplest. She is understood by everyone.
as size emhodies the best qualities of
womanhcod. The first half of this week
Miss Rlair will be seen as Camille and the
last half as Claire in THE Irunnalster :
The times., 1897-09-26

Last Monday night at Oscar Hammer
STEMS Olympia Tbeater was produced n
Grama uzation of Chester Bailey Fernald's
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
Cotton Points.

1t Is predicted that 275,000 bales will come
into sight this week, against $4,000 In
1896.
The port movement will show big in
crease this week, estimates ranging from
ls5.o00 to 100000 bales.
New York bulls say the crop can hardly
go over 5000, 900; bearish extremists think
It will range between ten and eleven MIL
lions.
Houston expects 1880 to 11,500 bales
Monday against 1852 on the same day
last year. The estimate at New Orleans
is for 1000 to $780, against S76s.
Bachelor, Baldwin & Co. of New Or
leans think the statistical position of cot
ton Is very strong, and believe the staple
will soon sell at better prices.
Macy G. Pendleton. New York: Re
ceipts will now be watched with interest,
the prospects of top crop will be noted
carefully and the mere fact that the
Southern planter has all the cotton there
Is in the world should not be lost sight
Of"
Cargill & Richardson were advised from
New Orleans this morning: Liverpool ca
bles unfavorabe Manchester depressed.
Spinners talking short time. Our market
quiet at decline. Speculation inactive"
A prominent New Orleans firm writes:
Judging from Texas reports and others
received from various sections, the
chances are receipts will be very free
shortly, and as exporters and spinners
remain apatheti,, we do not believe pres
ent prices can be maintained"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
4 BAD DAY FOR COTTON.
The Liverpool Market Proved .
Disappointment.
FUTURES ARE TEN POINTS LOWER.
spot Prices Reduced Oae-sixteenth
IN Aii southern Markcts-short
Time Talk From Liverpool.
uruREs ARE TEN POINTS LOWER
Office of The Post,

Houston, SATURDAY, september IL.
The hopes of the bulls were badly crush
ed today. Liverpool did 1t. After bu-
Aau report that was more bullish than
bear.sh and after a fairly good advance
on this side. the foreigners dropped their
big market lid. They were expected to
advance to 3-64d. The disappointment
was a keen one, and 1t caused the Amer
lean markets to close 10 points lower than
yesterday. All OF Fridays Improvement
was lost and several points additional
were knocked of. December, which touch
ed $50 at New York yesterday. reached
bottom at 6.75 today
Not only did Liverpool slap US In the
face with a lower market, but she added
affront to injury by cabling over a fresh
batch OF blues from Manchester and Lam
cashire Short time talk Is the cue now.
Bad trade and the troubles Of india China
and the Fiji Islands have been worked
for all they are worth and something else
in the line of bearish banalities is needed.
Some people hint that the Brtishers
have allowed their stocks of cotton to ap-
proach the ragged edge of nothingness
and that they will be forced to buy heav-
lily in the South within the next week or
ten days. This being the case, 1t Is he
lieved a desperate effort will be made to
depress values In the next few days and
that the market will be flooded with big
crop and poor trade talk this week. In
the meantime the bulls will have yellow
fever worms and rust, and this combina-
ton of maladies may prove homeopathic
dose that will alleviate the complaint of
the foreigners
Today the spot situation in the South
was much weaker. Reports from the in
terror indicated liberal selling at reduced
limits. This is thought to presage l&s
movement for the week, and 1t Is now es-
timated that Houston will receive a total
of $1,000 to 10000 bales, against 77,466 for
the same week last year. Friday good
list OF cotton readily sold at cents in
Houston, and some sales were made at
Z 1-16m7 S-32c. Today 15-l6c was the hes,
price offered. Middling was officially
quoted at 67-Sc. All Southern spot mar
kets were 1-l6c lower than yesterday.
AT today's session New York future.
opened easy, with 7.0l bid for September
The highest sale was at zoe. and from
that price the September option gradually
fell to 6.95, and closed at 696Q6.97, against
70Sq7.0e yesterday. December opened with
SIG bid. sold at $40 for the highest, fell
to 6.75 and closed at 676a6.77.
In New Orleans December sold at 65t
soon after the opening. fell to 645 and
closed at 647Q6.4S. against 656a6.57 yester.
day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Losal Wholesalers Report Very r.
sorsble Conditions.
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS HIGHER.
Gea1 ana cake show Further Al
vsncs and Are IN Good De-
mand--Notes.

Houston. saturday. september 4.

Houston. Saturday, scptemuer ~
q, Local wholesalers have little to ADA 70
the favorable story told at the beginning
Of the month. There Is steady increase
81 business. and scvcra, cf the largest
Arms report the best trade they have ever
experienced at tho opening OF fall sea-
spn. More freight is bein.; carried out OF
Houston than at any time In the history
81 the city. A canvass of the wholesale
district shows thai every house rs fire.
nuently compelled to work Its force until
INC at npht In order TO catch up with
ert.ers, Traveling salesmcn are making
rood reports from the Interior as rule
end st,te that country merchants are
buying hcn,ily.
The rand movement Of the cotton crop
his relieved, the financial situation to n
great extent. The firsi marketing 70 al
ways applied 10 paying off yearly ac~
counts. aid this liquidation has been gong
On In every part Of the State for the INST
weck or so. The crop situation as whole
% not as favorable as heretofore, though
nothing has yet occurred 20 Justify fears
Of a small yield Several sections COM
plain OF damase by worms. and this IL
causing additional expense for pc'scns. as
well as a great deal OF extra labor.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12


The mill consumption the past twelve
months was 1,255. 900 bales, against !. 435, 900
the previous season, the decrease of 10000
bales having been brought about by the
stoppagc OF machinery during the plague
scare In Bombay. AS work has now been
resumed again on almost a fun SCALE the
consumption this year will certainly show
--unless something u.Tore seen happens "a
very considerable increase on last sea-
sons figures, and Will also in all proba-
bihty exceed the Figures OF the prey ious
year, because the spindle power of India
MOT only In Bombay Island but In the
Mofusil-is being steadily Increased. In
TINS connection 1t Is interesting to note
that the estimated consumption by the
Japanese mills for the next twelve months
Is put ct $4,000 bales, or not far short OF
five-eighths of the quantity likely to be
consumed by all the mills In India, and
about as much as is likely to be taken
by the mills In Bombay Island,
In the twenty years ending lSS2-Ss the
average annual yield is returned by the
an WI OF Indian cotton statistics as about
2V'o oo bales; In the Ave succeeding years
as 2.g7e,ooo bales, and In the last four as
2sSI zoe bales. The largest yield ever gath
cred was in 1sSe-90, when the yield wa.
placed at 3.250.00o bales.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
Lower Prices May Prevail.

Fairchih & Hobson advised b. w.
Hunter q Co. this afternoon:
iAverpoors decline VAS quite unexpected
on TINS side und did much to d!scoura ge
any idea that the public may have had 10
the long. side. 1t must be admittea tbst
II TINS feature of the market is TO be
wanting throughout the season n Is use-
iess to expect much in the way of i'm
the crop Is 10 he more than the wants -
me trade dun and dragging market can
pc looked for, with lower prices prevail.
ne IRON month to month as the weight
" .ne crop Is telt. There is time yet for
influence. ou'iish
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
INDIA's COTTON CROP.
About Three Million Bales Came
Into sight Inst SenaOn

India ranks next to the United States
in the list of cotton producing countries.
though raising hardly one-thlrd as much
as this country, and that generally of an
inferior staple. The area devoted to cot
ton in India last season was 1888, 900
acres. as against 1926, 600 in the previous
season, ana $4,000 acres smaller than the
average. Unfavorable weather further re-
ducea the outturn, wnch is put down for
this seasons at only 2.l66000 bales, or $4,000
bales less than year ago. and 81. coo
less than the average.
Tue actual quantity of cotton brought
into sight during the twelve months, how
ever, was 2999,000 bales. or only 2g7 900
less than in the previous season.
The distribution of this crop and it's i'm
mediate predecessor is given below. Cot
ton brought into sight in the past two sea-
cons In tnOuSands of bales llMOs omitted :
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Hull side Too Popular.
I.nmsan Bros. q 90. Of Chicago wired
B. w, Hunter a Co. today
We are Of the opinion that the bull side
has become too popular The short inter.
eat seems to be eliminated ana the greater
bulk OF 4. probably has been for some
time, which places holders in a dangerous
uosition should there he any concerted at
TEMPT TO sell .ou,. While farmers' deliv.
cries are not large as yet. there seems to
be more disposition among thon to sell.
which. might increase II the market dis
played downward tendency, fos q
quite an established fact thar the pro-
Queer Is more ant to dispose OF his hold
tngs ON a. decisning market than on one
which ID showing q continued advance.
Tho foreign news. however, sessns
strong, and, according 70 advices from
odersa. there y good consumptive de-
uand Tor Russian wheat, the aateM news
from therc being that the Hungarian COM
n,isstoners arc making purchases at Al
vn04t any. price. and with the exception Of
esrisy ~ the cereaas ere - tsht a. they
Cora ~ rsnsaved . hsse porsaoa Z u,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
Vein E.tin,atinr Again.

New York advices to B. w. Hunter a
Co. were as follows: "Mr. Neil is said
to be out with an estimate OF 1o5co. 600
bales. Whether he has made this est
mate or not can not be confirmed, blu, 1t is
make statements TO that effect. Ths ahs
surdity or an estimate at this time il 700
apparent TO need comment 1t Is ann
snt that the interest represented by Mr.
TOR purposes OF its own. Crop renarts rs
tne day continued unfayorable ana the A.
terioration 10 most marked where the crn,,
promised the best, Tug crop
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
Grain Gossip.


Some traders say the foreign news looks
strong enough to make the dollar price
for wheat again.
r q. Logan: 1--WE can SEQ nothing weak
In wheat, 1t being based upon legitimate
conditions and we think speculatively II
Is strengthened by the fact that people
who have been accustomed to 80 cent
wheat are now selling 1t short"
A commercial agent of the state depart-
ment located in France reports that the
French will have TO import 1000, $50 bush
els of wheat this year. The American
consul at Odessa confirms the bad Rus
sian crops and says that she will have
little TO export and that America will
have TO furnish from i200eO, 900 to $50, 0O0, 900
bushels more wheat than last year.
Chicago advices by private wire to h.
w. HmnterS & Co. this afternoon gave
curb on December whca,l 96h selling down
to % rs. the feeling being a little weaker
after the closa. Calls sold from 81 rs to
~ and puts from "a s-sMsils down to 9i.s.
The buying Of puts by the local traders
was large. the crowd expecting n lower
ma, ket. Alohday and anticipating a heavy
on corn had a downward tendency.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
New Goods
! I !! Car Lots.

csltfcralA Canned ceods East
AZ - fHa9e1 Goods and othcr Goods
- 1ofefe th9 advance IA prsoSi
~ xiil lSlsesst any ~ =
oeK anythieg n our
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
Atwood Violet. Lockwood & Co,


New York. September 1i,-Atwood y,o-
lett. Lockwood & Go. say of cotton: In
stead OF doing better, Liverpool declined
from Yesterdays prices, therefore repudi-
MSns the bureau report Liverpool adj
vices are that this was due TO Mr. Ne.lI's
cables scs; might re.terating his ten and
naf million estimate. Our market in
CONSEQUENT g declined 10 poins from last
day. II seems fortunate that stocks. wheat
and other speculative articles are not IN.
ilueneed by the prophetic m,eerances OF
inlividua'S but pursue the even tenor of
their way. based upon supply and demand
" one case and uifon the intrinsic meNit
OF sscurit es in the other What has
largely TO do with the decline besides is
nc absence OF speculation, which, as
every one recognizes. has been turned 10
other markets because both brokers and
operators are IN the main 'bu.iish, there
fore IN sympathy with outsiders whereas
lions prevail
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Cash quotations were al follows:
Flour--Barely steady, winter patents
20 winter stmights 4.70aii. 90: spring
specials els. spring patents 52Nii5, 60;
spring sli lights 4.TO@5. 10. bakers 4. loGI 80
Wheat No. sprsng a6asn97,s: No, o
spring aoifs7Sa: Ne. red 97isdi9Sik
Cor,i-Nio, 5. 3o,fso,s; No. yellow Soai30is.
Oats--No. .. leSamO; No. 2 white b
22,sdl2sit: No $ white 2l@@22N.
Rye--Nc. q 80.
Barley No. . nominal: No. 8. soI46; No.
4f o b eSssfsSs,
Flax seed-No I. l.cSdfi. 07ih.
Timothy aeed-Pr!me 2,6lU2.65.
Mess pork-sPcr hbi, S.a06fS. IS.
Lard--P,r 100 lbs. ALL
Short ribs sides--Is oose. S.10s1S, 40.
Dry sailed sho, lders-Boxed, 5iaSf5%
Short clear s'des--Boxed Jssgi5%.
whisky -DistnIers' finished goods, per
gal.. 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
DIRECT PRIvAT1;
Members New or,eans fI
Nen orleanS N,

DIRECT PRIvATI
10 New York. New fI7.
cago. Continuous ouotss2'5
Stocks. Grain and Pm;
quickly executed. Core
SON Bros. & Co., Chios2s. E.
Hobson. New Orleans; ~ ~
4 Co. (stc.ks). New Ynj2:
Wardwell and Price No.
(cttton). New York. .
B W. HUNfl
Cotton Exchange BuIidinS,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

last year. The present supply, q HS:si5
bales less than on this date IN 1885. The
following table gives the supply today and
ON this date in previous years:
1897. $50 1895. 25. 9l6
1886. .494. sos $50
weekly Interior Movement.
The weekly movement Of cotton at 81
leading interior towns, according to the
Chronicle statement. issued this mornf>s.
was a. foibows:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
Net Receipts. at All u. S. Port..

Hnvrc Market.
Havre. September u.--Spots quiet but
steady; futures easy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
1t wa. Disappo,nt,nr.

New York. September u.--Tosiay's cot
TO the fricrds OF tie staple. who had con.
fidefpiy ios ked for a mich healthier nm
der,one, The first call developed an easy
nIe1crto..- AZ prices 8 to 10 points lower,
under genrral Legislation and the etrec,
result 81 very dssal,poirting English ca
pies, Following the call the local ma rke a
became somewhat steadler on covering bS
me snorc timM shorts to secure profits.
Ruinors taat Neil was shortly 10 issus =
eron estimate of ten and half million
bates Wee circulated late In the session
BY q well known commission house and
prices broke sharply The market ciosaJ
steady at not less OF 70 to IL points.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotaticns are. on small lots. spec,al
prices on carloads:
BARBlcD wIRE--Giidden. eai.. ~ N mar
l0l !hA; W.ukeean So higher than Gliddrn
WIRE NAilsS-Rate 32O0 per kcr: "a.
vRnces l0d. 12d and led. u: I'd and a H..
g and "a. 1oc: ID aad ID. zoe: Sd, i5c; II.
ysc. "a
WSDns. TALLow AND nEEswAs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

Ufn0S the D0BI Wcck ana mas DcVas OShsc'
The tendency TO buy has been quite mani
fest among outsiders, on account o. the
low price and reported poor crop pros
pects. hut local ircders nave sold quite
bearish. the close being lAc lower than
The reported yellow fever In the South
has had demortl,ixing effect on the PRO-
Visson market and we would not be sur
prsed II something In the line of yellow
fever should strike stocks and bring
many Of the enthusiastic buyers 10 grief
without much warning.
st. Louis Grain and Provisions.
st. Louis. September ii.--Flour--Un-
No. 2 red. cash, elevator. ssh; track. s9a
i.v0; NO hard cash. yOAaslts; Septem-
Der. 96lz; December, eS5s BID; May, y8;4 bid.
Corn--Lower; No. cash. ~ bid; Septem-
%. Oats--Duli and weak; No. cash. ee.
yator, 20: track. 81; No. white, 22ls4
=; september, VA; December, 2l!s asked;
May, zSA bid. Rye-Lower. Ash bid, Bar.
ley-Nomnal. Cornmeal-Strong; L701y1.75.
Bran dull, weak, sacked, east track, Of
fered at 20 without buyers, though one car
sold on direct order at 5SH. Flaxseed
nominal. LOB. Prime timothy seed 2.6l.
Hay steady to Arm; prairie, 5.Jp465J.
timothy. 65oQ9.50. Whisky, III. Cotton
ties ana bagging unchanged. Pork lower.
standard mess, jcbbing, new. SIS; old. $40;
Lard lower, prime steam. AS; choice. 4.30
r,os, $50; shorts, SSH. Dry salt meats
Boxed shoulders, $50; extra short clear
and ribs, SIS; shorts, 6s71a Receipts
-Four, 1000 barrels; wheat, 62000 bushels,
Smpments-Flour. 5000 barrels; wheat, 6O0O
bushels; corn, 1000 bushels; oats. S9oe
bushels.
Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.
Kansas City. September n.-Wheat, "a
4 lower. No. hard. $3.50; No. 2, sass; no.
2 red, 9sa94: No. spring. 49, Corn-Slow.
val lower; No. mixed. 26AI26iz Oats
Active, firm; No. white, 20laQ2l Rye
Weak. No. 2. 45d45lk. Hay-Timothy dull.
choice, $50: choice prairie, $50 Receipts
Wheat, 22l,0 900 bushels; corn, 1850 bush.
els oats. 1900 bushels. Shipments
Wheat, 1900 bushels corn, 22.000 bushels.
oats, 5000 bushels.
New York. September 1l.-wheat-- Re.
ceipts, 250g5: exports, s5i07. Spot weak.
Options opened weak and declined, with
q few reactions all day. Influenced by
weak cables, liquidation and prospects for
a heavy increase in the next visible.
closed So September, ioass. Hides
Steady; Galveston, 20 to rs pounds. 1915:
Bnenos Ayres. dry, 10, nominal; Texas,
dry. "a to 80 pounds. l2Aql3. Leather .
bla a% hsmgek sole assn0s Ayres Light to
fleece, 20dt27: pulled. No. 2 to extra, ga
40; Texas. l0al6 Beef-Steady family.
9.0OMlO.50; extra mess. 7.5oQs50 Cut meats
steady. Lard wealsei Pork weaker. Cheese
steady. Pig iron quiet. Southern. 9.75d
Tin plates barely steady. Cotton seed
oil duh but steady; prime crude nominal
prime crude TO b. mills nominal; prime
summer yellow, z7laQ2sis off summer yell
summer white. 80; prime winter yellow,
81.
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shaw. Fair Results.

Now York. September lo.--rhe dry poo.,,
market sic ws fair results for tho w.sL a.
nearly all grades. notwithstanding inc
fact that the buying has. 10 all appear.
a .., oten much slower than shur,
would. under orihiary conditscns. he =
very satisfactory one. Jobbers have had 4
thoroughly satisfactory week. which AZ
!ss close shows 70 dininuton OF interest
nearly all graJes Prints are strong a IA
Y active demand: The market for rins.
PANS and nnppel fabrics 10 strong ana
s,cn n;.s recent adsarces in the former
silver.
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New York. eeptember M-sliver certin.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
ASK YOUR DRUGGnsI
DR.. GREEN'S IOOR|

Keeps the teeth white. ths NJ
the gums and mouth healthy,
age paid on receipt OF 3 csntk
ABBOTT C0Cu
Houstx
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

b bid; 8 sellers; V value.
Comparative Spot Nnil
The following ar. the clos'n
for cotton on the spot To-Day N1
markets, together with the clo|
cling yesterday. with todsyt =
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12

olt--Lins,ei. II bbls. raw ale. honeS
i6c. Petroleum. water white. $50 test Il
bhls. lic; n eases. si.6S. prime white, i5
test, In bhlsi re; IN cases si.i5. Brlliian
OIL. $40; n hbls, lac. stove gasoline, il
bills. nc, In cases, se 10. castor oil o m "a \
icsl pure. RIO, cassor oil. commercial. ssis
per dozen: turpentne, In bills. Sic, .
WHITE LEAp-Strlstiy purc. 6s7s,tr
standard white lead, S,lc. V''Ao