davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-23
HAD CATARRH THIRTY YEARS.

William III. Miller, 336 18th 1t. SET
II had catarrh for years. My stomach troubled
me, too very badly. II I only drank water II
hurt me. Doctor McCoy's treatment has cured me.
have gained eight pounds In weight and feel per
fectly we'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-23
HAD BEEN DEAF TEN YEARS.

Granville Hartford, DOB ut. Net
Il had been deaf for ten wears. Doctor Mccoy
las restored my hearing that 1 can now hear
everything with perfect iistinctness."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-23
SHE IS CURED OF cATARRH.

Mrs. b. J. Conner, 162 r nj. net 81
had been a great sufferer from catagrh. and boo
tors Mccoy and Cowden have cured me-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
FRI-1TS AND NuTS.

APPLES-Fancy New York State Bald.
wins S2.75m3.oo. Russots. 50. ooIt3.25. assert
cd varieties, S2.75siS0o.
BANAN AS--ter bunch. packed for ship
ment 81. 2jn Ia; loose lunches, 75cnSlOO
,OCOANUtfS-s3.d oqi00 per 10o s33 90
DER 1000.
S., jGu275: fancy. 50 00u3.50
NUTS Brazil, SC per ID: flberts Sicily.
lie; Naples. iei9c. walnuts. Hobo; peanuts
5n5iac; almon6s, Taracona, 12ltl3c per ID.
in slcks: pecans. 7i2dSiec.
OR NCilcS-C aliIornla lnvels. 81 25ffS O:
California seedlings, = 25fte.M per box.
STRAW BERRI E,S-S2. 25d3.O0 per "a
quart crates; Inferior or damaged fruit,
81 2hiI2.O0
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Futures Closed Slightly Lower At
Home and Abroad.
TWO OR THREE POINTS WERE LOST.
No New Features Of laterest Were
Developed-Fort Receipts Rather
ncavy-Hcaston's Movement.
Office Of The Peat.

rtVuHton CaturtAys Mafcn ~,
The cotton market ts u puxzic. specu.
iators seem afr~.d or II and outsidefs have
evidently given Il the cold shoulder. They
view buiIlsh and bSarlsh news alike with
contempt or utter Indifference. No one
wants 10 buy and very few have the cous-
age 10 sell. Such d,sgraocfui duilness "a
enough TO cause tho quotations to slip
lower OF Their own weight. without any
other pressure wl,atcycr--but they don't,
II Is true prices los, or 3 points st New
York ana Now orlcans today. but they
gained that much yesterday, no everything
Ia practically unchanged and at last Tues
days figures Liverpool N,nt doing
thing and tho American markets are doinn
less Liverpool futures at aodoy's close
ranged from unchanged to ,s-e,i lower.
There wasn't a slngie feature of interea,
al today's session Tho threatening con-
dition OF the Mississippi river and tho
prediction OF q dissiatrous overflow created
no excitement The daily statistics a.
tractcd little attention and gave no indi.
cations ono way or ihc other. The worlds
Visible supply showed q decrcasc OF ioa,oN
bales for the week agalne, o loss OF li5.Ooo
for the Sumo week last year. Port rc.
ccipts were nearly 'ooo bales ahead Of
this lay hast year. but the entire excess
came from Port Royal. where a report Ia
only made about once or tw ce q month.
iIouston's rcccirs promise 90 be very
Hight for the next two woclSs and wuli
compare with rather heavy receipts lasl
year. This weeks receipts viii hardiy
bc over $500 bales. against l0,Gi3 for tho
week ending March 70. 1896 The week
ending April 2, his, wear. showed n move
mcnt OF 1890 bales. aud tho following
week I2.ttI bales wcro brought forward
The Texas movement kept M arte heavy
throughout April and untii the middlc OF
May last year.
New York futures opened barely steady
this morning with May selling at 5.oe
Tho next sale waa at T.U and tho market
nuc tuatod bc,wecn I. o5 and 7. 90 and closed
at Z o6siT on. against 7.osfl1 o. yesterday
August bold at III for the highest ana
IN lowest. cloa'ng NJ ;.lJa1 TO-
In New Orleans, May nuctuatcd between
6.oa and Goa and closed at those figures
Jlsy sold only ono point higher than May.
Houston expects 300 to 1000 bales tomor-
year. The estimate at New ORLEANS 10 for
$500 to $500. ogmnsi 25is.
Secretary Hesier's statement OF tho
weekly movement at ihiriy-ono leading
Interior towns waa Issued this morning.
brlng as follows,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

Chicago. March ~. Today's market was
OF the usual Saturday character Rc.
ce'pts of cattle were small and disposed
of at ruling prices. The greater part OF
the cattle now arriving are medium 10
good steers weighing from 100 10 1iDo
p,urds.
Hog receipts were light and prices 6uloc
higher, tho highest prices Of the year be-
Ing rad, Light hogs. which not long ago
commanded a substantlal premium, arr
now d.sssr minated against tho beet lott
sailing iruibc under the bost heavy. Hogs
sold at 3,75li 20 for poorest 10 host, heavy
packing iots bringing S,7Jdt.W, Ther.
were 81 good many inferior offerings and
sales wfre made as low az s.25.
IA steep. 1"Sp.te tho Eberal oreringA
an active and e.rong market has been
experienced and prices this week have ad
vnBe"d lOaan. Common 10 prime nocke
OF sheep won't for 3,vl6li.s 10, Westerns com.
prsing the great bulk OF The OFFERINGS an
selling at 3.hodi.3b. Yearllngs sold at 4. 70
Mi.75, while lambs found buyers at $3.50
3 20 for poor 10 phiinc natives.
Receipls-Cattlo 400. hogs 800. sheep
200.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
|'ISlyESs BAROMETER.
I. i IL. Condition OF Trade
Ceuerslly.
| IMPROVEMENT 10 BE SEEN.
u,sll BE Ahead of Last
p.cord-TaIks With
...l.ess Men-Notes.
Office Of The Post,

-,on. saturday, March 20.
!. ha a slow but sure I'M
in trade conditions Houston
that their March sales Will
= ne February record and fully
= anger than for this month last
yst there are many duh spots
In several lines tho change
s.,a, q not yet noticeable. Hard
y srocery dealers have a big i'm
"a report. but dry goods. cloth
.,,,ture houses state that bust
latter nor worse than for sew
In. rast. Retail trade has been
4. average and is expected to be
1 ~ throughout the spring. In
1. j buildsng material there Is much
vhrh VIII be maintained for sew
..o,hs The sales of machinery
.I.neots are also quite large. In
..,.vay country dealers report light
/. merchandise. and this is taken
..,,ion that the demand for gro
-rls. produre and other supplies
~ larger sales necessary very
"a money markets continue ia
4. "a Industrial recovery and thore
.sh speculative epidemlc as to
- excessive share of available
u The tendency of prices Is up
"a lie worst period Of business Is
4 IN past.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

C Ciepa1 5yol had : eons.snmsm Of very Nm.
Strswberr,as c na this Afternoon.
Srousnt good prices. For chosce r aMd
Nuoians were s25pu3. 20. M,chsi. ~ r eIs,..
s'oO: Inferior Inferior berries ranged iowsr 's'0a
state that the stock of st-,ctIy a ,n Gal.
va red o.anges has practically ali been sb ma
pei some few odd and end cars h snip
'e Tba " 10 , are held at 81. Goas.7 Is. 'e's
ka salmon have reduced The ~ pa DC Alas .'
. .ISs n Per cent, ex store. The s,osk in.
ciuoes boss. Association, Iceberg Nh ~
tune. Crest and Arctic brands D. NeIs>
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
HOUSTON MARKET.

Per Gailo1-
Prime crude. iooe.... 49,, e
Refined butter oil, lotse.... Nominal
Prime summer yellow oil. =. IN
Cake and meal Z: o. b. mill interior
posats, according 10 location;
prime ofton seed cake....,sle 70 n - o,
Trime cotton seed neal. Y % y n W
Cotton seed hulls ..,......... " ~ VI
meal, si7.l1Tl7.50 per ton; hplis. t5.c0; lint
err. No l, SIC. No. O. iMc.
Itomarks-M Market lu'ct-
Now York. March 20.--Coi'on seed prod
rcis are steady. with pr.ceg as
heretofore: prime crude oil, barrels. 2or
abisc; prime summer yellow. IN barrels.
2sigc, primo cotton seed meal, s2oooD2PD
per ton.
New orleans. March 2o,--lThe market for
cotton seed products Is quiet. pi'inle crude
OIL in bulk. ibisal6c, prime summer yell
sid.6onis75 per snort ton, Ions ton. for
export. ti7.WVlzt0
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

ers charge from store ssiioc more pcr 100
ios on bran. 2asc par bushei ON oats aud
'y I'D ana lgglbc per 100 lbs on hay.
CH9pPEB CoRN.-ese per 100 lbs.
SoRN-s5d36c sacked.
,,arS-White Nebraska, g7lkat2Sc,
f--Altolfa, l2.b0fis.lD Ter ion: m,llet.
slzp; timothy, sl3.Usii4.o, South Texas
h sras of,s ,~'"glc.o. North Texas prairie.
SORGHUM sBED-si.5o per 100 lbs; mil.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis. March 5o,~-Catile~ Rcccipts
,ol. sh pmcnts 400, market u shade lower
FOR all grades. fancy export steers u.vOu
I..5 fair 10 chC,cc native shipping Hieore
i.nuui.po; dfesfsd beef ana butcher STEERS
3.7gil.75. steers under 100 pounds iyu
rs. s'ocksrA ana fce1era 71mt y huih
Of COVE 2.39ua.25; bulls 2.2Ou5.v; Tesas
? II. cowg and hc'iora 2.0)n3l0. Hogs
Receipts 400, shipments 2nJg: g. lhgner I.
light s. f0d4 .05; IN. Ned 37Dpii0. heavy 100
ui.I5. Sheep-Reeelis none. shipments
eulls and bucks 2.O0qf3.2a, .anlps 5bto .+D.
Texas grass and fed sheep 3.lVg2,S; spring
lambs S.0Dil 1910
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

London. March oD.-At the wool aictson
sa,es today 1903 heles were onereh, OF
which 800 were Withdrawn. The selection
was a good one and there was sp'rten
composition. Americans wore eager buy.
ere and the home trade and contlncH
showed a better disposition toward oher.
ings. New Zealanders cold freely Wo s0,s
suitable for Am0-.ca were sold az run
nrlces Following are the sales in dethi;
New South Waiss S5I baies ee sGsn.sa
,sas Ia ies, snoured HgdGis nd. greasy 50
AID. V,ioria l7,s ba'ss; occurred iof1 l6 ,i ls
sitd: greasy 4a4giil4d. South Anslr 1aas
ss.ht ,sles. secured Is Nd; greasy 2Ausl'
West Australia $50 babes: secured 100
greasy in7d. New Zealand a2r baiss
ssre,,red GiLdSf,E y. sreasy $50 loisd. Cape
~ Good Hope and Natal 81 bales; greasy
7GiSd. ,,r ,axt vy,e,e
Neu, south Wales s2.70o Queensland
scS, victoria isSse south AIs' ,soa S SN
Tasmena lisa swsn E Gn,d u lIy. S sns
Ha,ai sseo: total ei5eo bales. The weeks
imports aggregated T.ss bales.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
iIrsrER.s FIGURES.

Now Orleans. La, March 20,~-Thc move
mont OF cotton at Interior towns, as re-
(, orted by Secretary Hester or The cotton
exchange Was MS follows.
Recepts Ibis week. 2i.iA bales; last
week. 10 49,; this week last year, 26,7m.
shipments this week. tb.s6t bales; last
week. ~ ssd, this week last year. bs,Tl.
stock this week, 22i 0o5 bales last week.
$40 7j3; this week last year. 81 OBJ
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
LONDON MONEY.

London, March 20, Console for MONEY
MA; for the account III 1916; Mexican or.
binary 10 les, Mexican Central now foutw
G'k; bar silver Is il-lGd per ounce, money
lf per cent. tutc OF discount, .n the open
market for short and three months bills
L.. per cent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
cuRnNIcLE.s roTALs.

New YORK, March 2O.--'Tho movement OF
cotton at interior towns. as reported ny
The Chronicle. WAS aa follows;
Receipts his weck, B,0si bales; lase
shipments Inks week, bb2H bales last
w.ek, II. i02; this week Inst year, aS,3ei.
stock this wcok, s0l li9 bales, last week,
3agJlJ. this week last year 33i,1SJ.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
EGG CASES
Kept n stock. No, end No. whfts wood
s' n r. G Tc,iHsfHj W ss for RrIcsA
Ii we Make Money

For other people. why can't W do the same
for you. ~ N
We have hundreds Of customers who 10.
rive from our Weekly Syndicate a hand
some income.
write for our Pamphlet. explaining cur
Systcn,, mailed free on application.
SAM KELLER 4 CO,
BANKERS AND BRoKERs.
Eatablisted 1857. Il Broadway. New York.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
MovEMENTs on sprc1r.

New York, March .0..yrhc exports OF
specsc from the port III New York for the
wsek omountcd to Si22,is0 IN gold and
W. 7S IN silver, Imports for the week,
Eola sts'SaS, silver Stg.l @. dry goods $751;.
col. general mvtchaudse yS.SIi,2s5
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
FINANCIAL.

Galveston: Sterling exchange. sixties.
s'ss buying; tfH selling New York sight,
W. discount buying. sc premium selling.
New orleans sight. Nc premium sellirg
&c discount buying.
New York: Sterling exchange, bankers
sixties, 81 So, commercial slSities. H.sJIs;
rcichmarka, commercial sixties. - 1916
sixties, SEEN.
New Orleans Sterling exchange. coia-
mer.ial. slSik; francs. commercial!
sixties, sS.ig 3-s; New York sight, 81. 90 Ire-
MUM. commercial. &c discount.
London: Bank rate, per cent; street
rate. ~ per cent. silver Is ll-i6d. consols.
Xix.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

Kansas city, MO. March 2o.-Wheat-
Stcsdy; No. hard. 76q7!' No. red. 81;
ed. 1872 Oats-Dull, lower: No. . white.
i9a2i Rye--iirm; No. 2 81. Hay-Qn'et;
unchanged Recc pts-Wheat TO- leo bush-
Wheat ZOO: corn. s5 900. oats. 500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago, March so.--Butter : FWms
creamery. ioaisls: dairy, s1i7. checse-
Firm. ioN@lI. Eggs-weak; fresh. .,
Kansas city. NO.. March 70 Butte
Very 1rm Creamery ieaH' DAIRY NV
IA, Louis Mo. March 20.-Buttot-FtrmS
creamery. itgis,s; dairy. sails Eggs Low
err, IN. Nf
2s,2ss; market steady; Wtsiern. oQiohs
Soushern. 1O's.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

Kansas CITY, Mo, March 2o--Cattis--
Receipts, 800: shipments. 800; steady. only
retail trade Hogs Receipts. 2so; ship
men,H 400, ma rlct . higher, bulk of saies.
W4D5 mixed. 3goqi ls'.. light. 36JT2s0;
workers., s.g5ffioo; bu.is. 3.aousS5. Sheep
Receipts. 1000: shipments. 200; market
strong; lambs, 3.2Jni50; Duttons. Z7SGi0o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

mend and 4.stxGt.ssh for 60 iays; posted
rates t,6iit ,S5,s and 4.SSut. Ss.s. CONNER.
clai bills 4.s4,sWt. MA iar silver 6.r; ST.
", ocrtsioa,es s. S-sgds; Mexican dollars
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. March eO.-clear.ngs So. 53i.-
iGS: balances A.gss no
Government and railroad bonds nrm;
State horfds duh.
Moncy on can easy at 1872 per cent.
,ri,Se mercantile paper 3tsni per cent
sterline exchange steady, w IN actual busi-
ness In bankers bills at S.s79i.S,4 for de-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
SUGAR.

New Orleans. March 2o.--sugsr-opsn
kettle strong. ixU3h. centrfugai nuni
yellow 7-fsll3 BIS; others unchanged. NO.
lasses firm and unchanged.
New York. March 90 SugAr-Raw nrms
fair refining 2i5-i6: centrifugal. tesss
LID: refined steady: mould A ~; stand
ard A az: confectionerS A I 3-s: cut loal
w; crushed bls; powdered ~; sranu'Atsa
Az. tubca Az.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

Id Ashe-The poultry market Is very
n ard everything in the line OF chick
|ra turkeys sells readily. Eggs have
N rood demand this week and have
"a sShtly better prices than here
4 Al country produce ~ meeting
4 rood sale and the condition Ut
4 quite satisfactory.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
M parl-our bicycle business con-

SO Increase and we are daily adding
Y stock Of wheels. The 1897 bicycle
! nay improvements and seems to
reached about as near perfection as
Inshe for mans contrivance. The
! Is very popular in Houston and
" more riders this year than ever
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

Prescription No. 1881 put up by Elmer q
A,end. sold BY y, +. Schmidt. Houston.
Texas. will relieve thoss AFFLICTED Win
rhsumstism. Try . bottls
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
! co'-Business in our particular


Esr 'rudc Notes.
leshsinss have an upward tendency at
ps~Iae,cs We're to 5 points down In
L., suVe markets today.
MI ~ seM held AT sds1sc this morning.
b. supply pretty Well cleaned up.
nouston Produce and Comm. ssion
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
HIDES, TALLow AND BEEswAx.
Prices paid by Hocston dealers,
THE wool MARKET.

prices paid by Houston dealers
Twelve months. medium. .......... %
twelve months, fine................ tn
Six months. Id2c less.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

Now York. Mnrch 2l.1Nciw hhsinni,ng
further reports of "A threetening character
from The MiHsisHippi valley and OF more
or icsa general rains IN other paris o,
al n decline of to- | polnin, rnsed of 4"
points fur her OF tic mare active pos,
tons aud closed nt n net dr"5nc OF 10 .
able accounts from tho Fall RIVER print
oloih u@rNet and the cnmraraiivc'f Mui
rela ton OF spot cotton 10 future deliveries.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
ALEXANDRIA MOVEMENT.

Alexandria, March 20-~Reoeipis OF cot
ron this week IN can,aFs COS pounds each).
% 90; this week last year. G0,pO; this sea-
900 Exports this week. 1900 tales: this
week iast year 1900; this scison. b29. 900;
eame time last season, b53,0o0
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

New York. March 20 Hubbard Bros &
Co.'s cotton Litter snys: Although bue''
ross Is dun and speculation practically
not apparent In any market. Tho steady
consumption of Gotten continues, the VAL
bio supply l1ang 10000 hAicH IN "A week
est IN many years. being 21,oop bales less
than last season, OF thesc ports. Bar ..
Iona holds tine lnrrrst comparative stock.
The local fcoing continues hehrWh on ihe
nhsonce OF spnclnailon Today the offer
.nse were absorbed hy he larger hous,s
IN tive trade aud the sales TO ~ nnns. In
the South the land II too wet TO pillow ana
planting preparations arc backward th'
less the leNces break the recent storm
VIII swell the rivcrs TO a higher record
than now registered.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
VISIBLE SUPPLY.

New York, March 2o.--Accoriing to the
Chronicle, the visible supply OF cation to-
day In $500. 22G bales; this day last week.
g. G55, sG3; this day last yesr. 3.4&767; IN.
crease over last year, 0.i6g.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
BUSINESS TALKS.
\ hterviews with n Few Repre-
sanlallNe Erms.

sentative Firms.
~ Bute-There is an upward ten
1 % the market for hnseed Oil. due
~ 10 the increased demand. Trade
40 oils and wall paper has i'm
4 The bright spring weather causes
"A better feeling in our line of busI-
IN b always conducive to a better
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
RoNDs.

Closing quc aliens on bead, Al Nsv york To-Day
Wtle
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21

very popular in Houston ana
" more riders this year than ever
D. Tsylor & Sons-The upward ten
r,iN staple groceries has been very
h u the last week or two and has
b Snce early m January. Trade Is
rtye and the demand for foodstnffs
sredented. 1Iog products have al
h 10 lc per pound and give no
lion Of weakness. Prices are Sun
~ 10 comparison with other years.
ty BE- that they wll 20 consider
sttf than at present. ts
xkaAi & Grant-We have been al
uuntry shippers 10 send in every
ag had for sale in the Fine of poul-
Z. this weeks market has demon.
X the correctness of our advice.
ae higher than they have been for
sonihs. Country dealers should
esntage of the prcsen, condition.
rpDth or two from now the mar.
u b overstocked and prices much
Our grain and hay trade continues
VIII quotations about as heretofore.
T. thompson e. Gothic fruit busl>
snoderately active and with good
lsa nearly all varieties. Apples are
xsfce. and the large amount OF in
n lrlr recently on the market has
Iofked of. Prices on the choice va
have advanced 25MJ0c per barrel.
~ are also higher and the Cali
sock will not hold out much longer
~ are in good supply and selling. AT
fHes Strawberries are heg.nnlnS
lrMe quite freely and meet with a
eie when in good condition.
l. Iones-The market for eggs has
hs'mer this week and pr,ces have ad-
FL lGlhc per dozen. Next week 9
n promises to be larger, however.
~ hardly possible that a further
LS@ oan be made, while 1t Is very
.,ae that this weeks advance wall
maintained. Prices are low. at
k.sm and Eastern markets. and ship
% Houston net n much better profls
Mse 10 Chicago or New York. we
~ this week a carload of boxing
-. which IS all cut and fitted for
esg cases. This shipment is SELL
wy rapidly and we Will get In an
= "f very soon.
.apunlay Hardware Company-Hous-
'.aanY advantages as a receiving and
.''H'hx point are becoming more APP
no NE Interior trade each week and
!, ~suelly bringing this point forward
IN, Mi,",esals market. We have hal a
- ud1h in uTnrly all liues - nee
,,r.W the year, end in agricultural
vrs"xne business has been Oh quite a
M sus, at this time we are bringing
W. VI such goods as are especially
y ~ 70 me spring and summer trade.
s,.s,sgloi demand for lawn movers
N, .s'ols, Ice coolers. door screens an'
~. ssfueles. both in our retail and
=" apartments.
Co'-Bus.ness in our particular
! "a'hues quite satisfactory. ON
better shape than ever before
In. s'e well prepared 10 take care OF
u H.. uade. Values are still very low
: All AL I'm ami steel products, and
40 hrss' when manufactured mt
\ !, 'uhung materials. are TAX! nS thu
/ noon To a greater degree thar
n. Our Mr.. A. II. Billingsley
mi, 's.uIned from a fifteen days triI
mn IN Southwest Texas and reports
prospect very good thus earl,
Ia rho rainH ti1.s week cam'
M %e right time and have made th'
a. ,h,oy bright. With good crops Il
hr.ss,, year Houston's trade Will bt
s"' yet recorded.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
pAINTs AND OILS.

OII-Linsesd, In Dolls raw, 40. boIlcd.
9,e; water white, 40 test, in bbls, nc; IN
cases s5 prm.s, wh hril,a M ' CHI PPM n
i'b,s i lac. siove gasoline. ~ cases, n.o: In
bnis' iic; Eup.on oil. IN bbls nc; ~ cases,
q 70, castor oil. medical pure. si.oo' tur-
pv WptiiIrE LEAD-Strictly pure. 6hhs5c:
standard white lead, 4lsc, painters &c :,
WtNDoW GLASS-ln boxes. 70 ana 10
TO 60 and 20 per cent discount. new is''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS.
NEW YORK SPOTS,

The New York spot market was quiet
ana unchanged today, Quotations:
,,ood otdluaty bh Good niiddliDg. ii-iG
Tow middling.. hiddliDg fsiL 81
Mlddllng..... 7A lsnes. .., ..,,, lv2
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
LIVE srocr-
HOUSTON


Reported for The Post by a. +. Norman.
I'VE stock commission merchant.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
WIRE AND NAILS.

Rarbed wire quotatIons arc TOT caIIvgu
lois /. o. b. Houston. Nails "'e quo'eu !"
s'nma nRBEp WIRE Gldden, gal; $50 per
IN. lbs. pssr,ted wire. sos: WaukeSan. &c
hi Wf,sE ~ AiI,s-Rste, s. L. per keg; a.
,.sni lMN ieS. ia and i6d e Sd and q, les:
y, snn and 7d zoe: ID and 3D. SOC: Sd. f9e' a.
75c. g.
GRAIN AND HAY. -,
Garland lots. Job cars. from mills: DEAL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
COTTON.
HOUSTON DAILY STATEMENT.
nALYEsTON spOrs.

The Galveston spot market was quiet
but stehdy, at unchanged figures: