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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-21
HUNGRY BUT WON'T WORK.
Thousands of Acres of Wheat Have Been
Damaged for Want of Help.


Damaged for Want of Help.
There is great indignation among
Kansas farmers, who are short of help
i'm The harvest fields, over the army of
tramp, infesting the country and
absolutely refusing to work for good
wages,
In many communities the farmers
pave resolved not to give food to
Tramps, and as a result the hobOes have
ge,orted to theft to keep from starry
ing. The county iails are rapidly fill
In with tramps arrested for stealing.
Thousands Of acres of Kansas wheat
aEa been damaged for lack of help.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-21
NOT LUM WARREN.
The Negro Arrested at CordeIe Was the
Wrong Man.

The negro who was arrested at Cor
dele as Lum Warren, the assailant of
MIS-. Bass IN Randolph county, was the
wrong man.
The negro was carried to Cuthbert. but
though greatly resembling Warren was
not him. He was released.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-21


nent strength, capacity and cheerfulness.
It renders the ordeal of motherhood abso-
lutely safe and comparatively easy; insures
against subsequent relapse and prostration;
promotes ample and healthful nOurishment
for the child and endows it with natural
constitutional vigor
For nearly thirty years Dr. Pierce has been
chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel
and SURGICAL Institute of Buffalo, N. Y ANY wo-
man A.ay consult him either personally or by
letter free of charge, and with absolute assurance
of receiving sound practical advice from the
highest professional authority. BY enclosing
twenty-one one-ceut stamps to pay the cost of
mailing otiy she will receive paper-bound copy
of DR.. Pierces thousand-page illustrated book
The Peoples Common Sense Medical ADVISER
or handsome cloth-bound copy for thirty-one
stamps
Mrs. Fred Hunt Of Burnt Hills, Saratoga Co,
N ", says: read about DR.. Pierces Favorite
Prescription being so good for a woman with
child, so I got two bottles last September, and
December 18TH, had underground baby girl
When was Confined was not sick in any way.
did not suffer any pain, and when the child
was born walked into another room and went
to bed. l never had an after-pain or any other
pain This is the eighth child and the largest
Of them ALL"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-21
His Wife. Not His Oneen.

Both were high-spirited, strong of
character and tenacious of what each
considered the right in any matter of
discussion, says the Cleveland Leader.
At one time their difference of opinion
had led to a temporary GOODNESS of de-
meanor toward each other, and the
prince had retired to his apartments and
locked the door.
Victoria was the first to yield partially,
and she soon knocked at the door of her
husbands library.
"Who is there?' asked the prince in
answer to the knock
"Ihe queenn' replied Victoria, still
rather haughtily, though somewhat
yielding.
"The queen cannot enter" rejoned
the prince, proudly.
A short time afterwards Victoria
again approached her husbands apart
ment and once again knocked for admit
lance.
"Who is there?" again the prince in
quired.
"Your wifey' replied Victoria in tender
tones.
Instantly the door was flung wide open
and the prince received her in his out.
stretched arms, saying with deepest af-
lection: my wife is always welcomed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
COFFEE.

Now York, December ls-Cnfree- Onttnr.
op%Nn steady az points decline declined
ana ., ,o N'Ssed au!c' with weak undert"nr
Sn,, w., ~ ~ points net loss; sales lO.siN hays
u.s., mild quiet: c'rdova Sis6fl5 ss aG les NJ,
tiANre December lS Coffee closea ,ls,
~ me- lower. sales 7.00N N''Ne' isH
Sdntos, Deoemher lS-t,occ,
stock i.00tOOo ""'s' 'eNe'n's l9cN,
tia l,, Decomher Ia Concc closo,
M, AZ 7 p,s net decline sales ll.Vm.
ltlo M'o refs per 10 Msss: exrhanseN ~ I
cleared for the United States ID. oSn -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
HEAVY SrApI L,S

AMMUNITION Powder nor ,cc ,,o,.
80; blasting powder, sL6S per kss '' 'rns
' Bac PsS @tSs, s sSor SnNs sio $50 ~
&c; regulars, 6,4c boxed To b ilaSSss,
smoked bellies 7la@7s,c: New yorn .sssr
So, sc; oFesktast bacon, 9a,ul0c
$ EhGGlNG AND TlEs-carload lots, o
D hetston or Galveston, November shin.
Ties, Arrow i H. 7se De Delta "a s, 10 % 'S'G;
s s lots from store. bagging We nor
cAN niiSSY,'eg; us DC per bundle higher.
70 per 10; special sizes i,c higher - va"
"a SoFFEE--R'o and CordovG: Fn,r sat1
- ~. prime lValie; choice IIissiletsS, fonrr
Arhncr ,nsaperry linliiac, Roasted coffcps,
Apex. 10 70 E"ios'i' basis 100 ID cases. S05O:
so rnL!.oIuR.Empire Mills. Houston. D,,
secona ,iisn Patent, $40; White Rihhon
quote; Tlda i" wave % "a IT. TeS S star Mis-
rna rniier patent, $3.50; Sea Pear a. se a.
t 81 n9nr H7o Special rates for shiSmSsn,',o
above sa W points; -four in barrels 10
barrels ""'i oarreis, Sc above
.EAhlNAcEous Goops.-Gri,s ,o,,
ir "a 0i NJ nseal. IN bbs. SEQ: pear, meal
scotch and Friends oats s. Is. 81 co,n SSfnKs;
. RAMs-standard. ssasc. picnic ham.
g, HoNEY-In 90 Id cans. ex,r,,,o, W.,
II s IN comb s9ioc: In II ID cans 'e extrac sy
Leaf AEssD SIC; g e. tIsrses compound IKE
Snerees: 10 10 cans A.c higher siSher than
hi N 10 cans 10 higher, 10 eans ''Sc
.ossaia AssES-Rsboiled, fair lsalse, nr,,,
syrlp ,aS Sao,ce' 2Sassc: fancy new 's crne
RICE Extra fancy, n.,s .,
s shSss rdc; fair i@isc Fancy Sise
:, RoPE-Basis for zig. sisa,
Sisc' cotton llGliKc. a'' oc' manilla
a. nlLo,n,;..iLiverpool, coarse 6oG75c, fne san
- A.oulsiana, soarse. COO; fine 35c: barro,sp
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
Vow York Cotton Mnr,,c,

NeW herk December 13-The early ca.
Dies on hand when the cotton session com.
n's'iced We're better than expected, bnt SC
pnonomoed is the bearish sentiment q,
ms point that he advance on the oman.
i n -, san was checked at ldie points. Sun
az, , caoles We're even more fayorahla ars
sellers Withdrew, while the coyerinr, a." AZ
,'inin became moro active. widening IN,
snNs - a master OF iftS points as com.
$500 WIN Sa'nrday's final figures
s set,Vi", ~, nrm underione prevailed tho
SSeWer English cables he.as supnlcmsn, ~
~ aivices fuom Southern snn, marre,.
R R,nn, 70 sleadier conditions, White Esi
new features regarding ths ~. ,sr Ns
ss ,,t,r and NM owners, In ne afternonr
sn.nres eased somewhat under ssll,ng ~
n nassM asmsiied longs. closing Win I'M
points higher. o"snssd 70
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14

The market for fruits is firm and prices

sre fa rdansng.
with the tone hrnl. -
,, na' yer IS Stihenipg up ANA hghcr prices
en-, me mo asses market is steady for both
opsh Kettle aad centrifugal goois
Adv.ees from California say there ,s an
'4pr movement III the demand FOR apricJts
!. Ign, reeelp's of eggs steadlcd the mar
tons. "' puo'a-
1T. ~ shoe factories use l,t00, 90 kangaroo
s ,."1I yearly Australians nave begun 10
sheep. 30 '''S "eulu
an, me market for mats is iirm, with a ten
osn -; 'oMaia higher prices Tor all kinds
o s'i WIRE goods when the reported trust -,
INTO operation, '"' SIS
,fi, mi pI rune. market. according to the cal
itNiu@ fruat Grower, Is In a very Ins,it q.
FACTORY condition at present, rhe dn,n,,n
=, 20 sioN AM prices rule largely in buyers
market weak. "''' 'ne
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
NEW ORLEANS.

Reported tor The Post daily except
thursdays ami Sundays by ALBEIT Mont.
somery X Go, Qimited). live stock COM
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
LIVERPOOL WAS HIGHER
But the Markets on This Side Did
Not Fully Respond.
AN 0UTSP0KEN BULL TURNED BEAR.
of Heavy Receipts
Against AdNnncc-SpecuiatiN
Demand Light.
Office of The Post.
Houston. Monday. December ls.

Houston Monday. December ID.
With an advance of l-32d in spots ana
1-GiG2-6id in futures at Liverpool, our
markets should have shown higher clos
ing. In early trading there was some re-
Spouse to the advance on the other side,
but the unloading Of some long cotton by
a bull firm caused a recession and half OF
the advance was lost
Port receipts were 72.6SS against 63.4iJ
last year and 62,7OO in 1894. For the Two
against lG9,s1i in 1891.
stocks in New York are rather light,
being only 97.i6s. compared with SSl.126 in
New Orleans.
Liverpool spots closed at an advance OF
1924, with sales of 10000 bales The Amer
lear spot markets all closed steady al
Saturdays last prices.
Compared with this day last year. md
ding Is 7-l6c lower
Houston expects 1900 to 9o,0cO tomorrow,
against 1868 last year and 23,ose in 1894.
New Orleans receipts tomorrow are es-
tmated at 5000 to $4,000. compared with
17,l55 in 1896 and % COS in 1891
New Orleans futares closed points up
ana New York lN2 points higher than Sat
urday.
dispatch from Fairchild 4 Hobson of
New Orleans sad: Ear.y news in cotton
today gave tho market some impetus.
Foreign news was favorable. spots al
vai'cing l-32d and futures iia-6i1, encour
agink a demand from short sellers. when |
bre ught about an Improvement Of some
3"5 points, the market holding very steady |
. 4.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14

New York, December 7
market for securities oSsxI
ance of breadth and stsS
being vigorous and asx-u
distributed. The fact nj
nored. however, that tn 4
ern and Southwestern MI
favorites with the bul, \
not share in the advanU n
the price being kept dcssi
ferlngs. A decrease !, vi
the first week In Deceuixl
Louisville and Nashville n
unfavoralble showing tw N
by Chesapeake and 0he I
counted for this. but then
ton of profit taking IN NJ
those stocks in the fiN 4
strength manifested.
The jump in Sugar tolhl
of the first hour stinrk1
market. The disseninx1
that an extra dividend nj
consideration was The y,
ployed to effect this ia q
of IT appeared In tho hsrl
the level. The stock wlsEl
ever, at a certain stage q
day and closed at a ne! ~
point.
The government crop rtfsj
vised estimate of a wheat q
bushels, ca used a lively esaI
latlon in the grangers y
price for wheat with t@
draw or being regarded y
perity to wheat-carryins y
Pacific showed a sharp rts
recent depression, or ne
spired reports that 10
could be carried through Y
of bonded indeNS
erred stock. and thai lk
ion of the Kansas Pacln
I'd essential to the success
There was some heavp's
securities, owing to rumQn
proposed ama.agmation y
lies. The days buying "
professional. and comfniSt
less was on a small scak
ibenal buyer of stock III v
A feature of the day W
# call loan rates 10 ! w.
he rate eased OH a6Am
Me rise in the rate VIZ
udden and rather urge1
riders were light for =
)ther departments OF ~
,ere unaffected.
Net changes OF the qE
ven. The grangers sat
callers and Baltimore a~
oint. .,.,.i
The bond market cota
trong. Atchison ana w
'sues being protniilein. y
~ points were snow ~ ~ +
onds. total sales S,ssM
The range OF prices On "
,day, together with tns
3 reported for The Poss y
Co., is as follows:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14

,AllLl2S-Fancy Bel Davis A0O4rl,l,
Wihesaps and other varieties. StOoai 20
BANANAS-sl.ooui La per bunch. nnckal
for Shii ncnt F"NNeu
tRANHERRIES- Cape Cod. S.n,,j9 n
per crate; $S.0Nl SO per barrel 'N' "'
lMONS--Messina ana pni,r,,o -
mon s@'7o' choice s30oqS.15, extra AMY
55ikSN,Ip,EsnAlmera, s6.Ooa7 20 per bill
FEARS--O Oregon. 81. 40 per box '"'
ANGES--NIeXican fancy sweet :, ,s1.
wells. $500 MSS Ss'eV ma
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
A SEVEN CENT DECLINE.
December Wheat 10 Chicago Slides
Down the Scale.
ARMOUR AND THE LETTER CROWD SOLD
Government put the Yield Far Above
Wnat statisticians Had Estimated
It-Heavy Offerings.

Chicago. December lS.-Therc was no
premoniuory symptoms today of the rum
pus In December wheat, which shook the
pit to its center for fifteen minutes about
| an hour from the close of the session.
That delivery was worth from i.oiis Ia
los most of the morning and all at once
it began 10 show decided weakness. Be
fore the crowd could realize what was
happening. 1t was being offered at g7is
and closed at s9ls, or decline of 7c u
hushel since Saturday. May was compar-
atvely steady, its loss for the day being
only Isc Both Armour and the Letter
crowd were said to hlve sold heavily. and
this selling was instrumental in causing
;he siuiip, The large amount of contract
wheat which arrived in Chicago made the
decline easy. Corn. oats and provisions
showed very little change in prices at
the close.
Up to about the noon hour wheat was
comparatively quiet and steady. May
opened a shade higher than Saturdays
close and during the morning fuctuated
10 alhn9ls. December, which broke loose
during the afternoon. opened iSc higher
at Los, and up to Has had not sod below
LN' Traders were Disposed to await the
announcement of the government crop es.
innate before plunging too deeply into n
sensitive market. The general impression
was that the report would show a much
lower average harvested last summer than
the estimate has heretofore shown. and
TINS had bearlsh influence on the SCALP
ing sentiment, although firm and slightly
higher opening at Liverpool caused the
price OF May to advance somewhat at
frSi. The government report when finally
posted, estimated the yield at J}1,0lo0oN,
or from 100000 to 100000 bushels larger
than Statist!cians have generally predict
ga. but the report had been pretty wei,
discounted and followed as it was by i,
surprise an the shape Of d visible decrease
OF ltDvDpD bushels where an increase of
- nllIi.on had been expected, ii had Nttle
or no erect feature of the early mar
kct information was the large quantity of
contract wheat added since Saturd ~ |
morning to the stock in regular Chicago |
nVnSes' IRON unlicensed ELEVATORS, or
mixing ana cleaning houses, us they ara |
sometimes called, there were transferred |
Ia cars and $1,000 bushels NO 1 Northern
sprihs py lake, lb5.SOo bushels No. | North. !
erN sbtsns, ana by railroad ila cars No |
o. about iso~o bushels. Nearly every re. |
ceiving hota-- in the trade was IN receipt |
4. Inquiries from country shippers who |
nv rom one carload to 10000 they wanted |
cpn r go drr,V 30, ior Decem1or Northwes;
Ttn fec'lpts We're liberal, Minneapolis ana |
l,"'utu reporting 1854 cars. Lxytal receiptS |
NJ Chicago by rail. N7 Gag Notwith |
:. aNnhg the heavy receipts of contract |
appear to have any Doubt nf a., ~ ai,i ~. |
y. tne nv, CLIQUE TO take care OF what
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
DRIED FRUITS AND Nr,Ts.

APPL ES-F'ancy evaporated. so ID boxes.
- IN lb cartons. sac; cho,ce evupo-
rated; N bulk SO ID. '5lc; fancy sliced, in
:, APRlCoTs--9c per Id loose: lOc in l
ID cartons.
SiIkpN-ln i0-lb boxes, l5c.
CIRRANTS-in bbls, &c, Is ID boxes
e'eanei, bulk. SC: In lib cartons, sl5c.
Sigc 'H"
kAisIN Ms California 3 crown l.. L.
boxes. slG0n is; /, box l.. l., raisins "a,
ep'' : crown l.. NJ. rasns, 30 10 boxes, A., a
"ci crown l.. NJ 80 10 boxes. &c.
fhU n rs California, 50-60s nc; 6O-7Os
63tc, ,0-Sos. Gi.c; 90 zoos. 5a5itc.
NUTS Brazil, lOc per H. ilberts Sic.
ny lie. Naples, 12iec: walnuts. l2dlc.
peanuts f'gn6c, almonds California i2iti{e
pr 10 IN sacks; pecans. 2.aui'5c: Italian
CCCOANuTs-Si.iN per 100. SO. 90 ner lnln
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14

b. w. Hunter & Co. say of today's cot
ton market: Liverpool coming up l-S2d OF
spots and higher on futures. closing with
an advance of ~ points, was much bet
Ter thai expected, ami caused some shorts
to cover and fair buying on expectations
that receipts would SHOW some falling of
en- account Of the bad weather which has
recently prevailed over the cotton belt.
IN response to this the markets at one
tlme shcwed an advance OF points, half
OF which was lost under some selling ~
mouse which has Recently been out
spoken on the bull side and whose selling
;cday caused considerable comment. me
Now Orleans estimate was rather heavy
and caused a drop of points and an
easier FEELING. Trade has been small and
mere has been nothing of especial inter-
est but even with the small fluctuations
ttere has been more life in the market
IMAM Tor several days past and tt is ptyssi.
PIC that greater activity is near at haud
,inere is not enough for even brokers 10
I'VE or in a . point week market. ana
theN nave got to stir up some activity
very soon. 1t looks safe enough TO buy
March In New Orleans around $40 aud In
New York around 5.75, and the chances
are mat such purchases VIII show better
been the case. '
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
SUGAR.

New YORK. December i2-Sup,r
ssfons' rlir retiring SssuS 7-i6; ceStrtf,,c,W
~ is''' : iS'l694; lenned strong; moala
, I,m standard and confectioners
sL ' V'"s'eu ll'is. cubes
,, nv orleans, December 1ssuyar
ssrrong: open kettle 29,l6us $40; eenir,i,,.
a. 81, , sra,nnla'ed 4%@4 91s; whites is.,ssr
rs, rs, yeuows Seseti; seconds gls6.3,s No.
lasss~ steady; open kettle i2diSi. ne,,r NJ,
sa' i9ls Syrup steady, iTf,gs ee"'F'iu'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
pAINrs AND on c

80 oile.Linseod in bbs. raw ,oe. b,,sa
rs, telfoieNm, water white 100 TBS, w.
enls' lSe; in eases. 81 ia: prime Whit =, =,
tsS'. " hhls. ne; IN cases, Nl5 Grinn,nt
S o st & 90! IN IN g III u.s. stove gasoline, IL
49,, ~ =. ~ .Sses, s&l0' castor oil, mcJirai
n n MlO' castor oil. commerclai 49,
ny, u9aHni turpentine. In bbls. M '-f''
WitlIh LhAp~S Surety pure. eacLc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
GRAIN AND HAY

Carload lots, Job cars, from mills. deal
lbs on bran. 2d3c per bushel ON oars md
corn, ma loalba per 100 lbs On hay.
bnAn..6c. corn bran 50c per ~, his
Ch0EfED CORN-iSGSoc per 100 lbs
36i4c ''"fo'' OH c0fh'
oa' oAIs-TeNas. Gisc per bushcl Kansas
WHEAT SHORTS 81. 90 nor ,oo ,,on,,,.,
WHEAT ScREENlNGS-7u ncr h,,s,'I
~ y Alfalfa. Slo.5eul20g per ton; miijct
Sl2o0; timothy, sl375gli. ol: South 'rnx,s
prdlfe nay S5e'q6o0; North Texas. 50. ob,e
EpTIONSEED PRODUCTS - Meal and
cake Slo.o0Gl6,W per ton. hulls. 81 INCA On
RYE SEEDING rer bushei
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14

the Increase In the world's visible sup.
ply OF coffee du'rg the month OF Novem-
per was laI,& bags, or about as expected.
~ should bs RENE inferred that las. month
th.re WAS a discrepancy In the amo,,n, of
couee reported afioat from Brazil Tor llu-
rope, 1t being claimed that ii was 81 noo
os+'s TOO small. and as It has bsen correct.
if.cresast was therefore about "a Op b,e,s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14

inc worlds visible supply of cotton II,
- e'Seu loiS29 bales this week. against an
Increase Of 9i96l2 for the same vel, a,
i"S' year The present supply is m,,.
%. ieSS than on this date in 1906 ana
"',','' less than in 1894, The following.
table sives the supply TODAY and ~ ,n,s
cate in previous years: '''
1897. sf7 ~ ,so-
1896 SSS ~ , iSso ,''''...... 3, 906 6y0
'''"'oS''i 10 ! lNgi,, A
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
WIRR AND NAr1s

:, Quotations are for less than carload lot,
Special prices ON carloads.
,o. "A Killed WIRE Glidden. gal. S.. % per
wv ,ps Wauhega1 DC higher than GLADDEN.
WlRh NAILS Rate $500 par key. al
Va w ces' IN, I'd and l6i, DC, sd and ID loe
Va ana a. soc: 4d and sd, soc; ga. lsc. "a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
-, Lou,s Grain and p,ox,.

NJ, Louis. December is.-Fl,nr + -.
s ioMerise for May below saturday sVeS soor
"a, peo.mhsrr rel y, cash elevator and track
9rN. ". No hard. cash, Ssi.5ss ~ss;
es Swss ana Easy: No. :. cash s4,, 'I m
ssM = ~ January, rsI. Msva esa NJ
~"et' easy No. /, cash. Ella.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
post. Evening g, g.

New York, Decen.lu,'a, ~
Posts London fiils ~ u,sfs'
The tone of the sl1vn W
good today. but busy nj
the commencement err,
Americans showed ~ ,.cn5r'
though business MAS f,strt|
jump in Union tiei .,sr hst
Kansas Pacific nnss.s.;sryi .
I have today mieisslof sls
houses concernic= ", =
poets OF Amer.cars' sssSf1
the una ndmity Of the 10 q
concerning their ~
NIX nths or so. AZ w -
he said that such vrr s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14

yator, 81: track. q. No. white. 2i,s: De-
| eenber. q !; May, 22ss Rye--Qmet. g..
Ms ~ i.i6is Timothy seed
| sacked, east track. 5sdc5sI1. Hay--Firm but
unchanged Whisky, Lib. Cotton ties and
bagsfng unchanged. Pork steady; stand
ard mess, jobb:ng, SIS. Lard-Lower:
prime steam, 4.22,i choice, 4.27,s. Bacon
Boxed lots, extra short clear. 4.s7isq5. 90:
rlps, o3I'an5.0 shorts, 5.5gn5.622. Dry
salt meats-Boxed shoulders, i.15Q5.oJ
shirts, iSiaa5.oo. Receipts-F'lour. 500
barrels; wheat, 5000 bushels; corn. 49,.
W. bushels as oats, 1900 bushels. Shipments
--tlour 5000 bushes; wheat. 5000 bushels
corn, tbWo bushels oats, 10000
Grnin and Provisions Elsewhere.
New Orleans, December 13.--Hog prod
ncts steady. Pork-Standard mess. Sgs.
Lard--Refined 3Hs. Boxed meats-Dry salt
slou.ders 4>sui$ sides, 4ss Bacon--Clear
rms rms sides, Us. Hams-Cholce sugar-cured.
Smss; cohmde , Rio ordinary to fair
iD; patents. 400. Corameal--Qulet LOO
bran-9u,et. 10. Hay--Easy, prime, l2 son
lace; choice. l5.oo Corn-Steady: No q
oats-steady; No. sacked, & rice
quiet ordinary to gooi SSS@ih.
New York. December 1s.-Wheat-Re-
ceIplS. i9.556 bushels. exports 57,362. Spot
easy; No. rcd, 9s. Options opened firm
on lighter cables, broke badly under a
bear raid helped by weak late foreign
news and light export inquiry. but raliiei
fnaily ON covering and closed unsettled
a. a. net decline: December 97h May,
sS#. Hides and wool quiet, Leather
lead quiet.
Washington, December l3.--The agrical. !
, ,. urai department today Issued the follow
ing: the special wheat Investigation start |
cd by the department of agriculture indi |
cafes tnat the crop Is 530.0Oo0O bushels |
:, nese hgurcs are subject to slight modi- |
ication in the final report
chicago advices by private wire TO y |
w hunter n CO. gave puts on May J
Whca, !D'2 and 30 5-S and calls ~ rs ana |
'la The deal in December seems to have !
petered out, and the general opinion Is |
mat May win do to sell on all splrts
RUS ana calls on May corn were fiat on
the market at closing prices
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says the St Louis Grocer; spiked
hour Is the term applied to -four that is
ahNltcrated with corn meal. It IS an In
cSnVsable fraud on the consumer. and, 10
N efsiit of the ~. Louis millers y un-
known N this city. St Louis millcrs adj
vNeaie special legislation for It's supprcs-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14

.yan, schmidt. Houston. TeSas al .
M " Us, Tor Elmer & Amends prc. se sol, sols
"sm' one bottle viii provs it. "neuma-
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u 49,. Ioaf Isl: granulatcd 4 yl


NOV YORK, December n .rho ,.
a., syn, s supply OF grain in stare zen,
h IN s9Suniay December Ii, as Earn, aal
@he eae SeW o ySrs produce eSchanss IS
corn, 4e6si,ooo bushels S hvysstse &o9e;
r rSn ea'SSi,M bushels, decrease % 49,
i nSo' 1SlS1' bushels. incresse los eao y ils'
wy tsS'V"o Bushels. Increase "a. 0Dao pdi-
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RITTER AND Eggs.

c, ,n,rago December B,-Butter steady,
ss,, SS'''o5y isNs-. dairy l2fsl9 Cheese o,,te,
enI Egss firm. fresh 20. qu1sH
,,aN NJw ferk December iS-Egys STEADY.
rsosip, Sc, ssSi packages: State and penns,!s,
81. Louis, December "a pnt,o
s, creamery 1903; dairy llaiS. Eggs st aaS,'