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COFFEE.

New York. May 5-Coffec-Cofree or
lions openel quiet. unchanged to points
lover. closed steady. unchanged to 3
points lower sales 1870 bags. Spot cof-
Zee Rio. stoady; No, invoice, S; iohbing
~. mlld. firm: Coriova. II l-2nl3 az
Sa'"' 500 hays No. spot, Is: 2noo bags
SPOT in Baltimore at Is; 100 bags Mars-
c.lho II for good calcutta. 5oo har.s Bura-
rlmanga goo bags Mexican; G167 hays Por-
TO Cahello ana rrmor,i miles 400 bags UNI
washed Caracas, all private terms. Total
warehouse deliveries from the United
states lsts3. Including ll.6Si from New
York Now York stock TO-DAY. SIGi3
uuiy'i States stock. iU9,sos: nfloat for Tho
United States ?G6.50o; to,al visible for the
Iuiei states. .NS against 3G0, 966 last
year and hle..3o bags in 1895.
Santos. May 5,-Conee, quiet; good av-
crnge Santos. $3.50 refs per 10 k,lcs; rc-
ce.pts'. Gooo for three days. stock, SN5.-
liomburg. May 5.-Conee. I-461-2 pig up:
sales. Il. G0O.
Rio. May 5-Conee, quiet; No. Rio
80 re!s ner 10 los: exchange 2l-ae,l =:
receipts 1000; cleared for the Unitad
States, GOO for Europe 5000 stock, 5i5.
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings Of a Day with Wall Street
Operators
REACTlONARY MOVE AENT in STOCKS
Tuesdays Gain WINS for the Most
Part Lost Yestcrdny-DecIinc in
sterling Exchange Rates.

New York. May 5.-rodays market was
| reactonary throughout and very many
stocks show a loss of point or over on
the days transactions. the gain of yestcr-
day being for the most part lost. The
activity OF the dealings was also consid-
erably diminished as compared with yes
| terday the total OF shares sold being some
5000 less than yesterday. or today's
sales nearly half were of Sugar and Chi
cago Cos. OUTSIDE of these. Western
Union was the only notable active stock
on the list.
| The Could stocks-all of them-and the
coaiers were depressing influences in the
market TO some extent. the former seem
ing to be totally lacking In rcsistancy until
the iinal transactions of the day. when
they rallied a frooiion. There was what
looked like liquidation in all of these
STOCKS, ana many rumors bearing on this
were set afoat TO help on the decline. The
,urouient rush to cover OF the shorts last
night left that interest largely depleted
in todaN's market and there was no re-
s2tins pressure 10 buy,
The lower prices IN Americans IN Lon
don helped the decline to some extent.
though not fully 20 the London parity un-
I'll hat ,narlse; had sold several thousand
shares OF the leading International stocks
dcpres ION. Bu; The principal motive OF
the selling was undoubtedly a modiicu-
lion Of the views held that the tariff bill
Is assured OF a speedy enactment inio
law. Reports found currency early in the
Gay Of expressions OF d!ss1t siaction with
II" bill by prominent mcmhets " the
house of repr-seNiatlves, especially OF
i.usi lity 70 schedules whch are viewed
Win most interest on Wall street.
Seeing the tenderness OF the market,
tho trade embarked upon q selling move
pirnt 20 j 'o.Iu tie defeat OF the ANClo-
American treaty in the senate. he Nptt
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The BUSINESS BAROMETER.
An Index to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
BUSINESS VIEW OF THE TARIFF BILL.
A Final Adjustment OF Rates Is
wantcd--Bullish opinion of Hog
Products-Notcs.
lslNEss VIEW OF THE TARIFF BILL.

Houston, Wednesday, May ,.
The fact that the tariff bill has at las,
been presented 10 the senate was well
como news to business men yesterday.
though 1t IS realized that there may be
sevcral weeks OF discussion before the ex-
oct condition of the document can he
learned. Amorg the changes made In the
house hill, the clause reducing IN. rate on
imported rice viii doubtless be 4 severe
blow 10 Southern rice farmers. az they
had confidently counted upon the original
rates being maintained. thus Increasing
the value of their product.
Business men, however, arc viewing the
situation as whole. and give little
thought to special articles, knowing that
there may be many changes before the
new tariff becomes Il law. Perhaps the
greatest influence working against inn
provement of general business Is this edr-
im uncertainty, and until schedules are
definitely eetted there Is no likelihood of
a renewal OF commercial and Industrial
activity. II Is the unanimous declaration
OF business men that final adjustment
OF the tariff and pledge that tina, ad-
justment will be allowed to stand indet-
ns,cly IS what ia most needed after u re-
formation OF tho National currency sys-
TEN. l. Is recalled mat w.tnnl twelve
years two tariff bills radically different
in principle have been enacted. and now "a
third differing from eNch OF the others Is
pending. Disturbance OF business Aus
bcea the result. and Ia so unsettled \ state
aneenent and expansion are impcs-
6ible
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Chicago, May 5.-Thero was an active
ana stronger market for cattle, sa.es being
largely at en- advance of lee. safes OIL I'd
tive beef cattle We're on bass OF Ss'son
400 for the poorest up TO 90 .onoio Tor
prime heavy CATTLE. Sales were larEeY AT
stSa+75. half fat lots predomifaang.
butchers stun sold better than Tor some
days, and fat heifers sold practically AT
a shgnt advance. Bulls also sold more
satisfactory, the best exporters soinr at
Sinl and poor bolosnas at soc. Calves
were active ut Yesterdays advances, Win
best ones in brisk demand at 6.0e. Most
of tho Texas steers sold at 536gui.io, fed
lots selling around the tou.
There was a very good demand for hogs.
and lightU ights remained nearly STEADY.
but others averaged &c lower than yester-
day. Heavy packing lots brought s2.i5a
SSo and PRIME lights sold as high as s3N
liz. the bulk OF the hogs crossing the
scales at 81 sSu3.S liz, while pigs sold
largely at S.65d3.95.
sneep were slightly higher. with a better
300 for Inferior sheep, up to siS0a5.0o for
prime flochs, with the bulk at s3.75d4.75
FEWER Westerns are arriving. and the
present rece pts consist largely of Texans.
Lambs sold freely at sSo5aSO for cuiis
and Inferior lots up to 3i.3Oa445 for west
ern. and A.@a5S5 for Colorados.
Receipts-Cottle, 1000; hogs. $500:
sheep. Hoo
St. Louis, May 5.-Cattle-Receipts 1900.
shipments, 1000; market steady for ma
NANN'' ~ ~ 10 DlEntI lot leNdTs, fancy
port s;erars. s5.oop5.3o, fair to choice ma
tive shipping steers, S,so0i .05; dressed
beef and butcher steers, sS.aoqi.75: stock
crs and feeders. s2.S5V455 steers under 1000
pounds, S.65Wi25; COWS and he!fers, si.6CG
i6o; bulls S2,v0p3.S5; Texas and Indian
steers, fed, 1.5@pi3o; grass. s3,OOq4 90:
cows and heifers, S2.O0n3,75. lIogs-Rc-
coiPts. 1000; shipments, 2cc0. market OPEN
cd steady on test 20 10 lower an around:
lishA S.I103.!C mixed. s375u3.s5: heavy.
s3fona'o, sheep-Reccpfs, 2cno shin.
ments, 5000; market steady; native muir.
tons. S.hai5v: lambs s.oDao'V; cubs
ald bucks N.15aS0. Texas sheep. s55V5p
i.2J.
Kansas city, May 5.--Cattle-Rece!r,s
500 best grades steady to 10 HI CHER: Others
steady; TEXAS steers. s3.'oV430. Texas
COWS, S2.9Od2S5; native steers, So e5n5.Oo:
native cows and helfers. sl,25Uioo stock
e,s and feeders, Siopi5o; bulls. s2l5a
40. Hogs--i;ec"ipts. 49, 90. market OMEN
- steady, closed weak heavies. Ss6oa
40 Packers. 50. j5N365. mixed. s3GoaS.70
tights s2.5ou37o; porkcrs. 0e5as.70; bis
N-D43.55. Sheep Receipts, 500: market
siGDdy; lambs, sS.d0d@.l5' mHttons. $500
TO.
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Houston expects 55i bales tomorrow.
against 354 on .he sauna day last year.
The estimate at New orleans IL for 2Joo
to 5000 against 1873.
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VOMfAfAITN r SPOT MARKETS.
Tho following are the closing quota lions
for cotton on he spot today NJ the leading
together with the closing of mid
ding Yesterday. With tOdaY's saleS.
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chicago, May 5.-spot wheat showed
srea' weakness for a tine today. but later
reeo'"ed fsc loss and advanced sc ne
sides Weak Liverpool cables were the
MAN causes of the weakness. and o1or
damage reports the later Strength. Corn
ana oats We're benefited to the extent OF
nc ana sc respectively. Provisions closed
UNCHANGED TO 7'sc higher.
IN wheat the weather was all that could
he desired BY the grizzly bears in the
market AMI In addition the LIVERPOOL
markets were very weak. Under such cir
Su''s'aises IL would have been surprising
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Trade Notes.

Tho demand for shelf hardware and
builders supplies has improved.
Sirawberro s vert IN fair supply todav.
prices ranging from $50 10 sae5 PER
crate.
Tho season for spring chickens Is at
hand, hut receipts thus lar have been
very light. Prices are firm.
Lemons are IN botter demand. owing to
the warmer weather Prices are steady.
with an upward tendency.
New Texas potatoes are coming In
freely, and quotations are lower They
are stu IL 10 ~ GEMS per bushol higher
than old stock.
Retail trade was quite lively today.
bong assisted somewhat by The large
number OF visitors attending the Christ
IAN Endeavor convention.
There has been unusually extensive
planting Of olive orchards IN Southern
California and Arizona. Conservative es.
timaltes pri the area thar viii be p.anted
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New York, May 5.--Cotton seed nroa-
ucis are steady; prime crude oil. barrols.
sH-psc; riimc summer yellow. barrels
.ie, prime cotton seed .nea., so .Itis,' "a
per ton.
New Orleans, May Tho market for
ootton serd proiuris IL steady nrimn
crude OH. in hulk, 7Vlsc; prime suinnnr
yellow, IN y. rrcls, 9aR2ic: meal and "aaa
$4,000 H. = per short ton; long ton. fo-
EXPORT. S.S.c0ffiS.i. ~
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The Ersi change to rofin~i sugar for
n.arly month was annouuc.l 'hls norn
Ing all sraa'si l,4ns advanced l-l5c. This
"dvance Is SUPP os'-i 20 have hceu due TO
tiie definite announcement OF iha tar.N
bH provisions in the senate, and The ba-
l1oi that the output II The sugar trus,
VIII be benefited HEREBY Sugar stock
was also on a boom yesterday. and ad.
yanoed about 81 share.
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NEW YORK.

New York, May 5.-Wheatc sae, NJ
275 bushels; exports, ilS,ss',c . s "a
No. 2 hard winter, ~ '-Sc' op'ihv IN. III
easier on fine weather new" ~ ,,yu,i
and was firm all day on i ',sn,. .A Az,
Trench and Rus sian crop hs~S Il i
strong on export business ans AMI
bugs" stories Mt S-s TO i-% " ~ pr ii
May, II 5-Sc; September, I, a. a." Nof1s
ouiat. Southern, slo'Wan."' ~.
Gil OofIl2OO,
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pUTTER AND E'"'

Chicago. May 5,-Butter' F ssss''i s,sa5
S@lS; creamery, llnts, weak. pi~
fresh, S l-iaS L. .'e"
IL. p,tter. steady or,
cry, 1905 cary ST 5-Butter; -. ~
a KSnss var Gi' creamery mas als ,s Gs
Csinis age F !nesSaSK Kansas and N'S
stacks, cases rsiar gmf,sss lr-iRe.slpis y
ws MSw iG sGio: Southern, i-7u'
New orleans, Nay S-o
TO low fair. II l-2q 10.
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

| STAPLE GROCERIES,.
| These quotations are rayeed daily ana
| their correctness can be relied upon The
prices are those ruling IN tho Houston
wholesale I. msrk ssi n,.uors u7, ,er
gross. Frazier SENS In tn soSes. SO per per
Axleiine, IL tin. per dozen. 81. %; castor
a oi P ss dozen ose onen hs
AMMUNiTION-f per keg. 500;
blasting powder, si-6s FER keg, agents
PRICE drop shot. per suck. $3.50. buck,
BACoN-short clear. boxed. saasMc.
n sacks ep5';e.; New YORK sal; bel.
smoked bellies. 6,4g6'..; breakfast bacon,
BAGqINc AND TIEs-carioad lots, (.
10 &C; g. III. 6iac; 2i9 To-. &c. Ties. Arrow.
&c. Delta, scc. In small lots. from store,
sSasgsi,ns lse ner yard higher; ues, be per
cANpI f1s-Gran,te IS and Is. 7a7isc: io
ez parafninc. xssoriee colers. S-igiic;
COFFEE and cordovo: Fair liu
l2c. prime iiGii'sc, cho ce l5,sGibc; fancy
liPlS'sc; peAherry isglgc Rodsied coffee:
Star and nd Crescent. 100 Ii cases, 81 g;
fL0uR-Caricad lots; Tidal Wave. IS,
sea sea FAIRY. second roller patent. $3.50: Sea
Nyihph. sNtra roller fancy $40; Sea Pearl
$50; rye hour, $3.50, Pumpernickcl. $40;
special rates for shipments 10 interior
po'rte; -four IN barres l5c above sacks:
n half barrels 30o above barrels. Alba
uoss nrst patent. s5.75 per barrel. In small
FARINACEoUs GooDs--Gri,s. hominy
and cream meal. n bbls. $40; pearl
meal, IN ~ 70 sacks $40 per Dbl OF four
sacks Scotch oats. SOS
@is5: No. i, hSif bbis. sS@aS'5S: sardines,
American quarters in oil. s3@aS.SS; mus
HAMS standard, iogio's; picnic hams
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rrNANcIAL cAn1rGnAN.

New York MAY 5-Tho Evcneing Posts
London financial clh'ogram says: The
stock markets We're firm today. but the
hpcm iu English railways WIS he only
feature Tn" &c in the latter has uu-
douh, DIV boon too fast Foreigners
were urm. after du,lucss. There tc a con-
uuucl fan I'm exchange. The Pants hour 9
opened iuil on ihc Arr, but closed good
lNn II MN mltEet WIS stcAdy.
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PANANAS-p, bunch. packe,i COR shin.
mcn' 81 i1nA15. loose lunches 81 clui q
toCcAN Is $s.0tGt0J per 100. ,I3 %
per li.r
LEMONS Messsrn anl Palermo. choice
s. @a2,i. tarry 80
If h.Eu 20 uer ID. nloer:s. Sicily.
ia W.. lmonls. Taragona. I5 ,,y P nal -
~ sucks Icntns. Il.tiSisr.
ORANGES California seedlings 81 III
per box. Mediterranean sWenis S3.in.
RNWi.EEltlt.S- SI,5to2e5 Ter o.
quart rnltes.
nLADL d NENNIEs-- h.Lrs. nor hucknt
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Net receipts of cotton at Galveston 10.
day 100 bales this reason. 1887 ,Ss6; same
time last season. oil Ass.
Gross recelus this season. l55,sS2, same
time last season, gl3 AS.
Total experts this season. $500. same
time last season. N.l1t.
"a sleek today. sa,75I; same day last year.
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Nl,v ORLEANS.

New orleans. Nav 5:-Hog, D no. +. u i
e e?rh meats 9ia III Try " salt shoulders s s
"a saS %s.. Flo Flour rm extra fsncSI r NH
p 20 Hay ste4dy; pr me ls%e sacssd p
il ooal6'5o. Corn firm; No oats "a
ed ed S7aSs; white and yellow nSy ~ goa ssat
sacked 25aa5ls.. Rice steauy'
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas CITY, May yo6s, ~; Ne. III
siea,ly; No. hara s,ra .Sa at r.. Corn-f,,
81: No. . spring. oie'su Sn. 2 mixed. !
y ae{ os ,.o oTSqsl active slsa'ls 81
S No; WINE Wheat, $500; corn 52 ,S- ~
oSoi shlpments-wheat' is'@'' ''''
oats, 5000.
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H0th0l wiro quotations. lrr fcr carlo,1
lots I. o. 10. Houston Malls are quoted in
HAEbEp wlRE-Ghdden. gal So 20 nor
higher than rlldien 9''' -
WIRE NAILs-Rote. s2e5 per key: od-
1900 IA IA ana lGi, 90 VI and VI. loc.
10. ~' w. 49, a.
CUT NAILs-Rate. 81 per key. Same
advances as Oh wire nails.
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HIDES, rALLow AND nEEswAx.
Prices paid by Houston dealers
sIft:

New Orleans, May Sugar Omen Lot-
tie quisi, 2 l.igs Isle: centrifugal. " eady:
yellow. l-iu3 81; seconds l-su2 3-i6,
Molasses. quiet: centrifugal, 5Iac.
New York, May 5--Sufar.-Raw, strong:
fair refining 3 s-i6; centrifugal 90 test.
s-l5c.; refined, strong.
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ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis, May Flour : Dl
changed. Wheat-Futurrs weak ~
er; 10. : red; cash, elevator s I.is Ssa
track, 96dgS, No. ? hard. easn, "a Z y
July. Is i-Su76 IA; August, 4 M
fember "A bid. Col1i-FIturss t'a n
higher; No. : cash, II; July, 2 - y. y
Dun and higher for futune,i , sp p, I h
No. . cash, 10 l-2; July. u I: nll ~ :,
Nomin1l. 81. Cornmeal slsslla, i. n \
QUIET; Sucked east track, nornlia a.sv /, !
Flaxseed-Higher, %. PRIME .liiiUu'
i Il. 80; prairie, si.ooasN. "s b I. 4.
i.ard-steady; prime steam. w WI Y 7,
si.ip Bacon.-Boxed shoulders. @ =. Y
short clear, s5.H 10; ribs, sss y N Y
s5.62 10. Dry salt melts-BoeSS s y n 4
ers and extra short ciea ai,, - Fir u, Z
" heat SOoG: corn. 500; oats, S'@
mentsLFlour. 200; wheat wv 0N-'
90. palS. 500.
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THE WOOL MARKET.

Prices pad by Houston dealers-
Twelve months, medium ..........1o al.
Twelve months. ino 49,. ..........s 4lO
SIX months 1870 lnsa.
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10 olives in California this season a. 1000

The French olive oil producers, finding
themselves unable 10 meet the compeM-
ton of the cheaper cottonseed oils from
America, have begun an agitation to have
the tarr increased from i-2 cents a gal
lon 10 or cents
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Boston. May The American Wool and
Cotton Reporter Will say tomorrow of the
wool trldc Tho wool market has ruled
h haa dnr'p q; ne vast waak There has
new transactions n foreign have been
oomnaratVclv light In some cases large
Sal"' are n'ddo M C; contracts consum-
mated some t,uo ago and not given ont
un1l the ACTUAL arrival Of the wool. Do
nestle arrivals of all classes have been
slow. NV business in Australian has
been moderate. hut considerable amounts
of such wool contracted for some time
ago and ius' delivered, helped 10 swell
the total Const iernb,e in.ercs has been
manifested in Souih American cross breed
Sales n Boston for the week aggregate
5.iG7. oDy pounds l,2l2,N0 bong domestic
and 39ij,Oo0 foreign
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London, May 5.-Thc wool auction sales
were continued toany with large attend
ance of buyers. Tho sales were much
moro spirited. ana the tone was firmer
With prices slightly higher. There was
an Increased American demand The offer
ings agSr, ghded Il S6j bales OF which 2GoS
were w.tndrawn Following are the sales
in detail:
Nm South Wales--9i+3 bales, secured
81 ais "a; gre isv iddi I'D
.sucenSltnt-Sl6 bales; secured, l-2;m1s
1 "a greasy i-4dG9d.
N.ciomn lHf bales. secured, 6dNls 1 I'D .
sreasv, l-iG,tlO l-2d
south Austrtlu--llii bales secured. Is
Ida IS ~. greasy, l-9lM7 I'D
West Australia l0ai bales. secured, ql5D
II LED: greasy. iGa7d.
New AoIlald- 1899 lales; secured, s Id
tilld. greasy. : l-iQHd
cape or Good Hop and Netal-i9l bales:
secured Idals . l-sl, greasy, 3 2-41dGl
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SHttp ....s....... l0 s'sol w
Market, well supplied with stock; de-
mahd light.
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Slight Advances Recorded at Home
and Abroad.
THE SPOT MARKETS ARE FIRM.
Speculative Trading Is Mainly In
the Hands of Professiopnls-Eu-
rOpean stocks of Cotton.
Office of The Post,


The trading was mainly m the hands or
the professionals today and was much
lighter than heretofore. Futures at Liv-
erpool were betttr which had favorable
effect upon the American markets and
| caused an advance of points on the sum
mer months. though New York's closing
was only . to points higher than yester-
day Liverpool futures closed i-6ialia-6id
up, while the days gain at New orleans
was 10 points.
Adv!ces 30 Cargtll & Richardson this
morning STATED that Cuthbert was large
| seller of August in the New York market.
The same operator was a large buyer last
week. Letters from New Orleans also
| state tina: the leader of the bull movement
in thai market last week is now allied
with the bear SIDE and has recently I'M
loaded big line OF long cotton. The mar
ket seems able to withstand these iniiu-
| ences, however and has held quite steady
in the last two days.
There were no new features in the sta
t.stical news today. with the exception of
the large export business. which reduced
port stocks 1850 bales, Exports this
week have been 5000 bales. against 1000
for the same time last year.
New York opened steady, with 7.3S bid
for August. The price fell TO 1885, then
ADVANCED to 40 and closed al 7.Si, against
.3Sa7 "a yesterday. December huctuated
between SIS and SIS. closing at 6.S5uG.S.
against 6.I Yesterday.
In New orleans. July opened with 7.39
the market price. fell TO .i.S5 then ad-
Nanced TO 40 and closed az. 7.Ha7 49,
against 7,S$a7.Si yesterday. July IN New
orleans Is now ! point lower than the
same delivery at New York.
kets today. but prices We're generally UNI
changed. Sales were small
With our foreign exports of COTTON
l,sll.c"o bales more this season than for
the same time last year, the British and
Continental spnners have either had a
wonderful Increase in their trade or Their
Invisible supplies are larger than usual:
Liverpool Is practically the only foreign
MONT whore she Wis bic stock Is much
greater than at this time In 1896. And yet
our exports to France this season have
been 10000 more than last year and the
continental purchases have been 2Sl,ooo
ha les greater. Tho total imports of Amer
lean cotton a. Liverpool this season have
year. an Increase Of SiTno, DESPITE total
European purchases of 1871. 900 tales mora
than last year the visible stocks Of Amer
than on May l. 1896 Have the foreign
spinners used up IN" greater portion of
these l.4ll 900 bales that have disappeared.
Or do they control large invisible supplies?
According to Mr. Ellison, European SPIN
ncrs have less stock now than at this
time last year. although the weekly con-
Sumption has been just the same.
Below Is the Financial Chronicles synop-
sis of the overland movement. receipts.
exports. spnners' takings. etc. for the
month of April and for eight months OF
the season to Nav l. for the years 1896
and 1861;
-Balcs. -
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
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