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should not fall to be present. The tai. ent will be chiedy local, assisted by Brother Gardner of the Lime Kiln club, who will be present. by special request, and few others whose specialties can not fall to please the most critical.
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Pen and ink are wits blow, and Davis & Savard say: 'sWe are receiving word every day from pleased customers com mending our goods and our up to-date methods of doing business.'' Right methods in business is ssplowing'' to some purpose. There is comfort and satisfac- tion both in purse and feeling when trad ing at 429 Main street, Bridgeport.
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John Frank had the misfortune to lose g valuable young COW, last Saturday, but on Monday his herd of cattle was in- creased by the advent of pair of twin bull calves. MT Frank would be glad to sell them.
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Don't allow the lungs to be impaired by the continuous irritation of cough. It is easier to prevent consumption than to cure it. One minute cough cure taken early will ward off any fatal lung trouble E. F. Hawley, Newtown; s. c. Bull Sandy Hook; A. B. BIakeman, Botsford B. Hawley & Co.,, Stepney.
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The Mems Literary and Social Club of Newtown Street met at Dicks hotel, Tuesday night, being very pleasantly en tertained by Arthur 5. Hawley. The es sayist was Rev Otis W. Barker, his sub ject being, ''The income tax. It was fol lowed by an animated discussion.
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The Latest Markets.
THE WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS AT FRIDGE PORT.
[Br BUCK 6 DARLING. BRIDGEPORT, PRO- DUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

Butter, choice creamery prints 20s22, choice creamery tubs 19a2l, choice dairy, 16a20, fair to good, 12sI5, common sl10; factory cheese, fancy 124l2 ?; fresh nearby eggs 12413; chickens, alive sa10. dressed I0al2; fowls alive sal0; pigs, light to heavy 6a4; potatoes s5c; red on- ions, g 5oas bbl, yellow g 5Oa3, whise s2ae; cabbage 3a5c; carrots 5oa6oc bbl, parsnips, 754sl bbl; turnips 15aa5c; choice Baldwin apples sla1.25; choice greenings. soc asl 9; common apples. 50a75c.
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Torturing, itching, scaly skin erup- tions, burns and scalds are sootted at once and promptly healed by DeWitt's witch hazel salve, the best known cure for piles. E. F. Hawley, Newtown; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley & Co.,, Stepuey.
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in want of footwear for man, woman or child's wear of every description. If you cannot call in person just drop this firm a postal card and they will cheerfully answer all inquiries as regards prices, ,etc.
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Remember that John H. Reid. the jew eler of 42 Wall street, has graduate op- tician with him permanently who will test and examine your eyes free of charge. Don't naglect your eyes. We use the best quality of goods and our prices are as low as possible for best goods, 4a Wall street, one door off from Main street.
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Mir and Mrs H. P. Boyson wish to thank the friends and neighbors through THE BEE for their help and kindness dur ing the sickness and death of their eldest daughter, Mary A. Boyson.
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There will be meeting of the mem- bers of Lands End cemetery association at the schoolhouse on Saturday evening, March P, at 30 IA. L. Hawley, pres. ident.
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STEVENSON

Miss Nora Lynch has taken position in Bridgeport.
 The veteran fox hunter has had to lay
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Miss Ethel Patterson, who has been spending most of the winter with her brother in New Milford, is now with her sister, Mrs H. B. Coger, at Botsford.
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\A/oTan's oqK

Is never done, and it is especially wearing and wearisome to those whose blood fs impure and unfit properly to tone, sua- tain, and renew the wasting of nerve, muscle and tissue. It is more because of this condition of the blood that women are run down,
 Tired, Weak, Nervous,
 Than because of the work itself. Every physician says so, and that the only rem- edy is in building up by taking a good nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer like Hoods Sarsaparilla. For the troubles Pecutiar to Women at change of season, climate or life, or resulting from hard work, nervousness, and impure blood thousands have found relief and cure in
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Miss Lucy Hook of Botsford has been, and is, seriously i'll, having been taken with spasms that are very severe.
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l.. c. Gilbert is adding wagon house to his spacious buildings. Thomas Per kins ia doing the work.
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Readers Of THE BEE will make no mis- take ty visit the popular bargain shoe store of the c. H. Bennett Shoe Co, when
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B. Nichols is confined to the house with grip.
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Miss Lucy Hook is under the doctor care.
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Lawrence Wright, treasurer, Mrs George Smith.
 The Goodwin S Kuntz company have filed their articles of corporation and are doing quite nice business already.
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Miss Louise Hawley is home from Northfield for the spring vacation.
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A True
 Fish ] Story!
We simply mention our different kinds. It goes without saying that quality is as high as prices are low.

Boneless Cod in bricks, 10c package.
 The very best cod, prime cuts 10c per pound.
 Boneless Cod, Sc per pound. tibered Cod, l0c per box.
 Mackerel, big fat bloaters, weigh about 1 1-2 to l 3-4 lbs at BOG per ID.
 No. l mackerel, about l IA lbs, 15c ID.
 No. 2 mackerel, good and fat,
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VIEWPOINT,

home of H. B. Rumsey on Monday even- ing.
 MT James, having recovered from his recent illness, has once more resumed lis school duties.
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CONN

by the last four days on account of the grip.
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10c lb.
 Mackerel in 10-lb kits, $1 and $1.25.
 Smoked halibut in chunks, 1Sc lb.
 Boneless sardines in pure olive oil, Is to 35c
 Spicd sardines in oil, 20c. salmon from 10 to 20c. Lobster from 20 to 28c.
 Clam in pound cans.
 Isn't your fish notion here?
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Wanted-An Idea ,; Sas s ::s :'ss!;; 'ssss

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth Write JOHN WEDDERBURS < CO, Patent Atxor- and list Of two hundxsd inventions wanted.
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THE AWFUL sUPERsTITIoNs AND FOUL DEGRADATION OF CHINA.-A LAND
 WHERE LOVE IS UNKNOWN, WHERE
 WOMAN IS DERPIsED, AND WHERE THERE IS NO HOME.-THE ALL CON. oUERING GOSPEL AND WHAT IT IS r1yNr rrnppE
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PERRY L. HURD, SATURDAY BARGAINS
423 Main Street,

BRIDGEPORT,
 2bc Turkey Red Damask at l9c yard. sIxgO Hemstitched Bleached Sheets at 3"c' Wide Black Rustic Innings at Tc and sc yu' Sex45 bleached Pillow Cases 7c each.
 While Be1 Spreads, 49c, TSc and SSc o. Fancy drab dress ltntngs,bl oacKs lz A'So ayard. ,,,- r,oao n. 12 T. 20 pair.
 Oriental Laces in choice patterns, wnlLe and cream white at SC, 0c, I0c, l3c l9c, 2Sc,3sc' Lot of $l and 25 Jet beaded and passemen' tery Dress Trimmings. Your choice while they last at 25c yard. Gents double weight fast black cotton hose atl21 20 pair, ., a. Ladies' medium weight, Jersey rib, neece lined pants and vests, with Silk trimming and pearl buttons at 23c each.
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much so that e had a marked effect on
| speculation in futures,
| Inc Atlantic port cirararccs OF wheat
| am hour were equal 20 $4,000 bushels,
ANe market gave no iud.ce ions OF
UVWaine until about an hour from the
c.Hsv, when covering by shorts hecame
9Mte liberal July sold as low as 6Sl.H
h>sS pctore tho reaction ccmmencci. which
i.AH to4" back TO ~ about fifteen min
was az 6S7s
Hotn was quite weak most 81 the dav
lnn"ehe'-t moro by the large receipts. g65
LIS 0ird even larger .si mates Tor to-
morrow. Elevator selling was not 50
nvdNE yesterday, Shorts covered quite
ICY tAroughout and the slight decline
w .toinatc4N recovered.
LTa"4RE IN oats was slow AT the OMEN
,nS mere was some weakness caused bv
me hFse receipts. ien ours Shorts COW
SFel, th.s being about nil ;he business
evins' country offerings were not so
Provisions showed surprising s,eadine..
~ NltW OF the heavy hog receipts and
,he weakness Of whoa. These factors
Dd9 slight effeoi a; the opening but
,neI' Ms general meditation 10 cover
S'u ny thv Close A slight advance had
oySH scorc! all arourl
estimated receipts FOR tomorrow: Wheat
-eyt head
---! me !eadng futures ransed as follows:
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WHEAT CLOSED WEAK
DECLINE. HOWEVER, WAS ONLY
oNE-FotRTu or 4 CENT.
prospects OF nig Crop Agnin
scared tn" Butts Winter Wheat
Premiums We're Rctucrd

Chicago, May 2S--Whept after a mo-
mont or two Of iivmness az the beginning
of the session. turned weak and so con
tlnu"d nearly All through tine session. II
c!usci. however at only 70 decline. Veal,
cash markets ana prospects for a big
crop were mainly responsible for The
weakness. Corn WAS heavy. but closed
unchanged oats managed to advance Y
and provisions closed 2}s15 higher.
In wheat the Liverpool rlarkel was In
clihed 10 hrmness nj irs,, notwlthsIand-
Ing the previous days weakness here I he
price of jay On that account Was higher
az t,c oponng. first sales of tha: optlou
p'!ig from 6t'l to ta's. Yesterdays closing
lrice beinS Gsi,. II was generally rcr;arN-
ed that II Tor no other reason than tho
iaci of four consecutive DAYS decline there
should be some improvement; while al
circumstances, this mornings conditions
ana not FAVOR the RUE. A. against trn
opening fruHess nj Liverpool WAS ihr
ab'nnce OF anything INT avorablc to the
service came out with a prediction tina:
frost was probable tonight In sin OF me
N Wneas raising sln.ics, ia, confidence IN q
IN q Httlc moro dian an hour from the
opening, july had sold down 10 6SAsfi6SiE
Bulls got very littl" comfort out OF tle
nuluth reported a total of ~ cars, aglinst
70 year ego, and S'7 the corresnondln-
day OF the year before. Chicago received
els. N"'"-
Liverpool, which In the course Of m,
day showed I'D advance over Yesterdays
closing price. stood at Nd decline at tbe
tlute today. Paris WAS from ~ centsnes
hiSher for nHarhv deliveries To 10 CON-
times for septemher. and December
In anticipation OF early deliveries OF
new wheat all winter wheat markets
whore that gmde was still brinRiNg eN.
lraNagant premiums over spring wheat
reduced these premiums cons.dera bly,. so
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New Texos lo.s.oes are IN good supply
and fair de.uau1.
Large sh!pipcEis Of vegetables have
been mad from Houston 90 northern
DoiDtis this seasnn.
Eggs .er. rather SLOW sale NJ 70 this
morning. Kansas eggs. oandlcd arr
worth Y cents.
The hot wepiacr Is creating butior
demand for lemons. Prices have an up-
ward tendency.
Texas Strawberries solA at 81 2Ia2 10 this
. morning. a consignment OF Kansns her
,stes arrived In bad condition and was
SSpld for express charges
Bard and bacon today recovered about
l-lJc Of the recent loss. Tho market IL
weak however. as packers have large
cons'ienmenls Of hogs and big stocks,
Harvesting OF wheat and oats has com.
menoed IN North Texas. and farm hands
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NEW ORLEANS.

Reported for The Post daily eit.N
Thursdays and Sundays by Albert MOI.
gomery d Co. QimteO. live stock coz
~, - "a, ,,,cr-abarts
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AFFl-l-S- taucy sliced in boxes. A,
'l''o: J"neF .oTAp"r4ted. IN bulk. 5isc: IS
,lfiHiN i4c rer 10.
2, nos ifhlsh LAYER, i2al5c: in sacks.
,t kRANTS-ln bbis. Gc. cleaned cur
y =, 4AitlN - ltNuporAtrd. 7HNc.
FfAC iis--EyLiorated, unpoelcd. 7Nl1
tEAiS Eyaponted. 6'sg7c,
ttAlS! Ms California l.. l.. boxes. 81 GiI
VI raislns, - 10 boxes. Ic; s-crown t. Nj
- r. boxes jiac
fRt NEs Crop Of 1896: California
pttlra' fi los. ld1i sl-s1s. o.. d6c. losses
81. TO-. G'-70s, 70 iD-Gos SC 80, Us o.. stI.
va lsAh'sf f'sci ruby uruutS, Ni.c
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New York May Is W he,t-Receip..
$H>"; exports. @,22l bushels: spot weak,
No. = red steady. Oprlous oponpd firmrr
oi better French cables weakened ana
rnled duh and h.oyy until near tie Close
ie03s net higher near months bo'nr ~
nf.sSel nv weakness IN outside cash mar
H,lS. liauidai.on md fine crop prospects
IS; September, H. 1therNQuiet'' i r,o lax
500 o. Dun. Pig iron-Easv: Southern
su1u va Northern I05od19Oo. C-nner--
Steady; stralglts IL s5 N""e'-
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NEW ORLEANS.

New orleans, La, May 2s.-Hog pro-
drgts quiet Pork oh. S. Lard, rcHncd
l Hsrse' w B@NeA meats, dry salt shoul-
H'ISs ~ siies, 4N Bacon, clear sides.
=" ~ fihhF cho'ce, "a. a9 5-S Flour
cas- err extra fancy, 45af. 50; patents. 50
a. 10; 'a'nmHu hrn, l.So, Bran quie
G 5s' 'lAN 81 ady, prime. i4,Ndl5.Oo.
sacked, IN Nei 90. Yellow. S.. white. 37d5
10 oats steady No. : sacked. %. Rice
steAly, orllnNrN ~ good. 3 3-SnN,.
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Kansas City. Mo-. Nav oS,-Whfn.
lover No. hnrl, 7la73' one car fancy
yellow berry. -, No spring. 7S No. 2
rcd. $, Corn nbou: isc lower. fairly ac-
tive; No. mixed, ma laiR oats about nc
lower: Mther quiet. No. . white, .Du5i
I've, No 2, %'p. Hay weak choice un-
oihy loV'' choice prairie. 7.nlGt7 -.
1i7.oOh bushels OATS IL 900 Shit,nents.'
Mhe'I ~ bushels; corn. 7i.Joo bushels:
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WIRE ANn NA1ls

harmed wire quotations ai.n tor carlo, 4
lois r o. b. Houston, Nails arc quoted in
bARGEp WiRE--Glldden. cal 50 40 nor
7" bs paiitet wire. S2.05 MaukeeUn. 5r
t.Eh = than Glidden @''' W.
IA tbs n. l5-wire. Sio1 nor hum
dle.- '.f', ls-wlrc, ebc. Sill. Sin. ~ w Wiz
tlH e 3-.n. lG-wlre. 9sr. S-ft ain IL
VIZ, $40. s-ft 6-in. lG-wre. si.G5' x
iD ,,',l, cog iains 20 finished ties. single
WIRE NAil.S-Ratc 500 pcr keg; adj.
N2herr' lel, l2d and l6d 10; sd aud Ill io,
S W, ana a. -oo Al ana 90. Doc; %. 45c. "a
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Beef cattle slow and weak; caN.s ~,
vearllngs iiriner and more ae'"e'
and sheep quiet.
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are u brisk da-nn-s. Macy maids will
make lea bushels o. oats n tlse acre.
Texas vegetables ara thus quoted IN
Kansas CNLSs Onions, SIS pcr crate,
wax beans @artso pr oyeEAisc bsiSrel
boxes, srcea rias ecans. tsc; squash, y
e1SA lre- .jorrg,
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COTTON ON suIppoARp.
q tIt.

New orlc,rs, May -sugar-ouiet h,.
STEADY: optr kettle, 2hNs. centrifugal
white 3 ll-lGdSl, yellow, SlsdS 7-is: sec,
e Sn{ ,ej ass Molasses-steady; centrifn.
New New York, May 2S-susar-Raw and
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Tho following table shows the price of
middlinc cotton on tho spot at seven OF
the worlds principal markets today. this
dav last week and for the corresponding
date IN 1sas:
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GALVESTON srATrMpNr

4Net r,celnls Of cotton AT Galveston 20.
day were ~ bales, this season, 1884, 79i,
same TN" last season. 99l d69: gross re-
criNis mis- seaspu. 0s3, 1893 total exports
ms season, l,i2itol. satHe time last sea-
sou, aTiNO. stock on haud buday. IL $50;
SANK das last year l6,iS5
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THE TEXAS COTTON CROP.
Prospects for the N>1t Yield Are
Being Matched Closely.
ARE BETTER THAN USUAL IN TEXAS
Some Sections Report the Plant Wen
Ad~nnced-New Canned Goods.
Hardware Items
ossse Of The pss,.

Houston. Friday. May x.
Never before Ia tue history .. tse trade
has ire DsxSs co:.aa plant t,eVsa wsso!lsSl
50 CLOSELY. Texas LIS year has aa scTN--
axe slRacienS 20 pre.uce ogse- ih4ra OF sae
larsos& co,S0a crop eyN,7 ra-s>d 81 TIE
Unte5 STATES TeNsS IS also ;arsea loT
putgae1r cotton "a .ac market two or
three weeks es<llv- than any osao- Sia,e
a.a hrs s=s- carry cotton ash re NAD,yN5.
II Anyih,as should aapp4a 10 rejAra
the sroWsa n S1e plans .t,Te IS AKsiy 10
he something a6ln SO cation famine
she iSsie- p2r. O: -AugSs, a.,4 arsl o,
Septerl5er.
The Dses0a. supply WA he :us; sa;
!cie;st TO last :7noash Jhs Season, Sga
aHy dasSstez 10 the grow,sl-s c-op would
Re a very serious u.a.eeE .-r ine maaa-
lacturer O. cotsoa gods 10 confront.
siccss OF ne sNw Staple in srma,Es'
hands s-e small AHrcA1. and le.y sln4I
on ihas Ssie q. The Atlanil.- Aanlfacta-
rs;r agc bavlns onis enough .p pl, .1em
safely ,hCosEa .he summer aid aie
cuanaHS apoE s-iuns iaeu.y q. cotton,
and chaap cotton. aeN; ser, mlssy. They
eoaatei uuoa the same ,r-ng .-S. y"oy
and were .1ltF a.e.1H-s ni-i. Cotton wJa
h.gasr IN Au.-.st a--' Seni,uter .haa AZ
any otiasr ..me iprns ire sruSoa.
Tais year q IS uao9.aic4! t--e Iha.
cnop c7esdltions " TeN4s are m1cH oetttr
.asaa me ~ era-c -; 1913 season. We a--
now APPROACHING gef.o- VIA t..e
Niuwtls crpa. how -. v7-n ta- Wstthc-
c-n MAKE O. ruin s. raGs far wr.il..s
conditions have 3 e. lalcs better lu.
Texas than th-y we've lurHs Air.. un!
MAJ Is. ,6aE Last -f.4 tH,.r- a. ..
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LIVE STOCK.


This week opens with only fa.r s,,.
ply of all c!c sses of stock or had. n:
sufficient for the demands Of The m.,ts
SSaics VIII prove satisfactory 10 shlrNf,
SINNERS should observe the San. nj.
v nen ordered as 1t Is impossible 10 M.
tam prices when the market Is c,cMl
with stock.
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s,l l"tal receipts gh,s week. 90, last wcel,
30 sss; shlunen's this week. s5i, last week
~: STOCK TINS week, ll7S: stock iast week
'sS~' fe'epls this season, 607. 2S7; ship
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""re rs oV,. ''-"'
H., = U.s. reg l@3 6 u -. 4 Gs....:lo-
p. l-. rrs lI3t,u Z, 80 '-' i"u
' iN"p -.... ~, II. n, G., ts ....lul
o. y .-'.-- VI. il. \ 3. hr~t Is. stsl
T. 80 ON '-'-' -'2 w.. IL q sec mi Is ~
A. .-.' ''- .--'.a 'H =, i-t g. NJ gen Js.. ~
,-,''.'f .---'--' !nu - =. 80 zen - llSal
81 - lcNas Pact hr-ts,. sN7.
~ .' 't''nl y \. ). lcA tuctc ,rc ds. glNi
.. i-F' "' ,u-R r. mr., OF 10. 1903
ZEN X. T.. As.... S-T. southern - ont,
TIC seconds. tnf.| ''' 90 "''A
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VNssELs In PORT.

VESSELS IN PORT.
Sch Merry =. Hail. marine ways
Sch J. NJ. Mclnnis, pier 20.
sen r. j. serwni Flood N McRas.
- iN'A, Fowler n McNitie.
IS SNdmonton, Fowler & McNitie.
- l.'nsAcnla, Fowler n McNitie.
- MeNicdno. W. T.. OH co.
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flsh quotations wera as follows:
/ Wll No; red. sif,TSs D. Vi
ag4 - "a NO yellow. 23G
- S'' $40. 2, 17ia; No. white. f. o. b
Ryess NO 3 white. f o b. l9qel.
.7 ',&E'eY--No. . nominal. Nc. s. (. b..
T. 'Nseed-No !. 76la77
I.mnthv seed-Priino 575
M"sS pork-Per barrel <n.JSc-
- rr ieo mounds. Si7isQS5n
mort ribs sdes-Lo7sa. ;s664sS
SbG5r,s i IT., shoulders Rovel. 5a5H.
h.sky DiStlllers finished ,,noGs nor
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was $50 g. when this report suck 81. a b.
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GALVESTON SPOTS.

Tho Galveston SPOT market closed ou,,,
and unchanged. auotat!ons: ''io'
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| from New Orleans says crops in South.
west TeNhs are particularly good Port
Lavaca, IN Calhoun counsy. saws hollis arc
nearly grown"
| New fork. May 2S.-Thc cotton mark =,
,.rn ', ya n9rrow and fcatureless tho en-
| Urc scope OF the days varint.ons benz a
| nh'ter of ?d5 points. even In Tho No.
! active positions. with sales for The da,.
| r. rs ~ ,'nS me exceptionally small total of
| chauFol prices to point derIina' ~. 'n,
| market soil off las points fnrthnr on'I
SC, oiIeas nu.et ut q net loss of 2df points
Native NV NV No No. .,t, ,Staetory In the snoc-
ana closed with a weak UNDERGONE.
New York May 2S-weather reports hv
telegraph to the Commercial and rinap.
c'a' chronicle this evening denote thu,
dry weather has prevailed in A large nav,
ol IN" cotton belt the past week and n,
some points rain is needed. Along tho
A'ahtic the crop has been benefited =, u,
t'bmber of sections by the rains which
nave fallen. Texas cotton Is pronisire,
ana while pests are reported in some ia
c""lcs inc damage has been unlmnorta,t
as vet Alabama advices indicate an,
cotton is doing beater, our Helena cor-
respondent states that the crop is dot,r
much better on recently submerged i,ra
man on up'ands. The Miss!ssippi is stead
ny railing Cold nights are complaino3
OF in some districts.
New York, MAY 2s-Huhbar1 Fro.
cos cotton letter saws: A dull r,ar,,o,
WIN no change In existing factors Is H..
summary Of the day. Our local traders
ara extremely bearlsh at tho absence a,
any speculation looking upoa the si,,,,tioa
as therefore not iustlfvins an advance
ou' decline on the LIQUIDATION NV hoi5
tfs' Crop reports are NOT as f,vo,.a1'-
as OF late though the trade is looking for
he''er crop advces during June.
New York May 2s.-The dry goods mar
ket preserves Its monoionously dun tone
IN STAPLE cotton the market is ou.ct in
poth hlelched and brown goods co,iors
are paving more attention To tha i,,ni1viS
OF plans for the future sales rhan I,yi a
no change "ui pri,si. Prlnting cloths slow;
even staples being IN qEet reqtrest 'N's'
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VESSELS SAILED FOR GALVESTON.
IS iiorsa. Calcutta. April lk
o Hscsi IA. Hamburg. April q.
- Explorer. Liverpool, April a.
Sch Emma Knowlton. New York. Aprn
May c.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
70. OF Galveston. May 3.

ARRIVED.
IS Sinion WtrS2n, Morgan city.
- NeNlcdho orr, King, Philadelphia.
CLEARED.
IS tHnlon WcUsch, Ragos Santiago.
schr E' J. Berwind. Mcbride, Puerta
SAILED.
SO tNns tBO. sutherland. TAmpico.
- clinton, Wtv sch, Brazos Santiago.
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Butter |! !. AND 9IIl

cry an n s ypsdes kept IN ,,o,. vlILLW
country orders. ~ atten,ibs dealer
:: Z. JONES. Ho,,,.. '"a
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'EKPOOL W EEKI.Y MOVEMEI;r

COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKETS.
The following are the closing quotations
ier Soltoh on he spot today ut the leading
mafkets, together with tho CLOSING of MIL
dLhg yeslerday. WITH todaN,s saIes: 80
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sondheim OF New York advised CorriI
e Richardson this morning: dispatch
from New Orleans says crops in South.
west TeNhs are particularly good. Port
bavaca, IN Calhoun coun,y. saws bolls are
nearly grown"
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,'uitS Iifirc Wael S"iVel Sts.e.
came week last vess,,''""a....'
! otal Receipts IN nj, '.;.........a Nit
came =, date last ysar date.......... ~
ssAIofts for the Wal, ..,.....sI y
I'm; I'M week last VEN S,nr''.'...... 2
= ! o." ~ exports TO his ;,.....,,"...... s
stani' date last year wear ua'e"".,..".ssaas
Sseok at all Unitci s,,......'..,...,is 4 Y
Sill SIM date last wear s'l'es ports.. = :, \.
ssm Sam" az all Interior iow;,,::'..,.,., VA VIA
STOCK at L.vcrpooI aF'.''......,. ~
sati'. time last year r"'...."...'.i;;x
britain N' '.. aloa, 70; i'dti Great
some time last wear .'"'........... ~.
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asked, bid
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Opened quiet: y. m. dull: closed quiet:
tenders, new. 1860.
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S ln. ,ANAT,VE coTroN -,
ing sG Fritz. i1Ci" May s-rcr s,arArExssr
norris d',s nj all uni,e, =. '4s'
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TEXAs INTERIOR TOWNS.
Galveston. Texas. May es.-Thc move
heht Of cotton at 81 leading Tcxo.
interior towns for the week ending IN.
gay as reported to the secretary OF tn,
aa'Ves'on Cotton Exchange. was as fol.