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stopped to think. What if the White
House should be burned9 Did it con-
tain anything of value to the govern
ment that she had neglected. The
Declaration of Independence! In a
flash she called to mind this most pre-
cious of all documents. Carefully
treasured in a case apart from the
other papers, it had been overlooked
in the worriment and confusion. 1t
must be saved at all hazards! With.
out a moments hesitation she turned
and rushed back into the house.
"Stop! for Heavens sake, stop!" cried
her friends, vainly endeavoring to in
tercept her. Regardless of their COM
mands. regardless of her danger, the
brave woman sped to the room con-
tanning the treasure for which she was
willing to sacrifice her life. Without
attempting to open the glazed door OF
the case, she shattered the glass with
her clenched hand, snatching the price
less parchment, and, waving it exult-
antly above her head, hurried to the
door, where she entered her carriage
and was rapidly driven away in the
direction of Georgetown"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-24

WILD HORsEs.-Wild horses are
getting to be quite numerous again on
the flats in the Texas Panhandle and
in Beaver county. They are very trou-
blesome, as they lead away the horses
belonging to the cow men and the
grangers, and when a domesticated
horse once gets with wild bunch it is
an all days job, and sometimes it takes
several days, to catch him. The lazl-
est old crowbait alive, or the gentlest
family horse, after associating for a
few days with these mustangs, appears
to forget his raising; all the old time
wildness of his forefathers seem to
crop out in him although formerly he
may have allowed himself to be caught
anywhere, he will not then permit
man to get within half mile OF him.
About the only way to recover horse
of this kind is to run the entire bunch
down and to corral them, or to rope
the ones wanted. Nearly all our stock
men have lost horses in this manner;
and the mustang, instead of being
looked upon with respect and with
covetous eyes, as in the past, is now
considered an intruder and pest, and
is shot down whenever opportunity
offers to do so. Since horses became
so cheap there is no object in catching
mustangs; and this once valuable rep
resentative of the best friend of man
is now classed in the same category as
the coyote and the other "varmints.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-24
w HOS w H6?
BY HUGO ST. FINISTERE, M. D.
Copyright, 1897, by the Author.
SYNOPSIS OF PEv1oUs INsTALLMENTs

SYNOPSIS OF PEvIoUS INSTALLMENTS.
In order that new readers of The En-
oUIRER may begin with the following IN
stallment of this story, and understand IL
lust the same as though they had read II
ali from the beginning, we here give a
synopsis of that portion of it which has
already been published:
CHAPTERS I and II.-Harmon Q. West
colt an American born to humble fortune,
learns that he is endowed with the strength
of Samson, but that he must not use the
gift except of necessity. 11l.-Tbe young
Samson, who has tested his strength,
meets in Harold o. Westcott, physical
double, born upon the same day. Harold
is a bachelor of great wealth ana wlth.
out ties. Harmon reveals his secret
and by way of example lifts an I'M
mense safe with ease, and, taking sword
between the fingers of his left hand,
snaps it in two like pipestem. IN.-Har.
old is an amateur boxer, and, learning that
Harmon is somewhat skilled In me arr,
engages him as his substitute in match
with noted pugilist. The young Sam
son is an easy victor, and his double
makes contract with him IT, masquerade
in the plumage of Harold o. Westcott for
one year. He is installed in Harold's
quarters with princely bank account.
while the real Harold goes to Europe. V
and VI.-The first day of his novel role
the young Samson, at the Immediate RISK
of any ordinary life, saves the mother OF
Harofd's fiancee from horrible death in
the presence Of her daughter, who recog-
nizes the hero, as she supposes. VII
Harold's mail contains letter which ap-
parently duplicates him in transactions IN
green goods and another from the girl
begging him to call. The family has re,
turned unexpectedly from Europe, ana
she had planned surprise for her lover,
now on the ocean to join her. Harmon
summons Detective Cone to find the ad-
dress of the girl, Jeanette, and that WORTHY
lights upon q criminal clew in the green
goods letter, which he chances to see.
VIII.-Harmon calls on jeanette and ex-
plains his delay by telling of injuries re-
ceived at the time of rescue. The inter
view leads up to point where the calier
feels it his duty as q man OF honor to de-
clare that he is not Harold Westcott. In
stead of fainting, Jeanette murmurs
"Dear Harold, you need rest. Think no
more Of this" 1X.-Harm0n returns 10
the Westcott apartments to find that they
are watched by Detective Cone. He sus-
poets the absent owner of criminal associ-
ations. Jeanette's mother sends the fam
ily physician to advise Harmon TO leave
town for a week to recover his health ana
sanity. X.-Harmon retires to village
on the Hudson. He is tracked by the
western green goods man, who demands
$4,000 in cash upon an old promise OF
Harold Westcott's. Harmon thinks it is
blackmail, but agrees to meet the villain
at night upon the Palisades. The strong
man is lured into ambush by gang,
headed by notorious desperate. He de-
livers all hands over to the law, but mean
while makes vain exhibition OF his
strength and it vanishes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-24

A SPoRTsMAN's PARADIsE.-There
is something in the California air that
conduces to optimistic views of life.
The denizen of the Golden state never
tires of eulogizing the climate; and
now this tendency to show the silver
lining and conceal the cloud itself has
extended to sporting matters.
"Astoria is the greatest town on
earth for SPORT" declared a CONNER
cial traveller in the hearing of San
Francisco "Post" reporter. All sorts
of gambling games are running night
and day, bear and deer are killed with
in the city limits and the fishing is the
finest in the world.
zone day I was playing billiards
with Alex. Megler, at the Occident
hotel, which stands on piles over the
Columbia river, but on the main street
of the town. noticed that whenever
it was my turn to play Alex. walked
over to the open window and pulled
on string. Just as started over to
see what he was doing, he yanked
big salmon trout in through the win
dow. He had taken up plank in the
back yard, and while he was playing
billiards, was fishing. I've seen him
many time sit and play whist with
fishline tied TO the leg of the table.
Between hands be would jiggle the
line, haul in his fish and bait his hook.
One day a small sturgeon took the
bait, upset the table and broke up
game of rounce.
"Whenever the people play billiards
there they have to keep the door shut,
for if ball jumps the table and goes
out the door it is almost sure to 90
into the river, and the game stops un-
til the tide goes out and the ball is
recovered"
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WHAT AN OCEAN STEAMSHIP CARRIES.

The famous steamship Great East
ern, historically associated with the
first efforts to lay Atlantic telegraph
cables, has hitherto been regarded as
the largest vessel ever launched. It's
laurels as sea leviathan, however,
are of late endangered. The new
ocean freighter, Pennsylvania, al
though scarcely attaining the exter-
nal measurements of the f,rmer cele-
brated ship, will carry far more cargo.
The capacity, indeed, of these new
freight ships is matter for astonish-
ment to a landsman.
The Pennsylvania, for example, is
rated at 10000 tons burden, and will
carry loads such as may be briefly
itemized thus:
100000 bushels of wheat in bulk,
equal to 800 carloads, or 16 trains Of
20 cars each.
1000 tons of -four, 80 carloads.
1000 boxes of bacon, rs carloads.
5000 tierces of lard, 4S carloads.
1900 bales of cotton, 40 carloads.
1900 head of live cattle, 8 carloads.
$500 quarters of dressed beef.
In addition there there will proba-
bly, be 1000 tons of miscellaneous
merchandise, say 80 carloads more;
in all not less than 780 carloads, or
80 long trains of 20 cars each.
Nor is the above by any means the
entire load of this modern ark. The
Pennsylvania will have accommoda-
tions for from 800 to 1000 steerage
passengers, as also for crew of $50
men and so cattlemen, with food and
fodder for all.
In the fuel bins, too, there will be
carried burden of 1900 tons of coal,
or more than 100 carloads.
If we were to say that the entire
agricultural product Of 60 New Eng
land towns, or 20 western counties,
could all be slowed away in this man.
moth ship, we should not exceed the
facts.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
IN THE MAELSTROM.


I sat for several minutes smothered
by a strange terror There could be no
mistake about it The miraculous gift,
reproduced after the lapse Of centuries
In myself, had departed forever.
My vanity was my own Delilah.
Yielding to a silly pride, I had made a
vain display of my incredible strength,
and now it had vanished, and j was as
ordinary men.
Singular that during all my life,
when was not as others, the feeling
of awe, though present with me in a
greater or less degree, never approach
ed in height and breadth and depth
that which now pervaded my being.
And yet it should not have been go.
Rather the emotion should have been
one of inexpressible relief that the su-
pernatural element had been eliminated
and that was walking on the plane OF
my fellow mortals.
Perhaps such would be my mood
when became accustomed to the great
change. But for the present I shivered
like man standing on the verge of a
fathomless abyss into which he feels
himself slipping without the power to
draw back
Imust do something to fight off my
impending madness. was seized with
an unspeakable dread Of myself, of my
room, of being alone. must 60 out
must look upon others and meet men
face to face.
Amid my tempest Of emotion that
saving consciousness remained. My only
escape from the collapse of brain and
mind was to rush out of the building
and plunge into something that would
relieve the terrific pressure by turning
It in another direction.
Without waiting for the elevator
dashed down the stairs three steps at O
time. In the clear sunlight hreathed
freer.
Whittier should I fly? What was to be
my refuge?
Wall street. In the wild vortex, the
dizzy maclstrom of that place, might
uuu SulSedSS iloul lily biSiiShtOuS N'i''
tions. Thithcr / would 60 and leap into
the pit which has been the grave of de,
spairing multitudes
True, l had never been there anC
knew nothing of its labyrinthine wind
ings. All the better. I would go il
blind.
But hold! A man must have money
In order to lose money. The $4,000
which l drew some days before was still
IL my pocket. Most likely my checl
would be accepted, but it might be ques
toned. had never looked at the bank
book that was showed toward me, ant
did not do so now.
"How much is my balance, please"
The cashier turned to the bookkeepel
and said something in low tone. Tht
bookkeeper handed him slip Of paper
with some figures on 1t.
"That's how your account stands, .
said the courteous cashier, passing mt
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dular swellings about his jaws and
throat, and he will vainly endeavor to
rid himself of a thick, ropy, mucous
discharge from his mouth and throat.
If he can he will probably stray away
from home and trot slowly and mourn
fully along the highway or across
country, meddling with neither man
nor beast, unless they approach him,
and then giving single snap. The
only exception to this behavior occurs
in ferocious dogs, which, during the
earlier stage of excitement, may at
tack any living object in sight.
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s9~ There are a good many ways in
which people make themselves miser-
able when on journey. One is to
complain of the conveyance they are
riding in ; if it is steam-car, it is too
hot, too cold, too close, too draughty,
never just right and in fretting about
this evil, which they cannot help, they
forget to look out the window and see
the beautiful country the train is pass
ing through.
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aeP If we all did the best we knew
how, there would be more money in the
pocket and more contentment in the
mind.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-25
HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.
sTApLE qRncrRtrs

THESE Quotations are revised dnily and
tnelr correctness can bo relied uuor. IN.
Ipp are these ruling IN the Houston
ANLE GREAsE-piamond. ST5 nor
sross . sSizier' N lin boxes. ss0l Der
kr9sS, roihen. HGSoc her dozen boxes.
ieine, ~ tin. per dozen, 81 o.: castor
aye srease, zoe DER dozen. In tins: castor
on; G gSmmiITpNsirGfi fd ~, s2{5c ner dozen,
,,,I's,In,, ,sI.loNClowder. per kcg. $500.
per sack. $40. buck, &. 55. ''"' SH"''
BACON--Short clear, boxed. s,GlGw =,
IN sacks, CO. New York salt bellies. 5s,q
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COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKETS.
The following are the closing quotations
markets. together with the closing of mid
ding yesterday. With today's sales:
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~ chicago, May .9i.--The demand for cs.A
,Mt Vas .t5 Surprisingly good, and desirable
- sNI readily az steady prices. The
supply was we'll taken al i.OOd5'O for
IN, "imnHlph TO prime native beef steers. ths
VIZ ".N o, ,9 the cattle bringing 100000 There
We q ialr stovker and feeder trade at 4 al
q ~ Calves were firm. Texas cattle
SlealY, win fairly larger offerings
to-, ',VsH lmrIe va, a good demand from
i TO- packers but the expected large sup
,, IesHlted ~ a weak market. and prices
.ulrl paw n,r lp pounds lower. sales
ranged az S.S1a&55 for heavy pack!ng up
10 80 Tor nr.me Light weighs. with sales
951 niiss y, at S'''a315' Pigs sold mostly at
sheep We're barely steady. while lambs
wore weak 10 70 lower with ColSrados
nn.orN SLOW FOR sale Sheep were ga cable at
,-Nn 20 Tor the poorest up 10 iGbd4 S. for
eto ao5 20 ~ prime natives, VIVA sales largely
for inferior ITO 5SOa5.aO for choice 70
m ~ n5 SoiaTados' Texas sheep sold i. 500
sheep. 1920.
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row. against 3SS on the alme dnV last year.
The estimate NJ New orleans is for 1900 Ia
l700 against 1900.
The stocks of cotton in presses ut New
Orleans rs l0,lo0 bales loss than at thAs
time last year while GalvtC,1n's stock,
less amount on shipboarl IS 300 bales
greater.
Macy & Penlleton Of New York ara
very hearlsh N their views OF cotton They
say the mex. bureau report VIII arrive
allout tho time that summer months are
selling around 8 Sic.
There are two months vet 20 olapsc he.
fore there viii be any now cotton ON the
market and in that time Amer can stocks
can dwind,e to q very low 20 nj indeed.
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COFFEE.

New orleans, May 2L-Conee- Ordinary
TO low fair Rio, iltaNl3
New York, May 2i-Cofrce Options
lower; sales, 500 bags spot cone.-Rio
quiet; No. 7 irNolce. rs tohhiug. So: mild.
steady; Corlova, llipailS.. sales. 400 hays
savanill., private terms; $50 bags Mex
lean, private terms. 1000 bags Rio No. Z.
at li6. eN-ship.
Santos, May 2i-conoe--o quiet; good
average Santos. 1900 rsls per 10 kllos: re-
celpts, 500: stock, 22a. 900
Rio, May 2l.--coffee--Dull; No. 7 Rio.
100 refs per 10 iSilos; nominal; exchangs
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WaiermolonS from Corpus christi will
be on tt1 market this week
California cherries are now IN regular
supply, Hnl iu"ci with q good demand
oniY few crates OF Strawberries were
on ne market tins rgorOinE The T, Nns
crop - about exhausted
Local live stock men report hotter
market fos cattle tn.r week. The gupply
Is small ana demand good
All hog products were slightly lower to-.
dnN though the decline was an insight
flohni one. Lard shows the grcaieei weak.
Strawberr'cs are selling at 81 1lp2 % per
crate W kansa' tliy The lally receipts
Prices have been maze by some cs,nuer,
on new pack California frita These nrlees
Is reported. are considerably - .her
man those nat out 81 year ago on slmnlr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-25
The BUSINESS BAROMETER.
An Index to the Condition of Trade
Generally.
WHAT GOOD CROPS WILL MEAN.
Business Men Are Watching Condi-
d lions Ciosciy-shipping Texas
4s Produce-Tradc Notes.
once OF The Pos,
Houston. MONDAY, Mav a.

Houston Monday, May "a.
Crop conditions Ia Texas are now being
watched closely by business men, and Tor
the next Two months everything bearing
4 upon the prospects OF cotton VIII be OF
interest IN the commercial world. Advsccs
! from various pat;s o. the State report
corn. oats aud hay crops practically rlade.
with no fear of las: years bl,gh,:ns
arouth. Cotton IS backward. tokipg the
State as a whole. hut IN some sections is
ahead Of this average Reports Of squares
and blooms are coming tn daily while a
few places mention the formation Oh
boils. There Is hardly any likelihood OF a
CROP as early as shat OF last year which
was preinaturciy forced to maturity. bu,
tho large increase In acreage IN south and
Southwest Texas does indicate a good Au-
gust movement. This means that by the
middle of July the cotton piekers win he
al work. and after that business VIII soon
begin to boom. From present it'd lions
the cotton crop OF this sta:c VIII give en-
ployment to thousands OF .rie men and
put large amount Of money IN circula-
ton.
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VESSELS IN PORT.
VESSELS sAlLED FOR GALNEsr
GALVESTON sTATEMrNr.

Net receipts OF cotton at Galveston to-.
day were ga bales, his season, L3lj,A1s;
CENTS this season, .2aj 216; fnmc tim' last
season, a2,s2s; toinl exports tn season.
LEO 2S9; same tame last season. $40 -.
WIN. lGlIA.
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1ad; receipts, 5000 cleared for the United
safes. i0lo, for Europe. l6on. stock. 81 .oo0.
Hamburg May I,-CNoftee declined Adis
rie. sales, s3.pn.
hnvre. May 2i.-Cofrea closed nn-
CHANGED.
New York Nav ei-Totai warehouse de-
iiter'es from the United States. IA III bags.
including lass from New York New
nork stock. 2.9.ll6. United S;a,cs stock.
toial visible for the United States 75S.l76
AGAINST ,ssaa 55s,iel last wear aud SS5@S in
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NEW YORK

=. New York May L-Wheat--Receipts
~ - exports lT7jl bushels: snot dull
AVG weak: OPTIONS ornned firm on strong
clined LATER under active iiauIintion in
doCNi nv small cNport business diSlp-
mounting reduuuon IN tho visible supnlv
ah9 I'M" home crop prospects. cloStNi mar
u2llv anSs net lower. No. red. Mav.
Nl'.. SeutemhCr. I1i1.
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kansas city, May "a Whcat-Soft slow
"Mw,r h9rd ana sprng about steady No
s~"2, Comparative: No. mixed a6sfl
=, oats-A Active. lower: No. 2 white. %.
choice timothy. 1913: prairie. 7ondI -
hHt"pis-Whcu lbdo0 bushels. corn go
,to' olls. 2leh. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT $500
bushels. '' WV
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DAILY INTEEIOR MO...MENr.
Ioial'...... l,27l 1923 14,i50
JAVRE MARKET.
Havre. May 4.-Spots quiet; futures
LIVE sToCK.


L. r. TIdll. live stock commission mer-
I'M rnnnftA fnllnNs.
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stlt; AZ.

New orlsans, MAY -sugar-Steaiy;
GSA,, vellow. SkGSis. seconds. lA,aSlL
Mo,assoss-Sleady centrlfupal. ids
New YORK, May 2.-Sugar--Rlw. dull
and nominal; refined steady.
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7c;- Western, salt bellies. &c; smoked bellies
iGii.c; breakfast bacon. T3.as'tc
BAGGlNG AND T1tsS-Cdrioad lots. T..
o. D Houston Or Galveston; Bagsine;
10, SIC. 2. 10. SIS. ~ 10. 1isc. Ties Ar
row, 7ec. Delta, &c. In small ioss. from
Store, blgEfnC " per yar1 higher. ties. o
CANDLES Granite 6s and 1s. la7lge:
lo-og pSsaffine assorted coiors. saHllc:
Stlr candies. sGSi4c.
.CoFT EE-Isio and Corlova: Fair. l0'Aa
ilc prime, l2'.@lSc; chcfcc. isNI loo, iaiicy
l5isGl1c. pcabcrry. iS2slec. Roasted coifse;
star and Crescent. 100 ID cases. Slz@a'
ARRi2a W. a4 AiTSae less 1 A9s W YES o
Sea Fairy. second roller patent. $50, Sea
NEmph, extra roller fancy A.so: Sea i.easl
$50, rye Hour. $40; PntnpetHlckel. aio:
SPECIAL nlt.s for shipments 10 Interior
po'n,s: four In barrels lSe above sacks
IN ihl2f barrels Soc above barrels. Albl-
!ross. FIRST patent, ss.i5 per barrel. IN small
FARINACEous GooDs-Gri,s homlnv
and cream meal In b6S. R9o: pearl
FlSH---Mackerel. No l. IN 10 10 kits
!i,c9dL2o, no /. half hbis. ,6ooas5o. sar-
dimes Amerlean quarters, in Oil sS,oogS.-6:
,HAMs-siandard. ioslols; picnic hams.
hoNEY-tn 60 ib cans. extracted. 5aec:
&c .V'''0' 90 ''N' !" = ~ '''S' sN''''''S'
DARp-Reaned fier,cs. compound. 4AR
-; leaf. rQa'sc; - 10 cans. ls1 higher
than tierces. 10 10 cans 24c higher. : lb
cans 'sc higher; 8 IN cans L. higher.
MoLASSE,S--C Centrifugal. fair Halle. !
prime iSul9c choice open Kettle. 2Jn25c
RICE -tNtra fancy head. 5,,t52t G.: |
cho're, Ns0Jr; fair, Sa.c; .ancy imror,ed !
RoPE-I}aSs FOR 7-is Sisll. Sex ma
nilla. di4c, cotton, Zoe
SALT Liverpool, coarse. 75aSc. Gro.
Soc. LOUISIANA, coarse 15c. me, Sc; bar |
-els. .S-ias s. q; Gp-js. Sl3p. lQ9-5s. s. 80. |
:. SINRCH--S Standard goods: Pearl IN 30 |
.h boxes, sAc: Royal Gloss. bulk $50:
Nickel 100 packages. per box. ss75; corn |
starch, "a u6' per ID. 2e.and 40 Pa bpNcs
SUGAR-Quoigtions are for small lots.
special prices given on carload orders.
granujaie1. Use. German gran
hated. IA ssicts 4irc cubes Dc: pow
iored DC; yellow clarified. fancy. nc:
A9iee, &c.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Barbed wire quotations are for carlo, 4
lots {. o. b. Houston. Nails arc quoted in
small lotH "
BARRED WlRE-Glldien. sal. 81 30 ner
l'' lbs painted wire. E.p5 Waukoran. 90
higher than G;lidlen.
HAY TIES II. i5-wire. SIcp nor bun
die. SRI, lG-wlre. sjc. SIT. 3-ln. t5-wire
sl.o" n 3-u. lG-Niro. use. : * G-lu. ID
wn'. N-lp sra G-.n i6-wre. SI.G5. A
loon, single end.
WIRE NAlLS-Raic 500 uer kcg: adj
y2nces. lod. ~ aud l6d DC 50 ana NJ ior:
1jc. ''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-25
COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Liverpool Futures Were Lower aud
Spots Unchanged.
BAD TRADE REPORTS FROM ABROAD.
American Spot Markets show Fur-
Their Dcclinc-Port stocks De-
crcnsing Rapidly.
BAD TRADE REPORTS FROM ABROA

Houston. Monday, MAY "a.

/
| The cotton sentiment Is becoming 50
universally bearish that few OF the con-
sentative traders believe a reaction Is
due. Reports of bad grade and good crop
prospects have been the factors a, work
IN depressing tho market recently, aud
thesa may change when least expected.
The long liauid~tion seems 10 have ended
| for awhile. and the bulls think the shorts
| VIII he the folks 10 stampede next.
| Liverpool was affected by the lolcful
news from the English spinning districts.
and futures plunged down 2-sida2 l-2-did.
The foreigners have much larger
amour; of American cotton than home
sp.nners and are doubtless anxious 70 get
Ri OF the bulk OF 1t before the nsw crop
IS ready for market. Loeal representa-
tlvcs OF foreign houses report some In
| curry for fall shipments, but very little in
tcrest in the remnant of the crop. one
reason for ;his IS because OF the extreme
Scarcity of desirable grades, ard the in
ability of buyers 10 I'm an order of any
oohseauenca.
spots were down 1-lGc in nearly all
American markets, with the demand li-ht.
but sufficient to absorb the offerings, New
York costumes 10 do good bust.
ness ani spinuers make purchases in
that market nearly every day. Exporters
also continue to take up offerings. TO
days clearapces from three ports amount
ed 20 500 bales, ag0lnst port receipts "
1885 bales. The port stocks are NOW s0N
bales less han at THIS time last year. aud
they were considered next to nothing
then,
The American speculative market re-