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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
MONEY And INVESTMENTS.
Doinas OF a Day With Wall Street
Operators
MARKET WAS EXTREMELY NARROW
Trndrrs Favored the Long side-Tonr
Firm and Movement of Prices
tpward-nonds Advanced.

New York. January 1.-THE stock mar
Ike; today was for the mos, psrt extremely
narrow and professional and with bu; one
or Two exceptions the tone was firm and
the moveme',t OF pr.cea upward. The-e
was little news Of general importance. but
the traders appeared 20 favor the long
side. Higher London prices FOR Amcric sns
and buying for ihat account here ami THE
eniArcing Investment inquiry induced hy
the steady pilinS VT of idle money were
pirily instrumental in cags.ng the bnlis
20 force covering by the shorts in a num-
her OF spcciaitics In some = ocks az this
class there Was continued liquidation. but
the declines were confined 10 the particu-
lar properties involved.
Dealings in the railway shares we're or IA
srifing scale ana aside from Manha,lNn,
Wheeling and Lake Erie the fluctuations
were fractional. Tho nl%it named rose
~ per cent on covering. Chic .sso GAS
aJNHrrcd ! a-s per Ccai on what was con-
slicroa iusjJ. buying sugar on covering
luF- ana simple, gained per cent. 10
llS D.. The reports III circulation regard
tween The Atch!aon and Atlantic and Pa
rinc compines galvanized the stocks and
bonus OF the last mentioned line into com
iAfai.." actiNa,y az iriinE gains In
me la'' hour the general market Was
more sprttei than at any time In the
day, The closing was strong at the top
level. with comparative figures showing
slArp fractional net gains
ihr bond market continued 20 alvnnro
on incrr1Sci aud wei dioiributed dealings
tooa' "i'h The of rings light. Sales. .596,-
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COTTON CINNERS nm
Convention Called IN N.
January rs.
ROUND BALE TO Be cov,,
Waco Cotton Opcr,,.
Arc Ruined Unless so.. y
chi Change TAKE. Z.

. Waco Waco Texas, Janary l4,-rs. I,
a state convention of the co,,. y
i'Nas Is construed to mean ~. ~
sivo night will be mada u
against the ''round halo 49,. ~
cotton sinners who have coma !,
ton with the agents NJ \. y
reop'e are outspoken against n.
round bale system under tho -
aSement does not gin custom N.Y.
IS no cotton is ginned for ~. Nna'
si' as Is 'he practice among OH .
hinners, but instead, tbey h,,' a
, ,on, s,n IT, compress it with theI, 4, \,
ton gin and compress mach,.
u direct to the mill men. Viii. 4
ba'e people claim that their ~. y
great saving to the cotton raise. r,t \ |
Oh cutting OFF the expense \, j.
ana various other expenses ipeId... .
oiner system of handling co,,,. !.
tom einners think they rs o.wu' u
system one which augllrs in,,a'a
II is urged that Should tho rny VI
lem prevail 1t would rcyol,ii" r y
business and where comnli,nas'
part Is Undertaken 1t will h. "a
expense. and will render uss,o' ~ ~
or part of the machinery tboy ~
follows. 'on'ehlss
Waco. Texas, January l1..-n.,. !.
'he undersigned owners and 49,. "
CO on gins, realizing that our ra.S
iast beinE ruined, and thai MAJ
thing is done at once TO rer r1N
evils. and believing that Inv
action much good can be acco ~
hereby call n convention Of Il.
sinners Of Texas. 10 meet AT ,hs y.
IN the city OF Waco. ON Mondss
20. 1897. at 2 O'Clock p. M. 10 oor.l,s
matters and take such action 4.
wisdom may seem best.
Among other subjects to rece,,. !,
Grafton will be; Ginning m \
Ginning for Toll" The Round ~
tenn Gin Insurance" "Selli., \
protective Legislation for ths ~
The cutter" and many other ,r.J
subjects. one of which will h y
Ginners Association.
The Hon. w. j. Bryan Of Neb,,
sneak in Waco on the 25th and h !
roads will doubtless make excnr,,.
We can not communicate with an /
IN the State and ask that il Won !,
this movement that you will nm
county paper mention the holdlpf n
meeting in their next issue. and i
your power to induce your MN
brother ginners to come with ym \,
meeting.
Notify us at as carly date as ps
you VIII be with us, and about ks
viii come with you, that we NAV ID
Communications prepared. Yours h
cess. Charles Bannister wam,
charles Nickels. Mount Calm, Teu
land & Rivers. Prairie Hill, TEN, h
Herring. McGregor, Texas; J.r
land. West, Texas; /, y. Gray &Rs
mond Texas Anglin & Riesen. Gsn
Texas: j. +. Reeves. pendletonyTA
as: c. T. Hunter. Marlin, Tenn,
Cherry. Waco. Texas, Frank Jsna
vile. Texas; n. J. Afford, Spu
Texas.
Address all communication 70
B9niester. Waco. Texas.
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IN MANY TONGUES.
strange Languages in Whlcl
lees Are Held In New York q

No loophole OF an excuse for na I
ing religious services. on the pla
familiarity with the language b 1
they are held, is now left open 4
foreigner in New York, says The u
Let him come from whatever psi3
VIII. he can be taken almost vitz'
ceptlon to some church or misslm 4
city where the tongue Of the p.stIk
not he strange to his ears. SoEs
foreign congregations are well kicn
nave been many years establlsaN
others are obscure little bodln !
never heard of in a general way, ~
of them are OF recent formation "a
French and Swedish churches w
existed in New York, and many =
have made their influence poSeIit4
in the charitable work Of the aQ,]
great number of Hebrew synagcsn
class by themselves. but in saaI
these are several Christian
churches in the different Jewish
where the services are conducla II
brew.
The majority of Italians, beng
Catholics. attend the various chrs
that faith which happen to be 4
neighborhood. There are, howesS'
Protestant Italian communities, OK
most flourishing being the ON
Broome street. under the conup' }
New York city mission. The se''s1
tirely in Italian. are under the e.
the pastor. Antonio Alright. tx
Memorial Baptist church and ST. p
chapel (Episcopalian) have resuln ]
services. and the Methodist denoc
maintains two congregations.
Blocker street and the other -
Hundred and Twelfth street, NE
Little Italy"
The Armenian Language from ID
may be heard in Second street, J.
Bowery. where the Olivet Memorln
has a mission. and at ST, Baran
Parish house. in East Forty-secol,a /
Services in a modern Syrian ens
also held in the latter place y \
colony of Syrians from Mount
Another Armenian mission Is W,
charge of the Adams Memorial
terian) church and is at Thiriku
and Third avenue This neighpo'
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c, F2ll River Mass. January l4.-prlnt
ers' spots and early delivery se"-
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Western sal; bellies &C; smoked bellies g,
TAGGING AND TrEs-carioad lots. (
o. b.. Houston or Galveston. nsssing. n
s,c: Delta. 81 il small lots srcfn store
basstnF &c per yard higher. ties - 70
Barring powpER-Apex. / n 4~
ID HaS 10 lse VICTOR ] 10. per do1;
per doa s. y; "a 10 81 !. IL *; k G.
= OF cans. 800 per dog; Prices. 10 o.. gu
s." per dog; Royal Is eE, $50. lcn Bon,
| CANNED FRuIT-Per dczca: Straw.
berries @.sssl "a: pincappies. standard si."l
ILL., eyeiess and cofcloss .S.s5; seconds,
Bartlett pears. . 10 s.cegI. es ID si.sos
l.ts peaches, standard 10 ipcnsl @. Sec
onds- 10 Sa.c. ID standard 81 20 / -.
s5s.se: -blaekberries es17oc. Ii standard
s,cAh,iE,onNiA CANNED FRUITS,
Hi.r re- Iozen.'epr cots N.15f'iij. Teurs
~ -"'pi.10 p; ess piums 81 Ssal.ii. green
hartS ti:%nl g, nectarincs 81 49, =.
riAi,cs 81 Nsffi4t. white cherries s. 20. - 4.
black cherr-es s. S02&s
CANDY Plain stick 5Is0siso; wrapped
'; aHISt if5ey t %;fs y Pais rs
peas +A,fisl.e o; Lima hesls Slrgs o., sir,ng
hean- eVg7ac. corn ssc1si y; tomatoes. I.
-. 1870 seconds ~. ID s'1s5e. iei
canned MEATS Roast beef. / 10 si.l0
civ 10 eDa2 2. ~ corned beef. ?
dozen - ZDr .. 10 lunch tongue. ! dozen
y NJ %; y !n oxford sausage, dozen
800. Frankfurt saussgcs. ! n 81 s., 4, NJ
potir1 ham. dpzca 6lftlc. :. 10 70 ted
g rot asg4e,a. = 10 dev'lei hsm. dozen
CANDLEs-Graa,ie ss and SIS 7a7l.c: 70
% r9faitne as'~2rt ii colors. sA,aiic star
..CoFFE-Ro and coriova: Fair "a
70 prime f'S'l l'f; cholce l'E Size, fancy
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The Wool situation.

Stocks of wool are still large nj Eastern
and foreign markets. and buyers do not
show much disposition 10 increase their
purchases. According to tho Boston Jour
nal OF Commerce the continued quiet of
the previous weeks has had some effect
upon values, and wool can he bought lower
thar for some months past This may
havo the cffcct before long of nluc,lg
free purchases hv som" manufacturers
who fenl ina; the wool viii hc n good In
vestment, and who may buy freely for a
few wtnks or IN large lots. aud this Will
Of course again sUffcn tho backbone Of
the market.
Al present. however. the tone IL weak
ana the inquiry not satisfactory. while Al
the sumo time dealers note quite a num-
her OF manufacturers looking around thu
mark". even though they have not hean
purchasing with very much freedom Tho
possibility of turin legislation Is disuu0,rd
ana u a tariff bill could he expected w.;hin
any re Sonlble time, the market would
stiflcn, hat tho feeling Is that nothing viii
bc done for long time, and immo. late
aCfion Is not expected.
unchanged.
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HOUSTON rnICE CURRENT.

These quotations arc revised d.,ly ana
thrir cprrort these can be relied upor Jh..
prices arc thou ruling IN the Hot,sion
AHLE GREASE--niamond H.5j mr.
Gross Frazier "a tin boxes - NJ par gross
Golden 1Ybc per dozen boxes castor al
C2isal'1c; ANellnc, ID tin, 81 - Der dos,u N'
AMMuNlriON-Pow per kog. 81 On
$50 blasting. powder 81 s. por key, agents.
price; crop shot. per sack, 3i,25iil 81. bt,rk
BACoN'-Short clear. boxed gxl,57kc. I'm
sacks l.c less. breakfast si4Vsjsc. iry ssi;
s@s..e. New YORK salt bellies Gl.H6Ne.
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largely at .. 25g325. and heifers scli chief
~ at 5.2SfiJ.s5 Bulls sold AZ 2nesi3.|.
stays and oxen AZ 2.51l37j and calves AZ
sasrt.@. Fed Texas eatt.e were IN mol
erate supply AMI sold chiefly at s.IoEi1O.
Trade In hogs was active at strons 70
higher prres Sales were & .5ol3.ov l0r
OF the sales bs,ng at 3.3Vf3.4 5.
TRADE IN shop was fairly active az pes
tsfday's adyu1Ce. Common 10 choce n "a
ives sold at 2..g0t5.s5. fell Westerns 5,tv.
ewes eokl CHI efy at SEA %. yearlinEs
brought f.UsiIiO: Mexscans t.30d a..
lambs s).i5.9o, a few inferior lots bring.
iSece.pts-ca,tie HOO. hogs $500. shop
iJ.en
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SUGAR.

New Orieana. Jan,iarv "A -a,,,,,- ,,,,,.,
open ks9tlD 2t02a. cenirifuea ,, rs,vi
htci sl,Ia lb-ls whites sisnSs, vsliows
! iega s-ls, seconds @.as 5B Mo,asses
nyIup steady, ligio, others unchanged
New York January ls--suga1-R.u
nrmer: far refining 2 3-ls bid. contrYueaI
% test. sic bid. refined quiet,
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NEW YoRk MONEY.

Now York january -Cle1rinra sq1
iH,e,@' balances $685. 733 Government
bonds trm Stltc bonds ,ull. r15Iroli
I bonds strong. Money on c1u oae-,. it.i2
per cent, last loan IA, closet it.62 par
cent Prime mercantile ripper 2isni ror
cent Sterling exchange firm. with actual
Tor denand aud iSlhNtSi FOR sIxtv DAYS
.o ".i.d raiy% -, S4,i NJ nni 4~p1SS4.
1,intnerci3 his. Iinr silver. 81,
lar. - IS "V'
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Carload lots Job oars. from mills do,i-
rra charge from ro'e -Mlp- more per 10
llt on bran. su3c per buphcl On oats aud
BRAN -G9titse
Nii"IFEp CORN CSC per 100 lbs.
~ \ it,.Gc. snrked
OATES W hite Nebraska. .SaeSikc
HAY Alfilit. S1Zt4I % per ion mil
lrt $500 timothy 81 9p'tlGpg. souih
Nar .rpirie, NHpc.o0. North Texas
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COTTON SEED pRopucr,

ar mew York. Janulry lL-Cotton seed q,
hnrr.,s NEAL St nominal prime crude oil. in
'c>s, .V2e prime cotton seed meal sea
60 sew orleans, January n.-Th" ~, ~, 81,
In i 11,.oh see SEQ products Is slightly bette,
,',in OF IN hulk. l6ismi7c; nrlnhs s urine
s s,hl N barrels, f3c: meal and co,se snn
~ az per shott ton, long ton, for "e es nv
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IhAns Evaporatcl. oMN7c.
HITTER AND EGGs.

Chicago, Janoary ii-Butier firm; cream.
.iy ltiiS. dairy gnl7. Eggs weak. freeh
~ Cheese steady, sisHgll.
~ i.oul. January ~ Butter strong;
1,i,,''iinery Hplsis; dairy l2al5. Eggs arm,
Kansas City. January Il. -Bntter stendv.
e., I,'amcry ls4l9. dairy ilul3 Eggs nrmer.
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ST. LOUIS.

81 LOUIS. January H.-Catt!e-Receipss
80" shipments 1910; steady, native sh =,
liue steers 3.1VQ5.50. dressed beef AMI
butchers steers 3.O0fi.15. etocEcrs ann
fs"isTs 22Ha3.T5. light steers 3.'"gi ~.
COWS AMI heifcrs .75ft3.T5; Texas ana Ia
dian cattle strong. steers 26ppi@' cows
l-fW3.I1 oss-RecsHDts 400, shipment =
w@. = higher. light 3 2td3 10. mixed 5lOi1
80 heavy 3.Dpn3 20. Sheep-Rec.ert- ".
shirm"ntS 200; strong. muHoas :. igd3. -
lambs 1f,Sy5 ~
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KANsAs CITY.

kanSls Cfy. Mo. January n.-Cat'i-'
sieiiy; Texas ard Indian steers, 2.en3.@.
shipp.ing stoens AMI dressed beef steers
S.btFi1v, native cows. 27pfi3.35. stockcrs
ami feeders. 2.50uioo. iIogs-Recc.pts, aJo
shipments. 40 market 5nl0 higher bulk
OF SHES, 3.l5fi32J Sheep Receipts. liel.
shipments. 30: market stcldy ami active.
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st Innls. January li.--Flour unchanged
wheat dun closed strong 1isdthc Ii CHER
ihnn Yesterday epot dun and steady No
red cash, elevator ShdS5ia, irnck SN',9. ~;
No. hard. cash 81 asked January Si7. :
MAY N6'e nakci: July 75l- hl Corn dun
ssnot s'endy, No. cash 2OSs HI; January
.Oh asked. May 22lR bid. oats dun but
urn and higher; SPOT firm: No cash II
hid May laa-Wlah. BARLEY dun. 20uSl
lSy,c duict. 22 bid, Corn meal i,35 Bran
dun and steady $500 Fax seed lower
81. Prime timothy seed 40. Hay dull
aud -to1dv: timothy 5.;NTl0. So pra rie az
Hl," Whisky l1S. Cotton ties and bag.
glnr unchanged Pork higher. standard
ms IS tohhing Z .75US. 10 Lard hlgher: primo
steam 3S5. cho'ce 3.95. Bacon lioxcd
shoulders AM extra short clear 81 ribs
i.Nia, shorts 500 Dry salt meats Boxed
shoulders 5.oo. eNtm short clear rs; ribs
rs. shorts 4 G2La
Receipts Flour 5000 wheat Ii.OoO corn
6nr~. cats .Geo. Shipmeuts-Fiour iOo0.
wheat 2S.N0, corn ll00o. oats 1000.
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NEW YORK.

New York, January H.-Wheat Receipts
9?i. exports ~ 50. snot firmor, No ! hard
70 ortt7ns closed ANlc not higher. HIDES
iirtrlN held Leather firm Wool steaiiy.
Cotton scul oil firmcr.
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HIDES AND WOOL


M nii IT, Prices paid by receivers
n-|. ~ go Observation-Disclosures.
Wet saltei. lactcd ...,..
~ HN'itN ''s''sss -,..s......,....,..l Is mia
=. Wool Quotations strrtlv nonninaS ~lo
Twelve months. med um. ....S ,,o
we've months. fine ...,......,..7Ih''
., SiN months lac less.
Icrswa '''''''''''s'.........3
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Manifestation to Mhar

Wharton Spectator. -.rui
Immigrant wagons are n
Wharton every day. They s Nm
parts and are finding houso'
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The BUSINESS BAROMETER.
Al Isdex to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
LARGE SALES OF HOG PRODUCTS.
Houston DniIy-A Coffee Trust
seems Probablc-Trnde Notes.
RGE SALES OF HOG PRODUCTS.
Office OF The Post,
Houston Thursday. January IA.


Local jobbcrs state tina, business is
sroving along In the usual channels with
out incident OF importance. Trade Is ,arGe-
ly on the routine order now. though hnsi-
hess in many lines is very good. indeed.
Wholesale grocers have alicf numerous
orders this week. many OF them being Of
large size. Travelling representatives write
that country merchants have small stocks
az a rule. and have bought quite freely
this month. They are making no rcck-
less purchases, however, bur are cNorc,%
ing due caution 81 all transactions. Their
trade is above the average ~ this time.
as farmers are comp Iled 10 purchase large
supplies The shipment Of hog products
alone from Hounon now averages several
carloads daily. This is due mainly to ,he
small corn crop last year. and the failure
of farmers 10 raise many hogs in consc-
qnence OF the scarcity of feed Corn is
pouring into this State from kansa1 and
Nebraska. AZ Texas planters have prac-
tioaliy no home supply. This heavy OK
penditurc for grain and meats VIII prove
quite a hardship. and - causing Inany
farmers TO rcne. their crevlr accognf.
Fortunately. however. prices on these ar;i-
Giles are very low. and planters who sold
their cotton ~ flir prise will not feel
the extra tax very much.
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II T. HwmphrcNillo Of Houston amt
MAJOR NJ. = Munson ~ Brazorh were Wis
daN. eNei'"se TO-
liolston expects 1000 to 500 bales tonor
row. 0Eans, 2l22 on the same Iato ies,
100. WV against
Sondho,m OF New York wlrci C,r,,,,, .
Richardson this morning, ''Iivorno6I 80
boo ruinored Neill will be out In 4 bo o, -
small market. Liverpool selling mere
business at Fail RIVER has ,,nr,..-,
some tbs week, SAFES of print cin,b.N ~
,hroe Gays We're fully 100000 pieces. ~ ~
That rrce is now I'D. at -'ee'
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For General pe~
Use Horsrord's Acid ps (.

Dr. T. Z. Wynn, Taroorcosr ~ :;
mo other preparation co,A1 sbiIff
ordinary caso5 OF genera
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LIVE sToCk.
HOUSTON.


Reported for The Post by \. L. Norman
I'VE stock commission merchant,
ECsNeH-
Choice por Ito. gross.......... athO ax
Common, per 10. gross........ = q "a
Cove
Cho'co, per HI, gross.,........ saHf0 .,c
Common per head .,..........si2 90 ii o.
NcarAmgs--
Cho,ce. per ~. grcss.......... .,aA
Common per ID, gross.,..... O. 2i,
Calves
Choice per III proSs.......... 3 a. So
Common, per 10. gross...,... 2iau -.
Sfecp-
Choice. per 10. gross......... 3 &c 81,
Common. per head ..,......,. / 90 a > 10
Hogs
.N'HI'l s'.''s.'s..s.....'...... n'Gft
Mastfed .,..........,..,....... s.sG ~.
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| chicago, January Nv h"J' today again
got above the So mark May options clos
| ing with 7-Sc advance. Enormous scah1trl
cledrances and active huY.nE by Foreigners
were the principal factors IN the strength
| which prevailed AL day Al OF the other
markets were correspondiugly strong corn
advancing 3-Sc. oats about the same and
| provisions ioet20.
In wheat thc carly weak spot was AZ the
| opening and was as usual cau-cI by the
Liverpool which opened Ed lover al
| IN luSh ms was only IN line with ye,'er-
IA, as AGAINST 70 5-Sni9st tn" previous af-
tcruoon The lowest of the OPENING quo
tauons happened to strike he bottom
Tor TN" day. An advance To N's Ivy l2:31
was not stfulShi. und sputei rio'. how
ever After touching 81 II relrted 70 ~ 2-S
ana even after hat thcre were numerous
Sh'ri lived drops of '4o or SO. The soa-
board sent the hullish news and the oarlv
huNinE orlcrs later In the day St louiS
ho'une an anxious buyer. ON the first
symptom Of the latter purchasing local
sellers dried NJ and not until the MAY
price wiH well ov"r SOC could they hly
much Local RECEIPT were seventeen cars
against forty eight a year ago. Sew York
wirri that the foreigners were dotng con
,dH'rahic buying there and some very bull
IN newS from Australia Was put ailoat.
the substance of IL being that from ma
,Np"rtiuG country. sending out abow r.
'NFp bushels per year. she had Glanced
I" nu imuurting country and would want
fuzzy 01n GfN bushels this year. Nav nn1llv
s0ld NJ to ST SIS and closed firm at Soisn
Corn oponed firm bat UNCHANGED The
nc renlridho feature of tho lays
mov7men NJ was tho enormous cearances
from he eahori. which included 22l ool
bushels from Newport News.
ptt Wor" nctNe hut about unchanged
IIhe feature was the buying by several OF
Provisions opened with n FUN con.1n
ual'r 81 Yesterdays strcnr'h aud held 1t
,hiuuf hour The scascn. Al the close Nav
gork va 22', higher. May lara 10 and
May ribs 10 higher.
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WOOL.

Ct. Louis, january M-wooi steady ana
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day. week. season. in pens
Reeves and cows. =. ~ 3.7Sa 81
calves ana year
Nll'fp srsss+....-s- tNN ',fm NJ
Hogs .........,.... .. Il 1886 ISL
Choice cattle IN demand, trarkct over
stocked with sheep and hogs
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| Open- Noonl Ycs'y
ing.l Call. lCloseli Close.

a asked: u bid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened steady: 1906, barely steady:
closed steady 9,lcs. 30
Opcn-l Noon Yesy
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LIVERPCOL SPOTS.

NEW YORK FUTURES.
Opened easy: 1910, dun but steady; closed
very steady: sales. $500.
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Totals .......l6 1926 1889 J. los. 056 S.74l.35e
Last year. &6 ~ SS6 S.7ilS5g
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-01
STATE NEWS.

China mustard is getting to be one
Of the worst pests the farmers OF Sher-
man county have 10 contend with
says the Moro Observer.
The Delinquent tax list OF Clacka-
mas county. for 1895, is ready for the
, printer and at the next meeting OF
the county court it will be ordered
printed.
Sheriff Bradford calls attention to
the taxpayers Of Washington county
that the taxes for the year 1896 win
be due and payable on and after
March 8.
The McMinnvIlle broom factory is
running at full blast and turning out
brooms OF Oregon broom corn.
There is no reason why Oregon broom
straw Will not sweep as clean as
eastern straw.
Five Of WOOdburn's young business
men were arrested last week on charge
OF gambling, the complaining witness
was Wm. Yarrow, OF Mt. Angel, the
latter was arrested later for carrying
concealed weapons.
There is some excitement In Astoria,
the Astorian says, over the reported
discovery by A. j. Coultrie Ot gold In
the black sand of the Cannon beach
on the Bell ranch. Mr.. Coultrie has
enough dust to make a showing.
John Andrews, an Indian and mer-
chant OF the Dalles, who owns nearly
all OF the sturgeon llnes used by In
dlans Ia the vicinity OF the DalIes, was
arrested Thursday for catching
salmon,
+. j. Seeley OF the Albany cream
cry, and Richmond Wheeler have be-
gun arrangements for the building OF
a creamery at Plalnvlew, with 300
COW capacity. A car load OF lumber
Is already on the ground and the work
will be pushed at once.