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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12
NEW ORLEANS.

Chicago, December li..-Cattle were IN
light demarH AVID the week closed with
nm unusually dull market except for
few Christmas cattle. Buyers were well
hled pp hast week aud requested few or
none the past ~ days The pens Wy
been cleared and better prices are l''ok.u
for Moniag. Many cattle sold th's week
at much less than they cost at s7lntr.
h,5a. extra steers b.coua,2 20. mediums Ioa
AS. fair TO prime feeders S75m4 81: com
mon TO good stockcrs S.00U3.7Oi cows tid
heiters a.7br4.20, Gamers i75M2.4o; iexi.i
steers 3, 4og3.75
Trade i'm hogs was active at about yss-
tercays prices. peculiar feature Of the
market r. q stoppage OF the Eastern ship
ping demand and recefpts of fair num-
lower prices prevailing: Fair 20 croice
choice !. 2,ef3 .57i9; pigs 29tuS,3t.
Sheen are iHn25c lower on the week, but
lambs have advanced 2Jf,s5c per 100 pounds.
although for Tho day they were off iOc.
Lambs io0a us; sheep 30oni6o; yearlinss
4 SOFA so.
Reccpts-catue 800, hogs 22.ooo sheep
1900.
ST. l,olns. December ii,--Cattle--Rcceipls
700, OF which 500 were Texans: shipments
200: steady. fair to choice native shiprng
ana export steers 3.75n5.S: dressed beef
aud butcher steers z. 100000 steers under
1000 pounds 3,25Nti -; stockers ana feed
ors gtNi.2a cows and hsifers i.50d4u1;
canning cows 5Ofl3. 20; bulls lT5fi3 Is:
Texas and Indian steers 2.75g3,a0; cows
and heifers 2.0Oa3.ao Hogs Receipts 1900.
shipments ZOO; &c higher: light 3.2J13 30:
mixed 3.2on3.s5; heavy 3.35u5.4o. sheep
Receipts 800. shipments 300; steady; native
muttons 3.6JdDt. 60, ollls aud bucks LION
$50; stockers 2.25tl.S; lambs 5.0od560.
Kansas CITY December li.--cattle-
co lJtg 1000. lucllnge Hogs. Rpgcpta
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
The Professional Traders Close Out
Their Contracts to Realize.
REACTION FROM FRIDAY IS CAUSED
traders Relieve the Roads VIII Win
In the Nebraska Maximum
Freight Rate Case.

Now York pecen,ber 1.-the days
600, a,,'., ,,oc..,,a a.. ,en,e,,v ~ tho
80" "'"'"'. ''"e' wy
professional trade TO close up contrac's y,
tho END OF week rather than 10 keep
them omen over saturday. and also a nat
ural reaction toward a higher ievel W'er
Yesterdays relapse IN prces There was
s,,,,., -. ,r,w,',,.o e,a,,s, ,rlces at IN,
So 49, ,... -, sr,,s, down
cpcnlnE, Manhattan beint driven Vow"
a half and Surar Welding a point after a
.,,au r,,, p,, mis- ,o.d ,.il,.a TO induce
sn''', So, - w. y, ,,no,,,,s ,nn,r-
amy large relieving and II eecame appar
on. ttat yesterdays Liquidation mad run
a.. ,,o,,,,s, ,or ~, n,es,n, rho hui, con.
w V'"is' 'o' Wv
'insen' was prepared 70 on'l N'sNsusa
o,iers 80, ,ha,r .r.,o,gnt ,nrnea the lido.
e.. ~. -. -. ~, A. ,,,rIo,,s
sugar was Tue ceh'Vr VI N"e ""'NN'
strength, and the firm resistance OF prices
aroy,, IN, h,ars to cover. Manhattan show.
~. ..... ~, r,s,,at
~ Soou reN'epera,Nr powN a'u
witln "a ivtc',on OF h,st ntssW : c.umsN' ale.
bssldes me tecait9a' eauSV i'' ,,,.rin,,
inc market was Ai~i ny Wv ,NN' ,n,S
pv'E lpiu'y ',at uovisiuu nag ~ N,nnaSy
20 Gown ~ ,ne supIc,no Vou' s o,, rnts
IN tbe Nebratska n'Nanluei, 1851 n W
case Nali street tnauers III '!ttV'u ~, ~
eu1ucs tlalhv,tlt anluilpg la tt W., ~,
WIS 1ec'sioh Goes come II WI. " ,l ~ ',,N,n
OF the ROADS ASSERTIONS Woru hleN 49,
coMideratio n that there Is CROWNS l's
slhlltN ol faNornplc aoNol pN uUhk. 80 ,,, ~
hl-s to amdhorize pe9ntE HIhi e,,,
St"lplns, ava thls hddou 'o ING s'V"N''
OF the ra'iroad sh1eles' a.
Ihe shght rHoesrioIts from tue nes' ~
the close We're prwhahN tl'uuSrn wy In
nahk Ni'ttehent lnc ihisc siihNaRN ~
the surplus - quo ATONE 10 w InW,uN ~
the legal reserve lhNt hv WY nnaNy ~
crease IN deposits hui mere Is a. '"tun
drcl ease III cash ot si'u@,iW. ~ "9iN
OF loans ana deposits, WIN ,nc '"tke AZ
crease shown, are auocted ny the iurln'
payments on aSfnunt OF we thon Ihotl'
sale lhere mas been n inpNeln'lA OF coz
rcncy TO ~. Louis ana New utlehur Nui
ing !hr week, Whlch prVpi"N accounts
for the decrease IN chsh
The price OF ne Nhitvi S'al,s new lou,a
was BID up 1-S per cent a'@ Oh 'no OF"
Tours Registered ~
me week 5 net gains nave Dc"n fenuNen,
as was the case last week. by the piont
taking OF professional operators on fiL
day. The manipulation Of the market ny
the large interests, which have emhhtheu
upon bull campaign, was very obvious
during the week, aud strenuous eHortN
were made To keep the course or prlc'E
upw"M by vigorous support ~ weak
points anu by INIT aisng SHARP flHeS III in-
dividua' stocks 10 sustain the general list
Some OF the reports set aiunt 70 erect
this latter purpose corNrNhctot thr'n
selves IN tho course OF the week anu
nothing could then prevent decline III
IN" price of tho particular stock. with
consequent unsattling eject on tho mar
pushed
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COFFEE.


New York, December N.-Coffee-cp-
tons opened dull with April 10 points
higher and other months unchanged; ruled
easier under disappointing European ca
bles and entire lack of outside speculative
support, declining points from the open
ing Selling was arrested by low prices.
fair United States warehouse deliveries
and fears that the future market may
have been oversold. Closed dull, net I'M
changed to points lower. sales, 5000 bags.
Spot coffec-Rio steady. No. invoice. SIS:
No. 7 jobbins, rs. Mid quiet; cordova'
SikGi5.
Santos, December 1l.-Coffee - Firm;
good average Santos, 500 refs per 10 kiloS'
receipts 22,O00; stock, 1,056,0O0
Hamburg, December l.-Coffee-Opened
"A TO j. pig lower. closed with a net loss
OF ha&, pigs; sales, 1000 bags
Rio December u.-toifee-Ftr No.
Rio, $50 res per 10 kios; exchange, 714d ;
receipts 1000: cleared for the United
States, 1900; for Europe, 1000; stock. 49,
New York. December 1L-Totai ware
house deliveries from the United States.
5000. including 1882 from New York;
New York stocsS today, 56C676; United
states stock, ISL, sos; atioat for the United
States O1D1: total visible for the United
States, 99l 40 against 5000 last year
and 81. oil in 1926.
Uavre, December ii.-Conee-Opened
steady and iaf higher; at noon }af lower.
sales 49, 900 bags.
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WHEAT MARKET WAS QUIET
The Close WAS at . Slight Advance
for December.
PROVISIONS WERE IN GOOD DEMAND.
Heavy Movement Relieved Arrre.
hcnston of the shorts--uears
Think Letter IL RiuNing.

Chicago. December 1i.--Wheat was quiet
today, ia marked contrast 10 the violent
fluctuations OF the past three sessions.
Tho close showed an advance OF isc Tor
December over yesterday. corn and oats
closed firm. after duh day. and pro-
visions were In good demand at an All
vance OF 10 for pork ana a'.c for lard and
ribs.
Tho speculative trade in wheat was
light. but the feeling good While Do.
conher sold higher. the most distant IN.
lures were bower. May selling at one time
"a below the close las, night and January
:: of, but both recovered
Thu heavy movement of wheat when ,s
mdcr way for this market relieved TO
some extent the apprehensions OF the
shorts and there was less urgency in the
done.nd from that Interest. II was eur.
rently reported that wheat was coming
In good volume from Minneapolis ana ,ha.
5oo,0p bushels on the way from Duiuth t.
Buffalo had been turned back 10 Chicago
by telegraph. II is known that there are
arsa amounts OF wheat elsewhere Only
waiting for the price to reach a fSDro
which Will warrant putting IL on roads Tor
Chicago, and the bears hoped to see i;
come In this afternoon. 1t WAS the be-
liei that such would be the case that ell
oouraged the short selling. Joe Letter is
credited with the staten IN that however
much wheat the clique might set, II woull
all he promtly shipped, but the bears look
ed uncn this as a BLUM.
III December very it.ic VAS done, but
an offer TO sell depressed the price lc aud
a bid for 10000 bushels was sufficient to
oGrrespondiasly advance IL. The openin I
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TrndS NOtcH.

|dvance of z cent a pound has been
|n stick candy.
(ed compound lard is up 4 cent
|and steady.
eline Of from Il to " cent pound Is
IN the prices OF all kinds OF beans.
market for butter is much firmer.
for Elgin at initial points are up
|rled fruits there is a reduction in
rs, eyaporated peaches and raisins
p cent pound.
Iegg quotations are nominal at the
|ons. Some sales were made at l71s
N ten case lots and few as high as
Us. 1t is difficult, therefore, to get
ct hgures. Commission men seem TO
prices. may ease off some.
Works and all character of Christmas
acks are in good demand.
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IS QUIET AND UNCHANGED.
Very Little interest Manifested In
the Cotton Market.
SOME OF THE NEW ESTIMATES MADE
Ten Million, Three uundrra ma
Twenty-one Thousand IL the Esti-
mate of Beer's Correspondents.
ofnce of The Post,

Houston saturday, December II.
The cotton market appears to have DROP
ped into "a rut from which 1t can not be
extr.cated. The bullish news that receipts
may slacken up and that the crop has
eeen overoStimated is onset by the bear.
ism statements that the cotton goods trade
Is demoralized and that there is little de-
mand for cotton
During the week there has been a range
OF about 10 points, but the daily fuctua-
lions are too narrow TO allow OF much
profit The rapid bulges in the grain pit
have diverted speculation from cotton and
transactions have been very light.
The spot markets all closed UNCHANGED
today. with little doing in the way Of
sales.
Liverpool futures closed without change
from yesterday.
New Orleans futures closed unchanged
on near months and a point Off on fsr
months.
New York futures opened / point OFF,
but rseMned the loss and closed at a gem
eral advance over yesterday of point.
Receipts next week are estimated Mt
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Cargll & Richardson have received 1cs
gueGses. The highest for the Texas crop
is i2S6,ooo, the lowest 2,1SS, 673 and the aver.
age a,l06,562.
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per ID; Bayou. 3A0s 5-sc. mink ,va,,
I'm. LIMA beans sdSlsc; black ereS Wen peas s.;
,, BITTER Blue Star. &c; dairy ,s5,s.
country butter. choice, fsfJsoc rn,r s or ~
Gs,iz.se, Oieomargarine solids, lie. npsn,s ~
i-t?c Eisln dairy bricks, lilac
&, .ss ,.,s y. GE--Coiorado s216a5vv; cannon
.GiHEEsE.New York fun cream. 10.
w., w. lse Sa tu,l cream. l2ihc: Young Amer.
IL Ec,G tci 5Mssss' ern nc, -
M M I ,S- Colorado &c per ih.
pEPpER--chile. isnsos per il.
s,i g5or aSN, California and Colorado. 50
~i Polj IW Tev potatoes, 2S15oc per bushel.
hens ssooa2 al cocks, s psa 9Sze iiyc gd
according TO size, 81. Oou2 %; hro,!ers. ii 2;1
htS: turkey hens, s5.51is.50; turkey COB
p;ers' W. bOulOnp. ducks, So 4oi2 75: geese
cieaned, bulk, Sc; in lib cartons, SIC.
CANNED GOODS.
r, oA :, a n ED FIR UlT-Per dozen: Strawher-
,ies sLvvul2 rs; pineapples, standard 81 l09
80, eyeiess and coreloss sl.sU: seconds go
Bartlett pears. h. sleNgi.o5 ID isOfs
oads'2lb 95cdsl0o. 10 stand I'd si5siii co.
10 pie peaches 75usOc; ; 10 pie beaches
ssQsoc; blaekberries s5p7oc; Id standyrd
CALIFORNIA CANNED FRUITS
s,anaard goods, PA 10 cans: Peaches si.51
CLIO per dozen; apricots 81, soj4I IS: pears
sioo1Hr,; egg plums sl.3ed1.S5; green
cages S-3En135, nectarlnes 81 30IIl az.
grapes 81, 3oll35; white cherries 81 100 %.
PACK cherries s2.0o: gooseberries ST. i5fil, Sol
CANNED VEGETABLES Id cans
where not otherwise stated: Lima beans,
1on1oc;, extra standard Iimas. sOd95c;
string beans 6oQ65r corn, extra standard
o5c; fancy $50: standard SOas5c,
seconds soc, red kldney beans -
Wv; marrowfdt peas s0a9oc, sweet
SlIlfT peas, 81 ,yfv I 60 gnCrOtaSh
okra ana tomatoes, 75aS5c; tomatoes. 7odf
Zoe; 3 III tomatoes, 9Of.s5c
CANNED MEATS AND FISH--Roast
oeet' 10. sl.S5IL4o; 2 n sc25a2.S5; / Id
corned beef. dozen, s1.s5dl 20; l Id lunch
tongue, dozen, Sc, S5dS 90. Frankfort sau-
sages, none; Vienna sausage. y Id. s1.oo
@.lO; Y lb potted ham. dozen. soc; u ID
botsed nam, dozen. SIZE. u 10 devilel
nam dozen, 65d70: X ID deviled
ham, dozen, sl5: sardlnes. American
quarters tins, s3.00aS.l0; mustard. three
quarters. 50 tins, S275d2s0. salmon. Alas
IA 95casi00: Steel Head Columbia River.
S.Nql25; fancy Columbia River, SliOgl.5o.
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PAINTS AND OILS.

OIL-Lnseed. in bbls. raw. 4oc boiled
42c; Petroleum water white, 100 test in
bDls. lac; in CO SEES, sl.65; prime white, 80
test, in hbls lie; in cases, SLID Brilliant
oil, $40, in bbls. iSc; stove gasoline, II
l7c: in cases; S2.l0; castor oil. medical
pure, Sl.10: castor oil. commercial. 62Ac
per dozen, turpentine. In bbls, 3sc.
WHITE LEAD-Strctly pure. 6dCHc:
standard white Lead. 4l2c.
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die markets.
HEAVY STAPLES.
oNl iloN-Powder. per kog. 5000
Der sack, $l25; buck, $3.50. ~
{oN-EXtra short clear, in sacks.
Sqlars, 64c; boxed NC higher,
d bellies, 71a@7a.c; New York salt
sc: breakfast bacon, 9%alOc.
{IlNG AND TIES-Carload lots, ( O
tston or Galveston, November snip
Baggmg,, : ID Use; "a ID 7ssc:
FHIrow, 10 III, Use; Delta 800. In
s from store, bagging hc per
ties &c per bundle higher.
IL. suck, wrapped. basis a. 6A@
~, special sizes Ibc higher.
[FEE-R.o and Cordov3: Fair S%dp
lVilne lodllc; choice 1lthnl2,hC: fancy
peaberry 14GMiMc. Roasted coffees:
F MS Ariosa, basis 100 ID cases, 5000;
(|lH,iR-Emplre Mills. Houston: pavi.
kh.sn Patent. $40; White Ribbon,
rpatent, $500. Texas Star Nils
[,io lral Wave, $40; Sea Fairy, sec
Nnr patent, $3.50: Sea Pearl, $50;
B orr tt'o- Special rates for shipments
sacsis; in half barrels. soc above
siNAcEoUs GoODs-Grlts. hom!ny
p lh neal, in bhls, 500; pearl meal,
/" sacks, SLIGO per DBL of sacks;
\ Is S'' FRIENDS oats SIS; Columbian
Siaa9c; picnic hams,
: I'm Tn 60 ID cans, extracted. lkG
- Vo'io SelOe; In II 10 cans extract
tierces. compound. 4%e.
sae; 30 In cans i4c higher IRAN
!, ~ 10 cans &c higher, 10 cans 7-sc
10 cans lo higher
AS t,S-Reboiled. fair l66IlS,. prIme
/, ,aaQ3Sc fancy new crop
r., Il Extra fancy head 5%ftss,c:
.c. voc tair iaiiac; fancy imported
,ott r6a SIS, fer 7-is; sisal. sc: MANILA
n, sisitsarvserpool, coarse eoa75c: fine $50
s. En- ,oarss. 6oc; tine 35c; barrels.
$50 "-Sz' s2.S5: 1oo-ss. $3.50; 7O-4s.
.5ceh, ,nSdHH-,Maekerel. No. / in 10 lb
'Bpsc1 SEE half bbIs s5.Na5..75'
ses sahaard goods: Pearl. in 40
!. IM so; Royal Gloss. bulk. 3ssc:
30 VA TaSsS, per .poN. :2.si; corn
AS p,r 10: % ard 10 ID boxes.
/ pricas0 "a IONS are for small lots:
ari V c,,, Slyen on carload orders.
red iatef. SIS: cubes and
ancv LOUISIANA yellow clari-
'l-lSc' choice t3-i6c.
ys PRODUCE.
--:ss.---Sallfornia small white, PIC
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lions, Hair FAILING, Bone Pains, swenlnss.
Sore Throats Ulcers Efsct. q AeT%Su ns.
Back. Burning Urine. Incontinence, Don.
orrhea, Glcet. Stricture-yreceive sr1rcning
treatment, prompt relief snd cy ,.n ter w.
vately. ,s, a *
s S s ss.s j. E u: &. s:iss,s g
! N: y y 81 Bet
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los Main s,,,e,, l,ess.sr.

binary i7S: Mexican Central new fours
CO bar silver steady. 26'sd per ounce;
money 2AIa per cent; rate of discount in
the open market for short and three
months halls per cent.
New York, December 1.-The Evening
Posts London financial cRbleNram saws;
Tho stock markets here We're quiet today.
Americans were easier on realizati)ns hero
in anticipation vi settlement,
New York December li,~-Clearings $780,
96S,9lt balances si0,26,,0f,
New York, December il.-Total sales OF
stocks today were l26apv shares, including
Sug'ar 2I.sap, 81, Paul 57Il, Manhattan S,aS.
New York, December 1.-THE exports of
specie from the port OF New York for tho
week We're S2I Slh IN gold ann ssas,?ao IN ST.
yer, The imports WERE Gold. siaS25 sill
Vor, s6i,362; dry goods. Sl,20s,oso; general
merchandise, S3,7so,3d2.
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HOUSTON EXCHANGE.

Buying. Selling.
New York sight ~ dis. Par to 81 dis
New Orleans sight. * dis. Par
Anne r.can silver Par Par.
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Houston SPOT 0uotn,ion..
New York spots.

New York spots.
the New York spot market closed
quiet
.,uod ordinary. sss GOOD midling G)s
low uiddl ng... I-l6l MddL NJ far. 0-lG
Midullug nj
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F, o. b. mill, Texas Interior points. sc-
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HIDES, WOOL AND BEEswAx.

Prices paid by Houston aesler.-
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NEW YORK ExcHAN0l

Iondcn, Decembey li---onsols for mcnev
u 1918; for thu account llS,t; Ms1icaa or.
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St Louis, December ilFlour I'M
changed Wheat lower; No. red, cash,
,yator and track co., December l.p1lk
.lanuory a5 bid May a3&; July 81 asked
Corn firm; No. .. cash 2iia; December 2ih
january 97s@25 bid; May 26a26%. oats
No. O. cash, elevator 2lA, track y: peccm.
Der 81 May 229s; No, 2 white 2ill. Fax
quiet and firm Hay Arm, with ohoiea
grades scarce prairie 7.iDds,hO; timothy
s.2Jal0.00. Whisky n. cotton ties sNc
basg .ne unchanged. Pork quiet: standard
mess jobbing s.25 Lard higher: prime
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Drs.BettS&BettS,
zi@ 81. Charles Street, New Orleans. La.
Physicians and Surgeons.

AouHBs iuIuOiee
aged and old.
single or married
men. and all who
suffer with LOST
MANHOOD. Ner-
vous Debility, Sper-
matorrhea. Semi.
nal Losses. Sexual
Decay. Failin 8
Memory. W ca =
Eyes, Stunted De-
vclopment, Lack OF
Energy. lmpover-
ished blood. Pinp-
les, Impedirnents TO
Marriage, ALTO
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Grain.

has been some Improvement in
b grain trade the past week. Prices
iced stuffs are firm, with slight ad-
The merchants are holding fair
and the prospects are that there Will
considerable demand for corn later
his section of the State, as very few
have raised corn enough to make
It years crop.
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SUE Ar.

New York. December li.-Suyar--Raw
arm. fair refining 3S; centrifugal n test
35-is: refined strong mould so; stand
ard a ara corfectioners' a a.. cut loaf
and crushed 50. powdered 81; granviAtea
1-lS; cubes Sis.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

s.. Louis. December u.-Butter quiet;
creamery isizG23i2; dairy n9la. Eggs
steady, II.
Chicago. December ll.-Eutter steady;
creamery 1TG23 Cheese firm, ISsMsls. Esss
firm. 90.
Kansas CITY December 1.-THE genefai
Feeling was weak owing 10 heavier re-
CENTS aud slower movement; storage lM
IS. LOGS Of cases Included.
New York, December n.-Eggs steady;
receipts S27s packages; state and Pe"ns''-
yania Ad25; Western 24uai.
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IE7ER OF BUSINESS.
|. TO the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
D OYSTER BUSINESS BRISK.
Large Movement I'm Poultry
hs--Good Demand for Fruits,
which Are Firm.
Office OF The Post.

Houston, Saturday, December II.
[eek which has just closed has
her erratic in some respects. The
men have been disappointed in
Hes This, however, is easily ac-
Nor. The preponderance of the Wis
the city have been from interior
lad communities where fish and
Ire scarce and in some places I'M
while In the Houston market they
hdant. The visitors have plenty of
chickens at home, so they turned
|tentinn to oysters and fish and
bn these commodities did a SPLEEN
hess.
ly goods are moving freely. Sales
|ing TO boast of, because the travel
Lsentatiyes OF the jobbers had made
November for delivery during the
BIZ the present mouth.
merchants. particularly in the
the city, where the great crowds
aggregated, did splendid busint ss
X and Il big lot of goods were
out to interior points.
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New Orleans. December I'LL & Il. Beer
say: Notwithstanding the easier toie OF
Liverpool yesterday. our market opened
only l point lower and thereafter rpled
duh but steady. closing unchanged from
yesterdays quotations. AS long as BIO
kers have investment buying ordcfs a.
scaled prices we may continue 10 have
life.ess and apparently steady market, -
pecially as owners OF spots IN the intstior
arc holding back, expecting marked m
prcvement. The main reason why ope-
rato-s have not as yet been successful IN
ia Europe and America. This.fs exenpli-
fed by Il comparison this year OF several
features with the same time IN 1884. wheh
Gotten Sold under &c. According 10 the
New York Chronicle, on December ! iow
niaGiing cotton this year in New YORK
was quoted at 5S-Sc ami in 1881 1t wt0i
2 S-Sc Standard saeetiugs were quoted at
Us by Fail River this year, and IN 1854
they were worth 5a.c; while prlut el3l5s
We're quoted al NC this year ami 2Ac In
1891 The Fall River stock OF print cloths
aggregated 2,ODi, GOj pieces this year, but
were orsy 90 pieces IN 1885,
From the above IL Will be noted that.
even though raw cotton on December !,
1884 was practically the same in value,
standard sAee,ing brought TO the sp!uners
liso . yarl in excess OF the presenk So
SON and print cloths paid them isc in
crease Ii must also be remembered tlat
In 1913 the stock of print cloths was ciI.
Is3. JDl pieces, or 1871 COZ less than th4s year
proyIns on the whole that there existed
goods at much higher prices than for tho
current season, even though the raw cot
ton was practically the same in price.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12

Now Orleans. December lion Novem-
Der ,. we sent out inquiries TO our friends
and have tabulated the estimate of the
pre- sent crop. based on 500 replies from our
most reliable correspondents, which gives
an average for the entire crop Of i0.32l,tOu
Texas, Including the indian Territory, was
placed at 100000 bales, leaving for me
States OUTSIDE OF Texas 7,32lOoo. or course
the above is "A consensus of opinion from
our friends. but is not an estimate Of Ours
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12

rs line, while trade is fairly good,
mot been up TO expectations, due
(r influences, such as the demand
and game, which are plentiful.
is not selling freely, but turkeys
|request and prices are stiff.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12
WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are for less than carload lots.
Spc cal prices on carloads.
BARBED WIRE-Gldden, gall s2.25 per
100 lbs; Waukegan &c higher than Cil!dden
WIRE NAILS-Rate $500 per keg, ad J.
vaLces, l0d, I'D and 16d &c. sd and 3D. l0c;
Cd and I'd. 20c. 4d ana 3D. 3Oc, Sd, i5c; 3D.
75c
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12

CRy private wire to Il. w. Hunter c"D
New York, December H. Atwood Violett
& Co. say what interest was taken IN
the market hero today Was ON the long
side, judging by the course of the market
There was no feature nor influence 10
bring in much buying or selling, and every
one seemed glad when tho two hours ses-
sion was over There has not lately been
enough change from day 10 day to cause
longs or shorts 10 cover, except one or
two occasions this week, when there was
some liquidation by the former. hu- We
think there Will be soon Although FAN
River and Providence continue 10 send un-
favorable accounts of conditions there. tho
takirgs of Northern spinners 10 date are
1874 O9) bales more than last year. our "a
ports are larger by 100000 than then for
tho same period Stocks at United States
ports are 17i,0D0 less thap last year. not.
withstanding that port receipts are ar-
narently 10000 larger. Europe has been
wantlng our cotton badly They havn
taken 1t on n descending scale az prices
II remains TO be seen whether they Will
take it as freely on an ascending scale.