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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23

New York January 2..-Cons'derable
speculative energy was developed by the
cotton market today. Responding to a
better cable news than had been looked
fer. the market opened al an advance of
40 points. Early trailing was stimulated
by favorable accounts from FAN River
but later cables were less favorable. and
the market returned to Yesterdays clos
ing prices. Again the market became FINN
advancing points on rumors of consid-
erahIe sales of spot cotton out of the
New York stock no exporters In addition
to the sales officially reported Near the
close the market declined sharply on sell
ing the market leaving off barely steady
at unchanged to points net advance
New York. January 22.-Hubbard Bros.
& Cos. cotton letter says All the fac
tors which have been against the market
for so long appear now to be changing
In favor of an advance and when this
becomes apparent to 1.-The continental sr,!n-
nerS VINO have been lOh to buy their
supplies. they must become active BUYERS
as they have allowed their reserve sun
plies TO become exhausted. out local
traders remain bearsh because of the alb
scnce of an active demand. hut spinners
are advancing the southern markes 20 tho
basis of New York by their purchases An
insight movement from New Orleans was
J 5000 bales, and was larger than eN-
pected. The market lost the advance.
New York. January 22.--The Comme--
cial and Financial Chronicles telegraphtc
ndvcos this evening denote that rain has
been general at the South durhlg the week
rctarling to some exten, the movement o.
the crop. The moisture has been beneficial
generally. although dnterfering In a moas-
ure with preparations for spring crops
The Chronicles Mobile correspondent re-
ports large sales of fctIlizers in Alabama
New York. January 22.-The days busl-
ness turned out less satisfactory than
was promised at the opening and, though
many Inquiries We're nrie. purchases
We're deferred Buyers express much hone
respecting the trade in The near future
btf all are pursuing a very conservative
policy. Values are at rock bottom and
while considerable business is doing in
all classes of goods. the reduction in
stock goes on slowly but surely. Print
cloths steady at 2isc
Cotton Points.
Houston expects only 1909 to 1900 bales
tomorrow, against 1865 on the same day
last ydlr. The estimate at New orleans
is for 300 to 1000, against 1852.
VIM. Van HooGenhuyze of cucro. r. s.
Brown OF TAYLOR and Charles Kuffern OF
ST Louis were visitors at the Houstoa
cotton exchange yesterday.
Hubbard Bros, Il Co. of New York wired
Il. w Martin this morning: "Europe T.,
beginning &c appreciate that the crop has
b6tn oVerest-matej"
\ dispatch from New Orleans said: "Ad
vices from forty-onc points in MissIss.pIs
Texas. Louisiana and Alabama indicate
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Patented by Texans.

Patents granted to citizens OF Texas for
the week ending January 10. 1897, reported
through the office OF J. +. Beale, solicitor
of patents. sos G. street n. W., Washing
ten, u. c.,
William A. Barnes. Lampasas; book sup
port
j. II. Cooley and II. A. Goebe!, san An
tonic: refrigerator.
Dewitt G. Ilayslip. Clrcleville; culti7a:oT
pillow.
George s. Murphy. Sulphur Springs; fau-
Get.
]. c. Slaughter. Dallas steam engine.
l.. +. Williams. Clarksville; trap.
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afviccs say that through last week the
decline there on the medium grades
amounted to 2g3c per gallon.
The demand for oranges Is light. ard
prices are rather weak. though quofubly
Unchanged Local stocks consist OF Cal
ifornha navels and seedlings.
II is reported that canned pears. pine
apples blueberrles and strawberries are
becoming very scarce In baltimore. but
this SEEMS 10 have been without influence
on market prices so far.
According to mail advires from Balti-
more. the higher grades OF canned peaches
there arc very firm. and strictly first
class quality thfsee-pound standard yellow
are not 10 be bought below 81 70 Baltimore,
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NEW ORLEANS.

Market fair for choice cattle and GU
overstocked with sheep and hogs.
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FINANCIAL.

Galveston: Sterling exchange COS 81 50
buying, Sis7 selling. New York s,ght, ] ec
discount buying. 1-sc premium selling
N.w orleans sight. l-Sc premium selling,
l-sc discount buying.
New \ ork Sterling exchange. bankers
sixties, q. SiA. His]; commercial skies
siNit.Ni Siss reichmarlSs. commercial six
ties, A4's, francs, bankers ,ies, S.ly'.1r
DISK. commercial sixties S52JIi,lHAs.
New orleans Sterling Exchange. COM
mercal Sis3'2Hi.si II. francs commercial
- Nties, go, less LIS: New York sight, $l.vJ
premium; commercial. par.
londou-iank rate ST. per cent, street
rate rs silver S'tio; colsos ll2 7-l6
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

These quotations are revised daily ant
their CORRECTNESS can be relied upon. IN,
prices are those ruling In the Houston
| wholesale markets:
AXLE GKEAsE;-Dlamond, S.75 PEI
gross; Frazier, in tin boxes. 500 per gro~;;
Golden. Coo per dozen boxes. castor oil
| 81 subJc. Axeliae, 10 tin. sl.CO per dozen.
! AMMUNIT1ON-Powd per key, A.25l
40; blasting powder. 81. IS per keg. agents
| price, drop shot, per SACK, Sl.2Jt4l.So. buck
BAcoN--short clear, boxed. 5Aq5Tsc; n
5g5l.c; New York salt bellies. el.a6@sc;
| western salt bellies &C; smoked bellies, 90
BAGGTNG AND TIEs-carload lots. {.
0. b.. Houston or Galveston; tagging. ID
&c; =. -, s4c "a H. e. T ,,s,,, A IiSrs
nasging i4c per yard higher ties &C per
BAkINd powDER-Apex. +. 500.
| = ib, SIS: Z ID, ,15c. Victor l lb, per doz;.
per doz. $40; \ ID. si.s5 !. ID, 81, 4. e..
= or. cans. 800 per doz.. Prices. l6 o..
500 per doz.: Royal, u oz.. 500. Bon fon,
CANNED FRUIr-Per dozen:. S.ra~-
| berries @icnsl.e0; pineappies. STANDARD i;Nl
Nl,e; eyeiess and coreless. SlsS. seconds,
rsrtleit pears. h. tI.loa' Lt5: 3 Id. Sl.sjg
l.e2' peaches standard, ID, sicR ~ ;.yT-
ones lo. spF~c; 10 Standard, Sl2nl-iJ'
$40 biz kbcrrics. JiU5ec, 10 STANDARD
Siunfnsd goods. 2ia 10 ans. Peaches. Sif0
Ll.'t Per dozen, aqricots. 81 ~. 90 pears,
N.y1ci 70, egg p!ums. 'Ll5Hll. ,- Sr".sn
erap,s. ti3aqLl5, while che RI .es. 81 5D4&eo.
black cherries. Sz.1l12 50.
cNNIN-Fiain stick 5is0f'sc' wrapped,
CANNED VEGETABLES Mairowfa-
peas. 'Hcn{l 20, Lima beIne S0-n3i ~:
string beans, 59A'oc' corn. S9ctlsl . somaa--
lptrt = -, ~ 1Gttc, a+oOnGs, Nci 10. SUI
tIt. rod kidney I.IFg = Ia. Nf'f..y
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BUTTER AND Eggs.

Chicago. January 22.--Bwtter-Firm
creamery l5pl9: dairy. 7uli Eggs
Steady. fresh 10. Cheese, oN9is.
ST. Louis January 22.-Buttor UNI
banged. Eggs. steady. II.
Kansas city. January 22-Butter-
Steldy: creamery. 17ml9; dairy. l0ctl3.
EggS-rr!ces are half a cent lower. hut
the bad country roads continue to make
the supply light. and cold storage supply
Is becoming exhausted Local demand
looks better. STRICTLY fresh. II: cold stor-
%
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York January - Money on call
epsv AZ l,u2 per cent last loan ~, closed
offered Mt iiafi2 per cent; prime mercantile
weak. with actual business In bankers
blls at i.S."4.s7', for demand and 4S29. .
20 for CO lays posicl rates is and iSSso
f.sS'2. commercial hlls l.s3is, silver c.,-
certificates 65i.; bar silver CtA.; Mexican
dollars 504.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

Now York. January 22.-Cotton seel oil
dun: mtil nominal. prime crude OIL in
barrels. zoe: prime summer yellow IN bar.
rels. 23U23isc prime cotton seed meal. $50
New Orleans. January 22.--The market
for cotton seed products Is quiet and I'M
changed; prime crude OIL in bulk, l6l2c;
neal and cake. siG.5oai675 per short ton :;
long ton, for export. SIS. 25alS.50.
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansa City. Mo. January c2-Whcat.
low grades SLOW No. a. hard. ~. No 2
about steady: No. mixed. II S-IaiS 81.
cots o", but steady; No. 9 white, noml-
nhlv l7i.T2l Rvc-No. ?, 80. Hay-F'rm.
J.5rHG.nn
Rcccipts-Wheat. 81. coo: corn. GS. 2O9: oats.
Hoo; shipments, wheat. 1900; corn. 5000:
oats, 200
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NEW ORLEANS

New orleans. January 22-Hog products
dull. pork. Oh ~. new sSs lard, refined
shoulders ~; sides 43s bacon clear rlh
sides "a. hams. choice sugar cured 90.
I.ofto"--ko, ordinary to low IA l2i.a15.
Flour qWet: extra fancy 4.4Dlti,5o: patents
4.s'ub. % Corn meal STEADY. / A.. Rran
firm 55u'6. Hay steady. prime u OJdlS 30;
choice n .0u l5.51. Corn quiet: No sack
Csts-No, . aackel 2ya424 Rec quiet;
ordinary TO good $685..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23

HEANS-Callfornia small white 2ia02}4c
pc III, Bayou y sT.Ao; PINK i.A2lac Lana
1 bl1ch-cyod peas 2f,1t3c
Ii.rllR -bllo ailr lac. dairy Nc. fan
az l.iglr creamery -@i23t. cold storage El-
gin lsH@o't rcNas country butter. m2oc.
oLEJMARiAbINE- Solids lie. pr!uts
ll; Iia-l dairy brlcfs lNc.
CAEBNGG~New YORK see502 50 per
CRATE.
CHEESE NV York full cream 1877
li2 W.scong "A fun cream 1.Dllilc.
Young America l9o' SWISS 2N0e1s. initu,
ron sw-s l7H1as. BRICK cheese llgi2c; Ina
burger laD
ItiGS n x0s. an cae,s l2Nl3c.
KRAFT New e. - per. half Dbl.
oNIDNS-Califotni1 sl.ij per buShel; &c
rrr round.
lEFpER- chile nc per 10.
IADAIttS q 'hoire Colorado ana Calf
lornia 7g"7ic Missouri Coo, sweet potltoce
SOC fNr psr b~Ehcl
SEED POTATOES Tennessee. Tr umph
go per bush ., In seeks 1915 per bbl.
New York varieties S2l5H-.25 psr II peck
FpULTRY-Chickcns. per dozen. old
h'ut. 2.ln275t large fryers. 8 JVl c0.
hryilers 2Wa2.gi. aecordire 90 $40: uir-
keF hsus 50 Hd6.pp. turkrv subbler. s.. t0lb
800, ducks 81 6lu3.ol. Eee-e 'L5pfl5. $50.
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SUGA n.

Now Orleans. january s-Sugar-Quet.
open kettle, PAP 1916; centrifugal granu-
lated. 3-ia3 rs whites, 3iaN3 SIS; vellows.
S-lm3i4 seconds. as }-l6. Mola sses-
Steady; open kettle. SuN centrifugal i09.
Syrup-slenly, l4uiG.
New York, January 22-Sugar Raw
qu refined quiet
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Hog products are slightly lower IN the
speculative markets
Houston has shipped very larra
an cunt Of cotton 10 Japan this season.
There Is no increase NJ business In re-
fined sugar. and prices remain az the re-
cent decline.
A Few sales or crgs were made NJ lie
TO-DAY. hr The hulk went AT Re. and some
Al re. in case lots.
The dragging order of business in mo.
basses gives rm.hcr a tame line Of prices
while ut New Orleans the lates, mali
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LONDON MONEY.

London. January p Consols for money,
~ 1-lh; 10 for tho arcount 112 g-16 Elr
silver. % 3-id per ounce. Money. H. per
ce't RAJ" or C'~couu, for short and
three-mon,h bills, . 81 per cent.
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FINANCIAL, CAnrrGR.u

New York. January % Evening rosrs
lordon tin1ncial ,ableg nam Tho money
urcIe.s today. The Paris ana Berlin mar
kcts were firm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23

o,,,. l.AA :, INTERIOR ror,,. l
~, n ga Texas. Ianuarv !, o.M
i r,vn, OF ceiton a. thrty.one Gi-Ihe b,
dtn av Towns for the we. iSeatug n,
lows: Achange, Va,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23

stocks OF cotton 15i. 900 bales against 49,
600 last year, and estimated amount To be
received for balance OF the season 67.0JO.
against 10s,0c0 last year"
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Harbcl wire quotations. arp for carload
lots I. %. b. HOUSTON Mails are quoted in
rua.! llt4.
f.21 ptr len MS. PAINTED wire s205 Wau,
hogan ~ higher than Gud lon.
WIRE NAILS Rate SEA per keg. al
vance. lpd. l2i and l'h b. Sd and a. 10.
~ ard "a, pc. ~ ana 81. 3D.. 81, 45c. "a
~ -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23

The following table shows the price of
middlinc cotton on tho SPOT at seven of
The woTll's principal markets today, this
day - week and for tne corresponding
date last war.
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s.. Louis, January 22.--Flour nominally
unchanged. Wheat-Options opened fairly
active AMI strong. closed weak at yester-
DAYS prices except for January wh.oh was
&c of spot dun: No. rel cash. elevator
50 bid. track S9GaO; January SOS: May S6's
july 7i's BID. Contributes opened weak
and lower closed lower than yesterday;
erot lower No. cash 1875 January 1874
asked. May 2l7, bid. July q. Oats dun
ana steady. No. . cash 10y; May 1874.
! HrltN dual. naltl'g 2u0i0. Corn uetl
So Brgn dun and firm but n oninal. Flax
s,ed nominally 13is. Pr me timothy ycad
30. whisky lis. Rye sioliy. "A hid.
HAY dull and frmer: prair.e 3.7i al. 00; tim
shelter S.SguS.S5. Cotton ties and baggng
unchaiged. Pork lower; standard ness
Iohhng i.6juS.1O I,lri steady. prime
steam 3.s2'a. choice $50 Bacon-Boxtd
shoulders 40; extra ehort clear i.SU. rios
~ shorts 1.o9 Dry salt melts-lioXed
Seou'dors 20: extra short clear 40: ribs
s 81. shorts i.65.
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HOUSTON.

HOUSTON.
+. r. Hall. live stock comr.ssos i
chant. reports as follows:
BeeveS-F'irst class. saI
BCcVes--Common .......,,.,,,.,E
Cows-F!rst class. EiI
lalVcs .....................1t II
- 'di iiihS 80. ...'...... .'..s.s....s-l "
Shcep-First class. II
Choice mastfed hogs. .. MI
Cornfed hogs 4
Choice cattle sell well at Quostz
Market fully supplied with hogs
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derful increase has been In the wagon re-
n Ceirts and In the amount compressed here.
n The following table shows the figures TO
date. the comparison with last year, and
the per cent increase:
This Last Per 6
Gross receipts .........l.iSS2a5 sJs,12I q
Net receipts ........... io.i4a s2sgT %
Compresssed ............. 2e1.sl2 2Di.lio 81
wagon receipts H.HF3 OH -
Cotton that is brought here TO be com
pressed Is of far more value TO the city
than that merely passing through en- route
10 foreign points consequently this increase
IL considered a very haWer.ng one. Hous-
ton has had six COMPRISES in active work
this season. follows: Two for the In
man corporation, one for W. u. Cleveland
* Co., two for the Union Compress and
Warehouse company, and one for the
STANDARD Compress company. They have
already compressed wlthin less than five
months nearly as much cotton as was
compressed here the entire twelve months
of last eseason. when the toial was 5op. 900
bales THIS IS a splendid tribute 90 the
superior COMPRISING facilities furnished
by the presses here. Cor the increase
comes a "A time when there are com
presses at many Inferior points thus max
Ing greater composition in this husi-
y ness.
The wonderful Increase in yneo, 70.
~.,,., - -.
to,,,,ro - -.
the staple in Harris and surrounding
counties THIS has given Houston an1
Harris county s..nnors bi- t,.t-,..,,
throughout the season a,a bs, am
p''fe"' - hie-' p''ll vA tT4le 70 tilis c'ty.
HuiiIsh View of Cation.
In,
"s w ~" '3iHhps mas
ket letter Of January =; Aivices from
s band Of at a as s@ 1 ,ss s% aass From N
sS rs ls 'ss'. y.f 20. e.s i2 " a '' sass
s Sss;si s s. ,3s. s gs 7. s eo9
ara ,.,, out, The miis iae1e re e2rrTiqs
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a asked. b bid
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Opened quiet. demand moderate; . n. m.
yyocy steady. closed steady; tenders now
900. Old 200.
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CHICAGO.

Chicago. January 22.-Tmde - "A "A
were made at 3.5Oni.0o for COMM 4
medium dressed beef steers " sskfi
800 for good to choice, eSpoh- IN N
cattle and a limited numner, Tbs n
heavy beeves went for 5,lVaa',,. .,di. VI
ar1 heifers sold at 20oHA3u, Iii IN ~
largely AT 2.5OM350 Calves weie oI "A &
or supply. but the best lots ot mud
$50. F'ol Texas steers Wers no oias Il y
feient from last week Win snannd n
3.75, and some spring lSS and Y
brought 2.75QS,50. ,or hogs .
There was bad market y, ronnjs
prices ruled 5nl per hunurs,u., ~ lv ron
or. The demand was exceea ~ mine Z
=. lNu3.59 for coarse, heavy y, ,pe psahs :,
Shipping lots. The bulk OF I'M nsd eirif
nj I35T3 Is Ton sales being mao ,s,ss n
sheep prices were stronse'., oorest u
on n basis of 2.e5a2.5o for py ovtrs y
up 10 ass for best Hooks; ~ lSfa,
req Oily at S.2ofs25; yearlihsS ~
and lambs at 335d3.5e hogs, "
Receipts-Cattle. 2~o'
sheep. 5000. o,-ts
st. Louis. January g.ISs,so"s ros{
2n0O. shipments 200: steuiiis Al. dressl +
tive shiprmg steers S;N,N.'i;y, s.ockes
feeders .. 25aS.75: &ght log iImajt!si =
he.fers i.75GS.75; Texss a. anqb sa a:s:
nominal, but would have stesrs n
there had been any here: ssints 49, 4.
cows l.75n2.75. Hogs-ResSSss,gp: ist; Y
ments 500: steady to &c iossSc,al1ih
3. i0:mixed S.lOd3 40; heavy "a. stfo1f
-Rece pts 400. shipnls',tss. IN 70; ssss
tons 2.75a4.2o; culis i'c'e
3.o1d3. 80. c,ry
KANSAS ClIi' = al
Kansas City, Mo-, January -
Receipts. 500: sh,pmcn,s lowe. u
grades, about steady. oths.s snfis
s.'eers. 2.50Gi.25: Texas cow md
tive ateers, S.i5Gi,2s; c3 9swsaefs. m
l.25ds.70: stockers and ies s;,ss "
bulls. 2.0nds.3O, Hogs,hev.sr: hslf
ments. 1000. Market 10 ,nacbtt!.
Z. 2oa3ao; heavy, 'i,rht W
s,s5; mixed; S ,n,t 80, SVons,S
Receipts. 1000; shlpmeen's'
steady; lambs. S,lVa4'o
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same time last year
STOCK ~ all interior icc;...........a Z.
Same time last year owns. $500
stock ut Liverpool '''''....
same tmc last enr''''s.....,. ~, IN
a SANE I'M a'io@t for Grea;;t ;n;.,..i's
HAVRE MAREr.,...... h
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GALVESTON.

Reported for The Post by A P. Nsz1
Eye stock commission merchant.
Beeves-
Choice. per ID. gross ........ ~
Common. per ID. gross....... 80
Cows
Choice. per lb. gross. w
Common, per head...........N "
iear.lngs-
Choice, per II, s......... Me D
Common. per Id, gross....... ~
Calves
Choice. per lb, gross. ........ 81
Common, per ID. gross..... ~
Sleep !
Choice. per ID, gross. ........
Common. per head ...........t Nv Wv
Hogs Il
Mastfed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. zW
This This This A1|
day. week. season. hl
Bceves and cows. 155 1881 n
caves and year -. u
ifiSs '.....'..... ~ e%s NJ
Hogs ,,............. 95 4l9 sys Y
Market fair for choice cattle and aa
oVerstocked with sheen and hogs
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Good fat beeves steady and l1 y ~
msnd: good cows and hdfers rue y
goods calves and yearlslgs mort
hogs weak: shoap quiet.
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here mca,slme had risen to ~ 81, but the
rceiNcr OF the Telegram just referred 10
sold enoash TO knock II down again 10
..na. New York. howxAver, reported the
demand there improving for cash wheat
ara -four exporters said that they had sold
eso sacks OF -four TO Hhe United Kingdom
yesterday and had a request by cable for
the first time IN two months from Ger
nanny for offers. This caused the market
20 tccnric frmer again. and in the last
hSlf hour May rose 10 40 rs, with sellers
81 that at the close.
Corn WAS quiet and featureless. with
prices keeping within q narrow range.
oats we're almost ltfelcss UP TO w!thin
n short time before the close.
Provisions were weak at the opening
and during a great part OF she morfhng
The decline YVES only slight TO begin
with. but increased during the forenoon
and not until wheel became finn. near the
close, was there any sign of recovery. IL
picked UP a lirtie then.
Estimated receipts: Saturiay--Wheat.
b cars. corn. 20. oats, 2a5: hogs. 25.H0
head.
Cast, auo.atcns were os follows:
$50.
ccrn-No. ?. %. No. yellow 22.s.
Oats--No. .. l6.
Rve-No :. SO.
Fax seed-No. I, 7;GTsrI
Timothy seCd--Prippr 2 ~.
Mess Iurk--Per Dbl soar s2ik.
I,ard--Per iei lbs 8 a2isn3.a5.
Short ribs s.des--Looso g2i9Ri II.
.Dty sailed shou.dcfs-BoNed p.nrs.
Short clear sides lSoNeu iisN4.
WI sky-ois.allers' finished goods, per
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COMPRISING OF COTTON.
nosston's Record Of Nearly Three
Thousand Bales to Date.
THE FLOUR AND WHEAT MARKETS
rillsbury Predicts Higher Prices
Roasted Coffee Contest-Profit at
the Present Prices-Notcs.
office Of the Post.

while Houstons gross receipts OF cotton
have been larger so far this season than
for any similar period in previous years.
With one exception. yet the most Won
derful increase has been in the wagon TO
ceipts and In the amount compressed here.
The following table shows the figures to
date. the comparison with last year, and
the per cent increase:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23

APPLrs- Fanny ellccd. IN boxes. "a
CITRCN-lic per 10.
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81 6t4l1j = box l.. l.. railns. Coz Grow
l; NJ; raislns ~ ID boxes &c; 3-crown l..
PRuNES Crop Of 1876 California.
pt1nnsss, m-io' Ma4c sO-ets. 5NGGc: 70. &c
6aW6'sc, H-l0s, 70, ab-6ps SCI iO-ifs DC, 10,
Yer prune5. SIC; ruby prunes. S.Lc -''-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23

a asked; b bid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened steady. 1905 STEADY. closed
steady; sales 81 500.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23

Carload lots, Job cars. from mills. deal.
ers charge from store bniOc more nor iGJ
lbs on bran, 2a3c per hushel ON onts and
BRAN-G2n6,c
ctiopPElp toRN-6sc per 100 lbs.
cORN-Gd36c. sacked.
White Nebraska 2sn2Si5c.
HAN-Alfalfa sll,d0al2 50 per ton. nule,
81. timothy $i2. 50di3 80: South Tens
Wl0. 80. Wv
SORGHUM sEED-si.so per 100 lbs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16
THE TOMBs FACADE.
Editor OF The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir Apropos OF the restoration and removal OF the
Tonbs facade permit the suggestion that, rs The
structure Is classic I'm its architectural beauty no
more fitting finish be given II than to dedicate
It to the classlc-of the past Egyptian IN Its
perfectness typical OF all that the world OF civil
ization OF art and architecture was In the ages
O., long ago. why not make 1t, de facto, the re-
pository OF such Egyptian and Holy Land treas
ures as are now held by the Metropolitan Museum.
by adding to the facade suitable structure which
could be dedicated to the gathering ana exhibition
or early Egyptian treasures?
The purpose would certainly be glorious one
the final disposal OF the landmark graceful and
fitting tribute 10 the early architects OF younger
New-YoiK. whose ambitious designs wrought Tor
our day unique structure as any that can
be found upoL the American continent suggest
The Tribune receive subscriptions from art
lovers and all public-spirited citizens for the pur-
pose OF saving from the hands OF the despoilor
this link between the Greater New-York and the
evcntful past EDMUND 9. MORGAN.
NcN-York June II, 1897.