davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
To PoIiab nrnaa KcttIen.

To polish brass kettles or anything
brass that is very much tarnished, first
rub it with solution Of oxalic acid and
then dry and polish it with rotten stone
on very fine emery dust.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
His only Objection.

81 love to hear you talk, my dear"
said Mr.. Bickers to his wife, when she
paused TO take breath at the end of
the second column of curtain Esture,
"but your volubility is really a reflection
ON my wisdom"
"How SOP"
Because word to the wise is suffi-
cient. Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
supply and Demand.

Hostess-What has become of Sandy
Smith, who stood so high in your class?
Alumnus-Oh, he's taken orders.
Hostess-He's in the ministry, then?
Alumnus-No; in a restaurant.-Har-
lem Life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
Appropriate Nomenclature.

And this beautiful hybrid" contin-
ued the enthusiastic fioriculturist, 81
have named The Candidates Pledge "
why SOP"
Because it fades SO quicllly."-Chi-
cago Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
A Usual.

He called her a rose,
He called her pink;
He called her all
That is sweet, ! think.
And when they were wed
He let her call
When breakfast was ready
Dust like them alb.
-ROstOn Ideas
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12

She-I want a change, must haveit.
Do you think it is interesting to see the
sume tiresome face day after day?
He-Why on earth do you stand before
the mirror all day, then?-Fliegende
Bluetter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
A Sign of Prosperity.

Chatterton-Hardup seems to be hav-
ing better luck lately.
Wiggins-What? Has he paid you
what he owed you?
Chatterton-No; he hasn't called to
borrow any more!-Philadeph Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
just Suited Him.

Don't you think have a very lovely
fgure?"
Said pretty little maiden that met.
And, remembering she was heiress to Q
million,
I said her figure suited me. you bet!
Town Topics.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
Another ExnmnIe.

These methods perverse fate so oft will
disclose
That tits useless to doubt or to scoff;
It's the girl with the new suit of bicycle
clothes
Who at the first mud hole falls Off
-Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12

Though man may boast with lofty frowns
His wife's old-fashioned state.
He likes to see her hats and gowns
Made strictly up to date.
Chicago Record
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
you smell this stew

Mistress-Didn't you smell this stew
burning?
Bridget-Yes'm.
Mistress-Well, goodness gracious!
why didn't you take it off?
Bridget couldn't reach it from
here, mum. Me. arrum's not tin foot
long.-N. Y. Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
The Popular Implement.

Maud has paper-knives in numbers,
Bronze and silver. old and new;
- Put whene'er she cuts novel
She just makes hatr-pin do.
Chicago Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12

When girl visits another town, she
doesn't think her visit has been sue
cess unless she tells how much she has
gained in weight.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
Changed.
Easily Detected.

"Those people next door are still in
their honeymoon"
"Have you seen him kissing her?"
"No; but he lets her read the morn
ing paper first."-Chicago Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12

II don't understand why you dislike
Herbert So" said Mabel to her father.
II don't think he has any ideas of
finance"
II am sure you wrong him. He is de-
voted to it. He stopped right in the
middle of his proposal to me to ask
how your business was getting along"
Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
Clear.

Little Jack Horner sat in the corner,
Eating a bakers pie;
He stuck in his thumb. and pulled out q
plum
(Which proves that the story's a lie)
-Philadelphia Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
Went Once Too Often.

"Yes, sir" said the convict, "time was
when l was admitted to the very best
houses"
"And what brought you here?"
"They caught me coming out."-Tit-
Bits.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12

Chollie Softleigh (who is thinking OF
a friend)-A fool and his money arc
soon parted.
Miss Cutting-How did you lose 1t.
Mr.. Softleigh?-N. Y. Times.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-05
OirF'I1F,.

New York March 4-CoTon-o
ci0A"4 stonly, 50l5 points net decline;
saleN l'No hnEs spot RIO dun: No. !
lnYg.ce, . ~: lohhing. l0is; mild. steady;
1ofdofN. lHYHl6A. Total warehou-sc de-
!Nrr."s from tho United States. GSi5 in
ciuding 500 from New York: New York
Stock today. 3Il,liN. United Staies stock
alfMN. hiloni foi tho TnheI States 2l3 On.
,plhl Visible for tho United States. IA. sn3'
against i73 602 last year
&, santos March Coftce-Go God avern 20
srntcf. ll,"fp refs por 10 kIlos. recolnis
TWO doys, 1900; stock. asa 400
lnmbure, March t.-Conee- Quiet: M
RIO. March -conee-Oihct: No Rio
ln5'q riots per 10 klos EXCHANGE, ! 3-Sl:
t"n'HpiS Tue%lay 1870, Mclncairv c0oo,
2Cl, nrl. ''' S'"'"'
Hayre,. March i.--Coffoe-Closod s.es1y
az tV-iAl net docline. snlos. % 900
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

These quotations are revised daily ard
their correctness can be relied uron- Ths
prices are those ruiins IN ,t'e ioss;en
AXLE GREAsE-Dan,oaa a7S re-
gross; Fraz,e-. IN tin boxes, $40 Ter gross:
Golden. sclesc per iolen '.cSss, sssses
AMMt-NITIoN-POw,. per hes. x.ss;
i o;sstnE pOSdsr rs Eess, ssS S,,.s sSs s
| BACOS-Shog, ci.a-. boxsa. - sac IN
slcxs. i.c less. brs2&fAss- 7.5Sc. 1sr SIT.
We Nem Yegk SIT Atl.ss, 49,. -
BXGGIxG AND TiTS-Csrso.s ,c:s
Q. p. Hgussy'r o tsalssssoz tsAtvl1s. -
Delta a. IL srslali ssts, trozs store bag
gas - ~ ya-i AssAes, r-ss- : re- bun
sLARiSs rowpER--kpex. -. 81.
! n. ils; :. ~ rs; A.eieT. a ~
-cEsl. Sac Z ~. rs a. ~ Hc lsfS -
!. n. Sr < {. 3 * ears. s. .. i~E ,ie's-a
frees - cE &N re- 6czsr, ket ~. :. o.
$50. 7o7 Ion - a. &c. :, ez 90; o.
CANNED FRUTT-Per acseae S-raw-
fs,yr5ss stscf5Si W. rilt I4,ies. ss4nssri.
s. te9l =. ryele-s ANA rGse4ess y So
e5-s $500 .esss
H. & 80 g, f.e@eAss, s;erei&F2 10. s'-g
u. saa.nnds. : 2 t-1'c ~ ~i2r.l As'A
s. - ., 2 - i-r1riia'. -sa 70 ne,
standard sIfles -fsS,r
EAi.iFoR&Ik CANNED FRUITS
; a-,4sri raets. - p 50 = =. =
4 eH1 60. ee- psayus. &. $ 49, -gs~a
vases. i9fgt =. meet s-.1ts k'r.
erag1s- f-sll-4' E1-.t -atFf'es s--@'s'-s.-
CENiY-f.4.r 49, g.sr4e p-7a;v.i 3.
sssfrc ssrcs r-iSe5, BIS is-
ises 'a- 3 ~ Lima e.s-s - ;. 90.
hans ETTl Htt1"N i-t44A--
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Fort. worth,s Curfew Law.

Fort Worth, Texas. March 4.-The 'Cui'
few ordinance presented In the city oouo'
ell some time ago was passed last night A.
ter considerable discussion and some Az
endment. BY its provisions Children un'''
tho age of 16 found on the public "ieea
without permission Of parent or suA'u4A
after 9o'clock p. M. from March 70 s'p'
tcmber 30, and after 5 p. M. from oe ,a,.s
/ to February 2s Tor 29). may DC aIIs'' y.
and fine of not exceeding $40 shan - !,
sessed. 1t also provides that q pa'ea. y
guardian allowing such children 10 ia
abroad at such hours without reaso.. ~.
necessity shall be fined in sum NV
ceediug S25.
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.


Chirago. March 4.The demand for cat
tie was fairly active and yesterdays adj
vance was easily fnasntained for all Kinds
OF cattle early bat the market declined
10 ldter. Most of the sales were made at
21sIi.so, with Il small percentage OF choice
10 primo steers at 5.ovu5 81. A bunch OF
choice ateeis sold ut 5.25; stockers and
feeders were In good demand at 3.SPD
as. Butchers ANA cunaers' cattle were
active a; yesterdays advance. Calves
were steady ana desirable lots brought
S.Jadfuo, AMI Texas fed cattle were un-
chansvd. There Was good demand for
hogs and prices wcra NSther better than
yesterdays chasing figures. common to
best droVcs sold III 335lt3.s0. packers lots
brought 525lSS5 hog sales were largely
at Sejg5.75. The sheep market today hal
Somew lra; less snap then usual. lambs
were the slowest being IN demand at 800
f1i.pr for the poorest up TO WLo.25 Tor
tue best natives. ws:h plenty OF Colorado.
Mexican lambs went at 6e~ yearlings
were in demand at 4.uoai.5j and'sheep sold
ct SoGs!I..S. Recepts--Cajtle, HOO; hogs,
500, sheen, IS nDl.
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DAILY INTERIOR MOVEMENT,
Poor Farm Superintendent

Corsicapa. Pexas, March 4.-Superintend.
ent d. A. Dewitt was In the city today
from the county poor farm. When asked
about tho proposed organization Of pcs
farm superintendent ut Waco on the lsA,
Mr.. Dewitt said: Young man. we ~
going to have a Iousing meeting. have
received large number Of letters from
over the State. which speak most highE .!
tho plan to organize. An organization 9
the kind means great deal to superinteod'
ents all over the State, and not one Of ths1
should fail to BIO present Tell them
through The Post. which is great circus.
tor, to meet at Waco on the 18th. and ~,
state that tho railroads have made reduced
rates"
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ESs'!!gs,EggS,lgs,
H mssssrn ma %arE!ses d ssss !. orss,, Z.
- e 'or al eggs shitpesaSe highest nsSss9
F. E. JoNEsss1 p me ~

o'''erence 80. 2,42s asa ~, :. .s
NEW ORLEANS FurIi TIRE '..-~.
Opened quiet ma a,..
crossed Quiet: sales, a AZ ndf. qu,st.
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- louis, Mo, March 4-Flolr-r-r.
tissN' h"W-Futures firm; " to ii,
a'sh.F' spot unchanged but strong. No
Z -. cish elevator u asked: f,.1ck a
HI, 30 ;Si ,7 p99rd' cllsh, rs. May, ST. biI:
s,po' easier: No. cash. eOtsaqit, Ma
- ~, -la. September "A S-S asked OatrE
Jun, hetsy Tor futures Spot steady; No
ossh. Y bid. May, Is hid Rye-Staa1,
a. u, s. Htr!ey- Nominal: mailing 5Sss:5
torn meal 10 BRAN Firm hui scare,
east rack. sacked, uomiullfy 5llI =; Nlnx
sy"d Higher: -. Timothy seed -prlm"
t,-st5i.ea i7y--Dul steady. uach1ngod.
~ Nv IL Iors-liieher: sitlndalSi
n,.' J.2plls' sVHis45. Lard Higher:
prime Ateam, 2Nie; choice. lO5. Cotton
H. ana bagEing unchanged. Racon-
l'oN.l SHOULDERS. AS: extra short ci.yr
D. iUbs-o.25. shorts. 537l4. Dry sait
ih'tla la2N,i shoulders. i.,2if; extra short
S.vhn 49, rns AS. SHORTS. ISL ku-
,eipts- Flour. 300 barrels; wheat H. nm
pANht'is' corn 500 bushels outs. 5in0O
htsoe's Shipmcat s--'lour, 900 barrels.
oats. 1900 bushels
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ioiu StTlDner 5.
The department store idea is by no moan,
new one nor has it reached in this coun.
Try Its highest development The grea,
establishment in Paris, still pre-eminept o,
its kind. started In the smallest wav In
100 .sos, today transacts a total business =,
sSo'uoo'ooO' or more than twice that OF any
american retail establishment The great,
cor aussnee mas been made since It has be-
I'M s'rictiy cooperative, Not n francs
worth OF Its stock is held outside OF H.,
Ieopie IN the store, and the leadership n,
me business is invested in three ners,,o "
sslee'ed from the heads OF departmsnts hS
sne vote OF the employees Il. e., shareho,J'
v vssr. through an election held every three
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GRAIN AND HAY.
carload lots, job cars. from mills. deaf
ers charge from store SlfiDc more nor In
lbs ON bran, 2ft3c per bushel on oats onT
'9sn n, aana iM,lsc per 100 lbs on hay.
CHOPPEH CORN-fec nor ioo A..
CoRN-sjffs6> sackc,l. '"''
nATS-Whiie Nebraska. .Tksfs0c
Af-Alf1lfa, sl2, 5DqiS 20 i,er ion: mile,
nra,rie, .N.oodiO,oO; North Texas prni,.ls
SORGHUM sEBD-siis per 100 lbs; NIL.
WIRE AND NAILS.
Barbed wire quotations are for oarloaa
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rn1rrrs ANn Mr,rs

APpLES-Isen Davis ana baldwin 81 u
vino SaIrs s. m 2 %. Inferior fruit. 81 =
GIfu
bANANAS-lor bunch. packed for ship
meni. " 20 y, lnos@ Ounchcs. 75cntlOn
tpCpANTTrS s.. 5pa400 per 10: i3g %
per 100
LEMONS MsaSina and Palermo. choice
s. hn III; fancp g. 06li3 ~
NtTS-Br1z3. ac uer Ii fihcrts. Sicily.
he Naples i-'ac walnuis. Il0l2c. peanuts
Wd!r: almonGs, 11raeona ajl3c per H..
IN s1cks' p"cans 9ivuNta
DRANBfS al fof-nin ua.olg ,3g.TTs n.
California Seeding. 50. 2S0e.Lo per box.
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COS cotton letter Gays: Large scIInS
orders for the new crop have brough.
about further decline In pr'ces and tho
idea Is prevalent mat @ prominent. crop
estimator will shortly Issue a circular call.
ing attention 10 this feature of the situa.
ton. a large croo is a necessity next
season. Tie market cortinued dun and
heavy 10 the Gloss under TIE fear of
trouble in the Levant and the liquidation
of holders who became dissatisfied at
the absence Of support. They look for a
further decline tomorrow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-05
WILL EN5AROMETER.
4 to the Condition Of Trsde
X Generally.
NEXT COTTON CROP OUTLOOK
~ Are Va surc Indications of u
Is YieId-Reporfed Wool Corner.
The Lima Dean Trnst.
oface OF The Pos,

.ii 3 I1O1HtoiIs S-fAts -'f--~fTf-
,f'e NE OF the cotton crop always has
beat deal TO do with the conni.lon OF
.ke in Texas. and business men are
lsrhlng the preparations for toe mex
p with considerable interest No one
Yes thai the acreage w.a he very large
ihis State. and II is hor-ei thaf the
Il will be in proportion Thereto. eDs
II latter depends far more upon weather
other conditions than upon the
llunt OF cotton ssei planted. Thus far
Il weather has undoubtedly teen Qustv
llrable TO begin the planting seasou.
cough the RAN has been snsuitoeu, n
ne sections. The crucial period nis
isyst arrived. however and many Things
< happen IN the next four nI0Aias 10
roy all hopes Of 4 big ye.d. In Tact,
nall crop from large acreage 3 JUST
IJ,aus,ble n pred elton as 10 es.srii@i4
x yield simply because a large .4uicui't
and has been put into cultivation II
Undoubtedly true that iaSi years acre
would have produced s,Ea.pr ta.ts
ptoon had the weIther been ;aYorael,
3ughout the season The eai Of iro
Ig7 season. however. VIA hardly sn5V
I 2.250, 90 bales into sgnt. a reincuoa
,0Jb,oc0 having been c4used by the Az
; drouth. This year the acreage VII
,ably >be tho same as last. bus wa.
crop VII be no man can safely prqTne-
II - generally hoped that ths y,e.l
b. In the neishbo.hooi q 3r9.tsn
). as the wcflG's supply q cotton e.
q rapidly exhausted ard fli arep
be needed in every scsiAera Steis
year.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-05
FINANCIAL,

galveston: Sterling exchange Cos. 81 8.
nuying; A.9 selling; New York sight, nc
discount buying. Ac premium selling: New
Criears sight. &c premium selling, Nc dis.
count buving ~
Rev York Sterling exchange. bankers'
s!N.es 81 ShM iS5l9. commercial sixties
Ns'h: re- chmarks commercial sixties
s-SQjISis: commercial SIXTIES 5,io AND
5.1SY. > ''i' ''
New Orleans Sterling exchange. com.
uerciai. N.NNfNH; francs, commercial
sixties. $40. less l-l6: New York sight. II 90
pr mium; commerce al 25c discount.
London: Bank rate, 3 per cent; street
rate. ~ sllver. p as; consols. LII Is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-05
FINANCIAL CARLEGRAM.

Now York, March The Evening Posts
london hnanchl cablcgram stlys: The
STOCK mnrkets opencd momentar!lv firm
this morning. but quickly Guve way on
heavy selling from Paris. Later this was
that King George of Greece had gone TO
ThesSaly All the markets closed al the
lowest. except Americans which were
has fallen 10 rs 936, The Paris bo1irse
vas NAT. Berlin and other cont,nentai
bo.r'scs wore weaker than for some time
past on politics
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This day
ON sHIpBoARD NOT CLEARED.


Total receipts Of cotton at Galveston TO.
day were 3oli bales. rs follows; Nv cur
colorado and Santa Fe sN4; hy Interna
,icnal ana Great Northern, POI; bv Gal
Missouri, kansas and Texas. io5. nv cal
vct'ton, La Porte and Houston al; by
bargs Ahele. 'SS: by barge NJ. 933: hy
shipped TO Rotterdam. per S. Ilanthonv
Abbey. go; TO Now York. per SIS Concho
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NEW YORK MONEY

Now York. March i.-Clearing,s. soi0l5.
$50 balances s5ll9,S2. Government bond,
strong; Sbate bonds dun; sairoad bonds
easier Morey on call ci1sv at 1ihdlA per
Prime mercantile paper, a14 per cert
storing exchange firm, with actual bust
noes In bankers bills at iS7Gtl.s7n for
demand and at i.sihN4.S5is for sixty days
Posted rates. tS6u4.SS. Commercial b.ls
4,Si'e silver certificates. GiHm6f is. Bar
silver o. Mexican dollars. 5Oil.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of Galveston. March 4.
ARRIVED.
SIS Castleventry. Horsficld. St. Lucia.
CLEARED.
SIS hex. Lamb Hamburg

CLEARED.
SIS hex, Lamb Hamburg.
VESSELS IN PORT.
nix Westbury. J. Moller &c Co.
IS ltoniion, Fowler * McVitie.
S. lheu. Fowler IS McVlNe.
SIS RITA. Adoue & Iobit
SIS Rotheriield. Fowler II Melville
s. Comal, ]. y. Sawyer * Co.
SIS Alava. j. Moller q Co.
- Cas.leventry, Fowler * McVitie.
VESSELS SAILED FOR GALVESTON.
rs Bede. Hamburg. January 5.
So Comal. New York. Feb. "A.
So Daniel, Cardiff. Jan. ~.
IS Explorer. Liverpool. Jan a.
SIS Fronia. Dartmouth, Jan. IL
SIS Gena. Las Paimas. Feb. Il.
SIS I.auncelot, Barry. Feb lS
IS Nab Barry Jan. %
IS Marine. Havre, December u.
"a Nadura. Cardiff. Doc. u
80 Phoeba, C1riiff. Jan. g.
IS Saiopta. Manchester. Jan. =.
So Toloea. Rio de Jaliero IAN ID.
So Treasury. Liverpool, Feb. H.
SIS Nectis. Cardiff Jan g.
~ Weni!ngton Hall ct. Vincent Feb
IS Mhlie Cross, Malta. Jan. lS
IS Wilderspool Liverpool. Jan. 80.
sch iiaroldine. Baltimore. Jan. 30.
hch Viola Keppard. Boston. Jan 49,
sch Daisy Farln, Newport News, FEB. s.
Sch r. j. Berwin. Baltimore. tep o.
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nuTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. March .-Butter-Market da,,,.
creamery. iouis; dairy, sdI6 Eggs,
wax; fregh, lOi4N ioia. Checse-FNrm. DiS
kanrns Cty. March 4-Rutter-Dull and
unchanged; creamery. II. dairy, 49, Errr
stehdy at yesterdays decline. strictly
New York, March i.-,Eggs-Iirn; re-
cclpts, II i1i packages.
81. Louis. March i.--Eegs Quiet: sB
Gm,tter-FTin; creamery, ,iGl9h; dairy, $
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GAR.

| New Orleans March i-sngar-Ouie,,
opcn kettle, 2a2 lb-i6: centrifugal grams
lated, skna -. whites. alsa3 SIS; ycllows
| o,l.IS's' n'conds 2l.n3b. Moassos- Open
steady. Jn9 Syrup-None IN first hands
| Others unchanged
Now York. Mnrch i-Ssugar-Raw, quiet :
| ronn9ng. 2A, centrifugal. % test. 3MGp
| 3 2-i6. Reflned--Qulet
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get during the ,sst s.vm Or eight $. days \,
-four.
The tea market shows no Improvement.
Prices are very low. The Statistical sfu-
atom would seem to warrant tNter
feeling.
There Is practically no change n leather
quotations at Eastern pohts- The mar
ke, ia in an exceedingly strong position
and dealers express confidence
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-05

Lexington, Texas, March 4'--on
Miss Eta Osborne, a highly esteemsa ''1-s
lady OF String Prairie. II years Oh as,, 49,,
with peculiar death. She first sails's y
With With iootharhe the pain finally gong i
her heart death ensuing III Tho hlarts
Her sad death casts gloom IVA
of her many friends.
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Kansas city. Mo. March 4-wheat-
,lnl, o. eL.nFs far: No. . hard 7oa7gih.
no; :. 5lll5 No !. e.. No sp'nr. nom.
many 'bHHS' No. 4. nomlrGllv 7217j; No
: ROD notninalY ai; No. . nom
2, Cofn-Slow; No. 9 MIXED, II; No 9
Nhli" ls4. Outs SLOW and steady: No 2
nlNei nominary l6rlSts: No white
minal!y lNillH. Rye-No. 2 81 Hay.
Sienhy and Unchanged Receipts--W Wheat.
siRi Diaholg: corn 5000 bushels; oats.
itN1 hushci9 Shipmons--W Wheat. $500
bushels. ocTH. 5i.o.o; oats. 1900.
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Chicken. Are wanted.

here has been n scarcity OF ch'ckon-
y the local market an this woeh and
phry dealers have hardly been able to
fpiy the demand The SINAI! supply =
ip'i'Sss due To Tho Fac, that farmers do
/ hike TO irterrspt the hens m their
TX OF producing otes or In rafs,ng th,
~ crop OF sprrg chickeng. Y,un,,
lckens are difficult TO ra'Ac during ,hS
iter, and these have been very esarc .
sanily They hriniy $igSa3.o psr ua,rn.
bnns arc quoted at s?.1d2i5 ana
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Forney. Texas. March s.-Depuy 'Ds y,
T. NJ Williams has arrested three , -.
charged with burglarizing tue fo'. ,,,ht
camille company here last sund, .ss.t s'sI,
They were arrested in Dallas s., ses osics.s
and brought here last night Tne 'A
arc on track OF two others.
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$ggs ware generally held at Sc today
'ush som" sales were tnade at Slsc.
BRAN Is higher and the supply Is report
f'mall al nearly an Texas points
hc dcmand for seed potatoes IL now
az. Large sales were made In Fehru-
'ompett,!on among Eastern iobbcrs has
ised q decline OF 2isc n the price of
sSka red cdnncs salmon.
late tclegra from California stat,
y the rams nave ceased and weather
more favorable to the shipment OF fruit
he uns and downs OF the wheat mar
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STOCKS.
Following were the CLOSING quotation on leading
stocks OF the New ior~ Eschangc today;
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New York. March i.--Cotton seed
PRODUCTS hrnt; prime crude oil in bsr-
refs 2ytzols; prime summer yellow, in bar
reis, s1Ss.ic; prime cotton seed meal. 500 90
q 20 30 per ton "N
New Orleans. March 1.-THE market
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LONDON MONEY!

London. March 4.-.Ccnsols for money.
III S-S: consois for The account. ilih; Mex
lns Ordinary 2lh. Mexican Centrli. new
Is, 70 TAR silver, - 3-d per ounce
Money ~. Rate of discount I'M the omen
narkot for shor, and three months Bills,
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lots T. o b. Hoaston. Nails a-e aecfsi "a
small lots
BARBED wtRE-olisden, xss. S..s f-e-
is lbs; painted wfrc. s3-N: Ns0<e<sln. Sc
higher than GlsSder.
NIRE NAIllS-Rt-e, sis per kex. a.
yances lei. Id AMI sd *. 81 ard NJ. ia.c.
Vi ard "a. ~: ii aud 50. ses IL SsS: 81
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Tor option seed products is quiet and yn.
ehansed: prime crude oil. In bulk, 1879
lie. prime summer yellow. in barrels, asc,
meal and cake. si6.tca 1850 per short ton:
long ton. for export, $lsW1lS.5.
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PAST INDIAN MOVEMENT.
OCEAN FREIGHTS.

Tho following ocean frsigh,s (steam) on
Cotton are quoted today:
From Galveston: Liverpool 3-l61fl3.s,d
ner pound: Havre. l5-641hd: continent
S-c'g7-3ad: Now York, iSc per 100 pounds
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
Tbs iNsfsrre futures ranged as tegsc0-s
80
Arr.s,sS- ltl-en -i4Lch Law .,lNss
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COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKET.
The following, are the closing quotation
ior COTTON on the spot today At The les
inG markets. together with CLOSING a miI
ding yesterday. with today's sales,
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q asked: b bid. -. ;:::;;;
o.,, LIVERPOOL FUTURES,
quiet; closed easy. 'io's'ate; 10. u.