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

APPLES Fancy sliced. IN boxes. 4lsGp
4sic. choice evaporated. sac; fancy, SIC.
ClTkON-li c per pound.
lslGS-IrurlSish layer. l2dlbc.
CURRANTS-in bbls, tie. cleaned cur
rants IN boxes, &c; in lib cartons, 7isc.
NEC'TARlN Eva porated 7mSc.
PEACHES Evaporatcd npoeled. Sc.
PEARS tVaportted, diec.
APRlCOTS-l0n
RAiSINS-CaNfonnia l. L., boxes. new
$lGifiI. u. "A box l.. l.. ra lslHs, Coo; 2-crown
j., NJ raisins t0-lh, boxes. DC, 5'crawn L.
N both. boxes. hlec
Pm Els Crop of 1886: California
nrunrs 90.l0Ds bd5i4c: S0-g1s hs.M6c; 7j-Sls
Gi1siG,tc. COOS 7c Ji-6Ds s., fo-5S De; silver
prunes silc, ruby prunes SEC.
GRAIN AND HAY.
Carload lots. Job cars. from mills. deal
ers charge from store 5Rloc more per lJ)
lbs. on bran. 2pSc psr bushel on oats aAd
corn.
G'nbfPED CORNING per 100 lbs.
CORN--3Isi SIC.
oATs-Toxns and Kansas 2sasOc; No. ..
Hay Alfalfa, sig h0lii3 80 rer ton: NIL
lei Sl9CO; timothy, Nl0JU 1870. South
Texas prairie SSC0d6o0
PAINTS AND OILS
OII-Iinstol IN hbls.. raw, jIc; bc-lud.
3oc. petroleum l5)-test. In hhs. l5c; in
eases. $i.o0; brilliant ol il.al; IN bbls., i:c;
sftNt gasnlige, ~ cases. 81 40, IN DDS. he ,
l;upion oil. IN hh.s.. lsc; in cases s.,Sl:
castor o |, mt1ical lure, sl.w; turpcntlre
WHITE LEAD-strictly pure, 6a6i4e,
standard white lead, i,sc painters, 3d.
WINDOW GLASS In boxes 20 an4 70
IN GD and IL per cent discount. new list
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Chicago. December 3l--Pr.ces for cattle
were firm srd stronger to a shade higher
for chol lots Sales We're AZ 500 %
for the commoaest dressed beef steers np
to b.Oon5.sh for the bsat shipping cattle
With salos largely al i,lnTi,lp. aud EXPORT
cis were good buyers at i.3oei.a1. There
WIS a good stooker ana fec Ter trade
sales ranging at 3.091i.m Calves sold an
high as $50. Texas fot otcsys arrived in
good numbers and sold freely Al S,i5e
4.e5.
In hogs prccs were stronger at an adj
vance of g per leo pounds. Common to
best droyes sold al 3,oinj.5o, tho greater
part Of the hogs CROSSING the scale at
a..5ns,io with packing hogs so.ng largely
at 3l5.
In sheep there was an active demand
and prices Mere stronger to llc higher for
choice stock. Sales were on BAGS 81
z .5u2.hO for fe scallwags MP to cor
$50 for good choice iiocls cf sheep, West
erns seaing at 2;I1M9;@, A, Few extra
mata OF .yearlngs at 3.65gi.25. Lambs
sold at 3.ooif5,10.
Reeeipts-caItlc 1900. hogs $500, sheep
COCO,
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STOCKS.
The following wore tina oosins quot atoms on lhs
endini stocss or tho Nsw YORK. Ex,ban,s tnlay'
FINANCIAL.

Galvestcn. Sterling sixties. buying Hsc.
selling sass; New York sight. buying \.
discount. setting at par; New Orleans nighl
American silver. buying &c discount. ecu.
ing at par.
New York Sterling exchange. bankerr
siXt.cr. Si.S3llGftSH commercial. i.S3h /;
rcichmGrk,. "a SIS; francs, hsrkerS' slvi.cs.
52ltf2lS. commercial, 52.'effb.ai rs,
Now orleans: Sterling exchange. COM
mercin, i.sliimi.s2: New York sight bark
crs mar; commercial. $50 discount:
francs. commercial sixties 5.2i rs, less
l-ii.
rate 3'sGa,s per cent. silver % iS-i6i; con
soils lllh.
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THE BUSINESS BAROMETER.
An Index to the Condition of Trade
Generally.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE NEW YEAR
oy.o,csnlc Dealers Do Not Anttci-
mite Much Activity EARLY In the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Trade Notes
office of The Post,

Houston. Thurslay December ~.
,rhc month of December ana the year OF
$500 have ended, and the business men vi
I,,us,,n ARE now ready for another twelve
months OF ccaseless activity The past
,,o,,r has not been a very prosperous en-
.,,d has witnessed many failures ara
MANY ,f.sappointnents in trade. Houston
wbolesalers have. perhaps. weatherod the
.,o,,, more successfully than the average
business interests of the country and VIII
hocin the new year with a clear record.
rhev realize that every line VI II need TO
~. closely watched. and the first six
ronths OF the year promise to be rather
dull. uouson's spring trade will proba-
hiv be above the average, however, as
hundreds of Immigrants have settled M
soutb Texas In the last few months ond
will need to purchase many supplies to be-
,ip the planting season. New Lana Will
Ire broken. new houses built, new agrioul-
tural Implements purchased ana great
,,,.,l of money put into circulation. The
n,antIng season In genral promises 10 open
unusually early and VIII OF itself cause
some nctivlty in wholesale trade. Farm
ers Will plant a very large acreage OF
corn especially, as the disastrous drouth
last year left the State with hardly one
third of the supply needed for home con-
sumption. The cotton area also promises
TO be unusually large, as the past years
experience has demonstrated that large
ncrcage does not always insure u large
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VESSELS SAILED FOR GALVESTON

50 Accomac, Liverpool. November -.
SIS Ainadolc, Malta, December ..
Ss Alaska, Barry. Nov. 70.
SIS Allemanda, Hamburg. December 10.
So Arthur Head, Gibraltar Dee. rs.
Ss Blrchiield, Havre, December II.
SIS Britanlc. st. Michael. Nov. 70.
SIS Castle Ellen. Colon. december ID.
SIS Cromwell. Sunderland. Dec. ..
SIS Dunrayen Cardiff. Dec. y.
SIS Eden Han. Dundee, Dec. %,
~ Inaeavor. Rio Jlneiro. Dec. 20.
Ss Fonnock. Swansea, Nov. y.
ss Hammond, Rio Jaaeiro. Nov. ..
50 He.on, Liverpool, Dec. ~.
Ss Idar Newport. December 2.
SIS lconn. New York. December -.
IS lohclia. Penarth Dec. q
So Lochmore, Antwerp. Dec. 20.
~ Jurina, rio Janeiro. Dec. %.
SIS Mario, Havrc. December ~.
So Nadura Cardiff. Dec. IN
IS Navigator. Liverpool, Dee -.
Ss Norma. Las Palnas, December =.
So North Sands. Sunderland. Dec u
SIS Snury, Las Palmas, Dec. g.
IS Springwell. Liverpool Dec. ..
81 Sirathclydc. Perrin, Dec. =.
IS 'roosn Barry Nov. n,
So lnpeth, Halifax. DEG. IL
"a Victoria, Sunderland, Dec. 70
Sch oR,ar G. Schmidt. Reedy LELAND. On
tobcr 81,
Bark Genestai, Rio Janciro. Novembaf
Sch wiliie II. Bohannan. Recdy Island.
Dec II.
bor 10.
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Trade Notes.

80 Turkeys are in good demand al SooH
LOO per dozen.
Eggs were rather slow sale today at
no spr In case lots
Wheat advanced this mominE. recover
ilg nearly a.. of the loss recorded yostcr-
day.
Canned tomatoes continue to advance IN
EHstorn markets, and Baltimore packets
VIII make no concessions.
F. ~, Jones has moved his wholesale
huslness IN buitor aud oggs from Main
s,reet to the corner of Franklin and
Both New York state aad Southern
canned corn are pretty well cleaned UP
az pr mary posts and the market IS very
strong. with an upward tendon-y.
:. Congress will be asked for an npproprln-
uon 70 construct salmon hauchrr,es on thu
to.uni,a river. and a government reserve
urged.
=, sank failures In the West have had
hlle effect in other sostioaS. except 10
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COFFEE

New York. December Neutrality-suspicious.
NJ, s,e bnytnR, steiilsf Hamburg ca.
hles. Is.ht Brazilian receipts and LIBERAL
warehonsh deliveries. but later eased on
and closed auiet WITH quo'ation. al ottn
eiud n< Jsnuary T.glaI,a. May 7.soliI .si.
spoi RIO quiet; No. io,- mild dull: Cor
dova rbsssii1. slics gS rags washei a.
rfcas. no bags Porto caolllo. sp bags ia
maiea.
Total warehouse dsalveltos from The
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ST. LOFTS.

81. Loiis, December i.-Cattle--Rcccip,s
5000. shipments 909: market active. hcs;
grades higher: native shipping steers si.an
Niln. dressed beef and butchers stecrs
ss.55Gi.Sc; stockers and feeders S. 00t&.5i;
sfeern under iena pounds S2.5)ffiS0, cows
and hrifcrs si.75d..50. Texas and Indian
cattle strong. steers Ss.dofrLio; cows SIS
I2T5 Hog5-Iieccipts i00) shipments
400: market Sc higher light @lSus35.
mixed S.l0m@3o. heavy 31p9iS -. Sheen.
Receipts GOO. market steldy. mntlors S.,5
inents 500. market oleadY; lambs S.5Jeia.l5:
,,,,tony e. -Os.s Ia
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansn, city. December 81, Cattle re-
ceIpts 500; shipmenis 5000 market strong:
helfers $l.65fi2h5. sfockers and feeders
s:75Is.a0; bulls si7ilsg59So lloFn-rs,,
celpis 1900; shpmenis coo, market MAS
s.ss: mixed S. iba3,a1ls workers E.n5r23a.
rIgs sS1DNalD sheep Receipis 1900: shr-
m.nts coa; market steady: iamba s'.s5asls5
muitons 50 1O4is5 -
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New York December si-cotton scel
pioduc,p quiet; nrline crude oil. In barrels
99isc. prime cotton seed meal. siaJo.
New orleans. December ~ The market
for cotton seed Oh is auet and Unchanged
meal And cakc easier prime crude oil, in
g,Gi 2alsc. meal and cake. slG.75m1700 per
short ion; long ,on. for expert $3.50.
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HIDES AND WOOL.
HOUSTON.

U,des-Prlces raid by receivers
Fry nat. selected ......,,.,......,l9
Dry salt .....,........'...-.ss'.s.
Wet ga ted selected ...........,.....b
Deer skifS -s.s.s...'.s.-....'i! VAv
Woal-Quotatlons strictly nominal
Twelve iroaths. medium. ..,....-.., o.
Twelve moths. fine .......',....... ia
Six months. id2c less
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The leading futures ranged a, follows:
CHICAGO.

Chicago, December 3l.--Wheat today va
Rcd its usual course on the end OF the
year and managed TO score small ad-
vance, although tiaaing was OF holiday
character. Both foreign and domestic
news was encouraging as n rule. Corn.
oats and provisions do no. show any SUB
stsntiai change In prices.
The Liverpool wheat market waE appar-
eatly reluctant 10 extend Its fympathy 10
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The Decline in MoInssc..

I'm dIscussIng last weck's decline n mo-
lassses. n letter from New Orleans
says: What looks Ike n domoralz ng
depression IN the molasses market during
the week is nothing more nor less than
sbaughterng OF nondascrlpt truck. which
It's being ehipped In from the open kettle
Plantations that have hni shed grinding
and are closing M their houses. Every
thGng here Is NOR or leys fun of frost.
with acid favors and other uniesirabl .
qualities. Early goods OF high grade and
desirable flavor are scarce; W.th.n ten
days recgipts of open kettle will be conf
pararvely nothing and almost ontiruy OF
cstern bottoms ana the tail ends of crops,
all more or less fermenttng and souring.
Ccnlr. fupllS cnn hardly 20 loMnr.'
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stocks of Print Ciuths.

AT Fall River the total production OF the
cotton m'l,s for the year az estimated at
1,iS'm0 pieces of cloth less than in 1875,
with the sales showing a decrease OF 2.051,-
900 pieces. while the market is reported
bnrdcnei with the greatest stock oyer
known IN dts history, and the average
rtlce for the year the lowest ever known.
All Of this. white discourlglng to hold rs
of cotton. has becn known and discounted
Tor some inns,
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the fun measure Of yesterdays one cent
decline. 1t opened nalf a penny lower
than II closed and recovered one-half OF
tiIat a little later IN the day. The opening
here was at u decline OF ssuisc from the
previous days closing price. the reason
For ouch additional heavincss being no
very clear.y apparent. Kan IN India was
sad TO have influenced some of those
VINO soid at The opening decline. Busincsp
was not enlarged by orJers from any out
side source The snort session today and
the holiday tomorrow led to u general
shorts who wished TO square accounts
over pending interruptions proved to he
In the majority. The market was hcipcd
somewhat by the report that ECO 90 bushels
at Buffalo had been forwarded 10 the
scahoard by rail. presumably for export
pared with sZ.spS yesterday afternoon.
The lowest quotat.on at the start was tho
cotton price for the hay. A Subsequent
rise 10 SSasc WIS brought about ana the
closing was S5tsc, showing Ac gam tor
the day.
Corn VAS quiet and weaker early bu,
strengthened later, parity in sympathy
with the better tone OF wheat and closed
about unchanged.
For a short session the oats market was
quite ac;dve and business moderately good.
Parties who sold short yesterday were
feeling which was prominent throughout.
AS for several days back. the business
III changing January contracts TO May
There WAS some little straight sciXng 10y
packers. which. In the absence of such de-
mand, had TO he offered down a l!ule to
lind buyers. The net result was slight
decline
Es.iuulted receipts yesterday. Wheat Ii;
corn go cars; oats s35 cars. hogs 2o,OM
hedd
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KANSAS ClrY.

Kansas City. December q. .-Wheat active
and sto,dy No. 2 hard, nominaA, 7e1s0c
No. 9 red ssc; No. 3. spring. 77fi1ac. lat
ter Tor fancy, Corn rather slow; lower,
No. 2. mixed lTnl,hc. Oats steady AMI
active, No. .. white, old, 2oc: new, lNc,
Rye. No. >, nominally BE. Hay steady
and unchanged.
Receipts Wheat 1850; corn $500; oats
Il goo: no shipments
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LONDON MONEY.

London, December II. --. Consols for
moroy me-: for the account MS: har
silver 20 3-l6d per ounce. Money per
cent. The rate of discount in the opcn
market for short and three months bills
S'Su3i9 per cent. Gold Is quoted at Buenos
ANres at 1880; Lisbon 80: Rome 1910.
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nurrER AND EGGS.

Chicnso. December a. i3uiter-SteaGy:
ere amoiy iSa.oc. dairy i0Ll7c Eggs
Weak. fresh isisc. Cheese--Firm, StAmalse.
Kansas CITY, December l--Satter--
Ncnksr: lover creamery iIiS1lNfc; dairy
lIa isc Eggs- Weak and unchanged a, l:r.
~, Louis. Dacemher Al .--Butter.Duil:
crtimery iSdai,4e: dairy i3gsiGc. Eggs-
i2,.c.
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The Dry Gnnhs situation. :.

The New York Journal of Commerce
says: Developments IN the dry goois
trade during the past week were hardly
tlatterng to the sellers side of 1t. The
Western bank failures and business
troubles have been an unfayorablc factor.
and the attempt in the senate to force
matters In connection with SIatn an
Cuba was dsquiet'ing. These are general
iniltcmces. and there have been no inside
Influences to counterfeit them. The end
of the year always induces caution In ope-
rating. and this year caution Is extreme
and purchases are reduced to as small d.
menaons as possible Meanwhile produc-
ton IL on n fair scale ana in most dLrec-
tlsis stocks show some accumulation.
In staple cottons the tendency or prices
A. In favor of buyers outslde OF Such tnahcS
as are peauiarly affected by the export
demand and these are firm. In Spr ne
lines OF cotton dress fabrics husihcss hns
fallen off during the week, but TAR re
suits have been secured mp to date, The
print cloth - tuation Is enfnently uisa us
factory, with its enormous stocks ana
poor demani. hut still printed goods hold
up well against this unfavorahlo feature
In the WOODEN goods dovSi4D business is
limited and n appears as though both
buyers and sellers had tacitly agreed to
defer any business of moment urltil utter
the new year.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. December 3l--Moncy on cnll
easy at per cont; last loan 2; closed at
per cent Prime mercantile paper, 3i.aa
~ sterling cychnnrc steady with actual
business in bankers BILLS at 4Seaii. SGs, for
demand and f.SSi9miSH. for sixty days.
Commercial bills i.s2is Bar silver GiTS
Silver certificates GSnG5A. Government
bonds strong. State bonds dull. Railroad
bones firm
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
DOings Of Day With Wall Street
Operators.
FLUCTUATIONS WERE VERY LlGHl
Movements Were Irregular - High
Priced i"dnstrinis Experienced "a
Marked Observation-Disclosures.

New York. December 81 The year
closed on the stock exchange with a typi-
cal holiday speculation. Business wds a
mlnusum and chiefly represented evening
up Of old contracts. Tho fluctuations in
Prices Were trivial as n rule and the move
ments irregular. Stocks were neglected.
The dullness reflected the unwilinsnsss
OF the traders to carry contracts over the
holidays. In the high priced .ndustr.als
the depression was quite marked. The
bears depre ssod Leather preferred lis and
common II, per cent on the news Of the
death of Mark lloyt. presGen, OF tho COM
pany. In the subsequent DEALINGS d re-
oovery of u occurred. Early doslines IN
thvm encouraged a drive against the other
industrial properties, with tho man OBJ
ll9et OF forcing OUT long stock. voas s,;
PER cent to l3il, ard Delaware and liu l.
son cropped aia on the theory Of the Van
srh.ti 9nposi,ioa 70 the p2ymsnt Of un-
feaiiDat.ons. bit later recovered " Of the
the loss. The scrip was offered freely and
left of x per cent lower on dissa'esiac-
ton over the non declaration OF d.vi-
dend Sugar suffered from the lacF of
corroborauon oil the bullsh gossip, and
Manhattan settled OF SHARPLY. on profit
taking, following the jump of 3is per cent
on the announcement OF the denial OF a
motion to restrain the dividend, which Is
nayahlo late saturday.
Total sales of stocks today were 81 800
shares including American Sugar 1900.
BURLINGTON 300, Reading $500
FINANCIAL. CABLEGRAM.
New York. December a--The Evening
postG London financial cahegram says:
The stock markets were good today, tx
cept, perhaps, Americans. dealers hcliev-
ing that the pubic will ee5 differently IN
January. The po,nt to be noted is that
the outlook for very cheap money Is not
with the exception of mines. prices are
generally higher and in some cases at
record quotations.
The ccin AMI bullion in the Bank of
England Increased this week 1900 pounds
OF which 5000 was imported for the week,
tho details beng 5000 pounds imported
from Australia. G0g pounds from Ron
maria ana 5000 pounds from Portugal.
| The Increase of 1914 pounds In Other Sc
curit.cS represents market borrowings hut
| hlasmuch as nearly all the figures In other
| dcposts are M the return i,s much strong
| or. The reserve is 22I,0oo pounds BRIEFLY
| put. the position to date between the
last three weeks the marke, borrowed TO-
| Wooo pounda. of which only ahnut onr-
| half has gone to swell the other depos ( s.
| as cabcd TO You December - some of the
| BORROWINGS being spread over to january
but the bulk of Il will probably be report.
/ 81 hcforg ihe m,idle of the month
The pari, bourse was quiet and the
Berlin marke, nrm. II is believed that
| IN view of the conversion of the Russian
| I per cent loan In January the monetary
| position IN Berlin will be made easier
Certainly no rise In the Berlin bank rate
| Is likely. Under Ordinary circumstances q
| reduction is more probable.
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IN luce greater caution Local bankers 70.
port money quiet ana no great demand for
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The Wool Market.

Reports from the East state that more
Interest has been shown In wool recently.
but prices have made no particular
change. The Boston Journal of Com
mence declares that tlts, outlook has not
changed, and says editorially:
There is no better demand for tnanufac-
;ured goods and no Improvement Noted
anywhere from the manufacturers stand
point yet the feeling Of security In buying
wool At the present prices seems 10 gener-
ally pervadc the market. Dealers are dis
appointd that there Will he no tariff legts-
lation NJ present They wanted the better
prices that would inevitably follow the
imposition OF Il duty. but they also wanted
the tariif matter settled so that 4 would
rot be u factor in unSettllng business
through uncertainty. As 1t is the urta-
zion of the question mus, now continue
for some time and the results will h.
much longer in being felt. s-nce time VII
be gwen TO import largely Of wool aud
manufactured goods. The feature Of tho
market rs the heavy receipts of fowrn
WOODS. reaching over ii.O01 bales during tbs
week.
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CLDAR!NGs AND BALANCEs
IlDNIIS-

New York, December sl-Clearlrss si0-.
GiS. 81; balances 81, 97S.55l.
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Cash quotations were as follows;
IN

Wheai--No, spring 1o7A@S0S; No. 3
spring 75i.aU No. red 9lliNs2S
Cori--NJ 2, 22A,W2S
Oats-No. 2, l6h No. 2 white o b lS}.tl
1915. No 3 white i7lS.
Rya-- No. .. 7is.
Barlcy-No. 2 nominal: No. 3 { b 2SI3s
No + o b ?Sda.
Fax seed--No. |. 7iisd76.
Timothy eecd-Prlme go.
Mrss DorlS--Per bhl $50.
Lard-yi'er 100 lbs 3.7sTS So
Shor, RIBS sskles--Loose S.GnaS.90.
Dry saa,ed shoutiers-- Boxed iaNtis.
Short clear eidcs-Boxed 3.afIi.
Wheky--Dlstillers' finished goods, per
sal. rs.
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The total receipts of cotton at Gaivest6
today were S22i bales, as follows:
BY Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fc railway
20s.
l,y International and Great Mortified
BY dalyeston. Houston and Henderso}
railway. l6b.
by Missouri. Kansas and Texas railway
By Galveston. La Porte and Houvtnl
railway .s7.
ny barge W.ilie. SIS. Eli
BY steamer Horato. IS. u
Shipmelts--To Hamburg. ~ EdensuQr
20: To New York. SIS Concho. xes; tot (
$40. xf
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vEsSNLs nm PORT.

SIS Shnwmnt. Fowler & Mcvitie.
So Turkcstan, Fowler Il McVstie.
So Glns Sow Fowler n McVitie.
S. Thorntondaie. Fowler & Neville.
S. Treasury. j, Moller n co.
SIS Whitfield. j. Moller & Co.
SIS Adra, Fowler & McNitie.
S. Tropic. j. Molier Il co.
IS Administer, J. Molier & Co.
50 Bernard Hall. Sawyer n Co.
So capolla. Parr n Co.
SIS Cromwell. Cullhord. Clarke & Co.
S. Gygcr Reymprshoffcr a Co.
SIS Coma,. Sawyer n Co.
Bgc Atlas, Fowler u AicViue,
lEo Regulator, Fowler Il McNN
Sch Nelson Bartlett. Galveston Gas CO.
Sch senator sullivan. Flood Il McRae.
SIS I.ony. Fowler & Melville.
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MAXINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port Of Galveston, December a.

Fort OF galveston, December u
CLEARED.
SIS Corral, Evans. New York.
81 Glasgow, Browne, Liverpool.
IS Tutkstan. Wall Manchester.
SAILED.
SIS Enutsford. Tulock. Hayre.
50 Kenmore ur). Campbell, Liverpool.
Tug George w. Pride, Reers. Pensacola.
l,arrc Ocean Belle. Harding. Pensacola.
IS Glasgow, Browne. Liverpool
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COTTON.
HOUSTON DAILY STATEMENT.
HOUSTON SPOTS.
Today. Yes'day. Last y'r.
HOUSTON WEEKLY sTATEMENT,

Gross raceip,e this week ,-..... Sis
srofs rocc.pis this week last year aa.e.,
Total gross receipts Tbs year.... 1.0D,Nii
Total gross receipts iaps year,. s)i.2ss
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New York, December 3i.--The last day
of the month ana year has bean extreme
~ inactive In tho way OF purchases. al
though considerable business WAS com
plt ted as the result of deliveries on spr ng
contracts and the charging IN OF goods
on memorandum. but otherw ae IT was
dun. Printing cloths duh al . 9-l6u2h.
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New York, December Si.-Reporis 10 tho
Commercial and Financial Chronicle by
telegraph from the South tonight, moi
cate that IN the Southwest nan has been
quite general during tho week. but else
whore the weather has been dry. as n
rule. The movement OF the crop has been
quite free.
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ON sHrpBoARD NOT CLEARED.
RECEIPTS AND sHfrMrNrs.

Same DAY last year. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" 81
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LIVERPOOL sPoTs.

NEW YORK FUTURES.
Opened quiet: 1905 steady. closed flrm,
sales io67nN
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DAILY INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
HAVRE MARKET.

ilavre, December sl--'rhe market closed
steady, prices hardohns.