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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

\ These quotations. are revised daily on
me-. me- go, 81 ps 3s.-~I sp2in- 2.
wholesale markets.
AxLE GREASE-Diarao-d ts.5 be,
Eross Frazer. n ii;a boxes- SO per gross
eoiaen, Stst-e FER dozen boxes. castor oil
e-is1sssc, A1ei'as. u IN. 81 % yer DOZEN.
All h.C y TON Pow der. ter key. $L15e,
go b.1rtine powder. fi-a5 Ter seS. zeents
BAcoN-sbo-s eleas. boxed. ss.g5=,e: u.
= es ss Sse less; nreakfast, N.gszc: f-y salt.
ass5. New York szls helhss S5.es 3-sc.
Mes,eru sal; bellies. * :, e-Iloned bellies.
TAGGING AND TlEs-carioaa lots. :.
fsosns. we -is-ih &c. .i.-ih. 1irc, Tee.
.AfruN. sc. DELTA. $40, II smAi iois from
stof. ea-ging rs per yard higher. ties.
BAkitsci PttH DEg--Aser. LIB ssrl,
f=-'", q .. as-le ID, victor lib. per doz
;r -.-i3, - .-se: IS; les q.e Spoon. !
., 1,'-fE- cans so per doz Prices Is-oz,
= (. % ..1l. kaya.. ls-9E.. ,5-Yu.
CAMEL EREiT-Pa- Snn=a. $ r.w-
- Tres t-9 So. pinAappies staadar7> 81 %
$50. pears EfalTsr. Eser s. % Cifrne-
hss;lett isears. --ib. s. o, ] s 3-sb. 8! 60
o. o. - NO.. s-ib st4a lsss si.zs 10:
- PC feeefes 1850; s-!n Pc peaches
~ ~. aiseseerr.es. s5g7ec: s-.b stArdarl
sfanfissr9 s,,-.i-s ~ - 49, - =; Z,
~ ~ 80 Co.,. s-,ri~,s- :, 80 x ,,.rs
s, s,4 ~ r.ss,-,s Z, .s ~ ~ P.,
Rsres 81 n =; !. -. --.s :, 80 =.
6se5, .isrr,ss I. ,ss, :, ehe'i'fs '--''ii- ~
CANLY-.ls.r a,t,k ~ sstzr. r-rn pr,ea
cANNED {E 3 ~ b 81 g. : Ma ar
si-Sr ssea - sof! l''''A cor pa s.,s ~
sf-' &c; raf Ei1osy beans --tA ..sss-~
f-AE<rIj .fi- * 49,, -, "a
ai.Is ID i. oSfS (. in. t,,--f,5 s,.ef
2ozrr ~ -,s'f b 80, - - ~ -,
& f.59e x I'm a., - 80
q F-s-..- sslss,-'.. 80 4 r. -,
-. . dozen ne. In de.led nam.
s 10; III 10 'e'.isa ham loren
CANf)T I.e-g3r.ot.. g. s-t gs -s,-t... ~
az 49, .If,n ,s--i,s 49, - -
a--i..s &. t...' N"' > - I'm ''saf
CGFFEf.-l-o r-s c-rs9vs ra- -
II, r7si..-c p.i..r~. go. 80
,affes. 1ra, he.ts II %. -. e. ~ Re.
y comm RI A.. s-t.,.4t-.t,. h. ~.
Is -. iass e rofnrriseis,. p, $50. cg,5,
. Mocha s~f "a. a. "a, 49,, 49,
~ ORC a n io.s 49, W :.
go f-a - $500 49, - :; -
s ymrf 49,. an r. - q "a. 50, :, -
+ ~ rye Hs5jr xt m F5,,.,.ss.tslS a.
srs.-..,I rat.-s 49, lt-.,l, -. 49,.
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ket opened quiet. with prices aa4 noin+.
lower cables being unsa .ssfactorv ana
trade continues in the country eopaIIv
SMALL receipts were unfayorahie I,.or
however, the market rallied and oIosai
steidy at a net advance of 3l7 points The
rise that followed the early declinc was
me fact that the New Orleans market viii
&c, Closed Lose. tomorrow, and the Southern spot
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RECEIPTS ANrl sHIpMENrs

Iotai receipts % cotton at CaIve.,n, q,
~ were - bales, DISTRIBUTED as foIIor,s.
iiH Guj Colorado and Santa Fe ss by
G ;s'NV...tSiohli ana Great Northern. X. by
NJ houston and Henderson 10 10
; ;HissouF Kansas and TEXAS i6sO fv CAY ~
b bssooh' la fortc and HoUston. 95s. nv hy
by 5cbS M,; 90; by schooner Columbus n.
r. S-hooher Agnes 70; by schooner C'Iar,
~ ~. . Dy schooner Rapello, D.: bv La 80
HsiSy' from Texas City, 100. 'ai se
as tt o Ro,ter no hAm6urg. per IS Trorlq.
70 80 New York. per 50 Leona, Soi5. ToIa ii'
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FINANCIAL CABLEGRAM

New York, January THE Evene!ny
The stock markets were steady. but ony
moderately active. Americans were very
dun at the opening. but closed compars-
lively firm. Some of the large houses re-
port that there has been Duviug OF both
American shares and bonds here on in
re'sirnent accoiNlt. certain descriptions Of
very d!ffictslt 10 necotIs.e having found a
market. Proposals to res,oNa the finance
of Peru have cluxed a sharp rssr IN the
debeutures Of the Peruvian corporation
The Fars bourse was quiet ana steady
and the Be1'sin market firm.
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st Louis January Flour unchanged
W heat-fu'ureEs opened strong closed Ia
s-t' hRh"r than ysst.--lay spot easier.
30 Z rel cash. elevator So. rack eltis2;
10. lt1ri, cash nominal. May s1s, askesl;
iSiF 40 asket Corn-Etitures closed dull
oft' May ~ It'd. Oats-Flituress steady.
70 n lemaoaasra; ,spc; dun; No. cash Il bid;
BE rjey dur. $500 Corr sneal / 3s Eran
d14. nominal. Flax .es-i bAt tier. 70. Prime
timothy seal .. -. Hay que,: timothy & 81
.N'op' prsliie s.Ha 90 WHISKY lis. Cot
ton rNs and hage,ng itnah3 ns-e.1 poi,
his hcr; standard jobNng l0us.G 90 I,srd
higher. PRIME sioam 3.s5, choice 375. Ba
clear 4, 62le. r'bs 40, shorts 4 81. M
sa!t meats-Borcd shoulders ard estr,
SNORT clear %; ribs TO: Shorts issis
500. oats 2l.oc. shpments-Iclout. bnao
What 1900. corn 1900. oats =, 900.
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CJRRANTS-in bbis,. &c: cicanet cur.
NECTARiNEs-F Eve p,orated. Tqsc.
EkS-ksvggorzied, lnpeelsi. Sc.
PF-AKS--z.yzporsss e1rc-
ApRfCCTS-Irs fs45c
RAisrNS-Caxfc-zs-s /. L.. boxes. nav
81 SsgL15; is-hox l. l.. raa strs. &C. s-crown
l. NJ rals.ns Sh-ib. bones. SC: 5-cro%n L.
M. sQ-.b. boxes. Sic
PRIMES Crop OF 1856: California
u-unes. sA1tsss 5gs1sc. sfp-s.s jzf3sc; 7e-slss
st.dft.c, so-s9ss &c. 5-5e ~. so-5ss e: silver
pruues sixc; rlcy prunes Sic
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New York. January 7-Cotto, $50,
pfrilc,s s;eady: prime crude oil In bnr
~. ~ s 2e prime summer yellow. n barrels.
New ORC ans. January The mark. To.
cotton tefn OIL - quiet meal steady.
nrl,m1. crude OF, IN bulk, i7r; prime summer
a. 5St ~ parIeis g!T22isc: meal and cake,
port, iisi5q 1907 '"e W. iVF OK
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GALVESTON STOCK
On sHIPBoARD NOT CLEARER,

Total stock ............l67?s4
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FRuITs 80 Me-

Application Davis and Baldwin. 81. 50
BAAhNAS-Pcr bunch. picked for shin.
mcnt fl.t5H LIS. loose huncheg 81 Kan NJ
cttoANuTs-I5.5 s4i.oo per hundred. ia
per l.1, ~
GRAPES Malaga in ea-ib Ibis. &c 5.g,7 m
LkAipNs-Mes,slna and Palermo. choic.
800. fancy i5,bpaAOo. =
NUTS Eraz!L SC per pound: nlber,s
sicily, llcj naples. lzt.c. ~aiEuts flui2c.
Eeanuts, "a 3'sc: almonds. Taraeona. IN
lsc per pound. % sacks. lccanA. 7!xd.sixc
ONASGES-Mexican S.5; Caiif6rtra
naye,s 30. California seedlings s-.T5sf
80 per box.
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SUGAR.

New Orleans, January 7.-Suear siro,c.
open kettle. ?i.W2 1916: cenirlrlIgaI rre,,nl
latoa, s4n37si whites. 3iap3 LID. Yellow
: SJnaS PIG seconds, .2'.I3A Mollsseo
OF syrup--Fiim; iiG}i7. Others uneha no.
New York, January 7.-Sugar-Raw
steady; refined quiet but steady.
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KANSAS CITY.

:, Nahsas CNy. No, january 7.-Wheat-.
SLOW, about nnch9Igea: No. ? hard 7S1
q. 10 : red, nominally aiG92: No. 2 spring.
CO corn~bulI, No mixei I77s. Oats
father slow. unchanged. No 2 white oil
lsHN Rye-No = noni5nallv 90 Iiay1
steady choice timothy, OOiiS5O. choice
prairle. $50, Receipts-Whea,, 10 800 bush
en- corn, 1890. bushels; oats 1000 bush
eis shipmente-W Wheat. GsJ0 bushels; corn
l.iW bushels: o2ts. ZOO busllels "
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IE,A'NS,,,-cal!to:-nia .sfnan white, etz12.c
l-.fsle, 70 biack-eycf faas =. 5f5c
ELI@! .-R--Biue Sta .l- datry. lie.
fancy l-ssin creamery. Z1Ggi. cold storage
h,tin -.TLic, Texas country butter. si25c.
~. ~ 70 kiN E--S5tds. lie, prints.
~; flg.n dairy oricks, 80.
g Nbk Af'f.-- hoice Western. $3.50 per
oieie; hssn- grown. 5ga7sc per DOZEN.
Iii fisk new York fuil .reafu Iaa
,ys,.g Nseoss.n ta,i cream. l29i. e
Noi, SUES. iI0lY-. br-ek cheese iI4i2c.
AmburEe-. i5c.
faiGs--.fes7s. IN cases lsc.
cRAA i-~New, s..~1U2 40 per hall Dbl.
ON gNs-C California. atc per bushel.
I'EE. i,E,it--l he, &c per 10.
lDIAi - rss,-Fhoioc Colorado. 1885,
hl'eour, s~'aItc. sweet pota,:oes. 35qiey,
per ht.slel ~
SIZED loTAToES--ron Triumph.
4lay per nucnel, In sacks; S375 per barrel
ba rreis '@'
PoUL1 RY--Chckens. nor dozen. oil
hers. - ~ 20. large flyers s.. OGg2. i5'
pi i.. 1,lgs - according 70 size tui-
heY he.Hs 81 .V9q1 ~; turkey gobblcrs So 50
1890 ducks s.. 5gD 3. ~. goose a. ;,,itj. 10.
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hris sold q, 2ssEi1a and ssExs aai oxe1
a. aseSss wA4t~ yr-.nr os1tss s.ruaEa ~
6 -; TerA. fed steers ~era dctlNt, a. As.N
lea Safes o. ssc.rS .c-sxy vt-f Acols =
lower ihAa gsxte-fAy. Sases ranse1 =,
@atcxss for common 70 csosce o.s. ~.
sh~ bulk selling =; &--stsAse SUES ssix
sa-gely OF superior c-isls-As Wiz rsiay
s;ozI JYronosgicr az Acht hacol acss
Sheer we've I.cu- .eHlS over icrRs- Al
though there was > very Ceo1 ~ ana
sales were Al s.Ss - 70: css1.nzrY i'1< a.
W 10 = 5"11ss for bette. cas- Q! nlus@o-s-
prime Westerns selilrs e-vln1 Ar VA.
!irsS bron~h. 25s.&-es l-c llznns 500 a.
3 700 IS for POOR 10 choice suts- knce4ESs-
Cattle, LOO hp-s, 35.asa; sheep. e1sN
ST. LOUIS.
St rouss January 7--Csa--.A--fse &c rs
GOA e,ltr1c1.s 4ol. s.eadr frr hss- c'ni
grades weak native Ealpis.og r. sSsa
!. 10. dressed beef and buscHe;S ssesrs -
AIS; stcck-rs ard fss5<rs -.ffss-tsf
ear~ un3or l;.D pounds --S'a.. co"s
and hesfers l.7sai5 90. Texas ana InLAn
cattle slew 1sr lower On ;se general Ti7-i
q cattle s;esiy foV best, s.s=-s --ssl4.s
cows i.7i.ffe u. HogS-Kaoir-s lie.
shiafneIls S.s. 20 lower. Nghr S.r5TS.sS.
m xel 5.itF5sj; heavy glaaf5 - Sa@ei~-
Receip,s .p1l, s2lpn T,,s zone, sen ;:
mutt rr~ eTg.s5 =. SoushneS tersIS -.ssf
5 Is. lambs 5. pfsIs.ra.
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FINANCIAL.

GelveS,on: S'crllnr sixties buying = 81.
selling. si.,5; New York sight. buying 4.
80 cunt selling a. par; New ORLEANS
sigh. buying = diseolnt. selling J.. pre-
MUM American silver, buying !. discount
selling at nar.
New York: Sterling exchange si.sl7s 2
40 commercial 81 S3iz: rs..chmarks eias,
frarcs : .2oAs95.20. commercial 5.2i'4d 9o'..
New Orleans. Sterling exchange. corr
bankers, par commercial. 10 Discount.
francs, commercial sixties, 5.2l7.. legs lilo.
London: Plnk rate. 4 per cent. street
rate, Sg5ls per cent. silver. 295.. consols.
lilts.
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VESSELS Is P,1Rr

ht-''.-@A-> - FtiT =
Re Glasgow. Fcv,s- < Ng-Firi@
So Thcrntondz.s F'oE - ( McE.sie.
s. Nhlths1 : Lo.-,-- 4 Co
$ .aEra Euwle- & Ncpt.l.
IS Bernard l.--L Sawye- < GO.
3 Cspeiia- P4rr x On
S. C-0mE ell. Ceiliso-3. Cla-s= < CO.
Rse KsguLztor foW.-r & u y -
sen 81, SCl-iN4l. Fol = 3i-Rae-
= Levy. FoVier 11.Mcg.I%-
- Lobsia. J. NoaS &c 60.
Sch Ja.res Z Bzyiss. J. JcIie. Z CO
IS Navigator. Wsr- PAR & CO.
= Bl-chE=id l.. H.riey.
$ Sp-iueaeI A.frei Hot
s Norm Ssr-is. n. 2 uiev * Co
IS Du1rayeu ). S.oa,er * Co
Sch II 4. Bolz-n@s. !. ". HEREFORD.
g Lea..A. j. Ae.ler s. @.
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CHICAGO.

Chicago, JGnuary 7.-rgade In cattle was
d.pm loss bong lower. Csttls w. ,,.cil
taken 81 Stpef.5 Cor the cheaper GRADES
o. dfeesei oeof steers 10 5.0lff5S for
ehniee 20 prime shipping heeyes Cocker,
ana teeders sold al 300q4e5 and cho,es
10 prime cows and heifers a. s5vI4.l5,
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
ro-. Of Galv asien. Iangar

Tor. Of Galveston. January !.
ARRIVED
IS Bonita, Arzna. Liverpool
CLEARED
IS Ada, Cory. Bremen.
SAILED
S. Tropic. BARTER HtoltGrr
- A1m.asl1r. G.Irs h..<t=f4az-
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In IT'S lass .ssue -. -Arne~cau Greer
says: The YEA iHG lioses VII the OUT.
soos for the canned gopvls futiiS'ry brfgr.c.
e' Than y has been 70 some years T.ogy
p''1ptAs caused hetyy conFalnpglve do.
inand ana ra fsacEerN af stock 50 thae
preSegN hpsd ags arr lighter tran usual a..
tbe end o. the ytssr As an example NJ
nov wes goods hare been cieaaa! os1t
OF hrf't haacs. We gois thu s3ch a arorri-
HSit company as tAe 4. Booth raesgng
corapary iiss F'otilaig u offer e1cvp, oyt,
trfs i@AflN Jyne l~.ss. rDrlsi rasf T. fr4.z.
extra waite cheer aa5 Pas ID s.uui...
IN Hartford county EnFfa ID ~ 80 Z
- lp!IftrSss IN mrs. hapcs D. vsry i.gat
bufiAs the 1s.t Ihers were neavs ;rss.--
scNofs e. IsaTly the tos OF tha ,f,sr,ef.,
cuf anHNsl estimate OF me tomato r,.rk
e of,,,.,. a,at Il = eelpw ~ ann,.si Yearly
lees-N, wh.z'l tomatoes "a ueea ah1ut nj
y ~ %Nsd-r o.rt The exc q. Te GUAM ~
~ naS been sol PacksHs have the en-
ure ssiuas1oa ~ th-1r COMMAND II they
arc ooflaerrAtys ard WA co-opeyust. ~
Keep me oripp, - 1881 eprsas' % CO
sstni'tiYc reli4rcfneI.s. thee viii marie,
their gVocs A. a profit H. t-it u..erl NV,
and stsans. pi'c-, aiYanee as,d socks r.
come low. the tS,iierlry w!il 10 10 nr.r,st..
for a big oPput Ia l@7.
seed Potato~s.
L1ca7 proisRco dealers are nov, wall srr
pied with all varieties Of sead ros,o...
and report a good demand The T.nne,-
see Triumph. q fey0v-Ee wsh many grow.
err. n besng Offered at 81 90 ps- b,sxhsl
IN sacks New York sead potslto4s ,rct,,s
,ns slich varieties az the Early Roe.. ,,,,s
Peerless. are quoted at 81 far 81 ~" -
@even peck nsrrsis The .rldfrsfso,a ~
for a large sereage in Irieh no,stoa,t 80
year. especially IN the coast courtry
Trade Notes.
Choice green apples are scarce and 81,
good demand. u L"
Eggs sold Down to isc per dozen TO-DAY
the supply baing hrge and demand Sgsf,
ported by desaleTrs w feeiFufr, pr,.s
have an advancing tendency.
II. ID. Taylor Sons received a car n,
Itnnete~e Irnmph seed potatoes ths,.
varieties tomorrow.
T. ~. Thompson & Co report the b,v.
cast demand for packing house pro,i,lcfs
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New York, January 7.--Wheat-Rece,nts
w, exports. $50 bushels. spot firm: No,
| hari. s|s options closed firm 3. higher,
| NO; RED, January, eofs. May, ss5.. Hides
ana leather hrm. WOOL steady,
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Ch,cago. January 7.--Rutter firm; cream
cry lSnls; dairy salI Eggs steady; fresh
Kansas ,.tty, Januory 7.-H,h,er duh;
creamery l1dis; dairy ioaiS Eggs weak.
81, lou.S January 7.--Ruttcr steady.
erfeIaamery i9oNs; dairy lesi5. Eggs slea 3y
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HIDES AND WOOL
HOlrSTON.

;, Hilos- Prices paid by receiverss,,.
Dry flint. selected ...................Iy
NY sait ....'.: .............
Wet saltct, selected .................,s 4
hycr skins .,.,.............;... .,i,,,s
-, Wool-Quotations strictly nominas
Twelve months, med. um.........'.. -
Twelve months. fine ...............''N
g. SIX months. 11i2o less.
Tl.low !
LccswaS =
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A,Hrh9 17ef'rle ths.fe ~ese ~ fires =
r. destT1irf vere@- Of mr. fes fN,g 80 o.
earl during DC fhe-e were no f-et
wnere Ne ssit4frrsfe4 sozs if .-a.h sae-
s,inonnissl 70 np' Rss than 5000 and Inc
large-si insss b. a1y one d-e va, 90 ~,
a. Gr.nnla Cr..A Ln-.. ~ A..--I -
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WOOL.
81. LOUIS. January 7.-Wcol HarRc'''
changed.
KANSAS CITY.

Ia ksacS'as CITY, January, 1920 Ca NV!
steady, others lower: Texas steer siss1
80; Texas cows .s0sl2.7o: nativss. in
. s'swnfgf.sO. native cows and heissesss ~
S'5D: stockers and feeders 2,e9as ;S%sr,,etp1|
uVfS 10. llogs-Rn,etpts l3ovh s1. ssSj 81
heaviaf 3.lnaS "a; packers ,oo,iS "a fy)|
6 60 :, 2Oil3 80; light 2. 2bn3. %: ,yorksnn,s
! ~ p'gs 3.oDl3.io. Sheep. h scsiIpr: ~
s.hLpnaenis 1000; slow; lambs s.9sus' d.
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VESSELS SAILED ron c.LvEsro,


$ AcconAo. liverpool Noseulbe. IL.
S Alas ale 1al.a. Lsrcs.n1er =
$ A.ssls1- ARR. NOV. g.
s. A-eina.-a. =tdfnburs. .Jscernber Is.
IS Arthlr He'd. G.pra-tA-. DEC q.
$ Br!;an.e. s.. Michael. Nov. q
$ castle E;er. Colon. s-ce1l Der i9.
s. Cromwell. Sunderland. Dec. I.
$ .5ea Han. Dundee. De-. -
- fu1vayoI Rio ja1eifo, Bec. q
s. Fennock Swars.a, nov n
IS Hammond. Rio Jale.ro, Nov =.
. he-.u. liverpool, Dec. u
3 Lam PGsas. New York, Jan. g.
Sc I.Jchulore. AntWery. p-e -
IS Lucina. RIO Janeiro Dec p
s Narilc. iayre. Decor Der Is
IS Nadure. Ca-i.n. Dec. Is
= Mona, Las Falmas, December -
s. Saury. Las paiInas. Dec. l.
= iS1therne-d. Barry. Dec 90
S. STrlthclyle. Penn. Dec e
$ 1horiisa Cardiff. Dec l.
IS Tolosa. Barry. Nov. =
= Traveller. Liverpool. Dec. a.
= lnTe.h. Halifax. Dec. II.
s. Nic.or!a, Sunderland. Dec %
Bark Genestz, RIO Janeiro, November
-.
Sch Alder, T s,earne. Boston. Deem.
,, SCH Ella L. Davenport. Baltimore. Dec.
., sch Elyira ]. French, Philadelphia. Dec.
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
4 Sight Improvement in the Ameri-
cau Markets.
llyIPPoCL FUTURES WERE LOVER.
Fort Receipts Continue on N sm"i'
se.le-Exports Again Ahead
of Last Year.
DL FUTURES WERE LOWER.
Office of The Post.

Houston. Thursday. January Z.
While cotton values have shown some
I i-,r,-over,sn, and a much better tone IN
/ -, 80. ~, ,is>S ,hara "a n,,tbine. OF a
SIX 49, ~" 20! . -
I DOOM IN the market, anu speculation is "h
! a ve-y small sssse Futures al New York
80 New r,-le.,-s w.. hon, : noin,s down
-.-- w" -. 's''-'9 w."
2. ore time today but soon regaihed ths
ioss ana cIossd or points higher than
.s-.a-s.,. Js,,s-,,ooi fn,u-es were no, IN
70 expectations, the nnal heureS being
ts.fs,i..sAd off bur tho small port and
interior Teceirs aHcct ths nhia'orAple
The falling off IN the movement IS caus-
ing the shorts some anxiety. ana If the
,-,.se ssiua ION OF the country was more
mr. missing there would no doubt he p
sharp rally in the market The stats
deal position Of cotton Is certainly favor
ahta ~ .ba h,,lis In. s.a.ts,ics in regard
@"'c ~ N'iS ""'4S, 80
10 the supply and sale of cou;on goods sTe
exceedingly bearysh Whether the former
ALL offsat The ,,.,cr ra,,,,t,,s IN no sae-.
Exports continue on good scale. ana
il Is evident that English and continental
summers be,ieve COTTON is cheso at the
49,.
e!gn exports have been 5000 bales ahead
OF the same week last year. STOCKS at
United States ports have decreased 5000
bales this week. and are now only ldi 900
bales larger than al this time las. year.
AZ toiay's session New yo-l, futu,,es
- ~ -
opehei easy, win o.sS blu Tor MArch.
Prices dropped to 697 soon thereafter. but
advanced TO 7ol nv noon ami reached
: NJ d,,rs-e, ~. e.,,...,,,,, ri -.
-" uuf'ns 'he AFTERNOON. Inc cfoslaE
MAY sold a: 7l2 early in the day. reached
III during the afternoon ard closed a,
TO.
In New Orleans March sold AT s75 on the
opening. droppe,i 10 ga. hut soon advanced
N ss2 rt,,ai ee,,ras - go -
, ',.a. rs u'e were oofeo 's''
against o'''d'S yesterday. May sold al
RioNla.n &. Co. of New York u.-i.e. "o,r
f-iarJs -, NJ. ~, - ~
- nv 'ooA LOT any extreme OF
1ho'oheh ADVANCE JUS; now. Instead, Il
may be found good policy TO sell out hold
ings upon every good bulge on the cbance
t upn, 6G. we are satised thai the general
better prices. and we strongly depreca;e
SS.,,,.s to,toi sn4Ft. Even me wary old
.ha- -. 80 ~4'-44Sc d1e AFRAID 20 90
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WIFE I'D NAILs-

Barhed wire quotations are for carload
lois {. o b., Houston. Nails are quotod In
B4RBED WfRE-Gliaden. ralvan,zc,
= - per LOO lbs; painsed WIRE. s2l5. Wau.
key.1 = higher than Glidden.
WIRE NAlLS-Pate, s. 81 per key. at.
~ aad "a, 3c' it and ~. &c. 3D. sc, "a.
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The Coffee Fight.

The cuntes. ss.ycen ehe sugar tr7lyt ard
Arbacisic Bros for Supremacy in the CO..
fse business 81 ssai going on. and e fagtfey
reduction to rHzritc.i co,Tse Is expected sly
day. 4 VIII be rvoe.isi that the sugar
trust recently purchased the wo-eiso1
Spice company o< Toledo. otcs. ara i'aat
Immediately thereafter the L.o- bran. OF
nEsstsd cossees. Manufactured By th@ To-
ics1o concern. we-e rs3used cEst pr
poisrld- Tge purchase Of til.H tlaat b. re
u-Ust . SD 70 have be-T Tlteu5ei as a
hcSon for tse hruurEHas w1p n.-1 -res4-
os.--y s-eElounrsl fh-.- n eu'i5h q 're5.iNg
q large s,igar refinery
AroucSis Br-c-s a. hrs, realaael - no. &c
ths 3ofser prices in r1zss.ec - - an
:1csirsceG ny The Woo'-sol ~fl.1si company.
bo; 32si Hz-l-tsl As plr-srf1 ir Elle
fp-2 a. Tn e.fre. they gave pl- Z cen.
rer1uc'--a "a fhasr ls-i rzte. Who's tie
original cir % the Won fcn Teorir g4-r
infa ihss' prpptly eng -Lii4fe.s farit-r r.
rGcfrso q Z. cent T,fa laser ihe Ar
buckles have rot yog mt.
Another rscffer w1'ch r. u-aff tfl-lg she
roNoss Trade - fLe fe-s1rfz - TIE ie Ca.
tng S1ipNlsss o. gres-1 ra-aa II Ls rcns,i
cred pr0a&b,s Ifs- buh tlr Wual-g- cox.
c"rn ag;l the Aria iJeg fa.va er1fa cd
isss-ree.ves 20 Arrs.sE WIZ ;he faw ma
tsffsl as % SOCK AT 1sfjst f0r q fri tae
other n4rai. s. - roaiesl iet rs -nauy rrs-yl-
t-FE ~ -. fradn fftf 'srfa-rrl- raftas are
low enough -n b. safe ogztl~f flrff..- Z .-
cfned. ihnuan E1aH e-ce~s ppfx cT- hat
there were Essara wArl and ce-.ts ytF.
the ruling r.sls--ss
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PAINTS AND OTJg

oH.-i.inseed. y bbls. raw. &c: boiled.
esses. No; brilliant Oh. Nsj: in bis, lee:
stove gasoline, IN cases, Il 10: In bbis,, He:
Isuplon oil. Ia bbl-.. lac; In cases, $50:
la hbls a2c "' '"' P'"'"e'
WHITE LEAD--Str!cily pure. edGi.c:
''S Tfan re- White isad. &c; painters. 81.
10 90 and Ii pcr cent discount. now list
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a asked. b bid.
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Opened steady, demand moderate. 4.
m. dull: closed barely steady.
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a asked: b bid. ---
NEW ORLEANS FuTUREs
Opened quiet; 1901, quiat: closed 49,.
sales. JS,7Oo. "q
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DRIED FRIiITs

.APPLES-FsHcy sliced. in hoxes. az
'ftSi7 Ghoics syaponaled 5'4c; fancy sac,
S SAfrrss;o a, rii per pound:
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For ,.cnk Nlnncn

H"rsfnrds Acid Ph0sphnt..
II soo,hos ana feeds .he nervas ~,
aiSesuon and imparts strength. "s'Hs
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Tine BUSINESS BAROMETER.
A Isls1 to the CosditIos Of Trade
GeseraIly.
AFFAIR SPRING TRADE IS EXPECTED
Iseaa Johbers Take . Hopeful View
u he sitaaeson-snnii stocks
Of Canned Goods.
once of TIE Post,
Hou~on. rSu-ssssy. January :.


Local 3obbers report a fair demand IN
most nnee. bI, DO no: anticipate any snes,
ac;fvlty IN bazsness duriIg January. While
nearly every firm reports .osrse 'sscrsAss,
In ort~m as compared ve-s last month.
yet at the same time the territory covered
by Houston wholesalers e 50 large thai
the axsresare dnfiy busers-s rnakes very
good showing. THIS Is the season cs tae
year when It seems DaSDr.zi - look for
ward to the future. and II r safe to say
that. wfaie the general trzie situas-'on
seems rather Eioo.ny. local ;otss-rs are an
tictpAtsng a very good sp-n7g hasiDesss-
The fasvners Of Texas are preparing fo-
ex te.lssve planning the COM x ssasys. and,
az this VIII cause an iacreas~-d demand Tor
supplies from iErs-sog merchants. HSrsica
as q whose-sals ceoter WI b. benefited
thereby wfnie many planters vii b.
forced 20 rrT-tnpe tire creli; system. a
large number will pay cash .or everything
bought and THIS put a considerable
aSneEsr.t Of money IN f.l~x-gyl s.a,D-,
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ne" YORK January MANY buyers are
LOOMING around the market and sales have
resulted aad others are expected. burt the
reheat'on OF the market was one of rcn-
eral 1wetud". An Improved fsarnp ,s
ts'a, abroad and sentiment is growing in
n rrrS, ui no, PRINTING cloths quite, but
goods. '"Su''SsS IN ory
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

me leading fuzure. ranged * follows:
Arf,c,e-- .Oren. IHIgh TloN .IClase