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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-17
KRIS KRINlE would nave a big JOB if ne tried 10
caIQ our Holiday STOCK at one Load.

Fact is f he had his reindeers hitched to the largest moving van
he'd have to make more than one trip to "Clean us out" The stock
isnot only large but mighty well assorted, and the prices are about
the most pleasant part of the whole thing, easy enough to say all
this YOU NAV remark and we would answerif we heard it: YES,
and easy to prove when you vlsluJ the sCore' here IS a parC1al nsC
you will have to select from:
MEMS LADIES' CHlLDRENS SILK& KID MITTS HANDERCHlEFS Of all
kinds MUFFLERS. FUR MUFFS & BOAS, RUGS. SOFA PILLOWS, HEAD
RESTS. TABLE LINEN, TOWELS, SHAWLS, BED SPREADS, DRESS
GOODS i'm patterns that would make al elegant present:
SGpes, Fur Coats Pmat Knives Pocket Books Book and Stationery and in Chnawae
and LAMPS we have an Elegant assortment and can surely pleas yn as it ste largest
ever shown here Our stock offers a vaey you'd hardly expect to find outside thu
largest city stores and we would be pleased to show you around any time Looking costs
nothing and bvng only a little m. You had better come soon and have funs stock
to select FROM. Rememter We are also headquarters for Candies and Nuts of all kinds sand
will ee YOU we'll in very particular
Now we wish YOU all a MERRY CHRISTMAS and know you will have if you come to
us bp then.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-17

Prosperity comes quickest to the man
who's liver is in good condition. De-
Wits Little Early Risers are, famous
little pills for constipation, biliousnee.
indigestion and all stomach and liver
troubles.
FRANK SMITH
Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe.
loo.
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FRANK SMITH.

For rent, six room house, stable and
two acres of land. CHAs. b. KENNEDY.
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"l)r. Fenner's Dyspepsia Cure"

When bilious or ccstlve eat q Cascaret
candy catharcic. cure guaranteed, 1Oc. 25c
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III cHncT ~ Ou1C@
as the name implies, is simply for Dys-
pepsia or Indigestion. 1t should be gu
perior to the general run of preparations
and prescriptions because prepared by a
physician of many years. study and Ok
p~erience, whose writings on medical
questions are accepted as authorities.
If not satisfied after using one bottle,
your money will be refunded by Frank
Smith of Madison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-17

J. A. Perkins, of Antiquary, O., was for
thirty years needlesly tortured by
physicians for the cure of eczema. He
was quickly cured by using DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve the famous healing
salve for piles and skin diseases.
FRANK SMITH.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
| I in hog PRODUCTS
flt<o - Heats Are still Climbing
gss Skywsrd.
Il0a PROOF SPIRITS ARE HIGHER.

Once OF The Post.
Houston, Thursday. Angdst y.

Houston, Thursday, August 70
The boom In hog products has not end
"a. There was further advance OF ~
Nc today, and advices from st. LOUIS
ransas City and Chicago report all mar
kets strong and still tending upward The
general position OF the market seeens 70
reject the more confident feeling pre-
wailing In business circles. and is looked
upon as Indicative OF better trade
throughout the country. The demand
lacks the hesitating nature which was so
apparent last year and provisions arc In
request In all parts Of the country.
Since the LIST of August bacon extras
have advanced liac on the local market,
and regulars have made a similar jump.
New York bellies are up 1Ac for the
month, while breakfast bacon has gained
nearly cents, per pound in that time.
Hams have advanced barely isc during
August and lard about &c. Prices on
everything In the line OF meats is fully
cents per pound higher than at this
time last year.
The outlook for a much smaller corn
crop than last year has been one OF the
bull influences ia the market for prOvis-
ions. Stocks OF products are very large
at Chicago and the movement OF hogs
has been up TO the average.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
COFFEE.

New, York, August 6.--Cofee-Optlons
2Spened steady. 5rl5 points higher, ruled
fairly active and FIRM on near months on
covering, with late months neglected /.
,elliits checked by fears that tho market
has been oVei sold: sales $3.50 BAGS, in,
tludsng Septe,nbe 65oU6 co: Decembsi. &,
9S.S Spot Rio steady: No. Z, invoice Z
;obe.ng ~; mild steady: Oordoya loissI
Total warehouse deliveries from tho
United states N.9lS, Including l4.i67 from
New YORK; New York stock today SS5, ASS:
ul.tei States Stos 49, iS6; afloat for the
United States 45.coo; total visible for he
un'ted States 1870 1885, against 400 oel last
year and SiG.57S In 1896. ''''
SANTOS August 26.--Cofree weak: good
average Santos 5000 res per 10 kiiose rc.
ceipis il,oO0; stock ~, 900.
Hamburg, August 36.--Coffee closed a,
u net gain OF iaels. pig; sales IL 900 "
hfo, August &.--Coffee steady; No. 7
no Mso refs per It. kllos; exchange S5>isd
receipts M,VO, cleared for the Unit 81
states NV for Europe 1900; stock All eos.
Havre August 2o.--Coffee closed Arm, n I,
a net advance of Af. sales % OnA 49, ;" a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27


BEANS California small white 2Nn2Fsc
per III: Bayou a,sdsS4c, pink 2A1Ysc;
Lima bctns, SD$'sc, hlaek-eyed peas, 2Mtp
Be-.
RUT'rER-,3luc Star. 1Sc. dairy, liWl3c;
fancy l2gln creamery, Dc; Texas coun-
try butter l5u20a for choice; common, 10
di12isc
prints iOiPff12,.c
CABBAGE - Missouri s2.25n2b0 per
crate Colorado SIS, common $l75M2.C0.
CillcESE-New York full cream, i3c;
Wisconsin full cream, l2lac, Young Amer
| lea 12iGc; Western, lie. SWISS, 25c; tmi.
tation Swiss. i7dtIsc; brick cheese, Haze
| llmhurgcr, he.
| EGGS Texas &c, case run, Kansas i5Gi
| lee
ONIONS Texas and California iis42c
per 10.
| PEPPER Chic lSGtioc per III,
| POTATOES California S0uS5c, sweet
potatoes, GNu70c per bushcl
POULTRY Chickens, per dozen. oil
| hens. 81 50u3.OD: cocks, ST Enai200: frvers
according to sizn s2.6oT2 70; broilcrs SO 0.
| G225; turkey hens, A00d500: turkey COB
,,lers &ooatSW, ducks, s. 5o0S.oo geese
| s:5OI3,00.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
KANSAS CITY.

Kansas city. August I
ce.pts 10000; best natives 49, n
weak to SC lower Texas steo.ts
Texas cows 2.2O14. 40: native i've. ~ 4
SIS: native cows apc heiixr. ", ~
stockers and feeders S.oog4. ,1ol,iE
525. Hogs-Receipts 1000 .wN.1h1axy
active: bulk of sales 5 &ul;fs' "
iu2is; packers 3.75g4.0o; nnxHS sSi1 n
lights 3.90g4. O7la: workers. veHs,s
s 3513. 80. Shsep-Recept PTS ~ n
lambs 3.35fi5. 90: rnuttors z.W4s'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
rRuITS.

APPLIES Missouri 81 boGS0o per bhl.
common $a.5.
BANANAS $LO0nl. 20 per bunch; packed
Doc per bunch higher.
C0COANuTS- StO0 per 100; sSs 90 per 1000.
GRAPES Concords and Cutawha. 10 n
baskets 2Saioc, IL Paso Mission 5oa10c
white Malaga, i0uE0c.
LEMONS Messlna and Palermo. com
mon 500; choice sS7b; fancy, 500
ORANGES Rodi, 81 90 per box,
PEACHES Common. 25p9hc per peek
basket crates common, G511oc; fancy
| 81 OndIl. 20
PEARS Texas soc@si,0o per bushel;
green ann6Dc
wNrERMELoNss 81, 5og275 per dozen
| according 10 size.
CALIFORNIA FRuIr--B Bartlett penrs
| S2oat.,5o prunes, Si.6o: grapes BLACK
| PaNnce and Muscats, N.H0; Tokay. 500
| peaches SiiNdfi,25
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
The Grande.t Renee'' I

Mr.. r. B. Greeve. mercns 4
howie. Va, certifies that ne ~
ton, was given up TO dte. soii
ical treatment that money .,,.I5
tried all cough remedies % -
but got no relief: spent man r.
ting up In a chair; was ipouss
Kings New Discovery. ana
use OF two bottles. For 49,
has been attending 70 Dus
DR.. Kings New Discovery ~
remedy ever made, - II -
for him and also for or.
munaty. DR.. Kings New -
anteed for Coughs. Colds
It don't fail. Trial bottles
Heyer's drug atore.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
Flour Market Firm

Although whoat has iluctuatcd widely
IN tire speculative markets this week, the
price OF -four has remained steady at the
last advance Advicos from Galveston
state that farmers IN North Texas are
still demanding siOO per bushol for their
wheat and many of them refuse to sell
for a cent less.
The situation in the grain market liz
badiy mixed. Bulls say prices viii keen
gong up as long as the Foreigners are
so hungry for wheat, but other traders
mink the market has reached "A point
where the cash demand win fall on and
1hat there Is a chance for IA b < reaction
little more wheat than they ala n venr
ago, ana the country has recently been
exporting nearly twice as much Az thnn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
noUsrox PRICE CURRENT,
HEAVY STAPLES.

These quotations are revised daily ana
their correctness can be relied upon. Tho
Wholesale markets:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. per kcg. sAa,,
x25; blasting powder, sie5 per ksg, drop
BACON--Extra short clear, In sacks
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rAINrS Ann nILs.

oiL--Lsnsoed, III bbls, raw dc; boiled
$50 Petroleum, water white. iSO test. In
hbis. lie; N cases, sizes. prime white, lA)
test, in hills. l2c In cases. Sits brilliant
oil. si.7o: In hhls, iSc. stove gasoline. In
cases N,6o; IN hbls, l4o. Eupion oil, In
bblS, nc: In cases, SEQ: castor oil, med
icll purc, sii0i castor oil, commercial, eei5c
per dozen turpcntne, Nv bbls sic
WHITE LEAD-Strlctly pure. 6fl6i,c,
standard white lead iioc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
Corpu. Chri.ti'. oIdesf a

Corpus Christi. Texas. aus Z
day Corpus Christi lost proo..
est inhabitant in the death o. ~
Noessel. She was 81 year ~
native of Germany. She nav
city for many years.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are. ON small lots. Soacia,
prices on carloads 'N'''
BAftBED WIRE--Clhlden. yal 20 "a
Ivy lbs: Wsukegan SC higher than Glidden
MlkE NAllS-Rate $3.50 per Key. M.
vances, l0d. 1sd and l6d Sc; sd and al a. |.
81 ana "a soc; ID aad 50. SOC: Sd. i5c; sd'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
CORN and WHEAT HIGHER.
Bull Clique Got Back at Those Who
Called Margins.
AN IMMENSE BUSINESS IN CORN,
wheat Eciipsed the Present TOP
notch Prices Of the Present Bul
Campaign-corn Most Active.

Cnmpafgn-corn Most Active.
| Chicago. August 26. To-day, for the first
| time since the bull campaign In wheat
| was started. the price OF September sold
| above the dollar mark In Chicago. Ten
minutes after the opening 1.o3M was Of
fered, an advance over yesterdays closing
price Of es.. Even at that tempting hg-
ure the hull clique refused to let 10 OF
| their holdings. Enough wheat came on
| the market to break the price to 9S rs by
| the time the closing bell sounded. but
| brokers, who are engineering the deal,
stoutiy denied that It came from them
| The sudden rise of September was not
reflected in any other large market In tAe
| country. with the exception of Minneapo-
| lis. where September bounded from 92 to
| 100. ST. Louis advanced at one time,
| but relapsed to the opening price Tor De-
ceniber Although statistics were not
| given much attention. one TEN OF foreign
news had distinct influence. The for
egn potato crop shortage is estimated at
| the enormous total of l,010.000,o00 bush
| els, which was expected 10 increase the
| demand for American wheat. Its iniin-
ence was especially felt in December
| wheat which is not under the thumb OF
| any clique.
Cora and provisions were both affected
| by the excitement, although 1hM1i5 was
| recorded, and the feeling was very strong
ut the close for corn. The closing for
prov sions were from u to 20 higher than
yesterday.
|
| Wv
| 49, p''.,' W. r'N'N". "''' Na'
| 80
20 i'o'Is a. ~, Ne'e' w. '''o' eN
- "p.e'''oe'
.'V''' az 70 80 "'' i''e''''''i 70 80 au-
v - go 90 nc
- ""s ""' '"o i'o','
Vi ""o'"o, WI VI '''V sc'e"s Wy wy '''i
'"'"e' WHY al 'uVo''''p' '''o "uN""1e
was '"u"o" NY JUMP" o'''es anu c,op
news urn "ah 'ie must "c''Ne h'arNc'
ON 'no N"o' u"u s''o"e" AF'"i 90 "'
N""'r az '"V cIo7e' o"'' a'N"''0u 90 anu
p,oN'S'o"S ioH@u'
Inv h'n' "Ntee" '"nu.eS VI ''o Se9s'o"
." "l'"' was as oau " q"d' te' "i an
h'"' i'r '"e s"o'tS III "he"' anu corn 10
any II 'helr itccnt most eN'speraVlns IN
Pe''e'e' me ""ii c''P'e ho' Daoh wiz
c'"'po""u FORCE AZ inc people VINO CARED
marquis Oh itS p'ohers 50 "clViis MoH-
gay 9eP'c"'pPr "ho"' opVneu az i.oi'
"a's 10 Nv Oh iro'" IA 10 % insuoi th"h
oioa'u yestetuay ana "cuhteu &c at d
l''''e un'" ven minutes rum tne opeh'"s
i'"'i was pih, pr'ee va over the pre-
v'ous oaS CLOSING pEce' peeeihner' IN
th' he'h''ne' hau reacneu W. Nart'ns III
iron" " o'N 10 so' "hioh p"o'iuohs "ets
rnr re,y ,,inn,os the n.rxe, ho,i,ntcd
/; NJ ,h,ao rr,cas mon Ioc,,ne r. 90 IN
= Y'
september and 9iia In December ensued
: The business during the next hour and a
"nd ,so ,aa,n ,,,n,n~ at ,hn aon, ,non'e IS
"''" '"o "'a'Y ua'''s az ''io I0'''"'e"'p,
n,,a,.,,', ,an, ,,,,e,,, ,,,, ,ao,,,ans ,',.,,,
80 WV" VIC "'''o'S Wv va '"s
[ | when September worked mp TO lOl and De
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
CANNED GOODS.

CANNED FRUT1-~Per dozen; Strawber-
rlcs, 90cMsl,00; pincapples standard, $lVNl
I50. cyeless and coreless, sl65; seconds. 30
d95c. pears, standard, g0cdtd00; Clipper
Bartlett pears, 2 H. SLOnll.O5 ID, Sl6Wp
1855 peaches. standard 2 10, g0cstSl. %. sec
onds, 2 H. s0a9oc: III standard. sL25u 40.
Ia pie peaches, 7adSoc; 8 ID pie peaches,
S5aig0c. blackberries. G5ft1oc: ID standard
appios, 754ls5c
CALIFORNIA CANNED FRUITS =
Standard goods 2is 10 cans; Peaches, 81 10
dflGo per dozen; apricots, sl.Sofil.35; pears
81 5ntlG0. egg plnms, slaGal.al; green
cages 81 .30fri .35 nectarnes 81 3Oapl 90
grapes ST. 30di 20; white cherries. 81 100
20 black cherries s2.co go0seberries Sl.fo
al 30.
CANNED HGETABLES Marrowflt
peas, 00cm{l0O; Lima beans socm1lOO'
string beans G0d70c corn. 60cdtsl %; toina'
toos, III. G2lSGtG5c: seconds, 5Oc 3 III. S0Ip
Sc r1d kidney beans, ID, S0nSic,
CANNED MEATS AND FlSli-Roast
beef. h. 81 iorIl5, 2 lb, s2oon2,i5, I Id
corncd beef 2 dozen. 81. 20ni2J; III lunch
tongue DOZEN, Sc 10000; Frankfort sau-
sages, 10, $l.65, q lb potted ham, dozen.
ho4b5c u III pottcd ham 2 dozen, ii.2b. Y
| III devilod ham dozen, 55NGpc: Y Id dew
| He'd ham. 2 dozen, sl.GHl1O; sardlnes,
| American, quarters tins t2.s5m29o; mug
| tard. halves so tins. S2.05n2. 10, salmon,
| Alaska, 90di95c Steel Head Columbia
| River oOcaSt0o; straight Columbia River.
| Sli0d 60,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
BurrER AND EGGS.

New York. August -Eggs-Receint.
eiSn packages; very Arm; State ana Penn,
sylvania, i7Il9: Western. II,
Chicago, August a6,-Butter-Stc.av.
creamery, isitish: dairy. gai5 Cheese, ,
Steady, ShQs, Eggs-Firm; fresh, iss
Kansas city, August ee,-Butter-Firm
creamery, l4al6ls. dairy. lOsiI2 ESQ
About steady; demand Increased. sras-
candied Missouri and Kansas STOCK !,
ST. Louis. August 26.-Rutter n " ~,
Sreamery, i6gls; dairy. lOQl6. EGGS
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Trade Notes.

Kansas eggs have again advanced /
cent per dozen.
The market for cheese is firm at another
M-cent advance.
Prices on glucose were marked I'M ,
cents per 100 pounds this week
NJ. Allen will unload another chr n,
fancy Verdellt lemons tomorrow.
The market for linseed oil has ,,naer.
gone a further advance and local prices
are higher.
Leather prices are very firm ana some
lines have advanced. The hide market il
fairly strong. .
New crop syrup Is now being marketed
n New Orleans, though coming In very
slowly az yet 'N''
Peaches from East and North rex.s
Oklahoma and California We're on The la.
cal market today. Prices were fairly
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New Pork, August 81 Sugar Raw Arm
NSsS 19EleAne, Angpst y Sugar Open
g; y: l;:''';;;i MI ;:' "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
NEW YORK


attraction In grain circles today was the
corn market. The rag was surrounded
from start to finish by q large crowd OF
brokers, most OF whom were bulls and
had buying orders which ran todays busi-
ness uu 10 $4,000. A tip had been given
out that corn was, good for a big rise Ia
the next few weeks, and the investment
buying ON this and other Influences was
Il feature OF the day. Many of the biggest
operators are now Interested in corn.
Word came from Chicago that the corn
RIM there would not hold their crowd of
traders who were trying 10 execute orders.
The country is Interested In the predicted
boom and Bought freely today. when
wheat sold off In the afternoon corn broke
loose from It's higher priced companion
and had "a littlo bulge on It's own hook.
Crop news Is unmStakably gloomy The
froslt season Is near at hand, and from
an accounts the grain is 50 far behind its
average growth at this Tune of the year
that even with the most favorable wealth
period at n disadvantage. Today's news
was exceptionally bullish Nebraska ard
Kansas complcled of duouth. Iowa has
suffered from COO weather and wired that
frost earlier than September 10 would 10
immense damage. The Price Current fill
ed out the list by predicting that the. crop
| Is likely TO be somewhat short Of the
| years pro6lh.e distribution. September
corn opened at S5& huotuated sharply, re-
acted Nys in the Afternoon and closed al
,ar- lhWlfsc Bher thar last night The
wheat market had rattle, wild opening
| but cooled off ian half all hour and was
without dmpcrtant development for the
l.O2. fluctuated to 1.o334 and then drifted
| Tor the rosnainder OF the day. touching
| ,,0l7s at the close. Total sales were 1885,
| 600 bushels.
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New York, August 90 Wheat--Receipts
10000 bushels; exports, 253.SSS bushels
spot trn; No. red, Los rs; options
opened strong and advanced on higher
cables, bad scare among some shorts
and sympathy with corn. easing up a lit
tie after noon on realizing and light ex-
port trade closed ism1ls net higher; No
2 rod, August closed / 90 7-S; September
l.ol I-Sfil.0S7,. closed l0l rs. Cotton seed
oil firm; prime yellow, 26m26Is Pig iron
firm; warrants. G,i016.5o Copper steady,
TN very duh: straights, 1365diS75 Spell
ter quiet, i.25ai35. Lead strong. ak
change. 4.OOfl4 10: brokers' 26N
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al $50: regulars 7l407 6-sc;. boxed kc
hISher emoked bellies 8lkc: New for Is
salt bellies Sas4c; breakfast bacon FAY
= 9 sxdGrNa AND TIES Carload lots. 70.
Hjourton or Galveston. August ship
ncnt: Bagging. 3 10. l3-16c: ~ 10; snc
Ties Arrow = 10 rom 7Ss stor e. bssslns &c
I ISSr yard higher; ties, SC per bundle
A' SSXNDY-s,iek. wrapped, ,.l basis "A. SIC
per y seeeEsi s ana cS s Fair
fos,: prime, 1lfil2tkc: choice. 1ad1ls.c: fancy
i6ssai17. peaberry. t7afisc Roasted coffee;
Etar and Crescent. 100 ID cases. sli-S'
FLoUR-carload lots. Tidal Wave $3.50:
sea Fairy. seconu roller patent. $3.50; Sea
Nyrph, extra roller fancy, T.10i Sea Pearl
40: rye -four $50; Pumpefnickel $b.io:
special rates for shipments to interior
points: flour In barrels i5c above sacks
In half barrels. zoe above barrels.
F,ARTNACEOUS GoopS--Grits; hominy
and cream meal. IN bbls, $40: pearl
sacks: Scotch oats, 81 40 per case.
BAMs-Stunjard 9,aaioAc, picnic hams
I HONEY In COLI cana. extracted. 4ikl
5H4c; In comb. Saloc; in i2-lb cans. extract
I&RsiD-Refined tiorces, compound. &c;
leaf 5%4c. 90 III cans isc. higher than
tierces; 10 ID cans sc higher; 10 cans.
MoIAssFs-R n bolled. fair 1913; primo
.0di2lc; cho.ce 25m2fc; fancy 3DU52c.
RICE - Extra fancy head, 5isMJt4c;
choice 4isG,5c; fair llii5sc. fancy imported
59t5c
ROPE-Basis for TIC: Sisal 4Isq4Ac;
MANILA, 7m7i5c: cotton. lie.
SAIT-Livcrpool. coarse. 60n75c: line, W
assoc Louisiana. coarse. Gc. fine, 35c. bar
rclr. 2s-ios, $2.25. 60-5s $3.50; 1oo-ss. $3.50;
70-is, s245
SALT F1SH-Mackerei, No I, In Io-lb
KITS. ScI$lO1. half barrels. S5.25U5O.
ARCH--Standard goods: Pearl;in 40 ID
boxes. snGfs1+c. Royal CLOS. bulk 3igp
ss.c: Nickel. 100 packages, per box, SO as;
corn starch. 4M05ikc per 10. 20 and io-lb
boxes.
SUGAR Quotations are for small lots:
special prices given on carload orders.
standard grlnulated, SIC. German gran.
ulated. In sacks. 5isc standard cubes and
powdered, 5-sc: Louisiana yellow clarl-
fed, 5-sc: choice, nc
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Cotton seed on.

Texas mills will soon have nav cotton
SEED OIL TO oner and have closed out
pracucaily all of their old stock The
market for oils has been very quiet re-
Gently, although fairly steady tone has
prevailed. New York letter says OF
the stuatiop at that point:
An effort has been made To advance
quotations. although the result has moi
pecn generally successful. II is true thai
some OF The top grades have shown
strength and have been advanced, with
win'er yellow unoted up 10 sc to SIC. On
the grades of yellow and on yellow tho
market has been little uncertain, with
sales at the close of the week reported Of
prime at 25ixc for OF summer yellow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis August 26.--Flour- Steady.
Wheat-Unsettled, closing with August 3-s
and September u higher than yesterday
with December and May a lower; spot
about steady, No. cash. elevator. g7M
bid; track. fIam9sia; No. hard cash, o.
@9i, track; August, "a 5-S; September 95N
asked; December, T&Mg7l.: May, 90 bid.
Corn-Futures advanced lls02 at the opeh-
ing, reacted later and closed lIkGila. high
err spot steady No. cash, 2Sk Septem-
Dor, 2Sli asked December, 30is asked; May
33is033A Oats-'utures firm; spot high
err No cash, 1884; No. . white, 2ld22;
September 1919; December, 1874 May, 23A
Rye 53lsm5i, track. Barley nominal. Corn.
meal frm sou 1855 Bran firm; east track
sacked 5O1as, at mill 80. Flaxseed-Steady
103ie PRIME stimothy seed PTS HAY
quiet, steady, with lighter receipts: prai.
rie, GOO; timothy, 5,00Nl0.Oo. Whisky 1.2I
Cotton ties aud bagging unchanged. Pork
higher standard mess. jobbing, new $50
old. SIS. Lard higher: prime steam, AGO
choice. i,72ta. Bacon--Boxed lots. extra
short clear and ribs, $50; short. 662i6
Dry salt meats-4BoXed shoulders SIS: ex-
ira short clear. 600; RIBS. 600; shorts
d,l2la. Receipts-Flour, 5000 barrels
wheat, 1900 bushels; corn, AZ 600 bushels
oats. $4,000 bushels. Shipments Flour
SOB barrels; wheat. 1000 bushels; corn
$1,000 bushels; oats 5000 bushels.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-27
The Houston pnc,..r

The Houston packery is now actively at
work, though not yet running to It's fun
capacity. The proprictors have been able
TO secure n very good supply of cattle
thus far. but hogs are rather scarce. Thr
products manufactured by the company
are nov. being cured. and WIN he ready
Tor market within the next six or eight
weeks. ''s''