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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05

New York, November 4-Coffoe--Opt,ors
orfN'ed steady unchanged to points
lower; closed steady, net unchanged 20 IA
pomts lower: sales. %. 25D bags. including:
November, 4SN; December. 5.5515.Go Spot
Honee-Rio dull and weak Mild weak.
santos November i.-Coffce 49, Weak:
coed average Santos nJml1al; receipts.
f9ur days, II 900; stock, l,l9s, 0a
Hamburg. November i.--Coffee closed Il
as rfg lower,
Rio, November &c ffee--No : Rt,. T2io
res yer 10 KOS; exchanra, 1884; re-
CENTS ltQ@; cleared Tor tho United States.
1e 90 for Eurnc, ro11: ~tock. l?4 00n
HaNrc November C-Nae closed barely
stc'dv, az lower sales. s5Olo
New No''t. November 4--.Total ware
mousse deliveries from the I--,'ted States
" iSi. including II 500 from New York
Now York stock tSinv. 30 1874. Tinted
Statrs stock so 7T an'at FIR the T-niteJ
S'1tes. 90; total visible for tho trn'iad
81. 3.S In 1875 "''N
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Dried Fruits Are Firm.

AL dried fruits continue firm aad are in
excellent demand Adv.ces from Cah.
iornis State that holders or raisins re-
fuse to make any CONCESSIONS and are
eskine 4hN4lsc for three crowns, though
somv sales were reported last week at
4'sc' Currants are stu reported to be
i ady ancing and local prices are also
CALIFORNIA prunos are Arm The lnauiry
~ enIeny ior mo large sizes, but MS these
are scarce and comparatively hlrh IttIo
pus ness Is being done at tho moment
Apr'cois are steady but quiet peacne-
arg duii and prices are somewhat nom,-
.'au o.. hotn peeled and nnpeeled, Dates
fiSs are du,si Good stock commands
ini' ~ ces. hut the rather liberal slrpiy
o, ihs'lior grades has a depressing Min
ehcc or the market.
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HITTER AND EGGS.

New York, November & Egss-Rece'r
1913 Iackagos steady: State and Penn.
sylv9@'a. 1891. Western, 20.
thlcago, November --Ru,ter-C reamerv
iSuSS' hrin; dairy i2Qe0, Cheese-Quiet
Sash. Eggs-Firm; fresh. ls
hansas city. November 4-Butter-.
Easy creamery. 2iGs3: datry. leae0 Eggs
--Etrm; fresh Missouri and kansas. isS.
creamery l9u2iis: dairy. l2ula Eggs
Steady. IA.
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A WEAK COTTON MARKET.
Futures Five Points Lower at New
Orleans.
HOUSTON SPOTS ARE DOWN AGAIN.
and n slightly Bctter Export
Dcma nd-Reccipts Heavy.
Office of The Post.

houston, Thursday, November 4.
1t Is seldom that the Tears have the
cotton market under such complete con-
troll as las been the case this season.
Nearly every day sees record ,f .ower
lr.ces and an arcrease CT the bearish sen-
timent. Rallies are nelr.y impossible of
realization and when they do come SELL
ing orders pour In from all sides Flu
lures are now only " cent above the
lowest IN the season of 1926. and the
bears seem confident that these 5&ponts
VIII be lost before the end of Novem-
Der.
Today Liverpo-l futures were 1-6i lower
ard spots down 1-32d. The American spec
ilative markets dropped sac points and
closed points tower than yesterday.
Spots were Lice lower at Houston and
New orleans, and &c down at Savannah.
Galveston was also &c lower to sell.
though official quotations there were for
some reason unchanged
There were No new features of interest
at today's session. The market is sim
ply staggering under the weight of spot
cotton and the tendency OF buyers to
wat for lower prices. spaners are buying
little more freely at present quotations.
quantities Receipts at ports were heavy
today, but the total for the week Will be
3d. 900 10 $1,000 less than in 1894. Exports
thus far this week have been $4,000 bates
more than for the same week last year.
The movement a. Texas towns is be-
coming rather heavy again, though re-
ccipts everywhere are running behind the
1894 record. From tho present outlook the
Texas y.e,d will be 100000 bales aheld of
last year and about the same amount be-
low the big crop year. In other words,
there is nothing whatever to justify the
belief in a crop over 2.750.Oo0 bales for
this State.
New York futures opened steady this
morning. with 80 bid for January. The
highest sale was at ISL and from that
point the price gradually declined TO 5.74,
closing with $40 bid, against 579 yester-
day.
IN New Orleans January sod at 5.44 on
the opening, fell to 5.3s. and c4osed with
$40 bid, against 5A yesterday.
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COTTON SEED Pii6Ducr..

corisag to location: ''s' "s-
r,r,r,. o.,,a...., -. Per gallon.
Prsne summer yellow OIL. II if ri,
Prime cctton seed cake 81. "a efia N o.
friine COTTON seed meal...... " 50 ala 90
s- ror lec psr d paSnd i,,, go sH
meal and cake at Sii.baalsoe per Ton t's
demand limited 49, ue'''''e'
New York, NcvemIer S.--fs,f,,, -. ~
wssk: prtme crude. iSfllsit; prime summsr
ySsecys q; on summer yellow. s33k: buttsr
o4 Q4: prime summer white. eSaas.
ps1me winter ysEow. =.
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Trade Notes.

higher today. '"e"'S
Texas eggs are in small supp,v n,,
prices show no advance. ''' w
Houston this week. '''pe' ''oh
Receipts OF poultry were quito heav,
lower "e'e s'sh'lF
thompson q Co, are now rece,yinv n
day. "S"iS every other
wheat has declined nearly cents n
hour market ~ easier. ''' an" 'ne
Beef products have been denressed h.,
u,e Meakness OF pork ana ribs, but nj
Mexican oranges are n,w ,rr,,,,
cypress from Laredo, but car.,nb sn,n
men.s are expected by the end of the
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Forccnsting the Mnrkc

(By private wire to B. W. Hunter & Coz
New York. November 4.-The offerings
both for Liverpoo, ard Southern account
have exceeded the demand. and we again
record break of points from yesterday,
closing only | point up from the lowest.
Liverpool was fairly steady, closing l-6id
lower, and at the dechine there was a.
good business done IN spots. Southern
SPOT markets were weak aud c.JSed gen.
orally al declines. but report liberal s1Ges.
In fact. it seems that spot cotton has
about reached IA price at which 1t can
find buyers. and this should relieve the
pressure which the future maiSSet has had
to stand from th-'se who hedge their spot
purchases In this market.
Receipts. while large are not running
up TO the predictions of the bears, and
II now appears that the amo punt coming
into SIGHT viii fall $1,000 to 10000 short OF
the $4,000 mark predicted early in the
week This. and a possibly buhsh Chron-
cle report VIII likely furnish the stimu
lus for a reacticrl of % to 10 points. which
even the bears win encourage, as they
are not Inclined to follow the decline too
closely and whsle apparently confident of
their position. they are not aggressive.
except ON the reactions. Conservative
traders feel bullish fer turn, bat say
that or the advance the market will be a
sale for ~ points, thinking $50 a settled
fact for January. Should the market
reach this point II WITH find good sup
port, and purchases can safely be made
on all soft spots
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HIDES. rALLow AND nEEswA.
l'rIcos raid by Houston dealers
SUGAR.

New Orleans, November 4.--Sugar--
Steady; open kettle, e.n2A; centrifugal
sranuiatei i-l6ff+Ss; waite, sa.sf4s; vel
low. 5-lsafSa4; seconds. eSfs i-is Mn,asses
open kettle easy: i5q2S: centrifugal
steady, SAILS: syrup steady, e0sfa5.
New York, November Sugar-Raw
nominal. refined steady.
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Cargill & Richardson of Houston say.
Although spots were sod freely by the
interior. both In Texas and the East the
pressure was not sufficient to cause much
.asiness in prices Exporters found lit
tie more comfort IN the cables from Eu-
rope, in fact considerable cotton was sold
abrcad. though at very low prices. Shorts
were not so aggressive. some covering by
prominent bears being INDUCED in. The
heaviest selling in New York was from
Liyerpoo, and by tired longs.
Numerous sections which recently re-
ported killing frosts now say frost was Of
benefit, as some of the dcrsc foliage has
btera killed, leaving the boNs exposed TO
the sun. Some weeks since predictions
were freely made that Liverpool January
Febriarys at $40 to 3,l2, and New York
January at 81, would be fighting ground.
These prices have been reached and IL
lo,As like the fight was on with odds N
favor OF the bears. A good reaction from
near these pr.cns wonld not be a surprise
to us. although there is very little OF mo-
ment TO encourage buying.
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So; December. 20 bid; May, e6A. Corn
Futures fraction higher; SPIT higher;
No. 2 casa. s!ls; Decemb e. -ilsg2i,.; May,
SHADY; No. cash. 1914 BID; Decembss'
meat-lso Bran,is pl.s side Flaxseed-
-rirm; prairie, 7.ocet7.5c; timothy, SO so.
Cotton ties. So. Bagging. 6N. Lead-Dnli.
3.72ss. spelter duh. 400; Pork steldy;
standard mess, jrbbing. S.251s.5o Lard
Higher: prime steam. Az; choice, 4.D. Ba-
con--Boxed lots. extra short clear, ST,s;
ribs, 5.62a; shorts. 5.S1h Dry salt meats
Boxed shoulders. 5.25; extra snort cIeat,
$50 abs. 5l2H; shorts, SIS. kesepss-
Flour 800 blrfvls; wheat, 5i,Ooo pusnels;
corn, 5000 bushels; oats. 20,VoC bushels.
Shipments--F.our. 400 bairels. wheat. wy
bushels: corn. 1900 bushels; cats. b.o"
bushels.
Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.
Kan as city. Nov moer i.--Whsa. lowcr:
No hard S5 No, o.; h Mn s sasias So MS
Corn--Firm No. mixed % OatS-rarm:
NJ. white, 1890 Rye-'Ste ady NO. 2, A.
Hay-,Active; choice prair.e, 100. receipts
ELS oats. 10000 bushels. SHIPMENT
Wheat, Isl 900 bushels. corn, $500 bushels
oats. 1900 bushels.
w. Hunter & Co. gave puts on December
wheat 30 and up to 9lk. Calls opened at
95h. sold up TO Nh, and closed at a5ia.
Puts on May wheat sold at 901s a!1 at sOls
and calls sold at 1874 and 92A. An active
market Is expected tomorrow. with local
sentiment pretty equally divided. but In
clined 10 bear side. Puts ON May corn
sold at 29ss and 29A and calls at 29S-.
New York, November 4-Wheat--Re-
ce!pts. 925 IT'S; exports, l3l, $50 bushels; spot
weak; No red, 1.0lAa10l% Opt. ons
closed MATS net lower; No. 2 red. No
Vcmbcr closed gIas; December, g74. Lard
steady Pork dull. Lake copper quiet:
l0.s5uii.0o Tin easy, l2.5G01370. Spelter
unchanged Lead easy, exchange. 5000
395, brokers, ais
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ON sHIPBoARD NOT CLEARER
Cotton on shipboard not cleared Es


weston today:
For Great Britain-Ss Navlsai~ Il
ss Cumerin SS7, IS Glcndower -5tS
X. Thompson eli. S. Pedro So - ~ w
5arlsbcrg S7G. ss Avona 80. - n
Michaliros 1858, ss Tbornhill III, 80
I4ls. SIS Bernard HAIL 22.o. SIS Beii3ssyc n
IS Acme 74o9, SO Ida 3slS. IS knigMn N
mander 3475. IS Straits of Menaa NV
iJ.Gvl. IA
For France-Ss Trentham Hal "
Deptford 1928 IS Tropsa GOO, .; -
zier Stf6 So Bencroy ST. SIS ursui@
s532; total l7.174. ~
For the Continent-Ss Treasury ~
Clveiison 1881. IS Britannia asio. ~
III. 50 Plymptou 2f7. IS Llidgate -
Transvaal 1854, ss Anna Moore ~ x
Elizabeth R-ckmers $500. 50 Amy -
S2.2i9. z
For New York-Mallory line ~ ~ z
gan line fi64, Lone Star line 80
Hest.
Total on shipboard, l66,SOS bales
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AousToN WHOLESALE PRICES.


These quotations are revised aa,,y
suer correctneas can be relied upon' Ths
pytceS are those ruling in the Tious, as
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HEAVY STAPLES.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ner 10. .n,sa
s;1b: blasting powder, N.65 FER kecc s, arnp
s16t; per sack, N.2i; buck $i.60, IVY
a taA.SON,EHtra short clear. in saik..
ssss rsf nh,,'s &c: boxed Nc higher.
Ds'hss' 7tsD7%c; New York sail
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TO MAKE YoUR HOME HAPPY.
uss Garland" Stoves and Ranges.
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THE wooi. MARKET.

Prices pad bv houston dealers
Twelve mouths. medium .,.i 10 nj,
BURY -. .........f 49,. su - ~
six months. iq2- iesc. 'S :"
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GALVESTON REcEIprs.

By Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rsn a.,
1865 bales; International and Great ~ y.
ern, 1901; Galveston, Houston and n g,
son. 1888; Missouri, Kansas ana ~
4l0l Galveston, La Porte and hvStt
40: slcop Columbus. 10: schooner r.
81: schooner JoscIlGne 4; steamer A"f
IL. Total, l6,0l9.
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OCEAN rREIGIErs.

Ocean freights (steam) from CAV,
are quoted as follows: Liverpool y
Havre, 9-52d; continent, ed; Nsw =
Csc pei 100.
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SUGAR, TEA And COFFEE.
The Scarcity Of Green Teas .
Marked Feature.
COFFEE PRICES LOWEST ON RECORD.
rutures sold for Less Than Five
cents In Ne~ York = The
Leather Market Firm.
Office Of The Post.
Houston, Thursday. November :.

Houston, Thursday, Novenpe' u
me ,.a.lirz s..s5ie groceres--tea, sugar.
coffee and r.oe--do not show any ifnpor'
tAnt price changes this week. though re-
ports from Eastern markets state That
most unusual condition exists in the tea
trade. The scarcity OF green tea Is au'te
marked. At the New York auctions Mon
DAY only lis half chests Of Moyane were
offered and not a package oil Ping suey'
This indicates prospective scarcity IN
these sorts. The supply of green tea Is
estimated ait only Is per cent OF a year
ago. THIS Is In great measure due to the
law passed last February which prohibits
the Importation Of tea of a quality below
q certain established standard. Ine
secretly lis not confined to green teas
alone but to all varieties. The entire
market is strong.
In ccffee the condition Is almost the re-
verse OF that prevailing In tea, The re-
ceipts at the principal pnmary markets
In Brazil continue very large and the visi-
BILE supply Is constantly Increasing. The
whole trend OF the market Is toward "a
lower scale OF prices. projected on a con
tinuatfon of these abnormally large re-
ce.pts at Rio and Santos. Any marked
diininutlpn OF receipts would instantly
advance prices. Large shipments are now
en- route to the United States, but tho
home markets are no weaker than the
foreign. There has been decline of l,c
within the past two weeks. ana on Wednes-
day November futures sold in New York
at i.95 the first time ON record that the
price has ever been below 3 cents.
ha ,pa rka Ia ungltuuvp1 Tho
decline ordered week ago by the trust
has not stimulated sales TO any apprec.-
able extent. AMI the trade Is counting on
oJIl times in tbs line for the remainder
al the year. slight decline In the pres
" domestic r!cn during last wees has
greatly stimulated the demand. WIN
very lew exceptions the domestic product
Is now she sav0iRe WITH The trade Adj
wees from Japan are TINT the crop Is
fLlly loOO.00C ;orr short TINS shortage
10 about fifteen times .he total s4e OF the
avesage American crop.
The Leather Market.
Quotations on leather are decidedly hrm
at Bustcn. New York. Chicago and other
points. the strength OF the hide market
being such as 10 proven, any decline y
letter from Chicago says OF Inc situation.
"9he market is as low ut present rs 1t Is
likely 10 be. and leather men generally
are looking for a rails III prices. as there
Is no great plenty OF lclthcr. Upper stock
especl allS Is in limited supply. The fact
that Il des continue to be scarce ana high
has al important bearing upon tho sit1a-
ton.
Sho, manufacturers have been WORKING
fun toi long time and are selling more
goods today than they ever sold before.
Many OF chem have little or no leather
on Ia nd AMI must buy betoretthe Grst OF
tne year, IL Is mare Than prohabc that
me leather houses have at no time neci
peter able 10 hold stock for an adyance
than they are at this Tine"
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APPLES. Fancy Ken Davis, SEER 30.
Wncsaps and other Varieties S3.bnd37A
CRANBERRiES- Cape Cod 81 yNfi3 30
per crate. $500 per barrel.
LEMONS-M cssina and Palermo. CONF
mon SEQ; choice as. extra fancy 81 80.
GU APES-Cnllforna, Black Prince and
Muscais, Sl,bo; Tokays, si.s0di75.
fEARS-.Califcrnia, s2.so per box; half
boxes. $l95
OiANGES-M Mexican. fancy sweet. b. i5G,
100 pei box.
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Violet & co... Review.

New York, November 4.-INtwt,1d Violet
& Co. say: With a spot decline of 1-sci at
Liverpool ard correspondingly on con-
ira cts. with easter Southern spot markets
there has been nclthiag today for the bull
de: Without assistance frsm abroad this
market g iackpag the sulIori riccesslry 10
bring about tho re1cttSn ordinarily that
would be IN order after so serious a de-
cule rs for The past two months. 1t has
looked today. however. even with prices
less than 80 pc.nts above the lowest OF
1855. that they are to find a still lower
leveG IN the absence of spot demand. OF
course large port receipts today were in
sirumentai IN causing further liquidation
OF longs At the same time the short In
terest = becoming of large proportions
ami az usual under such circumstances
the Improvement might come about from
slight provocation II Is difficult to see
lust row a bul,sh feature but that of
fr,st. and any Improvement from that
cause would Only be perhaps temporary.
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PAINTS AND OILS.

olIs-L!nseed. In bhls, raw, ioc: boiled
bhs. i3r; IN cases. N65: prime white IA
test. N bbs, l2e; In cases. si.is brilliant
oil. $40 In bbls, i3c; stove gasoline, In
cases, N.t0 In bbls. lie; Eulion oil. IN bbls.
i1c. N sGses, $40; castor Oil medical
PORE. N.lo; casio. oil. commercial. due
per dozen, turpcntsne. in bbls. ssc,
WHITE l.EAD-Strctly pure eafcHc.
STANFORD white lead. 4isc NNN'
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MAXINE INTELLIcESCn
Port of Galveston. Novembs

=. "a
Port of Galveston, Novembe2
ARRIVED.
SIS Treasury, Swansea.
S. German1l, Liverpool.
SIS P!atea, Port Glasgow. n
CLEARED.
SIS San Marcos. Itzen, New York.
SIS Herman Wedel Jarlsberg, Kftl
Liverpool.
SAILED.
SIS Tropic, Barber. Liverpool.
SIS Fl aaklin, Kennedy. Santiago ds d
SIS Arpa Moore, Weatherill, Mays11
and Genoa.
SIS Cedar Branch, Moses. Hamburg I
Newport News.
SIS Benrath, Beneke, Havre.
IS Ludgate, Nicholson, Bremen VIZ N
port News.
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WlRN AND NAILS

Quotations are, on small lots. Special
prices On carloads.
BAkiiED WIRt,--tfli6der, gal. 60 40 ,.>r
100 lbs: Waukegaa sc higher than Glidafn
WIRE NAILS -ltnte $500 per ke,,, adj.
yahces, lod. I'D and led. &C. sd and sd loc .
20 ana "a, zoe; Id and I'd, soc; Sd. i5c; ed
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,,nt. Louis, Noyenber t-.Floar oilct
reo' oasn' elevator. ns. track, No. (? hard
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LIVE STOCK.
HOuSTON
GALVESTON.

Reported for The Post by a. i. Norman.
I've stock commission merchant.
Beeves--
Choice. per h. gross.......... 2AB
Common. per 70, gross 49,. 2Ag "a
Cows
Choice, per h. gross.......... 2Rm ~
Common, per lb. gross ...... z ~
earnings
Choice. Per lb. gross. ...... 2AU 9
Common, per ID. gross....... 2A9 "a
CalVCE--
Choice. per lb, gross.......... SI5c
Common, per 10. gross..... % 81
Shcep-.
Choice, per ID. gross....-..... SGD
I common. per heni ...... -. 81 ID "a NJ
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Open, lliigh. Low !. TCIcse.

S,ash a9otatsons were as follows:
Flour-Quiet.
Whcat-'No 2 spring. ssaS7; No. g. sen
m2s,s. 'e'-'"' -'S
oats-No. = 1871. No. white. a
Rye-No, . nv
Bariey~-No. 2. 2IFiH
Maxsecd--No. |, l.05st.N.
Timothy seed-rrime, s,sS
Mess Tns's-Per barrel. 7.ciit7.7G.
Inrd--per log. pounds, l27is.
Smsrt ,,bs sides. Loose, A4oa4S.
short clear s.des--Boxed, 4s,si4t..
Whisky- DistiMers' finished re-5s 49,
gallon. "a --'.-'-N-a -esNNs, pct
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ST. Louis, November 4-Cattle-Receipts
?Aol shipments coo: market steady; there
IS liberal run of native cattle with
tho Texans IN good supply; fllr to choice
native shipping and export steers. f25r
80. buk az sales, i.55d5 10: dressed beef
and butcher steers iOodi.s5; bulk Of sales
i2bnt 10, steers under 1000 pounds 40Gi
435; bulk Of sales. 350a4. 20, stockers ana
feeders. 2,25Hi.25; bulk = sales 29od3 05:
cows and heltcrs. 2.ood4. %: bu,k of sales
Of COWS 2,50a325; canning cows. 1.5pa2. 30
Texas aud ladian steers. 3opd4 %: bulk Of
sales, 3ShN3.S; cows and helfers, 2.10I
ABS, Iogs-Recelpts. SGD; shipments, 70G;
market steady; light, 3.55n3,6i mixed. $50
mS6b; heav'es, 355u270, Sheep Receipts
1000, shipments none; steady to strong !:
native muttons 275n+ 10; 'ambs. 42Oais.75
Kansas Guy, M>. November 4-Cattle-
Receipts. 5000; steady; Texas steers. ASIA
40. Texas cows, 2.2513 %: pltve steers
S75d5oS: native cows and he!rers, l.5ofl
400; stockerN and feeders, 3,i5fia. 40; h,il's
?.2bal 20 ilogs-.Rc,eipts ~ COO: weak to
lower bulk of sales, i56I355. Neavies
3. ion3S: plckers, 345aS521p Sheep--Re-
celpts, iNoo; firm; lambs 4.25a5.5O; NUT
tons, 2,Sofi4. So
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New York Cotton Mnrke..

New York November 4.-Cotbon made a
now low record for a period OF fifty years.
with the exception of the year 1894 when
January cotton touched 5.2s Today the
low point for January was STA The To-
cal market had a fairy steady start at
yesterdays closing figures. The English
cotton market advices rostei at the open
Ing hour. were less favorable than had
been expected. In view cf our decline OF
yesterday. Late cables were decidedly ad-
deal ct weakaess, which resulted in a de-
cline OF to s points. There was very
little buying support other than that fur
n'shrd by the shorts themselves Some of
the traders were disposed to cover. fear
ing reaction as the result OF oyerselling
during the recent protracted and severe
deeliSe. The market closed steady al a
net decline OF 1 points. ~
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Comparative Spot Markets.
The following ar. the closing quotations
for cotton on the spot today at the leading
markets together with tho closing of mid
cling yesterday. with today's sales.
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New York nry Goods.

New York. November 4--In the dry
goods market the quietude of tho n.st
wee" = continued, the low prices reached
the market, The print cloth condttion ,s
decidedly quiet. without any feature
Cation Points.
Houston expects 800 10 II aoD haj.s =,
m,rrow, against 74ia last year: New Sr-
ley,rs l2,00 to N0oo, against Il. $50
George H, McFAdden OF Phiisdainh,,
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a asked. b bid.
New York Futures.
opened steady, closed steady; sales, 49,
400.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04
Chicago Change.

Chicago, April 3.--To all appearances the wheat market had turned this morning and for while prices exhibited great firm countering calls" they eased off and then broke, closing almost the inside figures of the day and with net loss of lac from yes terday. May wheat opened from 71asq711Ac sold between 7la4e and 70ssc closing at 7O3 MT0l@c-1ec under yesterday. Cash wheat was steady early, but closed easy and 1ac lower
 Corn was of no particular interest to spec ulators. The early strength of wheat na- turally induced shorts to cover and 1t be- ing the last day of the week there was some liquidation on both sides of the mar ket. May corn opened 2isG24kc, sold be- tween 245sQp251sc closing at 24as@24lsc-A@2sc under yesterday. Cash corn was steady at ilc lower.
 few longs sold and few shorts cov- cred oats. thus cleaning up weekly accounts. Further than that there was nothing of in terest in the oats market.
 Provsions-HoSs declined cents in price this morning and provisions declined pro- portionately through sympathy, Business was not marked by any notable incident. Selling by one, or two prominent packing concerns had the effect of further weaken ing prices. May pork closed 15c lower, May lard 7iAc and May ribs 7la610c lower.
 Leading futures ranged IO!lOw6: