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Bee County Cotton.

Bee county stalk of cotton was the
faction at the Cotton Exchange today.
ras sent 10 VIM. d. Cleveland u co. by
Nj. Howard of Beev.lle The stalk held
knty-six mature boils. about onc-half
fhem being open AID ready to pick. y
+ attached 10 the stalk stated that II
grown without fertilizer or ilriCa-
!. The seed was planted March II,
the slalk was cut July II. In Gddi-
10 the seventy-siX mature bolls, 1t Is
(med that equally this number of hulls
squares were trimmed from tho ends
(he limbs.
fiis stalk OF cotton is in itself q hir
[er,eement Of Bee county soil ana ell
Re, but these who shipped it 20 l1ous-
endeavorei to further impress the
nVs advantage in the following
y: bee county is n1aey-iiye miles south
san Antonio and forty miles from the
coast. 1t is rolling prairie ana well
NED and In the finest stock country in
SGe. 1t is about half prairie
half timbered. II has no SUI
|or as a cotton country. 1t is develop
mo the finest melon country In the
"a. Grapes do ais well as in California
.fahce. Lands range in price from
10 waco per acre"
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opening Ac over the closing priee of tbc
uuy before The other element OF strength
WAS iound IN tue receipts of new wheat
which were again phenomcnally light. no
daN ,ncago got only i've cars OF The new
crop, AGAINST 80 cars the correspondinr
day fasI year and 81. Louis receipts were
ON! Sa,Vp bushels, against S2pcb a ycar
ago too0y, Since the irst of july CniSs,p,,
has received in the aggregate only eight
eem cais 81 new wheat against 1860 the
corresponding time last year
september opened at from 67A. TO g7s,
ana did not sell below those figures untli
AFTER nearly two hours trading, and mean
TINE u sold NJ TO rs. Business in scptem-
operations of the locui scalpers aud spec-
ulaiors.
Minneapolis and Duluth received $50
cars against 80 year ago. The aggre
gate OF today's receipts at Chicago, st.
Louis, Detroit and Kansas city was ". Ocp
bushels, against 256,ono last year.
New York export houses had accept
ahces from The United Kingdom of offers
cahied last night and houses here that
90 foreign shipping business had Their
limits Tor cash purchases raised today
from to IL per bueheL The Atlantic
hour to 2sitrD bushels
After September had reacted from Is to
@4p61ss. 81 assumed for a while an ap-
poaraDcc of heaviness and turned around
and went up once moro with a rush to On
anu Its impetus was such that 1t went to
SIS, or y over the previous line
iuc buying OF seed wheat FOR Argentina
AZ New York and n cahlcgram reporting
hrmress of Russian markets and small
onerirgs from the interior contributed to
the strength which this market displayed
IN the last hour Of the session and closed
" m with a snap az 6S4, the top price OF
the DAY.
Corn WIS exceptionally duh oil day. The
market with tho exception of a few min
u'"s after rhc opening. when a little
strength was showH In sympathy with
wheat. was weak. Fine weather and lih-
cfal country offerings caused more liauid.
auon than tho dull market could stand
and prices gradually slid on Tho final
bulge in wheat caused some recovery
The market for oats was slow and with
out independent features. prices following
closely the fluctuations OF corn. There
was considerable selling for country ac-
count; poor export demand was ne
ported
Provisions were strong early on the light
hog receipts and improved yard prices
decliue followed on selling by packers
and general realizing hut later this was
an recovered substantially, the best prlcos
OF this day ruling at the close. The cash
trade was the largest in a number Of days
Estimated receipts for Predetermined, II
cars corn. 40 ears. oats. 295 cars; hogs
-lNh head
Tie leading futures ranged IA follows:
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vIoLETr's REVIEW.

New YORK, July 15,-tSpccIai)- atwood
Violet, Lockwood & Co. say OF the stock
market: The market opened active ana
strong. excepting sugar. which was OF.
Grlngers soon advanced. approxiInating
the highest figures of the movement. but
later dropped back. Traction properties
in large cities are becoming prime favor
ties with the investing public. Gable ana
trolley lines are great money carners. The
market was soft al the close, attributed
10 the deadlock Ina the conference com
mittee regarding certain items in the tariff
bill Tho Metropolitan Traction company
offered 10000 of now bonds today. They
were subscribed for, twenty-five times
bond market.
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COTTON VALUES co HIGHER
Fall Futures Were Active at New
York.
THE DEMAND FOR SPOT COTTON.
Mainly Felt Mt New York md New
Orlcans-EiEht New Bales
Have Appeared.
Il DEMAND FOR SPOT COTTON.
Office of The Post,


Last wear the port stocks touched lbo.-
90 lales on the lat of August: this sc,-
son that point WITS reached on July IT,
or fifteen days csrlIcr. At tho present
| rate of disappearance tho ports will have
lmn0 bales at the beginning OF next
month. Then new cotton will begin to
come forward and II cotton famine Will
30 avertei. Take Texas out of the ring
and II would he ucorly impossible for the
supply TO equal the demand for the next
thirty or forty days.
Tho SPOT demand recently has hcon
mainly from home spinncrs Exporters
are taking very little. though about as
much as usual at this time of the year.
peculiar feature OF the spot market IL
hhc fact that the Inquiries are felt
mainly at the large ports like Now York
aid New orleans. There are probably
less than 300 bales for sale n, Houston.
but holders say they can't get quotations
on that. ono faotor has had a line of
strict mlddlng. m5owt 100 bales on exh,-
billion for the last three or four DAYS, and
the best offer he has had was isc below
the official quotations. 1t Is true Una,
there are very few buyers here now. but
kilograms 10 Fan River and Boston failed
to find manufacturer who wanted the
supply on offer. Galveston factors re-
port a similar dullncss In the demand
The speculative markets TO-DAY had an
upward tendency Liverpool advanced ru-
lures 1-6idGol,f-6id New orleans closed
with August points higher. and the fan
deliveries 3n5 points up Tho gain at
New York was . points on July and Au-
gust and 49t5 points on thc new crop de-
airy weather reports and improved spec
ulative demand.
New York futures opSned firm. with 7hg
bid for August The prize fell 10 7.4g, then
advanced to 7.52, and closed ait 7iSli7. 10.
arainS, 7i6u747 yesterday. December was
quite active early In the session and
touched 40. The price gradually fell TO
NE, and final figures were 7.i24l7.l3. against
7.oSa7oo yesterday.
In New Orleans August opened with 7.50
the seii,;;.; s,!ss, s.N."aEced to 5.i- as,.i
closed at 7i9a7.O. against 7.hSa7.A YES
terday. Cctob,r sold at $50 for the high
est and SIS lowest and closed mt 6.s5a6s6
III. 4. Woods a. Co. write from New Or |
leans. under date of July II:
Since our last letter a goodly portio,
of the cotton belt has been visited by |
beneficial rains, They are. however. In |
ADEQUATE and more ~ needed. especially |
west of the Mississippi To illustrate, We
give the following comparative data: |
Rainfall first IA days July |
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Texas has brought eight bales of new
cotton Into sight, but no other State has
vet announced dts first. The first bale
came from Duval county. and others have
come forwarsi. as follows: One from Me-
dim, one from F'rio. one from Bee. three
from Dewitt and one from Gonzales
A trader predicted on 'change today that
Texas would market 800 new b;lcs In
July and 5000 in August.
New York, July l5.-(Spec!al) -Atwood
Violet. Lockwood & Co. say this day last
year was the lowest OF decline that
started In the spring; crop estimates were
about li.0oD.0oD bales and the preceding
crop had been 100000. From July 10 TO
September 10. January rose 2j7 points.
owing TO hot. dry weather. The same
conditions. though not 20 accentuated. has
caused the strength of tho past few days
The CONTINUED dryncs,s will bring more
untasineSs 10 oyersanguine sellers, while
moro rainfall VIII make them more hope
fun as 10 the profita blcness of sales at
prices now and recently current. Spot de-
mand VIII be continuous for what remains
of the present crop in the United states.
and the demand for new receipts promises
10 be very large. well into October any
how. The world will realize in the next
ninety days how indispensable Is Amer
van ibAA'i ~ spinning
Exporters are selling shipments OF the
next crop most sparingly, which means
that spinners must buy the actual cotton
when "a Is marketed. This promises lively
competition in september. October and
November.
New York. July 1.-THE cotton market
opened firm. with prices higher by 400
points There was q further advance OF
@6 points, with tho market dnaily steady |
1t a net gain OF GOT points. Total safes
futures. 1900. The early phase OF the
market was generally bullah. cables
showing decided strength. Considerable
.citon bought here this mornig was for |
liverpool account. Wall street. New Or /
cans parties and outaidors were moderate
,uyers. Shorts were disposed 20 cover /
md the forenoon market was exception
lily active for thexc tf1nes. Further re-
Doris OF uubroken droqAth In Texas and i
Arkansas and the increasing difficulty In |
getting supplies were ~ the bottom OF /
he rise ABROAD az well as here. Following |
he noon call the market developed al |
.asier feeling as the result Of realizing
~ longu. ISocsl SEMI Imt4N, ~ rule. con-
inucs very Arm. with .everytaxpg depends
ng on tEc weather ~ 10 the future course |
4 The market. lss
Mo- xosk. luAv lG~9tho mapcoe ~ -
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APPLES Texas 22i5@3Oc per peck; Ark
ansas $500 rnr Dbl.
CANTALOUPES-1 5dSOc per dozen.
CoCOANUTS-S3.5 per 100. $500 per
1000.
GRApES-s South Texas 75cAslO per
crate. lJli25c per basket.
LEMONS-Messiua and Palermo, choice.
$500; fancy $j50n60o
PLUMS-Wih goose: 90caN25 per "a
quart crate: 40u5oc per peck; common BOA
i01 per peck
PEACHES-25d55c per peck box: 55061c
per thrd hushel box: four-basket crates
6JdGOc: baskets. 30It4oc.
WAT1lR ME-. oNS-s5 oclllo,Oo per 100. ac-
cordinE 10 SIZE.
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EVENING PosT's cApLEGRAAr

New York. July 1.-THE Evening Posts
London firancl"i cablegram says: The
stock markets werr OF good tone but qu ct
Mines were good and there was n geuer-
ally hopeful feeling. Americans were
,irm. but there was lttle buying here ex-
cert of second class bonds, which Wee
largely dealt in, A large block OF bonds
81 one of the railways was paced here
TODAY. Paris AID eBrsn markets weak.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, July l5.--Monev on call dull
az rer cent: last loan per cent, closed
offered at per cent prime mercantile pa
per jGi per cent, Sterling exchange easy
with actual business in bankers bills at
sixty days; posted rates. 4.S7d4.Nla snd
4 SS1ii SSis; commercial bills. 4.S5h. Bar
silver, cut Mexican dollars. Il. Govern
men, bonds firm; State bonds quiet rail-
road lonls strong.
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pNIvTs. O1JS AND GLASS

OlI~Llnseed IN bbls' raw %5c. bolbHd
35c water white. 10 test, IN bbls ne; in
l2c: in cases, $i45; brilliant oil, $3.50; N
ibis. i3e stove gasoline, in cases. $3.50; In
bbls. lie. Eupion oil. in bbs. l7c: In cases
81 20; castor oil medical pure. sl.lO: castor
I'll. COMMERCIAL. b2lsc per dozen: turpen-
tine. IN hbs. S3c.
WHITE LEAD-Strlctly pure 6adMc;
standard white lead. 4l2c
WINDOW GLASS--In boxes, 60 ana Is
to 60 and 20 per cent discount new list.
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COFFEE.

Santos. July 15-Coffee market closed
holiday.
Hamburg. July 15.-coffee--N pfg high.
err; sales, 1000.
Rio. July l5.--Coffoe market closed-hol-
iday.
New York. July 1b-!Total warehouse de-
Ilveries from the United states. 1882. in
GLIDING 1869 from New York; New York
stock today. 43l ,c25; United States stock.
47G, 500; afioat for the United States 2o3, 900;
total Visible for the United States. 7I5.62s:
against 3iS, 05S last year.
New York, July 5.-Coffee--Optionb
opened steady and unchanged to points
advance: ruled duh and barely steady un-
dcrtone following unsatisfactory Havre
adv!ces and absence OF Brazil news: closed
sales, 1900 bags, Including: September.
Gs5. Spot, dull. Mid. quiet.
Al IN San AntoniO and return July IL
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st. Louis, Mo, July 15.-Flour firm but
slow Whtat higher again. but specula-
ton was duh: No. red, cash, elevator,
III track, 7llaa7a FOR new; August, say.
September, 7lls; DecembeG- u o,s Corn
weak; No . cash, - 5-Su2aS, July, 23l2
hld: September q 5-s. oats quiet and
slow; No. cash IA. July and Sepiem-
Der. III BID. Rye lower; Sa}a bid. Harley
nominal Bran quiet, 36qS, east track.
Corrmeal steady: N,45Ni.9. Hay steady.
F'laxseed quiet; "a. Timothy seed 900
2.75. Glover seed 80 for choice. Lead
firm. s3.i5. Spelier firm, si.lb. Whisky
steady, Lib Cotton ties and baggng un-
changed. Pork steady; 500 for standard
mess. Lard steady; prime A'easn, $50;
choice, 3.72,A. Dry salt meats and bacon
steady and unchanged. Receipts-Flour,
301O: wheat, ~ 900: corn, 1900 oats, 10000.
Shipments-Flour. 5000 whesn,, 1000; corn.
II 90; cats I,V)J.
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GRAIN AND Hay.

Carload lots. job cars. from mills: deal
ors charge from store "a Toe more per lOl
lbs on BRAN 2l3c pee bushel on oats and
cora and l0lljc per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN G0d62lac.
CHOPPED CORN-5sl6Oa per 100 lbs.
CoRN-No. . sacked. ivii42s: OF corn
CHOPPED OATS-74c per 100 lbs.
OATS--New Texas s2i2n25,sc.
UAY-Alfaifa Si05oali.Oo. per ton. mil
let, sl200. i!mo,hy. siS,5Quit50; South
yeAas rs'alrle hay, SL0o05,00: North TeN4s
p,sire. 50 5cn lsd0
cake. sls.OOals.5O per ton: hulls. A.oo.
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InNllnN CONSOLs.

London. July 10 Consols for monty
H. II IL; crnsols for the account, llcsi.
Mexican ordinary. .oi2; Mexican Central
new As M Ear silver dull; u 9-lbd per
ounce Money i.a@ per cent. The rate of
discount in the oren market for snort aud
three months bills l2-l611S per cent.
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Quantities of soda sugar and Other hul,,
goods during the cut In marlne frejrht
rates. 'VtS"'
The fruit market was In better shane
uouaN. reaches brought i0d6oc pcr perk
ana four basket crates sold for sol pnNh
Luling grapes we're slow sale. 'V"'Ve'
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No. "t Of the CoTcc w.

rs in ,ba nee. o'eh no further devclo,
h!n fairy su .. fight, and prices
; Of M Steady at the last declinc
ootre. he results Of the war between
,be ,r' @,hes and sugar harons hoye
a barrel Of t'c .n. Of machine that vii,
in. one mi, sugar IN. iive-pound pacl,
oonee thai viii ana n blast rooster
- ~ minutes. without a' a p snn, 81 Of
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np1rp FRUITS AND NUTS.

AppI. I)S-Nancy sLccd. IN boxes, 40
4I.c; fancy evaporaied, in bulk, 5a.46c: AS
10 cartons SIC.
APRICOTS-loc per III.
rants. in boxes. &c: in lib cartons, Ike.
pIACill4S--Eyapor unpseled. 2!aGn
&C.
PEARs--Gc per H..
RAISi NS-C'alifornia l.. J.. boxes. sl.eCFi
lis; /. box l.. L. raisins. CO..: c-crowl l.
NJ. raIslna, ~ lb boxes. %; 3-crown l., II ,
o. P'PRtTySN;ESE California, JOsos. 7c: eo-7os.
6iSc: 7O-sDs, 5i6c. 90-lJOs. 4lsc.
NI.TS-B Brazil 9dl0c per III, hlhers, SIC
ilv. lie. Naples. l2lac walnuts. 1ltl3c;
neanuts. 5Uj,kc; almonds, Taragona, l2.p
iSc per H. In seeks. pecans, 7s:uS'2c.
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steady today. with sellers refusing to do
future business at present prices 10 any
large extent. but exchange goods nre Arm
The market for dcnims has had some
Impetus from Manufacturers REQUIRE
mcnts within the last few days. Other
coarse colorcd cottcns are quiet In nearly
all grades. Print cloth and printed goods
QtLot.
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,Trndc Mates.

y bacon advanced about I.,sc
+ are hlpso,a! are Father scarce ana
|, month r ans will be on the r,r,o,
+ sooa prices seem as
pe the best for g' ,S,, business this year
az npward t texss oats is very firm
tterent about s,eS,inia.ency. Holders are
s,as rnars
handy rips are coming in. bnt thoy
ripe stock soi,,ngh for markei,np
y, sold today for Soc Se'' psr
Sers are buying largo
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New York, July 15-Wheat-Receipt.
1895; exports. 1888; spot stronger OPP
tons opened strong on higher cables,
easod of under selling. but advanced IN
the last hour on good foreign buying and
export business for the Argentlnes. closet
ilsalss net higher; No. red. July, 70 7-1s
7so. closed 50. September. 73A6i1. closed
a. Pig iron quiet: southern. a2Jd 10 80;
brokers irs. exchange II oOaii % Tin
worry quiet straights. I8.75al3.&. Plates
weak. Spelter steady; 4.25a4,35, Lead
strong: brokers' 1856.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Barbed wire quotations are for carload
lots f. o. b. Houston Nails are quoted in
small lois.
BARBED WIRE-Clldden. gal, go per
100 lbs: painted wire. s2.o5. Waukegan. &c
higher than Gl.dden.
WIRE NAll-S-Rate, sloo per keg, ad-
81 and "a. ?Oc. I'D and ID. Boo; 80. doc. "a.
1Jc
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supply of Coffee.

|lring the Year. ending June 30. the NJ.
Ps of coffee at unitcd States ports
Puil'ed to $4,000 bags. against 4.lG5. 900
preceding year.
r. following table shows the Rio AMI
|.O' crops the visible supply and the
Te Of quotations for spot coffee in the
'0Fk market during the past three
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City July l5--Wheat-.About ~
higher: strong; No. hard, 62p62H No. 2
active: No mixed 23Nd2i Oats
Steady, demand Light No. 2 white. 200,
70. Rye-No. .. %. Iiay--Demand fair:
prices unchanged Rece,pts-Wheat. 81 500
bushels. Sh!pmenta-Wheat. 600 bush
els: corn. 10 800 bushels: oats. 1000 bushels.
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C.,,sh onota'lons WIRE as folows'
Flot1'--Firm.
wheat No . surlng. "A: No. D. nominal:
No rcd. new. "a.
corn-No, .. 2a,saa6; No > yellow, 25's1
u.
oats-No. .. is: No. white. (. o. b.. 22a
22s, No 2 white, f, o. h.. 9od2ois.
Rye-No .. Sc
Farley-No. .. nominal: No. 8. (. o. b.,
SG02s
F'axseed-No !. 7sd7s.
Timothy see1--Prlme. o.r5.
Mess pork--Per barrel, 7t5671N.
Iqrd-Per i'm hounds sS5NaTih.
Short ribs sides--Loose. i.t5lii A.
Dry salted shouldcrs-Boxrd iNn5.
Short clonr sidcS-Boxed, AMTi%.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. finished goods, per
rYollDD ~
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Chicago, July 15,--in cattle there was
less demand and heayics sold slow, but
prices We're generally lower. Native beet
t-i.--''s spid III 5.SsSl.'.ie as M cStreme
range for the poorest to the best, with
percentage going as high AT 400; There
was a fairly active stocker and feeder
trade nit unchanged prices. Butchers AMI
canners stun was in good demand and Tho
benter class OF COWS and heifers sold at
high prices. Calves sold at 3.i5Q3.7b.
Texas calves were as low as 2.0ot02. -.
Texas cattle SOLD freely at the recent de-
clne
Hog prices ruled stronger, except for
few lightwciIMs, which sold off about
PIG, Hogs sold at am extreme range OF
3oJm3 a2ls. chiefly at l.35n3.4c. heavy
packing lots bringing 3.95if3.a0.
In sheep trado showed considerable ami.
nation aud stoady prices. Sheep werc
tsil,,iblc at 1,taa4.0o, the bulk fetching
!. 0omado. with Western going ait the range
of prices. The demand was chiefly fot
Westerns and ncc handy natives. Yeaa.
'lne sold at .SSMi. a5 and lambs were 40
tive Mt 3,5od5.50 for poor TO prime.
Receipts-Cattic. 1900, hogs q 600. sheep,
1900.
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Sew York, July i5.--Egss-Re-eipts.
6,ii packages; quiet: state and Fennsyi-
vsnla. i2bsnls. Western, li1i5.
orca.ncry'. iiniGk dairy, saI2 Cheese
steady; 7liGs. Eggs firnl; fresh, 81.
Karras City. July b--Butter--t'irrH and
unchanged.
81. Louis Mo. July ib.--Ru.ter steady;
creamery. il1ii5c; dairy. Syl1hc. Eggs
Kansas city, July 49, Eggs lower. ow-
ing TO sed rates and slow move
nent OF alock Loss from Gambling con-
souri, and Kansas stock. 4.
suGAR.
New York, July H.. susar-Raw ana ~,
New or,eans. La. July Is Sugar quiet;
sisedy: wllts. :t15S ls:lS; ySIow. : IN
OK secn,sds i5$ Neleeeee e<oa1tt
(o9ellesoek Ao s;I;. X, Z. & 4. 4 I.
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BUTTER AND EG0s.

$500 to San Antonio and return for In
terstate drill via Southern Pacific.
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BEANS-Califc.na small white. aSsd9'sc
rec ID; Bayou. 2i2N2N.c: pink. 2hd2lec:
Sc.
BUTTER-Blue Star 16c; dairy. Il@lsc;
fancy r1lSin creamery. lie: Texas
country butter. l55,20c for choice: com
mon. case.
oLEoMARGARINE - Solids. eal2,sc;
prints 10ibQl2i4c.
CABBAGE-Texas N.50dl.75 per craze;
- per pound in sacks or barrels. Mis-
CHEESE York full cream 12c;
Wisconsin fun cream. lie: Young America.
II; Western. loo: SWISS PC: imitation
Sw.ss 1lHlSe; brick cheese lldl2c; Inn
GGGs-rexas, 4G5c. case run; Kansas,
oNIONS-New Texas, &c per Id.
PEPPER Chile, lSalgc per ID.
POTATOES-Texas. 65d70c: California,
Sogeoe:, sweet potatoes, 65u7oc per bushel;
pouL,sToRaIYls1sC-hckenS: PC, SdozeTn old
accor ding to size. si.75,f2. 25: broilers sleOfl
10; turkey mems, S.ooudoo: turkey goh-
blers. s6ooaS.oo; ducks. sl,75425o; geese,
s.. ooa250.
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COTTON.

HOUSTON DAILY STATEMENT.
TODAY Ycs'day lat -,
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HOUSTON.

HOUSTON.
T.. r. Hail live stock commission mer.
chant. reports as follows:
S Sssss aTa n s1i.4 Es'sf h I
spring calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3isu
Itarlings OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2xu
Sneep-tirst.c class ................ a ax
choice mastfed hogs ................ 2MT3
Cprnfcd hoEp ........................$
Rcmarks-The supply this week is SUI.
flcient for the requirements of the market
and prices remain strong IN all classes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-16

COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKETS.
Tho following are tho closing quota lions
for cotton on The spot today at the leading
markets. together with the closing OF mid.
ding yesterday. With today's safes;
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thus far this month is III in tho cotton
belt. as compared with 1896 and That the
state of Texas Is 2,lQ short for the same
period. For the momh OF July 1896, Texas'
precipitation WIS 2,h5 hence from now on
we Will have TO have go more TO even
equal that year. and there Ia yet remain
ing about two weeks in which TO accom-
plish II.
The bears made much OF tho recent
rains and broke the market TO GG5 for Oc-
tober: the entire decline has since been
recovered and prices are even higher than
before. II may be true that rains bavJ
fallen in many sections where needed. but
the summon shorts can't deliver water on
contracts: cotton is needed and where II
IS TO come from rs he absorbing question.
Orn of our commercial exchanges s.iys
1.-THE statistical position of cotton Is some
thing very rare. whom the weekly con-
sumption of che world rs compared with
the short supplies of any previous years"
TO place It propcrly. the outlook for two
months ~ nearer a famine than ever be-
fore, and unless tho receipts of new cotton
are In excess OF expectation the deficit
will compel many looms 10 become idle.