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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-09
MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings of Day with Nall Street
Operators
A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN TONE.
Considerable Activity shown In
Many stocks and the Close was
at u slight Improvement.

Nv,
w" io'h, Ap'H S'-ihere was an uh-
the stock market today ovar th,t When
Inns ,r,,.n1.., - -, n,A -, -,
- P'I''"e" ul i"'u' Inv hathst was
not actlNe, but-there was good buying in
many stocks and the general list Voc
firm tn. ba,vv ,t,u,,fattn,, -, dunbar
''d",""'''" :" "u''oe
OIL slocks' which has been depressing IN
end. for the tl,no hanu n, la,yt a,here
-. 'e-'s ~
was uispSs.Voh 10 meet various points
IN the market. and where resistance was
found there was huv-nr OFF tha stock
M. ,,,,,.,.,, ,.a,.,-., a., - ,1.,, -,
aN''eA~i aNe''ee PiiVe was H4s hei a.
the close than at last nights close. APP
The ,o,taoa ...,,,, =, 49,. IL, H., 49,, -.
"a. .'e io'''iea'oiis Vi 'He roaus l" the 'o"''
Ifaiilc association by the interstate COM
missions, calling for Information regiru-
inc thalr oon,r,o,, MA a,r,o,,,,,,s at
"e INCA No'''4 aN'A a"u as Ne'''N"'9 'o'
reduced TO writing. 1t was felt that this
would serve to brng into limo the roads
~, "'e NV u.spoSe" 10 i''e'''''"'h i"'1'
ana t''us serve the same purpose OF maj
tanning the associations rates IA the
western roads seek in agreeing 10 INFORM
me commission of any ser ininWlo IONS in
rates that may come TO the-r hnoNledSc.
lne s.anSers held nrm ;oiay, beng
faNorably affected by the recovery IN the
leached lie in the case OF BugiDs- IN and
! per cent IN ST, Paul The Southwestern
shares d!j not share the fullest cNten; In
me soncrtl improvement n tae railway
properties. But the 1ndustrals especially
must DO locked to for the man activity
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CHICAGO.

Chicago. April s.-All the Enlrn and pro-
visions markets firm today, closing as n
rule at substantial advances. The etrrngt II
was mainly the result of a natural reao-
ton from yesterdays slump. althou9h tho
statistics were gelcrANy favorable Nav
wheat closed TX higher. corn ~ higiiar.
and oltg AG3-S higher Provisions ai-
vance 2laD5c.
Yesterdays decline in wheat aUraaref
10 have brought gu; all that was for sale
below Csc and buyers had to pav sorle-
Ting over she figures mentioned both far
Nav and july deliveries, during the great
son was given as the cause which Induced
shorts TO cover wheat nrevlouslY. sold.
purchases of that sort constituted nine
tcnfhs OF the buying done n the foreAnon.
The traalng was neither active nor Of
large volume. May opened al from r6,a
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nuTTEn AND Eggs.

Chicago, April s.-Butter-Easy; cream
cry, HIS; dairy, sdlG. Cheese-Firm
l0,ag1o9,. Eggs-Firm; fresh, sAg9.
81. Louis. April S,--Buttor-stoady;
creamery 16d9lia; dairy, 1odl7 Eggs
FIRM: ~.
Kansl IS City. Mo-, April s.-Butter-
Creamery barely steady. country grades
firm; creamery, i6Ri7ih; dairy, lodlt. Eggs
The diminished receipts this week COM
binel with the increased local demand.
made The feeling very firm and prices
today were up &c Striatly fresh eggs.
cases included. sold at sc dozen; cases
returned. Tie.
New York, April -Eggs-Receipts. H.
$40 ,ackaee.s: steady: Southern. ..
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DRIED FRUITS.

APiLES-Tancy sliced. in boxes, 40
4Mc; choice oyaporated. NE; fancy. 5i4c
CITPON--l4c per To-
tlGs-T irkish layer, 12d15c: in sacks.
CuRRANrs-In bbls. &c; cleaned cur
rants. in boxes, &c; in Id cartons, 7iAc.
NECTARIN FS-Evaporate 7uSc.
SIC.
PEARS-Evaporat Gls@7c.
APRICOT S-lOGi lelkc.
RAILS iNS-Calitornia l.. l.. boxes, new
Sl.G5d175 "a box l.. l.. ralsins. G0c. 2-crown
l.. NJ rsisns. 30 lb boxes, &c: 3-crown l..
NJ. 80 Id hoXes. 5lac.
prunes, 9O-lops. 5G54c; So-9os, 5AgGc; 7O-SOs.
6Aa6}ac 60-7Os. 7c; 5o-60s. Sc; fo-5os, DC; sill
yer primes. SIC; ruby prunes, SIC.
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COFFEE.

New York, April -coffee-Opened
larely steady wMh prices ~ p.9.in.ass
nonts net decl,rn; sales. 1880 bags. snot
cctfee Rio weak; No. I invoice. 7lsi No.
jobbne, s. Mh, weak: Cor,iova i3b5t
iii4 sales. 500 bars RIO No Z 7c coat and
freight; G0o bags Maracalbo, basis ii& for
good. GO bags unwashed Cancas, prynte
terms Total warehouse deliveries from
tho United States i7,W, including 1000
from New York; Kew York stock today.
SO S5i United states stock AS $50, aiioat
Tor tho United States, 23G, 900: total visible
Tor tho tnitei states. GSl.ss9 against f2l.-
Fa'itos, April s.--Conoe-Qu,ct; good
average Santos 800 nels per 10 Rios, re-
reipts, 10000; siock. $4,000.
Hamburg. Aprii g.. pfg lower; gales
no. April s,--Steady; No. I Rio 500 rele
per 10 klos. exchange, sd receipts HOO
cleared for the United States. 1900; for
Europe 1000; stock, 29l.O00.
Havrc. April sBaroiy steady at III
not decline. Sales. 2e,cOO
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. April S.-Clcarlngs, s7H 9|S Al,
balances. ;i.27S, i76 money on call easy at
i,2@2 per cert. last lola ~, closed Of
fered llea2 per cent, prime mercantile
paper. 3lsai per cent sterling exchange
firm. with actual business IN banl<ers Hills
at 1871 for demand and 4S5AILS6 for
sixty days Posted rates, ass 81 and 4SSFi
tificatei.. Gl]4m62A. Bar silver, Ga, Mex
lean dollars - S-S. Government and rail
Wv hnn1s firm. Siet, uv.I1a duII.
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ST. LOUIS.

81. LOUIS. April S.--cat .ie-- II 4
7a9. shipments. 1000; market actss
strong for natives. Texans steady,
export steers. 5.iop5.S5: fair 10 che
i've shipnng steers, a,l0a5.D: bti
sal.s, i.t5Ui,f0; dressed beef and Ii /!
steers. S.sluLsj; bulk of sales. z.
steers uaQor loco pounds 3.G5SJi. II.
81 sales. 3.IMiioo; stoclSors and I
5.ntlta.So; bulk OF sales. a.65Hi.gb; 90
helfcrs. l7lql.lO: bulk of cows, q.
bulls. 2.25HS DO. Texas and Indian
fed. sSo4 $50; grass, Sl0alSs5. GOV
Loilcrs. a,2iiis.T5.
HOGS Receipts. 1000; shipments
market barely steady and + cents
IN mary cases; lighf, S.sbqS.a0. miN.
U3.N5; heavy. 3f03t4pc.
sheep Receipts, 6On0. shipments. 1
tive muttons. a.GSa+Sl: culls and
2.NuS75; lambs, 4inHi %: Texas
grass and fed, 9.o0RlS5: sprins
l.aN.
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COTTON SIZED pnODuCTs.

New Orleans, AprDS.-Cotton seed prod
ucts are quiet and UNCHANGED.
Prime crude oil, barrels, pc; prime sum
mer yellow, in barrels, 22n22Ac; prim-
cotton seed meal. si9,5OI2O.50 per ton.
New Orleans April s.-The market for
cotton seed products Il very quiet. prime
crude OIL in bulk. l5tlil6c: prime sun'met
yellow. in barrels. 2lG,22c; meal ana cake
per short ton: long ton, Tor
export, Sl725gl7.50.
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uiui and prices are lower. Sales were
mace TO-DAY at Coo per bucket
ihe war between the rival biscuit com.
i pa.,Ss Is Sun on. The New York Blscui,
this week. ''e' 'euue'''"
as. ne market OF eurrants ia tending up-
ward owing TO the prospects, of n duty
1 On &c per pound under the Dlngiey tariif
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PAINTS AND OILS.

OlL--Llnsccl in bbls. raw Bic; bo.lel
41c; water white, 1872 test, IN bbls dc; in
cases sl.66; prime white, $50 test in bbls
hbs, lSc: stove gasoline, IN eases $3.50: in
bbls, lic; Eupion oil, in bbls, lie; in cases,
S2.20 castor oil. medical pure. 500; tur-
pertnc, in bbls. SEC
WHITE LEAD-s,rictly pure. GhaGi2c;
standard white lead. 4lac; painters, &c.
WINDOW GLASS-ln boxes. co and Il
TO 60 and 20 per cent discount, new list.
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Apples very Cheap.

AT this time last year APPLES were very
scarce, and sold on the local market at
S5o0a600 per barrel; now the supply Is
greater than the demand and local prices
are S.0063.0o. Fancy New York State
BaldNins sell for s2OOd250 and Russets
range from S2.25U3.O0. Inferior fruit can
be bought anywhere from S1ODI1,75 per
barrel. Many carloads have arrived IN
very bad condition recently and id not
me- freight charges, selling for G5975c per
barrel IN some INSTANCES.
The apple season now drawing 10 n
cloSe was the most disastrous ever ex-
perlenced by the trade, Fancy repacked
apples can be bought cheaper at present
man what they cost last fan when put
m cold storage. and the worst feature
OF the situation is that thousands uDon
thousands Of barrels are stil on hand IN
Northern and Western cities. for which
mere Is no apparent outlet, even a the
low prices current
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Kansas city. April s.--Wheat dull, nomi-
g2, No. spring 75H7j Corn slow. aboht
STEADY: NJ. . m xcd 2lla. oats rather
slow. about sstady No 2 whte l3ll--'
rye steady. No. ?, 81. Hay higher, cholcc
timothy 0.Ji Mas. ! and 2, 7.@N9.g0; cGoiee
pialrc 6 5047.O0; Nos. ! 10 ?, iGoId,0'
Receipts Wheat 100, corn 1900, oats
G100. Shpments-Wheat 1920. corn Ihyh
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

STAPLE GROCERIES,.
ihese quotations are rev Sod daily and
Their correctness can be relied upon. The
prices are those ruling In the Houston
wholesale markets:
ANLE GREASE-Diamond $40 per
Erossi FRAZIER, in tn boxes 500 per
gross Golden. 5od6Do per DOZEN boxes;
dozen, $500 ''''N' ~ ''''' 'N'
,AMMuN1T1oN-powder, per keg, 4oO;
passing powder Les per keg. ngents'
i:5ese; drop shot, per sack, $3.50. buck,
RAc,oN13short clear, boxed. shaOMc;
neg. i-S0ic; Western salt bellies, 8 Use;
smoked bellies, 6isU6@l; breakfast bacon,
BAGGING AND T1Es-carload lots, Z.
@ b. Houston or Galveston. Bags.ne. .
- boi "a 10, 6i5c 2is ID. &c. Ties, Arrow,
,Sc; ilelta, Scc In small lots. from store,
paEging tte per yard higher. ties, DC per
cANDLEs-Granite ss and Is. 7a7lsc; iG.
or parafiiine, assorted colcrs, 3-idpllc;
..CoFFEEsRio and Cordovo. Fair llr
&c prime 14ulilac; choce l5i3al6c. fancy
IngIS'ac; peaherry is9lge, Roasted coffee:
s sSex ara az 40 Crescent 100 p cases .i975;
cha and Java blend, 23iac.
FLpuR-Carload lots: Tidal Wave, $500;
Sea Fairy, second roller patont, $40, sea
$3.50; rye -four. $40; Pumpernlckel $40,
special rates for shipments to interior
points; flour in barrels loo above SACKS.
IN half barrels 3ec above barrels Alba
tross. first patent. S5.65 per barrel, in small
lots
FARINACEoUS GooDs-Grits. hominy
and cream meal IN bbls, $a,25d2.SO; pearl
meal. in 40 ID sacks, $3.50 per Dbl of four
sacks Scotch oats. S2,25.
GlSH--Mackerel. No. !, in 10 Id KITS. Sl,O0
CLIO. No. !, half bbls, $6.oods.51: sardines,
American quarters. in oil. S5.oOgS %; mus
tards, S2.50d2,75.
HAMs-standard lcQlOla; picnic hams
S-iGiSc.
HONEY-1n co ID cans, extracted 5d6c;
IN comb s0loc; in Il lb cans, extracted
6Mc
Qjc: leaf, 1SQ hAc; 70 10 cans. &c higher
than tierces: 10 III cans. 3-ic higher; ID
cans Use higher, 3 ID cans lie higher.
MObASSES-Ce fair ltdl6c;
prime l9a20c; choice open kettle 25d26c,
R1CE--Extra fancy head, 5l1Qj 3-4c;
choice, ilsd5c; far, Sac. fancy imported
RoPE-Basis for 7-ls sisal. 5lsc: ma
nilln. GA06isc; cotton, l01l09c,
S5c. louisiana, coarse, Zoe: fine, Soc; bar
rels 2S-los, SEE; coos. $3.50, 1oo-3s $780,
7O-4s s2i5
STARCH-Standard goods Pearl IN 40
10 boxes 3 Csc: Royal Gloss bulk. 5-Sc;
Nickel 100 packages. per box. $40 corn
starch. 3-iaic per 10. 20 ano 40 10 boxes
CGAR-Quotatons are for small lots;
SPECIAL prices given on carload orders.
STANDARD granulatcI ! use; German gran
ulated in sacks 3-Sc; cubes &c: powdered
&c, yellow clarified, fancy nc; choice lie,
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BEANS-Calitornia small white 2i9n2a,c
yer III: Bayou, 2i9M2@tc: pink, 2&U2isc,
Lima beers, 3d35ac; blaclS-eycd peas. %,
ii3c.
BU1rrER-Bluc Star 19c: dairy lSc; fan
ry Elgin creamery 22d23c; cold storage
Illein. l5dl5c: Texas county butter, l5'2ac
for choice: common duSc
OlEOMARGARINE- Solids, s4l2i2c;
prints lJlsTi2tsc; Elgin dairy bricks lsc
CABBAafl-Texas. &ooa-.75 per crate;
cHMEsE@New York full cream. lie;
Wisconsin fun cream, 1a0 l3iac; Western.
l2c. Swiss 25A25c; Imitation Swiss. l7@1sc;
brick cheese. Haze: llmburger, lac.
EGGS-TeSas 9d9i2c, cases returned.
kRAUT-New. $50 per MALT bbl.
oNtONS-Fancv Western, red and yell
low. In sacks. sis7ic per pound:
i'EPPkR-chile. 1Sql9c per, Id.
POrATOE S-Choice Colorado and Call
for1ia 7Ou75c; fancy New York b1d DOC {;
sw cot potatoes 50n5Gc per bu
OuL1RY-Chickens. per dozen, old
hons s.. 5nli2 rs: large fryers $S.0eGS.hO;
broilers 50. ypa3.Oo accordirg to SIC; Tx;
kfH.65; ducks. 81 s6a$2St tescess, $4.ooa5 %.
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r-rs,ANCIAL CARLEGRAM.

New York. Aprl S.--The Evening Posts
London iinag cal oahleeram says: me
reduction IN the bank rate OF discount
stimulates all the stock markets. Bust
ness YVES not actually active but was
better 'uhan for some time past, ANA prices
at the close were near tho beat. The
Iaris and Berlin markets were steady.
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LONnON MnNEY.

112 5-lG; for the account IL 1-16: Mexican
ord nary aas; Mexican Central new tours
6Sls money sal per cent; rate Of d.s-
count In the open market short and three
months bills l-lG per cent.
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London. April s.--irhe sheep skln sal

Six months. luzc loss
London. April s.-'rhe sheep skin sales
opened today with a fair attendance Tho
demand was good and average quality OF
cross bred, clothing ana combing rule.ii
weather and sold I'D lower. Short and
Inferior skins We're slightly cheaper, while
mernos sold at unchanged prices aai IN
IN good request. Tho offerings aggregated
3977 bales. The sales I'm detail; New
south Wales. Cos bales clothing and comb
Ing, 2lAn64i; locks and pieces, 5i We
ioria, lls2 bales; clothing and comling
2ls16 2.Sl; locks and pieces, lHpf Esd;
South Australia. $50 bales; clothing aud
combing, 94a5 5-Sd; locks aud PAGES S-S
al 5-sd West Australia, 2S5 bales; cloth
me ana .cemb.4g, .i2ssa5 s.sd locks ,f and
cisthing and combins, 2iz6i7 $50: New
Zealand. g55 bales; clothing and comb, lS
Cape OF Good Hope ami Natal. - bales
clothing ond combtng, 2A9id- Falkland
Isand. 40s bales; c,othing and comninR.
Slea7lsd. Punia Arena, .2l7 bales: cloth
ms and ,c,ombing, s'Age bird; locks lkas am ,ss
bales. clotlf.ng and combihg. 2%NfEd
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rairs throughout the Mississippi valley
IN addition to the local demand. brought
n steady closing ut the best pNcos. The
tone OF the market Is due entirely to this
demand FOR consumption
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WIPE AND NAILS

Barbed wire quotations are for carload
lois f. o. b. Houston. Nails are quoted IN
small lots.
BARBEp WiEE-Glidden, gal, 81. 80 pcr
100 lbs; painted wire. s2.c5; Waukeghn. sc
higher than Glidden.
WIRE NAILs-Rate. s2.25 per key; I'D
% and ID. zoe; ii and ID, sOc; 3D. i5c; I'd,
CUT NArLs-Rate. $40 per key. Same
advances as on wire nails.
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HIDES. rALLow AND nEnsw

prIces paid by Houston dealers 4
Per
Dry nint hides. selected. .....a....n q
Dry sailed hides .,..,...,.........,.. III
Wet sailed. selected ...,,...........a
Deer sklns ....,...,....'..'.... ....il ]
IailoW ......'. ..........'..'....'... .t
EtcsNaN ...,,..,. ..,.......s...''"..I,
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For observation-disclosures
Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate.

II preserves and renews the vitality.
strengthens the nerves and stmuiztes the
stomach to healthy action.
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The Egg sfnrkct.

while the production of eggs !, ,,.,...
mas fallen off recently, the outr,. t.,
o.ner states is said TO be enormous ana
prices In tho principal markets are W.,
lo"est ever known at ohis season of tbr
year Houston wholesalers sold eggs n,
''sc today while Kansas City Offered tber,,
at &C. and New York at &C. A New Yorl,
paper thus reviews the situation in thar
market: 80 '''d
cold storage houses are commencing 70
STOCK up all over the country fully two
weeks ahead of the usual time. The de-
erns The liberal oifhasrlngs and low nrices.
and stock is steadily accommodating: In
lAot, there has been a steady accumu-
iatlon all the past month, and it Is be-
coming a serious quCsticl what Will be
done with the large surplus now on hand.
Mo5t OF the eggs arriving are TOO poor TO
put in cold storage. not being graded close
enough or packed IN proper cases, and
such stock necessarily has to he forced
INTO consumptlve channels. 1t seems now
as If the only course left would be TO mt
larger quantity OF later eggs IN cola
storage; this would curtlil the current
ARRIVALS for consumptiVe use and allow
me present large denominations at ali
POINTS to be somewhat reduced. TO do
dhis, however. 1t would he necessary for
rnipIeF5 10 grade their current collections
naich closer, ana pack In l.,aitc wood cases
suitable for holding j. Told storage"
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EGG CAS-
Kept In stock. No. ! and No. 2 Will
dther *. -. or nailed. Write for
II. II. JONES. Houston,
CHICAGO.

Chicago, April S,--ra cattle prlel
steady and fairly well held. al
lively Few sales were made at II
and the bulk of the cattle crosl
scales at t.ava4.Sa There was
stosker and feeder trade. most oil
ferlngs going for 3.5Dui.S0. Gail
at s.oOI6,25, n few bringing s.25Sis
buyers OF hogs ma naged to fors
cine of about DC. Tho bulk OF IL
ihgs were at 9.a0GSg5. Rough Il
heavy packer lots sold at S.60fis.S
lignt weights We're more numetoif
iN1e in sheep was actlvc. II
10 strictly choice sheep were MA
S.25Ha25; Westerns, s.2575.0p. lam
OF the bass OF S.1sfi. a5 for the \
up TO 5.0eaj.,5 for FAIR TO cho.ce
erns, with choice Colcrados firm
ycarllngs sold at l50g5.2o. and shorA
NJ 5.0DHA % - &
- Rnseeipts-cattic, $500; hogs, is. ooos
l.,VVp.
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UNITED STATES EXPORTS.


Tho following are the closing quotations
Tor cotton on the spot today ni ~. leading
marhets. together with the closing OF mid
alinp AnainrlnN. N.llh lnluY's .nInA,
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Decrease.
LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON

HOUSTON.
IT, r. Hail. live stock commission Her'
chant reports as follows.
:;Ss:sFS ss;.,s
CAVES a', Choice Observation-Disclosures. a s,4
sprl rIn caves OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. sam s
sheen First class .,,...,....... a az
ShnIro mast fed hogs 2K6f
cornfed hogs ...,,................ aaef Sh
Market on all classes OF stock has
much be- ter tone this week and an up
ward tendency: all classes IN demand al
nuotatlons. Calves end cornied hogs very
scarce and In strong demand. Market
al present bare OF hogs and calves.
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sS sugar-Cut loaf 5.s5. granulated 5.ol.
ST. LOUIS.
4 o,i,Az mil 6 --L'lnnr dull and Monk,

:,
patsnts g. Sia5 10; extra fancy S.2aN3.35;
fdrcy S.S1QS.yJ: choice i56tS, ~. Wheal--
Futures steady. lise higher; spot stea 10y
No. red. cash, elevator IS bid track va
cI92l6 No. hard. cash Is 5-S May Sc bli;
July 70 BID. Corn--Futures stronger. spot
steady. No. cnsh q May l'2uI 5-s; Jlly
2$B b.d. September 2iis92i j-S. Oats-Fn.
cash 49, bid May IS as. July ISIS. Rye
dull; nomnally 81 track. Flax seed lower,
6ala Corn meal 1.4oal As. Bran weak and
dull; east track uominally iSdis. Prime
othy S.50al4.OO pra rie 5,cod7.5O Whisky
lis Cotton ties ami hagg.ng UNCHANGED.
Pork steady; STANDARD mess johb.ng s.S0Q
$50 Lard steady; prime steam S.S2la;
choice 4 %. Bacou-BoXed shoulders i93.
txtra short clear 525; ribs $40; shorts b.55.
Dry sal; meats-Boxed shoulders 49,
extra short clear 1875, ribs 6.Vli2 shorts
>
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- T.
New York, April SIN general sense
the market for cotton goods was quiet. so
far as spot is concerned, but through
travellers good orders were received for
fabi.cs adapted TO the wants OF the cut
ting trade. to which tho mail orders from
principal houses added a gool amount.
The feature OF next week viii be per-
eInpiory trade at auction April II OF TO-
500 packages of Atlantic mills Al browns
AID all widths OF Wide shectngs. 800
feckasas Appleton mills. white aNd col
ored dcmc.s AID hyglenic fanne'a. 1000
facki Ses Peabody mills ~ hleached cot
tons, and l0t0J packages Chicopoe and
l,linrion new mills brown ana bloachcl
cotton 1snneis II dinars1t weights AMI
grades. WOOL dress goods OF AL deserip-
lions were 20 Improved demand FOR hoth
AfGpir AMI fsnrics, as were also mems
wear goods. but agents are slow sellers
for deliveries. BLANKETS and nanncls also
show good attention, ms I'D wool u1rler-
wear and hosiery, priGtlnr cloths quiet
bat firm AZ 9-i6c, with a fair business
doing IN all good8
NV York. Np,l s,-IIubbard Bros. &
GO. = cotton letter says; Looally, the feel
ug 8 hclFlsh, blisoi on the shseaee OF
sreountlon, tcsoiher villa the heHef that
the soush w,ll bc free sellers of the new
crop 40 they wcre last. scason. NO change
Is reported from The overlooked Districts.
While the goi.tnnsat predicts iurshef
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-09

Houston expects 1890 10 100 bales tomor-
row. against AZ on this day last year.
The stlmaie at New orleans Is for 200
to 1900. aga!ns, l022.