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ECCENTRIC CoMMEDIENNEs.
Long and Profitable Professional Lif
for Ambitioms Actresses.

for Ambitious Actresses.
There are amazingly few women in the
theatrical world who are true comedians or
capable of assuming eccentric characters
with credit. When, therefore. one of the
sex has achieved success in such parts It Is
we'll worth recording
This actress is Miss May Robson, other
wise Mrs. Brown, who belongs in one Of
New Yorks first stock companies
Miss Robson. on the stage, is known to
an admring public sometimes es a drunken.
tatterod slavy, a vulgar, shrill-voiced, NOUS
,ached French concierge, 81 idlotlcaly
amusing lady's maid. Hopping shout in
clothes too big for her and wide. vacant
smile. or a hopelossly forlo.n spinster with
no wits about her. Whenever she steps
oa the boards it is to represent a ltdi-
crousy fantastic individuality. often repul-
sively ugly, always eccentric and invariably
true to life.
At home Misc Robson is a slim, unccm-
monty pretty woman graceful, and so charm
ing and gracious personality that the
question involuntarly rises. How can YOU
consent to hide all this under such ugly dis
guises?"
"Becauae," she asserts with a smile, II
have talent for it; there IL just as much
art in drawing a drunken housekeeper true
to life as in portraying the woes of lovely
heroine, and in my own snug corner OF
the profession | not only have no walls,
but I've a long long professional life CT
usefulness before me.
Ever so much longer than the average
woman in the same calling for | never
will grow old to the public. never have
to hide my gray hairs and wrinkles when
they come, or be obliged to resign my place
to some newcomer cimply because she is
fresher, fairer and sprightller, as many
of my sister workers have to do.
1--WE no rivals principally owing to the
fact that the average pretty woman justly
wants to be admired on the stage. She is
not willing to hide bright eyes. round
CHI and nearly shoulders under rags and
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ago, published under the title of Under the
Window" brought her fame. This vac not
only confined to the artistic brotherhood, but
fashion quickly recognized the charm and
style of these picturesque costumes and
adopted them. Until then children had been
over-dressed or unattractively dressed. and
the beautiful and numerous fashions in
dainty gowns and cloaks and hats which
combine sensible comfort and warmth with
esthetic taste in color and form, all date
from Miss Kate Greenaway's efforts fifteen
wears ago.
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line. The musln. by the way. in the orig
lnal toilet, is OF peacock blue. set upon an
underdress OF very pale blue silk,
while the body OF the robe is cut from
pistaehe green satin surah. all figured over
In pale green and white and blue
arabesoues. A pretty touch is given
by gimp OF intertwisted gilt and blue
silk threads. set on the edge OF the robes
front and the velvet waist bow is made all
OF pistache green velvet
This particular combination of green and
blue is seen wherever frivolous love OF
color flashes out. The gayish little theater
toques are green and blue; sometimes tur-
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she is so her public is her own. Age really
helps her mentally and physically to round
out her characters, and fur that reason 1t
is remarkable greater number of clever
girls eager to succeed and make the stage
their profession for long litG, do not study
to win the less alluring, but far more last
ing honors that come in the humble path
OF the eccentric coincidence"
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HOUSE TOILETS.


NEW YORK, Jan. 21.--House gowns at
this season of the year implies preparation
for the quiet informal home amusements,
which the not far distant Lenten season
will bring. The lectures, club and commit
tee meetings, cooking classes and small
mncheons, for which the hostess must wear
a compromise between a genuine tea gown
and a more splendid and ornate reception
dress. Figured silks, of what are called
silver taffeta, soft broched surahs, very
short pile liberty velvets, light weight zibe-
lines and lowered beiges are the most fire.
quently employed materials.
Any one OF them forms the ideal house
gown, which must be soft, light of weight
not easily wrinkled and varying in type
OF design, from almost tailor like simplicity
to an elaborateness that nearly restores the
long rejected tea robe. There is In tn use
special costumes a sort of unconscious pre-
dominance OF gray-not the cold white gray,
but what is among the dressmakers called
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-24
The Boston Store ? ? o.! !!.' S...'..
Streets

plastron OF the white cashmere striped horia
zontally all the way down, with the gimp.
The sleeves, full to several inches below the
elbow, are gathered into deep white cuffs
bordered with the gimp. The killed skirt
has wide hem briar-stitched at the top
with cream white silk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-24

MN In Food" Removes Reson YuthTw
The Crp all
Conn IN tn Complex
feet
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Mime Tonic" scientific meln
all
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bruno llden or adu OF the
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md Purt t a III Organs he X r
I'm a for
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the Lotion night
Mime throw EyeL prOmotn the
H a
Mme Yale Tooth Powdcr.
Mime YnIe Face Powder fades Flesi whte Cream.l
I'm omp sion Soap.
RosP
of nau
lMmcY nIe Buds" Lip Sahe.
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Mail Orders Sent to any Part of America.
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MONEY And INVESTMENTS.
Transactions Of q Day Among Wall
Street Operators.
PROFESSIONALS STILL IN CONTROL
They Are Playing ~ shutt1ecoclk
WITH the lAst, bat Public
shows Little IAterest.

New York. october is.--rcdAy's stock
market was a contest between pr,fcselon-
al traders. az has been tho casc each day
this week. The bears were again success
fui during the morning, but thcy cnooun-
tered resistance at the lower level and
were forced 10 cover heavily before the
close OF tho day. 90 that the prices were
brought back to within n fractional limit
either way OF last nights close. Chicago
Gas continued to absorb a very large share
OF attention, and II was In this stock that
tho bears suffered keen reverse. They
succeeded In forcing down the price at
one time IN, but inside support for the
stock was very strong and the advance
dro, the bears 10 cover, tho stock clcelng
with a net gain OF IN. Sugar. also, which
was raided down sas during the mornlng,
showed considerable resistance. recover
inr a, one time 10 within less than point
of last nights close. spbacco. which was
sold cx diNidsnd OF . per cent. declined at
one tme points These three stocks
were made objects OF the bears most ur-
gen. attacks. ana they worked n sympa-
thetlc dcciinc In the general list. which
extended from a fraction to : points. The
speoialtlcs and the Southwestern railway
stocks led the decline. Tho recovery In
Chicago Gas was due 10 reports OF work.
ing agreement with the new competition
threatened.
Some favorable effect was exercised on
prices by tho postponeinent of the hearing
before thc supreme court In the joint
Traffic association case until next Janu-
airy. Although tho decision of tho court In
~, an "a, 80 Ana IRA n ~, euoairi lcredyht as
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DurTnR AND EGGS.

New York, October 15.--Eggs--R Receipts
7IS2; quiet; Stnte ard Pennsylvania l60
1884,; Western 16iafpH.
Kansas city Mo-, October To- Butter
Firm: creamery, 20d22: dairy l4@l7 Eggs
higher; prices steady; stock moving rap
IDLY. Fresh candied Missouri and Kansas
stock liz.
st. Louis, October t6.--Butter.- Easy:
creamery 2ca2diA dairy liGle. Eggs
Quiet; l3c.
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New York. October 1S.--cleariugs ttlS..
G2.97: balance sd.a7s.l2s. Money on call
steady mt 25aarais per cent; last loan ~
per cent. closed Offered at ~ per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 41Q5 per cont.
Sterling exchange stsady, with actual
business IN bankers bills at 4.S43sal4. S<t
Posted rates 4.s3epi, s3is md <.s5ts. Cons
mcrcial bills AL. Silver certificates 6Sh.
Bar silver 5SN. Mexican dollars 4lis.
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.".l,sooss9 2.1si.71s ISIS, 7eo 500, 1873

at Lending Markets.
'o''owing table shows the stocks II
Van cotton held at seven Of the
~ markets of the world today, this
last year;
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Eveninw pos1;s Cabregrnm.

Now York, October 15.-T'he Evening
Posts London financial cabiegram; The
stock markets were duii today; Ameri-
cans were discoriragingly dull. Ant tho
The Paris bourse was dull and the Berlin
market steady. xet
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New York. October 1.-THE following
table, compiled by BradDtreets. shows the
bank ciearipes at ahe principal citts for
the past week. with ths percentage Of tn
crease or decrease as compared with the
corresponding week last year;
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LIVE STOCK.

EttGb, nrst-GlASS .....ss.s..sst.sssss oN
Choice mast.ed hogs ...'.'.'.'.'.... zsV
The market Is very scantly supplied
with all classes of stock and bare OF !iogs
Cattle Of all classes would sell readily at
quotations The tendency OF prices ia up
ward.
Chicago. October i5.-Tradc in cattle ac;
tive steady; bulk of native steers sold
4 lOG5 10; common dressed beef steers 400;
butchers and canners stuff al about lor-
mer prices; some extra choice heifer5
bringing tx 20 eaiyg rs =, ana fsaers 200 100
IA 80; very few below $40. Texans were
unchanged westeinxcattle gold very wen
many goods for 3.DcN4 70. Hogs-peinansi
weights. &c higher for heavy hogs. Sales
were largely at 3.7oDi.C0; coarse heavy
packers 3.5i ~ 10: prime butchers ana AS :.
sorted l.gh,- isNi:l5' inc 'as a. n,rra Ne.
tive demand Ter sheep and lambs At steady
prices. Common native sheep 2bWs.O:
choice 10 prime 4.a5a4 20. western range
tive al s.Y5as. 90: westerns 4.ooa5 10: feed
ers 3.75ll475: medium lambs scld lower
than yesterday. RecApts--Cat 1900; hogs
1900 sheep 12ooo.
81. Louis, october 15.--Cattle-Receip
200. shipments 1000: steady for natives,
with M good cattle here. Texans steany
g fsr dressed IL seif BEEF and basessr
steers s.s0d4.75; steers. under lug R2mihSIHs IN.
405l3 "a. stockers ard feeders 2.fDaf.oo.
cows and heifers 200d4. %; Texas and IN.
dian steers s,15a4.25; cows and hsesers. TX 2 X
strong and n shade hsghsr; light 3.9ol4 90;
mixed s.eofis %. neawy S7od4.co. SHEEP
Receipts 1000 shipments none; steady 70
stior,x, native nnt5ttons 3.n0a3.eo cuils ana
buck. 800: lambs 400a4O,
Kansas city, October 15.--Cattlc-Re-
ceip.s 1000: best natives steady. Texans
4 o,f,i es. Texas cows 2.30ls3. 81: Bst,yc
stef,rs p 5Ofa5. Is; native cows ard heifeIs
'sfa,s es: stockers and feeders 2.5onfS);
bulls 2.5Olf3 So. Hogs Receipts 1860: strong
10 iOc higher; hcayiee s;sSp5. 20; packers
ers s.75f3.S0; pigs 2.i5qe SO. Shsep--Rs-
ceipte 5000: strong: lambs S.ooG5.S; NUT
ions, 2.00fi4O0.
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sUGAR.

New York. October B.-Sugar-Raw and
New Dreams, October i5.--sugsr-Q Quiet:
open kettle 3sM2x centrifugal white
8 i5-lSd4 S-1S: yeliowsf 21tGyx; secoDds ;
0Sik; oyyup 8@1.
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New York Cotton.


.>e" YORK, October l5.-The cotton mar.
hel opened easy, with prices 1614 points
lower; the volume Of epot business At
Liverpool being disappointing and private
cables forecasting continued apathy on
ene part OF English and continental spin
ners. who are d sposed to rely on heavy
receipts and the absence OF Speculation
70 produce lower prices. Following the
caii the market about recovered its ,st
~ again turned weak under renewed sell.
ing by houses with Liverpool and New
orleans connections. The present Soin-
paratively low level of prices led to eau
ton IN making further ventures on The
snort side, while the speculators and the
lndinerence of consumers checked co,Sa.
un,ence, on the long side OF the account
b hn@o local sentiment Continued bearish,
selling II frost In the cotton belt is not
re rel or soon. Late In the session the
market showed decided weakness under
renewed liquidation and fears Of noo,.
caples tomorrow morning. The close was
points. - 1Vo
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New York Dry Goods.

New York, October 15.-The dry goods
market Is without change today, linz
tied attendance of buyers at first hands
being recorded The demand from jobbers
is still quiet manufacturers and convert
ers being more in evidence than any other
classes of buyers. Staple cottons are with
out marked features. Print cloths. spot
and extras are still qUoted at 27-16
Prints are still very active.
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N STILL GOING DOWN
|,.,,s Futures Closed Seven
Points Lover.
Ipf AFRAID OF THE MARKET.
Tor the bottom to BE
.x.frouston spots One-six-
= lower-Other Markets.
office Of The Post,

Houston, FRIDAY, Octooer 10.
- the market closes slightly low
course is not at all encour-
buyers. and there is very little
IN IN take hold of cotton even
~rasent low range OF values. Peo-
bull,sh opinions are afraid that
,om is not yet in sight and are
Tor a further decline before CIV
market their support The best
q now from shorts, who seem
,reid Of sudden advance than the
ccl was unchanged on both spots
rres at today's session The Amer
arkets showed great weakness
ant the day, however, and closed
|lowest figures. New York was Az
down and New Orleans showed a
IA points. Spot prices were 1-16c
Il New York and Houston, and
|oubtless lower to sell elsewhere.
we're no further developments of
save prediction of cooler
fbr tonight in many sections Of
kton belt. This had no effect upon
krket. and caused no advance what
i the close.
kmount into sight for the week was
larger than expected. though be-
Soth last year and 1894. Thus far
ason 10000 bales have come into
For the crop to turn out 10000, 900
will need to be 100000 bales addi-
brought forward during the next
IA half months. or 100000 more
we're received during that time last
The total visible supply of cotton
u $4,000 bales less than on this
hst October.
Soday's session New York futures
! easy, with 6.2l bid for January.
IT sale was at 6. % and from that
! the market fell to go, then adj
h to 6.26. After fluctuating between
LIS for an hour, January again fell
y and that price was bid OIL the
against GA yesterday.
New Orleans December sold at 5.o3
{ opening, touched sos during the
Socn, but fell to $50 and closed with
hked, against 5.T yesterday.
kton expects 500 to $500 bales to-
w, against 1868 on this date last
The estimate at New Orleans Is for
; 10000 against 1911.
Market Seems Sold Out.
private wire to B. w. Hunter 4
York, October 15.-There was prac-
no support to the market at open
Liverpool, New Orleans and local
b causing weakness. The rally was
|utsd to the indications of cooler
per In Texas, Arkansas and Okla
the possibility of frost stimulating
Fesing of shorts, causing improve
Notwithstanding the fact that the
|rices discount very big crop, the
here and abroad continues bearish.
market, however, appears pretty
sold out for the time being and as
decline brings in fresh buyers the
can not be far off at which spinners
pc willing to secure their require
and spectators be attracted In suf-
\ numbers to check the decline II
cause a speedy rally, regardless of
Possibilities. Furthermore, on each
every decline from the present level
v reasonably be assumed that the
3 VIII gradually slacken as in view
rvaanhg conditions and the possibility
kaage 70 the crop from early frost It
lot seem sound business Judgment to
Y mat any considerable profit is to
s Y from short sales ON the basis
! for January.
amount Into Sight.
movement for this and previous
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weekly Interior Movement.

Galveston, Texas, October 15.-The
movement of cotton from thirty interior
Texas towns for the week ending today Is
as follows: Receipts $3.50; shipments AZ.
500: stock 18TH Same towns for corre-
spending week last year: Receipts 81, 467:
shipments 30344 stock 10S.1T.
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MARIsn INTnLlrcnxcn.
Port OF Galveston October II

Port Of Galveston. October IL.
ARRIVED.
So Acme, Morris. Para.
IS Highftcld, Richardson, Para.
Ss Marsxtow, Proctor. Pernambuco.
S. Deptford, Woodruff, liverpool.
Ss El Sol. Mason, New York.
Sch Luther 4. Garrcttsoa. Green. Balti-
more.
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COTTON.
Houston Railroad Receipts.

Houstons gross receipts OF cotton by the various
ailroads entering tho city were as follows;
Houston an6 Texas Central. :.:,..
Missouri Kansas and Texas ................ l,lef
i nan n naiona ann and reas 6el
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio.... S32
Honst :, East and West Texas .......... "a
Gulf Colorado and anita Fe. go.
Texas and New orleans. .....-
Total ...... ....4..5. 1852
Houston Spot Quotations.
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Comparntive Cotton Statements.
rev York. October Is .-comparetIve cot
.on statement for the week ending oc-
~. receipts at all United states
POTS during week ..,,.... "a, "a
YET receipts at all United States O'v
~ urts during Same week last wear "A, n,
TOTAL rceints ~ ~ .nls aate......: LISA ii
Exports yor 4: go, $50
Exports a., ~. - week ;.........,.... lS2.5f4
1 Tscsa, exports 70 this date III 10
AS v exports to same date last 1870
stock Al iii s7a7ss
STOCK at all United states norts ''os
O. same time last year ~ 40
Stock at all interior towns Ss 3 A. ~ :
STOCK at all interior towns same 'vA'
ston1t e a last year ,...-............... 4os,sis
Stock at Liverpool same time insi '~'
st year of xmsr,,,;; $3.50. 1900
SUCK Of American aiioat for Creai @o0'0''
britain same time last year 800. N, On
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HIDES, rALLow AND nEEswAx.
pr,c.. ,.,d ~ houston dealers


Cleburne. Texas. October l6.---Mlss Shell
horse, who took corrosive sublimase ana
bluestone about nine days aGo, difd
Wednesday night. She was only 70 yeare
OF age.
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SPOT Prices Compared.
.oAowlhg table gives the price of
s cotton on the spot at seven of
,as. principal markets today. this
In 1896: s
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NAY 4 7.lsass y. closed ssx; October as.4;

Kan~As City. Mo-. October iS.--wheas--
Hard generally Abcut steady; soft neglect
ss.s; No. i %: No. : sSsfss: 80. ! sprifnsss
S0VSl. Corn about steady, slow: No. 4
mixed z3Q2sM. Oats fairly active. about
stsady: No. white lsfisA. Receipts
ments-Wlheat 1890; corn $500. oats
Chicago advices by private wire TO d.
w. Hunter a Co. gave curb On December
wheat ut Qlix, puts on December wheat
sold up from % SIS to e0A; calls sold at
asm, A higher market u expected for to-
morrow. Puts on December corn sold at
20*: calls sold Mt 37fIs7is.
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asked: B bid.
Liverpool Futures.
Opened quiet; demand moderate: closed
steady.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

r d. 3. mill. Texas interior points 30,
sordanR 70 Per Gallon.
Prime crude oil. ioose...,-. IS q 15h
Prime summer yellow OIL. u
Primo cotton seed cake ;.....sls % Qh "
Prime cotton seed meal...... IL 20 az %
FOR local delivery Houston mills quote
meal and cake at Sl5.GoG 10. 20 per ton.
Ren,arks-Market weak at the decline;
demand limited.
New York. October le.-Marxet for cot
ton seed products easy and unchanged;
pr.,ne summer yellow. barrels I5Q
sai.c: prime crude. e0h02lc; prime cotton
ssaS cake "a O06zzb 80 per short ton; meal
10 pr ton; uhters. elAss - -
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1aI!ui -..'.....i 4,U I i.o f.5i1el i.6o
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Quiet; quotably Iec lower.
% Wheat-No. spring ssgssM; Nc. spring
Sern-No. ? NA@ssA.
No. 8 white { g. b., soaaaiN. " " -
Bsrley--No.' =; nominal: No. ST. .. b..
Flax seed-No. j j. 0sgi .ce.
Timothy seed-Prime O. IS.
Lard--Per 100 lbs, 4.3Oa4. 32Ia.
Short ribs sldes-Loose A. 6n4.75
Dry salted shoulders Boxed 4AGI5.
Short clear sides--Bpxed 47sI5
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods. per
gallon, 1.22.
Articles. Receipts. Ehipments
Flour. barrels ..... 5000 10000
Corn. bushels ....... $4,000 1900
8 8 nosheis .-..'..' s2 sooo s57.ep
Barley. bushels ......, 5000 1900
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady creamery l5a9lh.
dairy .l2ais. Cheese quiet; SasIs. Eggs
firm; flesh lHs.
ST. Louis Grain and Provisious.
st. Louis Mo-. october 15.-Flour. UNI
changed. Wheat higher, closing with an
advance above yesterday OF u for Decem-
Der and x for May. The drouth and bull
ish cables caused December to open X
filRNtTt SCH up InOft ITptf tuis pTlCc.
declined 1c, recovered that and closed "
below rep. Spot higher; 2 cash elevate
95 asked; track e5aae: No. 2 hard cash
IS; December s6i1; May 93% bid. Corn
Futures fiuctuated with wheat and closed
ls6e1. higher than yesterday. Spot lower:
No cash 2H asked: December 2fEsep
24,A: May TN Oats-D,ll and easy; No 2
cash elevator iSx hid: track leTl9h. No.
white s1TTk: December 10 hid. Corn meal
]. 50foi IS. Rye lower: az Bran duh and
lower; sacked east track 46b. Flax seed
higher; 1.02 bid. Prime timothy seed 40.
HAY firm fer choice grades. prairie 7.50;
Timothy 7.5nGT9. u.s. Fork--StaDdard mess
ioSb.ng s25 IAd-.Better: prime rtear m
20; choice 4.2M. Bacon--Boxed lots ex-
ira short clear and ribs. 5.75 Dry salt
n,ssts-Hoxed shoulders $50: extra short
clear ard ribs s.s7is: shorts $50 Receipts
-Flcslr 400: wheat 81 900: corn 9o00: oats
% tDp. shipments-Fiour 5000; wheat 1900:
corn 1000; oats 1900.
Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.
New York. October 15.-wheat-R Receipts
isa 90. exports II s45. Spot strong. OPP
tons opened steady on better cables than
expected. advanced on light offerings and
dry weather West. broke az noon under
: near raid. hut fully recovered on export
tax and bullieh miller report. clos nE
ssrong q x0k net advance. NO. ssd
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Chroniclc weather mcnort..

New York, October Is Especial. 1.-THE
Commercial and Financial Chronicle says:
Our telegraphic advices this evening in
dictate that on the whole the weather has
been quite satisfactory at the South the
past week. Although rain has fallen In
most localities, the precipitation has been
light as a rule and as a result the work Of
gathering the crop has suffered little or
no Interruption Marketing, however, has
been interfered with by the yellow fever
guarantees. This Is particularly notice
able In the movement through vicksburg
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Violet 8 Coz. Circulnr.

New York, October l5.-Atwood Violet
q co. say of cotton: Weakness of spots
continues, as another decline here of Lie
today confirms. Upon this condition and
small speculative demand for contracts 1t
looks as though a permanently better
be until exporters come into the market.
and thus relieve spot holders in the South
OF some of their accumula'ions. Cotton
may recede some fNtf,er because of these
conditions, but 1t would certainly seem
more conservative to buy on declines than
to sell. Six and five-sixteenths here for
middling means less than SIC on planta-
tons throughout the cotton belt, or only
about ST per bale for middllng cotton.
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Amount Into Sight.

movement for this and previous
'nis season and the corresponding
q the three previous seasons, &C.
fns 20 Secretary Hester. Is as fol-