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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31

WASHINGTON, D, c., May so.-The
board Of managers OF the homes for vol
unteer soldiers will meet here next
wednesday, and after the conclusion
OF the routine business will start on the
annual tour OF inspection OF the homes.
The board goes frat to the central
branch at Dayton, Ohio, thence to the
Marion, Indiana, branch, to the north
western branch at Milwaukee. the west
ern branch at Leavenworth, and then
TO the Pacific branch at Santa Monica,
California
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31

LONDON, May Sl.--A dispatch to the
Times from Canea, Island OF Crete,
dated Sunday, says that armed MuSsul-
mans made sortie from Gambia Sat
urdny night. and burned the village Of
KalIvin, killing fourteen. The dispatch
adds.
'Thls is certain to have a serious con-
sequence as It will Incense tho CretRns
who will make rcprtsals."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31

PISA. Italy. May ao.-Thc official re-
port OF the disaster at the cathedral
Yesterday, upon the occasion OF the IN
yelling OF an Image Of the Virgin. when
n candle fell, setting nre TO the building
and causing panic. shows that nine
persons were killed and twenty-onc
others seriously injured. M"st "i tHe
Victims nrr women and all OF them res
Idcntg Of pisa
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31
TO ADJOURN TODAY
The Constitution Committee Near.
ing End of Its Session.
THE AMENDMENT ON TAXATION

BY senator Fast More Comprehensive
and Far-R ssshlnE than the OBo IN ths
Present. Constitution "PaP" Tol.r
wins = vistory-OmOs Of InSuranos
COmnissIousr Crtatod-worlE Nay bo
ConplstSa To-day-aus,uon Of a SPs.
elal So..iOA.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31

MONTPELIER. Vt. May 3o.-A fold
lng bed at the Union House closed au-
tomntlcally during last night while
Henry Kendall. aged cixty-threc, was
asleep In It.. He was dead when taken
out. having either been smothercd or
died Of heart failure. Induced by fright.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31

cHRGsTIANA, May 3O.--The town OF
Samsng. province OF North Trondhiem,
ncar the mouth Of the Nlmscn river, on
The hansen Flord. west coast OF Nor
way, has been entirely destroyed by
IRE The flames famed by a fierce
wIll spEcnd 80 rapidly that the l,sOC
inAablL8ats we're unable 10 save even
iH'!f furniture.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31
Plot IaIIRsr TRE KEKa.
Report that King George II cOnspIrsd
Against by IIIa Cabinet.

AgninHtby His Cablnet'
LONDON. May 2o.-The Berlin cores
pondent OF the Daily Mall says to-day:
"From a Russion source eOmes news
of conspiracy against King George. OF
Greece. far more deeply rooted than
was supposed. There IS indubiiable ey-
Idence that premier Ralll and his col.
leagues in the cabinet are grsvely i'm
plIcated in plot to overthrow tho dyn-
aSty.
'The Kolnlsche zeitunK says that
Greece will be compelled to pay large
Indemnity. to reduce her army to 10000
men and to aIve up her feet"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31

SARATOGA. N. Y. May 5O Memo
rial services were held to-day at the
rottage nt Mount McGregor. whore
General Graf died There was n large
Ea'hnfinE from this and surrounding
towns and lavish display Of floral Of
tedhgs.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31

LONDON, May 5O.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Standard says;
king George paid a visit to NJ. onou,
the Russian minister, yesterday. (Sat-
urdny.) and after a two hours inter-
view, sent long telegram TO Emperor
Nicholas, urging him to intervene on
k,hnIF ~ GFpRcc"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31
AFTER MANY YEARS
The Sequel to the Biggest Bank
Robbery In History Comes.
THE FAMOUS MANHATTAN CASE
OF Nearly Twenty Years Ago is
Revived to Memory.
THE BANK GETSA PROPOSITION

From the Bu,Elurs OasrinE to Rsturnths
nearly Thrso EIiliou Dollars Worth OF
s.surltis, stOIsn fOr $4,000 Cash ana
No Questions AskOd-Baak's President
s.yu the sam win Net b Paid, ns Con-
srs,. Has Made Coed Many OF the
stolen BOnds-sOnS are StnI VAluaslo.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31

ATHENS, May 3O,-Dispatches from
I.amIa report forward movements of a
suspicious character by the Turks,
Major General Nelson a. Miles arriv'
cd yesterday ut LRmla, visited the
Crock lines and subsequently, lunched
with Crown Prince Constantine.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31

NASHVILLE. Tenn, May 90. Dele.
gates to the convention OF National
travellers Protective Association, which
meets in this city Tuesday, June ], for n
iiyc daya' session. are arriving. sever-
al thousand nrc expected 10 attend.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31
TARIFF DEBATE
Likely to Assume an Interesting
Phase the Coming Week.
VERY RAPID PROGRESS MADE

So Far, bat sagar ana Wool sehsduIss
wnI Bring Oct SET spSsshss-AH Much
LI'adway Made ia a Week as was lIAdo
with the Wilson RrI In Five Weeks.
Hawaiian Trsntywnl Not be AbroEutsd.
AnI-Tru,t AmsndmsAt will be ORsrod.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-31

For West Virginia. fair; cooler north
For Western Pennsylvania, partly CLOUDY
Weather probably without rain; coolers
brisk northerly winds.
For Ohio, ralr; cooler In southern por.
ton, brisk northorly Winds,
Local Temperature.
The temperature Saturday as observed
by q Schnept druggist, cornOr Fourteenth
and Market streets, was as folloRa;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
Incrcnsc In uuying Order,

New York advices to 3. w. Hunter &
Co. today were a: follows:
The great pressure hanging over the
marke' In the shape of the heavy offer
ings for several days past seems to have
neen nfted bv ths accumula ton of buying
OF ders ana in part by the cancellation Of
orders to sem There is an increase in the
OUTSIDE business. buying orders coming
from all over the country and a much
mrger volume from the South than has
hicherto been the case. l. is reported from
CHICAGO that many larger operators there
ar; hoing attra cted to cotton on account
OF Its celntive chsapness and In the belief
tina the boom III wheat Is over for the
present
Foreigners are also showing anxiety to
secure cotton. The spread of the yellow
ieNeI in he South = beginning to mske
tseif felt So bull argument IT will have
q tendency to close the ports and rc,ari
the movement of the crop This is likely
- make l.iverpoo. very. nervous and per-
mans cause considerable advance Rad
crop accounts continue to be received ana
any movement toward a substantial rise
would be assisted BY these advices We
zee zee no reason to change cur opinion. and
osEeve that present prices for cotton are
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16

J w. cuafl and g. Samuels were elect
ed members OF The Hcustun Cotton Ex-
change today.
morrow. against 1853 last year; New Or
lccns. 1000 to 75v1. against 9617.
j l.. Wool CT Dallas. G. r. Dewitt OF
Patterson and n. McEeil OF La Porte
we're visitors at the Cotton Exchange to-
day.
Macy g. Pend'eton. New York;, THE
prospects sesn. u us more favorable for
prices The scare element Is lacking, but
the forces working on the bull side seem
20 us rotent enough to bring all the bears
into camp. and that before very long"
Fail child & Hobson of New Orleans adj
vised B. w. Hunter & Co. today: THE
speculative business continues light and
the market respc nds only In an indiffer-
ant way. ring to the fact that every day
a moderate amU.nt of futures are offered
against actual spot purchases"
r. W. Hunter & Co. received the FOLLOW
trg from their New Orleans house this
morning: There is a private Liverpool
cable mere which says: I'm sympathy
with Nell being more favorable than ex-
pectcd." IL Is fficult to understand ex-
rctly what Is ueant BY this Another
LIVERPOOL eabic SAYS: "Neilps circular
disappvirts the bears"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
Spots May he Lower.

Carrh & Richardson OF Houston say IN
their circt!ar o. this date: Spot BUYERS
were ',orr ind rfcrem than yesterday.
sayitt,g mat consumers pointed to the COM
.aIison ~ prices at Atlantic ports So
yrannah, tnr instasce, 67-l6." and advised
ieXas sellers TO come down or to keen
, she,i cotton, II may he true that we vii
bass. but this u no sign that cort 49,
h hnouin decline. ard they will not if the
nete, which Is daily growing, of serSns
g r, alton should be generally believed
u e very Tired position Of the much ma
nlpuafeu New York Sentember W.
MORN IN tho bulls side, September closed
down winter months 2 up. The consen.
n,,s o %, ovin;on Is that the market viii get
walins TO watch the cat ilimn ~ ale
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
COFFEE.

New York, September i5.--Coffee optaons
opuned STEADY TO 10 points lower: ruled
inactive with weak undertone, following
lower European cables. fun Brazilian -,
ceip,s ana declining exchange, selling
checked by increasing warehouse deiiv'
cries In the United States. Market fe,-
tufeiess IN the afternoon. cisslng al net
less 81 sGlo points Sales 1880. Spot coftee
hlo easy; No, Z invoice 6is: jobblng n.
Mild quiet: cocdova los.Qi6is. Sales 100
oass Rio NO. spot AT SIS. Total ware
monse deliveries from the United states
si,eil' Including %, $40 from New Yari,
New York stock today sss.1S7: United
states stock s77,s33. afiaot for the Iinlte5
states 1855, against al, SO? last year and
5S6, $50 in 1895. 1"u
New orleans, September i5.--Coffee-Rto
ordinary to low fair 9Qlli4.
santos, September l5.-Coffee--Ouiet /.
receipts $1,000; stock Los, 900.
Hamburg, September i5-Cofyee onanss
sales 1000. ''"ef'
Rio, september i5.-Steady; No. : R,o
$50 reis per 10 kilos. exchange IA. reei,,ts
sv9l, cleared for the United states % rss,.
Europe 1000: stock i720p 1870
Havre, September ls.--Coffee ch,s.5 AN
a. lhf decline: Sales 6oo0 "'''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
NALvEsr oN RkCEIprs.

neCrlptS 'at Galveston today:
>Sta" -bv International and Great
sas ana leSas, ~ cars wheat, Q ears oats.
Gun Colorado and Santa Fe, cars
Wheat Galveston. La Porte and Hoaast,n
90 cara wheat. total, 81 cars,
Cofor-~iSs Isuaf C5lorado and Santa Ea
a6n hales. International and Great North.
ern' TN; Galveston, Houston and Hender-
son. yol Missouri Kansas and Texas, Sle7.
SsIvesteh; La Forte and Houston, SO:
barss Abhie 7Ss; barge Dick. 1857: barge
Read 1913; schooner @. Arrow, 50, Inter
STATE ras'rcad. 4, total, i2.li3 bales.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
nuTrER AND nccs.

chlcaso. September is.-Rutter Arm.
Sata. Eggs firm: fresh IL. ''s''
Kansas city September i5,--Butter very
nrm; lwilt receipts; creamery isa,i7i2.
dairy ,oMi2. Eggs feeling sleadier some one
tnpfuvement In demand: fresh ,an'lis's
Ms snuri ard Kansas stock fOefls
eggs unchangcd ~"
Nsw York. Scpten,lcr Ill., Eggs t,rm. NJ
CENTS yilS iackases. Stc,te and pannsvi.
vania a0is; Western 10. =
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16

DRUGGISTS are doing a big business in
d.sinfectants.
Farmers arc holding their oats for high.
err prices.
coffee continues large.
Wheat suiferd another decline today. but
Hour IL unchansed.
Locai wholesalers have reduced nearly
All grades OF bacon another l-l6c.
n D. Taylor \ Sons today unloadcd a
car 81 new pack columbia River salmon
The local supply OF bananas "a , h,,t A..
nansted, ana no more can be received far
aniine. - '''e au''i-
Mssso'iri and Arkansas apples are nav
ity. Good fruit sells for s.. 2s3l2 10 per
The Texas pecan crop this year Is n
very large one and Will begin moving In
The course OF a Few weeks. I.ast wear'.
crop was total failure
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16

VESSELS IN PORT.
IS Gylier, Texas Star flour mills.
IS Port Hunter. j. Moller.
Ss Lucina. Elder, Dempster 4 Co.
IS European. Savers e. Sons.
SIS Genoig, J. Moller e. Co.
IS Ruskin, VIM. Parr & Co.
IS Orion. VIM. Parr e. Co.
SIS Aldersgate. ID. Ripley.
IS Olinda, VIM. Parr & Co.
SIS Crefeld. w. W. Wilson.
SIS North Sands. Fowler & Mcvitie.
SIS Dunstan, VIM, Parr.
SIS Explorer. VIM. Parr g. co.
SIS IIolgate. Daniel Ripley.
SO Lord Bangor, c. f. Orthwein.
SIS Iampasas. j. N. Sawyer & Co.
SIS Saturnina, Adoue e. Loblt.
IS Pensacola, Fowler & McVitie.
SIS Comal. J. N. Sawyer & Co.
s. C.ery .ch. J. Mo & co.
Schr John Twohey Flood q Co.
CLEARED FOR GALVESTON.
SIS John Bright. Shields. September 7.
SIS stanton. St. Lucia, September s.
SIS Thornhill. Sunderland, September 8.
IS Acme, at Greenock. July ..
SIS Bawtry, Barry. July o.
g. Bowgate; Las Paimas. August ..
SIS Curyteba, Antwerp, August 81.
IS Claro. Sierra Leone, August 81
SIS Eiffel Tower. Hamburg. August !.
SIS Dunstan, Ceara, August 25
SIS Drnmelzier, Liverpool via Buenos
Ayrcs. July o.
SIS Drnmfell. Barry via Buenos Ayres,
July 10.
SIS Darlington, Antwerp, August 20.
SIS Governor, Liverp3ol, September I.
SIS Drummond. Barry via Buenos Ayres,
July go
SIS Floridan.
SIS Glcnvich. Swansea, August q.
SIS Hemisphere. Las Pamas, August 30.
SIS Horsa, Barry, September l.
SIS Ida. Liverpool. September l.
SIS Ilaro. Sierra Leone, August 80
SIS Jamaican Liverpool. August IA.
So Madeline. Newport. August a.
SIS Maria Manchester, August 25
SIS Marstow, London via Buenos Ayres.
SIS Ribston. Buenos Ayres, September I.
SIS Royallst. London, July IT.
SIS Tropea Buenos Ayres, August g.
SIS Springwell Sherlots, September L.
SIS Maritime, Manchester August 20.
SIS Melbrdge, at st. Nazaire July TO-
SIS Powderham. Jamaica, due September
60.
SIS Rio Grande. New York September 1.
SIS Sir Richard Greenville. Antwerp via
Tenerffe. July q.
SIS Nanettc. Liverpool July 81.
SIS Pcmbridge, at Santos. August q.
SIS Webster, Shields August g.
Sch Starke. Baltimore, July 49,
Sch Clara A. Phinney. New York, An.
gust 90
SIS Stanley Hall, due September Is.
SIS Netherly Hall, due October 1.
SIS Brttanc Naples. September g.
SIS Cromwell. Shields. September &
SIS Comal, New York. September g.
SIS Mattcawan, New York. September 3.
SIS Nuremberg Hamburg, September 5.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
Are Buying In Houston.

As result OF the quarantine against
New Orleans. several merchants in LouisI-
ana towns have ordered groceries and gen
oral merchandise by wire from Houston
wholesalers. New Orlsans In being de-
rrived OF an immense tiade daily, aud wil
be as long US the quarantine regulations
are In effect. Houston ranks next to that
place as wholesale market. and r.ouisi-
ana towns in reach by rail of this city
VIII doubtless send large orders here dur
Ing the next few weeks
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
Cotton Seed or Lower.

The WI Hams & Flash company OF New
York writes that the market for cotton
seed oil has been adversely affected by
the yellow fever scare and the possibility
ol a strict quarantine of Southern cittcs,
and foi the past few days has daily de-
ol!ned, which. OF course. has operated 10
narrow the outlet for OH, when the mar
ket FIRST commenced to advance quite a
humber of small lots Of oil were bought by
specpiatofs, who Thought they saw a
CHARGE N make a quick and profitable
turn. ana now these lots are being forced
for sale at a time when there Is little or
no demand, In consequence. the market
closes rlthcr weak with prime yellow Of
fared at &c.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16

HavrsIer IS Straits of Srpda. 500
bales of cotton, T.. 00o bushels OF wheat.
LWerpool-~Per SIS Rita. $3.50 bales of oot-
ton E9,2 sacks o. cotton seed oil cake. 5000
pigs o. cad Sil5 pieces of walnut lumber.
Bre'pell- Per IS Fulwell, 1000 bales Of
cotton.
hntwerr-IPer s. veva. 12l 200 bushels Of
wheat l02c bales of cotton. 6lS5 pieces OF
pine 'rnIber. 200 bales of zacatan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
European Cotton con.umption.

'UpS"h tV'tph
Mr. Elts onts figures OF European cotton
consumption brought down Ito September
l show that sriuners takings in actual
bales and pounds have been as follows:
For 1867 October to September l.
Iakings by spinners: Great Britain $685.
900 bales. continent Ass, 900 bales; total
$4,000 bales. Average weight Of bales
Great Britain 1913 pounds. continent 476
pounds; total 1882 pounds. Takngs in
pounds: Great Britain 1921 ,SS4, 900. CONT
hent 2.osS Jos, 600; total 1850, 500. 600 pounds.
For 1926 October / to September i
IakinwS by spinncrs: Great Britain 3.0S2-
900 bales continent 3.946,o00 bales; total
7,O2s.oco baies Average weight of bales
Great Britain 4T pounds, continent 40
pounds; total 1919 pounds. Takings In
pounds: Great britain 1881 ,S4S, 900: CONT
meant i.SA.9?0.O0o: total 1896, 76S 900 pounds
According to the above, the average
weight of the deliveries IN Great Britain
j. 49S pounds per bale this season, against
Al pon Ids during the same time last sea-
son. The continental deliveries avera ge
AIS pounds. against 40 pounds last year
ard for the whole OF Europe the deliveries
average 1852 pounds per bale, against 4Sl D
mounds last SEASON
Spi. rers' stock on September l was
tGS,Wf bales against $4,000 last year at
that date British mills held AZ 900 and
continental spinners $4,000 bales
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
III PRODUCTS ARE LOWER.
me YeiIon rsysr Scare Causes .
NJ Farther Declise.
SCARCITY or MOLASSEs IS FEARED.


b. IL.
Houston, Wednesday. September 10
me 0ecline IN hog products has been
purely : speculative scare and IL not based
upon lex. imate conditions. There was
every reason to anticipate continuation
Of the bun movement until the reports OF
yellow fever IN the South stampeded the
smaller holders in the speculative mar
kets The outside buying suddenly STOP
ped, me market gradually grew weaker.
and decline has been recorded nearly
every day for ever week.
IN discussing the situation the Chicago
Times Herald gays The break Is tenn
pcrary and sentimental one. There never
was a yellow fever panic not finally fol-
lowed ,,y a speedy AMI complete recovery,
Tut these freaks have been 50 severe as
to be trying to the courage OF the boldest.
Very fcw are In the mood to risk such a
decline. even with the almost certain
prospect Of profit ultimately. The immc-
date outcome depends on the weather.
A continuance Of high. unreasonable tenn
peraturcs win keep up the ahrm. The
chances arc that tie scare will be over In
a fortnight. There will be frost IN all
likelihood within that time. W8ah that the
danger viii be past.
The scare camo at an inopportune time
for .oc aiarket. There was very large
outside scattered long interest. There
were some very strong bulls. but there
wos a host OF weak ones. The first at
tempt hv tho strong mon to prevent any
important decline was soon abandoned II
became apparent to them that there was
to be O general selling, and then they de-
cidcd that as they would need TO buy
great deal OF product, they had better buy
81 as cheaply as possible. That pretty
certainly was the reason for Armour sell
irg Saturday. quick, decisive break be-
Ing greet dead better for the hull who
IS going to see the market through than
TEDIOUS one.
There IL no predicting what is immedi-
nteiy shead for the provision market. 1t
has been mere scare so far. not fifteen
deaths In the whole South from the pest.
t. the epidemic were serious II would not
be logioa! reason FOR anything more
'nan temporary upsett!ng OF provision
prices.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
GAIVESrON sTATEMENT.

Net receipts of cotton at Galveston to-
day, FAB bales; this season, s09s7 same
tine last season 105, i66: gross receipts this
season Sl.0i4; same time last season, lO7. :
no exports this season, 2i.322, same time
last 81 sson. 55.7s. stock today. II 1894; this
duy last year. l0S All.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
scarcity Of Moins.cr.

The fact that Houston Is shut out from
New orleans is already being felt by deal
ers who are IN need OF large supply of
molasses. The season when these goods
nre In demand IL Just beginning. but from
the present outlook the supply will be en-
t'rely 100 small FOR the needs of the trade.
The Texas Molssses company has a fair
amount In stock here and Is receiving
light sh4pmcnts frcm II few small towns
In Louisiana but it 10 hardly possible thnt
the detnais! can be met should the quar-
force for any length OF time. Prices on
all grades Of molasscs were advanced |
cent per gallon this week. though this
was duo wholly to the higher prices on
pmpoqe
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
New York cotton Mnr,se,

~, aorK Sertrmbee l5.--The cot,oo
ins. NJ. wa, steady at the start, with n
a13van,s rosn.s Oh near months and an
,Sars,, o. -IS rNnts on later Positions.
sa, .al les were Disappointing. brt Ister
auNIees showed Pronounced rec1neya tt,,a
eneigv N the English market wh,rS ~,
e c,nversi SaS3a points from the lowest and
ioos, a. u net gain of 2is points. The
~, -, n' s'i ket after the first call. braced
points resulted. Later the narte u yao
snrt Nv notices under which Sentamhar
80 80, ~ were esrt ciaiIy weak. dac,inin 9.
ION ION o.s 10 SIS and closing al a Ss,S So
is, =, tns most active month en- the
., ..Sesi IS. A. the close Of h, s,nssa
v ,,u,, zone OF she market was barely steaIw
MI september 6 points lower and o,ISoo,,
..ontns iGs points net higher. Sal,sng
Mas cnecked by reports that yellow few
y. M sN'e.ed gsg in the South. with the ms.
the m, -, % s,vsins the ports and reducing
atwood Violet, Lockwood a 70
New York. September 1s.-Atwo.3 W.
,e,t, lockwood & Co say OF s..ooks. ,rha
IA niarket To-Day kept on its upward co,r.sa
sru amS Union Pac:fic to 2Sa.. New yo re-
Trsntral TO ii5H and Chicago Gas "a ,5,hk
The irrus;ria.s are ali more a~ 10 20 rs.
, y's.i. we rscesimend cautin In the -
,rvro on NJ stocks bought now react,.s.
pslnr overdue. but beEeve IN ev,snt,,ai,s.
nigHer prices. barring accidents Monay..
, T. : n.s,c nerder ana must r. en- with M.
stocks TODAY have not shown The st,. sssivc
auorGer bv the sudden advances ~ o, 10
~ ~, nakins the list hook little irrer1 MAJ
Bonds are strong and firm. reors.v,..,
! "a c,. ~ acmend Union Pacific. benv~r
am ouf csrtfncates soad Il g. : new WIN ~. y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
FRUITS.

APPLES Missouri. s2,50G275 per Dbl,
common. Sc. 00dI22a
CoCOANUTS-sio per 100, s3S. 90 per 1000
lemons Mcsslna ana Palermo. COM
mon $500 cholcc, SS.2S extra fancy Sor-
rentos S3t1ftt.0o, Maioris, $i.01 045.
PEACHES Oklahoma. 65ll75c per half
bushel basket
PEARS Texas. fancy wrapped. In box.
go s2.9Sali 80; choice 81 .oolfl 10; green 6elQ
20
CALIFORNIA FRUIT~-Burtlet. pears
G.0d4''o, ptuhes, $L2Snl.D; grapes, Black
Prince and Muscats sl50; 1olsay 81. i56t9 20.
peaches. 81. lN,l1 %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-16
sToN DAILY THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER l6 1897
pss iron quiet TIN QUOT. .smslter quiet
Lead firm.

Pag iron quiet. TIN quiot. .smelter quiet.
Lead firm.
Kansas City, September i5.--Wheat--
decline recovered; soft slow; No. hard
S6Qss; No. S9S6; No. red % mixed ~;
No. sprfng s2aS3. Corn u lower; No. 9
mixed 25is. oats about steady; No. 2
higher; choice timothy 7.oOQ7 30; choNe
prairie 5.75d6.0o. Receipts--W Wheat 100. 0Oo,
corn 5000; oats 5000 Shipments--Wheae
l7a, 100, corn A.s0D; oats 1l0OO.
Chicago adydces by private wire TO B.
w. Hunter a Co. gave the curb on De-
cember wheat 945s. Puts sold at 93h and
%, and calls at 96is and 96h. The bull pool
bought calls and talk more confidently
this afternoon than ever before Of $l.25
wheat Puts on corn sold at 3iU up to
3izt. and calls at 81 up to 32Isg3254. Indicat.
ing a higher market.