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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doinqs Of Day with Wall Str ct
Operators.
THE MARKET WAS VERY ERRATlC.
Range of Prices In the Principal
shares Was Long. Induced
by Heavy Realizing.
MARKET MAS VERY ERRATlC.

New York. June 3s.--'Thc market for Sc
curitics TO-DAY was one to delight the pro-
fessional traders fluctuations In many of
the leading shares being wide and very
crratic. SusaC moved over Il range OF
ga during the day. dancing up and down
by spurts and spells. Chicago Gas was
almost equally VIDE In IT'S Illustrations and
was as erritic and even active. The range
of these two great ccniers of specula-
ton was above last nights close. London
exchange was fast settling down 10 nor
mai activity again, after the interruption
OF The jubilee festivities. and prices there
reelected the opinion of dealCxs tina: the
advance OF prices on the New York cx-
change had been more precpitate than
was warranted by the condit.orS. This in
fiuence was reinforced by heavy selling
here Tor London account
Prices in the list generally weee fevesiSh.
especiaHy the <rangers, ana sagsed 10
marked degree. aS.de iron special cases.
giving a very irregular ASPECT TO Inc mar
ket. General strength and a rally fol-
lowed The publication Of the Burlington
statement for May. showing an increase
In tho net earnings of SNe.SS. The low
erinG OF posted rates Of exchange hair
cent. 10 +.S6i. FOR London, and i.S Tor
short bills also impaired confidence. sc
tect.ag the weakness of the eNchlnae
market and the Trohahli,y that gold ship
nients would be light or entirely su-.
pended this week.
But when heavy liquidation in SuCar
aie Chic'iSo Gas set IN during the hn1l
hour. the doubts of holders returned IN
full force and stocks OF ali the leading
properties were ttrown over at n lively
rate IN feveriSh desire 10 realize. and
prices generally we're carried down TO The
lowest point of the day a partial rally
IL Chicago Gas stiffeHed prices above the
lowest, leaving final results mixed. but
no gains and losses. NJ ost Of the prom
lneni active shares show losses extending
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cror renort. favorable REPORTS OF thyech-
Inc. estimated reports OF the Yield py
rhonan AMI t>dlnercnt fcrctsn markets.
july WAS offered for sale 81 eHA@@,s, or
&C teiow tho prce Il ciossd at yesterday
SertVinl or opened a. Is, Nc ceAoM me ns-
ure It was Drinking the day before Thsrs
was no anrntonl desire y press oherinss
a. much fellow The starting. 80
Tra,i.nC was HEhi both la July ana sep
tcinber deliveries. with more ieinS m w;
latter than in the former. iuly rScoverSi
10 ~. tllen sank TO tSsts, wctheN w asalh
70 20, where st stood for a icns tine. seq
TENDER recovered To cas- and rested be d
New York reported clears meas OF whe9t
and flour equal to SsScso BUSHES, wh.ch
helped the bulls here to Keep up Their
Chcago rcceipts were - cars and l,eN
bushels were Withdrawn from store: Man.
neapoiis and Duluth rsceiNed SS' cars,
AGAINST 10 the corresponding day OF TIE
wear before.
Clearanccs from Atlantic ports were
6ll!V0 bushes and that began at,ef
ownile. in the absence OF anything fur-
thcr OF bearssh character. TO induce
some 10 huv. September rose to 6Sts ana
july TO 7oS4. which were the prices curreN
about - O'Clock when Braast reefs world $
visible s;esemcni was published. The LAT,
tar reverted total decrease OF 2c6s.Ho
bushels. This was a disappointment, as
a decrease OF 60N.nco bushels had been ex-
Oectot. and decline all around resulted:
Some milling demand for wheat absorbed
about l-5rV bushes OF the lc~dl stocks,
the supplN OF wEiGn uNainOle 10 ueuNel
en- contrasts is now only $4,000 bushels.
july, aA,er the decilne succeeding Brad
streets isrort advanced 30 10i. and again
fen 10 20. closing at that. Sertember rose
as hirh as diAs and dropped once more 10
cas-. closing at e5i.. The latest decline in
Sertember wac caused by the closing out
OF line bought earlier in the session.
Corn ouened weak and declined Nc he
fore any support was gwen, Thoman's
report pu2tictei the largeSt corn crop ever
raised Another weakening factor was
the unsettled condition OF Iowa freight
rates. Later IN the session there was lib-
Grad buviac on unfavorahle crop reports,
and firm ,oellng prevailed during the
balance of the session. Local receipts
amounted to Isl cars.
In oats large receipts fine weather and
the early weakness in wheat ana corn
caused an easy feeling and prices de-
chnet Offerings we're large and good
business was transacted \ steadier fcef
ing was noticeable near The close. with
but title recovery In prices, however. Lo-
cal recein,s We're 6l9 oars, the largest for
some time.
Provisions closed with September pork
&C lower. September lard and ribs un-
changed.
Estimated receipts Weduesday-Wheat
l6 cars. corn 80 cars, oats 265 cars, hogs
5000 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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COFFEE.

New York Juns 2a.-Comee openea
steady, loul5 poi1ts higher. further ad-
vnAced l0n 10 poir.is on covering. following
European strength. firmer spot market,
large warehouse deliveries and steady re-
duetion in visible supply reacted pa,-
tally on ceallzIng, closed steady at net
advance OF lom25 points; sales, l2.0OD. Spot
coiree-Rlo duh; No, Z. 7s,c invoice. Z rs
jobsiag; mild. steady; Cordova, iiQl7ia:
sales. 400 bags MaTacaiho.
santos June ,-Coffee-Quict; good
santos, 5000 RES per 10 kilos; receipts two
days. 1000. stock. $4,000.
Hamburg, June 2o.-Markat opened 4 pfg
highcr, olosed ilrm | pig net advance:
sales. GOO.
Rio, June 29.--Weak: No. Z Rio, 5000 reis
per 10 kilos; exchange, ia, receipts. two
days, 2a,000: cleared for The United states.
1900; for Europe. 1900: stock. 2iT,00o
New York. June 29.-To,nl warehouse do.
llyeries from the United States. 40.0i. in
GLIDING 1896 from New York; New York
stock today, sSS.si6. lTnned States stock
4Sl ,s65; a1cat for the United States, 2Ji 900,
total visible for the uahed States. go. SIS
AGAINST 3e7 63i last year and $50 sos In 1905
Havre. June 2a.--Market closed steady a
a not gain OF II; sales. $500,
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EEL Its


APPLES-Texas pa, oc ues peck.
RANhN As-Per bunch. packed f9r ship
mont st.nadi %: loose punches. 6ScoSloo
CKBERR IES-Socas 500 per 2i-quart
crate.
CANTALOCP PES 5G3oc per dozen.
COCOANITTS-S $3.50 per 100: s32,0 per
GRAPES south Texas 75caslm per
crate: Laredo 81 ooTl.2j.
TTNi0NS-M csslna and Palermo, choice.
1915: fancy Si.tiff425
CHANGES California seedlings, S3.o"I
3.5 tar box,
rMS-SJd75c per 2i-quart crate; 25I
S0c uor neck. roose .pluns. s5dSloc per
crate. iGd60c per neck
PEACHES 4Ga6ac per peck box. 5nNbpc
per thiru bushel box; four-oasket crates
PINEAPPLES- sioodi.25 per dozen.
WATERApELO NS-Si.oedl 0.oo per 100. &C
CzordlEE TO size.
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COTTON FUTURES HIGHER,
New Crop Deliveries Made the Great
est Advance.
NEW YORK GAINED TEN POINTS.
The Bulls Are Using Weather News
for All II Is Worth-Spot
Cotton Firm.
Office Of The Post.
Hclston. TNesaay, June p.

Houston, TNeSday, june -.
Cotton took a sharp turn for the better
today. due probably 10 an improved speuu-
latiye demand and aided sonSwhat oy
bad crop reports from some sections OF
the cotton belt. Liverpool advanced spots
l-S2d and futures closed lir-Gp2-bid msher
than Yesterday. New YORK advanced July
poDnts. August points, September )
points and tho late deliveries cuu
points New orleans was Sd5 points up
on the summer months and advanced the
new crop points.
The disposAiion TO adjust the differences
existing between prices OF the old ana
new orops was quite noticeable at todays
session and many traders now believe
that the discount OH the fall deliveries
will soon disappear They contend that
Octoler cotton at &c In New York Is much
more desirable than spots at z S-l5c' ana
believe that spinners will soon be in the
market to make contracts on the present
bass for fall deliveries.
a pr.va,a telegram from New York this
afternoon said that reports of hot winds
and drouth prospects in Texas acted as
hull influence on the market today. The
fear of q repetiuon OF last seasons drouth
is verv noticeable this year. and every
prediction of dry weather receives marked
attention. The lesson taught to those who
sold fall deliveries on June prospects by
the great rise last August is not easily
forgotten. The market from this time
forward seems likely to be easily affected
nv weather news and the bulls viii no
doubt use this influence for all II is worth.
New York futures opened quiet aud
firm. with 7.S2 asked for August. The
price fell to IN. then advanced to 7.Sd
and closed st 7.Sin7,35. against 7,2747.2S
Yesterday. December sold at SIS early
In the session. but advanced to $50 dur
ing the afternoon and closed at 6.9Sa6.s9.
against 6.S06.ss Yesterday.
In New Orleans August began trading
at ~. advarcei TO IT'S and closed At
7.l6a7 II, against 7.1l@7.l2 yesterday. DC
tober sold at 66S about the opening. adj
vanced to 6.69 ard closed at 6.t6a6.6'.
Messrs. A. j. r. I.ariaUer & Co. Of Liv-
ernool have revised their May estimate
of the cotton acreage Of the United states
and now make the following compar sons.
under date of June i6:
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july WAS VERY QUIET AND NO
.CORNER" NEWS.
REPORTS and Influences Were All of
u Bcarish Naturc--scptcmbcr WINS
the Active Option.

Chicago. June 29.--The resent activity N
July wheat trading was conspicuous by
It's absence today and the absence OF trad
ing led many to believe that tis corner.
4 one had existed, had been worked out,
The July option closed at Nc decline, Sep
tember. which was more active. closed a
small fraction higher. Corn and provls-
ions closed Arm at about unchanged prices
after recovering early DECLINES. Oats
were weak and lost Nc.
Wheat onennd lower under the besrtsh
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COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKETS.
The following are the closing quotations
tor cotton on he spot today at the leading
markets, together with the closing OF mid
ding yesterday. with tOdaNs safes;
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EVENING Posr's cAnLEGRlAM.

New York. June - Tho Evening Posts
London financial cahlcgram says: Amer
leans reacted on symptoms OF prot-'.Ik
ing IN New Ycrk and IN sympathy with
other markets. The Readings with which
all the stock offered was absorbed. how
ever. convinced operators how the marker
had hroadened ard strengthened. and a
sharp rally taking place. the leading
shares in the street continued % rise. The
American cable company's shares are con
sticrci suggestive. rhc Par.s ana Berlin
markets were steady.
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STOCKS.
| Follow ne were the closing quotations LEADING
| sloeks OF tho New orr eKohAnge lodAyi
DECLINES IN WHEAT.

'.ttn"es'a.h, pfo' .oo i""M.", p.''e''e"' 'o'
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rA1Nrs An OILS.

OyI-I.inseeh IN hbls. raw. sac; boih.d
SIC: water white. 100 test. In bhls lic in
eoscs $l65; prime whitG, 10 test n bbi5;
tbls. i3c: $. owe gasoline, in cases, sl6); In
bbls. llc. Eupion OIL. in bbis. l'c IN cases.
S2a; castor oil, medical pure. sl.io; tur-
WHJTF LEAp-strlctly pure 6G6hc;
standard white lead. iiec painters, &c.
WINDOW Gl.ASS-ln boxes, ~ and 10
to 60 and % per cent discount new list.
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas CITY, June Wheat-Rod. I'M
changed: hard. lower No. hard. new
60; No. 3. old. 60: No. T. OLD. n, No. SOFT.
rev, "; No. g. old, &C, No 4. g. Corn
Higher: No. . white. 2lai oats-Ssteady
demani for better grades. Receipts-
Wheat $3.50 bushels. corn oa7Oo bushels
oats 1000 bushels. Shipments Wheat. sGel
bushels ccrn. 1000 bushels: oats. 700
bushels.
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GRA1N AND Hay

Carload lots. job cars. from mills: deal
era charge from store 5fti01 more per 100
lbs on bran, 2a3c pee bushel on oats and
corn and loll5c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN G2i2 NGic.
CHOPPED CORN-73d1Sc per 100 lbs.
cORN--aGd 3Glsc. sacked.
CHOPPED OATS-S0c per 100 his.
OATS White Nebraska. 29nSlc. now
Texas. 22d23c.
HAY-Aifalfa siO50ailoo: per ton: mil,
let. si2D. timothy. si3.bNlli.50: South
Texas rsairle hay SI0oa5.o0: North Texas
t,fafrie So 20 il2 30
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New York, June 29-Sporia cable ard
telcSraph!o dispatches to Bradstreet's GOV
er'ng the principal ports of accumula ion.
Indicate the following changes in available
pared with the rCevious Satur,alr: 'Theat
--tqttei states and Canada. east OF the
Rockies, decrease 2.52S. 0pl bushels: aii1at
for and In Europe via Liverpool. decrease
llpo,wn. total decrease worlds .tVaila bic
2s2S.eN bushels. Corn-Ifnitad States and
canada, east OF the Rockies. decrease see
oOi. oats-untel states and canada, east
OF the Rockies. decrease 63QOO.
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STAPLE GROCERIES.

Slaflsi- SrNtt-S-far-S.
These oaotssiens are revised daily and
prica< are those ruling IN the Houston
wholesale markets.
sNI-E GRE..sts-piasnond, S+.ss per
gross rraiies. IN TN boxes, &W pcr
gross; Golden. saaeec De: dozen boxes,
Axeliae, Il Tin. per dozen. N.0, castor
axle grease. 7Sc per dozen, IN tins: castor
0 sSsSMaHSffTtoS@foSs ss s'I psr kes. @
Blasting pcwlcr, SIS pcr keg: drcp shot.
nsr ssoA. $50: buck. n,Ss Y. VI. c. loaded
shsa. y snd IL: osatral fire pistol and
rsi.e cartri1ses, : and 5. rim are. % ana 5.
SACoN--fNtras, sacked. sisc: regulars.
S s-Sc; teilies. 5 S-Siis 5-Sc; dry salt bellies,
6SsSis s-Sc; New York bellies. T-Ssf,sc.
Press boxed i.e h.sheF. BREAKFAST oa-
sAGGiNG AND TIEs-carload lots. (.
o b. Houston or Galveston; Rasging,
row, Sc; Delta 9ec. In small lots. from
sore, banging nc per yard higher: ties
* per susdle higher,
CANDLES-Geanite IS and IS, .TG7Ac.
ls-cf nai.sf,ine, assorted eolors, sS.tfllc'
CoFFEs:-Rlo and cociova. Fair. leEs
lie; prime. letssiSc. choiee. i4sIisc; fancy
lS,@Ji5c. peaberry i5isdiSc- Roasted coffee
Apex ,i2Eo. Arbucklc's Arosa slasn.
FLoCR-Carlosd lots. Tidal Wave H.7o:
Sea Fairy. 81 cond roller patent. $40; sea
Nymph. extra roller fancy, so; sea Pearl
$50, rye -Four. Si.n; Pumpernckel. 80
spec!si rates for shipments to tnteiior
points, nour in barrels l5c above sacks.
rARtNAcEorS Goops-Gri,s. hcminy
ami cream meal. in hhls, $40; pearl
meal Ia 10 10 sacks sl7cai.75 pee Dbl OF
four sacks: Scotch oats, 500 per case.
s. C@el-ap. No. !. half bbls, ss.ooas -; sar-
dimes. American quarters, in oil. S2spI3.cp,
musiaris s. ,.sl275.
HAMs-siandard ais8eIsc; picnic hams.
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New York June -whcat--Rectipts
9o,eso exports 395 l9o; spot dull. options
opened weak under l"arlSh crop talk. low
cr cables and lidU6a ZION. rain 81 on big
tleAtances ard Increased cash demand
West. hu; fra,ly eaScd OF under reliz-
ing and closed iimHic I,'t lower; No. 2
red. June 10 Seutemher T0A. Hides
leather and wool firm. PiG iron and cop
nor cuiet. Tin uuc.; pkatcs .osy.
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BEANS-Callfornia small white, e9sdoSsc
gtr III; Bayou, 9isU@f.c. pink, @4G2lsc;
Lima beans, Stf5i.c; black-eyed peas, 2isW
Sc.
BI7TTER-Blue Star. I6c; dairy. llnl3c
fancy EiEtn creamery. nc: TeN's
country batter. l5R5oc for choice: COM
mon. bpNC.
OLEOMARGARINE - Solids, edl2i4c
prints. ic'4Gl2iec.
CARRIAGE Texas, si.75a2o per crate;
ii-c per pound in sacks or barrels.
CHEESE New York iull cravlm. lac;
Wisconsin fuil cream, lie, Young America,
lie. Western. loo; Swiss. CSC: imitation
Sw-Ss i7IlAc; brick cheese. llQl2c. Linz
burcer loo
EGGS Texas. sac, case run: candled.
100 &c; Kansas, iS3l4c.
oNIONS-New Texas. sonSic per bushel
PEFPER-C lSdlac per 10.
POTATOES New Texas. CSC.
PoULTRY-Chickeu pee dozen. old
hons. S2GNI225. cocks. S.5dli5, fryers.
according to size, Sl75n2 =; broilers 81 em
20. turkey hens. N.0pqJoo; turkey COB
hlers Ss.ro9S.oo; ducks. s2eoa2.to; geese.
s3.toft@ 90
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NEW YoRK MONEY!.

New York, June 2a.-Nleney on call easy
20 iGi', per ccrt, last loan ~. closed tik9l
tx per cent. Prime mercantile paper. "a
per cent. Stcr ING exchange heavy, with
4.Si. for demand ana At 4S5Ad+ Sc for
sixty days: posted rates, i.S6'2H+.SIis ard
A.SSe'i sSis. Commercial bills, i.S5 silver
MeNican dollars 47E. Government bonds
firm. State bonds dull: railroad bonds
strong.
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Tho market for linseei oil has an adj
vaucirg tendency.
New crop timothy hay rs expected on
the market tn a. few days.
Option seed meal, cake ard hul!s are
VERY scarce IN all PARTS OF Texas
Peanuts have advanced another nc per
pound. The supply is undG control OF
fee dealers.
Some very fine grapes from Arizona
We're on the market today. They brought
se-25 per crate.
Commission mon are wiring cou7try
shlpT.ss that Texas eggs are not wanted
The weather Is too hot for them.
Texas cats still show declining tend
ency July deliveries were offered TO-DAY
at 2ic sacked, in car lots
PoiatSes are IN light supply. hut local
dealers. Slye rot ATTEMPTED 10 secure cx-
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LONnON cNNsOLS.

London, June 2o.-Consols for money ard
account, l14s.. Mexican ordinary, Pig.
Mes~an Central. new fours. 10, for sill
VI etcady. q Esd per ounce. Money. Val
per cent. The rate OF discount In the open
market for short and three months b.lls I
par cent.
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WIRE AND NAILS

Barhed wire quotations are for carload
lots T. o. b. Houston. Nails are quoted in
small lots
BARBED wIRE-G hdde1. ral.. $3.50 PEI
ilo lbs, painted wire. s2.o5; Waukegan. 81
higher than Glhdcn.
WIRE NAII.S-Rate, SEQ per key; al
vances. l0d. i2d and iGd. SC 81 and 81. l0c
81 and I'd, zoe. I'd and sd. soc. Sd. ijc. ID
ID.
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hales last. week. which compared with
1916 bales for ahe same week last year
United States ports have received I0,. ono
bales Of Sea Island cotton since Sep,cm-
her and exported 57,5oo. Northern mills
have taken 81, 500 bales.
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II all but three years Houston has cop-
sured the frs, hale. IN lsso. iSs5 ami 1896
Il went 20 Galveston.
Last year the second bale vas not heard
from until July Il. or eight DAYS after The
frs arrival This wear three new bales
are expected TO be in sight by juiy l.
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Market for Wire Nails.

1; is stated thai thera VIII be A ce-ernl
shutdown Of wlre nail mills during tie
month OF July. Whle there has anplr-
emily hee2 20 positive arr emeut among
manufacturers an ar4ut Of . large COM
psny SLATED that there was uracrrailv y
tac,t understanding to close fcr the
month.
one reason advanced Tor the shutdown
IS thai the manufacturers wish to make
repairs ana improvements in ;hsir plants.
Il is renlr-od, however. that dur.as trio
next month efforts viii be rode to secure
better price,. When the NAL pool col
lapsed about SIX months ago nails we're
selling nominaly at about t.55 per ke-.
but The actual price was about 500 At
res NJ the rl.il price IS about ST. h. Nm
ufaeiircrs haYa c@neritly cone a llrc"
business a. the lower prices. one agent
siallng that the oNput Of his company
the past SIX months hai been the largest
or record. Present prices. howGl er. Il Ia
claimed. hardly leave fac margin ot
profit AMI mauny manufacturers are anx-
lpJs 10 form a com O1u.ttion.
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Bagging
and Ties...

WE ARE PREPARED TO QUOTE
PRICES IN CARLOAD LOTS FOR
IMMEDIATE OR FUTURE SHIP
MENr. CORRESPONDENCE So
LIGHTED.
H. d. Taylor
s Sons.
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1IrAvY slI1pAlrNr nr sII.NER-

New York. June c9-The steamship
Paris viii take out tomorrow 10000 ounces
OF silver
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THE WOOL MARKET

Prices paid by Houston dealers
Twelve months, medium ..........lO MA
BURY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. a III
Six months. id2c less.
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s. Louis. ,Inne 9N-Flour dull and un-
ehanE"d. Whedt--Cptions closed s. eady
cash. elevator ST asked track 75GSo; July
go. tiG. August MiaMGi9s: September Is
Corn-Fnturss and sroi firm: M :. ca ii
!5,e; July 22A Septemher 2iis. oR's
dull. about steady; No. .. cash l7ia l'h;
July l1's RYE firm, 70 track. BARLEY nJrn-.
iral Corn meal t.lt0l.5O. Bran dun aud
weak. FLAX iced lower. ISH bid Prime
lower. standard mess iohblng 7.5ouS To-
Lard higher; urine steam 400; choice
-,Wio. bacon Boxed shoulders 5.72ia. en-
trl short clear $50: ribs 5.61: shorts 5.72ls
Dry salt meats Boxed shoulders 4 So: eX-
lrn SHORT Nlear 80. ribs .. 22is: shnl.,s . Do
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Frnit Jars Higher.

The slsrp advance in glass frllt jars.
noted IN this column last week. vas due
TO the enormous demand from all Parts Of
the country Prices have jumped . .pss
cent. and there are Predictions of SIN
further advances. The extremely low
prices OF fresh fruits In all nar,s OF the
country have made fruit jars IN demand
everywhere.
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SUGAR.

y New H,,t t'i 2GGSp: eeniria,g ,,s.Wlea;ssyS
nironaia, = sA.qils c,o wl'''. Az '''s
.,eojv. centrifugal sns' S'
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nrTTER AND Eggs.

Kansas City. June 2s-Butter steady.
fame sarafaior l2iy; dairy 10. Eggs--Mar.
ket Letter; supply small: fresh candled
Misyouli AMI Kansas "a
Ch.caeo. June a9.--Buttcr firrn, cisamery
isaiils Diary o0i2 CHEESE quiet. -hI
81 I.rrs steady. fresh si3
81. I.opis. June 81 Butter quiet: cream
erv tifils. daily MiiiM. EGGS steady. rs.
New York. Jun. g.--Esgs steady. re-
GENTS u 256 packages STATE and Pennsyl-
vania i1u1ix. Western lOUl0A.
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v,Ns,As CITY.

Kansas CITY June .s-c .,,ss,; 10,
7o,1. market steady to snS. acps..
s na'ive steers SioaAs,; s.o;f 4 H s
eeints. i7oOo. market 3 .asys NJ s'i iIrhs tl
ers, s2oGs.s5; mixed, S 3 sssseep-Rstsps|
sS5: yorkers, e.ssss'I, ,,rhs ss;asn
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

brilliant prices for their stock. They are
quoted here at eoIesr.
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The leading futures ranged as follows.

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Firm.
Whea,-No. . spring 7oi4; No. spring
Il: No. . red 75d7S.
Corn-No. 9 25d25is.
22l, No. white 192.G2rs.
Rve-No. .. 3ii2.
Rarleey-No. . nominal; No. ,, asisaso;
Flax seed-No, /, 7s4a7Sa4.
1'mothv seel.-Prime rs.
Mess pork--Irer Dbl. i7raT.15.
Iard-Pcr loo lbs. 4.li
Short ribs s'des--I.oose. 4. +odi.7O.
Dry snlte7 shoulder. Boxed. tN,6I5.
Short clear SIDES. boxed. ia,Gt7s
Whiskv-Distllers finished goods per
gal. ] rs.
Articles Receipts. Shipments.
Flour. barrels ......... l2ob) i.0n
Whea' bushels ...... H.Oeo 1900
Corn, bushels ......... col .0O0 S5iCO
Oats. bushels ........ $1,000 223,0l0
Rye bushels .......... Hoo 49,.
Barley. bushels ....... 1900 1000
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GALvEsroN srArrxp,,.

Ne. G ss.a,vis sTATEMEr,
ulv ~ haies: this season ,H,ss,,y1ssea n
.ae last season. &c 81; Sro.s $500, M IN
az t ~. i,SsS,Nl; same tine la. s'p p y
-, exports this season; /. ID ~. 3
s nmv ias. sel.on. s27.sel; stock snss. s Y.
PORT OF SABINE p. es
Sabine Pass, Texas ,nn fAsS
Schr Mary Eideibach, from r,,s-,;AAiiiizeE
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EW ORLEANS FUTURES.

asked. b bid.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Opened quieu aad firm. closed steady:
sales 20, 20o