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peoplt's Qolnn'n,

This Column is open for communications
on SUBJECTS that concern the public ,chen suit
ably expressed, and achen accompanied by the
DriterS name
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gradually become CHEEKY and optimistic and numbered
minority, the good times not far off.
There is actual Improvement and the make grow
to get tmidy and apprehension out of the heads The
country has hopefully its face in the right direction and
is the first great move in the forward march
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Who could imagine that this should be
The place where, in eighteen niuety-,hree
That white world-wonder of arch and
dome
Should shadow the nations, polychrome...
Here at the Fair was the prize conferred
On Ayers Pills, by the world preferred.
Chicago-like, they a record show,
Since they started-5o years ego.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills

have, from the time Of their
preparation, been a continuous
success with the public. And
that means that Ayers Pills
accomplish what is promised
for them; they cure where
others fail. 1t was fitting,
therefore, that the worldwide
popularity of these pills should
be recognized by the Worlds
Fair medal Of 1893 "a fact
which emphasizes the record:
so Years of Cures.
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Ladies', Coats and
Misses and
Children's NdpeS -

SKIRTS, we'll our Skirt Department
is overlooking with beauties; our limited
space will allow us to mention only few
We can give you Brilliantine Skirt, lined
throughout. bound with velveteen binding
S1.50, only the price of making.
A GOOD SERGE, made in the
same manner, 50.
One made of Wool Novelty, lined
and interlined, and bound with velveteen,
for So.
LADIES' CLOTH CAPES from
81 upwards.
SILK SHIRT WAISTS, up
wards.
COTTON WAISTS, from 25 cents
upwards.
SILK, for WASTES, %, so and 70 cents
per yard.
DRESS GOODS in abundance, rang
ing in price from cents to 81 per yard.
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ATTEND THE PRIMARIES

HIIE the attendance at the primary meetings is
wv always to be depended upon indicating popular
interest in campaign, nevertheless it is
able indication of the interest that voters feel in the
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~NN0NNN
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STOCKS.
| Following we're the CLOSING quotations on leading
| stocks OF me New ors Exchange today;
GRAIN AND rROvIsIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as followei
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/. ~ Isdes to the Coaditiss Of Trade
Gesersily.
REFINED SUGAR IS VERY ACTIVE.
Farther Ad~aaees Are Anticipated.
rhe strawberry Maskes-Posltry
IN Dema na-Lemons Are Low.
osnce nf me poss.

Houston, Friday. March II.
ina presumption tha< the Sugar Trust
would advance prices as socn AZ the 'arin
acbeaule became known. caused an active
buying Of rehned sugar prior to this an
noaricemeni, ami the aerisnd has cortin-
,ed quite heavy this week also. As pre-
viousiy noted in Tire Post. ne cain last
~eek vas lac, and this ~eek = further
advance Of &c has been rlsde- There -
s;tiI A fair amount Of business dcirg. as
PURCHASERS helteve thai even higher pF1ces
will be announced
A. 10 the future Of the market New
York telegram from Mes>lS- Niiis't 4
Gray says: 1t Is not 10 Se expeced ihoi
shs entire advance that Hfil rssYR frea
increased duties will come a. once; Tavn-r
we should expect IL 10 ts DELAYED. and
even a. TINES s6aii look fc- Nt-ie -
dsciion N some soft grai les OK snssr.
brt these rednc;sons will not change the
permanen, upward course ct prices, how
ever. We foreses that the e-ssnce mae
IN sugars as a result ~ the tsrssI ~lli Re
cor fined within the nsrro~est limits prsa-
-.caeA, sni thai the ertr>rns a1Nanc- Ak
p.csed sy some ,eople IS hardly likely 10
occur as with the Close OF business result
f.tc from the Tariff the following ~eSss
or months Rlll show extreme guinness
hence many holsters Of sugar VII VISA 20
dlFr,ose of them just previous 20 ne Vfns
,hs, the new hili takee effeoi. sh.n th'.
rase vii be suprose1 70 have cul7nif.-tea-
P-ioes liusi 80 mrcn higher. but ~; IN
-
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Futures Show q Very Good Gain for
the Week.
SPECULATIVE INTEREST IS DORMANT.
on . Limited scale and
Fluctuations Nnrrow-The week
~ Amount Into sight.
Office Of The Post,
Houston. Friday. March IL.

Houston Friday. March IL.
THE was the d,illest of the many dull
days that have been exper.cnced recently.
Business was practically at standsuii
at New Orleans and an hour or so wouio
Often c.apse before q transaction was re-
corded II il hadnr been for the arrival OF
many weekly figures TO interest traders
the local exchange would doubtless nave
beer abandoned. New York showed con-
sderahly more Ife than New Orleans. but
the fluctuations there were within range
OF or points and the transactions very
small. With all this dulress and lack or
interest, however, the markets managed
to present q steady front and closed at
slight advance New York showed a gain
OF . 10 points and New orleans 2 to
points.
Willis tho cotton market has been prac-
;lcally hfeless for several days. the week
ends with American futures TO IL points
higher than last Fridays closing quota
tiers. Spots show a gain of lisa isc FOR
the week The advance has tssen a very
slow one recently, but many traders think
1t all the moro sure for that very reason.
Statistlcally there seems TO Re everything
TO put prices up. but speculau.vely the
market has very little support.
The amount into sight for the week was
larger than generally counted upon, beng
So 90 bales, against 1900 last year. The
total into sight for the season. tncluding
u correction OF 1900 taies from Norfolk.
Is now $4,000 So far this month 266 w
promises to bring forward a total of 400,
90 bales. This would make 7.sl4WD into
sight by April and leave only 6SSDo bales
to come forward within the next five
hr 10, In tra total Of $500 w,
Perpendicular drop" after April !.
however. might knock of 10000 or 5000,
from this estimate. Last year 7Vo'"o oaies
Al today's session New York futures
operei steady with I.0I nd for MAY. The
price quickly advanced to IN, then le ~
al o. Yesterday August sold at I'D for
3 n; aiNnes' ana '''' ''Nes'' ~, a.
bid. sold at s as for the highes: and closed
at e.sids es against s.sld6.92 yesterday.
Houston expects 1000 bales tomorrow.
against ITO for the same day last year.
The estimate at New orleans is for 1yp
to 600. against 1884,
There may rot be any cotton left IN
some parts OF the state but evidently the
farmers in Harms and adjoining counties
have had n few bales on hand recently
Hcueton's receipts Of wagon cotton have
been 325 bales this month against 80 bales
for th.o'same time last year.
Gilbert & Co Of New orleans wired Car
gill & Richardson ais morning 'Condl-
ton of river more serious; Overflow APP
pretended. Market quiet but steady; spec
uiat.on dormant"
The following table shows the stocks OF
American cotton held at seven Of the
principal markets Of the world today. this
day last week and for the corresponding
Date in 1896:
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New York March -9.-Wrather reports
by telegraph to the Commercial and FL
nancial Chroni,lc: Adviccs to us by tee-
graph from the South this evening derote
that rain has been quite general during
the week and that at many points tho
rainfall has been excessive. In sections
o: Southern and Western. Texas. however.
more rain is needed. The Mississippi
river at Memphis is one and a half feet
above the highest water mark previously
recorded, and much land Fas been over
flowed. In districts OF Arkansas and Mis-
sissippi some lowands have been mum
dated. on the whole, farm work has been
much retarded or suspended as result
OF the wet weather
New York, M1rch l9.-The cotton mar
ket opened dull but steady at a decline of
point to an advance OF point. follow
Ing unintcrestng early cables. The mar.
ket subsequently advanced lM4 points on
unfavorablr reports from Mississippi val
ley. creating bnavc fears of increased dis
nlsier by floods and pointing to late plant
ihG preparations on account of wet wealth
or. moro or less general throughout the
cotton belt. Later tho marhet cased off
Under claims that sufficient time REMAINS
for completing full acreage. even with OK
listing conditions obtaining for fifteen DAYS
longer. The selling was arrested and the
market held firm undertone on reports
OF vast quantities of snow along the trlb-
e srTe s Of tss MS 81 ndS
showing IN 1871 floods occurring in the
Mississippi valley about this time did net
subs de until the end of the first week IN
April. Local sentiment Is nervous. The
market closed at a net advance of c43
points, steady in tone.
New York March la.-iHubbard Bros. &
Co.'s cotton letter says: Our local traders
were free sellers at the opening today,
hut became uneasy under the adv.ces from
the Mississippi valley, where the contin.
ued heavy rains bring more water into
the river. already higher than on any pre
vious record. kilograms have been re-
ceived predicting n general breaking of
the levees and serious results Many OF
me bottom lands are now under water
delaying preparations for the crop ana
giving i a late start. The result seems
to be little or no speculation, though Tho
goods marketed show an improvemsnt i'm
demand and prices. Receipts are lighter
than anticipated, though the trade eSnect
q correction In the stocks will he inci,,ded
IN the In sight movement OF the we,k T,ha
local trade expect lower adv.ces tomor-
row from Liverpool,
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COFFEE.

New York. March e--Coree-Optons
closed quiet at 25fi20 points net Decline
sales H. $50 bags: srot RIO weak, Nc. T.
iu,@tce 81, ioob.ns ~. mild easy: Cor
dova iiigala,, sales 100 bags Central
American, private terms.
Total warehouse deliveries from tho
United STATES 95il including S+7 from
New York; New York stock today ESQ.
United StG.tes stock iya,6l5; otioiI for the
United States ISon9; total visb Tor tho
United States 79e,el5, against i95.i79 last
Year
Santos. March la.-Corcc Hat: good aver
nse sontos loi@ rsss per 10 kslos; receipts
1000; stock $4,000
Hamburg, March ie-Coffee u pig lower:
sales ii.O00
Rio, March ig.-Cofiee quiet and stcudy;
No. RIO 1000 res per 10 baos: receipts
100: cleared for the United States 1900
st ok 2S9.tt1.
Havre, March l9.-Coffec closed quie,
with a not loss OF II: sales 5000.
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CHICAGO.

Chicago. March la.-Prices on the board
OF trade showed 4 general improvement
at the close OF ioday's trading. Wheat
duced to cover freely near the close of
the session on reports OF heavy export
business at the seaboard and a varied as
sortmcnt OF war rumors from the conti-
ncnt May wheat closed 1-Sc higher. corn
&c higher, oats. sake higher and pro-
Visions 2i1 higher.
Yesterdays closing prices, the demand at
The immesisate sJart being more urgent for
May than for July. 1t might perhaps be
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HITTER AND Eggs.

Chicago. March l9.--Eggs lower fresh
"a Cheese s.eady. 6is Butter firm; dairy
% lS, creamery l3dlSla.
ST LOUIS. March l9,-Bu,ter firm; dairy
sails. creamery 1Amleis. Eggs firm. s.
Kansas Cty, March la,-Buuter firm.
da ny lOnl3. creamery l3ul6
New York, March fa-F.ggs steady. re-
cclpts 1895. Western 1914; Southern log
i0k.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, March lo,-Money on cali
closed at 1a.n2 per cent; prime mercantile
pcper 3t,m4 per CENT sterling exchange
steaIy with actual business IN bankers
h1ls az T. sTmt.STi4 for demand and 4,s5ism
4 So, for 81 DAYS; posted rates 4. s6di S6l2
and ( ssd4 SSH; cornsnercial bills slis sil-
yer certificates So 3-sd629. bar silver 62 as
Government bonds weak; State bonds
quiet. railroad bonds firm.
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Carload lots, joh cars, from mills: deal
crs charge from store "a nc moro ner 10
lbs on bran, 2nsc per buAhel on oats ana
corn and leil5c per 100 lbs on hay
CHOPPED CoRN--sGc per 100 lbs.
cCHN--35Gj5sc sacked,
oATS-White Nebraska .TiRftySc
UAf-,Alf0lfd, 81. iDn n. % Ter ton: millet
sl3cn: timojhy. sl3oslitDl; South Texas
prairie N.nslo.oo. Ncrth Texas prairie.
SORGHUM sBED-si.5o per 10 lbs; mil
let. S20
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Nav Orleans. March is-Sugar-Opeu
kettle strong, lNi2 i-l6:. centrifugal hrm
granulste1 mono offering. white, : n-isT
changed
New York. March s.-suear-Raw. Arm,
refined quet.
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FINANCIAL.

tS2 riying. siS selling New York sight.
i.c discount buying. sc premium selling,
New Orleans sight. Is premium selling.
sc iiscount huying.
New York. Sterling exchange bankers
sixties. 81 s5'.. comm ercial sixties, ASSN
reichmarks. commercial sixties "a 1916.
flames. BANKERS sixties. s5.lsis, commercial
sixties. s5.iSA.
New Orleans: Sterling exchange. cola
mercial 81 Ii2. francs. commercial
sixties. $40 as, New York sight, 800 PRE-
MUM. commercial. 25c discount.
London Bank rate, per cent street
rate. 7-i6 per cent silver IS 5-sd; CON
so;s, Ill 1916.
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fEAns- Eyaporated. sl.aTc.
pAINrs AMI OILS

ol1-Lirsesd. in bbls. raw. sc; boiled
39c water white. 10 test. In bbls. llr: in
eases. N.6S; prime white. li0 test. N hhls
i2c; n cases. Ni5. brilliant oil. sisO: In
hnls lic Euplon oil, In bhls. &c: IN cases
- p; castor oil. medical pure. 500, tur.
pertire in hhls, Csc
WHITE LEAD Strictly pure. s,dsllc,
staniard white lead NC painters' 70.
WINDOW GLASS-In boxes. 90 and *
to O. and 20 per cent discount. new list.
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The following table shows the price of
middlins cotton on the spot at seven Of
tho worlds principal markets today. this
day last week and for the corresponding
date last year:
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS

New York, March is', LIN "pr.css I,
rcIs are steady. ,as ~ ali. barrels q
heretofore prime r, sr'a Yellow, II 49, 80
ss's ppl rhine e '%"f seed meal '
per ton. march ia.--The "a, -
o oi, in hulk. IsMalSe; prime meal ana -
i H,, in barrels. Ia2sc; an long tor y
s;it,O5iisi5 per short ION
export. $l7OhtlI.a"' ..x
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LONDON MONEY.

London March ia.-Consols for money
III rs; for the account III i5-l6 Mexican
ordinary e0S. Mexioln Central new fours
5ai.: bar silver 90 ssh per ounce. money
u,'d2 per cent. rate of discount m the
op.r market for three months bills o-s
per cent.
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KANSAS CITY.

KarNas Ci;y March le--Wheat dmll
ouctady unchanged; No hard 1911; No.
red 10, No. spring 7in75. Corn weak,
closed i.plcc lower: No. . mixed ISL. Oats
very firm; offerings light, No. whtte ala
2lia. Rye firm. No. . 81 Hay somewha;
weak. owing to large receipts but un-
charged. Receipts-Wheat 1900 corn A.
800, oats 5000 Wheat 400, corn
81 100, oats 12,U,o.
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WIRE AND NArrs

Barbed wire quotations are for carload
lots I. O. b, Houston. Nails ara quoted in
100 lbs painted wire. sos: Waukegsn. 30
higher than Giidden.
WIRE NAIIS-Rate. sciS per k~g, al
tanccs loi. i2d and I'D Sc al and "A. TO-
"a and I'd. 2oc. ID and Sd. 3oc; %. sc. "a.
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Trade Notes.

Everything In the line OF country pro-
duce is IN demand.
Sales Of sorghum and mile, seed this
month have been very large
The market on all classes OF stock has
q bs''"r tone and upward tendency
Eggs We're quoted a, sdsisc today. with
n few sales reported AZ &c. Eight rs nearer
the msrhet than p however
The proposed new tarlfl has not affected
the rice market. though 4 would Seem
10 iusti'y sharp advance
Advces from Brazil are to the effect
ths' far crop Of medium Brazil nuts
mus, be expected, but that the supply Of
large sizes VIII be unusUllly limited this
season.
Ihe Boston Rubber Shoe company. one
OF the largest corporHr ions In the man
ufactnre Of rubber shoes. ha. sent out a
circular 10 The trade IN which a redrict on
from II 10 is per cent Is made from the
price list OF last year.
HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.
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MONEY And INVESTMENTS,
Doisas of . Dsy with Wall Street
Operators
MATERIAL DECLINES REGISTERED.
volume Of Madness small ana the
Cesrse az Prices Irregu,ar-Ncsa-
BILE Lcsses In Many sharea.

New York Ms--A is-The safes ~ stccke
o. the stock exchange To-Day we're less by
over ,oace shares than they wrre ye<,cr-
asy. Tie bears succeeded n thear enter
Prise Of eres;ns genera, decline o,
prizes. ba; the offerings 81 s;ocSs were
s,oa exhausted on che decline and there
was no rnsrkec to speak o.
The course Of prices was extremely -
-esc,sr ali through .he early pArs CT the
day. Nus tA4 tendency seemed 20 Re to-
Vara q atSnA- ssS-sl. the industrial shares
Leading in the advance Sugar nose Is
-stueT s-eNri cshss IL view - the un.aNor-
ANis results r,-caneeS eli for rhe industry
under the rf,orasei ,arir-ChscAxo Gas al
vancsd pef cec,i and Rubber preterrci-
after an .-rst1sl break Of u, rercvsr~i The
TIE -sY-sy eAe res also rise pretty uri-
fo- MY thoagh 20 a fractional amount.
under q continuance q the good euyins q.
the lss; Few days
TIE depressed p-1cs for Americans IN
Lcrrtr,l aud snlsh sales 81 INTERNATIONAL
SID 49, for AcaaGnt ID not afer. prices
Eet orally After inc3ay. however, a re
force SIS the day progressed and ultimately
carried arfceS TO the loves level Of the
Gay. n. eears chose for ;he.r aaiacs-as
thAy a. yeSt erSSay-the anthracite coal
shares and some Of the indus,T'als. The
COS ler-s were vulnerable 20 attack. ov -ng
:, zhA depression In TIRE trade and 20 the
circular O. prices would can9urce a re-
dtlc-ion. Rusnors we-e als-o set ancs. that
the craraffIsrN1n hH che experts IN . the
sCc-curlis Of tho 1>eh.Sh Valley had dis
cl,es-i 81 unsatisfactory condition OF at
fairs. There was at once an apprehension
hat a dissolution Of the unds-WrAiiflg
syu3icete az -he Reading organization
would throw large arnolsu,s OF that sioc <
o-i the market. The news that the board
q governors Of the stock exchange mad
announced a termination Of the contract
wath ths Go.d ami Stock Telegraph COM
Gsuy. vsich supplies the i1cker service.
cause. a recession In the pre- Of Western
I-7l,cn " hich cont -o,s The Gold and stock
company The loss ~ the prre was "a.
per cent.
~ IN coai.rs. New jersey General sIf-
.e-s-i most falling off SIS Following Is
the range q. the declines n most II the
s;ocss Eovtnwsr,ern ~ Ch.Sago Cos ,.
is-s RE -Four -, Consolidated Gas M
Delaware and Hudson ~. Manhattan u,
L@afhs- preferred - Lad ~. II VII be
observed that he Vanderbilt and Gould
properties witch have been conspicuous
~ 50 rorg Or late. sd not saSape the reac-
IONA ~ tendency Of the market Cnfavor (;
chic reports O, irefe conditions caused
the fsn in Leather preferred. The marke:
ciosei weak and vGh very material losses
IN many shares.
Bond values were Irregular, with fa'rT
god dealings. and striking gains were
registered n some securities which have
lacked effective support of late. The mar
se. hroa;ened spprecsaby AMI hhe accV"
mort ga es were prarticaG nesler''l
seiee 81 1000. ..
Total sales of stocks today were l'6, 2he
shares. ,ncluiii7g Sugar 40 chicago
Gas trust recorts 22.Teo 81. Paul ls.H".
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q asked. b bid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened steady; 1905, quiet: closed quiet;
ca les 200
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of Galveston. March 10.

Port of Galveston. March 49,
CLEARED.
IS Tdoso, Walton. Rotterdam.
SAILED.
Schr Clara A. Dornel. Drindige Char
lotte Harbor
Sch larcldng. Foster, Punta GorJa.
VESSELS IN PORT.
SIS Tolosa. Fowler & McVitie.
SIS l.auncelot, Fowler e. Neville.
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NEW YORK.

New York, March la.-Wheat-Receipt
1850 bu shcls; spot firmer; No hard. s9'.
options closed hn7-S net higher March,
81 7-s' May, so ~ Hides Strong; Texas.
lol9 Leather-Firm. Wool-FTlrm. liz;
iron-tu ~, Southern, 10 25q120o. North
ern. l0,a0u12.5O. Copper-Steady. li}5
Lead-Firm; brokers 3.3o; exchange. :i2,:
@SNia. Tin-Dull, plates steady.
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ST. LOUIS.

St. LOUIS, March 1e.-F'hour quie, and un-
changed. Wheat closed .rrcgular; spot
higher; No. red, cash. elevator 70 bid,
Track sSgsi May sJ'.. July 7.h.. Corn -
FUTURES closed at an advance over yes
.1i., Jriy % ~. Oats--Futures dull. neg
iected but firm; epot lower; No. cash
-, pld; May 1874 Oid. july l77. bid. Ky.
nrnl. "a hid. Barley nominal. Corn meal
/. iodl.i5. Bran Arm, sacked e,s. s.de
nuininaiiy ~. Flax Saoi noninany 10.
~ me usno,hy seed 2.t,'u2.65 Hay quiet
but firm: pratr:e t.0-u7,Jo; ulmothy e.cso'
sing unchanged. Pork iirmer; standard
mess Jobbing s.6pd9.l5. Lard hriner. prime
steam 3, lV13.D. Bacon--Boxei shoulders
80. Dry salt meits-BoNei shoulders
-: EXTRA short clear 500. ribs o.l5, shorts
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APPLES Ben ,1ayis and Baldwin s. ooa
, 20 per barrel. Ionathans s. 500. 10
Vine Says 81 sof3,25. inferior fruit 81 5cl,
75
BANANAs-Per bunch. packed for ship
ment, 81 gtl J. %; loose lunches 75cdsI %
,oCoANrrs-is 5OqtO0 per 100, sac On
uer 100 ''V
LEMONS-Mcssln ard Palermo choic.
S2.fnGI2. Is: fancy. 81 nlG3 n
NtTS--Brazu. &c per 10: flberts. Sicily
ilcj Naples. lsisc welnuts. 1i7Il3c. peanuts
Nfal.c ALMONDS. Taragona. 1aGl3c DER H.
in sacks. pecan 1i4Gstsc
OR ANGES-Cali aaveis s725ff3 70.
California seedlings -. 25d2sA per hoy
STRA W BERR1ES g. 25a3Oo per ~
s. 2512.o0.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
GALVESTON sTATEMENT

The net receipts OF cotton ait Galveston
day 500 bales, taken by Galveston cotton
mills, "a
Net receipts this season. l.2sh5io. same
time last season. S;S9il gross receipts
TINS season. l.SAs3o2, same time last sea-
son so, ISL
Total exports this scaGon. 1879 7G5 bales;
same time last season. S05,iil.
Stock today "a $3.50 bales, of which Ia
O1f are on shipbcaid not cleared. stock
this day last year was 56,lIl, of when
ls.2li were on shiphOard not cleared.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20

T'f- e 'Ck<s- n esq . "a - ~ hls--h =
BAYS The provision -nsrke' Rae gotten
J,aFt ne control o. mr. reori> VITO starred
81 Tas ErrtssH craos-r.E. Tno b~1aFls
buyers q; ,t~ pcr;o-n ard Who worked
hsr5esi fo- tNe z3ran1=. have ben sell
s-s fo- fv'o dsyg 10; nc market Seem
70 re. 1lonE very wsl, without them.
7rerH IS so-1a c.4b. NOW as 20 tf-' = tai
.. r-4cT vs. ul41,ass n ne ulfsi1er
or -or h.r hri ~ Amour The lat-e-
far hfH. fAs ,--st urysr ioE several days.
TIE iacr faai r. Mas rica arr ~ - the
iuiy TI.c@ has at'r8 -fs3 ssf1. a+fe~'i va
s-a Ti1'er sotuH eNc lss 70, ak 81 raAnipu-
3suon 7be arr.e4rs hoseve- 20 - ~
sfricfLs reason COY fs sfork OF ribs
, vA-s small ana 70 not Increasing auy.
irGte1 ft-F month all tr1R decrease
j. vn1H take no-nrs r4fivaly ltIe not
pFff 30 ~ 20 ssy for hem sii. cured
nc 1-ir trsr1 + mere 10 10 ue any squeeze
&; ALI ~ natural ona u has been
rather fssh.onsbie IN some quarters TO
sell Tbs az hisy lard o. 10 sell ribs and
tsr .rpr. Tfsr. ls unQueatfl his IA rec
Fi50r7aRe In them rnrsi1er're fhs slpf'v
A7y serious rrinipI o. -hcri ia alto
Esfhsr ualik"la. Some OF tb@ outsiders
have 'stan p-ofrs LIr1hlom who he
gsn 10 ,aik Aui.ish ~ soon as any one.
was ife hs . - er Of PORK yestNrday"