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4 GOOD TRADE in WHEAT.
The Best Cash Trade Ia Two Weeks
10 the Chicago Pit.
MILLERs WERE GOOD PURCHASERS,
some Purchasing for Foreign Ac.
count = Heavy Exports Caused
shorts 10 Seek Cover.

Chicago, February s.--whcat today was
held by tho best cash trade In two weeks
| Heavy export engagements Mt the seaboard
and pressing demand for milling purposes at
outside points converted the market from,
| dullncss to activity and strength May closing
| at an advance OF l9sc. The coarse grain aud
provision markets were Arm, the strength
coming largely from wheat. Corn and oats
advanced n each and hog products closed un.
changed TO "a higher.
Wheat was lower at tho start, May opening
at sses. as compared with yesterdays closing
price of 9iss. Bnyond the heay,ncss of the
Northwestern receipts, there wns nothing par
hcuiafiy striking M the early news, but the
continued heavy arrivals OF the big receiving
points were sufficient to cause weakness al
the start, though no selling OF consequence
was done. Minneapolis and Duluth reported
arrivals OF io2 cars. against a7u last week
ana Jo2 a year ago. Chicago received 81 cars.
) soon after the opening quite good demand
developed ana from condition OF dullness
tne market took on quite a degree OF activity
shorts covered quite freely ana the May price
advanced TO 95ls There was some attempt
TO break the market at that point. and with
some degree of success, the price being forced
back TO ea5s, but It quickly rebounded again
TO nan There II hung for a While
Moderate purchases for foreign account
Mere Ss exported by Nsw York and private ca
especially Of nearby deliveries and that
stocks were increasing rapidly. AS Liverpool
stocks are already exceptionally small this
had considerable effect
IL was reported that Letter sold III Liver
pool yesterday 100000 bushels No spring
wheat he had there and took in exchange May
wheat In New York at lbc less than the cost
price. Mr.. Loiter would neither affirm nor
deny the report.
After the noon hour the market again be-
came active. Reports of more unusually
urgent demand az the seabonrd and OF pres
sure for wheat for milling purposes ut ST.
Louis. Milwaukee and Minneapolis came In
thickly during the latter part OF tho session
and gradually brought about almost Il stam-
pcde OF shorts. New York finally reported
forty-three boat loads there and outports for.
export and when these figures were posted
there was general rush to buy. The market
had been gradually creeping up, getting to
ahla before the final rush came. and finally
s6h was reached. Tho market closed strong
at a6k.
Corn was moderately active and firm There
was good buying by professional and commits
sion houses The wet weather was an infiii-
ence which extended materially on increased
receipts.
The trade In oats was smaller at the start
but the tone soon became firm and remained
so for the rest OF the session.
There was some weakness In provisions at
the start The market closed firm Mt outside
figures.
Estimated receipts Wednesday: Wheat, 81
ears; corn, $50 cars; OATS 200 cars, and hogs.
$4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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FINANCIAL NOTES.

50. 7s.i,953. paiahoe
LuAdon-The market for American sacur,.
Ties opened DUH then fluctuated ana after
! silsnt decline advanced near the close.
lns.vins OH steady. The demand was mode,
New iork--Total sales stock sSs. 400 In
Guiding Atchison preferred 25,4So; Burlington
snnV' New ,w York Central, 2l,loo: Union Pa
Nn% iotk-rhc Evening Posts London lin.
ahs'u' ,aniegram says; The stock markets
, wels iuie. during the progress OF the settle
expected notably in Americans. where Inc
uunahses are iQS per cent After distinctlv
, min. tone during the day Americans closed
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doinqs Of a Day with Wall Street
Operators.
JINGO TALK AGAIN AFFECTS STOCKS
Heavy sales ON Account Of Wnriiks
RESOLUTIONS In the scnatc--Thc
Money Market II weaker.

| New York. February S.-1he stock market
succunibod to the Cuban scare today in spite
Of London's Indifference to the fears reflect
ed by the New York exchange OF u rupture
between the United States and Spain. The
American securities bought in London were
usel to bolster up prices somewhat. When
heavlness developed ~London was liberal
buyer at the decline and was n very impor-
tant factor in sustaining prices during the
forenoon session.
Americans were in demand In other foreign
centers and from Frankfort came the report
that they were the sustaining force OF tho
mai ket Denver and Rio Grande preferred
was the fayorite with London and 1t was
able to hold a substantial gain to the close.
a conspicuous exception In this respect. quite
u number OF stocks developed aggressive
strength at one time or another during the
day The only weakness developed was in
the Union Pacific stocks. Manhattan broke
points early In the trading but showed a
better tone later. The earlier weakness OF
the market had been to q large extent over
come by the strength In special stocks when
the news was received of the resolutions pro-
pos!pE intervention in Cuba in the senate:
Tie market in the final hour suffered tba
most severe selling since the ordering OF the
Maine to Havana.
The money market weakened very appro-
ci;tbly today, call loans being made at / per
cent. Domestic exchange al SOME interior
points has turned sharply against New York
and withdrawals of an additional 10 per cent
lnstallment OF the government deposit of tile
Cnion Pacific payment is due tomorrow. But
these factors were unavailing to hold the
money rate. The sharp rise in the sterling
exchange of hc i'll the actual rates aud of
ss III the posted rates is probably to be ut
tribnted directly to the Weakening Of the
money market. Exchange bills are offered
at only hc above the demand rate for de-
livery in April and Nc above the demand
rate for delivery In May. This indicates that
The rtesent stiffness of exchange rate is not
expected to hold
i,
there was no individual transaction of such
magnitude as yesterday. There was some
disposition to realize in the speculative is
SUES. but the general tendency was upwards
Prices yielded to some extent with tho break
in stocks Sales S., 200.
Closing quotations ON bonds at New York
todny. " - ~'' ~ n
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Trade Notes.

Al hog products are very Arm. with an
upward tendency.
Flour and fcedstuis are Arm. In sympathy
WITH the high price OF wheat III
The market for butter nj initial noints Il.
isported to be weak, but prices are un-
changed
Receipts OF eggs were medium Losai do
mand 70 LIGHT, but all excess stock Is being
shipped out
As result OF the recount OF the Rio stock
OF conee the figures We're reduced lo7 900
Chickens are in slow demand. while re-
reipts are heavy. causing u weak feeling
top prices,
Advlecs received from Cuba state that IN.
ucatons ~ present are that the Yield Of
the present crop viii not oxcerd ao0. 600 TONS
whereas Sso,N'a to 100000 tons had previously
been expected.
Irish potatoes show the smallest avcrape
yielu OF any time for the mast fifteen or AK ;
teen years. 6i6 bushels per acre In No
Nrmner OF last year tho Yield MAS reported
o. SSS bushels, and In 1886 as 1907 bushela
wniie tho average for tho past nfteen years
mas been $50 bushels.
. Adviccs BY private wire to d. w. Hunter 4
70. say New York coffee Futures closed
steacy' sales. u. ITO bays February, Is:
Marcii, $3.50 rs April. 5.5o@s,sS; May. q. 75aS
h,sQ, june, 5,7o9a,s0, July. 5.7s@hK5, An
kust. b.SoUhaos September. S,SSsfa 40. October
p'sVWAse; pecemher 600.
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: cOTToN ON sNIrnoARn.

cotton on shipboard not cleared. at oalye..
!, For Great pritain--ss Rita. s5i7 bales: 81
Ina, 49,; IS Castanos, 76l; IS ia. 81 Ret On,
Total, li,al7 - - '''
For Frnncess Cromwell 500 bales: -
hirehheid, 2ili; IS NetherAeld. $500. Total.
For the continent--Ss Pemhridge t7s0 haIss /.
% hairos, 1863, SIS Foliciana, Sso7; IS Glen,
goii, iva So Glcnyeek. s0s6; IS Gienioic, PA
Total 1905. "'''s' ses
For Jaran-ss KIlburn. $3.50 bales
For New York--MalIory iine asar h,,a,.
Lgne star line. Sii3. Total. i0,iio
Total ON shipboard Il. zoe bnles
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cinl rates for shipments to iutorioe
flour H. barrels. 15c above sacks; ID iSf5
rcls. S0c above barrels. AZ
| FARlNACEoUS GOODS--Clrits, h6vni3
cream meal in barrels, $780, pearl r.
4o-ib sacks, SLIGO per Dbl OF sacks, l
s 81 rr'snas oa's' S'i c0lumAlsa y
HAMs-standard. $4,000: picnic hailS
H0NEY--1n 60-lb cans. extracted. NJ
In comb. SQ1oc: In 12-lb cans. exi2s7
LARD Refined tierces. compound Il
leaf. o,sc; 80 ID cans &c higher
tierees' 10-lb cans. &c higher: b-ih g. q
higher. s-lb cans. lie higher an;
0LASSES--Reboilcd, fair. l661ISc. ~
32Gs33c. d d ~ "a
RICE--Extra fancy head. 5,s@5%c: w
4hq9e; fair 4@ilsc; fancy imported. r.
&c: cotton, l0E@10N AZ '''7
SAilT-Liverpool, coarse. G0D75c; a.
sue; Louisiana. coarse, 60c; fine. 35c. ~
"a los, S.25; Coos, $3.50; 1o0-3s, ;2a; \
SALT FISH ackerel. No. /. in ,o.,lI
S1cMS1.0 90: half barrels, IS. 5015.15.
. sTARCH--Standard goods Pearl. 4
boxes, 3isc; Royal Gloss, bulk. $40; n
100 packages. per box, $o,S5; corn stareKS +
per ID, 20 and 40-lb boxes. al
SUGAR--Quotations are for small iotSt1
ci"i prices gwen on carload orders, ST.
graduated 5ssc; cubes and powdered 6 n
Louisiana yellow clarified, fancy. 4Nc: e.
4lac. Sis 5
PRODUCE.
/. BEANS--California small white. 10
per ID; Bayou. 4,sG4ac; pink, als dsltc:i 4
beans, 3GSi4c; black-eyed peas, sik63&k..
BUTTER =. Blue Star i9c: dairy III
fancy Elgiu creamery 21G2oc. Texas ~
butter. choice 16llsc: common, S@lI0c; =
margarine. solids. lie; prints, 12c; Elgin T.
bricks, lsiae Cynosuro fancy creamery I
and 20 h. pals. &c. g,t go
CABBAGE-Colorad s2.7sG3,oo; c.
s2.2oa2.50. ~
CHEESE-New York full cream IN
Wisconsin full cream 111s@12c; Young n
leu l2lsc; Western skim loo. X
EGGS--Per dozen, nomirally, lie. s1s
oNloNs-Colorado, 2IsQ2Nc per pouHosl
and yellow onion sets, 2NQ24sc per bu711
PEPPER Chile. 1sdp2oc per ID !l1ss
TATOES--California and Colora1a;
soc; sweet potatoes, 36G50c per bush6l}4
uine Now York seed potatoes. 1l-peck r
at $500; 1o-peck bbls. at S275: Tennes1ls}
umph, 10-peck bills, S3.75Q4.00; tn
II .40@1. so per bushel. 5ss5
FOuLTRY-Hens, $25oa, 90: sprinr5, n
Go. Turkeys, hens. $7.O0i9. 90: CO..
s?;oogl2.00. Ducks, s2.7593.25; geese, m
80 = =
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NEW YORK; EXCHANGE.
Reichmarks. CONNER


New York. February S.--Monoy on call easy
at lMlM per cent; last lean at ~; prime
change strong with actual business in bank
ers' bills at i.S5h for demand and Ssis for
SHAY days; rosted rates 4.St and 4S6lk.
Gates 56,sG57k. Bar silver 56,s. Mexican
dcliars 4bh Government bonds strong; State
bonds dull; railrond bonds irregular.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Steadier.
wheat--No, . spring, sld92; No. 3. Ss1s@
a5; No. . red. 9S@asis,
Corn--No. .. s79.
oats-No. 2. 2i,s; No white. 2s,Aa27; No.
white, 25AGi2Gis,
Ryc--No. ., if&.
FiaSsoed No l. lbs; new, 1,aei..
Timothy soed--Primo. g.S0d2 S2I5
Mess pork--per barrel, f0.s5Ii0,i0.
Lard-Per 100 pounds 495il4.97tS
Short ribs sdosv-Loose i.9lGih.25.
Dry snted shoulders Boxed. iaN5.
Short clear sides-B Boxed. 6.306i5 40
Whisky Dstilicrs finished goods, per gal
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BY private wire to carsill & Richardson:
MONEY AND BANKING.

Houston February S.-The local banks ara
we'll supplied with money for an purposes
There Is, however. no great activity In the
loan market, the deposits generally showing
an Increase.
buying. S1.5ON2O0; selling b0c discount to par
New Orleans. buying y to par; selling u to
par.
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SORGHUM SEED--si. 90 per bushel
EYE SEED--S5c per bushel. NJ


APPLES--Fancy Ben Davis, 3A7504
Winesaps and other varieties, $A,2s6l.Us
BANANAS l.5Ottl.75 per bunch. ~
for shipment. ..S
ckANbERRIEs--Cape Cod. $2.756s0
crate; $s.0OMsb0 per bhi.
LEMoNS--Mcssina and Palermo. ca
&.75: choice. s.. 2573. 20; extra fancy, TX
nEAPES--Almerin, $5.50@6.00 per ~
oRANGES-Californ seedlings. &S.1(
navels, S3.O0673. 25. y Nh
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CLEARED FOR GALvEsroN.


SIS Amyl. Shields, February 8.
SIS Anoces. Robinson, Barry. January 81.
So Aldersgntc, Chesre. Barry, January TO-
SIS Ashlands, Swansea. JANUARY o.
SIS Barnesmorc. Richardson. Shields. Jan
uary %
SIS Rlrchton. Kelly Barry. January IS.
/. SIS Breckheid Manchester January "a
IS Crowley, Barry Via Madeira, January 49,
IS Curityha. Mohrine. Antwerp. January ~
ST. Ccathon. at Antwerp, December -.
S. Cromwell. Woodruff Liverpool. Jan. II.
50 Eddie, Lund. at Aayre. January ..
So cliciana, Cardiff. January IS
sa Giengoil. Swansea January 10.
81 Glenloig swansea January II.
SIS Glenvech, liolmon, Rotterdam, Janu-
ary IN,
IS lleadlands, Holman, Cardiff, January II.
81 hemisphere. Davies. Liverpool, Jan ~
So Kairos. Liddle, Shields. January Z.
~ kilburn Cnrdin. January IL.
SIS Lanccct. Swansea January ~
SIS Lady Lewis, at Tenerlle january 10.
SIS Leona, Wilder, New York. February &
SD Ludgate. Nicholson, Teneriffc, January
IL.
sls Mexican. Edwards, Liverpool. January IL.
SIS Miami. Mcdonald, New York, Fehru-
airy
IS Ncthergate Gibraltar, January Il.
IS Pnullna. Liverpool. january Il,
So Phoebe. Stacy Bremen. January IL
81 l,lympton. ragc. Bremen. January 10,
IS Ramon de Larrinaga. Liverpool Febrn-
AIRY
IS Rita. ceniea. Liverpool. January u.
Sch Augustus Welt. sproul Baltimore. Jan.
uary p. = '"''
ns ssh c,Sra A. !, p0nnel Grandaso. Balu-
Sch Helen G. Moscley, Holt. Baltimore.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are for less than carload
Special prices on carloads. z&
BARRED WIRE lidden, gal. $2.ss ~
lbs Waukegap, s.. 40.
WIRE NAILS-Rate, $500 per keg; i
yanoes, 1od. I'D and led, SC; Sd and y, h
sd and I'd, zoe; I'D and sd, soc; Sd. Ec;S
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81. Lou,. Grain ana rroyision..

ST. Louis. February s., -Flour--unehange
Whea. Higher. closing iNGlhc above yes
tcrday: spot higher; NJ, rcd. cash. oleva-
tor rs; track aSGa6. February a6,s. May ~;
tnies Y higher. spot stcldy: No. cash. 26I I;
February. 20: May % 7ssu2T; July 2Sis Oats
Options and cash higher; No . cash. and
2sk July asAaas rs: No white e6af26H
Fla> seed, i2i,s, Ryc-Easier iJA Primo
iimcthy seed 2,lome.75. Cornmeal I.i5Gl so.
Bran Strong sacked. east track, b169SStS
Iiay-strndy; prairie Mons Is: timothy I .oosi
700 Whisky, 1.19, Cotton ties md bag
cling UNCHANGED. Pork steady standard mesa
lohhing lo,4sh, Lard steady: prime steam
Isis choice $50. Bacon Boxed lots eaAy,
extrn short clear ribs s t0st5, rs; ribs Z, g2tefp
S,is shorts o. 766fb ss. Dry salt meats
RoNyd shoulders .766l5n0: extra short clear
hocdt %; rsbs bi2isdi5I7is; shorts s. 25df5. 30,
Recclrts--Fsonr 5000 wheat 10000: corn ffl,-
eol; oats. 5000. Shipments Flour 7000;
wheat 5000; corn $4,000: oats 81 900
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London, February s.--Consols for money
1is l6; for the account ti25s. Mexican ordi-
naiH 2s&. Mexican Central new As, 6sK
Bar silver dull. 20 Lied per ounce. Money
assG2A per cent. Rate OF discount In the
oopon market for short ana three months bills
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GALVESTON COTTON REcrIprs

ny Gplf. Colorado and Santa Fe railway
1875 bales, by International aud Great North.
ern, SIT: by Galveston Houston and Iicndcr.
son, pos; by Missouri, Kansas and Texas. 1905.
by galveston, La Porte and Houston, 1863: by
schooner Fannie. SO; by Schooner Rosina II:
by sloop Ella, 9; by sloop Louisa r., 8. TO.
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HEAVY STAPLES.

AMMuNITION--powder Der ker :. ooo.
tsb, blasting powder. si,65 per key: dron nv,
per sack; si:ss buck. $3.50. ~'s' suo'
a! nAuuNInxtra a.. short clear, in sacks. sIa
Smoked bellies, iss9i 7.sc New ~ n,sner
osaiies, ,ssc: breakfast bacon. SAxc' say
nAGGiNu AND TIEs--Less than car Ions
Ties, Arrow. <5-lb, 90c; Delta q -N'o' IA
CAN stick, wrapped, basis "a. cxsrrc
rs cd ri E sRsclAl sizes. .s hkner. ~v''
orln, az mE,, ~ and cordoya: Fair. sMusc
isc. peaherFy, itaflassc Roasted cones: ~
as nsx 40 Arloss. basis loo-lb cases. olccp:
FLOUR Empire Mills. Houxton. u.
High Iatent. IS. 10: White RIhho,, ,sson
pwr sH' 10 Texas Star mills quote: Tidni
n s 5o 800 ses Fairy, second roller nase sS'
v''''' eee fesn $50; ryo four Il, "a Spc..
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Grain .nd rroyl.lons Illscn.hrrr.

New York, February S,--Wheat. Rcccipts
q l..' shipmcnts. sc 6ss; spot firm: No red.
". lar strength near tho clos. on exporf snles
Or Try loads. oil PORTS Trade was quiet but
Included English buying OF futures early.
Sanlcr were irregular and Without much ~
feet Near months were Influenced bv do,
nvctles OF February. contracts AMI closed
partly SIS lower; sales included No Z rad
FEBRUARY l.QiAi May, nsA Hides and wool
steady, Leather Firm; cotton seed oil, Arm;
prime crude is,sdi9; prime crude yellow, ~
nla ftE tron.-Very quiet at 9. i5aiG. GA, con-
g as,s ~ s7,k sapFa. TO- Lead firm
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stass IN demand; good sheep firm.
Chicago, February S.--rherc was the usual
predomnance OF half fat cattle today, and
the range OF prices between common aud
prime beeses widened. the poorest lots going
for 3.S5H4.o0. while sn occasional lot sold for
btoU5'N. The bulk OF the cattle went at
i.y5m5.lo. Fed Western steers IRE arriving
mere e, IN large force and sales We're made az
b while fed Texans brought s.sSdfii0. Good
calves brought 55om6.5o
Hogs were Sc lower. Trade was fairly act
we common heavy packers 3.tvuS.Su, prime
heayics. selling to very limited extent early
In the day at 3s1is. light weights sold at the
usual discount; pigs, 3.50d39v.
Both sheep and lambs were 10 cents lower.
Trade WINS only fairly good at 3.25Qlo0 for
Inferior to prime sheep, few going below $40
Fed western sheep comprised the great oulk
OF the offerings and sold mostly at 5.Sv4i. 10;
yenrlings. 4.5Ud5l0; lambs, a.,s4S15 for In
ierior to prime. good many Westerns SELF
Recepts--cattie $500; hogs, $4,000; sheep.
10000.
Kansas City, February Seattle Receipts,
$3.50 native and 400 southern: choice shipping
grades and export strong to Toe higher handy
natives and fed Western steers uneven aud
90 lower; cows steady; choice helfcrs strong,
Texas and Indian cattle active to strong.
Western cows, ,5o@s.75; native steers, 3.75Qp
bl5, bulk i.ioGi.90; native cows and heiiers.
s25GA35. stockers and feeders, s.256fi9o,
bulls. 2b0@i.5o, Hogs Receipts, 10000; gem
eral market 5Tl0c lower; pigs active, &c
lower; bulk sales, 3.GSfi3. S0 heavics 3S06p
$50; packers, 365d3.S0; mixed. 3.6OdS,S0:
lights, 36odis 20; workers.. 35sa 1870; pigs, $40
ass Sheep-Receipts. $500; lambs weak to
loo lower; Western, 465G5.50; Western NUT
tons, 3.,5tl4.So.
Sc Louis. February ;-Cattle--Recepts
$500, Of which $500 are Texehs; shipments
900: market strong for natives. with Texans
fair Fair to fancy shipping and export steers
a' s dressed beef and butcher steers,
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Puts ana cali. ON Grntn.

Chicaso advIces to d W. Hunter q Co
gave PUTS en- May wheat 95 as and g5;. and
CALLS SIS and %, spurt Mt close was on
buying by CLIQUE brokers. aud Cuban reso-
lutions In CONGRESS. Market In highly mnnip-
uiated condition, and quick chnbfes Moth
Ways expected. bit there nre indications that
this y nearing AZ end and any a,tSnui 10
unlond Will result IN quick bftak. and a
serious one. Sell wheat on bulgts, Puts on
May corn ?oA0?9M, and calls 2sA i. II.
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DR1Ep rRIrJTs Am MING

APPLES-F Fancy evaporated, 50-lb III
sac; In LIB cartons, 9B6sAc; choice eIs,
rated. in bulk. 50-lb, Sc; fancy sliced, 10 ~
boxes, 6iac.
tons. se9
CITRoN-In 1O-lb boxes, 1bc.
,CURRANTS-In bbls. &c: 25-lb ~
cleaned. bulk. Sc: in lib cartons. 9Ifc,
PEACHES-Evapor unpeeled, a.,
RAIS1NS--C California 3-crowr L. L. ~
N.6oa1.6S: A-box l.. l.. ra,sins. 55aNet{
crown l.. NJ. raisins, 50-lb boxes. 4xo(ey
crown l.. NJ. 50-lb boxes. &C.
CSC: 70-Sos. SIC; sO-1OJs, bG5Nc. z.
NuTS-Brazil, loo per ib; flberts. ~
lie; Naples, 12hc; walnuts, 1eSp14c; pee9!
41sn5c; almonds, California. 121l4c PCT III
loo ID.
cocoANUTs-s4.oo per 100: $500 per \ "
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HOUSTON BANK cLEARINGs,

The following are the cloarances OF tn,
Houston banks for tho week thus fur and 10
the corresponding time last year, tosethe
with the increase or decrease:
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Carload lots, job cars, from mills. A.
en9rge from store bGl0c more per 100 H.
bran. 2Tsc per bushel on oats and corr
l0Mlac per 100 lbs on hay. "a
ERAN-13c; corn bran soc per 100 lbs ~
CROPPED CoRN--7s0fS0c per 100 lbs. y;
EoRN--No. sacked, 41G4tls: of corn.
0ATs-Texas 2S,ac per bushel; KansaR &
WHEAT ScREENINGS-7oc per .uae&1
HAY--Alfalfa, sll.5oIl200 per ton; u@e3
siS,foWli00; South Texas prairie hay, ~
$50; North Texas. s9.00110 90. "
COTTON SEED PRODuCTS-,MeM
cake, sl7.00 per ton; huils, $l.koGc.N
ton N ~
SORGHUM SEED 81 90 per bushel. We
EYE SEED--S5c per bushel. j
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loSs69 MI Active. y Shown
\ y ~ Transactions.
lIStRPooL sPOt SALES LIBERAL
Once Of The Post.
1iousson. ruesday. I'otfuary 9.

u
4 dispstch from Austin, in The Post III
utinsng says that Chairman Dtnison OF Ga
veston lad tslled the attention OF the raj
road commission &c the Ngufes In tho con
a rtrcini columns Of The rost OF February
'xftrc tho abatement YVES made that gulf e,
potta were 1i.42S. while the movement
Heu Orleans was 1880 bales. The figure
, we're erfuneuus, ttiuG = clerical error on N
& bHnlds Of Tie Houston Cotton Exchange mn
\ witch wrre copied ty the commercial cdito
81 oI The Fort. The Posrs figures are take
from the Cotton Exchange daily md III
quotations given are the exchanges and no
The Posts
Speculation In cotton today was active a
+ the heavy transactions show, Al tho outse
Ill the future markets wcrc higher, but sub
n snuuently a decline In Liverpool catiset
prices on this side to rersdc.
a Liverpool advanced spots i.f6d with sale,
81 $4,000 bales. New Orleans and Memphis
spots are up i-l6. Savannah Il and other
merketh unchanged
FUTURES In Liverpool we're 1854 to asa ur
a. one time but rclapscd and closed I'M
changed from yesterday.
New York futures opened i 10 8 up but
gradually eased off and closed at close ID
y n ,.,,,., 49,
", n'tn' iis"'cs' NAY low was e.'' ana
\ n'x'' ~ ~, nusus. INV ~, n'sn wv
ul'eans openeo !" points up anu
10y. y nv. aaops.t'a 2 w Msrcn low was
y IS u'sn 80. way low ',e'' nsn o,el'
yosy. and 2seis last year.
- ur'esns 'sreeIs tonorrow is.o'o to "
~ shv'ns' o'so iast year ana lp.SSi IN lsHe.
houston expects 1900 TO 400, against agSe
Last year and la, In 1896.
Fnirchild a. Hobson,s letter.
= ", Hunter 8 Co as follows; we learn
today that one Of tho principal causes Tor
w.; recen, advance Is tha, esriyin November.
WHEN me lnrsss, crorseatimam wes promuI-
sa'et interior buyers believing such an encr-
NOUS Yield would bring about lower prices,
st,d large blocks ofcotton for shipment ahead
eos tbeir sSes w,,so, ps ho wsp to1s could
X; Ne : " 6, " 81 s$s :
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-09
HOUSTON WHOLESALE palcE..
auosations for Round Lots Of stapI,
Com nlasl 4 4 - 49,

These quotations are revised daiiv ara Sra,
correctness can be relied upon. The prIca.
are these ruling III tthe Houston whoiesais
markets. o'Ss"'V