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Difference 49,. s,s57 l,,7so lin, 1875
Havre Market.
THE FIRE RECORD.
Corn and Grits MIL at Galveston
Burned

bUTDeu
Galveston, April 1S.-Boyssns corn and
grits mill on Avenue and Twelfth street
burned this morning at 3 O'Clock The fire
was discovered by Waterman on pier II,
who sent in the alarm.
The mill proper was a two-story frame
structure with a corrugated iron cover
nG. II has teen in use over seven cen
years. Adjoining this is an elevator of 20, :
uop bushels capacity. The mill was com
pietely Quilted and the stock located OH
the second floor is total loss.
In tho elevator about 10000 bushels of
corn were stored. This was damaged by
water, it being necessary to turn a hose
into the BIN to extinguish the fire which
was burning fiercely within.
On the first floor of the mill vera In.
Gated the hoppers and other machinery.
Ihese were badly damaged, but ii Is nos
slble that they can be used again
me engine located apart from the mill
was the only thing that escaped the raw
ages cf the fire.
1t is the opinion of the assistant chief OF
.ne ilre department.. Mr.. Gornsnl. and O,
Mr. Eoysen, the mill owner. that the FIRE
was ire work OF an ncendiary. Every Ia
dieation goes to prove the correctness of
this theory. -
Mr Boysen placed the loss on stocls
alone at about $4,000. Then there /, The
building which cost not less tran $3.50,
machinery about $4,000 and other sinai
Mr. Boyson carried insurance to the
amount Of S25Oo, which was on building
A., ~ haeflhery, placed through LOAF
ing companies: New Orleans Insmra,,.,
association $500, Southern Insurance COM.
pahy OF New Orleans $1,000. Germapia y,
Ne% orleans $500. Palatine of Manchester.
When asked if he proposed t, rebuilt
ar soysen said Re did not know. Nearly
a.; .pe money be Possessed WIS invested
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LOCAL MARKET REVIEW.
Office of The Post,

Houston, Monday, April IS.
All the markets are still III waiting mood.
kilograms and ad,ices to brokers gave no
changes. Every one is moving with caution,
AMI purchases are made from, hand to mouth.
Merchants feel that wnr must come. and, not
knowing to what extent prices VIII be Affect
ed. arc conservative in buying and in eAtcu1-
ins credit.
Their. is no demand for poultry to speak
or. While prices are steady, owing to isht re-
ccipts.
Although the interior is known to hold large
quantities of eggs, receipts ARE very light ana
as consequence prices are nrm. ......,
Little ia doing IN fruits, but the undertonc
IL very strong, as imports may be cut dowa
shnlild there be war.
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Cash Quotatlons wcre rs follows:
Flor Stcady.
Wheat No. 3 spring o'aos; No. red l.o7A
@j,tS
Com No. :, 3lI3IA.
Cats 10. q lSsa1tg No. white fos
SQis@;l, No. 3 whte o b asa $50.
I,Sr- No 2, 52AtM.
Elrlev--No, : o L. J01i3.
Flax sccd-No. /. l23.
Timothy seed--primo, ,s5
Moss rork-Per bhl. s.15d9s0.
l.asd-Tor loo lbs, 5l5.
short RIBS sides Loose 3 00do 10.
Dry anltcd shoulders boxed. 4 s1il.
Shor, clear sides Boxed. 5,5od5,so.
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Santos COCO rcis per 100 hilos; receipts i2,oco'
stotF 46S, 900.
InnJurp April 1s.--Cofce opened un.
changed At $50 p M V riI higher 10 x
pig net lower sales II 900.
Rio, Atril ls.--Ccffcc quiet; No. Rio eliS
5ooJ: cleared for the United States 2SVoo;
Havre, April ls.--cofee closed ~ net lower;
IN New Orleans, April 1s.--cofcc hrmcr. ordi.
nary to fair SftVif. a
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view York cotton Markct.

New York. April lS.-ln the local cotton
market this morning the nuil crowd had things
their own way. There vera liberal buying
orders from Liverpool and the continent an
at one time there was net gain, OF as
points. BY midday however. prices fell back
to the iinal figures Of Saturday under profit
taking by both Liverpool and local longs
The market closed steady NJ net loss OF
one point
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DRIED FRulrs ANp NUTS.

APPLES--Fancy eyaporated, 50-lb boxes.
Snr, lib cartons. De; choice evaporatcd, IN
bulk bo-lb, Sc; fancy sliced. in 5o-lb boxes
6iac
ArRicoTs-sc rer ID loose lcc in lib car
tons
CIrRoN--In io-lb boxes. l5c.
ttRRANrs--'a bills. &c: s5-lh boxes,
PEACHES Eyaporated. unpecled, 7MdSc
khlslNS--Californa S-crown l.. l.. boxes.
S.i53i 80; \. box l., l.. raisins, 55dfeoo =
Gown L, n raising. 5o-lb boxes. tAdSc; j.
crown L. NJ. 5o,b boxes. st.c.
II hCNES-Caitcrnia 5h-G0s. NC; 60 .os,
Sc; ,ii-ses. 6',e; 20 icOs, ,.afaiic,
.NtIS- Brazil. Zoe por 10; iilberts. Sicny.
ShWhei almonds, California. isGlll per 10 In
H. per h.
cocoANuTs-SSo per ioo; 5000 per 1879,
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shot Four WIN. =.

Fort Worth. Texas, April \
Sheriff Clark has Jailed Lee s,db.'
cred. whom he arrested at R,us,sa
ten miles east of Fort Worth. W.
only is years old, yet there are fov, h
OF assault TO murder lending ~
He waived examination, and -
over to the grand Jury in each n. /
ing difficulty between Ssdberrv y
white men named j. B. and J,syi3
Lee Randall! and Bob Heit, oytr N
session of a boat, the negro shm n
crowd of white men with d rus
with No. 5 shot. Everyone, Of tbS|
hit and more or less seriously ISL
eye of J. b. Leath was shot out
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
Posts Financial C,bieuram

New York. April 2S.--The Evening Post s
London financial cablcgram says: rne stock
markets here remained stagnant today ON the
absence Of prospect of relief OF the prcn-
eDt tension for some time TO come. spanish
As gave way and closed flat at I'M There are
Important developments in the Bank of. Eng
lands policy toward gold. Advances nre being
kee OF interest on the understandings that
the principal is to be paid Tn gold. In this
connection over gl00006.00l WAS received late
tonight from Germany. This is not yet ON
cially announced but Will be tomorrow
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GALVESTON STATEMENT.
III TIER AND EGGS.

Kansas CITY. April is,-Butter steady. fame,
creamery lower, ranrc i5Ti7is: dairy isui5,
Eegs steady, fresh SIS; seconds s.
Chicago, April lS--Butter easy creamery
is@i.i dairy llAis. Cheese quiet, S,.. Eggs
e,,,, fresh 81,
New YORK, April Eggs-Recoipts 10 Gas
packages: State and Pennsylvania inEEfl5is .
Mrs;Srr io-i Southern So Sil0is
-. Louis. April 1s,-Butter quiet; cleaner,
lir,so. dairy llNil6. Eggs ntsadN -
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The sinuing Mectinc

"aNanachic, Texas. April I7-yhe sing.
ing at Ray was the caase Of al in,asuss
gathering of people ar thai min, to,,,,
me best singers In the county were nrcs.
.nt and did the instruuting The attpnd-
ahca was up into the thousands.
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GALVESTON,

stock wanted and viii sch readily at abov,
quotations.
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SOUTH AMERICAN !:
Peru c, Hin. Coined Coined Her -.
7" rroiesaie Produce ana g.
CONGRESS Avenue. Houston

Peru Has Coined m,
eiEnS-A Genera ~
New New York April ia diS's|
Herald from Lima, Peru, w..
the first thousand peruv,.s
have been coined by the NJ. l9'
in circulation. 'uint y,
a dispatch from valpar.,.
the arrival there of the Bri,,.s >
A dispatch from Guayaquil. r,,.j
nounces that the governor !, Z ~ b
has been plnced under arrest Il y. I
mander- chief of the army a
is not generally known. but !. Z 4
he is accused OF being ii H..
revolutionary movement
President Alfaro.
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Chicago, April 1s.-A small supply of cattle
to'ay made buyers more ready to take hold
ard trade was quite animated at stronger
prices. selling 10a15c higher than at the close
Of last week. The greater part OF the beet
Steers scld Mt 4.406i.oo common lots selling
around 100 while extra choice shipping cat
Tic we're scarce aud pretty much nominal at
6.eaa' tC The stoeker and feeder trade was
iocdtinte at last weeks prices, sales being
mainly at 4.0Gdi.75. with light weight yca,>
llngs chiefly wanted. Gamers sold mostly
at 2,h0c,3 90: heifers were about loc higher,
with Il good demand: bulls were in the usual
DEF and and so were calves
There was fairly active demand for hogs.
but Irices were generally 2'aI5c lower than
tlcsc ruling ias, week. Eastern shippers
range OF 3.65gtS .2is, largely at s.sOeS 90.
prime light weights selling i0c under prime
heavy: lieht pss sold largely at 3.25P5.4o
Trading in cheep and lambs was very dull
all clasres of buyers taking hold sparmgly
and prices were largely ioc lower. Clipped
shccp sold at sT'di; Is fol, ewes and 4.25a4ao
salenble at 4odi.so clipped lambs slow at
4 25ni.75; wooled Mexican lambs dull at . 40
mj.50. few prime lambs so. Choice wooded
sheep vera sold at 4.Gog4.7S; fair to good
Western wooded lambs d,.ll at = .o0n6. %.
Rreipts-catte 1850, hogs $1,000, sheep
10000.
st. Louis. April s--Cattie--Receipts :Urp.
including 1000 Texans; shipments 200: steady
to strong; fair to fancy native shipping and
export steers 3.s5d5.25, dressed beef and
butcher steers 3.90d5 10; steers under 1000
pounds oOdt. so; stockers and feeders 3. 500
40: cows and heifers 2.oOdti .65; Texas and
Indian steers 8. s5dl Go; COWS and heifers 500
a., 90 fIogs--Roccipts 1900 shipments 1910;
steady to shade lower; workers. 3.7oT3 50;
packers 65G3 S0 butchers 3 sod3 90. Sheep
Receipts $500, shipments none steady; native
tapE A M u,ttlc A m, n.
lambs up to $50
Kansas City. Anrii s--Cattle--Rcccipts sono
natives aud 500 Southern; active and steady.
bnl0c higher no choice Reeves offered sales
RANGED 2,10Gi IS for natives, while Westerns
sold ut 50a4.a5; COWS AMI heifers 2.250i 10:
WeAiorns 3.51d4 in s.ockers and feeders
uci. 2.G0f'5 %; southern steers .90u4 ~.
HogE Receipts 1900: good hogs steady; in
ferior grades largely &c higher; bulk o. sales
3.Coaa.,O; heavy 3.65G3.s so; medium 3.5OdD
376 lights 2.4On3 .es; pigs 3.1e1s.55 Sheep--
Receipts $500; sheep steady; lambs declined
lcGil5c: Western muttons ood&.75 larubs
00d5. e'is; spring lambs G.7pd7.00.
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Chicago adviccs TO u. W. Hunter & CO
gave puts on July wheat ssh and s5ssNsiit
aud calls ss', and M 10 50. closing at Ssk
Crowd expects better prices on wheat tomor-
row. but Will be sellers on any bulge. puis
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HcSIdencr Rnrnnd

Ennis, Texas, April 1s-The home q.
hev. W II, Duke. in Highland addition
pnrnea LAST night at 1913 oclcck. IN,
NJ. vas valued at $500; Insured for $500.
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New York. April ia Money OH call steady
at sIS per cent. last loan at per cent
ling exchange steady with actual husiness in
bankers bills ut i.S3h dsiSS,a for. dcn,and and
at 4.lsAWi.So for sixty days. Sostci rates
4.79di. s9ia; silver certificates 56Gfb6,a: bar
silver. Sc, Mexican dollars 45L ,iovcrnmc MT
bonds weak; State bonds weak. railroad bond,
rtr
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oTroN SEED PRODUCTS.


New York April -suear-kaw steady:
rehred steady. ' 49,
New Orleans \April is--sura, o,,a,. .n.,
k'ie 2stgSA. centrifuaai,t erapuiated ~:
rhits las; yellow t6i Sis seconds 10
Sisrit Molasses dull; Centrifugal HIS.
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HOUSTON BANK CLEARINGs.

The following are the clcarances Of tho
Houston banks for tho week thus far and for
the corresponding time last year. together
with the increase or decrease:
Tbis year. Last year. Increase.
Monday .......... S9ss,6i3 $1,2lS,6li '2sy,93S
Decrease
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GRAIN AND HAY.


Carload lots, job cars, from mills: dealers
Snafbe iiom stoes ei0c more per no lbs an
,nr.n, 2l.Se per hushel on eats and corn. and
ivyioe Per leo lbs cn hay
ERAN.-,rci corn bran .,oc no. 100 lbs
Vl,opPED CoRN-,S9;so SUI per 100 lbs.
LpliN-No sacked. i2d isc; ufy Sorn 3sr.
uATs--Texas Ole per bu Kansas Soc.
MliEAT SiioRTS-si,oo per 100 lbs
WHEAT ScREENINGS--T0c per hushoi
hAf-Alfnlfa. sil.b0Uis,00 per ton; timothy.
Slsao9i4.Ni South Texas prairie hay S. 500
ESQ; North Texas, sgcofiio0N '' 'V''SS
COTTON SEED pRopucTs-Me and
MlLLET' SEE -T0fi,bc per bushel.
SORGHUM SEED--sl 1901 20 per bushel
RYE SEED-S5c per bushel.
kAFFlk SoRN--6bc per bushel.
FRUITS.
APPLES-Fnncy Ben Davis 81. asdfAb0: Will
!os Twigs aud other varieties NIs.
BANANAs-Si.iesIl.5o per bunch, packed
for shipment
81. on. 1880
fnayels, t2.75gS.0O.
q Ssp q Y, sdnE q ne sra,s q quarts
Noonans.
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COTTON ON sHIpRoARD.
ton on siiipboard. no. cleared, at Calyes.

ton to-day:
For Great Britain Steamships Tclesro,a
5iii. Electrician 500: total a0.'
For fruuoc-Ss Southsata .Cl
For the Continent-Steamships hemisphere
no. Nethereate III Cu:ityhn 565; total 1856
FOR New York--Malory lin. 1926
Total on shipboaId, lili3 bales.
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81, Louis Grnin and Provisions.

81. Louis, April Is -Flour-Firm; un-
changed. Wheat nervous; unsettled closing
i.c for May. %u'ac for July aud &c for sep
tember lower than Saturdays final ngures.
spot higher No. , red, cash elevator. l.0otg.
track l.oia; April l.oCls: May LOIS, July
slis0slss; September 76}. No. hard, cash.
eS bid, Corn Futures firm and fractionally
higher than Saturday; spot strong ana high
cror; No. > cash, 2ss, April %. May 29A
July So', hid. oats-Futurcs duh and irreg-
ular; spot dun steady: No. cash ~. trask
2'Ia. April q; May q bid July 224 Sep
icmher %; No, white 29M2s,a Ryo-D Dull,
W. FlaNsocd nominal, 90. Prime timothy
seed . ,GiH9, -. Cornmeal- Firm. / 55Sl So
Bran steady to firm; sacked cast track ~
bid. iiay--Firm for top grades; prairie s On
al 80. Timothy S.50ai0.50. Whisky I -
Cotton ties aud haSeing unchanged. Pork
Quiet: standard mess, iohbipg. 90. Lard --
steady; prime steam 100; choice a.0Tlr. In
con Boxed shoulders. 5.0o15, l2ls extra shor.
clear. i.15a5 s7is; shorts 600; dry salt meats.
boxed shoulders, apoi G2,s; sxtln short clear
ie5; ribs 5,S7is; shorts $50. Receipts Flour
,oo0; wheat ge0oo corn $4,000 oats 5nOo
Shipmcnts Flour 5000 wheat 20o0 corn l62.
200; oats 10000.
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MONEY AND HAWKING.

Houston, April lS.-1hc local banks arc well
supplied with money for all purposes. There
Wis. however, no great activity in the loan
market, tho deposits generally showing m
ihcrsxsa.
Exchange is quoted MS follows: New York,
buying. pnr: selling. New York. St. Louis and
Kansas City. $iooG1.e5 premium; New Or
leans. buying. par: selling. u premium.
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cnreiII & Richnrd-on's Circular.

NR"Slll ~ klchlrcSan circular says. The
ch'ng made in the cotton markets the past
few days have been insignificant compared
with the strides made in other speculative
commodities. and after a 2oront advance It
Is not at all surprising that a 6-point reaction
should be seen. The causa of the decline was
not OF, any weakness in the statistical posi-
ton. as that Is getting better every day. but
because operators in cotton have become so
used to low prices they can not resist the
temrtation to sell the market on any ad-
vance Nav York was points up once today
closing lower. Liverpool was ia-64d up ana
soil 10000 on the spot, New Orleans closed
unchanged TO l point up. Receipts for to-
day anG tomorrow were a trine heavier b 1t
that should not influence one. There arc
plenty of buyers and good price ibr every
bale of old cotton. Spots We're marked III
1-!rc in New York and i-i6c up in New Or
loaps: unchanged elsewhere.
The Washington news did not influence
vaiues much today. The report that the
house had surrendered its cwn resolutions
aud had passed the scnates. after amending
them by striking out recognition" caused
people TO look frightened TO, few minutes
but that's all. The senate, ny majority OF
fourteen, refused TO concur in the house
amendments. Spanish fourH sold AT ,iis to-
day, the lo% record, Our bonds and English
corsols were little better September wheat
In Chicago closed at 70 bid; December 20,
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are for less than carload lots.
Special prices on carloads.
BAkBED WIRE-Gldden. gal, ss45 per 100
lbs. WBukeean, $3.50.
WIRE NALs-Ratc, $500 per key; adj
vances. lod. 12d and lid, &c: Sd and cd. Zoe:
Cd and I'd. zoe; I'd ana sd. SOC: I'D, i5c; I'd, zoe.
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Now Ynrh. Anril Isl.

New York. Apri, Is.--Dry goods ope,e
with poor trading In all divisions Of the
market Buyers are not numerous III ire
local market and they refused to speculate
to any degree.
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4 Seed Sat'y
call. IclosedIclose.

asked: b bid: n nominal.
New Orleans Futures.
Opened quiet and steady. closed quiet; sales
~ 600.
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COTTON.
Houston Dnily Statement.
Houston Comparative Statement.


Uo ;sion's iccei pit, nj cJtio N by the
MISUNDERSTANDING tue city wJre Is 10. lows
Missouri Kansas AMI Texas. ... an,
Houston, An Texas Contra, ..,... Sos
International ana ',rcaL Northern.. ~,
san Antonio and Aransts l'ass . 215
Gnlt. colorado anu >anta lie. 80 ~
Galveston, HAIR susrg ana san Antonio
houston East ana West Texas. -. -.
W vy.as '"a NeM of'e'i'''''', IA
Total ..,... To
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GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS.
by Gulf Colorado and Santa Fo railway.
az ha!os; Galveston, La Forte and Houston.
apl; ~ targes, leSs. Total. .2l3.
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comparative spot Markets,
The following are the closing ouotat,on. o..
cotton on the spot today At the ieadinS MAJ ar.
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CLEARED FoR GALVESTON.

NtC'tNi'I' fpiN NlsNlsN ACS.
Ss hlara. -. Fayal. February ~.
SIS Aslour, Bartlett, ut pcnpith, March IS.
SIS Bteckiicld. Shields, April g.
50 Electrician, Fisner. Liverpool. March TO-
SIS Hardwood. Shields April E.
SIS fnulinn, Sontandcr. April l.
- RoheI. Barry. April /.
81 Voiagc. Stewart, Marry, March IL.
50 White Cross. Taylor. Bucnos Ayrcs.
February 20
scl. john X. southcr. Cape Henry. March u.
Hch Many bow, Norfolk, March %.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.

Quotations for Round Lots of Staple
om.nOditieS.
These quotations are revised daily. and their
correctness can BIO relied upon. The prices arc
those ruling In Houston wholesale markets.
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Il. w. Hunter & Co.'S Cotton Letter

Il. w. Hunter & Co.'s Cotton Letter.
Liverpool did $1,000 bales on the spot at
1-32d advance and closed la-6id up on con-
tracts, and in addition to this sent buying
orders to this side. seeming still afraid of
possible impediments to shipments and de-
tetmhed not to get caught even if higher
prices had to be paid. Our markets under
this influence opened up 2 points and FUR
ther gained TO points all OF which, how
ever, after Liverpool's wants were supplied,
was lost, and points besides. the market
rally | point at the closc from the lowest
of The day. Yarns at Manchester were quiet
and firm. and business in cloths fair. En-
ports 5000; port receipts 1885, against $500
last year ana 1900 in 1895. Our New Orleans
corr cspondents wire that the recent buying
In Liverpool has been partially for speculative
account in anticipation of war between this
country ana Spain. Trade was more liberal
than has recently been the case. and, as the
shorts have been pretty well run in. the mar
ket Ia now long one. Weather throughout
the South fair and crop accounts as a rule
good. There was some long liquidation in
the late trading and the market was rather
easy, unquestionably even the bulls now
agreeing TO the fact, the late advance mas
been due entirely to the war scare. and as
IL row seems certain that there will be long
enough delay to let the Spanish cortes act
and that congress will not recognize the In
dependence of cuba, tho only point over
which Spain contends, 4 peaceful settlement
OF the trouble is in sight ard cotton is
sale,
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Aoyv Orleans spot..
i-ivcrpuoi spots.


spots closed t-s.d Up. with bus,nes, roo,
safes lS,No, OF which i.%D were American.
inipoits Loco, OF which $500 were American
Today. SATURDAY,
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COMMERCIAL BRlEFs.

London, Spanish Is closed quiet at 4lis, q
net loss OF AZ from Saturdays closing.
New York.--The Bank of British North
America has $4,000 in gold engaged for im-
port,
shares. including: Sugar 1885: st. Paul 5000:
Tobacco h100.
London. -Conso,s for money ITO a-l6. con.
soils for account 1I0a.. Mexican ordinary lot;
Mexican Central now As. 65h bar silver
steady. % 1i-16d per ounce. Money ~ por
cent. Ratio discount In the open market for
for three months s
Paris.-Three per cent rentes 1927 &c for
the account; exchange on Londan a5f aye
for checks. =
New York.-clearinss sssis,so2; balances
6,34G, $40.
London. Tho market for American sccur,-
ties advanced at the opening and remained
steady all day. cloaing steady with moderate
demand. Trading was mostly professional.
COFFEE.
steady ana continued TO sag. closing easier
with prices 5q@0 points lower; sales 975O
haRs. Spot Rio steady: No. Z, invoice 6ys,
5obhins ia: mild Arm: Cordova shG15. Total
warehouse deliveries from tho United states
$500 including 2o,3ls from New York; Nov
9,i,9il: shcat for the United Stntes 10000:
total visible for The United States i,O6Sail.
atninHt go ,@67 last year ana iji.,S2 In 1870.
Friyhtc wire 70 Cargill 4 Richardson save
the closing auotations on coffec futures In
Es sss,A Se e. r. iolio ; Algj q: May
September and October 5.c5siS. 70; Kovcnibe T
I. 709b.75; December 5.75sp5 SO; January & SOfi
4 t.kb; February and March 5.S5ll5 80.
santos: ArrIl ls:-.cofisa trm; good average
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

Port of Galveston, April 10.
ARRIVED.
SIS vcloge, Stewart, st. Vincent.
VESSELS IN PORT
SIS fcn'ta. j, Mcller c Co.
Ss Culityba.
IS Gulli,sra, j. Moller CO.
IS Gyllor. star Mills.
SIS Maritime, Fowler G Mcviua.
So 0swcsty. j. Mo'ler Co
SIS falentino.
SIS Pnrkgate. j. Moiicr q 60.
So sptingwell. Cull!ford. Cinrk 4 c.
S. TtlesiCra
s. \olage. J. M1iler & Co
Sch Basanez. Reyrlofsnoner 4 Cs.
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Grain aud rroyi.Ions El.cwncre.

New Orleans April is. Hog products
steady; mesa pork standard l0,a Lard--Rc.
fined 59s5l5S pure lard 5,sn5% Boxod meats
Should ~ -; sides 69s, Bacon-clear ribs.
sides, diM69s. llams--Choico sugar cured
Sls@aia Rire Steady; ordinary to good aka
~, Flour mud feed stuffs, quiet; flour extra
fancy id0M 70; patents i.00Ta.00: corn
meal, i.6aTi.70 Bran, Il. Hay Prime II 90
az 90; choice II 0odl4.5n. Ccrn--No . sack
ed IS; white and yellow 3sG3sh. Oats No. :?
sacked, Western 3iS.
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NEW ORLEANS,

Reported fo- The Post daily except Thurs.
days md Sundays by Albert Montgomery a
Co. tiinited), live stock commission mer.
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Market steady. good beetes, fat COWS and
l,ciers, fat calves AM yearlngs continue
sca,cc and in demand hogs weak; good sheep
steady.