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GRAINS ARE STRONGER.
War News Had the Effect Of Bulliuq
All the Cereals.
THE GENERAL DEMAND WAS ACTIVE.
E,crything Favored the Advances
which Occurred In Wheat, Coarse
Gr1in and Provisions.

Choago. April War news, ipsttad OF
WEAKENING the wheat market. was today de-
esively bull factor The result WIS the
ADVANCE of lhc hushel which marked the,
close. Apparently the belize TINT war Is uns
avojable was the ,nuss OF withdrawals OF Ill
oisrinrs OF wheat by Letter, sharp adyanco
az Liverpool and a greatly Increased demand
irom Great Britain. There was geaoral
covering novcn,cn, by shorts Coarse grains
and provisions were also strong Corn closed
lte'@c higher. oats ,s9ho higher and pro-
visions i,sdlsi.c higher.
Wheat opened almost at call price. July
starting Mt SsssdSs5s, agains, the closing price
Of Ss5$gSs, and selitng up In n short dine to
Stts. Tho demand from local and Southwcst-
rrn shorts was The most active in snnte time,
nrd u good deal OF difficulty was expercuura
~ buyins as offerings were scattered, and
snlfp competition resulted. The heavy cash
sales Tor expert aud domestic milling pur-
poses during the past week. which was tho
lecture OF Yesterdays strength, were evident
y sun n the minds of traders; Another fac
Tor was the sharp advance at Ltverpoui, where
Prices were about Id above yesterdays, THIS
strength and good sales at the scahoard ana
laree demands from continental houses. lent
utnsth TO the ordinary wheat. which has
been gradually growing weak ON the fear OF
an outbreak OF hostilitios. The trade Was
much influenced by the large business doae
MN disposing of about 800 600 bushels. To-
gays engagements were reported equally
heavy: Northwestern receipts were moderate.
n slight decline followed the advance to
Sl9s holders Offering limited amount, which
Mas quickly snapped up. The market began
TO climb and did not stop until 81 had been MD
ana accepted. There the market held for
some time and large business was done at
that figure. The announcement by Letter
manager that he had withdrawn all offers
PREVIOUSLY made for the disposal of wheat.
aAd, notwithstanding the fact that bids. were
heavy from all sources price would be
named at present, much higher prices being
expected in tho event of war--made shorts
doubly anxious to get from under, but tho
&c advance was too tempting for the average
holder and wheat soon came on the market in
Large quantities. The result was a gradual
decline in price, July finally getting down to
Snl, where II closed. Before the crowd ictt
the pitt however, 81 was bid
Coz" was firm and had n good business.
Shorts were large buyers all day. commission
horhes doing most of the selling. The market
was steady with good demand.
Oats showed nDrc activity than usual with
trade more general The strength of wheat
aud corr and large ulearanceS were inauences
PROVISIONS were finn, with May pork lshC
May lard 1iac and May ribs Zoe higher.
Estimated receipts for Monday--Nheat 40
cars. corn li5 cars, oats 2l'l cars hogs 10000
head.
the leading futures ranged MS follows.
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Difference a. i,lo' i.ioa l,0SlSac

HIDES, WOOL AND DEEswAx.
Prices paid BY Houston dealers,
Per pound.
pry a,'s sis sIs.s sel'e.sa $i e.
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sNGAn.
oKLAnoMA's COTTON cnor.
over 10000 ,nics Grawn IL Tint
Territory Lust Year.

Territory Lust Seur.
Guthrie, o. H.. April ~ Oilnhnma's cotton
sr.,i, for 1897 has been picked and most 0f II
but on the market. few baleE come dtIiy
lnio the cotton buying towns. but tho steady
stream Of wagons OF Two and three months
ago IS al mn end Many growers are dissatis.
ned With their experience of last year. aud
cotton e,rerts say that the acreage for ihe
wiz DO cnc-fourti less than II Mas for iAeA
1hcy do net believe. furthermore, that thP
inDfS elous production per acre m tnnL Will ~
oq,iaicd for several years 70 CONF. The crop
liisi year IN Yield and quality was the best
In the history OF Oklahoma. fhe average WIS
half u bale to tho acre. Cation buyers OF LONG
ogpsrienco In the south claim that ns q whole
Inc cotton district In Oklahoma surpassed ~
eyciyvny any similar district 70 be found
.lutwhcrv In The Uuited Statfy IN,
1'ba total number Of bales OF cotton market
~ from last years crop Will be very cloxe 90
LAG Qua. At the close OF busipess on Fthr enry
2s, 1875, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa ~
railway system had shipped n .s9a balst ~
cotton from its Ntnti0na ~ OKLAHOMA; tpp
CLcctaw. Oklahoma ana Cult Railway conn
pany, A515a bales. u total Of ", OIL balek krQpl
letters from gin owners throughput the col
ton district. II 10 safe 10 say that the number
Of bales still TO be ainped and maykete4 VIII
amount to 10 per cent Of the number prfyle
ously sold. or 9705 bales. making The le1el
smcuut handled by these two railroHas rs
halex IN. Z. 4. y. s3 Y V N 81 al 4 tt'
stations q the ChtcnHo kqrk lslnn4 0n4 IN.
cine railway y 0kinhops ~ Az
lsyxs Part o. the cree n Wee1eE9
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ST Louis April 2,--csttie-- Receipts 400.
shirblents 500. steady; fair 10 fancy native
ahiruinE and export steers 4 5oM5,5O, dressed
beef md butcher steers 5.e5sfa.60: steers un-
de- 1000 pounds s.s5fi1 CO., stockers and feed.
crs Sa0@i.Ton CONS and hclfers 2.o0qtl.3 h
lioifGrs 2.s0di3.75. Hogs Receipts GOO, ship
megta 1900 ateady; workers. 8 7odt3. 80; packets
2 1hn1.90: butchers 3.90m3.9 IS. Sheep Re-
CENTS 1900, shipments rome; strong. native
mritcnu .25Nt.I5: lambs b.2idf5.IJ. with
Bpr,ns selling zip 10 500
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Now Ycrk. Aprl 2-1he cotton marFct
ottnti st,ndy On Liyorpco. huylbg. VITA
i,r,rcs 70 ppilts lower under dlsappoh't-
iag olics and war talk. 10 market was
fctrihil later ~ the forenoon, with rflnrs
tcndin,. frwnwai Under Local liquidation al,,l
aglnc loar selin,. Mo- lttc Of The carly
iG1jucta was for tho esrIling up o. ou'atADd-
ine obligations by tho sip,iler cperatcrp itiue-.
tt.aiiGiN we're almost yoieit NJ times pnd ile
uurLtt taaily in!iusIesl by the ionor oi w,r
newa. Ia,o IL ,ho forenoon business was
s6asitrcd and the niarhet fiosed SHADY n, y
nc, gain OF ! 10 points. Total sales OF fu-
taren "a 10D bajo.
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COTTON ON sHIpHoARp.

Cotton on shipboard. not cleared at Calves.
ton toduy:
For Great Britaln-Ss rfcshGeId, 1881 bales;
50 l'alentino, 1885; IS Teltsfora. S2s; total,
.,i, bales.
For frances Maritime itTo bales IS Ida.
3Sl5. total, i7s5 bales.
For the Contincnt-Ss Silvordale, 307s bales;
SIS Olinda, 200; total 1887 bales.
For New York-Maliory Inc ce35 bales,
Lone star line, lSi. total. 25sl taics
Total on sbipbcni1 IA 402 bales.
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Chicago, April 2.--AR Ia install at tho end
OF tie week. thu cattle market was almost
nominal one. Tho reosiais were composed
principally Of medium grade cattle. which
were dltroscd Of at prlcos unchanged from
brisk at Yesterdays prices Hogs sold at an
extreme range Of a.70M4.oa. chiefly &Sd3.00;
primo Heavy. Zoe above prime ligh, weights.
Pigs brought 3.i56ia.si. Nearly all OF the
sheep and lambs received today were con-
signed direct to local slaughiovors. and prices
ware mostly nominal Sheop-- Fair to fancy.
3l56fif0: fair 10 choice WeRtcrn muttons.
A. df4 10; ycGrling0, i.7EMl.i0; lambs. woolIed.
booW5.15. Receipts-cattle, 1900; hogs. l5.-
900. sheep, 5000.
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METER OF BUSINESS.
Il to the Condition Of Trade
Generally.
|FRAbLE INCREASE IN VOLUME.
snunr and Meats All Higher
.connt Of tho War scare.
(oultry in GREAT Deina
ofnco Of The Post,

Houston. saturday. April ..
:, day of the week was In gratifying
~ last week and the first few days
,rcsent week. The settlement Of the
ar strike and the seasonable change
,eathcr had much to do with acccl-
,hs movement of trade, particularly
ice and retail lines,
MA of weeks ago an article IN this
said that should hostilitics occur be-
h,s country and Spain, coffee, which
ART cheap, would certainly advance,
a would be one of the first commodi-
IN which a war tax would BIO placed
today showed that the advance has
set in, In fact for few days back
have been gradually going higher. A
! York house wired that coffee was a
ke, owing to the war situation. As this
+mproycs with age 1t is good property
kent prices. A few far seeing mcr-
have already in hand large stocks,
lore contracted for, and don't feel the
Uneasy.
bants now begin to think that war can
ayerted. Tho jumping up of prices of
meats and similar commodities. the
|sk clauses in maritime insurance and
|tbdrawal from trade of regular coast
|teamers certainly shows that tho sit
short of actual hostilities, could not
he critical.
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Nea York April e.-Dry goods closed ui''
satisfactory 10 all lines. The week has been
q dIsocuraging one for sellers, the war STUD
tiel huying made trading impossible IN most
cases, ara settlers have CEASED 70 seek bus,
nae Tho situation ia print cloths continues
-tr .ii,ynttsiaetofy The sales ~ odd foons
daring ths week have been very light. other
staple cotton and print goods present uli-
broLcn records Of dulnefs.
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CoMMERCIAL nRIEFs.

New York --cleariugs. si75,sos,s7i; balances.
sls, Gs5. 100.
shares. including 81 Paul, IT'D Union Pa
cinc 202T5 Sugar, SOTO.
London - onsos for money. lioit: for tho
account, ifIt.. Mesican ordinary. ~; Mex
lean Central. new 10. es bar silver quiet al
NJ ii led per ounce. Money. 2i4a2,s per cent.
Tho rate OF discount 10 the open market for
short and three months bills, s'tqS per cent.
London.--The market for American securf-
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sggars-cw loaf. 5.saa5.ss sranuIated. 5.i'
sd. LnuIs Grnin nnd provirIons.

st. Louis, April 2.--Flonr-- Unchanged.
Wheat--lIgher No. 2 red, cash. elevator, q !:
track, 9Sls. April. az MAJ. 9Ois; July. ~,
Confirm md higher; No 2 cash. l7lt:
fpril. "a May, IA bid; July. 2s4s bid; Sen
ttmbor, ~ bill oats-puii No. cash.
9th. track, 9Ghq2Gls; April aGA siny, 26li
July, a.N bid M. . wh,r. .aM29is Rye
fisher, 20 bid. Flaxseed NGininaly higher.
il5. Timothy sced-primc .s5I2.5i Corli-
ncal- Finn; 1.51N1.Ai Bran Dali oasi
track ~ Hay-Quet: choice tinloilJ firm
and s, arce; prairie. GGOnS.c0; timothy. 1909
1850 Whisky. cotton ties and bngginP un
changed PcIk-Firm; standard mess. job
choice. $40 Bacon Boxed shoulders, JI9A
G6,s5: extra loiu oloar. 5,f2i1; shorts ns1A
by salt meats Boxed shoulders. iGlissii. q ,
ribs, 5.25: shcrts, 5.27Is Receipts Flour. 500
barrels; wheat a 400 bushels; corn. 70 400
buthels oats 2i.0O0 bushels. Shipments
Flour, 2G01 barrels; wheat, 10000 bushels,
cern, iii 900 bushels cats, 1000 bushels.
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NEW ORLEANS.

Market bare OF becyes cows and hefers,
calves and ycarlings; sheep scarce; demand
brisk; hogs dull.
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NV York. April e,-The Evening Posts
London financial eablegrani says The mar
ksf onensd lot here to-day but there was no
manic The condition was aratheilc; THO chief
apprehension Is in the money market on me
fsars o. further gold drain 70. New YORK IN
sc,y, lest week was the lowest since ss3
war risks ~ Lioyds are nomiraliy guoi.d ~
A. por cent, but such transactions are mercy
~ n lsttins nature. not genuine business.
-An,si.,ans we're rat. bus ai,ase New YORK
parity all Day.
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Spots closed unchanged. with prices in
buyers favor; salos 1000, VI witch 600 wcro
American imports 1900, OF which ls,soD were
A mcrIrAu.
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Trade Notes.

Ia Is an extraordinarily good demand for
n. particularly spring chickens. Today's
& were liberal, but all arrivals were
ed Of.
bn has been advanced, though lard re-
unchanged.
GRADES of sugars are up 1-16 to ,sc, and
inc is firm.
sted coffees have been advanced &c and
hc per pound. Higher prices are
for
\ have found ready sale at 10 cents per
However, any large shipment would
prices down, as the local market is
q parity with all others.
kmercial circles are anxiously awaiting
Congressional action which is promised
In the week, probably Monday or Tues
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suGsn.

Kettle. 24 Gas.: no grannlated or white Of
fcring: yellow 4G4A; seconds. 2fs@s i5-ie
Enthusiastically; centrifugal, 5a1i Others
unchanged.
fair refining. 3ss: centrifugal, 3d test, ~
refined strong; mold a, ~: standard a,
Ills: confectionors A, lila: cut Loaf,
& 1916; powdered. 1-lG; graduated, ar'oi
cubes Q T-lb.
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rp, dried FRUITS AND NUTS.
e: liz faney cyaporated. 5o-lb boxes
- q bulk, 5o-ib. Sc; fancy Sliced. in So,lb
4. "icors-sc per Id loose; loc in lib ear.
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ties after a weak opening owing to eper-
ators taking profits, become stcadicr. The
closing. tone was weak and there was no
demand
Psris.--Sranish Is icioscd irL.
Pars.--Threc per cent rnrtcs, iasf. lsi:c
for the account, exchange en- London, 81.
500 for checks
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SAILED.
VESSELS in PORT
cLEAnBp roN OA1.YEsroN.

SIS Alara, -. Fayal. FEBRUARY II.
So Blrnam, Genoa, March $.
SIS Dunistcn. Cocra, March 20
IS Electrician, Fisher. Liverpool. March ,s.
IS francisco. NJ Havana March 9.
SIS lfieshiield, Gibraltar. Marcn 10.
Sc Ida, Avona. Liverpool VIA Havana. Feb
ruaiy Is.
SIS Nueces, Risk, New York, March &C.
So Teestora, Manchester. March Is.
SIS White Gross. Taylor. Buenos Ayres.
February 20.
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GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS.

BY Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway.
720 bales; by International and Great North
ern, 50; by Galveston, Houston and Hendcr-
son, 269; by Missouri. Kansas and Texas. II;
by Galveston, La Porte and Houston, IL: by
barge Daisy, SS5: by barge Abbio, $780, by
schooner Idlewlld. 3. total, 1861 bales.
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BITTER AND Eggs.

New York, April 2.--Eggs-Recepts, 1905;
steady: Eastern, 10: Southern. 10.
St Louis. April .,-Buuer-u Unchanged.
Eppr-- Unchanged,
Chicago April 2.--Butter-Firm: creamery,
1919: dairy 1i1i7. Cheese-Quiei, SaBI,
Egrs- Weak: fresh. s%.
KaIsns City, April 2.--Buttsr-fIrm creabI
cry. i5GiSii; dairy, i4aid- Eygs-Flrin.
fresh. s; seconds, g.
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fuI,p t.,,in i0-ib boxes, 15e.
|anod MI Sin bbls. DC: a,-lt boxes
&c; In lib cartons age
EAIsINs cEsaporated. unnoaled, 7&Gsc.
t@ a. a,iIornia a-crown l.. L. boxes
-, ( box l. L. ra,sias s51oce. =
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sLe,s
Vow YnrI. Moncy.

New York. April e--Moncy on call frtn. go
per cent; last loan 2 per cent Prime mer-
rantle paper. aef6 pet rent Sterling ca.
change STEADY. with actual business In bank
eIs' hills az iSsiadi. sss. for demand and at
ASA. a5s1 for sky days. Posted rates. i1is
afs2 and t.s4fs@fss. Commercial bills. 5.sn
Silver certificates. 5sssnH6,i Bar silver. 500
SEA. Mexican dollars, Is. Gofefnmenf hopds
weak; State bonds dull railroad bonds weak
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.

Today. Yesterdu
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yyec,.Ix Ip,rrInr Mnycmcnt.

9gc weekly movement. of cotton at ~ lead
INK interior toWng, according 10 tho Dnfnn-
iele $ statement issued tNia morning, was rs
foIi0wa.
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1sked. b bid. n nominal
New OrleRns Futures.
Futures opened quiet mud closed quiet and
steady, sales. l2,sOo
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KANSAS CITY April 2.-Whoat-- IIigher No
hard. 80; No. O. sS@aOls; No. red, eS; No
2, alaao Corn--Aotive, steady; No. mixed.
.ttt Oats SLOW; M. 2 white, s,}a, Rye
sEneia co. choice prairie. ,oo@7.25 ieceinta-
Wheat, 81 200 bushels; ccrn. O2ol bushels;
csts l7.OOD bushels Shipments Wheat H.
0oO buehels corn. 5000 bushels; cats, none
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COTTON
mou..on Dele s,ntrmen.
uou.top itniirond Receipts.

IIoisfpns .s,,ss fecs pi ~ cotton By tho var ors
ration dssalerlDi tue ciiy wsfa - fnlosNf
ii.ss,iri. klpsl> and texas ..sss,4.--....,. ~
Houston an texas Gehtflii ss,.,4 ss.-...ll 10
intef uational and Great Northern .
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crown 1. y. raisins. 5o-io boxes. aAg5e: q
crown L. NJ. S0-lb boxee, SIZE
FRuNES--California, 6o-6Oc FAC; 60-Tos
o%c: s0-s0a. sac; s0-l00s, sqjsXc
NUTS Brazil, l0c per ID; fibcrts, Sicily,
rs: Naples. 12,fc; walnuts, l2sflac; peanuts.
SMgse; almonds, California, l2siiic per ID In
sacks 50, pscaus. 2MaiAc; Italian chestnuss.
cocoANUTs--ssso per ioc:. 5000 per 1000.
GRAM AND HAY.
,Cor.ond lots, job cars. frcnfPmills dealers
charge from store 5tlioc more per 100 lbs on
bran, 2TSe per 5ushal on oats and corn, ara
lo@ltc per 100 lbs on hay.
HltAN-toc; corn bran soc per 100 lbs.
Chopped CORN--1SGfSoc per 100 lbs.
SoRN--No. 2, sacked ia 43c; OF corn SSc.
2lis@sec. slZ- = I
MliEAT sHoRTs--sf.oo rer 100 lbs.
WHEAT. SCREENINGS--1oc per bushe, X
Hkf.-Alfalfa. 81 .50Ii2o0 per ton: Tim
othy, HS.I59pl4.0o: South Texas prairie hay
s5loI t.50; North Texas, s9.o061o'00,
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS--Mcal and
cake $500 per Ton; hulls A.toa5.oO per
MILLET sEED--IodiT5c per bushcl
X SORGHUM. SEED--sl.i5Gpl.2 20 per hushel
RYE SEED-S5c nor busbel.
kAfFlR CORNING per bushcl
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Il bid. y sellers. valne.
Ncw YOrtS Futures.
Futures opened steady aud closed steady;
sales. $500
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CnrniII n nirhnr.lrnn,s NtNlc,,.


Cnrgili a. Richardson OF Houston say; IL Is
be, 0n,ins mere evident each In, that, witn
the impending crisis out of the way. cotton
would advance sharply; and even win war
thoro arc probabilities that after the frst
sllrndsh II would advance anyway, This
m1nng Liverpool lost ~ kahn OF yesterday
brlng 1h-6id down nj the close. rms, Mith
thA dccliue IN Spanish tours, EnKl'sij consols,
United states bonds and q weak Lnndon ana
Ncw York market. gave our cotton markets n
veal tone early. but toward the close siufts
he,pin, good buyers New York closing To
pcints higher than yesterday aud New or-
ienn | higher spots unchanged.
There WIS little OF intrr,st III tho wal fitu
ntion A feeling of uncaBlnens prevailed every
where operators anxipusly awaiting the out
ct,sp Monday. Semi official dispatches said
thai SIian bad taken decided stand ana
would mako no further concessions, and that
tail, In Washington was mat congress womb
make short work In declariug war ~nei 'ile
mo s!dcnt's uliimatum WIS received MONDAY.
M features of the speculative market To-Day
we're tho advances tn wheat ANA stoekh during
tho later part Of the sessions, due principally
10 shorts covering. although adyiees trpni the
STOCK exchange raid that largo Hebrew houses
v,f. heuvy bLy.fb OF siuvh'i on insiip inip
nptlnu prohnb'Y all exchanges Va america
g IA be open on GOOD Friday except Kew or
Iplur.
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mou.,on wcclsly Statement.

Grcss receipts this week ............. lll&
Nctrucupts This wcck .,.................. SIS2
t,rosS tcccpts this weck last wear ,,,,.... S,US7
Net receipts this week last year. ..,.... =. S,o2S
Total receipts this year ,USs uvl
Total NOT receipts this year .s....,. tul,aul
Total gross receipts same Time last ycas.. i.2sl ,uSS
Total iut Receipts same time last vear.. liS.il5
Shipment outward this wccg.......s..l.. S.SSu
shi,,nrpts raj, to and via Nav Ortcaus S.iS8
suinments 10 le,,un . :. \. :. .,...... NJ. 100
In ,r,.si. ..s.l. 4. Il 5000. !. .k. G,s II
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FRUITS.

Willow Twiss and other varieties, s425ai,5o.
Winesaps aud other varieties Si,1ail5,O0
for shipment.
Stcn
navels, s2751s.co.
vEAW BERRlES-P crate of q quarts.
81 for poor. s2.50fl275 for best Mitchclls ana
Nooruns.
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rnl, nnd CnII. on Grnin.

Chicago advices BY private wire 70 y. "
Hunter g. Go. gave puts on July wheat s3ls
md up to s5M0s3H Calls sold at 5%M
i, rs and up 10 ~ 1895. Shorts, which in-
tertst is quite larre are being forced TO cover
In wheat Market will sell higher. Puts on
NAY oorn. 2osS and eallG 2s& Corn and pro
yisions will 20 much higher.
Ma, York, Apr.l 2.--Mbeat- Receipts iDl.
100 exroits 55.es,; frot lrD; 80, 2 red 10 x
I ~, af.,.a;, ort!at;s opssoi sireba on hisiisf
enbles md drop In eoi,spls: further I'D ,
yanees accompanied active covering by shorts,
bass6 partly on ioEs fa,orllie crop naws and
c.nort rumors: closed arm AT IdlIse net ad-
C;ni, estcn ljN; Texas dry 1eiz: California iIL
mist. Leather steady: henock sole Buenos
AyFrS lsisG2eis Wool quiet, domestic i!eeec
LAG Texas i2Gls, Cotton SEED OF 5ull;
ana. southern a,i5GJc %; Northern iD.50I
Is'tf' Copper quiet; brokers ii.s7i4. Lead
o,iet; exchange $50. Tin plates quiet
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Articles 0pen.I High ] Low. Clos

CGsh quotations were as follows
Flour-Wnter patents, i,seGi.S5; straights,
4,20d4 20; spring patents, 1.IanF 90; straiShts,
i.i0ai.S0, bakers 3.iOM3.75; spring specials,
$40.
Wheat No. 3. 90d9s No, red, O2di ,o2s,.
Corn--No. .. 2oSa2o&; No. yellow, 2'ssa
2oh.
dats--No .. 25,a No. white, 2SM@29ls;
No. 3 white. 27a,m2sM
Rve-No o.. f0h.
Flaxseed-liS. new, l19lt,
Timothy seed--Prine. 2.65G2.so.
Mess rorlt--Per barrel, l.GlM9.70.
Iard-Per 100 pounds 6.15M517k.
Short ribs sides Loose. 5.00I5 30.
Dry saltcd shoulders Boxed. IA li4.
Short clear sides Boxed 5.30a54o.
Whisky-L19k.
sugars-Cut loaf. 5.6Sd5ss; sranuated Els
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busroN WHOLESALE PRICES.

tations for Round Lots of Staple
Comm I'd ties.
be quotations are revised daily, and their
ttness can be relied upon. The prices are
ruling In Houston wholesale markets.
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Tho following arc the CLOSING quotations Tor
cation on tho spot today at the leading mar
le,s, together with the closing OF middling
unsInrdnY. WITH ludny's Hnles.
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MUNEy ASn BaxKlya.

wei! suppIieu with money Tor nil purposes.
There rs, however. no yrcnt aetiyi.y IN tns
lean market. tho deposits generally ehoMDs
Exchange ID quoted NJ foiiowr: New rors.
buying, par; coling. New YORK. ~ Lonll
AMI Karsns city. 81 .cvaii,.J premium: Kew
OrieanA. Onytns. par; selling u 10 premium.
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HOUSTON BANK cLEAnINt;s

This following are the cicarancrs OF IN,
Houston banks for the week thus inr nnd ivs
the corfespondiDG time last year. together
With the Increase or Tdccfraec:
This La2t In-
year year cisaan
Saturday .'i,ois,7Ii s77sss2 s27o,ss,
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WIRE AND NAILS s

Quotations are for less than carload lots.
special prices oil carloads
- BARBEp WIRE-Glldden, gal. 81. per 100
lbs: Waukegan, $3.50.
WIRE NAiLS-Rate. $500 per key; nd
vances. lQd. I'D and 1td, tc; So and I'd, zoe;
VI ana "a. zoe; I'd and 50. soc. I'd. Acc; ID,