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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-06


Produce circles we're busy today. Demand
is GOOD at full quotations,
There is frcer movement In Texas eggs
as housewives are busy making cakes for the
holidays.
Refined sugars are off Is. V Cs are rlrm.
as refiners have been buying up all The
stocks Of raws they could.
Receipts Of cotton at Texas City last wecs
were 952 bales.
Tbs lowest quotation for Xxx Ohio wool, In
April. 1896, was ie0i6la ptr pound Today
the same wool sells at 2Sd29 In 1895 Mlchi-
son wool was quoted Gt liMliia; today the
Michigan and above grades are quoted at
22@2l.
Grain and hay Is moving freely. In antici
patton of higher prices local dealers have been
buying freely.
Several Texas flour mills have withdrawn
their prices on flour delivered. The quotations
arc fob point OF shipment.
In several lines of business there Is a walt
Ing disposition pending an adjustment OF
railroad rates.
The sugar trust deny the report that they
are about to absorb the independent reiineries
The manufacturers OF beet sugar are talking
OF selling direct to the retail trade,
On the goth of the month the free deal on
snuff Will he withdrawn excspt on the Lib.
erty Bell brand, which will be continued un-
I'll further notice,
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California; prmmes.

Advices lrnm San Franrlsco 10 November
% say that the market for prunos hicks ex-
element; santa Clara stock is traded in on
the basis of sA FOR tho four sizes Outside
prurts, including Snutharn California stocks
ware selling at 2AG3 per pound. Holders
generally seem 10 have teen anxious 10 rca-
liae on existing market, hut in soms In
stances the holiday demand Us expected TO
advance present pricns slightly. 1t il though,
that. our informant says, half the prunes have
already been shipped.
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asked. b bid; n nominal.
New York Futures.
Futures opened firm; at noon steady; closed
steady.
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Grain and prb,ision. Elsewhere.

Kansas City. December 5.-Wheat-S
63; No. 2 rcd 81: No : spring G15Idail. Csrn
Steady: No. mixed 3lhG3tI. Oats
steady; No, : white 9Siaq20, Rye--steady Il
Wheat $4,000; corn 70, 100; oats i, 900. SHIN.
ments-Whsai 1920; corn 1900; oats 1000.
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COTTON Seed PRODUCTS.

New York. December s-Cotton seed OIL
STEADY; prime crude. THWiS; piimo summer
yellow. 2lisa29; butter grades, 25f25 spring
yellow. 2Il2I.S.
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Chicago, December 5.A good demand for
cattle existed today but buyers were exactng
in making their selections and droyes that
were not well matured sold rather slowly.
Fancy Christmas cattle sold UP to .e5. while
very common steers sold rather slow around
400; the greater part going at I.751'5,5o
sockers and feeders In moderate demand
about 3 01a4 00 COWS, heifers and bulls sold
ut last weeks prices, as also did the good
Westerns and local cattle. Rcgs-Liberal
supply; advanced 10G15c for hogs Prices
ranged from 3.25M3.35 fer common lots to
509S.5S for choice to prime, tn bulk going
at 8. t5a3.50; pigs, chiefly 3.10Q3.5j Sheep
and lambs weak; common sheep, 2.5od3 .50
choice. heavy aud good i,o1Q4.3o; Western
sheep 500 yearlnss 4.1oGt.s0; common to
choice lambs 4.eG5.00; feeders i5o@i ST.
Western sheep $.5Od4. 30 Receipts--Cattle
Il. 800; hogs $4,000 sheep s2.0O0.
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The OIL Paint aud Drug Reporter says: II
has Keen a regular holiday week from the ne.
ginning TO the end, Buyers, having supplied
their present and next mcuths requirements
have hesu indifferent about making bids. The
mills, m the other hand. have shown ahnui
the GENE indifference about the future. The
ieceipts here have boon light and have found
rcady ealef at iTsNlS, decordiug to quality
snt size OF ,ho order The sales. ~ tod
only aggregate about 500 barrels, within the
range. Texas mills are holding for i3iA wi,h
l"ii bIc, aud along the Atlantic prime crude
brings iiniiis. a"rordlnk 10 ircKht and quail
iiy. for home consumption There has not
heen much buNlncss Ia tho valley and tbs
Memphis mills ate asking t5Nn1b for prime
and lZal4 bose. iur Oft uMAlilY.
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DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES--F Fancy eeaporatcd 50-lb boxes.
&c; lib cartons 9isc; choice evaporated. In
bulk. oo-lb. Slsc. fancy sliced. In So-lb boxes,
bisc.
APRlcoTs-iac per lb loose; i2,ac in lib
cartons.
ClTRON--ln io-ib boxes. l3c.
CGRRANTS--ln bbls 6c; lib boxes. clean
cd bnlk 1isC: lib cartons Sc
PaACHES-E ynporatcd. npcslcd l0u1lc.
RAlStNS-California 3-crown l.. l.. boxer.
81 co: a box l.. l.. raialns. 60adSc; 2-crown L..
NJ. raisins. 50-lb boxes. &c; S-crown l.. NJ.
rasina. 5O-lb hoNes b..
PRuNES- California. 5o-50s. 90; 60-10s, 7c;
f0-S0s. eye. S0-90s. &c 9O-lo0s, 4&n6isc.
NUTS--Brazil l0c per III: fllberts. Sicily,
lie; Naples. l2lsc. wRlnuts, Udtac peanuts.
bq6c; almonds. Taragona, l6c per ID In sacks.
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u. w. Hunter & Co. say OF today's cotton
market The severe storm seriously inter
ferine with photographic communication let
firms IN the cotton business IN the south in
very unsatisfactory state and they did no
business at all in The market today, bocaus
they could not got their orders through and
could not get answers even to cables which
wern sent off Saturday night The cotton pcrt
has been almost entirely cut off from the rest
OF the world today and traders lie.ng where
the winds blew aud the storms raged seemed
to thiuk tEat as they had such bad weather
at least some of II must have extended into
the south, and the buying went merrily Oh
and prices opened up with rush under
hotvS outside buying led by the ncilve bull
crowd in the New York market, while the
weather all over the cotton belt kept the
South from participating in the hulllsh feet
lng. Buying orders were sent from New
York TO Liverpool and that market closed 2-6i
to 3-6i higher and did q large spot business.
selling l5,e00 bales. This about met our nd.
vance OF Saturday and after satisfying tho
opening flood of buylag orders our markets
naturally came back to the proper parity with
Liverpool and the close Is about the same
as Saturday. Estimates and receipts were
heavy and II seems thai New Orleans has
Just today started in catching up in receipts
tn, movement this week viii probably be
heavy aud IL VIII take continued good spo;
buying TO sustain prices Wall street argues
that nov half Of the crop At least has pusseu
nom the hands of the producer and Eastern
spectators think that they can take care OF
The market for the rest of the season sc
CON know Just how strong this crowd now
brlllnr the market is, but we certainly Would
NOT advise the purchase Of octtcn on buiges
We stll feel friendly TO the bull side but
think that purchases should only Dc maze
o. breaks. Unless the crowd now ia the
market has materially changed rs habits IL
rs liable to sell out when least expected anu
and 81 throwing holdings overheard when,
ever the market starts against 1t or refuseS 10
advance under Its buying.
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CANNED rRuIrs AND VEGErAnLEs.

CANNED FkUlfS--Apples. 3-lS S0GS5c.
piucapples. 2-lb, eyeless and corcloss, sl.50Qp
100. 2-lh extra grated, slsolfl SO; LIB stand
ard sliced, $ie0 pears. 2-lb standard, 9oc;
biaokberries. 2-o standard, Doc; pie fruit. =
10. assorted. i0c peaches. lib full weight
N.16; 2-lb light weight. si.00; pie peaches. j.
10. Soc.
CANNED NEGETABLES- Tomatoes, 3-lb
full weight SaM9pc 2-b, full weight, $50 zoe;
okra aud tomatoes, lib, a0c, lima beans alb
full weight soc. string beans, lib full
weight. 65c 4 No ! stringlcss beans. 2-lb
fun weight $3.50 red kidney beans. 2-ib, full
weight. s5u; marrowfat peas lib, full weight
S6e. early Ju2o peas. fahcy. 2.lb. full weight,
SLll American petit pols peIs. 2-lb full
weight, $LG5al Ii; asparagus. California, 2ia
ID, s. .10 corn. Auburn Cream, lib full
weight, sl.loa1.l5; \ No. !, . 10 ful weight
81 O5d1.1o. Blue Ridge. 2-lb, $4,000.
CALIFORNIA FRUIr-Extra standard 2is-
Id peaches, lemon cling 81 l1u2 20, yelln~
Crawford. s, 85dil. 50; black cherries. Sl.S5 ;
aprlcots, sl.6i1i 10 bartlett pears, 81 65a 40 ;
assorted, Slt6ul 10. standard gia-l peaches
yellow Crawford Sl.SeGi 5i aprieots. 81 100
las; Bartlett pears. 81 toa1. 30.
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MONEY AND BANKING.

Exchange is quotei as follows. N, !,
buying. 81 80 discount; selling, Nev ~
Louis and Kansas City, par; M n
buying sl.oo discount: selling. slE ~
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APPLEs-per barrel. s.OOql y. California
$3.50 per box, fancy Oresons Sl75 per box
loose. Sl.50Gl, -.
COCOANU Ts--Per hundred. $500.
I4EMoNS-Choicc. fiecGii.50i fancy, 5000
$50
RANGES--Louisana, $500.
CALIFORNIA FRuIT--Grhpes, black va
rieties. $3.50 poi. erste. Tokay. $3.50; pears.
s.. goG2.5D per box.
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b bid; sellers: value.
New OriennS Futures.
Futures opened quiet: at noon duh; closed
steady.
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IoUsTON Posn TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 8 1898

Retail market on hogs dull; good demand
for packer hogs. - ala o,,
arrival ut market prices
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HOUSTON BANK cLEAsJvx

The following are the clesrau,, Il
Houston banks for the week thul 4, Y
the correspondent time last yni' r.
with the increase or decrease:
This year. Last yelf n
Saturday ........$l,aS2,21l $i,se,y6 r
Monday ......... 1,eSl,6t0 l,isssl7 T
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are for less than carload lots
Special rates on carloads
BAkBED WIRE-Gldden. gal. 30 per 100
lbs Waukegan. $2.A5
WIRn NAiI,S-Rate. sl.ec per key; adj
vnnccs. l0d, I'D aud lid. to sd and 81 100
cd ana I'd. zoe; Id and sd, aoc. Sd. 45c; "a. Zoe.
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New Orleans; December 5.--fiog products
Quiet but steady; pork. standard mess nm
100. Lard-Refined terce SIS. pure lara
: .509S 625s. Boxed meats--Dry salt Shout
rib sides s.isG6.a5. Hams-cbeIe" s mar
cured s%deis. Rice. ordinary to good Az
Flour. grain and a., feed d stutfs quiet. Flour
Prime 10. OoGl2. 90; choice ls,oOTfs5O. Corn
No. 2 sacked. old white, ~ mixed ilspiiis.
yellow -; new &c lower. oats--No. . sacked
Sakd3S.
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BEANS---Navy. 2tsdgs4c. Bayou. 3isc; Eng
lish dried. csc; pinks. Sl2o; Limns. t1sc;
blael eyes. 4itc.
BUTTER-- Blue Star. 90. dairy. 1917: Ell
en- creamery. 25QeGe. Elgin dairy bricks,
i6isc; oleomargarine. solids. 10c; prints. lie;
special blue Star, loo,
thBBA GE--$2. 1880 per crate.
CELERY --5O6I65c per bunch
EllEESE=-New York full cream, 13c;
Wisconsin full cream. l2iaal3c; Young Amer.
ic1. 1Sl8d1i: Western skim. 100; fancy rolls
full cream. l3taIl4c.
EGGS-Texas 2oc: Kansas, zoe per dozen.
CNIONS--California. sOpSjc per bushei.
PEfPER-Chiln. iTI20c per Id.
ruTATOES--colorado and California. S0U
SJa per bushel: sweet potatoes. 25c.
POlLTRY-Hsns. s?5DI2.75: flyers. s2.25n
2.sa; broilcre. si.7sM2s. Turkeys, hens, So. 30
9it.50: gobblers, sl5odt0.D per dozen. Ducks.
S2.5od3j0 Geese. si.51d5.5o.
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/ asked; b bid; n nominal.
stocks NJ United States Ports.
united states Exports.
This week. Last year

Comparative SPOT Market.
Tho following are tho closing quotations for
cotton on the spot today Mt the leading mar
kets. together with the closing OF mddling
Yesterday with today's salos
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New York, December 5.-wheat-Receipts
525,l65; exports 4oI.ils bushels; spot easy;
dull and easy on cables. The interrupted
wire service coupled with late weakness
abroad and absence of export orders promoted
depression all day and final prices were 10
net lower; March 1875. Wool-steady Cot.
ton seed oil. quiet; prime crude i7lsalS.
prime yellow 2iG92. Metal market started
prices favoring lowering lcves and business
was at low ebb. Pig iron warrants ouiet
20: lake copper quiet IL. sat-. S. Tin
Easier isGlS 1-5 Lead dull, S.57Isff3 ,e2is
price AS S
The state herald., 1898-11-04
FRENCH PREPARE TO YIELD.
Public BeinE Mad. Ready for Recall ol
Ma Jur MRrchand.

"HJ"r MAfcnhnu.
Paris, Oct. 30.-The French press is
beginning to manifest much more
conciliatory spirit regarding FaslIoda.
apparently with view TO preparing
the public mind for the recall of the
Mnrchand expedition.
Nowhere is there any sign of agita.
tion today. The city is quiet. The
anti-Scmitc papers vninly endeavor.
by using the names OF the judges of
the Court of Cessation, TO lash the
public into n hostile demonstration.
but the people seem rather inclined To
resent the culpability or imbccility Of
the high officers OF the general stair.
who allowed themselves To become
the prey Of inscriptions forGcrs. This
refers especially TO the officers dcput.
ed 10 investigate the Dreyfus affair.
II Is believed even now that important
facts are being concealed In order TO
shield the headquarters staff.
Most of the Paris papers approyc
the decision of the Court of Cessation.
although the Gaulois and the Eclair
declare that even now revision Is by
no means certain. The Libertc bows
TO the decision, hut does not think II
VIII end the agitation. The Figaro an.
nounces that Comte Estcrliazy has
been deprived of his membership In
the Legion OF Honor.
The Drcyfus decision seems TO have
delayed solution OF the Cabinet cri.
sis. VI. Defreycinet Is again llesitat-
Ing TO accept the portfolio Of the min.
lister OF war OH the ground that In
view OF the role the Protcstants have
played In the Drcyfus case It would
he inadvisablc for two Protestants,
himself and NJ. Rlbot. to hold the port.
folios OF war nnd Justice.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
ALL TOLD TO GIVE THANKS.
Annual Procia nation II Issucd by tn
President.

Annual Procia nation II Issued by the
President
Washington. u. c., Oct. 2S.-The
President. after the Cabinet meeting
to-day. issued the following Thanks
giving proclamation:
by the President of the United States.
A Proclamation:
"The approaching November brings
TO mind the customs of our ancestors,
hallowed by time and rooted In our
most sacred traditions of giving thanks
to Almighty God for all the blessings
he has vouchsafed 10 us during the
past year.
Few years In our history have af-
forded such cause for thanksgiving rs
this. We have been blessed by abund-
ant harvests, our trade aud commerce
have been wonderfully increased. our
public credits been improved and
strengthened, all sections of our COM
mon country have been brought to-
gcther and knitted into closer bond of
national purpose and unity.
"The skies have been for n time
darkencd by the cloud OF war, but as
we We're compelled To take up the
sword In the cause OF humanity, we
are permitted to rejoice that the con-
ilIct has been of brief duration. and
the losses we have had To mourn,
though grlevous and important, have
been so few, considering the great re
suits accomplished ms 10 inspire us
with gratitude and praise 10 the lord
Of hosts. We may laud and magnify
his holy name that the cessation of
hostllitics came so soon ns To spare
both sides the countless SORROWS AMI
disasters that attend protrncted war.
81 do, therefore. invite all my fellow
citizens. as well those at home as those
who may be at sea or sojourning In
foreign lands, to set apart ana observe
Thursday. the oath day OF November.
as n day of national thanksgiving. To
come together In their several places
Of worship for n service Of praise and
thanks to Almighty God for all the
blessings OF the year; for the mlldness
Of the Seasons and the fruitfulness OF
the soil. for the continued prosperity OF
the people; for the devotion and valor
OF our countrymcn. for the glory OF
our victory and the hope Of n righteous
peace. and TO pray that the divine
guidance which has brought hereto
fore To safety and honor, may he gra-
riously continued In the years 10 come.
In witness whereof.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
by the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary Of State"
The state herald., 1898-11-04
oMAAA'S FAiR.iS AT AN END.
Closing Hour. OF III. Exposition the Most
brilliant Of any In Its History.

Omaha, Neb.. oct. 3l.-Thc Trans
mississippi and International ENposi-
tion closed at midnight.
The closing hours OF the enterprise
Were the most brilliant in the history
of the five months exhibition. II Is
estimated tonight that 1900 people
crowded the grounds to-day. II was
Omaha day, and everybody was there
Up 10 this 2,552.39s people had regis.
tered AT the turnstiles, 50 the grand
total viii considerably exceed 2,GOo.,
om The exposition was n financial
success, something over 100000 re
naming TO be divided nmong the
stockholders. A fraction less than 81
100000 have been received and Si.joo
un expended.
The concessions paid the exposition
were 100000 and the exhibitors. 500.
600. Eighty thousand dollars were re-
Z ccived from other sources. The high
est number of people In any one da,
was the opening day of the peace juhi
lee, when President Mckinley spoke
ns,Is6 persons being present on ihn
occasion.
The exposition owed 100000 whei
the gates We're opened: S39O.Ooo wer,
subscribed for the exposition and al
hut $4,000 Of that amount paid In
In addition corporations donated
SlGo.uD. II Is estimated that the sui
scrlhers should receive back about -
per cent. Of their subscriptions.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
SOLDIERS IN OPEN MuTiNY.
Men at Lexington AnEcr-d by Onicrss'
H-fussi To I.sur Passes.


Lexington. Ky. Oct. 2s.-On ne.
count Of their dIsordcrly conduct and
the several shooting scrnrrs caused by
the presence Of the soldiers In Lcxlng.
ton nj night. General Snecr. division
commander. n few weeks ago issued
nn order allowing only Two pass,'s Is
sued fUm one company NJ n time. aud
compelling all soldiers Ia he back In
camp 10y dark.
This strlngcncy has affected the line
officers ns well nnd now ns pay day Il
drawing near ihr men ARE chatting un.
der II. In the Third Kentucky. one
Hundred and SlNiy.nlnih Indiana nn,l
muilny.
Yesterday the members of these regi.
m.nis secretly agreed 10 rebel against
doing amy camp service until the order
was modified concerning The issuing of
pnsseS. The plnn iis detailed 10y one
Of the men of the regiments named.
wns that when the bniinllons were on
dress parade yesterday afternoon they
We're 10 sinck arms nni refuse tn drlll
until change wns mntlc IN the order
Of issuing passes.
The officers got wind of the mniinr
nnd M III" last moment an order wns II,
srird sispendlng dress pnrnd. for the
present. 4 modification of the orici
viii probably hc mndc, In, II II n not,
serious trouble PROMISES. There nrr NJ
bnih houses NJ camp aud the men com
| plain thai they nre not even allowed u
com" Ia town IN take baths when they
hnyc money io pny for them. Thus
they cannot keep themselves In n snni
inry condition.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
AS VIEWED IN WASHINGTON,
Mekiniey believes r-opl. Want to Keep
the I.iand..

Washington, u, C.. Oct. 3l.-The nd.
Vices from Paris To the effect that the
United States commissioners have de-
mnnded the ccssion to the United
States OF the entire Philippine group is
w line with the Instructions that have
been issued TO the representatives of
the United States.
Up to very recent date the United
States commissioners had no precise
instructions on this vital point or
course, before they departed from
Washington much consideration had
been given 10 this Important subject
by the President. Secretary Day, As.
slstnni Secretary Moore and the mem.
bers Of the commission.
But there was n lack of data as 10
the financial aud political affairs of the
Philippines. ana so II happened that
when the United States commissioners
sailed they were not committed be-.
yond chang" 10 amy line Of policy. 4
majority Of their number leaned To-
ward restriction uf the demands To
he Put forth NJ iu tile Philippines, VA
fying all the way from the retention
uf Mnnlln buy nnd the immediate sur.
rounding country 10 III" acquisition of
the whole Island of Luzon. That rem.
rcrcpied about the extreme demand
TINT WIS In mind when the commits.
sion left.
but since TINT time the President, has
become convinced that there N n grrnt
popular demand for the annexation 10
the United States Of the whole PhilIp.
pine group, aud he IL disposed To de.
fer 10 thni sentiment. Besides. there 4.
ground 10 believe that. IN mn unofficial
manner. possibly through Informal
communication with Agonclilo. Aguln.
nldo'- agent IN Paris. or perhaps
through some direct dealing between
that chl"finln ana Admiral Dewey, the
| United States commissioners have sat.
lsiicd themselves that the difficulties
IN the way Of annexation. 50 far NJ
they might bc expected 10 depend upon
the VIII of the natives. have been
. much exaggerated.
II ihls lie 80. then there ins been r..
moved ~ n fncior IN the calculations
one of III" most disturbing elements.
Tor " could scarcely bc contemplated
with cluniilmliy Tint our government.
nficr having expelled the Spnnlnnls.
should willingly bc pincrd In the posi-.
tlon of attempting to govern nn IN.
/ willing people.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
m, M.rla Teresa s,sr,. MIN.

New York. oct. ;ii.-A dispatch 10 the
Herald from Mnlmancrn says
The former Spanish cruiser the Ma
rln Teresa. which was sum, during the
battle with t"rycrn's iioot aud nispd
under the direction of Nnvnl c0nstrmc.
Tor ilobson. sailed for Hampton itonds
last night.
The Marin Torcsn II being iowcd by
the Vulcan nnd Merritt aud Il being
conveyed 10 Cape Mnysl by the Cineln.
natl and the Leonidna
The work Of raising the Spanish
cruiser I,clnn Mercedes, sunk Just IN.
side the mouth Of Santiago hnrbnr I.
nbout 10 begin. The task IN coinpnri.
lively ensy Work on the Crislobhl Go.
Ion continues, hut much difficulty II
found IN using the ponioons Oh account
of The heavy HrlH,