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rnrf.ttan Alliance.

TIA Christian AEsaace meets a. 30 ?.
suarr sunday and on THURSDAY At
D. n. 40 their nan sN Union street be-
arYunry hall.
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The lectures which have bsen given by
Rev J. II. Alien are increasing In inter-
est Mr. Alien lectures every evening as
IT, old Presbyterian church, corner %
Masfsoa street and Third avenue. or shs
Bsels. Lovers Of tho Eihis hail him az =
charpson This ss;arncon he lectures AZ
! o csock and ia tie evening at o'clock.
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Tns Chfldren's Progressive Lycenrn
meets every Sunday morning. Ia PetLS
RAJ. First avenue al II o'sl0ck-
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Methodist Protestant Churches.

Yesler Junction Church-PreachinE on
Sunday at II a. n.
Duwamish Church-Daniel Bagley. pas
tor. Sunday school a, 10 a. m Preaching
at 1:3o p. N.
First-Third avenue and Pine street.
Preaching at Il a. IN and 30 p. n. Class
meeting at 70 a. m. Sunday school al 1890
.. m Y. T. S. c. Z. At els p. m Prayer
meeting the arst Thursday of each month
at $50 .. N. Preaching by Rev. F. e.
Whitman. Strangers welcome 10 all serv-
ices,
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The Eorwegfan-DAnssn ~. Il. chaIcA
holds ssrviccs every Sunday evening 81
o'clock in sfss German ~ f. church. cor.
ner Of Stewart street and Denny way. Al
ScaHd.nas Ars cordially invited.
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rsrs. Unitarian cssTreh-S@vsnta avenue.
between Union and F.ka ssgss.s. Ne ser
wigs susH further rostce
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PERSONAL.

Nn0e. oli attention 70 their g
r e1stesA
r.eefuI articles are here dis
- inform price OF &c and 10c
= srst uasz SUCH bargains BY.
s.. ..osrs and supplies for Use In the
sssoois viii be kept BY Ia as usual.
-. mrs the year round Iron
s~msoaz. wagons, ve.ocspedeS,
- wood toys. tin toys. albums.
- for either 10y or giri--for birth
rs1x EROS. fG Pike Street
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vssusteers of Amerfea.

Gospel meetings ara het3 every evening
~ O'Clock aad. Sunday ~ ,. n Al a<s
sAadlAEv tusx.ad
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Second. North Seattle - Third avenue
north and Harrison street. Rev. w. A.
MAJOR. pastor: tslspsore lake 81. Preach
Ing az II a. II. @rd % ?. 70. 7. +. s. = E
a. ssas y. n. Msd-week meeting. Thursday
AZ 80 =. -. Morning. Compassion On the
Multitade." Evening. Striving for the
Mastery
Renson CAu-ch-Rey. George r Wait
worth. ID. d. pastor. Services a. : and
IS y. n. Union Sunday school at /, = N
Welsa-Ssyenth avenue and Olive street.
Rev. William DAVIS. pastor. Services at
n.ss a. III and p. n. Sunday school at
100 p. IL. Class meeting " e4i1eS<iay az 80
p. N. Al friends are cordially invited 70
attend these Se-vicee
First Preshy seri2n--Correr Fourth ave-
nue. ard Spring street Rev. \. /. Hutchf-
son. D. D.. pastor. residence. SO SpsinS
street.
Calvary PyeSoy tsrian-Rey. Donald Rosa
pastor, residence. 81 TwegSy-tour.h ave-
nue.. SERVICES AZ y i. sn. and $ y. n every
Sabbath. Y. p. 8. {. r. at : y. n. Prayer
meeting every THURSDAY evening at
O'Clock. Sunday school ar 1866.
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hish mass. 1919 a. a.: eeasdiestSn. 7:@
.. IA
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TheOsophy.

avenue and East Cherry. Preaching at II
a. NJ and 80 p m. Sunday school Al 12;l5
p. IN. Junior Endsavor Society at $50 p.
III. Y. p. S. G. 4. at $50 p. m. Church
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CITY NOTICES.

CITY TREASURER SoTICEs-Tfs@ Csty
AZ S-as,ie-It pa-sment c! Finance, Treas
urers uftics.
NaESce - fsysev Given That me assess
.7seut ron 81 Lsxeai Improvement Dassrtcr
Ne x for sae Improvement OF Irving Ave
rye ana Chss.u2t Street. in TIE City of
Seattle. from Azrk.s Street - Green
asrs~a- rndsr tia provisions q OsdinAnao
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Sptrilualiam.


Sptritualism.
The Seattle Spiritual Association. incor-
poratea. meets Sundays at l:A aud 80
p. m, in Eorester's hail SIS FIRST avenue,
snss aa sas,.ss ee dscas as HI 'G asoas
Dreams followed by spirit messages. AT
!:N O'Clock lecture by Mrs. Prior. followed
oy tests and spirit message Pubic cor
daily invited. Seats Tree
Church OF the Soul-pettis hall, lasA
First avenue. Chlidren's progressive ly-
7 ceun meets every sunday morning at Il %
O'Clock, medium ana conference meeting
at I 3. n. Services this evening ~ f:i5
the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries"
Poem4 subject TO he given by the audisncA
Esther Thomas, spiritaa! minister.
The Progressive SpirisualistS Society
1t s o'clock in Masonic Temple. entrance
on Pike street Mrs. Ada Foye. pastor.
This evening Mrs. Fcye Will deliver an
by the audience. TO be followed BY tests
and messages. All are invited.
TheOsophy.
Theoscphical Society. Amanda Lodge
meets Sunday AT 1880 p. m. at LIS Third
avenue. near Spring street. All welcome
Subject this evening The Unseen Helpers
and Teachers OF Humanity" by T. A.
Barnes. All welcome.
The Queen City Theosoph!caI Society In
America meets every Thursday evening at
s o'clock at IQs Maynard avenue for study.
All interested in Theosophy are cordially
invited. Sunday evening al 2; N. IN the
4. q. L. W. hall In Pioneer block. Lee
ture. illustrated. Mans Place In the Cni-
verse as Indicated by the Planets" by
Jennie s. Clark.
Cumberland Presbyterian.
Cumberland erisn--Twenty-eeco
avenue and East Cherry. Preaching at III
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+ have 8
hich an
als 0sx.s
'n.s, Pike
Enier f0
per cent
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ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS.
aAN FRANCISCO BRIDGE CtlMtA.>t
engineers and contractors: bridge build
.pg dredging. hareor improvements and
general contracting. Charles street and
First avenue south.
SEATTLE BRIDGE COMPANY. builders
~ bridges for railroads and highways,
Mia driving. trestle ana wharf building.
sfa Seattle National Rank building
ARCHITECTS.
SAtTNpERS i I.AWToN. architects. 80
M York block.
DyrING AND CLEANING.
SAN FRANCISCO Dye Works, Phone
Red 1854.
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STOCKS WERE BOOMING.
A Day Of Spsculatiyity Not EquaIed
This Year.
JUMP or 8 10 POINTS IN SUGAR.
Burlington md 81. Paul Advanced
Four POints--Mani1a Victory
Had n Good Eject.

New York. May wall street saw day
of speculative activity and ,lgor which has
not been equslled this year. When the mar
ket opened the bull operators who bought
last week stood ready TO take their profits
Commodore Dewey's victory brought large
orders TO buy stocks and the crowd met the
demand BY showing up the prices. jump Of
So IA Sugar and about points In Burlington
and St. Paul taking place. The selling 10
realize in these stocks caused a reaction.
The mcagre accounts contrmatory of the ma
val victory and the fact that II was hoii
day Gu tho London exchange, helped the re-
action in the first hour. But as additional
scraTs OF information came to hand there
grew w n better FEELING Inc volume of
tttsidc orders from all over the country
showed a large Increase as the day progrt ssed
anu the demand was confident that the effect
or the early reaction was entirely over
ccmc. Tho scramble 10 buy at the opening
was terrific and simultaneously prices ,.ii.4
from to points In Sugar Burlington, st.
Pnll ana Manhattan. speculative autvty
was al boiling point except for few inter.
vnls OF comparative dizziness
Tue bond market icaped into activity along
with stocks and showed notable strength, the
sreculatiye Issues leading with gains OF about
: per cent. Single blocks OF 10000 Norta-
EN- Pacific aud Atchison Is changed hands.
Ioial sales t3.i150O0
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COFFEE.

Private wire to Cargill & Richardson gave
the closing OF coffee futures in New YORK q.
follows: January. 6.o0d6.l0; february. d.05a
CHS; March, l5d62U: May, 5.s5G6.00 June
5.soG5.s0; July, 5.S0d5.a0: August, 5.s5T5.90
vernber, 5.sOd5.95 December 6O)a6.05
New York, May Coffee opened steady
May points lower; others unchanged. = s.ed
steady; firm to 10 lower; sales, 49, $50 raes
spot Rio firm; No. invoice, jobbne. ~
mild. frm Cordova. s4dl5i.
Santos. May 2.-Cofiee-Firm; good average
Santos, l0,400 refs per 100 kilos; receipts, 10,
600.
Hamburg May Coffee opened unchanged
at $50 !, pig lower to Il pfg net higher;
sales 5000
Rio May 2-Coffee--Quiet. No. Rio, 10 5ol
refs per 100 kiios, receipts. 1900; cleared
for the United States 5000; for Europe, 10000;
stock, $1,000.
Havre, May Coffee closed unchanged to
y. lower; sales, 70 COO.
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BEANS White, sd3tsr bayou. 44G4a,c;
pnks iu4isc; Limas, 81 2oNi1j; black eyes,
itThc
BUTTER Blue Star. fsc: dairy. Baisc
fancy Elrr creamery. 2lc Texas country
butter, choice. isulsc, common. 3Ul0c oeo
margarine. solids. lie. pra,s, l2c. Elgin dairy
bricks, Tie. Cynosuta fancy creamery, In S
and l0-lb pals. 23c.
a. %
CArl1FLOWER--SlO gfI, 80 per dozen.
CELERY -Teyls. soc per dozen.
CHEESE Nov York full cram. ilnlec.
Wisconsin full cream, ilia0l2c. Young Amer
Tea, lthc: Western skim l0c.
EGGS Per doom. 7t.TSc.
ONIONS Fancy red. sAd5c per ID
PiPPER-Chile l7U20c per III; black. o&D
POTAToES--cnllfornia md Colorado. $50
fl' sweet potatoes, 351S0c per bushel gem
uiho New York seed potutoeE, ll-pcck bbls,
~ 81 90ft3 90
tLTRY--Hcus Sc .50dS 90. springs 500
a. = brollers &756fn0o. Turkeys hens.
s. Oou9.0 90 gohblers 81 01Gil2 co. Ducks s. 10
a. 70. Geese 50 00ff3 so.
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On Trim! for Murder.

Fort Worth, Texas. May 2,--The murder
case CT J. W. Merritt. who is charged with
the killing of Joseph Brown. a prominent
farmer of Parker county. will come up
today at Weatherford for trial The crime
occurred a year ago. Merritt was tried
at the last term of district court and found
guilty. but an appeal was taken and a
uSw trial granted.
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COITOA.
Houston Daily Statement.
Houston Comparative stnte
Houston Railroad Receipts.

lloaston's -russ recs pt."f cIt.on bg the var.ous
tue cay WIRE - iu.lus,:
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NV York. May 2.--Tho Evening Post &
London financial cablegram says: The only
TWO points TO note In the money market here
are the growing belief that the war may col .
lsrsc soon and the revival OF the New Yorl,
demand for geld. which has risen to rs gN, d.
Tho immediate future Of the market hinge,
on New Works demand and the effect OF The
Chinese indemnity payment on NEXT Sa,nr.
lay " N' N"'"' :
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MONEY AND BANKING.

Houston, May 2--The local banks are wen
supplied with mouey Tor all purposes There
". however. no great ACTIVITY 10 the loan
market tho ucposfts generally showing al
Increase.
Exchange Is quoted MS follows. New YORK.
buying. par; selling. New York. 81. Louis aud
Kansas city, Si.Ouni - premium. New Or.
leans. buying. par: selling. y premium.
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Now York spots,


spoIs !Iosed unchanged. demand fair, soIes
iv'SN' OF which $500 were American; Imports
-iooo' OF which p, 200 were American.
Today SlflirJay
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Fort Worth, Texas, May 2.-Mrs West,
wife Of Lee West, a farmer near Granbury,
suoded yesterday by taking dose OF
rough en- rats" After taking the poison
she sent one of the children 10 the field,
where her husband was blowing, request
ing him to oome TO the house. She told
Fin what she had done and gave di-
re-tions as 10 the care OF the children
No reason is known for the act other than
she was tired of living.
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
T,Nnts y
New NnIl. NInnc

New York, May . Money on call steady
at .6a rcr cent, last loan 3 Prime m,rrar-
tllo peier eG'7 per cert Sterling exchange
STEADY, With actual business IN bankers bills
at NaHaai ST for demand and s1s, G4.St Tor
SNiy GAYS: rost'l rates INlisG4Se aud 1 IS
m, So Commercial bills $50 silver Ger
hicateS ,niafihI'i har silver a6Ns. Mexican
dollars IA. Government anG railroad honds
stiCuC. State bonds DIM
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New York Cotton ,tnr,<c,

Nov York, May 2,-Wedresday being Char
tef day and holiday In this market. the
trades Wished TO avoid new responsibility,
anu the total transactions today ia cotton tu-
turcS reached only $1,000 bales The Opening
was steady, with prices l point higher 10 /
lover, after which the market showed a weak
unucrtonc and closed at net dccliuc of /
point TO | point advance
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago, May 2-Buttcr-Market steady
cream ry. l3d1sia; dairy. l2Gli. Egg Firm
fresh, i0ls. Cheese-Dul, unchanged
New York. May -Eggs--Receipts. Is, 531
packages; steady; Western, 1lis: Southern
i0dllA
Kansas City, Nav 2.-Butter-Weak: cream
cry, l3i3Gl6ls dairy, mas. Eggs-Firm:
fresh, candled, Missouri and Kansas stock,
Q; seconds, s.
St Louis, May -Butter-Easicr: cream
cry, lj9l7ls: dairy, ilalj, Eggs Firm; S,s.
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At rice into the United States for the oignt
months ending March | were $1,000 tons.
against 5000 during the same time the pre-
v!rus year. Our short crop OF rice at homo
aud these limited importntons, together with
q short supply In the East Indies, owing 10
the great drouth and famine that have pre-.
strong rice market throughout tho year In
this country. While our home crops Of rice
have not been large, those planters that have
had rice to sell have done better than for
several vars past, aud anticipate that is,S
will bc another red letter year to those who
may be fortunate enough IN rice planting In
$50 to secure lsrge crops
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nc; regulars 7hd7 3.sc: boxed &c hisnef
lies. sAe; breakfast bacon, shd9x.
rom nneH ioSs,o M barsins. sais, sisc sH-S
| shc. Ties. Arrow. i5-lb. DOC; Delta, ~ ,.,l.
| CANDY--stick. wrapped. basis "a. eN9s'Sc
| per 10; special Sizes. i4c higher. 80.
sMela s.sc prime iodi0Hc: choice lols0lic.
fancy nAdiiNc peaberry i2%ais%c. koast-
ed cofees: Arbuckle's Ariosa, OASIS l",lo
| cabes Ike delivered; 35-lb cases. IL 'Vc ne-
iivercd Apex, ioo-lb eases. li4oc; In 3s-ib
FLouR~Emplre Mills Houston: Dayison.s
high petcnt $3.50: White Ribbon, se.onu Par as,
| ont $50 Texas Star mills quote: iplai
Wave $50: Sea Fsiry, second roller patent,
sisn: Sea Pearl JJ.tu; rye ncnr NW. special
rates for shipments TO interior points. nour
IN barrels lie above sacks: In nan parreis JUG
'i FARi n Goops--Gri,s, hominy and
cream meal. 10 barrels, 300 pearl meal. IN
ic-lb sacks. slsodl. 81 per Dbl OF four sacks,
soot,h and Friends oats. $3.50; Columbian
HAMs~standard sh0sA; picnic hams TIC.
HoNEY--1n 6o-ib cans. extracted, ii5d5iac;
In comb. sdI0c: In I2-lb cans, extracted. sac.
LARD.ReHnsd tierces, compound iAc, Leaf
&c; 5o-lb cans Nc higher than ticrces: i0-ib
cans &c higher BIB cans nc higher; 3-lb
cans 1c higher
MoiAssEs- Rnboiled. fair i6aisc: prime.
2oq2ic; choice. ?5d26c; fancy new crop syrup.
s2@3sc.
E-Extra fancy head. 6n6Ac; choice.
bG5Isc fair il5m5c; fancy imported. 6m6Ac
ROPE-Basis for 7-i6: Sisa, exc. manila,
Sc; cotton. i0i9Miic.
sALT--Liverpool coarse. G0l375c; inc. ESQ
SOC Louisiana. coarse G0c fine. 3Hc: barrels
2s-i0s, t2.25; Coos. $3.50. l003s. $3.50. 7o-4s.
SEAS.
SALT FISH Mackerel. No I. In l0-lb Kits
S5cTti 10; half barrels SG.00nG.50.
SARDINEs-A American quarters. 50. a513.2S:
mustard threo-quarters. s2.f0N2.51. imported
Gillette grade. quarters 81 90. fancy gDrats,
quarters, $3.50.
sTARCH-Standnrd goods: Pearl, IN 40-lb
boxes, 3hc, Royal Gloss. LUX, 81; Nickel 100
packages, per box, s2.75. corn starch. 5hc per
ID, 20 and i0-.b boxes
SUGAR Quotations are for small lots: spe-
cial prices given on carload orders. Standard
erhnulatod, l5-l6c. cubes and powdered,
5-l6c, Louisiana yellow clarified. fancy.
hlC, thnlcn- no
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Spots closed easy aud unchanged,
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FRUITS.

APPLES-Fancy Ben Davis 81 .5fti50; VII.
,cN rwigs and other varieties st.7S
bhNANAS--$i. 10000 per bunch packed
for shipment
LEMONS Choice s3,ooGIS.5O; fancy 81 30;
oNlra fancy 81 l5di 90.
ORANGES California seedlings S.. esq.,. 50,
navclS, 81 o0G3.h0.
srRAwnERRlEs-7S so per crate, ac-
Cnil,ng to quality.
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HOUSTON BANK cy,rAn1Ncs

The following are the clearances OF ths
houston banks for the week thus far and for
the corresponding time last year, together
With tho increase or decrease:
This year. Last year. Increa.s
Monday ....... S99S,tls S9s7s $500
'Icrrtnse.
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Kansas city, May -Wheat--slow; steady
No hard. l.O7 No. ?, LO00t.0lis No. l red,
los: No. B. l01. No. spring, l,oidl.0i1a.
Corn--Higher; No > sacked, 23hd23ta Oats
Active irm No, , white, 80. Rye.-Steady
No =, 81 HayActiye, higher; choice tim
othy. 1919; prairie. $50 Receipts-Wheat.
155 100: corn, Co. $40 bushels: oats, i2.0l0. Ship
mcnts Wheat, 5000 bushels corn. 10000
bushels oats, 1000 bushels.
New York May -Wheat-Receipts N, en1
ext,rts III. 500; 80. red i % {. o. b. afloat
to arrive. Optons-May closed rs hisher,
othec ucnths islrl lower No. > MAY closed
i. higher. Hides and leather firm. Cotton
ssci oil steady, prime l7l2q2o, prime yellow
a.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago, May e..-on the belief thu, tho n,r
MoNin soon be ended prices today declined an
,he toard OF trade. Despite higher markct,
IN rHropc traders here sold every thing freely
wnu the close showed losses as follows.
Mhse, iaa Ssc, corn Sc oats lie, pork sat.e
istu isisr, ribs Toe. The Manila victory caused
s son,e sslling OF provisions and prices ruled
lover throughout "''N
Inc leAulnE iMtmrcs rnrrna ~ ..,..
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HOUSTON DAILY POST TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 8, 1898.
Short rib sides--Loose. 5.S5G5.s0.
Dry sailed shoulders-Boxed, 4Ag5.
shc,t clear sides Boxed. O.sSd6.VS.



st. Louis, May 2.--Flour-Dull and steady.
wheat--Nervous and unsettled closing lower,
with May II, July x and September below
Saturdays close. Spot-Steajy; No. req,
cash. elevator, Los. track, l.us, May. l.Cs
July. ssst asked. September, sou. Corn-Fu-
lures declined in sympathy with other cereals
and closed fractionaly lower than saturday
spot easy; No. 2 cash. 32is May, 80; July.
3ahn327s, September, %. osts-Futures frae
tionally lower; spot higher; no. cash, S2l.
track, 32kT33. May, 3li7 asked; July, .o;
No white "a. Rye-Dull 81. Fiaxseed,'
Higher, LIS. Timothy seed-Prime, 26lq2Is
Cornmeal--Strong, f7odi75. Brnn-Strong
and higher; sacked east track. 81 bid. Hay
Firm for choice. with poor graaes lower
prairie. s25, timothy. a50dl3.50. WHISKY
l22; Cotton ties end bassin ,s, unGhad * e
Pork-Lower; standard mess, jobbng, ivv'ees
Lard-Higher; prime steam, $50; choice, %
shouldeps . RS: es'rs Sd pry
sal, neats-Boyed shoulders 40; extra shors
clear Ss2ia Rbs15iS shorts, h Ssa So S Seo
bushels: corn. 3Ol 900 bushels; oats, lS,ceo
bushels. shipments-Fiour, 500 barrels,
wheat. 5000 bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels
oats 10 400 bushels.
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IN The COTTON MARKETS.
There Mas NJ Feature of Special In
terest 10 Speculation.
HEAVY SALES OF SPOTS IN NEW YORK
IittIc Change I'm Prices Anywhere.
The Movement Still Only Mod
erntc-Wnr News Encouraging.
Office OF The Post,
Houston. Monday. May 2.


The market was iath sr tame and uninttrs-t-
ing today. The chief point worthy of note
is the enormous spot sales in New York,
10 260 bales. This has not been equaed for
many months. II shows that there is plenty
OF cotton offering. Liverpool reported sales
OF 10000 bales.
New York spots are down Lie. while all
other markets remain unchanged.
The news from Manila was the cause Of
much rejoicing. 1t is looked upon as but the
beginning Of the end aud an early termination
OF hostities is expected, as Spain can not
stand many more such disasters 1t will also
have the effect Of giving owners OF merchant
men more confidence and they will possibly
resume their coastwise trade, regardless OF
Spanish threats
Futures In Liverpool closed 1854 down New
York was practically unchanged, quotations
being from / point down to / up. New Or
leans was to down at the close.
Port receipts were 96Ti, against 679i last
year and 1850 in 1895.
New Orleans expects $500 to $500 bales to-
morrow, against 55OT last year and G3l3 In
1885,
Houston expects 1900 to 1900 bales. again-t
sSs last year and 22lO in 1885.
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coTTON SEED PRODUCTS
HIDES, WOOL. AND nresw,,
Prices paid by Houston a.,,.,..
GAN.

Inv So; CENTRIFUGAL as fes, az ~" isir reiih7
,Stw cI,ssos. Nay , -Sngar stronger. ,rs,
se'ais .nIt: centrifugal eranulatsd o i.,
ens. q. sHloItS; yellows a.iefi ais; 81,
~S- No'Ssses dail; Centrifugal afp
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COMMERCIAL BRIEFS.

New fork.-Total sales OF stocks s,s gno
shares, including Sugar ioi. $50 Union Pacific
preferred 6l,sS0, st. Paul IS 100
Paris. Three per cent rentes noe n, 60, ~
account exchange on London s5f Sic for
New York.-clearlngs s4s73.ils. balances
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New Orleans snot.

UNCHANGED N'N's" easy ava
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New York, May 2-The derlne in print
cloths under the present market conditions is
considered by operators remarkable. II
is no. a week since it reported that at
least one large mill would shut down. The
UPWARD tendency In merchandise OF all kinds
had had its effect on the market for printed
Ecods. the belief OF the operator was In his
prices, yet ca square sold Saturday at &c les,
/ per cent. though only LOCO pieces were
sold. manufacturers refusing bids for more
goods but lower record for the goods has
been nnde and the goods suffered materially.
In nearly all cotton lines today the movement
showed distant check OWING TO the trans
a. ton.
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MARKET STEADY; good cattle OF all classes in
firm.