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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-18

To the Editor Of The Pest.

10 the Editor OF The Pest.
Lone Star, Texas, January 16.-Eyery.
thing now said OF our lamcnted Ross Is
interesting TO all Texans
IN your Issue of the 9th OF January the
statement in May. 1862 he was reelected
coiohei ana was Immediately assigned b,
MAJOR General l.. Jones to command OF
'ne brigade, but modestly declined The
nonor' and General Phifer was subse.
quehtiy selected" is little misleading.
Inc sixth and Ninth Texas and the First
ana rhird Arkansas. all dismounted cav
shy, constituted the brigade.
. ross was In command before and durinr
sne retreat. jones was relieved of COM
ihanu on tne retreat for failure TO psrforn,
an imPossibllity. lshifer first appeared ~
urisauier after the command reached
Hoss and Phiier were about Tho s,mo
ateT-were good friends and onioyed in,-in',
49, TO- osnef fhifer insited that the sixth
t ds.Ss did al the stealing charged 10 fb.s
usisicn though "Tig's Thieves" cs,ns,,.
'u -, = part OF ii. See the result
Snosty AFTER pay day while sncamroa
a. iupeio, Phifer succeeded In acc,,,,,,
ia'ing hountiful supply Of good thinss
70 cal and drink, and So concln5ed
Z least. Good fellow as he Mas y hase
slted Price, Maury. Cobbler and ne ~
b snnl;ed A',er hiking the Gay ana hour
! ~ A an..,s 70 ROSS fer cook who eniovea
~ s"s'aD'e reputation OF being The best:
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GALVESTON srArEMENr
coTEEn.

New York. January NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
opened stcady at unchanged prices. pnr,ia,Iy
""NaNeed points on unaccounted selling. bu,
turned weak under lower European cables
continued duh receipts at Rio and santos
Indifferent specuiations, decided dron IN
United States warehouse deliveries and nro
houneed apathy on the part OF the spo, buy.
ers. closing barely steady. with prccs i'm /.
changed to points net advance: sales "a on
bags spot quiet; No. ! Rio. GU; No. 4 iob.
h'ns' dN; mild, quiet; cordoya s,sals rn-
lures closed as follows; January, 5.l5.so Feb.
rnary, sSS-eo; March s7c-75; April. s,7s-so.
May. 6So-s5; June. h&-ao; july. s.o1 OK.
August. nes-s;op; September, sno-05 Total
warwhousc deliveries iron, the United s,n,cs
wv, evs baEs, incinding $500 from New Yort
NV fefk stock today. 6l9.TeS, United STATS
s s, -, 'os; anoat for the United s,atss
ieslu6. against 7as.fa4 last wear ana ~ 81,
the previous year D'''o-'
Now Orleans, January l7.--Conec RIo ~.
binary TO fair. 7l5n9t. NV Or
navre. January ii.--Coffee- Closed iLf No,
lowers sales, II 600 ~ net
Sartos. January i7.--coffee--stea5y -.
average Santos, s6D0 reis per 1uo Li,ns s"ou
ceints, 1900; stock. $500 re-
Hamburg. January l7.-Cofrc pnau.a 4,
psf iow 70 na AZ ESQ p M. N9M pig net lover
RIO, January i5,-~Cofsee-- Firm; No. !, Ss,.,
s .Sis PEI 100 ktlos: exchange 1910, recrs,,s
sr~v cleared for tho United States. BON 10,
ssuiope' oVcV stock. $4,000. ~
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Trn,le Nntcs.

Liberal receipts IN the face OF light de-
mand caused cggH TO drop to is cents
Chickens are in good demand and firm al
quotations, while turkeys are not wanted ana
are nat
There lis fren movement IN feedstuffs of ali
Kinds. with firm tore 10 the market
Fruit " IN good rcanest. particularly apples,
despite thu iart that prices are high.
Meats are hrrn and the tendency is toward
higher prices.
Coffee Is steadier hui. lower prices nra
looked for, as the Arhuckle,Hayemcye fight
Ia about TO be renewed.
NJ. Allen received d shipment of Key West
tomatoes to-day.
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Dry Goods Market.

New York, January 1.-THE dry goods sit
uation showed less change than expected TO-
day The market for cotton goods has been
strengthened slightly by strike news but no
quotable advances were reported. The pres-
erce of fair number of buyers at frst baras
has Induced heavier trading. but This is st;,
so irregular that detailed gains can not he
located. There IS evidently a generally bot
Ter tone to the market for cotton goods
making no concessions whatever. In wootar
, ,nere mas been continuance OF the very fair
business OF last week in all lines. A mum.
per OF new lines have been opened Buyers
nov, now ma plenty OF goods to Inspect and arc
DUSTY engaged today in looking through fhe
meid ana placing orders of fair size, although
there Is still some conservative buying due
plain of the monotonous mildposs Il, s,arIa
Got,ons the demand is still quite ljmitcd
Print cloths are quiet today at Fall River vs.
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OF course the cook was fufnIsis.
soon after the arrival Of ali n. =
Ross among the number-Phiir =
himself and retired TO look after rs !
en--a tent in the rear of the NM
when to his infinite surprise HI Al
future the cook ard everything e,,-'
Kitchen were gone.
Ross now took command. forme, Il
and marched all present to III A.
only a short distance, where phIiri
Der was served by that same ,best !
All enjoyed the joke, and phifsf, !,
to truce. provided Ross wouN \
his cooking utensils.
H.c. cleam
Captain Company Fl, Third Arnnnsi
airy.
p. ST. would be glad II sorie -
of the brigade who has the time N
ton and facts would give shoft n
of how Ross met the Federal ~ d I
on the evening the retreat hem
Corinth, and what the brigade q
that night. nc
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I'm THE GRAIN MARKETS.
firmness In Liverpool Stimulates
the Trade.
THE CONTINENT ADVANCED PRICES
Antwerp and Belgium Bidding 10,
WhcRf-Itcccipts SIN Rather
Hcavy--Corn Weak.


Chicago January 17-whest though dull,
| was firm through tho day's session and show
/ "a s,ssJkc ad,anca az I'm r,oes E,rn,neA4 a,
1 = -, M, -'s- ,sl,S-,... 49, 49,
| i"'oipooi ana srow'ns o'speics III a iarBc
| Argentine export contributed 10 the strength.
| Corn yst xcak and cIas.a 4 shade Iowcr. Oats
-. -,
e"'Nr"y :" siikhe ciosihs auNWn'' Wiu Pi"-
yir;cpu LETT off unchanged to &c higher.
Influential nrwxs NJ nny KIND was scarce in
rt
inc opening OF wheat Inc unexpected irln-
ness developed ut Liverpool was the most
prominent feature. The course of tho mar
~. i. . -" " -,
kct attracted great deal o. attention ana
was directly the cause Of the opening advance
h.-a ,na . t,,,t,,,g .a,,,.o ~ ,.nn,,or, ~ ~
49, 80 - (" - " oiaV oo'''5e - 80 ~ ~.
pulls throughout the session. Opening prices
for May ranged from 90A TO eoM. against
satu,a.y,a anai ,,jno a. to,2. A ,,,ta rn.,
,,,,.',a,'., = -, ....lY 80,
iHiEt ny hcalpers caused momentary drop
to eossMo0s,. which proved tho low point of
,ba d,,, ,rhan f,,,,dara,. n,,t .,a.a,. ,,,,,.,,
~ 80 '"o'e'a's W. s.enus ous'nR
T'aiffeS inc price SLOWLY upward, ana ABOUT
noon giia WAS asked
I .yo,,,o, sh,.od slS,td .d,,a,no a., ~
y ~ %" =" ~. - -
eIen'ng mere, although II had started at n
slight decline. and that advance was In the
main held IN the c,oses
~
New YORK mousse reported BIDS received
from Nannhoimcr at Antwerp, Belgium, for
,bnn, a, ,rjoo. . ,,o,,,,n., uha,,o 49,, ,ha,
,' -, 'iieea ''"',n'a "ooNe VIA. my
were Wiling TO pay few days ago. Argcn-
tine whent h us,,aIIv ahinnod In those conn
tries and 1t was Inferred that offers from
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New York Cotton M,r,,.,

new YORK. January 1.-THE cotton market
opened steady at an advance of lW2 points on
.snt local buying and Indifferent cables. The
ieei'hs' however, soon became easier, and by
ociock the advance was lost under the as
peet oil the labor situation in New England
and reported indications of general strike at
FAN River and elsewhere and predicted in
hauling. In the afternoon tho MARI III ,ol
I uiet untii near the close. when local LIQUID
ation became quite active. The close was
nare ls. STEADY. with prices showing net loss
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Kansas City, january observation-disclosures
sooy' ~ cattle steady; cows. hoifcrs. stoclers
su09l 3o Texas cows, 275fis'so; nativ, 'stsars
=, Sqo,pi natIye COWS and heifcrs s'oosri III,
stoskers and feeders. sa5efi.7o; bulls. sSosn
s;tN LOGS -iteccipta. 1000; market opencd
price, closed shade easier. bulk OF sa,es 4 "A
g5sS; hessies, 54ssfs,70; packers. IL i7,sy,
ss.eI's mixed. attGt3.6s: light ss;, ~
Receipts. 800. wv ~ ""sSpsr
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HOUSTON Raiirond Receipts.
Houston Spot Quotations.
CLOSED easy ana unchanged: sales. 1857.

The Galveston spot marker c,o..s
and unchanged. ' ''osed steady
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NEW ORLEANS

Market steady; lightly supplied with beef
cattle; bare OF calves aud ycarlings prices
steady demand brisk; hogs continue dun I;
good sheep iirni.
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steady demand brisk; hogs continue duh
| good sheep arm.
thWaFo, January 1,.-Thore was Il fairly
active general demand for cattle. and prices
underwent no married. changes There was
the usrsl scarcity of strictly choice cattle.
pat good lots We're numerous and there vera
plerts OF romn,on and medium grades Offer
GU The hulk OF tho offerings sold for f3Odl
~, common lots OF dressed beef steers sell.
luy around 90, while prime cattle were
saltnblc ut 5.Soa5. 49, stookers and Feeders
s,.va,A 10 butchers and Gamers sold freely
~ llpni 100 Tor common c0ws TO isS FOR
,nnlr, heitets The better grades of calves
lioss were active and steady. Sales wer,
~ 40 extreme range OF aaSstsio for inferlor
80 s no hogs the bulk Of the sales being AZ
s.5tNfS. G2is. while pigs sold largely nj 4 iGsf
100 iight weights predoiuInNted and sold
NJ the highest. w 49,
SHEEP and lambs were fairly active NJ,
ssstssaE prices Sheep We're wanted nj !. 0Oaa
~. fo' inferior to common up to / .sasi, 10
iol' good TO choice nouks. and lambs wcre m
asNprd ~ f,vodii 40 for cuiis M 10 /, t.,sf, *
,Sr choice 10 extra grades, Tho bulk OF tho
i.@u ny and sheep selling largely ut / SsS,
~. ieu Westerns comprising the greater
part OF the offerings.
lr0QG N' e"Ssr
an ~ louis. Janunry i1.eattie Receipts.
stn, ss'pments. sooe; steady faIr 10 fancy
beef grades, i,5o@iso; steers under iOol
pounds, 3.sogi so stockers and feeders Z. aSss
n ,an;. COWS and hetc,u.. socdsL3s; Tcxv and
anuian. steers. aSneti.a, rows aud hvjfers
2.oon Ls5; Texas and Indian steers. d sospa ~
s ss.s ana heiiers, s.25IS5o. iiogs.4R Receipts
s sm. shipments. 400: steady; workers.. y iOfr
w.. paeknrs. s,cnns,dt; butchers, s'to0s.1S
tons, aboeft.d5 culis and bucks. a0o,Ys. a.
lambs. jISfiB.5s. ''s'sV'
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IN THE COTTON MARKETS.
Bear Campaign Seems to l;c in Full
Force.
VERY LITTLE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS
New Orleans Went on Three 10 Four
Points md Ncw York
Lost a Couple.
once Of The Post,


Houston. Monday. January IL.
Tho bear campaign inaugurnted few days
ago seems to be In full fierce.
A comparison OF the port movement shows
light Gay as compared with last year or
1876. The strikes In the mills were used by
the teais and they succeeded in putting
down Prices again.
The spot markets all closed unchanged.
with good sales at all points.
Liverpool futures closed unchanged from
Saturday.
New orleans futures show decline Of 36i
points and New York . points.
Port receipts were 5o5ss, against ss.572 last
year and 53.45s In 1896
Houston expects tomorrow 1900 to 1880,
asu.nst 1863 last year and 1.,Ci0 in 1895
New Orleans expects 10000 TO $1,000, against
1902 last year and 1861 in 1895.
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lI0NETER| Of BUSINESS.
~ fa1sx Is Nv Ccaditioa 81 Trsde
4, GeseraIly.
7aF IMPROVEMENT STILL CONTINUES
ambermeA REPORT = GOcd Trade
Win Kansas and Nebrnska-Cot-
Ion OH lnsurance--Tradc Notes.


Houston. Monday, January IL.
The Improvement in business which set II
last week still continues, and despite the In
element weather trade 10 good.
In the way Of staples there is no change
70 note, 80 fnr as prices arc concerned. but
there Is decidedly frecr movement than ni
any time for year. The interior merchants
have entered the market for spring stocks
and their purchases indicate feeling OF con-
ndcnce.
Lumber dealers state that their orders for
dimension stun from Kansas and Nebraska
arc very liberal and trade Ia excellent In that
direction.
A Cotton OH Mutual Organising.
The Mutual Cotton OIL Insurance Com
pany" IL being organized at Chattanooga,
Tenn. and the acting secretary, MIR. Q. D.
James, sends out circular. In which he says:
"Rcalizng that the cotton seed oil mills
throughout the South are being forced to pay
what they believe TO he exorbitnnt rates of
insurance, several gentlemen hero having oil
mill interests are desrous Of organizing a
mutual insurance company for the purpose OF
lnsuring oil mills and oil mill property. anu
combining It's operations alone 10 that class
of business In order to complete the plans
upon which 1t is proposed to organize the
company, II IS necessary to ASCERTAIN tho ne
gregato capacity OF all tho mills throughout
tho South and West
with this brief explanation. II you are In
sympathy with tho movement, | would be
pleased to have you advise tho prosoht ca
pacity Of your plant, thai is to say. the num-
Der of presses and Tho total number OF boxes
II Will be tho purpose OF this mutual conn
pnny TO furnish tho Insurance at actual cost,
giving to the mills which arc Identified with
II iho large profits that have heretofore gone
10 the Eastern Insurance companies. The
Eastern and Southern cotton cloth mills have
for many years carried ,he ereater part OF
their insurance In mutual companies organ
lied for the sole purpose ~ insuriag cotton
mills, which has resulted la a saving 10 them
annually OF thousands OF dollars The cotton
seed oil mills can do for themselves what tho
cotton cloth mills have done. l. a. reduced |
the cost OF insurance half or more"
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lked; b bid; u nominal.
BID; sellers; Y value.
STOCK. at United state. Ports.

United States Exports.
This wepl Iuet vanr
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Rain Needed in Fsx. .I.

Warrenton, Fayette County. Tssa1l
uary 16.--This morning everyth1'
covered with a heavy white frpst =
weather is quite cool. Farmers q !
blowing, and gardening operaim
soon commence. The indications ~
a large crop OF potatoes will BE- ~
Rain is badly needed for stock yahsl
to fill depleted wells and cisternk
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stockmen,s Conventiea.

Victoria, Texas, January H.
thirty-five of the Victoria county ~ A.
left this morning for San Anton'e al Il
tend the stockmen's convention. ~
has more wealthy stockmen than ~
in the State, regardless OF size, 4,
aggregate wealth of its stockmeh ~
pass that of any city in Texas, J.
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WEATHER AND CROPS |;
snow MT Amarillo

Fort Worth, Texas, January l7-Ah
snow began falling at Amarillo lsssl
The thermometer stood at 40 dege1t
fell until it was over three inches n,
a level. A cold norther followed than
storm, the Thermometer dropping b
degrees. Snow also fell at Clarendoa \
phis and other Panhandle towns n I
ages have followed the cold spell.
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Farmers Turning Loose,

Goidthwaite, Mills County, Tezak
uary 16.-Next week, if the weashz
tinues mild and pleasant, it Will W.
the cotton business in this section. 81
bales of cotton were put upon TIE ~
the past week. Farmers who hays !
holding for higher prices have concndA
turn loose.
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Denveritcs Going 10 Meaise|

Fort Worth, Texas, Janui.y lls-h|
Winchell, general pass ,nger agent 4
Union Pacific, Beaver and Gclt rutd
reach here Wednes lay In the parsI
be several prominent Denver cltizenS I!
are On route 10 the City OF Mexico,
party will reach here over the Fosts Y
and Denver road.
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Longs LIqnidated.

Cargill & Richardson OF Houston say: Liv-
erpcol sent over fairly good market today.
closing unchanged from Saturday, with spot
prizes steady; sales 10000 bales. Our mar
kets we're firm early at 2MS points advance,
bug the afternoon session was characterized
BY weakness, so often shown of late, Large
estimates and heavy port receipts had de-
pressing effect, and then came the report Of
the strikes In several large New England
mills, which started some liquidation of tired
longs There was very little inquiry for
spots from abroad, and what did come was
az concessions; but on the other hand prac-
toally nothing is being offered from the In
terror. y new low record was made today
5.3S for May in New orleans. which market
continues to be the leader in all declines.
New York closed points lower New Or
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o, NSw ,' Orleans. January l7.z-Hcg products
, uiutt. pork, standard mess S% lard relueJ
uelecs s%sfsN; boxed meats. dry salt Shout
~ "pu secs IN bacon, clear rib sides 81
nnis' mans, choirc sugar cured 81. Rire
arainnry % good, aaigiia. Flour. grain AND
S IN ss nsssus ,sols.oo Corn meal i 90
10 iious,s:W. Corn No, sacked. white ~ I,
M mixed sG' yellow sssfa7. Oats, ! sacked
New York january --whsst--f,, mrs
iw,ieo' exports 1851. spot arm Ma rcS
as,.3 options opened frm on higher cables
advanced AL day on y hig decrease IN visihia
sap s,o., moderate irads and light offerings.
VARY l.ooN' May eau Hides. leather and and
NH wwa NUM-, nnd S1,'on SEED oil Arm. Pig IRON
70 Ssflo,ss, Tin barely steady. Is. sos, Y Ss
s l quiet. s.aoni.oo. Lead a.SsSIs' 70
kenEss City. January iI.--Wheat renera,,v
m s.sm stesay, very slow No. hard noml
many ~; No, 2. S2t0S5, No. red nomina,Iv
XII so,, 90. a;ss 9etisa No spring sltss Corn
oris nim but slow; No. ! white S,dfss nv.
steady; No :. ". HAY active ana srS ss
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COTTON on sti,ppoA,n


Cotlon ON shIpboard, not cleared, ut Gaiycs
ton. today
~ For Great misunderstanding Rio .Ianciro.
III Ida, 49, Fulwel, s5i'; Saturnina, 453S.
Ter PROFESSIONALLY Birchtield. 1897:
t,lilbf9ok, SS!i rropea, a197: Maritime 1854
R1miilies. 2las. Total 2S.755
:, For the Continont-Steamship Ayoua oaso.
GIelaholm. Sooa; Elizabeth Rickinerg' 5oOe
GlcnEoil, lao' Darlington. 1890: r. X. Thomp-
son. 40: Acacia. 1885, Honton. loo: Fridtihof
Total. 1861 '' oV''
For New York Mallory line, iO56; Lone
s'a, line, 1890, Total, $3.50. n'
Total on shpboard. SO. S65 bales.
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sd. LouIs Grnin nna pra.,.1

st Louis. January II Flour quiet ana nm
onRhsed. Whcat-options higher: No ? red
s MS elevator y. track e6els5; January ess,
w w " piI, July rs bid No hard cash
sMntnfaay: No; :, cash 90 january 95B bid
MaS N9.a2s5s; July % Oats tfm: 30 a
h ht,' elevator 23,s. track Ma January az
n y, shy sissWAia, July 22ss No . whitc
i,ss1g:S,a Rye higher, Is Barley quiet a.
! In ,a seed luct iGls, Timothy seed nrm,
- ~ ior prime. Bran scarce and firm; sack,
sWW s,aS AZ Hay dun ana UNCHANGED
,m NhhsNy llg Pork higher; standard mess
l jHnpplnE '.sfia, Lard quiet prime .i,iss.
ohumroa 80 baoon and boxed meats un-
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HIDES, Wool AND nEnswAx,
prIees paid BY Houston dealers:
SUGAR.

!, New Orleans, January H. sugar--open kct.
Tie quiet, 2}a4Sh; centrifugal very ouiet.
graIInulatea 1894 li-le whites. 1884 S-s
lasses--0pen kettle Iiq27: ceptrif,irai hssis
syrup Steady, lsq22. 'sf''
new York, January 7.-Sugar-Steady; fair
rennihg, w; centrifugal. 96 test, Az. Refined
crushed So go ~ so"i anu
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HEAVY STAPLES.

lisAN) SiAiIrs.
AMNUNlTION-Ppw per keg 81 llat
40, blasting powder, $i65 per keg, drop shoe
per sack. si.26. buck. si.50.
BhCrN1-Extra short clear IN sncks. ~,
regnnrs. w; boxed lse higher, smoked bel
Hes JMQ59.e; New York salt bellies 7e;
breakfast bacon, 9js.
bAuGlNG AND TIEs-Less than car lots
from Houston Bagsine. s-ib, dSe; "a ID. IL.
bANDY--Stek, wrapped. hasia "a, 6S.pIc
Per ID, special sizes, lse higher,
CoFi EE-Rio and cordova; Fair. Slaapc,
prime, l9aiio; ctolce, iilsgi2tsci fancy, isg
i5e' penberry, liQlil.e. Roasted coriocsi Az.
buckles Ariosa, basis i0O-lb cases. sioOs
FLOUR, Empire Mills. l,oua,on, pay,son !
High Patent $50; White Ribbon, sccona
pa;eni, Si.sD. Texas Star Mills quote; ,dnl
!Wme, 500: Seq Fairy. second rolicr patent,
N.So, Sea Pearl $50. rye -four. St,e Sine
ciul rates Tor shipments TO interior polntr.
flour y barres. l5c above sucks, IN halt bar
rcls. SOC above barrels.
& NARlNAcEous GOODS Grts hom,ny ana
cream meal " barrels, ssdei pearl meal IN
ip-ip sacks. Sl.do per hbl OF sacks. Scotch
~ ~ Friends oats. SsS. COLUMBIAN oats,
HAMs--standard. S,smsc; picnic hams, a.
HoNEf--ln 6o-lh cans, extracted i,Ssfb.sc.
10 10 romb, saice, IN i2lb cams, extracted
I.ARp.-fsefincd tierccs. compound. ta,..
leaf ie 5AdlSs.r; No-lb cans. 80 nishcr Than
, i,sit lob cans. Nc higher; b,ib cans, 5,c
sl oi,as ssiS cans ns,d ie y, higher 49,,
S2QfS3e Nt"f - i"p'
ny Extra fauoy head, 6LsSiaMo. cbo,ee
si1Mos, fair fni,sc. fancy imported LtsTrha, j
.-uiE-rBasis for 1916; Sisai, bisc: manila
bs<ri cotton. i0aIiDAc '''''
az sALr-i.'vorpool, coarse U0sr5sc, nue. e.,sp
s sv Louisiana coarse. 6Oc, fine a5c barrs,s
s32.45 rs 10 1870 ASN7's' s-.y' 'VsM.
!, sAsI FISH aiaokerel. No. g. In lo.lb kits
s'S " FILM; bali hnrrcls, Sa.h0Ia ~
~ nIAHCil~-StApdnrd "a a.,
p .rc siaci Royal Gloss. bulk 3Mc. Nickel
4 ~ packmges. per box, s2.sa, corn starch. bisc
pcs ". 70 and 40-ib boxes IN Tx 80
m. ~ quotations uro for small lots; ann.
e.aa prices given on carload orders STANDARD
tIhnuieifd, sac: cubes md powdered 4 is,isrs
1;on's'ana yellow clarified. fancy. Axe: choice
PRODUCE.
lx itfA ifornin sinnll white. 2lcncr m.
44s}you. 3AGSsst; pink. aisff3u: Lima beans. 4
4 4s Y N. biack-eyed peas J1sefs94c
y, Z. 1isVl.rEk--Hlue Stnr, liita0c dairy Ia, lido,
n.y. Eiktii crenmcry, s3f2ic, Texas country
SutteI. shoice 16fffSt: common, SSlfoc soIsoo-
NIX solids, ioc Prints, ile Eigin dairy
I, ;Aa s., q colorado. ,saase, common.
cii EIfSE New york fuI cream. Isc. w,a-
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,.hfago adyices by private wire "a n "
sn ca,,. = o, GO. rgse puts on May wheat ao
m"I va,'s slSgM's; market very dull tradcrS
sMsn'ink Tor decided tendency to deyriop
sesi ing close watch on what the Letter erowa
~ ana N the meanwhile scaipiny Gloss ~
sn''e' Puts and calls on May corn fat al 20
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APPLES Fancy Ben Davis, s4opa45U;
Wlnosaps and Other varieties, siooai.5o.
BANANAS t.50di7 &c per bunch. packed
Tor shipment,
CItANbEHRlEs--Cap Cod. s2.T5d3.e0 per
crate; f00mS.6O per Dbl.
LEMoNS--Mcsena and Palermo, common
s. III; choice, s30oN3.25: extra fancy. SIbO
GRAZ ES-- Allncria, S5.5ON6.0O per barrel.
ANGES-californta seedlings, s. 80, ma
vols g .2hM2.5O
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GALVESTON coTToN rpcp,prs

ny Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railwa,
9'o, oales, international and Great Northern
Ky galveston. Houston and Henderson $50.
missouri, Kansas and Texas, 1918: Galveston,
La Forte and Houston. 2556; barge Eddie. 6l6.
barge j. X, 72, Total l263S.
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GRAIN AND HAY.
WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are for less than carload lots
Special prices on carloads.
BARBEn WiRE-Glidden. gal. 81 % per 100
lbs Wnukegan, SC higher than Glidden.
WIRE NAII.SRate, $500 per heg; nd
vnnocs ihd I'D aud l6d. Sc; 50 ann "a, lOc;
Cd aud 3D. Zoe. Id and ID, SOc; 80. 45c; I'd,
fac.
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Those wishing to get rid Of rheszl
should try a bottle of Elmer =
Prescription No. 1851. 3. f.
Houston. Texas. sole agent.