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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-22

~ Louis February u, Elour--finchangsd I'D.
Mi.si STEADY; No, !, cash elevator. Ion,
trsek, lpii.; February. 1905 May iDass0 az
iulN, ma Corn Lower; No cash and I,eh
rusir, ", May. as5s July. .9A, Oats Steady
NO. cash. 2i, tfnck eSi4 Il ssis: Februnry
-; MAY, 81; Iuly. 2l,s: No, \ wl,its ~ ~, {
seed Quiet. i.sn Prime timothy sc,ai y H.
Nnfnneai-l ,Souis5 Bran Easy east tracy.
a. Hay-.unchansed Whisky. i.sl eotson
ties and bagging- Unchanged pork--stesdy.
staHeHrd mnsH. ichhing, il,io i.afsi-fiiehsr:
prime steam. 1875 chulce sGTy narou !.
hnsco lots. cytra short sicar. ASsi.ars l2is:
ribs, 6Oen6.sh. snort ribs St9issis SD pi,,.
sa,t meats Boxed shoulders. ISuauo. ezra
sknrt crar, $50. ribs, 5osts. shorts 4 *
etsssAl Receipts Flour, 1000 wheat AZ Oh,
car,s iii,o0o. oats. $1,000 bushels Shipmcuts~
FipNfs 1000; wheat, 1900. corn, isl 600; oats.
ae.ac bushels Z
Kansas city February q Wheat s,nw
7 red, e'csd; No :, $685.; M. . spring, So
~. Corn SLOW, but steady, No. . mixed s,s,
a Oats SLOW but firm; No : white. ~
Hye-.Fiym; No. :. a Hay steady: choira
timothy, S.saais.uo; choice prairie. 90.
Receipts Wheat is7,SQ0: corn. los 7o0. nuts
~ co. Shipments-W Wheat. $500: corn. II. soo:
Nav YORK, February OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
~ -sn bushels: exports. $500 bushels. sno,
steady No : red, i09h tree on board stins,
- arrive; options opened Arm At ssfIisc al.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

:. pnotatiops are for less than carload lots,
Special prices OH carloads
), BARBEp WlRE-Glidden. gal. s..35 per 100
lbs Woukegnu, $40
WIRE NAILS Rate 500 per kcg; nd
yantes. lpd, I'D and lid. SCI sd aud 3D. Zoe !;
~ nnd "a. zoe; I'D and ID. zoe; Sd. 45c: ID,
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varrr on war rumors and another squeeze
81 May shorts. Tho bulge invited selling,
however, which benrish weekly statistics pro-
dutvd ut midday, and reaction followed.
The market closed steady Mt hnic net adj
vance. No rcd. May. fo3s. ildcs-Stcady.
Wool-Quet Cotton seed cil-Firn: prime
dull. coppcr--ririn Tin--Easicr spelter-
Finn Lcad--EasIcr.
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HEAVY STApLEs

AMMuNITION-- Powder. per kcs, $500
~ blasting powder. tLG5 per keg: drop sho,'
~ sack. t1.25: buck. $50.
BACON Extra short clear, In sacks, ga
seNc; regulars, ~ Mdhc; boxed ~ higher.
'1je4 nc hreakfast bacon Ssi @9tu
0AQ1ING AND TIES--Less than Cur lots
Sen Houston; HsxgigS alb. ssc; sA.ib.
Tee. Arrow. tS-lb. 90c; Delta. 81.
~ D: special sizes, hsc higher
s qQFFEE-.Rio and Cordoya; Fair, s,sff9r
frlnae. o01lc: choice, l1lzU12tac fancy, $50
I{kci peeherry, lS@l4}3c. Roasted coifces: Az.
eAchiq's Ar!osa. bssis toc-lb cases. $iO.2S:
Ara, Q0,1t
-Icmplrc Mills. Houston; Dawson i
tJt petent 2b.60; white Ribbon, second nht.
" W. Texas Star Mills quote: Tidal
"a ~: eea Fairy. second roller patent,
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nuTrER AND Eggs.

Chicago, February u. = Butter { 4 <,
s6pSL, Eggs-Firm, fresh, a.
New York. February 2l.-Eggs-
4572; strong; State and PennsylvanN
Western 1919. a..
st. Louis, February 81 .-Butten-olan,
creamery 15@19A; dairy 13@lb. Esss''
or. 12h. ~,
Kansas City. February q. --Butters 4,
unchanged. Eggs-Steady to strons' I
stock HE. 80.
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New York, February 2i.The larger share
OF tcaays transactions in cotton futures was
OIL Dfalping nature. the less confident longs
and shorts having cvcncd up their ACCOUNTS
Friday and Saturday In anticipation of sun
any ana tomorrow's holiday. while tho stropa-
CT lnlls and bears were indlsposed TO add 10
ther obligations, The principal factors TINT
were brought 10 bear on the market carly IN
ihs day were predictions OF heavy mort No.
coirts,. not altogether satisfactory advices
from Liverpool and sensational reports from
Warrington. After opening steady nj nm
eianGc1 prices TO one point lower, tbn ,o,,l
scope OF fluctuations was only II matter of
points, with the market finally quiet al un
ohahRed prices to 3 points lower Liyerpool
start but took little or no part In tfodi,g
through the balance OF the session.
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rostY London financial -cablegrau says:
The stock market hoio Opened Hat Today
on politics, 4 recovery ut midday WAS fol-
iuwtd ny q tutther SHARP fall mainly on bear
cprrNtipns and New York sales OF Americans
Paris bought steadily throughout The day.
iuoludsng Americans. but this was powerless
To support tho market.
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CoMMEnclAL nRIEl.s.

NEW ioRkr-Totsl sales OF stocks as. 700
shfres, Including 81 Paul, SS.eso; Sugar. ~. :
~; Manhattan. n 30 80 -
q Lt'NboN--rhe market for American SECURE
tics nuctuatrd somewhat after steady opers-
inf then declined on bulls unloading Later
the natter Americans began tuinbling on The
street GU New York selling.
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MONEY AND BANKING.

li,pston February 2l.--Thc local banks arc
Vel supplied with money for all purposes,
There Is. however, no great activity In the
an inoroase
Exchange is quoted MS follows; New York
nuSini. par TO zoe premium: selling. Now
iork. 81. Louis and Kansas City Si.OO to
SD premium, New Orleans, huyins, par;
selling. u to premium.
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MARINE ,NTELIncieNoh.
Port Of oaIyeston. rcbruary n.

GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS.
by Calf. Colorado aud santa Fe 20li bales:
by International and Great Nnrthern, i6s1,
by Galveston, Houston aud Henderson, 2SS.
by Missouri, Kansas aud rcSus. 1885, by Ga-
weston, La Porte and Houston. 5lS; by hargcS,
:Ji6: by atenmpr Cumberland. 10: by schooner
Golden Arrow, 3d. BY Gull aud Interstate, l5i.
Total, 5000.
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New York Spots.


Futures opened quiet. demand poor, at 2
p. m, quiet and closed quiet aud steady
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The New orleans spot market closed stead
and unchanged
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NEW YORK BNcHANG.


Ntw York. February y Money on call
easy. i%ffIsi PR cent last ionn M Ia, nrime
mercantile paper sGi per cent: sterling ex-
ohanhr shout steady, with actual business
~ oanlicrs bills AZ i.Sjasn4sdis for demand
nnf at l.SRdiS1A fof siSty days. posted ra.ss
Mn Stss; commercial bills iS2. silver Ger.
ut. a.csc hssfiatis. bar silver 55;s: Mcxicpn
dollars, 4as4 government and railroad bond.
weak state bonds duh. Coarings, sS2, 49,
81, Balances. ss,s2s.SS7.
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!, NV loFk, FNhrNary al-lTho staielnent ~
sne Visible supply of stnin IN store md af,nas
SSs M, Al rsernary 4, q compiled By tie
Wheat Il, lss oaO bushels, desrcss, wv I'm.
sa,n Sasesooo bushels; Increase, i.SSS'ual,
oain- 900 bushels doc,,sase 6ii .6SO, rys
s \; i,ooN bushels: decrease. d5i 900. barley. s
5ltovc bushels. decrease. sS{ 06o -
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semi-nanic on ,t.I,nr..,

0iassow February II On the stock eN
change today ssf,i-panie resulted from lii,
West African news Large foundations forced
the bears into complete control and caused
apr' etepsion as to @aether cperators viii
he able 10 NICE. tho wids differences At tha
settlement on Wednesday.
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London. February 2i.--consois for money
w oglb for the account. liz ILLS: Mexican
orcipgrs, as Mexican Central new "a. oii.
bar silver, 2asld per ounce; money. si6staG
far short and three months hiiis. ss, Der
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I'm The COTTON MARKETS.
| All the Markets Showed Lack Of
Interest.
SUYING ORDERS WERE PLENTIFUL.
LiycrpooI and New York Lower and
New Orleans n Tribe Higher.
e Movement Continues Heavy. Sa
once OF The Post.
Houston, February Il.

ilpNSCoHT
Cotton speculation was tame today. TO
morrow being a holiday on the American cS.
changes and the war gossip were not con-
ducive TO active trading Tho weight Of The
movement is sttIl against the market, but
this appears to be no longer taken into much
consideration.
Btohera reported buying orders as being
plentiful, with soiue outside investment.
Houston advanced spots Ice and other spot
markets closed unchanged. Liverpool report
ed prices as being In favor of buyers, with
sales OF 1000 bales.
port receipts were So,sss against 2o,3i7 last
year ind II, 800 in 1895.
New Orleans expects tomorrow 1000 to 5000
Against s0,s last year and G3s7 in 1895.
Houston expects 5000 to CISCO against s397
last year and 3ist in 1926,
In futures Liverpool showed apathy and tine
close was al decline from Saturday OF l-6id.
New Orleans futures closed / of on April
AMI to up on other deliveries, while New
York. at the close, showed declines ranging
from to points.
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lo1ex Il tke Condition Of Trade
l;ssersilv
BID DEMAND FOR ALL HOG PRODUCTS
Oten Wsnter HISS Prevented rarm-
80 F'rona Kiifng--Pcss and Reans
Flrn-Lcnons Advaacc-Notes.

H0u5ton, Mpnuuys fcDrudry IL.
n4tsiness Ia irregular aud not quito up 4
vltt Il should b. AZ the same time there
- activity iu some directions, notably n
hog products and IN peas. beams and cvap-
eraieG fruits. The abnormal demand for the
kicpdIke region in the Immediate future has
+ had the cffect OF advancing and stiffenius
prices In these lines.
prominent jobber. In speaking Of the ST.
ustion In pruncs. Gays that the market is
extremely strong and that prices arc lower
NOS than they VII be for some time
Mcats are strong on account OF the great
dersaisd. Receipts Of hogs arc heavy at Chi
caso, and the weeks pack thcrc was iss,O0D
asejiis; 3Ss.o00 pounds for the corresponding
wecS year ago. Owing to the open winter
~ the South many farmers have been unable
70 XIII hogs and must as consequence buy
meats The statistical position would ind-
CATO break In meats and hog products gem
orally, hut as long as tho present demand
continues prices will be sustained.
III lumber the demand is good and Is chiefly
from the country and outside states, as there
Is Ito activity In real estate in the towns and
cities. AS compared With last year prices
are said 70 be 81 to - per 1000 higher and
dealers are not cutting aud slashing as they
have been doing for couple of years back.
Cured Fruits.
The situation In cured fruits on the coas.
Is thus reviewed by the California Fruit
Grower THE market Is without change
either ln prices or demand. There is u ialr
inquiry, but trading MT the moment is lshi.
confined TO small orders for assorted fruits
frah nearby points The Fast IL not buying
nj Tcchcnt With any spirit. our mail adyicos
report good demand for goods on the spot
nj STEADY prices. The cleaning up process
has set IN earlier thun uCual. and dealers
are busy collecting small lots here and therr,
Grading and packing tholf ready Tor shipment.
Apiicrts are not plentiful; only here and
tlnrc III straight round lot TO DO found.
Peaches arc about the only article In tho list
thu. hold nut we'll. and with anything like
demand they should 10 out cleai, IN II short
tine. The steamer Umstiiis for Victoria and
the forth carried % pounds cured fruits.
The overland movement OF apricots from San
Joso for week ending February !, was GS.ai0
pounds, making total for season 9.1o3,o7o
pornGs.
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.f
he higher than at the close y, q. q
Al kinds Of cattle sold better, 81 y
"a basis of3.aO@450 for poor ~ =, ,sai ~!
OF dressed beef steers. '7ssSs ~ dnnee ~
choice shipping cattle and i, pssss !, ~ g
~ prime well finished beeyes ' ny Y
usnti scarcity of really choire cs.sst,
bulk of offerings sold at /. t,s5s s ~ !.
around is0G5.15 and stockcrs ~ y \
at 3.S5T46o; Texas cattle WIRE i, ~ IS.
ply and sold better. prices rans;ns ~ y
G1l.Sn Calves sold at 4.T5. .s \
Hogs were strong early. tho .s..,
ing much smaller than usual. 1, Sasstl
err, Withdrew and the advance , ~
lost. Hogs sold at an extreme ~ 49, y e
4.21R, largely at i.l0Gi. 20. viii "!
largely at iO5M4.15. 80 ~ \
Sheep and lambs demand pood IL
prices. Sheep, 3.0OGS. so for The nv ~
90 for choice fed Westerns. p,p sS,'
ann upward. Yearlings sold for sIly HXy,
lambs S.00Gi.50 up 10 $50 for, ' Nh
weights, not many going under sM IN.
export sheep salabic at 1850 4 Id \ N n
= Receipts-Cattle 1i,5Oeh hogs, aUa.
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HOUSTON MHoLnsAIE rnIcns.

auofstions for Round Lots or stnnlc
Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily. aud their
corrsetness can be relied upon. The prices arc
those ruling In Houston Wholesale markets.
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Trade Notes.

This Whaley Mill ma Elevator company OF
gainesville md the Empire Minis OF this eli,
hnsu advanced tho price OF -four 10 cents TO
conform to the high price OF wheat
Eggs We're tirmer TODAY Rctclpts we're M.
soibei by jobbers and ull surpluG stock ship
pei out.
Inv exchanges. banks and postof1ce " III
all olteryc u holiday tomorrow,
Lemons are hrn and advancing. Quota.
tipnS On all except common stock are higher
The market Is almost bare nj bunnnas md
applsr, The latter are not In good demand
orw'ps To- high prices and Interior quality II
thi, ,ear's pick.
y advance OF IL cents has been made IA
TINS years pack of lobserR American ,,pr-
dirts are firmly held and oIforings arc ligh,
Sugars and melasses are strong Fir4i hauds
report shortage OF open kettle syrups.
Rico Is In good demand Offerings a, prl.
mary points are restricted and prices We'll
xnnihtainod,
Ccncerning tho condition or the canned
goods market on the coast the California
Fsuit Grower says In Its issue lust received
here: There la only light jobbng trade no
report. MARKET generally unchanged l.en-
on cling peaches arc reported In short aup,
ply and firmly held by those carrying stoubg.
Iip cnld, dry weather of the pasl few weeks
hss mad It's eject upon growers of Vegetables
foi tnnnerk use and they are slow 10 cons
trari for the coming season. The late rain,
may change their vicws,
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HOUSTON BANK cI,nAnINc.

HOUSTON BANK EARINGS
The following are the clearances Of the
Houston banks for ,he wcolS thus far and for
.l,e corresponding ,ins last year. together
with the increase or dccreas,
This Last In.
yenr year crease
saturday 80, se9I,5Si SosSS7s 10. t5s
Monday .S,Slisi6 $685. sii s3IG, POS
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GALVESTON STOCK.
GALVESTON GRAM nLclclpr..

by International and Great Northern. 20
rafs wheat 10 ears earn, : cars rye: nv Gal
sestop. Houston and Henderson. : ears corn:
whrht, cur rye; by Gulf. Colorado and ssn.
~ Fe. y cars wheat. 81 cars corn. by Gar
weston, La Porte und Houston. Is cars corn
car wheat. Total. 1871 cars f
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Il A.Ao: Sea Pearl 10: rye nour $500. srccis
II rates for shipments 10 Interior points, nu,i
"a barrels, tic above SACKS; 10 half barrels
q FA SiHis sS coops.-,srits. homlny mn
cream meal, IL barrels. $500; pearl meal, 4
4O-lb sacks. 20 per Dbl Of four sacks; seotcl
and Fricnds oats. SEQ. Columbian oats. 81. Il
1 HAMS Standard, sisn9c; picnic hams 7c.
Il liONEY--In 6O-ib Gang, extracted. ijkm5ssr
IN comb, Snf0c: IN ie-ib cans. extracted 6lsc
LARD ehprd ticrcos. compound, fac: lea
5,ac; 5o-lb cans hc hisher than tlcrccs; io-i
csnH nc higher; 5.lb csus. 5.c higher; s-i
slOLAssEs -fseboiled. fait, I6aisc; prime
eoqelc; choice, 25ti2sc: fancy new crop syrup
RICE Extra fancy head. 5,sd5a.c: choice
1 fsfi5c: fair. fdfisc; fancy Imported. 5tsti5ssc
ROPE Basis for 7-is. sisal. Sc: MANILA
6Izt. cotton. ioizIiic
Soc. Louisiniia, coarse. Soc; hnf. 500; barrels.
s-ios. ss.25; 6o-5s. $3.50: 1oo-3s. $3.50; Io-is.
ssT Fl sai sssSs,s s ~ II l'1 Kits
! STARCH--Standard goods Pearl. In 4o-ib
| boxes. acc, Royal Gloss. bulk. sho; Nickel.
100 psckaees. .pcr box. szs5i corn starch. 5isc
SUGAR Quotations are for small lots spe.
cIal prices given on carload orders Standard
graduated, 5hsc; cubes and powdered . 5-i6c.
Louisiana yellow clarified, fancy, issc choice.
PRODUCE.
FEANs-C California small white, 2lgn2ss
psr ID; Bayou ic pink. ss,c; Lima beans,
bUTfER- Bnc star. ioc: dairy dairy l4nibc:
fancy Eigin creamery. aiu2sc; Texas country
butter. choice, 1874 lSc common sftiDc aoieo-
inargarine. solids. lie; prints. 12c; Elgln dairy
pr, s ~ - q; cynosurc fancy creamery. in
), c Z! Colorado, sa.s5as,oo; common,
. -lsl.E +
Wisconsin full cream. 1its0 l2c; Young Amer
lea, TieC: Western skim fDc
EGNs-I'cr dozen, 10 cents.
~ wN.9Ns Colorado. 2i.T2s.d per pound red
PrfFsR~ Chile, 17g20c per lbi black, 9s.a
II I'oT INT .cslitornIa md colorado 500
uiae Ncw York seed potatoes, il.pcck 5ps,
Mt 2.godsoo; Io-pcck bbls. at se.75: Tonnes, :.
sec Triumph. lo-reck bbls s3.76ai.oo. In
sark,, 81 i0mi 80 per busie,
ToHLTRY--Heps. 81, 50dc 90; springs si3t
g broilers. si.5odi-7o. 1urkeys hens.
y wnpooi Eobblers, sa.grdla0o. Ducks, S2.75
@s.a' Geese. Ss.oOdt,1b
WIRE AND NAILS.
:. Quotations are for less than carload lots.
stocinl PRICES OH carloads
:, BARRED WiRE-Glidden. gal. se.;i5 per 100
Wilsi; NAILS Ratc, 500 per keg: nd.
vai;' ss. tnd I'D and lid Sc: sd aud "a. Zoe;
81 aud "a zoe; I'D and ID. zoe; 3D. 45c: I'd,
ppiro rp,,ITc ,.n ,,,,r.
,,, ,.is 'N.'iS AMI Nois.
:. ~ Fl.ES-Fnney eynporatcd, 5o-lb boxes,
sssc; l-ih cartons, ac choice cyapo-
iaNth, IN Duik, 10-ib &c. fancy sliced, Ia i0-lb
nosra; SGT
APklcoTS--ec per lib loose; lDc in lib car
CtrRoN-In lo-lb boxes, loo.
clsn,,n5 Nm, c ~ ooiS, nc, DID ooNes'
PrA1ri us.N, ts Is, W. i.ln cartons. 'hse,
rsdstNs .oa Iift,,,otatca, mnneeieo' f%nSc,
9, -, ,dssoT,,'lliorn'e d-crown T." y hoSes,
crnum i ~ ppS ~ ~ y. rnnisnu, 3sgsee z
ora,n, ~ r - =, op7'p boxes fHt1oe IL
pnt,N - y, ~ ID noSes,s sc,
- ~ a. s,l a M aoNvs; +ao' oV7'os.
v MINI 'y n, Va ~ iuVh, teAr;
ne. Nsn,es "1 ~, :" ps, ~ smperts. sicily
a. Z, nap,,s, 80 wainuis iaMhc; peanuts.
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T ,,,sd,, qgolatlona were as follows;

Wheat No. spring. nominal; No. sbrinr
algsii No. , rcd, o5flt Q5,5. 80
Corn No. 3 295sdr2n5s.
U29h, ''' l. " " 80
Rye No, . 80.
Barley M. 2. T. o. b.. s2aisi
Flax need M. |. l. 9Sls; new. los
Prime timothy seed . 9sIs.
I Msss PORK, For barrel. lo.ahnll 90.
assard.-Pnr 100 pounds 0i5lsas 70
2nnofl rps sides Loose, 515a5 10
Snort clear Sides Boxed. a50rs.Go
| 1876 '"N' buuoa. per GAL,
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HOUSTON
p Z Hal live stock commission merchant,

~ 0Iashts " thttIe Continue IN actiye de
hi' aaried hogs are not wanted: corpfea
, nogs IN lslr supply, calves are scarce and
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The following paragraphs are from Com
mcic a, America:
Adviees from Raleigh, N. c., say that IL
Is difficult to secure cotton now as home mills
take practically all OF It.
Manchester mail advices say that manufa :
tnrcro can easily secure higher prices Cor
goods owing 10 the recent rise in the price
OF raw cotton.
There is a good deal OF talk about reduciaa;
nc, aot' ogc IN the Vicinity OF Cheraw S. c.,
bit nothing definite has been agreed ,,non
Bal"terg. = G., reports that the cotton acre.
anse VIII be reduced some IN that section.
herstew. 5. C.. reports that cotton Is still
coming in.
From Georgia reports come in from Dalton
winch say that they expect 20 per cent reduce
t,oh H. acroase in that section with :, per
cent reduction In the whole State. Allapaha.
Tor planting in that section.
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Skin Diseases. SyphIIis, - Sore H.!
Ing, Bone Pains. Swelling; arey ~
.ers. Eject OF Mcrc9ry,, k snams b
Troubles. Weak Back, BuFh,sn es Fl tliJ
thence. Cpnorrtea, Gleea. :, w"rsliS1
for life. Both sexes treated coy \, 4;
privately. Z. -tcfufo
Piles, Ffstuia. Fissure. suisS
ture cured by our new e
circular !. !, ...~rS
~ S. Charles street, ~ :5
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nited States Experts,

Comparative Spot Markets.
Tho following are the closing quotations for
cotton on the spot today at the leading mar
kets. together with the closing of middling
yesterday, with today's sales
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81. Louis, February 2l.-Cat.le-He
800; shipments, 800; market strong Il
tives; Texans steady; fair to choicS
Shipping aud export steers, 4.aod5.s5.l
beeef and butchers steers, 4.1offiN
under 1000 pounds, S.75ai.25; stocker
feeders. 3.250f1.50: cows and heifsfx
4.26; Texas and Indian steers. 3,0ORilo,
aud heifers. 2.50Gl3.aa5. Hcgs--R eceipti
shipments 5000: market 5n10c higher;
ers t.0o@f1o; packers. 4.O5I4.15; but
100 Sheep Receipts. 700 head:
mems, none. market strong: native ID
AOoN ..6o; lambs, 5.ooG5.75; no Tenn
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Kansas City, Feb 2l.-CattIc.-tso
natives and 1870 scnthern (osf,cisjse1 y y
quiet, steady to l0c higher: ro,h,rs
medium quality. offered; dressed NJ,
$50: choice, 5.0Od5s50: Western M
S.109i '4G; cows and heifers, 2.o:Ai0s
ers aud feeders, 3.25Gi.s1. fancy "
no3, Texas and Indian steers ACTIVE ),
40 Tor common 70 fair Hogs-Recelnl
market active and steady to loc higher
mon hogs plenty and about steaSy.st
aud packers, S.S5Gf. 20:, mixed anS < !.
SSnnG.00: lights, 3.75mS.g0; njrs ~
Sheep Receipts tofficiall $500: market !.
Western inuttons S.S5M4.2o; choice Il,
42s9i.a0: lambs, 4.50d5.iO for inferiof
orado fed.
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b bid; sellers; value
New Orleans Futures.
Futures opened quiet and steady and closed
nmini, sales 1 | 500.
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II. ". Hunter * COTS Cotton Lrt.cr

II. W. Hunter Il Co.'s Cotton LITTER.
Tcday's market has been lacking of any
specas features of interest Owing to tomor-
ROY being National holiday ashingtons
birthoay-and Mardi Gras at New Orleans
all exchanges Will be closed Futures in LIZ
erpcol closed 16i lower than saturday while
spot sales amounted to 1900 bales with thu
tore OF the market being IN buyers favor
Iocays port receipts have again been very
!!asEe but their effect seems to have been
lost on the market for orders to buy on cv-
cry depression are plentiful among the bro
wise buying the staple on every soft spot.
Southern spot markets were generally quic.
and steady. with good sales reported from
New orleans. Savannah, Mobile and Norfolk