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Du,iy Interior Movement.
HHNrc NInrlxef.
Havrc May 2S.-spots quiet; futures steady
COFFEE.

Private wire to Cargill & Richardson gave
the closing of coffee futures In New York as
62O; March 6.2516.3o: April, 6,25d635; May
August. 5.S545,90; September, 5.sOd5.95; Dc
tober, 3.9On6,V; November, 5.9j0600; Deem
Der. 600GG0j
New York May 2s.-Coffee-Opened steady
unchanged; closed steady. unchanged. to Is
points net higher; sales IA $50 bags, including
June, 5.S5, spot steady No. T. Invoice, 81 :.
No iobbng, Z; mild steady; Cordova, sialD
house deliveries from the United States, pa
coo; New York stock today. 49,, So United
States stock, 6o4.176: anoat for the United
States, $4,000; total visible for the United
States. $50 176. against ~, O54 last year
Santos, May .--Coffee--Inactive: good
average Santos nominal; receipts l2,ooO; stock
49,, 600
Rio, May 2s.-Coffee-weak: No. Rio 500
refs per 100 kios exchange, 5 Esd; receipts,
5000; cleared for the United States, 1000; for
Europe. 1000; stock, 10000.
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lily MENEAL.

M NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. = shreySSs
La, May Pa quiet home wedding sca
place in this city today in the prssaa
OF few friends and relatives De ~
ties arc Mr.. W. l.. Mcdonald, an Ass
ciated Press operator of the ShreyepG
Times. and Mrs. Lula NJ Wakeman tiA
daughter of Major and Mrs. VIII H. tn
nard of this city.
STEPHENS-M OREHEAD--En Ennis Teri
May 25.-Mr. RUDE Stephens Of this y
and Miss Addie Morehead Of Ganessl'
We're married at the latter place Aonfi
afternoon. May %. The marriage y
supposed to be a secret, but upon lns'
arrival here the rews had already ~
spread over the city and they were s1a
reception by the groom's parents ~
many friends.
NEIL GARNER--Lovelady, TexA y
Married, at the residence q |.
brides parents at this place, MI d
Neel and Miss Annie Garner. Tne' y, :
ceived, numerous handsome presents !.
mediately after the ceremony they o0Ai.,
the flyer for San Antonio, where tne' y
remain several days.
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lOpen-i
Month of delivery. ing. lClo
4 asked: b bid; nominal
stocks at Jnfteu statcA Ports.

United states Exports.
This week. LaAs wear.
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IIuntcr's AhXlccS.

= W. Hunter g. Co. received the following
from their New orleans correspondents: Liy-
erpool was closed today, as it will also be on
Monday, due to whitsuntide holidays In con-
sequence OF the impending holiday Monday,
the business transacted was Of very meuSer
proportions. sales reaching only 1900, The
W on distant months ruled quiet and steady
throughout the day, the close showing net
advance Of / point on distant and unchanged
on near months. Spots were quiet aud I'M
changed; sales from factors tables, $50 bales
to arrive, 200 Estimated port receipts 1000,
against 9704 last week 1916 last year and 1884
in 1885
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AMMuNlTloN~,Powu per keg, ;i.oos
t2o; blasting powder, Si.to per keg, iron s,,ot
pea AAek Si25, buck SlO0.
DACoN--llStra short clear, In saclSf 5s.a
Sc; regulars, sh1s3se poAei Ac nilh'r'
smoked bellies. Ssltgu. NSw Yurk all a. ,,I,s
$40; brcaktast baeUn. 80 yiVe.
BAGGlNt AND Tlts -i.e-s than car lnts
from Houston; bas sing 2-ln olsc. y. 10, ll.c
Ties, Af:ow, SOLE, tV>, =, L.. J..
'CANDN-stiek. Wrapped. bagis "a, cs,sl7e
per ~ special szes, lSc higher
CoFFEE-Rio and Iorduva, lsti ane; tair
eAqsSse; primo. lp9pl0h CT lce Ia is ,
fancy. llh0tl,.e; psabarry, IL 40 ii@c. Toast,
cd coi,eos. Arbuckle's Al ,osa, basis IOO-lb
cases. ll.JOe delivered, 36-lb eases, IL ;0c de-
lscredi Apex. i0o-lb cases. IL .Oe In 30 In
cases. LEO.
FLOUR Empire Mills, Houston; payiaon. "a
high patent $3.50; White Rihboa eoond pat
ent, s5-SO. Texas Star mills quote: Tidal Wavs
SEQ; Sea Fairy. seeond roller patent S. 40.
Sea Pearl. N.3o rye flour, $40 Special rates
for shipments TO interior points; lour In bar
barrels
7FARiNAcEous Goops-Grits. hominv ana
cream meal. in barrels s2i0: pearl meal, IN
4a-ib sacks, s2oya..iv per bbi VI four saeks.
scotch and Friends oats, SEQ; Columbian
oats, se.i5,
IIAMs-standard. sisc: picnic hams. 7nc
li0NEY--In 6o-lb cans extracted, 4is1ibIsc,
IN comb. Sfloc; In 1e,lh cans, extracted Gise
sLARD--Rcfned tierccs, compound, axe, i6af
,'.c: bo-lb cans Ae higher than tisrc,s 10. 10
cars &c. higher; S-lb cans &c higher Alb
1NoLhssEs- Roboilsd sair. isaiise; prtme
.aM2lc; ,cholcc. 25s5sec. fancy new crop syrup,
RICE Extra fancy head. eas..c: choice. sa1
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IN THE COTTON MARKETS.
Liverpool Is Observing the Whitsun-
ide Holidays.
ALL EXCHANGES TO CLOSE MONDAY.
Volume Of transactions Light-No
Changes in SpOts-New York Flu
lures Close Higher.
ALL EXCHANGES TO CLOSE MONDAY
Office of The Post,

With Liverpool observing the Whitsuntide
holidays and no markets until Tuesday. Mon
day being Decoration day, there was Little in
terest taken In cotton.
Weather reports were favorable to the grow
ing crop. the temperature being warm.
None OF the spot markets changed quota
tions. =
Failures in Liverpool were | point down to
up and several months closed unchanged.
New York futures closed points up on near
and u. on far months
Port receipts were 1859, against 1916 last
year and 29l3 in 1895.
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Trade Notes

Strawberries are scarce and higher.
Tobaccos are firm nj the recent advance.
Eggs are hrmer and In better demand with
prices SITTER,
Elsin reports an advance of &c IN butter
and the tone firm
Business Ia quie; In all lines, due chiefly
te the prevalence of war,
Demand for poultry was good this mornins,
and ~ arrivals were disposed OF
The Houston Produce company TODAY re-
ceived tho Grst Tcxns apples OF tile season.
They sold at i5c Il boz.
Canned tomatoes are selling at $tlI. which.
though high. IS below parity with Baltimor, =
Packers arc willing TO buy bulk lots at much
higher Aguros than they sold az thirty days
ago.
NcN York,--clearlngs Noa,l56,li5; balances
45.li5,116.
" New York Total sales OF stocks We're 1876.
81. shares. Including Rock Island l0lhj, st,
Paul 10 900, Peoples Gas $1,000
Parts, Spanish fours closed at 3lis.
Lcndon. Money sara per cent, rate OF dis
count III the open market for short and three
norths bills 2ip6l2h per cont
New York. The Evening Posts London
hparcal cahlcgrnm says, The feature was
the revival OF the dunaud for gold for Russia
ana the London market Notwithstanding this
mercy ruled at 2is and French exchange was
HIGHER.
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New York Dry Goods,

New York, May 2S.-The week has shows
very irregular results in the dry goods mar.
ket. None of these have been entirely salts
factory, except the sales OF staple cottons for
export. The market for novelties, especially
patriotic lines has been lively. In WOODEN
fabrics Of all sorts the market has been dull
Print cloths are quoted at | l5-l6 apparently
Il nominal quotation Cotton goods have been
without feature. while there WAS an eXcep-
tionally heavy demand for browns and drills,
for export PURPOSES
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View york cotton Market.

New York May 2S.-The cotton market
opened dun but steady at unchanged prices to
| point advance and ruled inactive throughout
tao fore part OF the session. Near the close
the trading picked UP somewhat and prices
imni owed several points on covering by less
confident shorts. Tho close was steady at a
net gain of 2qi points. Total transfers reach
cd 800 bales.
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
Tnd.x ~
. Less i-i6.
New York Money.

New York, May 2s.--Money on call easier
at ln9l}s per cent last lean at nc: prIme
mercantile paner s&G4is per cent: sterling
exchange steady and nominal with actual
business In bankers hils at i.s6x al S6Is for
demand and iNh@iNia for sixty days:
posted rates, 4,S5G4 sag, Commercial hills
4,SNiSia Silver certificates 6Sass. par
silver, 81 rs; Mexican dollars, 45A. State
bonds dull; railroad and government bonds
strong
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Weekly nnpl statement.
nrTTER AND EGGS.

Nov York. Nav Esgs-Receipts s7ss
packages; Southern ilLdiiim
Chicago, May Is Butter frm; creamery 10
mie dairy HAS. Eggs firm; fresh 10 Cheese
3 Louis. Nav 2s.-Butter Arm; creamery
sn 10, dairy lo@it Eggs steady
a.. ns ,o,s NV, Nay %-Rutter Arm: cream.
81 seconds 6x es' "'ui tresn
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MARINE iSrrLLIaexcr.

Port OF Galveston. May IS.
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Honston's sross reccipts"t cogtou by the various
raiiro3uN entering the ely were a, 10, lows
iionhton ana Texas Contra, ...... .. A.
lhteg national and Great Northern. -
Halveston, ltarrtsoSrg and San Antonio Ks
leras ana New Orleans ........... .
Houston East aud West Texas. - 49, II
hnit, Colorado aud santa fe - ~
san ANTONIO ana Arins1s Pass
Missouri, Kansas ami Texas. ........... 100
""-'" ''''' '''''' '''''''''.-'.' .,-...... .
'o'' 80 900 --.-....... ...... -. goo
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The weekly movement of cotton at 81 lead
ihs Interior towns, according to the Chroh-
icles statement. issued this morning. was as
fellows:
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Cnsh Quot1tIons were MS fOlioWs;
Ficnr- Steady; winter patents 640G6. 70 !,
straiehts G,o0d6,2o, hard and spring pntent
I,9o@I, 10: bakers eNdl5 H.
Wheat No spring ,,liGpl 20; No. spriag
lGil.S0; No. 9 red Lei
Corh-No. ., S2%, No. yellow 32i6
Onts-No, ?, 2gT26is; No. white SpflSOn
Ne 4 white 2SslaSiH
IyeNo .. iSGr0
rmlcN-No, .. S7ClA5
Flax sVed--No T. 1850
Tlmo;hy sced-prhne. eS5di2 90
aiena roikpcr hhl, II. ia9f l.50
Lard per 100 tbs. .. l0Gd t.i,
shcrt ribs sides Loose ! 75Sf6 10
Dry sailed shoulders -BcXod 600da IS
short clear Sidcs--BoNed G25fi6S5
supur-Cut ionf = SS cr.puIo,n1 !. o.
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MONEY AND BANKING.

Houston, May IS The local banks are wei,
Supplied with money for all purposes. There
market. ~ IVA"
Exchange is Iuote1>As follows: New york
b, yins par. selling New York. ST. Louis and
leans, buying, par, selling x premium
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NAnsas Wy, No, May 2S-Whoat -l.nwe,.
No | hard; illtells; No. .. oNutlt: No, i
red, lilo, No, y, Ito; No. . sprln,, .CG6, M
Corn--lowcr; No mixed, saiSfISnts oa,s
Slow; No wt'e, soNs'. Ryc--w X. No.
-, Hay-unchnrved. dull Rec,irts VII A.
Two days, log, 900 hu hels. corn. liiO0o bush
slsi oats: seoo bushels. Shipments. two days
Wheat, $500 bushels; corn, so 500 bushels
oats, 1000 bushels
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New York. May -.Whent-Rnnnlnts asx

New YORK. May 2s.-Wheat-Receipts. ass >
600; eSnorts none: spot weak No r,,a
1855. o, b. ahoat. export grade: options
closed ~ lower on July and iLfae& fewer
ON distant months No. red, MAJ cIos,
l,Soi July, loSiaIll5ih closed 1 oeik. Septep,,
hor S6AMssG, closed S6N: December, SsisS
Strs, closed ssb Ilides-Flrm; Galveston. is,
Texas dry, II. Leathrr-Stcady, hemiock sofa
huenos Ayr.S. lsUseh Wool Quiet. lGfSes;
Texas, lssfN. Pig iron--Quiet. Southern. p II
aii,is Coppcr-Quiot; lake brokers, VI rs
lead~Steady, brokers. SA5. Tin plntes
Quiet, Cotton seed oil Steady; moderately
s active prime crude. glN92; prime summer oil
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W. wv" 'N'Ts IN ErNtn
,rNntaSe suNlces ps private wire to Il ~
Hunter 4 Co gave puts on Seut ,mhor rh.t
~ - and Slts all ,-lls 81 md s5H ru,s
on July corn S2le and calls sJ4
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
At the Start There Was More or
Less Covering by Shorts.
THINK LETTER HAS LOST CONTROL.
Specula tors Act on that Relief and
Tut Down Prices-Rcccipts Of
wheat at Chicago Heavy.

Chicaro, May Slack OF short interest pnJ
promise OF superabundant crops throughout
the world caused decided slump in wheat to-
day. july closed 2I.qsMc lover and Septem-
Der 1kc. Corn was hc higher and oats &c
lower. Lard and ribs were 5c higher and
pork declined 7Mc.
At the start In wheat there was more or
less oNcrng by shorts, who. In view of the
holiday Monday and the nervous condition of
trade, seemed to be disposed to even up. The
dcinand for that interest was responsible for
the early strength but when the buyers were
s1tlshtG nud Withdrew, the trade became bear
ISL. The news multiplied Ia bearishness aud,
the bull interest getting no support, the sell
ms rush became aggressive and Was pushed
with such energy that every thing was swept
before H. Liquidation soon became as urgent
as tine short selling, the market getting de-
mOralzed The impression became general
that Letter had lOst control and was 40 longer
huil to resist the natural course VI prices.
There were no Liverpool cables, bat the
crop news continued to grow more bcarish.
ST. Louis reported new wheat already in that
market, There was considerable reaction dur.
ing the last hall hour, as the shorts showed
strong disposition to even up.
Receipts AT Chicago were 500 cars. against II
a year ago, and the total number received
mere this week has been 1851. OF which 1902
were OF contract qualify minneapolis aud
Duluth received 52i cars, af3inst 400 4 year
ago. The Atiantil ports cleaINuces We're equal
In wheat and flour to 39l, 900 lushcls.
July opened lGlAc lower at i0lAN1.05lh.
sold W to Loo, dropped to l01ls. then rallied
to !@isNl oila at the close. September start
ed Ac lower to hc higher at SiiaatSa, sold
down to 1924 and strengthened to S34 bid, the
mai hgufC. May closed at LIS.
The weather was too wet for the good Of
corn and There WAS some activity ON IN, part
OF the bull crowd Whea wheat hfok,, corn
went with IT, but there was a complete re-
coNely later. July started AHlsc higher at
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COTTON.
Houston Daily Statement.
Today Yesterday Inc, r...
Mou.ton Compnrntive Statement


Gro receipts thus far this week anV
Gross rece pts 269 ", this yehr....... 7So t;I
Gross Receipts 30 days ia 1896 I$IGSos
Gross receirts 269 days In 1875 - 7SI '7U6
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The following are the cloarancos Of tb.
Houston hanfs for the week thus far ana Tor
the corresponding time last year to"etbsr
With the Increase or decrease:
This year. Last year Increase
Saturday ...,.... S69i,sS7 selS756 ss2ss ale
Decrease
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COTTON ON sHIPBoARD,

Cotton on shlpboard, not cleared at Calves
ton. today:
For Great Britain--Ss Engineer, 6ig2 bales.
For France-Ss Highfeld, 1854 bales.
Total on shipboard 1896 bales.
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81 LOUIS, May 2S.--Flour-S Steady; straights
9lon5'tl, clear. i90ata.15, medium, i.l5a4 30
wheat Steady; cash. elevator. liz. track.
10, May. ll5. July. 92 asked; September
MA' December. 1914; No. hard cash, 1.13.
Lower; No. cash. 3lE: May. 3lIk.
by. 80 '-SG3l; September, a2 Oats--Lower;
No cash. S. track 29N2g1. May, 2S. July
$i'2; September, 2iS, Rye Nominal. co
tlaNseed-- Nominal, l.25. Timothy seel,-Priue
26oY2.GJ. Cornmeal-Lowcr, lS5dl 90 Bran
Quiet. steady; sacked. %; country POINTS.
and IS east track. Hay Steady: prairie $50
~ L50 top paid for new Kansas prairie TIM
othy, a0oHlloo Whisky-i.2s. Lead Strong.
500 Spctcr--Lower. ci.l0. Cotton ties and
hNGgins unchanged. Pork Lower; strudard
mess, iohbInE, lii0dll.5O. aid-Lower;
prime steam. 5,S5 choice, sos Bacon Boxed
shoulders. 6,S7is; extra short clear, SO ribs.
6sIis; shorts, 100, Dry salt mcats--B0Xed
shoulders. 5,Siis extra short clear, G.26 ribs
G31ig, shorts, $50 Reccipts-Flour 1000 hnr-
rcls wheat, $1,000 bushels corn, 1a9 o0o bush
els; oats, 10000 bushels. shipments Flour
1000 barrels wheat ~ GOO bushels: corn. A.
00o bushels; oats, 10000 bushels,
The leading futures ranged as follows
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HOUSTON wHoInsALE rnrcrs.
Quotations for Round Lots of staple
Commodities,

These quotations arc revised daily. ana their
correstness can be relied upon. The pricsa are
those ruling in Houston wnoiesale n,arAett
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ern IS; by Galveston. Houston and Hender-
son. Is; by Missouri, Kansas and Texas. S2
total. 1sl bnles.
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Spots closed firm and unehanred
New lork snn,,

The New York spot market closed dui,
and unchanged. auli'
49, H.n,,,,'' ,,-l6 GOOD middln: 1910
N'cdlns .'.." 6 o-6I-ales 9, NV
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PRODUCE,

pIiks, ssfIi%c; Limns. si.25a4.75; black eyes,
~ 6fIc. ,.o,.
BUTTER-Biue star 17hc; dairy. 3mltc:
Elgin creamery lslsa19; Elgin DAIRY pr, ,is'
lGi5: oieomaf garine, solids 10c; prints iic'
Cynosrrp fancy creamery. In l0-lb pals. 2Vc.
ChHBAGE--Toxas, sLI5M2.20.
CLI ERY--Texas, zoe per dozen,
C1EESE--New York fun cream, Haze
wisconsin full cream. ii,sTlec. Young Amer
lea 12ikc Western skim i0c.
EGGS--Texas. S6t2iec; Kansas, l3dl%c.
ONIONS-75c6isi.00 per hushel -
lee
OTAToEs--callfrrni and Colorado, So1
SOC; sweet potatoes, 251e50c per hushci
275 broilors. si.25eD200 Turkeys hens. 80. 20
d5.50 eobblers. s6,0O6s.00. Ducks, Ss.15ds2o.
Geese 81 50ft4 30
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DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.

AFILES-Fnncy oraporatcd, h9-lp boxcs,
sac; lib cartons 1oc choice evaporated. IN
bulk, b0-lb. sac: fancy sliced. in 5O-lb boxes,
etc.
ArHicoTs- siAc per lb loose; iolAc in i-io
cnrtuns.
clTRoN-ln lob boxes, i5c.
cURRANTs-In bbls. 6c e5-lb boxes.
cleaned. bulk &c, lib cartons. 0iac.
TLACIlES-- EydI Grated, Wroclod. ,&msc
hhtsiNS California .a-orown l.. l. hoNe',
81 m@ifO, ,. box L. / r@isins. 9sWe.e; =
crown J.. VI, raisus, 5G-lh boxes. iAu5t. 3
utwn L. M. 50-lb boxes, jHc.
.PRu NES- California, jQ-GOs, GBffGAc; GO-Ios
Cf,c. 1n-S0s 6aic; gn-i00s h&m6c
hIIS Brazil iOc per 10 flbcris, sicily
liz. Naples l2iaG; Wnluuts, ilnllc; peanuts
4h0tao; almonds CGlfornig i@Mlic per III IN
snds pocans. 2isa4l2c; Italian chcsnuts, lOc
CoCoANuTs- $40 per 40; s3Ooc per 1000
CANNED FRuITS-Applcs. 3-lb. SO5Es5c.
pincupplos, 2-lb cyeless and corelcsF, 81. i0m
"a, ID extra grated, 81 G5lfl.70. Glib stand
ara sliced $l.2p; pears. lib standard. SOC I,
hlaekberrles, 2-lb standard, d5c; pie fruit,
lib. assorted zoe: peaches, 2-lb. fun weight
81 II. lib. light weight, SlOo. pie peaches, .
H.. too
CANNED VEGETABLES romatocs. s-lb.
tul weight, $ll5 lib ful weight, $4,000;
olra aud tomatoes, 2-lh a0c. lima beans. .
d. full weight zoe. striug beans. 2-lb, tull
weight, &c. No. I stringlcss beans. 2-lb.
fun weight fi,i0, red kidney beans lib run
wcrhl. slc marrowfat peas, 2-lb. full weight
soc; Eurly June peas, fancy. glib, fun weight
81 i0i American pctt pals peas. lib. full
weight, sl65nlI5: nsparaeus California, 2h
ID, S2.Q0. corn, Auburn Cream. 2-lh, full
weight, 81 l01ll u; No. I, 2-lh, full weight,
81 00Gfl 10. Blue Ridge Glib $50 to onr
CAiIFoRNlA FRUIT Extra standard 2ia-
lb pcnchee, lrmou cling. Sl,10Hl -, yellow
CrtN ford, 81 I50l.oO; black cherries. 81 9n6
l.f5 ppricots 81 sO3tl -. Bnrilott Gears, $3.50
6t',75; assOtt pears, SiAs0l50, STANDARD,
a. 10 pcrclcs yelow CrlwiWd. N25atl ~
Of reots, il.25al 10; Bartlett rears, 81 1901 &c.
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload los. Job cors. from mills dealers
charge fiom store 51l0c mere per l0l lbs
bran 2fr3o per hushd on oats ANA corn, and
i01 t1c per l0p lbs on hay.
HIRAM siNS5c; corn bran. SOC per 100 lbs.
CHOPPED CObN-a2c per 100 lbs
CORN-No. . sacked. 4s&c.
OATS TcNas. 3GG3Se per hi; Kansas, 400
A2c
WHEAT sIOR rs Slo0 per 100 lbs
WHEAT sCRErNlNGS- 7nfiS0c per huahei.
HAY Alfalfa. sl2o0@lS00 per tom timothy,
Hi50dl1h0; South Texas prairie hay, 5000
GOO; North Texua 50 00ni0 o.
COT1ON SEED PRODUCTS Meal and
cake. 5000 per ton: huls. 81 50p56 so per ton,
NfLLET SEED 5oN7ac per bushcl
SORGHUM SEED 81 id6fl % per hushol.
ny E SEED--S5c per buNhcl.
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The following are the closing quotations for
cotton the spot today at the leading mar
kots, together with the closing OF midding
yesterday, with today IS sales
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i'serp"oi Futures.
CONGRATULATIONS are for FRIDAY
Month of delivery
1sked; b bIl: n MOI,

1ssedi bid; n nominal --------
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
BAROMETER OF BUSINESS.
An Index tothe Cond ition Of Trade
Gencrally.
TEXAS PEACH CROP WILL Be SHORT,
Farmers Getting Forty Cents Bushel
Net for Toma tOes--First Texas
Apples Arrlvc-'rrRdc Notes.
Office Of The Post,
Houston. Saturday, May %.


Mr.. b. A. Baldwin OF the Houston Produce
company has just returned from n trip
through the fruit district Of East Texas. lie
says that the crop is rather late and the
early peaches VIII be scarce. IN some sec
tons orchards arc entirely bare of fruit and
on the whole there will be a good half crop
With plenty OF late stock and seedlings.
Large areas have already been planted IN
tomatoes and the Gamers are buying them
from the farmers basis Of 40 cents a
hushcl net
Around Swan. Jacksonville, Llnwood. Tyler
and other points large quantities OF berries
are raised, rs well as csntaloupes and water
melons. and are finding ready sale at fancy
prices.
Houston handles large quantities OF fruits
during the summer season and the TEXTS
peaches are as fine as any grown.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
Liverpool spots.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are for Friday.