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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-01
DUN's REPORT.
Cotton Lower Than in FIFTY Years
and Wool stngnnnt.


New York. September Cor, G. Dun Co.,
in their Weekly Review of Trade. will say:
Returns indicate smaller aggregate of fall
ures than any month In the year. excepting
August, and smaller for the quarter than for
any quarter since 1892. Changes are all for
tho better excepting the fall of cotton to the
lowest point for fifty years, and even the
lowest price of 1884, considering differences of
quality, were perhaps not lower than prices
nelcal or mill stocks unusually large, or IL
manufacturing were more successful, an early
recovery might seem possible; but the heavy
fall In material has affected the demand for
goods, causing buyers to expect stu lower
prices for them, although after the decline
las: week goods now average lower than ever
before
While the stagnation in wool continues,
with sales even smaller than in the same
month OF the panic year--lS93-numerous mills
have started temporarily in order to get sam
pie pieces. There has been no quotable de-
cline In wool. and the recent reductions have
stimulated larger demand.
The demand for boots and shoes Is a little
better,
In the minor metals lead does not indicate
smaller consumption, while copper is strong.
Wheat rose 2lac, but on Thursday declined
withstanding very heavy exports, amounting
fer the week to 2,29l 022 bushels against
6.092 0ls last year. The usual Babel of guesses
does not change the belief that the crop will
be the largest ever grown and, while farmers
throughout the West are holding back grain
largely because of low prices, the Western
receipts are now running above even the ex-
trnordinary movement a year ago, both for
the week and the month.
Corn is a fraction lower with some decrease
In export, though the recent shipments would
have been greater If better price could have
been obtained,
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New York. September Fluctuations in
cotton futures today were quite violent at
times. with the market fuversh In the morn
ing and early In the afternoon Prices de-
clinod 3n4 points sympathetically at the open
ing. Futures nj Liverpool showed weakness
Immediately following the call our market
became unsettled undsr estimates for an OK
ceptionally heavy movement OF cotton AT the
ports well as tho more important Interior
towns. Liquidation set In On most heavy
scale and the bears materially increased their
OBLIGATIONS on tho short eide. believing the
downward turn toward Sc cotton was nj hand
few scattered selling orders were received
fron the South and abroad, which added To
the general weakness. While GALES ~ i2.0lO
bales OF SPOT cotton at unchanged prices In
the LIVERPOOL market was ccpsidercd oncorr-
aging. decline Of 2m2isl in futures more
than offset that factor
Rumors that the Jntral Gulf Stats had
been visited bv veritahlo cloudhurSt during
tho mast twerty- four hours later ctrroSurltod
by official weather bureau bulletins, led to a
change q front. and by midday tpn bull
crowd had succeeded IN resainME the carly
loss and in scoring n point or two In addition
Shcrts covered IN an extensive way and for a
time even the stronger bears showed great
According to the bulletin on change, 80
inches Of rain had fallen within the past
twentY-four hours at ChNneyyiilr La. and %
inches at Naynefboro. Miss. 30 inches az
Warren. Ark. l.S0 ut Forest city and Brink
lev. Ark. l.36 at Memphis, TOO at Cairo. / ~
- Virki burg and 22i at New Otleans.
Showers were also puted IN some sections OF
I'va,
The market again eased OF in the afternoon
under realizing. the latter being due TO the
estimates for another heavy movement at all
nonts tomorrow Trading was les active
although the usual squirt occurred jus, AT the
close. Tho market finished the day barely
steady. with prices TO points mo- higher.
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PORTS above Its low record OF any previous
season. while our markets are as low as they
hav. ever been in any other year so that,
as freights come down to their natural
value. Liverpool may be expected to decline
or advance much less rapidly as our markets
60 ca up. In sympathy with the decline ii
LiverI DOL. our markets sold OF n bit near the
opening but New Orleans quickly advanced
points and New York points. under the
very best kind OF buying. and the close was
within point or two OF the best The larger
traders have entirely qult the bear side. and
having secured their proiits. are now buying
cotton of these low prices and feel confident
OF handsome profits on the bull side. which is
getting more and more popular every day and
upon which Is arrHyed capital and profess onai
talent. and II will only b, question OF tiinc
when the public will begin TO take hold. This
laat element. however, Is rsrniy littlt slow.
and II may be that the market will have to
ad' ahce 30 or 40 points before the outsider
will begin to buy. Rainy and stormy weather
orti almost the entire cotton belt helped the
market awhile this morning. and only the
dulptss In speculation prevented this vtry
bulish feature from causing fpuch larger
ad,anc As duh as the market was and as
SLOW as trading is, prices have reached a Level
where they readily respond to buying orders
and to bull news. while heavy receipts and
the absence Of spot demand fall 10 break tho
market. Houston's estimate was heavy and
pvft receipts ran far In excess Of last year,
willie the amount coming into sight for the
week was 51,506 bales larger than the CORE
spending week of last season: but notwith-
sf'nding this. the market yielded only point
or two from the highest Of the day
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS.
Extreme Dizziness Characte rized
Trading Throughout.
HE COARSE GRAINS ARE-uNCHANGED
Foreign Markets Were Weak.
Provisions o to Zoe Higher.

Chicago, September 30.--Extreme dulness
WIS the principal feature of today's trading in
all the grain and provision markets. Wheat
cloeed at .c decliue. Corn and oats closed
at practically unchanged prices Provisions
received fair packing support and closed jlsi0.
higher
Tie opening In wheat was at shade under
yesterdays closing price, starting at 62st for
becenber There were moderate liquidations
Tor time, principally by LEGAL operators, due
To low prices and weak markets at Liverpool
and Paris and to heavy receipts both here and
In the Northwest. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported arrivals OF 1864 cars Chicago re-
ceved $50. of which 80 were contract grade.
Outside of this, however. there was nothing
In the early news to encourage selling. and
after the first furry OF liquidation had passed
prices began to mend. December recovering to
62ia@6S from 621an62ss to which point It had
declined shortly after the opening.
There was some incentive to buying in the
rows which came in from the seaboard Later
cables from Liverpool showed partial re-
eINtry from the carly decline. Now rofk re-
ported that yesterdays export sales viii
amount to nearly l,25o0OO bushels Outside
inSfhots as rule were slightly easier nut
showed weakness, Duluth quotations, Ia fact.
neine niue higher. Argentine shipped no
wheat this week
after II o'clock prices began to sag again,
moro from lack OF support at mrs, ma \,
any thing beorsh in the news. and trading he
came excessively dull After noon tn mar.
ket developed genuine weakness, partly ON
atoouut OF the dispatches from LiverpoDi con
~ ming reports of heavy Russian offerings
me market was AT It's weakest near the close
December gradually sold down to 62h and
Sioseu az o2lanc2%. Very little zone in
September: it closed unchanged at 65.
Corn opened weak at fractional decline
duc to the largo recclpts--92l cars-but soon
recovered.
oats were dull but steady The trading was
entirely OF local nature, prices fuctuating
very slightly.
Provisions were firm on n small amount of
tradinS
Estimated receipts for tomorrow-Whoat Jp5
cars corn $40 cars. oats 100 cars, hogs 80, 600
hCad.
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WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS
Dun's and Bradstreet's Reports OH
the Condition of Trade.
THE CONDITIONS ARE RATHER QUIET
The Low Price OF cotton Is Dcpress-
tny the soutb-WooI Trade stag
nant-Failurcs Have Been re"'

Nov York. September 30-Bradstreet To-
morrow will say: Though rather quiet con-
ditlons reigned in u number OF lines OF traoe'
tie Volume of business continues he"Ns'
though slightly smaller. so far as bank Clear
iugs would indicate, than last year nne
the edge appears to have been taken OIL inc
active demand for the time noteu III III.
North and Northwest. and the IMPOSITION Vi
yellow fever guarantees and the low ltieu
Of cottor in tho South have hurt trade IN
that section there have been ratheI neusr
reports received from the Western and Mluuie
State cities. pointing to fuller deVelopiheie
Ut the long expected fall trade. ACCOMPANY
Ing this slight shifting of activity from uhe
section of the country to another has heeh
continued heavy export OF the leadlhs w
reals, unprecedented activity in the mahu,
faciure OF nearly all lines OF IRON anu s,e ,e
and good reports as to gross railway earnings
Comparisons in this respect 1t VIII ne re-
me- mbered are made with particularly favor
ablt conditions a year ago.
Rather less pronounced strength is nouce-
able IN the price situation. Wheat after quite
heavy bulge early in the week on unuouot,
ediy good export demand foreign buying anu
nervousness of September shorts. mas qu.eusu
down slightly and prices are few cents lower
on the week the result mainly, OF Increased
deliveries by farmers taking advantage of the
tempting premiums existing for cash wheat
SYMPATHETIC weakness In other cereals Is
likewise noted Pork products are lower,
rarity because of less favorable Southern ad-
vices.
mont and cotton goods, especially print
cloths, are thereby sympathetically affected.
Crude rubber after a long period OF ad-
vances in price, is lower on the Week
The feature of the situation in nearly all
the metals Is the strength Of values and
heavy consumption now going on throughout
the country though new business is quieter,
peudlng progress making on orders already
booked Export trade in iron and steel is
reported as feeling the advance made IN
freight rates resulting from heavy shipments
of our cereals and other products abroad.
Business failures for the third quarter were
tho smallest for at least six years past.
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IN THE COTTON MARKETS.
Statistical Information from the
Leading Exchanges.
WEATHER THE GOVERNING FACTOR.
only Damage ny the Elements Could
Create BuIge--Reccipts Growin@
Henvier-Littlc Change In Price.
Office OF The Post,


Houston, FRIDAY, september ~.
Weather conditions are now more than any
other feature tho governing element In the
market, and n general bad spell over the cot
ton belt would be the signal for the bulls 10
indrgurate a campaign for a higher level OF
piices. The bears have heavy movement to
bolster UP their claims, and the outrageously
hish ocean rates are against the producer. At
pI esent the bulk OF speculation is conducted
by professionals. the general public being
rather tmid and unwilling to invest in the
STAPLE, even at present unheard OF low prices.
The into sight for the week was iiS,6oi.
against $3.50. 09s last year, and since September
ID s57,S5o, against i,0se.l39 last season
Port receipts today we're c5. 100, against a.
o3l last year. AMI for the week az, 03y, against
21e,3oo last year.
Houston received during the week 1871 500
bales. compared with $780, for the same week
last year.
Lyeipools stock is lss5.ooo. against $685. 900
last year, and the stock afoat is 100000
against $1,000
Thes, statistics are not much in favor OF Il
bull market and only slight reactions may be
looked for unless the unexpected happens.
New York advanced spots Lie. the other
markets closing unchanged prices In Liver
pool being In favor OF the buyers
Futures in Liverpool opened at fractional
decline. which was added TO later on, the
closc being 1-6il2-6id lower than yesterday.
New orleans futures opened / TO- points
oil but recovered part OF the loss. closing I'M
changed to points down. Compared WIN
last Friday, prices are 3 of to up.
New York futures opened at a decline OF
3 t. points. but later rallied and closed with
a net loss Of l to = points. There Is little
change from last Friday prices being from /
point down to point up.
Houston expects 1000 to el.5D0 tomorrow
against l2,296 last year, ana New orleans
looks for only $500 to 1900 bales. against i0si
Ia u hAar
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LOCAL MARKET REVIEW.
Office OF The Post
Houston, Friday. Septemher N

Houston, Friday, September "a.
The month which has jus, closed has been
rrther backward in some respects, though
du'ins the past week there has been quite
revival in jobbing lines. orders from the in
terror being more satisfactory in number and
quantity of goods purchased Farmers h.vs
availed themselves OF all the clear weather
to gather their cotton and have no. purchased
anything except necessities. ana this has Il,
a measure depressed trade
Texas eggs are dull but firm in sv,nr,,h
with Kansas eggs. which are new on - i na,y
OF IL cents T. o. b. Houston N"S'S
Kansas dairymen have advanced the r,,a.
OF All buffers and higher prices for r1s,S
NSrrnmvry are looked for, Cheese is also very
hrn' with tendency upward wy
reduction Of &c In granulated sugar has
az az ma, n.aue, masing the price axe The new
The market Is only lightly su,ritoa -,
bananas. which come via Mobile 'N''Vu Win
are weak. ffF anu prices
Flour mills have reduced the Quotations On
hcui 10 cents all around WI
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ST. Louis. September 3o-Whtat-Clcssd
nuiet. with Septc nber y lower and other op-
tons unchanged; No. . red, elevator, SC;
track: t7ladi6S; September 66; December 65is
bid; May, 65Ssm6SA asked; No hard. cash
90. nominal Corn Futures quiet, steady
snot dull steady No. , cash, % bid Septem-
her, rs bid. 29is asked: December 2Sis bid :
May. 29i2m29N bid. Oats--Futures quiet
steady spot dull, shade better; No . cash
~ bid; track, pa; september, 23h; Deem
Der. 22isn22h bid; May, 2Sia42S% bid No. >
white. 2I25k, Rye--Easy; a. Flaxseod-
Higher: 81. Whisky STEADY. LIS. Timothy
sced-Firm; prime. nominally go. Cornmenl
Quiet i,b5al,6o. Bran--Sacked. east track.
iS's@". Hay-Stoady; timothy, 5coG5,90;
prairie, 5oaS;5o, Cotton ties and baggng
UNCHANGED Professionally; standard mess
iobbing. s,l2is. Lard,-Better: prime steam
4.6'b; choice. 4I2is, Dry salt meats Boxed
shoulders i.s5; extra short clear. $50: ,ibs
5.6ais, shorts. 5.75, Bacon--Boxed shou1 RS.
$50. extra short clear, 600 ribs g. 2Ir; sncrts
6.37ts. Rcceipts-Flour 1900 barrels: whclt
9S.o00 bushels: corn. $4,000 bushels oats 2s :
600 bushels Shipments Flour, 1900 barrels
wheat. 1900 bushels; corn, 10000 bushels;
oats. 1000 bushels
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Houston Spot Quotations.
Spots closed steady and unchangcd sales
Today. Yesterday. Las, yea
Galveston spots.
q Closed atnnAy mud nm nnrnh


The New Orleans spo, market closed steady
and unchanged.
Low ura.uA.S., l5-lG Mddnns. m IA
oro'nnry ,.,. 3 ''lo food m,ddn.. . SID
200" ordnar' ~ Mailing lar. hss
Low mduin-.,. 4S l~alos. .,......., 100
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nuTTER ANp EGGS

New New York, September 3o.-Esgs-Rsce,,,s
22St packages. steady; IL. neoe'p's
Chicago, September S0-Butter stess,. A.,
la1l,; creamery isplst, Cheese STEADY 1 ~,
- Louis, September So.--Buttcr s,s.a,.
l2is. Hsss steady,
Kansas City, September so-But,c, Ar,
selarator Nigd2c; dairy L. Egg Arm urn ~
cases returned. n'n, H.
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Chronicles weather Reports.

lSpcclM DispAtoh 10 The Fostl
New York. September s0,The Commercial
and Financial Chronicle says: Our telegraph
rel crts this evening from the South indicate
that with generally favorable weather during
the weok the gathering OF the crop has pro-
grcssod literally, Marketing has also been on
u liberal scale.
A; one or two points rather heavy precipita-
little or no gain. Our Galveston correspond
ert advises us that the hulk OF the Texas crop
has been picked and that the crop will be i.
good one on the whole, but not so large as
hoptd for,
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FRUITS

APPLEs-Per barrel. AoOGl25; California.
81 Is per box.
BASANAS-Per bunch. sl.75a2OO. packed ;
loose. 81 30.
EMONS-Fancy, $500.
PEARS-si00 per bushel.
pEACHES-4 basket crates 15cqH.00; fancy
SS6ic,c per peck box.
ORANGES-Calitornis seedlings, 81 256IS so.
CALIFORNIA FRUlr-Grapes. black va
riotcs. 81 50 per crate: Tokay, 81 60: peaches,
81 80 nor box: nears. S2.25M2. 30 per box.
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VESSELS IN PORT,

SNIIlED.
ycarp, oliphant, Liverpool
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COTTON ON sHIPBoARp.
Cotton on shipboard, not cleared at y

Cotton on shlpboard, not eiea.'''
ton, today: :, ,.os Md
For Great Britain-Ss Ullarool ~" ~
Tasso ll6O. So Montpelier SI0e, snip y, KIN i
56Ss, IS Anaces 1870, SIS Otterspool ~ ~
4O3. SIS Werneth Hall 4os5, SIS, A .sas J. ",
SIS Ethiope $40, SIS Bodewell 800 "a n
well 1852 SIS Ramon de Larrinasa
35,S9t ,.,.e u
For France--ss Bendo $50 bales sS;t,r.,
moro 1850. SIS Consol 22lo, SIS No'u
Total. u.s. $50. ,y.m,spnsT
For other foreign ports-Ss hsn arso
bales, SIS Aureola 1915, IS Cayo crss,Ie 1l
L,ndisfarne 800. IS Mtddleham Rydl I
Freslheld 1922, IS savan e's' %
729 Total. 1854. ,;,e g y,
For coastwise ports-Mallory iine
Lone Star line 1913. Total, SiyS.
Total on shipboard, 9,4O5 bales,
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6 treas receipts this wecs ............. =. l3l.Goa
NctIoeelpts his week .... ............. 1881
cross receipts ihls week last year.....,... ~ ju2
NctrcCcipis this Wcck last year ......,.. o.. -. UI
Total gross receipts this year .......... 3bu ASS
Total not receipts This year . O.. l6l,G9l
Total gross receipts Same time last voar 3l4,723
Total NOT receipts same limo last wear lui,73i
Shi Jrent gultward this woeg. .... ...... so, ~
shipments, raiL 10 and via Now Orleans, aS,IQ2
shipments 10 japan. d. ...,.........,. eco.
In transit
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., pei keg. 81 0o:S+s IS;
hlestins powder sl6s per keg, drop snoI. per
sack. S.aS. buck, 81 co.
BACoN-Extra short clear, In sacks $40
6Ssc, regulars, 6A0Tc; boxed NC higher;
smoked bellies, s%Gso: New York salt bellies.
sac; breakfast bacon, SitISAc.
HAGGlNG AND TlES--Less than car lots.
frcn Houston: BaSsing. .-ib. Iysf:sc; 20 -lb
SssTSisc Ties. Arrow, 4s-lb Ssc; Delta, 81 .cs
CANnY-Stiek. wrapped. basis "a. 7e1Txc
pes 70; SPECIAL sizes. nc higher
COFFEE--Rio and Cordova. l0is1ioAc: fai-
sHdec; prime. o49he; choice. los; fancy.
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CLEARED FOR GALVESTON. !.
SIS Aldersgate, Rosario via Port Eads
tember II.
SIS Aldgate. Rio Janeiro, September
SIS Albis. Key West. September II.
SIS Avonmoro, Salonica via Bourg1 !
September %.
SIS Beatrice, Sunderland, September Y.
IS Bodlewell. Antwerp. September
S. Camrose. Naples, September IL,
SIS Cayo Romano. st. Michaels via Bern
September 3.
SIS Consol. Newport, Eng, Septemb0
Ss Elsie. Cardiff. August %.
IS Hemisphere, swansea, July n
SIS Highfcld. Teneriff. september "
SIS Ida. Spain. September l.
So Larne. Ferris, Las Palmas. Sepisnu
SIS Leonora, Lutz, ST. Lucia. -
SIS Maria. Sunderland, September .
SIS Nlcolal. Copenhagen, scpfemperL
SIS Nordfall. Hamburg, September y
IS Nordkop. Rotterdam, SEPTEMBER y
SIS North Anglia, Davies, Shieias. AussI|
Ss North Sands. 1lughson. Bomou
gust ..
SIS Pacific. Shields. September u
SIS Red Cross. Cornev. at An'seF
gust IL. .|
SIS Roma. Storm. at Avonm(uth, avg
So Ulapooi. Cardiff, September
So Yucatan, Liverpool. August H.;
Sch Aaron Kingsland. Johnson =" \
September II. ,,,
Barge Ludwig, shinston. Pensac0n'
TENDER 10. 40
Sch Eiwood II. Smith New York As y.
Sch j. II. Teel. Hansen, Baltimo'e =
Der IS.
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GALVESTON sTATEMEN'
HIDES. WOOL AND BEE

Prices paid by Houston dealers'
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COFFEE.

:, New Orleans. September s0.-Cofe. s,s.s,
BIO ordinary TO fair. s4fIss. STEADY
New YORK, SEPTEMBER so.-Conee- s,,,,o,.
s spsssI IA srsaas 81, Unbalanced points lowers
good jobbing trade. S''uova sql5;
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON
GALVESTON.

Reported for The Post by A. p. Norman
live stock commission merchant.
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HESTER'S STATEMENTS
IRREGULAR WEEKLY REVIEW ny
SECRETARY HESTER.
Vhc Worlds Visible supply shows
nm Increase of 2O3,.26 Over Last
Icnr-intO sight Movcment.

New Orleans, September 30 Secretary Hes
ters statement OF tho worlds visible supply
OF cotton compares the figures OF this week
last week and last ygar. 1t shows an increase
for the week just closed OF 20S 726 bales.
against an Increase OF 23oSSS last year.
The total visible is Loss, 1913, against 1,755,loT
last week and l.t63a9i last year.
OF this the total American cotton is /. ne
sSS, against 1851. i01 last week and $50 .9l
last wear and OF all other kinds including
Egypt Brazil. India. etc, 11a,ooD against 1884,
oo0 last week. lIS.0Oo last year and S6i.iO0 in
1894
The total worlds visible supply OF cotton
shows an increase compared with last week
OF 2OS,.26 bales. and all increase compared
with hast wear OF ia4,9ls,
New Orleans, September So.-Secretary Hes
ter's New Orleans cotton exchange statement
TENDER 80, compared with last year, showing
q decrease for the month in round figures OF
ia. Oo0 bales and compared with the year be-
fore last a decrease OF aS6,oo.
The total for September was s55. 800 bales
against LOS. tSS last year ana l,2il AZ, year
before last.
American mill takings have been for the
month Isl. a39 bales, against a4a, s9i last year.
Foreign exports fer September were 294. SIS
showing an increase over the same perio {
last year OF ga and n decrease under year
before last OF S9,2sS.
inoludiag stock left over and the numhsr
OF bales OF the new crop brought into sight
during September the supply TO date is !. 20,
9l6 bales. against i.lS5ygS last year and L.
SIA.al6 the wear before,
The movement into sight for the past week
has been llS. 6o4, against S56. COS for the seven
days ending September 80, last year, S5s,65l
wear before last and 2id,i5o FOR the same time
IN 1891.
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Puts and Calls on Grniu.

Chicago advices to n, W. Hunter a Co, gave
puts on December wheat 62ss and 6essdi62is
and calls e. rs and 62Ad62 rs, There WAS
good buying OF both privileges. Each s>ld
90 near the market as TO ofter gooi chance OF
profit.
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Month OF delivery.

FUTURES optned quiet, demand moderate. AZ
y. M. dull but steady closed barely steady
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HOUSTON wHoLEsALE PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots of staple
Cnnnnaifles.
HEAVY STAPLES.

These quotations ara revised daily and their
correctness can be relied upon. The prices arc
those ruling in Houston wholesale markets
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GALVESTON COTTON REcElPr

BY Gulf. Colorado and Santa tevm,s
4iS1 bales; International and Greas ~,
2506 Galveston, Houston and Heha.ns slrss
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, ziIs, Cslx(
La Porte and Houston. 1860; balse IN n
6i9: barge NJ, 1916; barge Hannah, INV
li,Qac.