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New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

IA g:nlct is turned, which bor,s It's way through

g..nlct Is tnrnch, "hich po'ts i'h way "''e
n board. ~
Indeed tho device here described has been
patented By Mr.. Edison. but not .or th' iIvytr
above dascribed II appears in the records 81 'o'
Patent Once as n coutriyancc for Winding a go Is.
Al YOU have rot u do In order 10 wind ihs sort
of clOel-a class Of apparatus nctof4oHaiy oh1t'.,
nate and untrilstworthy-is 10 swear al - d pie
and call il some names. WITHOUT any more ~, :" i
the nbedi-nt tncpi zee starts Itself Agohs, 'Hi -
good for twenty flour hours. - ,-.
IT has been suggested that Mr.. Ediso"s ,,, Im;Gn,
tion for causing the human voice 10 a''"n'Ptnn"
a boring might be utilized to advantage IN the
Congress of the United States whcse me Io.a,
speeches of certain members wouc serve NJ
merely to wind the Capitol clocks. brt alsp "
run much Of the elaborate machinery require" ~
ventafc and otheIw wise manage the hu!idinE oc-
cuplcd by the National Legislature. Ihe ldei 10
susceptible to indefinite expansion but II ms re-
mainei for an Elkhart 0ndD man to cohrel!c
scheme Of vastly more remarkable d,Sctlp,ion.
II NAV be said of him that he will eXalt his norm
far above the rest Of mankind inasnuch as ne
proposes to erect nj the Paris Exposition a t'u'
with mouth diameter OF flity feet 40 ne IN
presses It, he proposes that all the world teloIo
The great French fair IS ov.r shall know that nc
makes horns. The tuba will be blown hy steam
engine and will produce music audible AT hiv
miles.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
4 DIFFICULT LANGUAGE.

From The London Globe.
At the Southwark Police Court yesterday 4 pro-
prietor of hockey -pokey barrows ana hot potato
stalls puzzled the brains of all the Interpreters the
Court could muster. At last. despairne Of under
standing his language. the interprcters arrived az
the conclusion that "he in reality All lrishnan
who had learned English from Italian organ-grind-
ors" and left the Magistrate to draw his own con-
clsiors After that, of course. il was pain SAILING.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
KENTLCKr'S QUEER MINES.
From The Louisville Courier-Journal.

From The Louisville Courier-JournaL
Speaking Of queer names The Danvillc hdvo-
cate recalls that Madison County schooi mas
bcen taught in succession by Sparrow, DUCK ana
Grow ''rhc Cynthiana Democrat says mat AT
Washington and Lee University the close o. srs-
sion found but two graduates who received me
A. B degree. One Bugg ana the other baiI.
''The Richmond Register says i'm that city iiUsH
and q Pgg were taught by a Cobb. and me
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
THE KING or WALES AND EGlP|.

From The Birmingham Post
A gentleman calling himself Baron kymmeryn-
Edcirnion hereditary King Of Wales, and kinS of
Upper and Lower Egypt. who is also known as I'ro-
fessor W ] Spratlcy tried to convince two dozen
people at a meeting he had called ~ Wedn"sily
night in the st. James, Hall. London. that thc
house of Pharaoh cnigratcd from IN" banks Or
the Nile to the banks of the Thames, ana therc-
fore England had ancestral claim Ia Egyp'. Iho
gentleman who took the tickets AT the door also
took the chair
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

EAGLE GRAPnOPIiONES sC50; Slot MACH h'nos. sl3 up:
Edsons latest model standard. Slb'
1000 different Musca Records. $500 per dozen.
EAG!E PuONOcRAPH CO.. SO Nassau ST.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

Eincrly had composed the sermon in a neiGh5or-
ing cellar beer saloon Saturday night.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

Sharpsburg World" rises to remark This village
contains two hotes. One is the WOOD House ana
the other is the Ware House..
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

Sergeant-You Schmalzhuber you're always eat:
ing / believe il you have a sausage in each hano
you think the social question Is soited'-tMeggen-
dorfcr Batter.
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! United states Exports.
This week. Laa. wear.
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COFFEE.

Privnte wire 10 Cnrelll q Richardson gave
the closing OF coffee futures IN New YORK ~
follows January h.SsGo,9o; February. h9pa
t.o5; March, ba5M6.o0; April. G10tr60b; May,
b.S0db.s5, June. 5GbT5.70; July. 565ub.70, An
gust 5.Gaah1b; September, 5.7odb.75i Octo-
ber, h7Oab,75; November, b.75a5So' Deecm-
New York, May 7.--Conoe- Options opened
steady. with prices unchanged TO . points
higher: closed steady unchanged to paints
net lower; sales $3.50 bags; spot Rio QUIET
No Z Invoice 6qs No 7 jpbbng, ~ mild.
barely steady: Cofdoya Sikmlb' Total ware
house deliveries from the United states ~ lo!,
stock. a32.i2e; United states stock. iN,fS2;
nt,ont FOR the United states 5sS,Oo0i totsl
Visible Tor the United States i,0359S2, against
7si lnsi year and a9i,sIi m 1876
eaptoa MAY 7.--Cnner quiet; good average
Santos. 1920 rois per 100 kilos: receipts 300
Hainturg. May 7.-cone' opened unchnngct
saIos COCO: closed unchanged
IInyre. May T.--conee opened quiet, VI net
higher; IT noon ~ higher; aales 1000
Rio May 7.--Cnffoe quiet; No. I Rio. 1910
reis per 100 idios; exchange, 20 az, receipts.
ii 900; cleared for tho United states 1000 Tor
Europe 1000 stock. l4s,onn
TITO Uicr MARKET.
Dan TaInngo's Sons company Gays: IN
crcns!ng activity IL once moro To bo noted
the volume Of last wec', ahead OF It's rredc-
ccssor II being tho largest OF the year. There
Is not only n widening out Of the regular
trade but quite n little call from the govern
ment for commissary uscs IN the army and
navy. Everything Is selling TO arrive for De"
livery two and three weeks OF. The insist
ent "enrlcst possible attention which ac-
conp.nl most OF the orders would seem TO
indicate that the larger majority are lightly
stocked and the promised delay has been the
cause or many doubling their purchased The
demand ia about evenly distributed over the
rePpcctiys grades from ordinary To choice.
Prices at this point nre relatively lower than
those abroad. and with any resupply higher
yaiuos will have TO be secured 20 bear cut
cost and transportation hitber A6yices from
the South note fair inquiry for domestic sorts,
mainly local. and enlarged demand In fot
eisn, which is being freely imported into near
~ ~ coastwse ports. Cables and oOrre-
spopdence from abroad are OF similar tenor
20 these OF many weeks post scant stocks:
short receipts: prices strong with upward
teudtrcy. There lis no abatement Of move
mcnt noticeable, and, notwithstanding the loss
desirable character az some OF the arriving
parcels. everything moves promptly, disap-
pearing like bread Ia times Of famine. AS
tho amount IN hand aud to arrive Is very
much less than the amount usually required.
there ~ az present no hope Of any recession
of values for months to come.
1alnuge New Orleans. teiegraphs L0uisi-
ana crop movement TO date; Receipts. rough,
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WHEAT KEEPS JUMPING.
AT One Time Yesterday $l.70 Mas
the High Mark.
FIFTY CENTS ADVANCE IN A WEEK.
Letter In Control Of the Cash s,tun.
tion--July Option Is Tn = s-sc.
Coarse Grains Higher.

Chicago, May 7.-NIay wheat ad-
S"hccd TO S1.7O per bushcl On the
board OF trnde today. II closed yes
tcrdny worth sI.4D RI. July added
:'-S to Its value. The week rIo.ed
with the most exciting session In
years. Why cash whent,nftcr opening
Mt Si'oO. climbed steadily to SI.sO,
CENTS ut Jump, and closed ut
Si'd1. net advance for the week OF
exactly 30 cents per buShcI Joseph
Letter has apparently proven him
self complete muster of the situ-
alton, with entire control of the
available wheat supply aud shorts
IRE at his mercy. Even those who
had sold July options expecting to
All contracts with wheat from the
new crop were driven 10 cover to-
day by the continued strength
abroad. Coarse grains were duh hut
steady. Corn gained 1-2c and oats
losing Sc. Lard and ribs gained
. Lee each.
Another surprising advance at Liverpool
today started the wheat market here strong
and drove from the minds of local scalpers all
thought of there being reaction. which they
were calculating ON today. July. which closed
yesterday at i.Ol, opened with buyers at from
LQ2h to Los. and in the course OF forty min
utes ii sold up to LOIS, without material set
back. September in the same time rose
from around S4ia and So, where 1t hung during
the first twenty minutes to S5al, It's closing
price yesterday having been s3ss May start
ed only higher or at 1.50. The advance in
May wheat at Liverpool was equal to 3A
bushei. and July 5.
Frantic efforts to buy the golden cereal
begun again after brief rest at los for
July and LOO for May. The market got at
last where bearish reports no longer influ-
enced 1t. II become mere matter of disap-
pearing margins with shorts and aggressive
confidence with longs. July rushed up from
around los to 106. dropped in two minutes
back to 1.o5ls and Ave minutes after 1t was
bringing 1.O6A.
At tho last fifteen minutes OF the session
1t surged up and down, being in great swell
ing pillows of excited trading between Los
and l06%, the closing bell tap cutting it short
when logs was the current price.
May, after reaching l.70. closed at 1.57, an
advance OF IN for the day. The net gain in
July was 5ss. September rose to STU and
closed at s7H4s73s. Letter reported cash
sales OF 10000 bushels No. l Northern TO
Ohio millers.
The trade in corn was not much more active
than usual. but it synpathled In a meas
with wheat. The days advance was lc
u bushel in May corn and u in July.
Oats ruled nrm on light trading. May
gained y for the day.
Provisions had the Liverpool market W
contend with in addition to heavy receipts OF
hogs, and under the double lead prices were
maintained with difficulty. In tho end July
pork was lower for the day. lard aud RIOS
each ~ higher
Estimated receipts for MondayWheat 200
cars; corn, 625 cars; oats, SIS cars, and hogs.
$1,000 head
he ieauing futures ranged as follows:
toll 7
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Second District,

Fort Worth, Texas. May PRO .scalngs
In the court Of civil appeals for the Second
supreme district;
Motions submitted for rehearlng. I,svis
vs.. Mccabe, from Throckmortoi; Iceland
VS.. Thompson, from Clay Bush VS.. jewell.
from Martin; Howard va, Yatos. from hay
lor: Davis VS.. Newly. from Wichita; :" ILLS
& Bro. VS.. Chowning, from wilba.gsr.
Passed for one week: Jones w. Caroline
Gobbs, from TRrrant.
Motions decided; Story W.. Birdweli,
from falo Pinto. rehoaring refused; Adams
vs.. Kelley ct al from Bosque, rehcarlpg
refused; Hart VS.. Mcncfee, fran Taylor.
rehearing refused; Fnrmer VS.. ltovcnth,.ip,
from Tarrant. rehearing refused paws Va.
Newly, from Wichita, rehearing refused;
Sened vs.. Sellers, from Bosque. rencaripg
granted In part as to Musick aad wife,
but In other respects denied; .ireel ~,
Fisher. from Baylor. for permission to file
motion for rehcaring, refused.
Cases affirmed; Morris VS.. Cr'nmtngs.
from Wise: National Loan aud Investnlnnt
Company VS.. Stone. from Wichits; 0avCn-
port vs.. Eastland Building and s4o,n As
location, from Eastiand; Fort Worth and
Denver City Railway Company VS., Bun
rock. from Hardcman.
Reversed and rcmandcd. Jones VI.
Probaseo, from Potter: Thornton vs.. Moore,
from Tarrant.
Reversed and dismissed: Harold & East
VS.. Warren, from Clay,
Cases submitted; Mcdowell VS.. Bell,
from Parker; Edwards VS.. Martin, from
Wichita. Robertson & BRO. VS. HARVARD q
CO.. from posquc; Strong VS.. Armstrong,
county Judge from Tarrant Sellers Va.
Powell, from Boslue. Aldreigc VS.. Webb
\ Iiill. from Shackclford.
Cases set for May 2s: Texts and Ta-
CHE Railway Company Va. Birchheil fiom
Parker: Collins vs.. Chastine. from East-
land, Hemphill VS.. Texas and Pasi;l, Fall
way company from Parker Cagr VS..
ShappA D. from Erath; Cook & viAsol W.
Robertson. from Erath Hamm VS.. Hutch
ms, from Hall
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Firth District.

Dallas. Texan. May T..--rroccedngs In
court of civil appeals, Fifth judicial dis
trict, today.
Affirmed Phoenix Insurance Co. OF
London va Munger Implement Cotton Ma
chino Manufacturing Co.. Dallas county;
j. A. Coats & Son W. Bryan stewart IL
Co.. Cass county; Mrs. n. \ Long VS.,
Prendergast. Smith Co, Limestone
county; II w Ford, receiver. VS.. w. J.
Addison, Dallas county
Reversed and rcmandod Il. N. Heath
VS., First National Bank of clcburne,
Johnson county; q. G.. Bvens VS. 7. M.
West Grayson county.
Reversed ana rendered.. Central Coal
ana Coke CO. Va. T.. NJ. Henry ct al, Bowie
county.
Reformed and affirmed John d. Pas
chnll and wife We Pioneer Savings and
Loan Co.. Dallas county
Motions disposed OF Paris, Marshall
ana Southern Pacific Railway Go. VI. N.
killipgsworth. rehearing granted; Missou-
RI Kansas and Texhs Railway Co. vs., w.
G. Wright rchenring overrucd; Houston
and Texas Central Railroad Go. VS. Leon
ara Laskowsid Ut al. rehearng oyerrucd;
| Patrick Cahill VS.. c., IL Benson ct al.
| rchcarlug overruled; 7 A, Smith ct al
vs.. NJ. j. Davis ct al rehearins oyerruIed;
| s.. r. Harwell w. First National Bank OF
| Ladon8, affirmed on certificate granted;
ellis A. Brown W.. Houston and Texas
Railroad CO.. mundamus refused.
Gases submitted; Denson and Pacific
Suburban Railway 90. VS.. Ed Smith.
Grayson county: Dnnison and Pacific SUI
burban Railway Co. vs., Rock pastoral.
Grayson county ID. Y pardue VS.. NJ, @.
Roecar ct al. Collin county; Womack g.
Moon VS., j. II. Terrell ct al, Morris
county. j, r. Roberts VS. Sanger Bros.
Titus county
Cases eet for May n: Joseph Laing VS.
J. T. O'Connor. Dallas county, Southwest.
orn Telephone and Telegraph Co. VS.. Gulf
Colorado and Santa Ire Railway Co., Hun
county; r II. Wright ct al VS., Kate Tln
ton. ellis county; Missouri Kansas an
Toxins Railroad Co. vs.. Harry lohnsoi
Graysou county; George Clayton at nj VI
J -. Watkins ct al. DnIlas county.J. A.
Nibblt We. i. Norwood Ct al Norris
poyufy s.t
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations ere for less than carload lots.
Special prices on carloads
BARBED WIRE-Gidden, gal, s2.f0 per 100
lbs; Waukegan, $245.
WIRE NAiLS-Rate, $500 per keg; ad-
vances. 10d 12i and led, sc; Sd and Cd. 1Oc;
Cd and I'd, zoe; id ana 3d. zoe: Cd, 45c: I'd, Toe.
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Cotton on shipbonrd. not cleared. NJ Calves
ton to-day:
For Great BritaIn-ss Engineer $40.
For Frances Forest Holme i525
Fer the Notwithstanding Helen $500,
Toledo 500 Harwood 400; total $3.50.
Total on shipboard. 4, 23l bales.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-08
LOCAL TRADE REVIEW.
Office Of The Post,


There is no Disgusting the fact that the
existence of war makes business Vihe
o,,ietor than 1t would otherwise be, although
the volume is fairly good for the beginning of
summer.
Tho exports of lumber will naturally be
,ractlcully discontinued in American vessels,
ard this important Southeast Texas Industry
will suffer In consequence
One eject OF the war IS the advance in food
prices. Flour, in sympathy with wheat has
made Jumps of 20 cents a barrel. the Empire
mills o. this city quoting patent at 500 Il
br rrel AT the present price Of wheat. mills
thin, s, n .arrel would bo u fair paIiIy.
While stccks of cash wheat are light, mills
have on hand large stocks of -four, and this
nuts n check on further extreme advances.
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Posts CnhIerrun,

cis May The Evening Posts
',ai .aolegram says: The stock
w ss's IDLE and dull today. The
as ,ne payment of the Chinese
vaa a OF 9l2i 900. 900 In Berlin.
T Snsures. Eli, 100000 AT the Bann
nv money market was less at
"Su neen expected. Americans
steady. "'' 'N'ue"
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Trade Notes.

Meats arc firm oil account of the heavy or.
ders given by the government at Chicago and
Kansas City.
on the coast the price Of canned salmon has
been advanced. as the pack Is light
Primes in California are very firm tho
rain. damaged stock has been consumed rs
stock feed.
There was good demand for poultry to6ay
and an arrivals were clealcd up. Tho suppl
WIS no, sufficient 10 go around.
Paris.-Three per cent rsntes 1921, s23s for
the account.
New York.-Tctal sales Of stocks today SS..
900 shares including: AtehisOn preferred, ~
100; burlington 1885; Rock Island 2e6jG
New York.-Cleaiinss ia,oid9o3; balances.
81. 42s, 30l.
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COTTON ON sHIrunARI

By Missouri. Kansas and Texas. 30 bales,
Galveston, Houston and Henderson. 27; GAL
weston, La Porte aud Houston, 81. Total, "a.
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houston spot auornii"ns.
Gnivesfon spots.
Spots closed steady and unchanged.
New Oricnns spots.


The New York SPOT market closed dun and
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Burin, 81 senator Mc,,npu..

Corpus Christi. Texas May 7.--A deep
gloom was cast over this city yesterday
morning when telegram was received here
from Houston announcing the death OF
Judge II EMacManus in that city on
Wednesday; April 4. at 80 p. M.
The remains. accompanied by his wife
and several members OF the family, arrived
here last night and the funeral. which was
largely attended. took place syon the cath
Ollie church this morning at 10 O'clock.
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MARINE rN.rLLlGENCn.
Port OF Galveston, May Z.
ARRIVED.
SIS Lauenberg Sporting. Antwerp.
SAILED.
SIS Roker. Taylor, Rotterdam.

VESSELS IN PORT.
SIS Aslound. d. Ripley.
SIS Electrician.
SIS Forest lIoime j. MoIler.
SIS Hardwood. VIM. Parr e. CO.
SIS Lady Armstrong. ". W. WilsoA.
IS Laucnberg.
- Transit, quarantine.
Sch Dasanez, Reymershoffer O..
Sch Mary u. Dow.
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Chicago adyices by private wiro to u. W.
Hunter a Co. gave puts on July wheat 1,nl
and down to io0,a aud calls LIE. i.3 and
l.lsis, The curb was down half cent.
July. Los rs, and Indications point TO a lower
market Monday around the opening. II much
OF "A long interest has accumulated on this
rapid advance, a quick break and shake out
is likely and good advices say sell wheat
from now on on alt bulges. Puts on July
corn 3iA and calls. 80 rs
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HITTER AND EGGS.

New York, May i.-Eggs-Receipts. sob
packages; steady; Western, ,ohGli; SOUTH
Elm, l0d10ia.
st. Louis. May Butter-Hlgher; cream
CIV l5f7l7IL; dairy Hole. Frga--Lower, 81.
Kansas civ, Msy 1.--Briter-Steady
or,amory. I36iIs: dairy. ilal4. Egg Weak !,
fresh candled Missouri AMI Kansas stock, "
seconds. s.
creamery, l37tis; dairy, i2d14. Eggs-Stesdy;
fresh, TO- Cheese--Dull. unchanged.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-08
GALVESTON STATEMENT
SUGAR.

New Orleans. May 7.--Sugar-strong; open
kettle, 2asl3ss: whites, 1-l6niA yelows,
3-16I4 7-l6; seconds, 2Agi. Nolasses-Dul;i
centrifugal, AIS.
New York, May 7.--sugar-Raw steady fair
refining, 3ss; centrifugal. SO test, j-ii; re-
nned steady; mold A, l1-l6; standard a,
5-is; confectioners A, S 5-l5; cut loaf.
5-Ig. pow dered. ii-l6; graduated. 57-i5;
cubes Ills.
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Beevile, Texas, May T.--Roy. ADe Null
key, the noted Texas evangelist. arrived
here yesterday evening and began his meet
ing last night. a largo crowd was out 10
hear him and he made II big hit A big re-
ylval OF religion liz looked for.
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A Quiet Cotton market.


The weekly movement OF cotton at 81 lead
ing interior towns. according TO the Chron-
lcles statement. issued this morning, was as
follows;
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Z AND BANKING.

1.-THE local banks are well
noney for all purposes. There
70 great activity in the loan
eposits generally showing an
quoted as follows: New YorA,
bling. New York. st. Louis and
Sl.0oT1,25 premium; New Or
par: selling, n premium.
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|OON in STOCKS.
has Puriouslv Active
! the Session.
|sIP WAS FAVORABLE.
s.n,IIa WAS Cheering
4. statement Encour-
Advances Scored.


The stock market was
,,rouchout the day. Occa-
!, o,erators content to take
susl profits were swallowed
!, esect on prices. The re-
..tte eliminated the fear Of
! france over her seizure.
sesltaucy In the trading
~. md becn received
hrmatioii nov 80, ~
Of the goou news iioi'i ''"
ment aud advances i'll the
.,.,,y,b IN stocks of
gNe ~ - -.
bank statement WAC in'e
D,,y favorable. The surplus
A,e IN the Increased re-
""' a.. as,,,,a,, 30
y partly to decrease In cash.
inward tendency of prices
w - 49,. ,,a no
In the seconu nou Gnu '
hanged from : TO 8 points.
and strength of the stock
-, ,as hoan +, e,ro,g
ne "ee" a"'
lethargy oil inc carry part OF
market closed with further
49,. ho,,,,c mint and nriccs
'no oVe
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Pew York Money

viz, Money on call steady Ii,
es ns mercantile paper 5l26p7 per
eAunahge hrm. with actual bust.
DIS at i.Si4 for demand
4 % tor sixty days: posted rates
,,soai.Sl2; commercial bills
New, eeruheates 56n 56s,; bar
sst ,a dollars 40. Government
s'''e bonds dull; railroad bonds
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inclusive Of amount carried over. 6S4.SoS
sacks; last year. k67. 400 sacks: GALES, cleaned
tcstimatedj. lls,yis bhrrels. last year, l06,io0
barrels: steady demand. mainly local; foreign
selling TO limited extent
Tnbnagc, Charleston. telegrsphs Carolina
crop movement 10 date: Receipts, cleaned.
1880 barrels; suics 6s.720 barrels: fair move
ment In the homo and foreign product.
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Fort Worth, Texas. May 7.-tro .scainss
in the SQUIRT Of civil appeals for the Second
supreme district:
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pN BANK CLEARINos.

~ are the clearances Of ths
Tor the week thus far and for
ling time last year, together
Rse or decrease:
This year. Last year. Increase.
b" $T5,O5o SSH, 1856 +sl56, 3Si
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sap Immigration Association.

Bcoville, Texas, May Arrangements nre
being made for the entertainment OF tho
mcinbe,s OF the Aransas Pass Immigration
association. which meets here on the i2th
instant.
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New York. May IA further derlinc IN
print cloths reported today caused some de-
preston and is blow 10 Fall River quota
tons staple cottons OF all sorts are quiet,
IN conformity with the Eastern markets. OUT
sido of the government demand there Is little
call for any except cotton staple goods
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Steady. Cotton seed oI,--Stcady. but quiet:
prime crude 20 nominal; prime crude I. o. b..
on summer yellow. csibtfsi; nominal. Butter
oil, etu2S; prime winter yellow, 2ss4G2sta.
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The best appetizer and regulator OF the
digestive organs is Angostura Bitters, pre-
pared by DR.. J. G.. y. siegert 4 Sons.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-08
COTTON
Houston Daily Statement.
Tauny Yesterday Inst veav
Houston ItaiIroad Receipts.

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