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WIRE ANr NAILS.

Quotations are Tor less than carload lots
Special iatec on carloads. -
EARRED WIRE-Glidden. GAL. s2.4o per 100
lbs Naulegan 50 40.
WIRE NAILS Rate. s2.co per key: adj
vances i0d. I'D and 1Gd sc; sd and Sd, zoe:
Cd and I'd. zoe; I'D and 3D. soc; 90. 4ac, ID. Zoe.
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

Paris. Three per cent rentes 1857 25c for the
account. exchange on London 2Sf 25c for
checks.
New York. The Evening Posts London
financial cahlecram says: The stock markets
here were quiet hut firm. This was notably
the case with Americans
New lork.-Clearings s123 O07 500; balances
S5.Sii ,S9S
New York.--Totsl sales OF stocks were 2s5. =
900 shares, including AtchisOn preferred u 355
Burlington 12,3i5, Sugar "a 6ST
London. -Consos for money III 5-lG; for the
account III T-l6; Mexican ordinary u; Next
can Central new fours 6s: bar silver steady,
26s4d per ounce money a.dl per cent rate
ol discount in the open market for short bills
1Ss, for three months bills l7sG1Ia per cent
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Beeves COWS and heifers In active demand
calves and yearlings active and steady; hogs
and sheep quiet
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.AFPLEs-Fancy evaporated 50-lb boxes
s&c; lib cartons 10c; cnoice ovaporated. ~
eisc.
ApRlCoTs-sibc per lb loose; lO1sc In 1-lu
cartons.
ClTRoN-ln lo-lb boxes, 15c.
,CuRRANTS-ln hbs., e.; o5-lb boxes.
cleared. bulk. Sc; lib cartuns. sisc.
ACHES- Eyal Grated, ui:neeled 7&i9sc.
ISiNS--Cal,fornia )-crown L. L. hoXs,,
81 f"Gl;F0; a box L. L. ruisins. 55nG5a; =
crown /. NJ raisirs, 5G-lb Boxes. ial5c, g.
Gown l.. NJ. 50-lb toxes. Jbc
..fRuNES-Calforna 50-6Os 6lsd6Nc: 6O-7os
Nj t;,,r - nos o4c; 9n-lo0s 5NG5c.
:, NV 3 Brazil, 10c per ID :ilberts, Sicily,
IL ~ Naples, PFC; walnut. :-lil4c. peanuts,
fatgsc' almonds. California Iadisc PEI 70 in
s sac, pecans. 2Aa4lsc; Italian chestRuts. l0c
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IN The COTTON MARKETS.
Manipulation Of August Continues
In New York.
THE NEAR MONTHS SHOW ACTIVITY.
difference between Ausust IN New
York and New Orleans Ia
Fifty-avc Points.
office OF The Post.
Houston, saturday. June II.

Houston, SATURDAY. June III.
| The cotton market showed some activity
today, especially In the near months. The
bull clique In New York seems very much
In earnest In its efforts to manipulate Au-
gust deliveries. deepite the general cry that
1t Is a foolhardy effort. June, July and
August deliveries advanced to points in
New York today. while the later deliveries
gained only / or points New orleans
is still resisting the advance. and August
In that market only gained points today.
There is now a difference OF IS points
between the price of August deliveries in
than the usual parity. At today'e close
August In New York was quoted at G57
and In New Orleans nj Coz, This wide Diff
ference Is causing a great many hedge
trades by parties who buy August in New
Orleans and sell the Same delivery In New
York in the belief that the difference viii
be adjusted before tho month Of August
rolls around This opinion is no doubt cor
rect, hut II is also likely that these very
trades, coming from all parts OF the
country, are helping to maintain tho
spread. which may become much greater
before the turning point is reached. There
Is undoubtedly, however. little or nothing
upon which to base successful corner OF
August deliveries in New York. though
there may be temporary squeeze.
Outside Of the August talk there was
very iiule OF interest In the market today
The bulls are beginning to send out drouth
stories, but after last summers mammoth
crop. despite drouth, worms. and a few
other startling Affections conservative
traders are not inclined to become excited
on account of the present outlook
The movement Is unusually heavy FOR |
this season OF the year. and It Is quite evi- |
dent that the last three months Of the year
VIII exceed all previous records In the
same proportion as did the movement for |
the past nine months
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Houston Railroad Receipts.
Houston spot Quotations,

""tN'Stou rpots.
snc.s closed steady and unchanged.
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New York MoncN.

New York, June l1.--Money on call steady
at l@a2 per cent Prime mercantile paper.
odi per cent. Sterling exchange steady with
actual business in bankers bills at IS5s, Al
4sh Tor demand and at isilsfi4S4aa for sixty
Gays. Posted rates, 4S5AdfS7. Commercia,
hillS iSA. Silver certificates. 57% aSSA Bar
bonds dull: railroad bonds steady; government
bonds strong.
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New York. June 1.-THE week has strength.
ened the position Of mos. cotton goods. There
is tendency toward frmness In brown and
bioached goods and some lines OF staple goods
are in good shape. The government contracts
have had considerable TO do with the streneth
OF inc market through lines which the army
neels. Print cloths have stffcned during Inc
week Prints have shown slight changes.
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CLEARED FOR oALvEsro,
VESSELS IN roRr.

CLEARED FOR GALVESTON
g rIowerEate ST Vincent. May ii.
May IL, Va" pshH''
IA. 80 "H "i'u"s' may
IS inehdune. Purse, Shields. June
May % N""'" wa SANTOS
SIS Mira. Liverpool via Spanish Main. NAV
IS Nicosion Jones. St Vincent, MAY %
IS siiverdale, James, Marseiles. NAV *.
COTTON on sitIpBoAHD
ton. today. ""' "' waves
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GALVESTON STOCK
BUTTER AND EGGS.

~ Louis. Juno ll.--EEgs lower
1h'cago, June li.l'uttcr hrm; creamery l.,
@la't; dairy nGiS, EGGS steady: fresh ats.
Cheese dull: cream 7NlA
kmsas City, June II Butter steady; dairy
l99ti9 creamery iedN's Eree weak: fresh
N: seconds s.
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| Open. High. Low. Close.

quotations were as follows;
fr-Easy; winter patents ;. i0GD5 50;
Ee 5,mq5. %; clear 500d5 TO- spring
i $50; Minnesota hard 5.75I6.Oo; soft
.t-No ? spring SeGS7, No. spring 80
No. red gSik.
A-No. :, SO.
~ !, 3 !, 3 2s'a No. 2 white 2Sa2o; No. 8
mo. I. a..
g-No 2, 1894,
.eed-Nc. |, 16 rcw 1.16is.
f'hy seed--Prime, 2.75n2.sb.
pork--Per Dbl, 9.65d910.
Per 100 lbs, 5 e565. 20.
| ribs sides--Loose, 5.25d5. so.
salted shoulders-Boxed. > 0OI5 %.
clear sides-Boxed, 5.S0I600.
lI-Cut loaf G 90. crrnnnlntad : %
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HIDES. WOOL AND nEEswAx.
Price. paid by Houston dealers:
MONEY AND BANKING.

Houston June 1.-THE local banks arc well
euppiied with money for all purposes. There
II however. no great activity IN the loan
Excharge 10 quoted as follows: New York
huyins. par. sellins. New York: 81 Louis ana
,eans, buyino. par; selling y premium.
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CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

p, oANNEp FRuITs-Apples, BIB. SOGs5c;
pineappies, lib, eyeess and ooreless, Sl.i01
80 Z,ib extra grated. $.65d1.70. Glib stand
ar ara sliced Sl2o; pears. 2-lb standard. 800;
oS 1ih lib standard, CSC; pie fruit,
IN, assorted zoe; peaches. 2-lb. full weight.
ml9, lib, light weight, s1o0; pie peaches, g.
CANNED VEGETABLES Tomatoes, 3-lb,
full weight, sli5; 2-lb. full weight. S5TsOc !:
okra and tomatoes, Glib, SOC: lima beans, .
I'D, full weight, 9oc, string beans, 2-lb .ull
weight. Coo; A No. stringless beans. 2-h.
iull weight. l.50, red kidney Deans. lib, full
weight Soc; marrowfat peas. 2-lb, full weight.
Soc: Early June peas fancy, 2-lb, full weight;
$40: American petit pals peas. 2-lb. full
weight, sl.65al.75; asparagus. California ?E
weight, si.lOGi.15: A No. /, Glib, full weight
s1.o5G1.l0; Blue Ridge, 2-lb. SIC to 9oc..
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Extra standard "a
lb peaches. lemon cling, S.70I1 70, yellow
Crawford sl45Il.5o black cherries, 81 som
I,e5. apricots, sl.5oT1.25; Bartlett pears, ~ %
G!.F5; assorted pears. sl45d1 30. STANDARD,
2K-lb peaches. yellow Crawford. sl.SbLlil'
arricots. s1.2561,3c; Bartlett i'ears sl.4OUl'c'
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DER, =. %; cut loaf and crnsnsa a,
New orls s,anulnted s's; cubes sS ''s pow
ssit. whites AZ f. isne vdailousugar-0pen kettle
-'susss. Molasses easy ecn, 1917 seconds
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COFFEE
New York,

New York. lunc II .--Conoe-Options up.
ch'nred to ! polntu higher, tales ia $50 bncs.
Srot Rio dull No. { invoice fss jobbins ~;
mild dull Cordova ei4Gl5H.
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:, hHVPUT'HH INC UtrTUh. Relieves
that tired feeling, aud You soon know yourself
aqucrn among women, IN body, mind aud heart.
Recommended and for sale by HOUSTON DRt1
CO.. Houston, Texas. ladies who wish special adj.
vice.. write for book aud symptom blank TO
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,o Closing quotations on bonds at New York
Weekly nnnI. Stn1cmcnt.

New York. Juno 1.-THE weekly bank
statement shows the following changes.
9uIpius reserve Increase. .............$l 59i 800
E"aus' increase ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9lI4 300
Ip.ie' ihsredse ..'....,,..,........... 1850, 901
.ehu'rs, increase ,......,....,.. l6Og. 1O1
Circulation, decrease . n toS
#, me banks now hold s5S,s4 100 in excess OF
the requirements Of the % per cent RUE.
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MArtiSn iNrEI.L,erxcr.
Port OF Galveston. Jun

Port Of Galveston, June IL
CLEARED.
sen Martha. Dujay, Sabine Pass.
SAILED.
seh Martha. Outlay. Sabine Pass.
Sch Morales
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%
louis Grain and Provisions.

-Vus june ll.-Flour-Dull and easy.
nlisher; No. . red. cash. elevator
,aek. soass; July, 76i4; September
(s,,.emnoer, ~; No. ! hard, "a asked.
h nv. a., No; cash, 81; July. SIS bid;
Bsssf, ozs4S2is, Oats--Steady: No. .
X track and elevator: July 2sih bid !:
yer 2lts bid; No. . white. 81. Rye,
Pj ,raxssed-Nominal. la, Timothy
M a'ne, 22oN2.65. Cornmeal--Ste
In hran--Dull; firm; sacked, east
nay,Easier,. unchanged. Pork
n .sinaard mess, iobbing, 9.75. Lard
p,.ne steam. $50; choice, $50. Bacon
~ saosIi.aers; 5.s7ls extra short clear,
sto,r, yaoo, shorts, 6.75. Dry salt meats
|,hn,t,su ers; a'!S; short clear, SO; ribs,
Iaeat; ls,ooo bushels: corn, 90 600 bush
:, .o,OeO bushels Shipments-Flour,
IhsLs' wheat, 10000 bushels: corn 1o,',
Ae's cats. 1000 bushels.
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SUGAR,

\; cfntriin,lni;; -Sugar- Raw firm; re-
told A sss 70 test. sis. refined
~ standard a ana ccnfsc-
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esir's 1909. shipments $500. steady; native NUT.
h sons tW1t.O: lambs s.se6ie. 20; cuiis and
DUCKS j. 2SSIs. 80; Texans I. ylsi4. Is
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots. job cars, from, mills: dealers
charge fiom store 5G10c more per 100 lbs on
bran. 2Gsc per bushel on cats and corn. and
l06l15c rer 100 lbs on hay
PRAN-7sc corn bran SOC per 100 lbs.
CHOPPED CORN-s6c per 100 lbs.
CORN--No. .. sacked. 45e.
KAFfIR CORN-70c.
OATS--Texas. 2Gc per bushel.
WHEAT SHORrS-si.00 per 100 lbs
WHEAT SCREENfNGS-7 51s0c per bushe'.
HAY-Alfalfa, size0dl300 per ton: timothy.
Sl4 s0G1I5 so: South Texas prairie hay. S.50G
600: North Texas. ss,ood100o.
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS = Meal and
cake 5000 per ton; bulls. 81. 5od5.50 per ton
NII.LET SEED--T0aT5c per bushel.
SORGHUM sEED-s1, 15ql.2o per bushel.
RYE SEED--SJc per hushei.
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Territory Acrcnrc

Va v,n, IeSas, June l1.-From parties
,taa,l returned from an extensive trim
Fss AZ inaian Territory It is learned that
rsS OF cotton this season has been
M and there is not nearly so
cro, year as formerly. What there is
Ana however, Is In good condition,
os,, growing nicely. The crops OF
kmm,ya uu corn this season are larger
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PRODUCE

BEANs-whlte, ShdSia;; Bayou. WGi&c;
~ Csc
BUTTER-Blue Star, lie. dairy, lSGplic;
Eigin creamery. led20c; Elgn dairy bricks.
IVA; oleomatgarine, solids lUc prints lie;
Cynosrre fancy creamery. in 10Th pals. 20c.
CABBAGE-Texas 50c1n.00 Fer 100 lbs
CT ERY-Texas, soc per dozen.
CHEESE-New York full cream. 1IfI2c
Wisconsin full cream, il1sG12c; Young Amer.
,cn l2iRc; Western skim 10c
.EGGS-Texas Gd7c; Texas oandled l2G12 &C;
ONlONs-ijcdsl0 90 per bushel.
TElfER--Chile 1fn20c per h.
POTATOES Now Texas C,6,0c per bu
roy LTRY-Hens 5000 25: flyers 81 50d
l.I5; broilers, $l00G1 80. Turkeys, hens, $3.50
g35O: gohblers, s6Oo6s.oO Ducks, s2.15u5.25.
Geese s3.00d3 so
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Tho following arc the closing quotations for
cotton on the spot today at the leading mar.
kete. together with the closing OF mIddiins
yesterday. with today "A sale..
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HEAVY sTApIrls

'nose ruling In Houston Tnnissll,ne prices ar
| .,,, HEAVY STAPLES
i25; blasting n ordi pr keg. a.oo,
WI SEN si2e; Duck. N.so. s' 1iei snot
bACoN-Extra short ciear h,
smokes l hsll,.. sassse; boxed X. S'N, 20
t3c; breakfast sa S@ae; New York alt b. iss
,,e nAIiHiNG AND riES-less ,b,
Tns iair r Bagsing, 2-lo sise. y: enr lots
CANDYMstiski0 ' sSe; Della, sl.Oo. - ''.''
per 10 special sizes, nc biphor'i' Il. cs.G7c
81, CoFFkE-Ric aud Cordeyn. ,25,,,
sy anSy prime loGlo4c ehoice Ssi; tair
cd cofiees Arbuckie's ArIo. tJsc. Rsas,-
Eases, ll.ooc Delivered ssh case o"ss lO0-lb
ra .ereu; apex lOo-lb cases. no. iive DE-
,FLouR-Empiro Mills. Housto,.
| nlgh patent, $3.50 White RibooS lawson, 5
ent, so.io Texas Star nis ouste' = second pat
Sea Pearl 81 s en .y second roller patent. e an
aoi SHIPMENTS TO Interior points, 1ppv'ai rates
bsr,d iUc apo'e sacks; in half barrels az IA par
FARlNACEous Goops-cr,
cream meal in barrels 81 IA. ~. nlonlny and
s sv.lp SACKS; Ss0Of2.lU per bbl Of .,r meal, In
ssa !, and Friends oats, s24S e co sasss
IHAMS,..standard 9,sc; picnic hams -.
hoNEf-ln 60-lb cans, extrsct.d Y, as
IN COMP, sMl0c; IN I2-lb cans ey,r, ago &c:
M, n -, herred tierces, compound 49,. ~,
&c SV-ib cans Nc higher than tiers So ~
cams e b ngher Slb cans c hsSes i Sb
,M0LhSSES--Reboiled tair ,sS1s,.
Sg5sc; efocc. 25026c fancy new crop s sTr,
RlcE-Extra fancy head cassie. cbo,co ga
''fv o1 Jar 49HSc' fancy impor,ed, sTd5c '~
Inc ''' iVe' manila.
a; sAL,T1,ilverpool. coarse, 6oa7tc. fine ga,
90 a. Lo .a coarse, soc. fine. SIC: barrels
SEAS. iV'-'s' '-'No. '0-ls.
s5 eat oo Mackerei: No l. In le-lb kits.
eoCuS i;V9; half barrels. S6.00T6 So
SARIlNES-American quarters. SAN. ,,us-
tard. hree-1uarters. $500. imported Guiott,
$3.50 "''"es' quarters.
sTARCH-Standari goods Pearl. in 4o,b
boxes, SIC; Royal Gloss, bulk, sSsc; Nioksi
100 packages, per box, 1913; corn starch, SIC
SUGAR--Ouotations are for small lots. spe-
cia' prices given on carload orders Standard
graduated, hhc, cubes ard powdered SIC:
Louisiana yellow clarified. fancy. 5Bc choice
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.

."r Round Lots of st,n,,
Commodities. P''
corroetn, ssosapons are revised daily. and the,,
'A'ss fuiing In Houston whoiesala ,b pr,ees are
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-" md Calls on Grain.

I1 ~ ro'iees by private wire to B. W.
NJ gave puts on September wheat
co,s snn calls Is and 75H75ik; puts
kptpnm.,s 500 at 32ia and calls at $685..
vhs..s hlm' regardless Of the weak
b IN ,t,. ana much higher prices are
hui nav. cereal. A rally is due in
us"s continues very bearish.
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Month of dclivs
bid, > sellers; value.
New Orleans Futures.
Opened stpndy, rlosna crtn, n,.

asked; hid; n nominal
New York Futures.
Opened steady closed very steady; sales.
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COTTON.

Houston Daily stntement.
Today, Yeeterdav La, 90.
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calves and yearlings active and steady; hogs
and sheep quiet.
Kansas City. June Il .--Caitle--Receipts l2s:
for tho week 81 0S0 light receipts and good
general demand helped to advance prices 100
15c the past week; heavy steers i.50d4.e5; me-
diunns 4.5od4.75: light weights i.00di So
stockers and feeders 80; butcher cows and
heifers .3Ods 20; Gamers 2.5nd3 %; Western
feeders 4.00f74. 62is; Texas steers 3.90ftf.i0,
Texas cows 3. 05f4 o. Hogs-Reccipts folh-
oiaI) 1899: for the week G4.o00: heavies 3 s5ff
g. 81, mixed 3, 7Od3.s5 lights 3 1919 So: pigs
7Ssis. as sheep-Receipts (oflcisD %. for
the week 5000; demand good. all grades OF
stock have advanced l5a 25c; spring lambs
g. 52isei6.75: Colorado wool lambs 600ds Is;
mrttons i5oa5.lo; Texas grass sheep s.sc's
4.40. Arizona sheep i,loGli,s5; stockers and
feeders s.2SI4.5o.
Chicago June Ii-Cattle active; choice steers
sOfi5 Ok: medium L. 5rfii .65: beef stecrs i0sr
hefcrs = .iafii,so: Gamers 2.60ff3.s So; calves
60SfG co: Texas steers 3.50I4 so.
Packers wanted hogs. but provisions were
stili lower and prices for hogs took tumble
3 SEGA .97is: butchers s.eom4 o5; mixed $500
'0O: light :. 7eI4 90 pigs 275d3. IS.
The offerings OF sheep sold 81 the recent ad-
vance: native sheen .oo9ro i2ls; exporters 80
a. 12i1: Texans 3.b9Ni-Ae: yearling lambs so
Ga 90; spring lambs 5.o1d6 81
Ieoclpts--cattle 800, hogs 1900 sheep $500
81 Louis. June iI-CattIe--R Receipts 200, IN
Guiding 100 Texans. shipments 800; steady and
dulJ. fair to fancy native shipping and export
steers 3sGf5s5: dressed beef and butcher
steers 00f74. 50; steers under 100 pounds $50
GA. 60: stockers and feeders t,29at;ro; COWS
4. ai6I.ss: cows. and heifers 75GS q. Hogs
I,eeeipts $500 shipments isel: leTloc lower
tfsn yesterday; workers. 3.e043 ~: packers
I.G0t.oc; butchers t.oo0t.@. sheep-Rs- j
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New York spots.
Inc New York spot market closed quiet
At an advance OF i-i6. s''''
wv" v,,unsS A-lG Hocd mttalin: q ,2-l6
~ Wn.u'Nh<N. Isle Mddhns fair. I, H.lu
"N"aUns '.s.,,.. e-las a,es ..... TOO
Liverpool spots.
spots closed quiet and unchanged; salcs
5000, OF which htNo were Amrric,n, i,,nnr.s
$4,000, all American. '''''''
Today. Yesterday.
,t'etn"' Mn
Good ordinary. .,..,...., y oSs = 90
ow middling 49,, .... 4 siE r,a
MiddlinH upland<. u, . 4 oiN a ~
Good midnlns nplnnds,, "a, IA, 'ie
American middns fair M IA, ~ 90
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New Orleans spots.
" Orleans spot market closed oui

Net Receipts 1T All u. ., Porrs.
This This This Las<
day week. year. yess.
Galveston s....s. ..... leoo.eH l.541.its
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FRUITS.

APPLES-New crop Texas, 40a5oc per peck
box.
BANhNAS-s1. 75l2. 90 per bunch, packed Tor
INCONSISTENCIES socasi.a5 per crate
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sII5a2 90.
LEMONS-Fancy. $500 extra fancy, $3.50
$50.
PLUMS-Texas, s56l4or per peck box.
PEACHES 35d5oc; fancy, 5OaI'c
cRANGES~-N avels s3.5oa5.75 seedlings
':s;TrRAwBERRIEs- 81 OoGl Is per crate. ac-
coldng to quality.
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i zias IA. day rd ~izb va = ''y cen isiA


{ szina tie day ia wish wa aAy cell nsin
far.
For then I'd hy and End ycu IN Tie west.
Aud I'd wish was little ross a. sweet as
roses are.
For sheai you'd maybe wear II on yonr breast
Achrayi
You'd maybe take and wear Il On yeSu breast
I'd wish ! could l,s Twin near. to scvo 'ou day
and night.
To let no fhreuhls tcrch you or annoy.
I'd wish I could bs iyin here. 10 rise spirit
So them above 'ud let me bring yOa JOY.
havronei
nthem shove 'ud iet me win you joy
And now wish no wishes, nor ever tail a tear'
Nor take n thought beyont the way ! m led.
I mind the day that's overbye and bless tho
day that's here
There be 10 cone a day when Wei be dead.
Acilray.
A longer. lighter day when Wen be dead
MORA O'Ncill in Blaekwood's Magazine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-05
A Negro Turning White.

A curiosity rarely witnessed in this
country was seen at the Office of the
pension examiners in this city today. 1t
was a negro man turning white. The
mans name is Sam Smith. He is 81
years old and came here today from
Georgetown to stand an examination
for pension. he having served in the
Union army. More than three-fourths
of the man S entire body is white, the
skin fairer by far than that OF the or
dinary white man. The dark skin re-
naming on the body is only in small
spots Smith says that his skin began
turning white in 1867, and the dark
skin has been disappearing from the
body ever since. The physicians who
examined him today think that should
the old man live few years longer he
will be entirely white save perhaps the
face. A peculiar feature of the case is
that the face has not been turning white
along with the rest of the body. the
white only showing at few places be-
meath the hair ON the forehead, and net
ON the face at all.-LtSington (Ky.)
Letter IN Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-05
THREE QUEER CITIES.
Each One Is EniIt on Islands Connecte.
by MANY RrfdRee.

Each One Is EniIt on Islands Connected
by Many Bridges.
The city of Ghent. in Belgium, is
built on 26 islands These islands are
connected with each other by SO
bridges. The city has 800 streets and 30
public squares 1t is noted for beng the
birthplace of Charles V and cf John Of
Gaunt. whom Shakespeare called "timo
honored Lancaster. and as the scene Of
the pacilication of Ghent Nov. 8, 1876.
and Of several Instructions, sieges and
executions Of well known personages. Il
is associated with American history by
the treaty made there Dec "a, 1914.
terminating the second war between
England and the United States, known
as the war of 1912.
Amsterdam, in Holland. is built on
piles driven far below the water into
the earth The city is iniersected by
many canals. which are ! ,x.nned by
nearly 800 bridges, and resembles Ven
ice in the ns!ngling of land and wafer
though it is considerably larger than
that city. The canals divide the city,
which Is about ten miles IN circumfer-
ence. into 30 islands
The city OF Venice is built on so
islets. which are connected by nearly
400 bridges Canals serve for streets in
Venice, and boats, called gondolas, for
carriages The bridges are. as rule,
very steep. rising considerably in the
middle. but have easy steps The cir
conference of the city is about eight
miles The Venetians joined the Lom-
bard League against the German eni-
peror, and, in ll77. gained a great vic
tory in defense Of Pope Alexander III,
over the fleet Of war vessels headed by
Otto. son of Frederic Barbarossa. In
gratitude for this victory the pope gave
the Doge Ziani a ring. and Instituted
the world famous ceremony Of Venice
Marrying the Adriatic Sea- In this
ceremony the doge. as the chief ruler Of
Venice used TO be termed. with appro-
pirate ceremonies dropped ring into
the sea every year in recognition Of
the wealth aud trade carried to Venice
by the Atiristic