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sxlf 4 $50
49, ~. '.nuun, wn.rc americans al showed .
heavy tone ana where Spanish Is rclapsed AZ
ter yesterdays pricrs. closing vr,tb,r thr 49,
"a, mail, !, -. 800. s 10y wv
~. ! ~. q $50 "s"''ceu"S W tne ccNr raio.
~" european majority had apparently lost
their confidence in the efforts rcportcd for
concerted moiiation by4 ma rovnr, rh. "
~. s,,,.....s'-.,"', ~ .'e powess ne -
's p''P"i"t'ohs ucinS made by the United
Statcs admcnishcd observers that the congress.
sinaul differences oysr IN, ,.rhn,.,a,,,,s.
tha t,nhn, ,..,,,.,,.. 80 ''''N'''e. ~
,r,..,'as ..so,u''ohs Nero not expected 70
interfere with tho substance Of their action
involving intervention SONS si,ebt ra.ov-
cries In the second hnnr wrr. az -, sos
ofing by thu SHORTS M, th,,. 49, 80, ~
and tho list showed net deciincs IN ns~,. ~,
cases. for tho MOST mart ,,nnSr"a ~ $3.50 -
tons - .' sass
Tobacco shared Iii Il iarse mart ~ M ds.i-
irrs and suffered 4, loss of &c. nct nr s 49,
heavy offerings s,lrnr mo f,ra,,.c,. s ~
Union Pacific prefor,c,i wrrs ma n,N,r ,, .nx
active features, but tha mnitst MAS ws~v
narrow. VS. 'ssS
rbe weekly bank statement a,ncin.oA .
stronger position for the hanks than i. a.
week, Tho increase in st,rnlua of e. srs soo ts
however. attained mostly hv i, d,5s,,a. ~ a. ~
6al.Mo In the reserve rroinrrn,ents hv ihc ss,,,
tlnued drawing down OF drpnslts wbieh wcra
crease Ia cash hoiainrn A on,v sSio 4ai mn.
condition Of tho New York eieayinp house
hanks now, compared with the nefioa iust
previous To- tho Maine r,nlnsInn ,hse,.. u,
tcresting lirht on tho nrncnssr.s liz, 49,.
been going on IN the money msrrrf .tvrsr,
that period The strenuthon,nr ~ r,ssr,as
doubtless accounts for thr bsrav sres,stanro
to the tall In, values IN th,. fnen of rho .rrow
Ing apprehension OF war. Tho cash resnrvca
OF Tho New York banks Themselves ;,re now
ever 80 per cent OF dnposits nsainst abont "a
per cent on February III Inc iast atatcment
before tho Maine dliastsr But this I'M
provnment In their own ,onditons ,yas ~
ANAL eieuiaransn on,nnra5 Mir ,ha ,,',sa,'..
OF what haa bcen done for intcrin,. h,ni." A.
cord,nr Ia ma utnIan,,,,,t ,f ~, 4, ID,
New York bnnks on Eobruarxsil doposiis wosa
then s7SS, 6Ss, 500, nv todnA rtntsu,eni thev
We're sg,g an 400 !, derrcgs, NJ ii. t,e hn,
Tba rcn,rsrnts nrc,ty ass,,,1, *, s,
Of the tnmand FOR jntsr,or bants f,r n,,rn,sns
OF strcnethpnint their resevwos whlrh has
boon met I'm thnt time M. Nrw yar,, bnnIs
have met The demand nv conirarttnm ~
loans during tho period nntnrd ar onsriv ss,,
onO 900 ANA hnvr si,,,.ys,, :, ~, inas ~ a. X
nearly al 0pS 400 If the e,sb Iton,a M, ~
timated IL is found MAJ The icc,, trnders have
decrc0scd I'D. Az 500. while the spesis Inns In.
rreneed say 6gg Yoo iho eold from E,,ror,
coming m wbltn legal ,oSdrrs "a The intnr,s,y
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Pension. for Texans.

Issue OF March IL:
Original--Andrew A. Mcdonald, faoI
Point. IS. ,
pecos IS.
Issue of March "a:
Observation-Disclosures d. Iicnsley, Dnblin,
Sc special March 20: Edward f. Gibbs.
San Antonio. $50.
Issue Of March rs:
Original Richard y. Bradley, Waco, So,
Original widows. etc.--Elizabeth +, Brad
ley. Waco. IS; Martha E. Byrd. Weston
IS 90.
Issue OF March 90;
Original Edwin d. Way dead, Dallas
original widows. etc.. Margaret NJ. Way.
Dallas. sI2.
Issue OF March 90
ci,ginal- Edward Misigan. Anna. s6'
Henry Howard. Terrell. Sc; william foun-
ger. san Marcos, 81.
Original widows. etc.--Alzirs r. Drury.
ItRsca. 81.
Mexican war survivors and In
crease. Max Luntxel. cuero. 81 10 SIC
Mexican war widows Martha J. Van
d, Ike, Sparta, So.
Issue OF March 30;
OrigInal--Caivin Feeler Killeen, ~
Issue of March 81:
Drlgnal--Dsnnis pogan, Bexar. 50; Al
fred Wysehetzki. San Antonio, So
Mexican war widows-E Elizabeth W,
Thompson. winona, ST. Fannie Cunning
har, Ennis, IS.
widows Indian wars-Almeda Fenley,
Waldo. IS.
Issue o! April 2.
ReiFsue--Georgr T. Woodmansee IN
Issue 81 April 4;
orieinal- Hiram Palmer San Antonio.
So. Frank Lawrence. Fort Worth. IS:
Prush Newcomb. Whitesboro. &c.
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STOCKS ARE DEPRESSED
TRASsACTIONs LIMITED TO OPER-
ATIONs OF THE PROFESSIONALS.
New York Clearing House Banks In
stronger Position Thsn BEFORE
the Dcstruciiop Of the M&tue'

New York. April 1G.-The tone Of today's
dealing WAS depressed and transactions out
side Of operations by professionals werc In
significant
yThe ceiling by traders found new seekers
and prices yielded literally On the other
hand. when the professionals turned buyers.
they found few stocks Offering aud prices cons
sequantly easily reeosered. Naturally tho net
results Of this Kind Of Juggling from Que hard
to The other and then hack sgain wsre nok
large. though ths days price uossnsat ~
prstty vidA y
Ths spsalss AselIss ~ ~ = syNoelnv
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n, ShEksE-New York full cream. Ii8isc.
~ s,oensin rull cream, itisdlc &c; Young Amer
EGcs--Pcr dozen, ioc.
ONIONS Fancy rcd. n. 5ac no, N
10r . "-Vo per TO- 4oiack 'Atf
oo roTAIoE California and Colorado. ssst
uins New York seed potatoes iianert b sen-
at 50 300 3. co. s. H1''e' ii-feeh onis.
aouLTRY--Hen 81 sofs i5; spring, "a n
q oas;,, o n sa.7ssfe.oo. Turkeys. hens
~ 7tGs.25. Geese 50. oosts 1907 49, DuV 49,
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- =
mouaton SPOT Quotations..
OTIS closed quiet and unchanged; sales
Today. Yesterday. Last year.
GAivestor spOts.
weston SPOT market closed quiet aud


New York spUts.
Tho New York spot market closed steady.
i-i6c up.
.uua o,uaarI... l.i6icood miadnos u e-lI
I.nw mialiins.., > aldlMAdahns fatr. y ll.lV
Mldntlns ........ a-lafraicS ,t,t,,.-,,f l,lpU
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81. Lnnis Grin nnd Proyisions.

81 Louis. April Is -Flour-unchapged.
wheat Lower spot higher No. . red. cash
elevator, ! 10: track t.01Ml 0lk; April l.os;
May %. July 50 asked September u bid,
No hard, cash, 03 Corn futures firm;
h,rr7rr--,---ss -..aah ssis April 25l9 May 2s9s
Jniy 29MGe9qs: September sou bid Oats
Higher: spot dull; No. z cash e; track 2l'E.
hpril II. May q bid July .3h September
ga. No, white 99is. Rye Easier. h2is.
Ti,nothy seod--Prime 2.G5a2.10- Bran firm,
sacked 5si.. Ccrnmeal-Rirm.. I55al 50. Hay
In demand for choice grades; prairie l.Se'
Timothy :. Oo0lll.O
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MONEY AND BANKING.

Houston. April Ic.--Tbs local banks are well
supplied with money for all purposes. There
H. however, 10 great activity in the loan
market, tho deposits generally showing Al
Increase.
Eachange is quoted as follows: Now YORK;
buying. par; selling, New York. 81. Louis an
Kansas city, si00di,e % premium; Now Or
leans, buying. par; selling, u premium.
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Cheap Electric Lights.

cuero. Texas. April ie.-The city coun-
ri, met yesterday evening to receive bids
for lighting the city for the ensuing year.
The Buchel Power and Irrigation company
was awarded the contract at s8 cents pen
light Der month. 50-eandIe power. The
city has heretofore been paying $40 per
month per light
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demand arrivals mostly common stock; hogs
weak: gcod sheep In demand.
~, Louis, April ,-CatueReccipts 400,
including 500 Texans; shipments 800; steady;
iair to fancy native export steers, 4 SoGi5 81;
onik i'5aS.Se; dressed beef and butcher
steers under 1000 pounds, 3.9osf4 90; stockers
@i.hoi bulk OF COWS 60uS 50; Texas and In
dian steers 3,san4 81 bulk 4 sofft IS: cows
ana hctfers. 9.oo9iS so. Hogs Receipts $500:
shipments ZOO Workers S.6hG3.55 packers
".feaJ ~; butchers : Sa5p0. sheep-Re
celpts Son; shipments SOC. steady native NUT
tons i.s9ai.s5; lambs 5.e0}5 -, Whisky 20
Cotton ties and bagglue unchanged. Pork un.
changed mess jobhing as. Lard-Prime
steam, 900; choice b.ei. Dacon-Roxed shout
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A Prediction far Crane.

Denton. Texas. april EFT. i. Jasror.
prominent leader OF the democratic party,
who lives al Bartonyille. WAS here yes
terday, and In conversation with The Post
correspondent stated that the whole south
ern psrt Of the county WAS solid for Al.
torncy General Crane for governor, and
he would carry Denton county by safe
vote. Mr.. Jasper Is chairman Of his pre-
cinct. and has made careful examination
into the standing Of each candidate, with
the result as above stated.
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Livcrpvol spots.

Spots closed unchanged. With business ruod.
crate and prices hardening. tales i2,oN0, OF
which 10, 100 We're American; imports ll.o0o.
OF which 1880 were American.
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COTTON ON sHpgoARp.


ton to-day:
For Great Britan-Stoamshp Telesfora
37si Electrician 1909; total 7l0i
For Frances Southgate 12l.
For the Continents Steamships Hemisphere
1855 Nethergate 11l1 total 2S73.
For New York-Mallory limo 62j.
Total on shipboard. ,72s bales,
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GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS.

BY Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railway,
63l bales; International and Great Northern,
10: Galveston, Houston and Henderson, IL;
Missouri Kansas and Texas. 3, by berges,
145O Gulf and Interstate, liS. Total, 23i9.
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LOCHLER. Caldwell, Texas, April II.
Mrs. .I>ochier. aged 81 years, died q her
home near Deansille last night. She va
among the earliest SELLERS u this county,
and leaves large family " mpnTn her
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pUrrEn AND EGGS.

III, ~ Tlutter--Weak; creamssls
Chicago Ea,r Api ,,his. cheese Quiet. s~sh'
EsSsr rss. CITY. April y ;Bus HsssgslFirm:
er aanery IsSis; dairy is'sg'S' Ssss'
fresh, si ~, a. autter- steady; cream
%; h Sao daiPy Iicis. Eggs-steady' y
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DRIED rnuIrs ANn N1,rs

:, AfPLES--Fancy evaporatet. bgAlh bn,,,
ss,tsn ,' i,ip cartons, &c; choice cysporhted m
s nnk So-ib, Sc; fancy sliced. in 5oyib boxes -
tons 'VosN' ave IN LILO car
CITR0Ns.In 1o.lb boxes, i5c
,Ir ~, ,,,l, bills &C. g5-lb boxes,
e'f 81 sI,I pnlk Sc; IN lib cartons. 9isc.
G..Es.Eyaporated, iinpeeied. 5hSfsc
:, fl5, lNss-.california s-crown L. l.. boxes
~ 4aul 90; box l., l., raisins, a,Fisons 8
-c r L. NJ raisins, 5o-lb boxes, ISGl5c. q.
.Thu NEs~-Califcrnia .s,.sds. 7sc, so.-ns
wy; W4sQs, sic; sO.5o0s, 5ftsi5c, N''
~. u y, brazl, l0c per Id. filberts Sicily
~ Nepiss, R,2e; walnais, isMiic: peanuts
slJc per Id. ."es'Hess'
.CccoANuTs- so per loc, $40 90 per 1913,
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GALVESTON STATEMENT.
COFFEE

Private wire to Cargill Richardson gave
the closing Of coffee futures in New YORK as
follows; January 5,@G5ao; February 5'soa
5o5, March aa5aGOO; April 6.isb; May osoa
OF. June 5.7oa5 IS; July 5.7oa5.75; August
+. 7odi5. 10; September o.75a5.So' October go
@5. so; November 5.soG5.S5, December 5'soa
5s5. ~.
New York. April is.-co'fee opened WIN
prIees unchanged to : points higher. ruiea
a,,iet and closed steady unchanged 10 "
noints higher; sales 1880. Spot Rio, stesdy
No !. invoice 90; No. : jobhing. 7Ssi H'lia
quiet; cordoya sage. Total warehouse de-
,Iver,es from the United States 4S'Sse ~
ending 50. s0i from New York New fo or.
stock S5s.52s: United States stock ps 1 40
asIoat for the United States By rg; iolai W.,
u,a's for the ITnited states ,,so5 hsahs'
"a. ~ al, iasl year and iie,5ls ~ ispp, -.
Santos April iG.-Coffee quigt; soou nse,
are santos 5000 refs per 100 ki'os; fecs'pt'
ioi gan,bnyr April i6 Coffee opened dnii anu
uh ,,ia eAuril is'-coflee finn; No; ! no
firm: sino refs per 100 hlos. ~. In1si,sa
alSa .' receipts 1900 cleared for re eai ~,
States 1900; for Europe 3oOOi sloch i'''''''
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New York cotton Market.

New York. April l9,--rhere was u sharp
squeeze of shorts IN the cotton market today.
directly duo to strong Liverpool cables anu
a sudden hardening Of spot cotton both at TINS
mort and the south. From start 10 hnish INC
bull crowd was IN control and at one tltne
the bears were bordering on decentralization
Tho feature Of the tranaoctlons was ooinlnir-
sion house buying which for some weeks
nc Tho market MAS firm with prices 500
upints higher. Buying WAS about evenly d.
vided between local Ghorts. Southern ana LOT
olgn FIRMS, and commission houses, het
cain Of sal points occurred aud there was
Partial renction under profit taking Inc .losc
Was steady at u net gain OF i0G points. iran sn
ing was active throughout and ths saios' llz,-
900 bales, represented eheepuoh""' '"'e'
business for "a Saturday.
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lon WHOLESALE PRICES.

pa for Round Lots of StapIe
Commodities.
Ptations are revised daily, and their
can be relied upon. The prices are
In Houston wholesale markets.
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per iOc, SO 20 per lgo,.
GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots, job cars. from mills. dealer.
S Snarho ilom stofs' tGloc mere per leo lbs On
. n,an, zet5c per hushel on oats and corr, and
iVMioc Ter 100 lbs on hay
ERAN-70c; corn bran Soc ner too lbs.
.HilNPPED CORN TsftsOr per 100 lhs
a.,iiN-No sacked. l2diyc, OF corn, Csc.
0SAIIiIsrIeAas 3lc per bu Kansas 35c
N W.iniEam SHQRTs--s HOO per 100 lbs.
WHEAT SCREENlNGS--sO per bushol
ia Y--Alfalfa. Sli6oGl2.0O per ton; timothy
80; 'ogA .oO; South Texas prairie hay, 81. 506D
$50; North Texas. se0GGliO,o0.
COTTON SEED PRODuCTs-Meal and
cake, $500 per ton; hulls 81 50Sr5. 90 per ton.
MlLLET SEED-Toa5sc per busbel.
SORGHUM SEED-sl .15Gll 20 per bushel.
RYE SEED--S5c per bushel.
kAFblR CORN-65c per bushel.
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Trade Notes.

coming in slowly and demand 10
b makes prices firm at loo.
Of strawberries have been light
have stiffened up.
rs Of fruits are firm, and higher
prevail In the event that 1t Is
Tor Uncle Sam to expel Spain from
(rs.
"a good average demand for chick
ducks, geese and turkeys are slow
lrtone of -four Is exceedingly strong
Rnce is predicted.
are prepared to do O fine bust
San Jaeinto week.
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PRODUCE.

PRODUCE.
ripS ofhla small white csc per ID;
pess " al ss g,, Lima beans aAa3kc;
4 crs Star, lae; dairy, lial5c;
IN emery &c. Texas country
,aogise; common, sMioc, oleo-
a. c .,,iie prints. i2c: Elgin dairy
3ails ',g ~ fancy creamery. In s
colorado ss-ooas.e5; Texas sl.7s
JcSslSiln-sl, ooa, 10 per dozen.
Dozen. ''' ps' ooAeh' ie]as'
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cnrsn = Richnrd-on's Circular.

Cargill & Richardson's circular says:
The strong position OF cotton was the basis
for another advance today and but Tor tho
fear that war viii cause II 10 slump badly,
prices would easily show big gain, and they
may do IL even with war. our Improvement
il based 10 II large extunt upon Eurupeai.
purchases Of both spots and futures, all Tor
eign markets being higher today and generous
buying orders were given brokers Ia our
markets. When We consider everything II is
not strange that there should he a change In
sentiment. Receipts arc aiarmtngy small.
two large interior towns, Memphis and Au-
gusta received today ls3 bales VS.. Sis the
same week In 1895. Estimates at the porih
were 5i0O VIZ 10000 in that yenf,. Spots were
advanced I-IG In New York and unchanged
elsewhere but more than quotations are
realized IN some Instances. LIverpool for q
half day did "a big SPOT business, 1000; anu
advanced deliveries ~ TO s-6idi NOW YORK
closed 4 to up. and New Orleans TO up
IL Is expected that before an adjournment To-
night tho senate VIII pass resolutions reooE,
uizing the Independence OF Cubn. chicago
saws this means war, and bulled wheat N
consequence July 2ls cents; September closed
nj 10 December 7gM. stocks dun but quite
steady after rather weak opening
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HEAVY STABLES.

eA~Nh' RtAElLES.
TIoN-Powder, per keg, $4,000
% powder Sl.e5 per keg; drop shot,
Is; buck, sl.5O.
3E2tra short clear, In sacks, 6ss6p
|ars, 6Ad63sc; boxed isc higher;
lies, 1ssQ7%; New York salt bell
breakfast bacon, 9Q9Lac.
AND TlES-rLess than car lots
ION; Bagging, 2-lb. size; 2h lib.
ARROW, 45-lb, zoe; Delta, 81.
sl,ck, wrapped, basis a, 6hG6iGc
iai sizes, &c higher.
-hlo and Cordoya 12Ml3Iko; fair
prime 10Ml0Ac; choice 10hnllc;
hac,' peaherry l2Agl3%c. Roast
Arpuckle's Ariosa. basis l00- lib
uelivered; 36-lb cases, III. zoe de-
Pcx' lW-lb cases. 11.4Oc; in 36-lb
Emplfe Mills, Houston: Dayison's
S.io; White Ribbon. serond pat
iexas Star Mills quote: Tidal
o,a airy, second roller patent.
.aii, S'4o; rye flour. $3.50. Special
u'pments TO interior points: flour
~ ABOVE sacks; in half barrels 3gc
Eous GooDs-Grits, hominy and
IN barrels. $500; pear, meal. la
sLv per Dbl Of four sacks: Scotch
oas' $50; Columbian oats, 81. 10,
tshuafn. ShnShc: picnic hams. 10.
Wild cans, extracted, 4laM5isc;
ipV IN l2-lb cans, extracted, Glhc.
,aa' eu tierces, compound, 4Bc; leaf
is @ns ite higher than tierces: l0-lb
S su'r' OLD cans ssc higher; 3-lb
{is-Rebolled. fair, 1edlsc; prime.
~ -ogs6c; fancy new crop syrup,
va fancy head, 5lAa54n: choice,
int5sc fancy imported. 5,cn5%.c.
iohgl1c. " 49,
s .a coarse, Goa75c; fine, esq
70 I, coarse. soc. fine. Soc; barrels,
4 'V'os' S2'S0; 1oo-3s. $3.50: 7O-4x
No. /, in 1o-lb kits.
~ barrels. s5.5Un5.75.
,american quarters, So. 256s.35;
Issae-euarters. 81, iO12.50. imported
n quarters, sli.5O; fancy sprats.
standard goods: Pearl. In 4o-lb
IN ho, et.o n. bulk, 3isc; Nickel, 100
I'm H. $40; corn starch, 5isc per
Equations are for small lots; spe-
I'M I'M on carload orders. Standard
ksi,aavv cubes and powdered. 6c;
~" ciarihed, fancy. sc; choice,
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pnt. and calls on Grain.

cbicago adylccs by private wlfe 70 e. W
annier d Co gave puts on. July wheat s5ls
and s5s, Calls sold at S9is UP to DON clos
ms al soy There was good selling on bulge
AZ calls ssts and s2ss. Corn VIII sell higher.
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FRuIrS.

APpLES-Fancy Ben Davis 81 25a45o; VII
low Twigs and other varieties s475.
BANANAS--Sl .40al50 per bunch. packed
for shipment.
LEMoNs-choice, ss.oo@3 SO. extra fancy,
81 60.
ORANGES California seedlings s2.ooa2. %;
navels, Sc. 75i3oo
STEAWRERRIES--Per crate OF "a quarts,
Sl5o for poor, s2.b0q2.75 for best Mltchells and
Noonans.
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SUGAR.

New York. April issusa !. 4 ts., ?g I0is
fair refining s,isi esn.f leis standard aud
hei,neu a.avA I.is; cut loaf ZIG; crushed
Zig; powdered 1-is granulatsa ~ su0''
s 7-1G. ~ "a -suear-Quiet: open
New orleans. n appnarifuxaI GRADUATED ~
ih, is, yellow Aal 5-i6; SECONDS s"~
W.T. mis- molasses-Dull; centrifugal 4ui''
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IN THE COTTON MARKETS.
All the Factors Ia the Situation
Favored the Bulls.
EVEN WAR SCARE WAS ENCOURAGING
Large Sales &c spots In liverpool
and of Futures In New Ncrk--An
Advance An Deliveries.
one IA a. The l,nsIt.
Mouslcn. sataraay. Arln %.

Houston, Saturday. kpill IS.
Trade In Manchester being good and Euro
pcan srirncrs hciug In the market for cut-
ton was one OF the factors Ia tho situation TO.
day, Another bull point is the slump In the
movement which is below all expectations
SIM ,aa,har .,.,,.,,, ,,,r,vat,,. ,as az, w,r
49, "."N' e '' - w
scare Forcigners are anxious 10 nave the
cotton on the seas In case war should he de s.
.,a,.d .tt,nn,,h thrro IS = st,on, faeiinp ira,
. .'N'>N' ee' 49, ~ :" NN's
'nere VIII DC no war
sIivcrrool bought 1000 bales at unchanged
md firm nriees NN
~, W - 49,, A., ,,h
NV 10Th soN"reeu Spots Nv a"u wv WV.
CT markets closed unchanged New orleans
being firm, and netiyc
A,,.,,.. a., - w., ,, =. ,,..
f"N"'Ns =" ~" '"NN Nt''ss's'" ~ "" "",""|N
OF TO points WIN sales larger than Tor
many DAYS, and phcnurncnaliy heavy for sat
.,.,. 49,. -
u"ay W 'h's se"son' NeW V''e"ns 10 wv
to points,
Port receipts wcrc II SIC AGAINST QEos last
- -, oo az 4, ,sos
'N"' WI" -'''V' IA ''N'.
New orieAns expects ON Monday aNpV 10
$500 against 1908 last year and SshS in 1895.
tt,,,s,on o,no., IN, q, ,cno a,atnst An
'N"s''" NNFsNN 4'V w ANN "e Wv
last y9ar ana .tal N lssS.
H. W. hunter " Co.'s COTTON Letter.
Liver" ol did a bis Saturday business OF
~ 900 bales and advanced ~ roints for DON
,ra.,s mt, ,,a, -. .n.',,..,,,.. ~,
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nez. Royrersnotfer Z c..
CLEARED FOR GALvEsroM.

SIS Alarr, -, Fayal. February IT.
SIS Asjoun. Bartlett, at Penarth, March ls
SIS Breckfeld. Shields, April g.
SIS Electrician, Fisher, Liverpool. March 10,
SIS Hardwood, Shields, April g.
SIS FnuliDa, Sontander, April !.
81 Roker, Barry, April l. .s..-.4
81 vGgge, Stewart. Marry March 81.
SIS White Cross. Taylor. Buenos Ayros.
February 20.
Sci. john X. Souther, Cape Henry, March 81.
sci. May Dow, Norfolk, Murch 20.
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/. GALVESTON.

stock wanted and viii sell readily a. above
Quotations
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Dry Goods.

New York, April ie. The woef In airy gooos
has been more satisfactory In It's Tendencies
If not rs actual results, sellers have iounh
that buyers are wiling to make concessions
IN order 10 clean up stocks wbiqh VIII bs
useless In fsw days In fact such onssts
have shown an easter dealing tenderey and
generally be.ior feeling pfeYtilt me aetlli
business paeyjug has been tmall and rrl gu
lar from day TO day. Recorders have been
light and In general confined TO actual needs.
cottong have not been o5tter conditions IN
bry grades. -, -.
Prints are irregular. aud not ut al satis-
fartory In TIER movement Print cloths uaie
sold fairly well. but not enough for the out
lar extras with a limited demand recorded.
weekly Interior Movement
The weekly movement OF cotton at ~ lcad'
ing interior towns according TO the Cbron-
icie's statement. lssued this morning. Was as
fr1inua,
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Ns,r York April --wheat--Receipts 49,.
ia. exports iss.15o. Spot stronger. No red
IA af,oat. Options opened firm Shorts we're
heavy buyers most Of the forepoon' covering
1890 higher, May l.06s,. Hides Steady;
Galveston ish; Texas dry, i2h; California
,.iaeiisis. Leather steady, homiock, sole
i,uenos Ayres i9iEa2o. Wool Outlet. Cotton
sr,,de 4 .. b, mill lsisdi5k prime steam
vellow ?sg22iA. of summer yellow 22a2?M;
S,,,ser oil a6frg7; prime winter yellow 2il54
sSL'. Lead and copper steady.
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WIRE ANp NAILS.

WIRE AND NAILS.
Quotations are for less than carload lots
Special prices on carloads.
!. BARBED WlRE-Glidden, gal. s2.45 per 100
lbs. Waukegan, $3.50.
WIRE NAlLs-Rato, $500 per keg; ad-
yances, l0d. I'D and lsd, nc; sd and Cd 10G /;
Cd and I'd, zoe; 4d and sd, soc; Sd. 45c; I'd, 75c
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asked, b bid. nominal.
Futures opened steady and cloaed barely
gtpnuy. sales 1900,
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MARINE INTELLIGENcE.

Port of Galveston, April 10.
ARRIVED.
SIS Gyller, Rasmussen, Porto Rico.
SAILED.
SIS Girnam. Boyle, Hamburg.
VESSELS IN PORT.
SIS Zenith, J. Mcler G. Co.
SIS Curiyba.
IS GullNara, ]. Moller d &c.
SIS Gyller, star Mills.
SIS Maritime, Fowler G. McVius.
SIS oewesty, j. Mo,ler ca
SIS rsenttno.
SIS Parkgate, j. MoIier & Co.
81 sprlngwell. Culliford. Clark 4 ce
SIS TclestCra.
Sch Basanez. Reyrlersnofrer Z Cs.
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Kansas City. April lG.--Wheaty HIghHri NO,
hard. 9g195i.; No. J red, asi No2 spnns
steady; 10. 2, co. iny--Fnm; astlyc; tim
othy 3. 20: prairie 100.