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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-08
STOCKS WERE WEAK.
MARKET SUFFERED sOME FROM
BURDEN or REALIzlNG.
Conicrs and GrnngcrS Were Heavy.
no"d Department Absorbed A.
tention--tstrcneth Apparent.

! New YORK, February T,--Today's marke,
| for stocks suffered from tho burden OF real.
| i1inE sales and from bear pressure due 10 the
| roufndescencc OF the Cuban scare, There
wero special clements If Weakness In nddi-
ton, Tho Union Pacific securities were
heavy Oh account Of the announced deter
miEttion OF the government 10 operate thu
hshsaa Pacific under receversip nnd seek
10 postpone the sao of that property The
hansai Pacific consols opened on 5ss per cent
Oh the strength Of this, hui the buying al
tho decline was very heavy aud aggressive
ruiaors on the curb were given ont that this
secnity was not likely to he deprived of ia
, tistt Of exchange with the rcorganixca Union
ruviil' securities. This apparently failed To
..t,% inc stocks. aud they we're heavy Al,
vs., wy preferred going of at onn lime al
M NJ eMn me common point. Missouri Pa
wv showed recurrence uf its recent wedk-
nshs ana declined at one time n point balnw
sSa,,Iany's r!osc. Lake Shore. New York
s Jhvn,fai ana Northern I'ariric preferred
snuMt' u continuation of eioft taking
Ihr ,oalcrs aud the grarr.rs wors IN ibs
1ua,e NUMBER OF stocks showed gains III liza
u, ',,at eut as ruio declines wiped then,
s.ly vigorous movements. There Mere v's so, ~.
smnrv gains also in the usually inactive hirh
condition i s'. ot ,Ss me rsycrisl unsettled
Ht.npi. y, Tho closing dealinrs. we w
Aithnngh the stock market w,,a M, ,a,t
~ activity and interest, ihe bond aonas wvnns
continued g Absorb large share ~ a,.sn'
nVa a s1S snow sn ssat sssnsl nsre wsrs
rar value of sI0l oaD Or over .rh,a pioe.s ~
wsrs z The Atehison adjustment fuurs !" ~, II"
si,s Ssa''nH FL y which fooled W Cor hs day
rcntols 10 1904 brought out h, ass isssd'c
~ Which was taken by one dealer. Y rhn,
s was MsS,9W block OF the new Union p.s.,,o
ioNrA hold during the day. f"''''e
. Ntsmcl 0ts sharp guins ar.. ,...i
tpsyrSn me bond list TOTAL sales Il, s., M
uiosinE quotations on bondA al N s.sss vuss
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SIS Alasa, Fowler 4 McVI,,e.
IS Casianos, c. y. OrthwsIn a. Sons.
81 Cumberland. u. Merkowitz.
IS Gaagat, Fowler a. Mcvi,ir
rs Gleniahrcn, 0rthNein q Sons
~ Hannah N. He'll. Fowler e. Neville,
81 Lampasas, J. y. Sawyer e Co.
IS Mcnomsha, Daniel Ripley
~ ,'cnhaon,a, Fowler & McVl,ic.
rs Pomhridge. Daniel Ripley
SIS Queenstown. orthwain & Sons.
81 Noiano. Fowler & Mcv;fie,
- Iolesfora, Fowler a MeYhle
~ Vosta, VIM. Parr 4 Co
Bark colcn Archer. j. Mulicr G Co,
SCI, Mm y. Clifford. Fowler a McViii-.
Sch Thos. G, Smith. L. o. Flood & Co
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HONEY AND RANKING.

Houston, February 7.--'rhc local banks are
we'll supplied with money for all purposes.
There Is. however, no great activity In the
loan market. the deposits generally showing
an Increase
Exchange is quoted MS foliows: New York
buying, &i.5oft2.V1; selling, Toe discount to par
New Orleans. buying II TO par; selling u to
par.
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Hnntcr's only Gotten letter.

The bull inning continued today. New Or
leans at Que time showing an advance of il
points. May 5.6l and New York 10 points,
May $50. Liverpool Mt one time was fully
i-biths higher. but lost a part of the ad-
vance and closed barely steady In tone; spot
sales lt,ooo, at "a for middling. At the top,
today, the market was up - to 80 points
from the recent low point the advance since
FRIDAY 8 close being fully 20 points, aud this
was little too rapid for two days and 1t
was only natural that there should come a
reaction from short selling ON the bulge, and
taking of profits by those who caught The
bun turn. This selling resulted in decline
OF points from the top in New Orleans.
May o2 ana points in New York Nav
a.HS, from which points there was some re-
ceVcry on evening IN trades for the day.
lioustons estimate of $500 to TO- 900 and New
orleans of 1000 to 5000 helped the decline.
Receipts will likely be liberal for while and
as this advance has run to cover most OF The
scattered short interest, it is only reasonable
TO expect further reaction from the high point
o. today, but II has been clearly proven that
the long side Is the safest. and that It's
friends arc strongest, at least for the pres
en-, ana az there is unqucstionabiy a large
snort interest outstanding In spot cotton I'm
10 NJ least as late as April /, there secTss
t tltlie RISK of loss by buying on all soft spots
for quick turns NF''
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New 4 YorJ. None :! y, 7 !.

Now York, February Money On rail- easy
MT ~, last loan ~ per cent Prime NOR
camille paper 3fi4 per cent Sterling eS-
change Arm. with actual business In bankers
bills at 4S54di.S5% for demand and i.s3a
J.StS for sixty days. Posted rites, 4.s3ta
and 4.sG. Commercial bills. i,s2mi .S2f., sill
yer certificates. 5drkM5T,. Bar silver 56lk,
Mexican dollars, ~ rs. Government aud
railroad bonds strong. Stato bonds dull.
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IN THE COTTON MARKETS.
The Bulls Again Sent Prices Up the
Scale.
BOTH SPOTS AND FUTURES ADVANCED
News From Manchester Was OF an
Encouraging Nnture-The Texas
e9. Movement 10 Dntc.
ofnco Of Tho Post,
Houston. MONDAY, February Z.

Houston, MonOay, Fepfuafy Z.
The bulls again had field day In cotton
and when tho session closed they had sen
prices kiting upward on both spots aud de
i iiycries
News from across the water was of an en-
couraging character, and the Cuban war va.
| porings which affected stocks was not felt Id
| the cotton markets. While cotton was or
the down grade nobody seemed to want It cx-
cept those who were covering. Now, how
ever, that the long predicted advance has
apparently started, speculation has been di-
vertcd from other channels. Tho sales OF fu-
lures today amounted to 1920 In New Or
leans and $4,000 IN New York.
Cables stated that Manchester demand was
good and that spnrers were Investing In con-
tracts. Spot sales in Liverpool were 1900
bales at i-32d advance and futures closed . "a
to S-6i higher than Saturday. bringing that
market nearer to parity with ours.
New York advanced spot quotations Il and
the other American spot markets are UP i-ie,
with tho tone firm and the demand good.
New orleans futures closed to points up.
March ranged In price from 5.al to 500.
New York futures were 9 to up at the
close. August having sold from e.0a to 600
and March from 59i to $40,
In other months there was at one time an
advance of 10 points, but scalpers began to
want their profits and there was recession
before the close.
Port receipts were 3i,737, against %, 200 last
year and sii35 in 1926. For the week to date
the port movement is 72,oii, against 81. 232
in 1895.
New Orleans expects tomorrow II 600 to 49,
900, against SEA last year and FISH in 1895
Houston expects $500 to 10000. against 1852
last year and 1921 in 1885,.
The Texas movement to January 81 was p
$4,000. compared to l,s650si lust season and
LBS, a67 in 1875 for tho corresponding period
The total for the month was 1850, against
eo,G93 last year aud ITO, $50 In 1896
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asked: bid: nominal
New York Futures.
Opened firm; at noon steady, and closed
steady.
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NEW ORLEANS.

Market active and steady for fair
cattle OF all classes; good beevcs, go
and heifers. calves and yearlings in q
hogs dull; good sheep firm and In Der
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
Isn.t.. (,ublcuru,,,I,,lI,

New York. February I, Tho Evening
POETS London cablegran says: The stock
day Activity still ecntcrs In Americans
Tfpdc returns for January were featurelcss:
Imports are only up 10000 Raw material
l,laporls decreasci e3;2Ie,cco largely due Ct. TO-
America. The valiie Of exports for the month
Is down bali million pounds.
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.ApPLEs-Fancy Ben Davis ss75dtl.o 90
Winesaps and other varieties si,2sgti so.
BA NANAs--Si5ogl.75 per bunch, packed
for shipment
CltANhERRIEs--Ca Cape Cod, se7bGs.oo per
crate; sS.00ftS.b0 per tbl.
LEMoNs-M ossina and Palermo. common,
ss..s; choice ~ 2od3 30: extra fancy ST a.
GRAPES .Almerto, $s.o0it6.nn per barrel.
ORANGES california seedlings, S2.a5fp2 80,
payels. s. O0Gl3, ~ FNo W.
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Houston SPOT sluototion.,

Galveston Spots.
The Galveston spot market closed firm, 1-16
up.
Low ordinary. 3 1915 Middnc.. s a-iG
Ordinary -. I T-lf Good middlinr 3 l3.iG
,iood ordinary. 1916 Mddlng fair. 4 3-iG
Low mddlinE.. . 3-i6fsa1cs ..,4....... 33S
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London Co.oIs.

London, February 7--consols for money,
HES; for the account, it2 a-i6. Mexican or
binary, 235i Mexican Central. now is, 60
Bar s'ver quiet. estsi per ounce. Money,
.HTeil ror csnt Rate of discount in the
npch market for short and three months bills.
3es per cent.
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CLEARED.
IS Rio Jano, Guerrica. Liverpool.
EXnoRTs EoI,llIGN.

l.'verpool Pr steamship Rio Iano "a 900
tnles Of cotton, 6.o55,oDo pounds. s4lI.3o1. IL :
ii2 bushels corn 800. 900 pounds S7l71t Gil,
sacks borates. Sstle0 pounds. si0,7o5, ii7o
pieces walnut timber, 97.725 feet, $50. a 76o
slaves, t57, 100 pounds, 1880; asa plates spell
t ,er 22a.ola pounds. sis,iil 800 sacks -four.
5000 pounds. $1,000
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COTTON ON sllIr,poAn,,

cottoa on shipboard, not cleared M Calves.
ton, today; " ~ '"''s-
!. r ~. Treat Notwithstanding Rio jano.
M.si bales RIA, ssis; Hemisphere 1884, Tex
Hannah ~. He'll. $40. total 2t.i5S 'V'
ror France Steamships Cromwell s,s
&c. WV. s-sV' total.
lWn haies kairos. SSei FeIirian.. ana, rien
g \, ips' Glcnyeck soso; GIenlolg. .ss: to,n
ror lsran-.ss kilburn. seoS bales.
stmr line. 5Ioa; total, 9ISu. $50 LONE
Total Oh shtpboard, si.S35.
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COTTON.
Houston Daily statement.
,3l Today. Saturday. Last "
Houston Comparative statement.
\ Houston railroad Receipts.

f Houstons gross receipts o cotton by the various
Notwithstanding the city were rs follows:
Missouri. Kansas and Texas ................ 1903
Houston anu Texas Central - ..... ,sJa
international and Great Northern......... lois
san Antonio and Aransas Pass. ....a........ $40
Gulf. Colorado and santa Fe. $50. -. ...... Iii
Galveston. Harrisburg and san Antonio. ~. coo
Houston East and West Teras 49,. .......... a.
Texas nnd Neworicans. Observation-Disclosures. 80
---.
Total ~. .ss,,....4 ....4 ~. ~. ~. ..X 5,lIg
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st. Louis Grain nnd Proyi.iop.

81. Louis, February 7.--Flour-Unchanse
Wheat-unsettled, closing with May Mc lower
thai, than Saturday and July unchanged; SPOT SPOT
a Lower; No; red. cash. elevator 9sA; track
s.ss9s. February, 95M; May, g5S,eIa5 ~.
Iuiy. soy bid; No. hard saaeo.l. Corn NJ.
rutures nrm ana advancing. closed with sell
9rs OF May 'sc above Saturday and BUYERS If
l raEr l,lsc lover; spot lower; No. cash, Is:
February, FAX bid; May. 9Gssa2ss, July. pa.
0rI rs. oats-Futures dun and weak ,r ,,h
ions sh lower lower, than Saturday spot lower: No. 2
sas',, elevator. 23ls; track. 24is@25; February
4; May "a rs asked; July, 2aX: No. whits'
i SYis; Rye.Quiet, AZ bid. Timothy seed.
n asih' prime, a.70G2.75. Flaxsced-IIieher.
L2s,s Cornmeal---1.i5aI5O Bran-saeked
sast track; So, Hay-Quict; prairie. 1901
$50: timothy, Soodl0oO. WHISKY 10 Ieay
l psrE ps Cotton ties and baeging unchanged.
iIs srs ies. standard mess. jobhing, 1910
t soas Bach en-. Boxed lots. extra short clear
Dry salt meats-B Boxed shoulders. 755S M.
shorts sbra spogs els "a 5ooa =; ibis 5.2spss:
reis' wheat 1000 bushels; corn. sls, ooo bush
s .aso oats, $4,000 bushels Shipnients-Flour
a a%v barrels wheat. 21opO bushels; corn. Ill
wy bushels; oats, 5000 bushels. -
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GALVESTON coTToN RECEIPTS

,any tiulf, Colorado and santa Fc railway
crn, li67 By Galveston. Houston and lian
deserson, ~ by Missouri kansas and Tr.as
l lss, by Galveston. Ia Porto md Iionston'
~ oy hafses, itli: by steamer Cumberland
me Davis, !; by sloop Maryotta, /: total. sos.
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VESSELS IN PORT.

-. III' VFt 7 is"0l7V|ASTWTS
Fhlladolphia--P cr schooner Thomns 4;
smith, 200 tons anthracite coal
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!, S SSS, s YORK; February Wheat Rcceipts
t"s's options dull and easier n; mrs, nn psa
III, Nustnwestern repeipts. lower cables ana
r rra, u california foreign houses we're m s%u
bv sxn Sussrs =. ne decline and later helped
,1,v Supply decrease. prices partly rccovoras
r rta SaM net lower; hui steady: NJ
~ ingp,ds ss closed Ioii May. Us rs: july.
cotton seed olr Steady; crime crude isssS9so
ss'Ms sen0w' r. Pig iron-yery duli. s.so
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Cargill Richardson OF Houston saw. Tba
advance in cotton Saturday was a fororunner
OF another one today, Like Saturday. the
power came frcm Liverpool, that market N, .
y. M. neing 2.Gid up, later advancing a-siJ
.uorei put me close was barely steady, with
me near months 3'a points up and tho dis
."pt ones ~ Spot business was excoption.
any GOOD. ii000 bales being taken ~ + 10,
aavanec. They not only h,ught spots freely
NJ nome, but were generous IN their cah,cs
TO America. New York opened minis IN
Win Liverpool large buyer, which advanced
liises . more In short time When I'm
estimates Tor tomorrow. Which were liberal
were nosteu. heavy selling elders wore seni
rom New orleans and reAns which hrourht
Y a. feattIot OF points ilom the highest.
,,uSr MUG hrmness was shown. cloaioa
r'iso' o'ihs points feom tile bottom and
y points over Saturday New Orisans io,
ieweu New York, their Faia over Snf,,r,Jn.,
., one liine being 10 points, roactlnr o po,nss
day. ''' 'hah Satur-
spots were advanced y in New York ana
!-io ~ Nov Orleans, Houston aud C,alves-
,sn' ny movement OF cotton In Texas ana
~, Nv lpuinn territory from September h
January ~ was s,i6f,ooJ. against 2-1s ae7 ~
ma This indicates a crop of saoc ,on "
o,V"V,poe bales. The fact that speculs,,on II y
agar. N cotton may give us further imnpn,,a =
,hvh', put all advances of conseouarr, III, |
os tempting periods for the professional." ~ =,
snort INC market SO long as the mnvamor w
ASSUMES present proportions a"'
,SmsuSo WAS quiet. with prices rar ,,
anont nnchangcd, Provisions wers i,r,,, s ta
I.ce,pts Ss,oao. expected tomorros, IA NV nv
SsVoNs duii hut quite steady. V'''
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HOUSTON RANK cLEARINGs

The following arc the clcarances OF the
Houston banks for the week thus far and for
The corresponding time last year. together
with tho increann or dcrrenHn: -. .ss...
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ArtIcles-- Open. High. Low. 4 Close.
Cash quotations were as Follows;

Flour-Steady.
1894; No. 2 red, 9S@9S5
Ccrn-No. 2, 27ik
% cs,s--No. z, 2iAa2a5s No. 2 white, $500
Ryo-No. 2. 47h.
Ealiey--No. ., 10 b. 2sMG4o.
Flax seed-No. !, 1.25,s; new. 1909.
iiiiothy seed-Prime, 2.SOll2. s2Ih
Mess pork-Per bbl l0.30T10. IS.
Lard lard-Per 100 lbs. 4,o2l.G4.a5.
Short rib sides-Loose. 4.95T5. 25
Dry sailed shoulders Boxed 4a.n5.
Short clear sides-Boxed. 6. 25si5. Is
lon, ] IL eo''' Pei ea-
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N'w York, February THE opcnins ~
trade z the dry goods field was feasure,es.
'oeaN nut generally auspicious. There va
sa.r PERCENTAGE 81 buyers present. ana /, MI,
sssme1 70 take hold OF goods al Rsconj hs NY
W. sonsaaefaoie vim. Buyers in tact Savs
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MARINE INTELL,ezNcE.
port o. Galveslon. Febtnary Z.
hRRIVEp

Pbrf OF UaIveston, February z.
ARRIVED
IS Menomeha. Conner, New York.
81 hlava, Dc HuoaSa. Liverpool.
~ Vostn. Mooney. Liverpool
~ bampasas, BaTstow New York
~ ticnfahrcn, Walker, Las Palmas.
Us Queenstown, iIoRt Gcnna
Sch Thomas G Smith. Adams, Philadelphia.
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New Orleans, February 7.--r

New Orleans, February 7.--Hog ~
firm: Pork. standard mess, I0Is. III;
fined. tierce, 3 7-S@4 Boxed meats--bjl
4 1906; sides. 5ssm51a. Bacon jeis3
sides, "a. Rice-Firm; ordinary to ID
@4@. Grain and fecdstuffs dull. Flou3
ira fancy, 4.60W4.70; patents, 4.9Oa Iss, d
meal--I6sI1.70. Bran--1.70. Hay.-f;
13o0@1S50; choice. 14.00G14.5o. Con-
sacked, white, 37G37Ia; mixed, sSfls6k.)
low, 36q3612. Oats-No. 2 sacked, Sosj
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Visible Grain supply.

!, New York. February The statemen, =,
sa, vsioie supply Of grain In store aud afioat
N Sa.sf y rebgruary :, as compiled by the
,, WHEAT, seo2e.ool bushels: decrease sso ooo
1a 1as a corn Ss.5oaooo bushels: decrease
r.s. ~, nu S oats 900 bushels: de-
de.iease, 244,ooo bushels barley > "a az;
bnflels decrease. $3.50 bushels -'''s'v"
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idyerpool--rer steamship vesta, 1919
sacks salt and sundrics.
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Put. ana Can. on Cr,,n

lineage adyices by private wire "a n w
anu mupa as, 60. gass puts on May wheat o IL
n III a M h ana calls ss and as Crowd bear.
ana possibly big break May too much nha.sa
..ors a an the distant options. Puts on Nav
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Kansas City, February 7-WhSt.
steady to "a lower; soft firm but sioS.I
hard. IS; No. ., S6@S7; No. 1 red, III
92; No. 9 spring. SSH @S7. COMFY
steady; No. . mixed, 24jsdl25. Oats-DSI
firm; No. 2 white, 22A d2sA. Rye-S
No. 2, 4S1a. Hay-Active, steady; chols
othy, S.50q9.00; choice prairie, 6.756IH
ceipts-Wheat, 127.200 bushels: com,
bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels. Shll1
Wheat, $4,000 bushels; corn, 4s,000 c.
oats, 5000 bushels.
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HousTos wnoLrsALE rn,ca..

Suos"tsons Tor Round Lutu az stanp.
4 = Commodities.
Thesc quotations arc revised daily. am ,ne,.
cor srstness can be relied upon The nricns
sLe incse ruling III the Houston whoicssIs
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asked. Lake copper-Quiet but STA,
11.00. Tin--Quiet but firm; la.92lfSpSj
Spelter--Quiet at 4.QOG4.15. Lead.S
3.621aG3.67ia. S
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New York. Cotton Nnr.c,

S'w iofk' February 5~-Today's transar.
.,ons N cotton futures reached asssoo bales
'h's being The heaviest for several mon,hs
past. and prices broadening speculation ana
aise an alarm on the pan OF shorts. p,,cas
, g. aae sest point showed an advance Of s;p,o
ca,,snS y" .ns aetye positions Liqudatio,,8
u ~ nei gaia OF eff7 points and stead,
b ~ 'ons, The rise orignatod ia strong ss ca
and ~ pu o',, and private from Great Britain
manehsstrr The spot sales in the En. na,u
hlss reached iooo bales and privata ca
broads aa Una, conditions at Manchester were
ported to be generally active. with Ama sr IS,
ss r ,sr'iSn snlnfers competing for suppiles
run roee, snow = continued tendency to over
arel.iafy relation To the market F,,r,h al
, as.oun,s from Fall River Indicate tenSency
,S on print cloths and accounts srs,,,
purpprt. $50 - snSouragtng
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asked; bid; nominal
Liverpool Futures.
Opened steady, demand moderate; 2 n. m.
steady closed barely steady; tenders, 25O0
new, 5000 old
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bid; sellers; value.
Stocks mt United States Ports.
United States Exports.
This yveat y,et


The following are the closing quotations for
cotton ON the spot today at the leading mar
kets, together with the closing OF mIddIinr
yesterday. with today's sales:
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON
1"5 hV0u PH9SCSs |IIlII 13I83
GALVESTON. u
rted for The Post by A. ~

Reported for The Post by A. 7. II
live stock commission merchant.
Beeves--
Choice, per ID, gross. sRas
Common. per lb, gross......... ~ Y
Cows -
Choice, per Id. gross. ..... So
Common. per lb. gross. ........ ~
Warnings
Ss ss;ss .' ssI p Is s' ssss;:
Choice, per lb. gross. ....-.... $40
Common. per ID, gross. ........ 2T6sI
Sheep
Choice. per ID. gross. ......... 46d
Common, per Id, gross. ........ SCI
Hogs ii
s aas'Iss: per per- f. E. gross sssss.
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cattle OF all classes: good beeves, soee,
ana heifers, calves and yearlings IN q
hogs dull; good sheep firm and In der
Chicago, February 1.-The average gS9
OF cattle were not of especially good
today, beeves good enough TO sell ~ vi
up showed more strength. but lots EA1i'
under the figure were barely steaa4
being a great abundance OF such eel.9'
Sales were largely at i.25G5. 10, 81.
m0nest lots of dressed beef steers pe.s r.
3.sOGi.20, while carload of 1883 p0un
brought b.A5. Exporters took hold Wa
ana there was a fair demand for
ship back to the country to fatteas
was no particular change In feee1{
stockcrs, prices ranging from =
butcher and Gamers cattle being "a ~
demand at recent quotations
There was an active local ard
demand for hogs and prices were
from the opening, with sales ~
higher than at the clnse OF last 49,
extreme range of prices for comm0n
droyes Of hogs was 3.701A C2ls; pig1.
largely ut 3.e5G3.S5, and common pl
ms low as 3.25. The late market ~
The heavy supply of sheep and -
urally caused a weaker market ~
averaged 10 lower, the trade BEN
than usual, Sheep were saleable ~
Tor the poorest to 4.50aJ5. 60 for stfiet4
ied Westerns. Yearlings sold y
ana lambs were wanted at 5. 4OqS:1
-, Recelpts-Cattle. 1880; hcgs, 49,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-08
WIRE ANn NAILS,

Quotations arc for less than carload iots.
Special prices on carloads.
;, BARRED WIRE Glidddn, gal, s235 per 100
lbs; Waukcgan $40
WIRE NAILS Rate. $500 per keg; ad-
vanccs, lpd. l2d and 1sd, SCI sd ana "a, itic;
Sd and I'd. zoe: I'd and Sd, SOC; I'D. t5c: 3D.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

Tbsillk 0fWhF has quirtrd down,
somewhat. Congress, Eithau, one
dissenting voice, appropriated $50.
10000 for national defense, the
whole country in 8 few more days
will be on a. hrm a war footing as
it Is possible for any country 10 be,
aud, whatever eomes, "UncleSam"
is ready for it, The talk now 10
that al this rsitting OF the army
and navy is being done, not because
Of the Maine disaster, aud the sx
pecied report nf the Court Of H.
quiry, but because the time which
Mckinley set for Spain to establish
peace in Cuba, will soon expire,
and still the barbsrous war con-
linues, and there seems no hope Of
peace except the United States
OTlngs it about by force Of arms.
Spain, At war with two, and dis
satisfied with her own government,
Is in 10 condition to 90 10 war with
my country, much less such .
as this. A compromise il
.rying to be effected, by which Cuba
rill be nominally freed, and the
United States. with no dishonor TO
herself, will not declare war against
Spain. We want pescs if it honor.
IDLY can be had-wsr is no light
hing, look at il as you may, but
Ibovs all things, We want our coun-
ry's honor left unsullied.