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DRIED FRulTs AND NUTS.

APPLIES Fancy evaporatcd, 50-ib boxes,
s,sc: IN i-lb cartons. 9ttngi4p; choice evap0-
rated. in hulk. 5o-lb Sc; fancy sliced, ia 5o.lo
bo,ts, 6kc.
APRrCoTs-9c per lb loose; Toe In lib car
tong
( CiTRoN--Tn lo-b boxes, l5c.
CURRANTS-ln bbls. &c; 2a-lb boxes,
clcaucd. bulk. SCI In lib cartons. 9izc.
PEACHES vaporated. unpeeled, 7atmsc.
EAlSINS-~ California 2-erown H. L. boxes.
sl.6soil IS; A-box T.. l.. rnisins, 55Msoc; z
crown L. NJ raisins. h0-ib boxes, fAI1c' j.
crown l.. NJ 50-lb boxes. &C.
TRUNES--california. So-60s, ne; so-70s,
GHtc: 70-Sbs 6iic, a0-i00s, Sn5Ac.
NUTS brazil. ioc per HI; iilberts, Sicily
AZ GEc almonds. California. l2@lic nor ib in
sncbs peeaus 2A@ihc; Italian chestnuiS'
CocsoANuTs- $3.50 per 100; 5000 per 1000,
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Vow Ynrls Money.

New York. February i6.--Monoy on call
easy AT 1hnlis per cent last loan at ~.
ling exchange steady. with business In bank
ers' bills at 4S5A6t4.S5 for demand and
aSSiii.Ssh for sixty days. Posted rates. isi
and t.S6is. Commercial bills, 4S2Aa4S2A..
silver certificates, a6,sGi57. Bar silver 56is.
Mexican dollars. <5h Government and rail-
road bonds weak; State bonds dull.
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rost.s CnhIcgrnIn.

New York. February l6-Tho Evening
stock markets here today were dull Amer
leans We're Hat owirg TO the Maine disaster.
The position here is to regard the matter as
n lnmentabio accident. but Il Is feared the
United States may think otherwise. Anyhow,
Il Is recognized that the disaster may show
temporarily as fresh incentive to the lingo
party, and for this reason the market after
n slight rally closed lower.
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Liverpool was up 2-6id and there was every
prospect of a better market, but the atnos-
phere was fun Of the Cuban trouble, and
with "A rampant wheat market and ragged
stool: market 1t is surprising that cotton held
up rs well as it did. Liverpool lost all its
gain except half point. and New York
closed lower on the day, New Orleans de-
clining equally. Liverpool wires that the crop
Is conceded to be II 900. 600 bales and that re-
ccipts will have little If any effect from now
on. but that prices will depend upon news of
the ucNt crop. Selling orders we're again sent
from there to our markets and there was some
qu'dation by t'mid holders, but the strong
bulls took no alarm and the offerings were
well taken care OF. The market is still bull
one, and, while recessons will come from
time to time. there Is every chance that the
course of prices Will be upward and that pur-
chHscs viii prove profitable on all easy
periods. The market may sell off some fur
Their tomorrow morning, particularly If there
is found to be casus belli with Spain. but
IL IL does il will be good time to buy as In
our opinion any trouble with SpaIn-which
we do not think immnont-must prove short
lived and Will he quickly discounted Be
cause cotton does not advance as rapidly as
some OF its friends expect is no reason for
encouragement to holders by all rules the
market should decline and not doing so is
the strongest evidence of a bull market
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MONEY AND BANKING.

Houston. February 16-rhe local banks are
wei supplied with money for NIL purposes.
There is. however. no great activity In tho
loan market the deposits generally showing
an increase.
Exchange ia quoted as follows: New York.
buy Ing, par TO SOC premium; selling, New
York, 81. Louis and Kansas City, Y.00 to
$50 premium; New Orleans, buying, par.
selling, y to premium
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COTTON ON sHIrBoARp,

Cotton on shipboard. not cleared. ii
ton. today:
For Great misunderstanding Bit
Glenlcig. 340s; Whitehall, 202; Paulh
Totrl. $3.50.
For France-Steamships Cromwell
RreckEeld, 5000; Nethergate, 1914. Tp1
For the Continent Steamship Pm
2;47. Kairos. 3S51: Feliciana, 571:aG
5O7; Glenvich, 1861; Hemisphere. s5is;
wood. 7i9. Total, 1884
For Japan-Steamships Kilburn, y
Branch, 2066 Total, 10S6. ~
For New York Mallory line, ~
Star line, 1924. Total, 12.2oi.
Total on shipboard, $3.50 bales.
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me rInnucinI situntIon.


Tho New York Financicr snys; Tho money
market still holds at bottom figures, but a
belief exists that the coming months will see
fi,1ner quotations. 1t is a significant fact that
while funds for sixty to ninety days ARE loan
ing 1t per cent. four aud six months loans
are strong at ] per cent advance stu n
loan Tor twelve months Is reported at az per
cent, and our Philadelphia correspondent
writes that q large bank In that city last
week placed Sl5o,o0O for seven months at j
per cent, There Is no doubt that better busi.
ness couditr rs are expected with the arrival
of carly spring, aud while the normal money
movement rs generally In this direction until
well toward summer, II should be noted that
domestic exchange at interior contcrs Is soft.
ching, ruling MS low as 10 cents discount at
Kansas city aud from 30 10 40 cents discount
at Chirago, This does not indicate rush to
place funds at New York. The deposits Of
interior banks, however, are maintained Ut
high figures and our Kansas city correspond
ent writes that the National Bunk of Com
inercc of That city has upward of SiT 900
deposits. sum which is not only a record
breaker hut which Us surpassed by only one
OF two banks outside Of New York CITY.
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.,.,,h .arances daily. buyers In the market
s M,s" few. Mali orders as rule are most sub
stantial. In print cloths tho Market Is
stronger. Prints are showing some improve
mcnt
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Grain ana provislons Elscy,,cre.

Kansas City. February ie.--Wheat ann
about steady; No hard %. No. 2, oDsisi; M
red sShss; No: ;, sseieS, No. spring Sisss,
Corn hislgf; No. ! nslyeh -, Oats active;
active andshin Receipts Wheat Is. 100, corn
5000, oats 1000 Shipments--whcat 2S.Sll.
corn 900, oats 800.
New Orleans, February l6,--hog products
hrm; pork. mess II: lard, refined tierces 40
AZ pure lard S,sftsk boxed meats. shout
sh; hams, choice sugar cured SisapS. Rice Rice.
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~ laleS to IN coadttioa q Trsde
Generally.
An IMPROVEMENT over A YEAR AGO
volane Or Tram~acttons Larger, hut
tAe BuyinE n Of : Conservative
Nature--Cotton OIL Review.
eofncc Of The Post,
HOUSTON. wednosday. Fcbruary ie.

Houston. Wednesday, February Is.
Everywhere one went yesterday. the sole
tspic was the appalling disaster TO the Maine.
Demand for the very latest was universal but
nothing OF reliable nature WAS forthcoming.
Business men vary In their opinions as to
the probabilities OF war with Spain aud
also as to tho probable effect on commerce.
The majority arc inclined to tho belief that
wAiIe destruction would be great for a time,
Il would in tho long run bring about better
times and by showing our prowcss as fight
ing power might lead to the extension Of our
foreign trade. and cause us TO manufacture
Il homo many OF the raw products which are
INV shipped abroad to be returned in a nm
ished shape.
The local markets, however, are not affected
much by war rumors. The speculative mar
kets are in the North and East and the South
crn merchants sell the actual goods, regard
less OF speculation, as far as they can.
Tho volume of trade. compared to q year
ago. shows decided Improvement, though
there Is no great boom or squirt. Failures last
year we're remarkably few undcr the trying
circumstances and the result Is an undertonc
Of confidence due to the conservative conduct
of business.
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sUCAI..

New Orleans, February 49, susar--Iiir,r,
open kettle. sr62as; centrifugal. 80; whites.
tsGt i-i6: ycllows. +1iis seconds, gSssf
2 lb-i6 Molassss-- strong; no open kettle Id
first hands: centrifugal, hfIis. =
\ New York, February i6-sugar-- raw
strong GOOD reclining, ii-f6. centrifugal, o.
1agTees test. ais; kalcs. 500 tons Muscovado.
= degrees test, sx-ship, At 3 ii-is.
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Chicago advices by private wire to II. W.
hunter 4 Co, gave curb on May wheat o.
i,0iis aud i,o5%. an advance OF 9isc after
closing time. after q &c advance on Tho day:
July was up 10 20, There Was n Wild ti,,.e
aad pulls sold from l.oo's To 9sis and calls
from i.0Iis 10 l1i. puts on July sold a. s,is
and calls at 81 opinions aud guesses Worth
less; u Is runaway market Puts on Nav
corn sold at sl%qsiA and ut Goa. and calls al
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Market bare of all classes of cattle and de-
mand good; hogs iirmcr; sheep IN demand,
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GALvEsToN COTTON REcrIp,

BY Gulf, Colorado and Santa n 4
S7j bales. International anc Great Nd
49,: Galveston, Houston and Hendefse1
Missouri. Kansas and Texas, 1zs;]
Jules. 56i; barge Boots, $40; sch NJ
8, Total, 1907.
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SAILED
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To New York-per IS Lcona, 4s96 bales cot
Ton, 20 bales istle, l50 bales hides. 100 sacks
?, halos liGes.
TO New york--Per SIS Miami, 200 bales cot
ton $40 plates speiter. $500 pigs lead. $50 pigs
copper. 1874 sacks pccans
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Port of sabine P ,.,s.u

Port OF Sabine Pn..
Port of Sabine Pass rens-
Sailed.
Sch clara A. Phinney, Vera cru.
Bh Mi pesperandum. Mnlder, ~
IN Vessels in Port
Blk Essex, Coombs.
Bk Ceres.
III; Otto. Martlnson.
Blk Veritas. Hanson. r,...
Bk madonna Della Orto. FissH
Tx Pippina NJ, Caffiro.
Ss Monte Allegro. Solazzl'
SIS Leonora, Lutz.
SIS TIaddon Hall. Pritchard.
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turEti IN HIcHtrdsDn's Review.
Careill G Richardson of Houston say: Tho
blowing up of the battleship Maine in Havana
harbor last night played havoc with the bears
in wheat and the bulls In stocks today. Cot
ton suffered little. but it is now too low to
lormit of much depression. The sensation OF
the day was the advance In wheat, closing
prices being about &c higher in Chicago curb
prices on May after the close being 1.05% and
on July 30. July wheat sold from S7A to ~
AMI from IS rs to Sals without any interview
ing transactions Stocks broke quite badly
with the prices at tho close about bottom
The Boston Globe out with an extra say
lug Spanish torpedo did thc work but opin-
iods arc at variance as to the came of the
explosion. One hundred and ffty-eight men
were killed, li5 of whom were Americans
Tho battleship Marhlehead was ordered this
afternoon from New orleans to Havana.
Cotton ruled quite easy early, hut became
steady late in the day. New York closing 5
lower than yesterday. Liverpool closed h-6iGp
Ltd up; New Orleans closed lower. SENT
weekly receipts, d. 2SS, against %. i5l in 1875
Spots t-l6c lower in New Orleans, Galveston
and Houston. While cotton may be innu-
encod To lower level by complications with
Spain, low prices will prove as attractive to
investors as they have been, which VIC think
Will prevent any decline of consequence
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COFFEE.

New orleans. February ls. s
Rio, fair to ordinary, IAgsc 0eGe'
New York, February ~ suS G
opened steady at unchangec Z NJ
and unchanged to 5 poinss "A 4.
$3.50: spot quiet; No. Z. 7,tS1k
6% mild, Arm; coraovn' ne ~
Is oss. including is.Sll from /. ~ Y ~ =
York stock. $50, 500: uniteGs , s
02i; atioat for the unitca "a ~ Sfo6it
against 7as.5is last year ana 49, =,
Santos. February i6.r.to M r y
average Santos. 800 re -. ~ Z
ceipts. $1,000: stock. s'o;s~ .oG}C
Rio, February i6.--ccnee
reis per 100 kilos; cxcnanSssi
5000: cleared for the unitea
Europe, 5000; stock, ~ -
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SORGHUM SEED 70 per busho'
RYE sEED--S5c per bushcl.


ApPLEs-Fancy Ben payie. ss!bg9 Oci
Mlnesaps and other varieties, ~ @1ai az
nANhNAS--si 5Odrl.75 per bunch, packed
for shipment. ,-,, 40
CRANBERRIEs Cape Cod, se.75daoo per
crate. 81 .00GiS 20 per Dbl.
80 rs, choice. 81 251r3 30; extra fancy sS'io.
CHNPEs- Almcria. 81 5o1ti,On Pc bbl.
CVAEGES~- California seedlings, S22o92'pi
nayels So. T5QJ3 70.
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Daily Interior Movcment
3lo,s54
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of Galveston. rebrua

Port OF Galveston. February le.
CLEARED.
IS Leona, Wilder, New York
Sen Augustus Welt, Sproule, Punta Gorda.
- Miami, Mcdonald, Boston and New York
IS Nethergate. Van Prosser. Dunhirk.
SAILED
SIS Leona. Wilder. New York
Sch Augustus Welt, Sproule, Punta Gorda.
IS Miami. Mcdonald. boston and New York
SIS Nethergate, Van Prosser, Dunkirk.
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Dry Goods Markc,

New York. February is.--Locai dry rooa.
sellers complain Of continued inactivity. Thsv
arg pleased with the turn which has hses
'Axen oy COTTON strong conditions In both
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IS, sGs o6s.
New york---Total sales Of stock. 2I5. 600
shares, Including Manhattan. 1850; Sugar,
-. go: ST. Paul. 29,00o.
London--Consols for money Hess: for the
account, Jpn. Mexican ordinary 26; Mcx-
lean Central, new Is, 6sih. bar silver, rs Esd
Money aHne% per cent. The rate Of dis
three months bills. IS. per cont.
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London Money.

london. February l6-American securities
opened firm ON the stock exchanges today
owing TO the belief that the Cuban difficulty
was ended. but later they fell rapidly, owing
TO the news OF tho disaster to the battleshlr
Maine IN Havana hsrhor
On the street prices were fiat and there
were sharp declines. especially in Union Pa
cific, Louisville and Nashville, Milwaukee ana
st. Louis and Norfolk and Western preferred.
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COTTON.
Houston Dnily stntcmene.
Today. Yesterday. Lust year.
Hou.ton Compnrativc statement.
Hou.top RniIroad Receipts.

Ionsttn ) gross rece pts OF co ton uy the various
RAILROADS on ny me city were rs folowsi
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. s..... ss.... 81
Houston ana Texas Central 800, :. ~ !
Inter national aud ,,reat Northerns.s'..... A'oo
san Antonio aud Arkansas 'ass....'..+.'.'.' -.
Gulf Colorado and eant. he; s.s.s 5...... -.
galveston, HARRISBURG aud sau Antonlos... "a
Houston East and West Tcxas............... AZ
Texas and New Orleans, s...-...s... -. 80
az -, ...,..,..
N"-D'i+ ''''' 49,
r., ,@.s.@ g,sUs
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CLEARED FOR GALvEsroi,

SANCD wv GALVEUToU|
SIS Amyl, Shields, February
SIS Anoces, Robinson, Barry. Jsn...
SIS Ashlands. Swansea, Janrarv /
SIS Barncsmorc. Richardson. ShiSsa
uary %. ! IN
SIS Birchton, Kelly, Barry, Janu,,y
SIS Crowley, Barry via Madeira ~
SIS Coathon, at Antwerp, Decent
SIS Eddie. Lund. Mt Havrc, Japus,,
SIS Eric, Taylor, at Rotterdam jsrs,]
SIS Germania. st. Vincent, Febfysr,7
SIS Glontivy, Barry, January II.
SIS Inchmarlo. Henebery, Hull jsr1
SIS Kilburn, Cardiff. January ia
SIS Lady Lewis, at Teneriffe, Janua,1
SIS Ludgate, Nicholson, Tenerite'
IL.
SIS Matteawan, Lewis. Now York. n
IL.
SIS Mexican. Edwards, Liverpool, IN
SIS Norma, Greig, Las Palmas. jsnu,|
SIS North Gwalia, Evans, SwanSea
AIRY %.
SIS Nueccs, Risk, New York, Feb,p,|
SIS Phoebe, Stacy. Bremen, January 4
SIS Plympton, Page. Barry, Januafy
SIS Polycarp. Ceara. February O.
SIS Ramon dc Larrinaga, Liverpool.
airy 4.
SIS Silverdale, James. at Bremen u
SIS Thurston. at Barry January 10
SIS White Cross. Taylor, Rio d !
January 16.
Sch Clara A. Donnell, Graldaa
more. january %.
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VESSELS IN pnnr

S. Alacrity. Fowler & Mcvitie. pier 20.
SIS Aldersgate. w. W. Wilson.
IS Breckheld. J. Moller & Co,
So Cromwell. Culliford, Clarke & Co.
IS Cumberland, B. Markowitz.
IS Curytaba. VIM Parr q CO.
s. Fsliciana. rulliford, Clarke 4 Co.
es Glensech. J. Moller & Co.
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Cotton oil

The Williams & Flasa company Of New
York, In its circular OF February l2 says At
'ha close the, general tone OF the market is a
t,ito frmcr. but this is more from the fact
that tho dock lots have been gradually alb
scrbed and the pressure taken from the mar
ket than from any great Improvement In the
demand.
The European situation Is still unchanged
and VIII remain so until the oil now on hand
Is consumed, when buyers there will be again
forced to enter our markets to secure fresh
supplies, and, should lard hold at about its
present figures, at the slightest signs of an
Improvement In the export demand refined oil
VIII undoubtedly advance to at least parity
With the present price of crude.
Crude is entering steadily into consumption
and most OF the lurchases OF late have been
by parties who will use II for compromising or
soap and IL Will consequently not be offered
for sale later as refined oil. There has been
good demand for crude In the Atlantic
States and Mississippi valley at I3isnl5c loose
at mill. and. at this figure for crude. refined
is entirely too low at 2Ma2lsc in barrels mere
for prime yellow. and yet, owing 10 tho ,ack
OF EXPORT demand mentioned above. this is all
that can be obtained for II at the moment
Under these circumstances we feel very
friendly toward cotton oil and can not heip
but believe that prices will gradually harden
as the season advances. We quote prime vel.
low 81 22I22isc, off yellow gitslp22c: prime
crude in barrels lac on dock here: loose al
mill isdnl6c, according to locality.
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HIpEs. WOOL AND BEEsv'
Prices paid by Houston dealers !.

Boston, February 16.--The Az ~
and Cotton Reporter will ssy ~
the wool market: The DUN ~blci 4
greatly intensified. The mills n, WI ~
| 10. OOO, 900 pounds or more yea noSt;Is
of the market. The smaller NJ -
very nature of things could , III Z
mand sufficient to keep the a NJ, ~ 4
| actions at the figures which nsIsf \
The mills are now busy sthe inlSg5
tariff wool in order to save lnv shSllIl
In other words. the mills a1s 900 4
profit on their goods today. scae
making them from free WOOL, ,sosil,
have already obtained tntes an - |!
and some have enough 70 KEEP ahs ~
until the end of August. Ims.tic -
week are 1906, GOO pounds domsss5
| foreign. making total o. 4
3,l15. 900 for the previous "sss = Z
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EXPORTS-FOI,EIG,

81. -FOltflGN.
70 bpnklIk-Per So Nethergate. 1870 bales
cotton: 5000 pounds, So, 162; l0S, ii2 bushels
corr. S,l'6,ooo pounds. si5,35i.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots az staple
Commodities.
HEAVY srAPLEs.

These quotations are roVihtu dally, anu tnNlf
correctness can he relied upon. Tho prices are
those ruling In Houston wholesale markets.
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Tho Omaha Trade Exhibit says There is no
occasion for present. alarm in tho consollda-
ton of the wire rod companies as plans will
not have been contaminated until May ]. No
radical advance in the price OF wire and nails
Is predicted before that time, though In the
meantime the market may be expected 10 as
sumo firm position. gathering strength until
the trust becomes ofrectieo. Nails and barb
wire have already advanced 10 cents on tho
hundred, but that fact ia attributed to the
general good business everywhere prevalent
and not to any proposed action OF the enor-
nous trust which. with stated capital OF
sS7 900, 400. will no doubt bring the price or
wire nails TO a higher scale.
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IS Glenloig, ]. Moller a Co.

SIS Glenloig, j. Moller a Co. tx
SIS Glengoil, ]. Moller & ca.
SIS Headlands, j. Moller q a.
SIS Hemisphere, J.. Mollcr 4 q.
SIS Kairos, j. Moller & Co,
SIS Lancelot, Fowler & Mcyit,e "A
SIS Netherfield, Fowler { Mcvhl.
SIS Paulina, J. MoIler G. Co. Ma
SIS Queenstown. Orthwcin 4 -.
SIS Rita. j.. Moller & Co. =
SIS Traveller, VIM. Parr A Co.
SIS Wooler, Fowler &. Mcyitie
Bark Colen Archer. j. Moller 4 i
Sch Mary Il. G. Dow, Z. o. FIooSs
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PRODUCE
y3rsANs-Caiif0rnia small white. 2hn2isci
nor Is: bayou, az Sf4Nc; pink, 3isM3Hc; Lima
beans. 5dsKc. black eyed peas. shnSNc;
BUTTER--Tluc Star. 1sc; dairy, 1inlec:
fancy Elgin creamery, 2in22c: Texas country
butter, choice. I6fIISc; common. setloc. olco-
margarine, solids. lie; prints i2c: Elgln dairy
bricks. i7isc: Cyposure fancy creamery. In .
and 10-lb pals. 22c.
CAPBAGE--colorado, s2.7sds.oo; common,
g. 25m2.6o.
CiiIsESE-New York full cream, 1inlsc;
Wisconsin full cream, ilismi2c. Young Amer
lea. 1.Lc. Western skim. fcc.
EGGS--Pcr dozen. about ioc and irregular.
ONIONS Colorado, sism2Nc per pound; req
and yellow onion SETS, s2.25n.,50 per bushel.
pEPiER--Chlle. 17m29c per ID.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Colorado. sod
So: sweet potatoes. 35d5oc per bushcl; gem
uina New York iced potatoes 1l.peck hbis.
at s2aOd3 oO;. io-peck bbs, at 20; Tonnes
see Triumph, i0-peck bbls. p.15mf.oo; In
sacks. 81 .A0Si1 10 per bushci.
POuLTRY--Hens, s2.boIsoo: springs, si.yc
ms.25. broilcrs. 81. 50dt. 10. Turkeys. hens.
81, OCd 800: gobblers, y?0g4i2o DUCKS, 20
or Is. Geese, N.00Mf.50.
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Quotations arc for less than carload lots,
Snocial prices on carloads.
pkRBID WIRE--Gidden. gal, $2sS5 per 100
lbs Waukegan, $40
WIRE NAIiS--Rate, 800 per kcg; nd
yanrcs. i0d. I'D and led. &c: sd and I'd, l0c
Ga and I'd, 2oc; I'D and I'd. zoe; Sd. 4Sc; I'd
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New York COTTON Mnrlset.

New York, February l6-The course of to.
days cotton market favored the bear clement.
though trading was scattered and for this
most part on small scale. Opening steady,
with the near months unchanged to l point
lower, and the more remote positions 2lii
points lower The market ruled irregular.
with a tendency steadily downward The
close was steady at a net loss of 4GiC; points
Although Liverpool made a favorable responsa
10 our Improvement late yesterday ct The
start subsequent cables told OF less stability
abroad. which was attributed by private adj
vices to manipulation at that point. The
early selling movement was led by n nrom
inent bear trader. with Liverpool a rocd
second News from the South was ratbcr
scarce, owing TO I'm almost Gripping Of m,
wire service. Dispatches received were M,
conhicting TO have decided hearing on either
side. The fact that port receipts continued
full up TO the recent high average. desn,,a
the predictions for marked falling OF mad.
ast week, had comparatively little influence
M. - we"