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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
DRIED rRuITs Am NUTS.


ApPLES-Fanoy evaporated, 50-lb boxes
sssc. lib cartons. i0c; 50-lb. i0c; fancy sliced
In 5o.lb boxeD. SIC.
APRICOTS--Per ID. loose. l2isc
ClTRON--In 10-lb ioxes, lSc.
CURRANTS--In bbis, &c; 25-lb boxes. clean.
cd bulk. sac.
PEACHES Choice new stock Toe; standard
siRc.
RAIsINs-C California, 3-crown L. l.. boxes
81 60; !. box l., l.. raisins, sO665c; 2-crown /.
NJ raisins. so-ib boxes. sc. 3-crown l.. NJ
raisins E0-ib boxes, &c.
RuNEs4-C California so DOS, 7i.c; Co. 7os. 10.
10 sos. Sc; so-90s. sHc: 90-l00s. sc.
NUTS Brazil Zoe per ID; llherts Sicily
lie. Naples, l2iac; walnuts Ice. neanuts
fancy hand picked 6lsc; No %. sMit5c. al
rionds, Tsragona. Ice per M, Ia sacks; peeans
sdsc; Italian chestnuts lOc per ID.
GRAIN AND HAY.
Carload lots. I. o. b, cars from millers. deal
ers charge from store 5lil0c more ner to6 In
ON Iran, ease per bushel on oats ana corn
ard i0Ii5c per 100 lbs on hay W. :"
BRAN-Per 100 lbs, 60c
CHOPPED CORN--Per 100 his 7oo
CORN-No. g sacked, a5c
oATs.-IeSns. per hushel, 27Gslc,
SORGHUM. Per hnshel Sac.
WHEAT SHoRTS-per ioo The ss
~ lAiaiaa S2bolls.s0 per ton; timothy.
si3 oom lS.ao; South Teyas prairie hay. 81. so5i
500; North Texas, ssOOqiOoO 1900
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New NorI. Cnttnn.

New York. August 2l.-There was de-
cided let I'M in the attention paid to cotton
futures by the. general public and the volume
OF business was smaller probably than for any
one day since tho excitement in cotton nrst
set IN. There wns no reason for the change
as the average Of crop news was quite ms bull
ish as heretofore, and there was nothing
speca In the English adyices to Justify any
material change In sentiment Nevertheless,
the market declined rapidly after tho 1nomon-
tum OF yesterdays rise had expended itself
IN an advance OF 3d5 points. confined to the
opening call. Trading was for "A time very
active. but liquidation soon commenced and
n few OF the larger local bear operators ac-
tolerated the downward movement by pound
Ing the market The government report ndl-
cate some possibility OF rains In the northerly
section OF the cotton belt with no relief for
the central and more Southern connection.
Tho market broke from the opening prices
about i2Il5 points During the afternoon
very nervous feeling obtained and while the
extent OF the variations became smaller the
course Of the market was such MS To Indicate
unsettled views. The market was finally
steady at n net loss OF sal points.
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tageous TO the owners OF Territory cattle
which are not ready TO be shipped from there
&c the markets to ship them TO the Texas
feeding points.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
anotntions Are for Round Lots of
stnnIc Commodities.

These quotations are revised daily and their
correctness can he relied upon. The prices are
those ruling in Houston Wholesale markets.
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Galveston-spots CLOSED Arm and I'M
changed
Low ordinary. sH MiddIing ......ek
Ordinary. mud 3-1s Good mddlinR..6%
Good ordinary. a Il-16 Middllng r...sA
Low middling... 5 Gle Sales ......... .157
changed
Low ordinary. "a 7-f6 MIddilng .5A
Ordinary. .....s 1915 Good middne,,6h
Good ordinary. 4 ;-16 Middling fair, g ti-16
Low middling. 81 Sales .,...,....950
New York-Spots closed quiet: Lice down.
Good ordinnry..5 BIG Good middling,6ss
Low middns, 3 1916 MddlnE fair. ~
Middllng .......6A Sales ........3i0
Liverpool-Spots closed steady 1-16d up
sales 5000 imports 1000
Ordinary. .......3 Mlddling .. 3 9-16
Good ordnnry..3 3-i6 Good niddling.3 13-1G
Low middling. ..3ss Mldding fair. IA
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Corn-No. ?, a2la; No. > yellow +. o. b. 32,a
oats--No. 2, 2l%@2l4; No. 2 white 23,,a
23l2 No. white 22laa23A.
Rye-No 2 5ilsm5j.
BarleyNo. ?. 34IsG39.
Fax sced--No, /, /. l4d114A
Timothy seed-Prime. 2iOa2 42n.
Mess pork-Per Dbl. 7.60GS So
Lard--Per 100 los. 3 lQY5 c2ls
short lbs sldes-Loose 1859. IS.
Dry sailed .shouldC:s--BoNcd 5.6shG5.75.
snolt tlcar sidcs-Boxoi 5000 50.
WhlskN-per gal.. g
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Moa.ton DaiIy s..temen..

Gross receipts thus far this week. go. 22,1a3
Gross receipts 1857 days this year. -. !. 2.4a6 soy
Gross receipts 1857 DAYS in 1sa7-ss. 4 76T O0b
Gross receipts 257 days in 1891. 95 .791 49s
Houston Haflroad Heceipts.
Bouston's gross receipts OF cotton by the
various railroads sn,9vins The city wore ~
follows: Baies
Ho,iston and Texas Central ,..,....,... 1.4,b
International and Great Northern...... III.
Galveston. Harrisburg and San Antonio 1903
Texas and New Orleans ............... s.
Houston East and West Texas ....,... ~
xasc1 is' sn az &rsosss fs s. .... Lass
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BEANS Navy 28a3c: Bayou SiAc; English
dried 2%c; pinks sac; Lima &c. olackeyes
5Lc.
creamery 93I2Ic; Elgln dairy bricks Ice ol.ao-
margarine solids iOc prints lie special Blue
star lie: Texas country butter e@loc'
ChBBAGE-.Crntes. S2.0Od2Ta.
CIEIssE-New York fun cream, 1SGlSnc;
Wisconsin fail ercam, l2lsdiSc; Young Amer!!-
"a. lIqiik; Western skim. Nc; fancy rolls
nun cream, iac; Lonstellows, losse' s,.,
l.l4c; Konsas. lac.
ONioNS--Per ib., &c.
IEPPER-C Chile ibdl7c per Id; black Sim
gar ere. l3i3c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 6OI65c per hu.
pOlILTRY--Heps a.25@o,F0: fryers 1.751
go: broilers. l0OMi.25. Turkeys. hens, f.75G
90. gobblers 6.00G7.Oo per dozen, according
Ia SIZE and quality Ducks S.0OuS.25. Geese.
3Ccd3.S so full feathered
ToMAToES--Pe one-third bushel crates,
c0n75c.
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The following are the closing
bonds in New YORK.
United States Is. registered..,..."
United States IS, regis,ered,..."."
United States IS. coupon. ....,.,,.
United states new As, registered'",
United states new is. coupon,;'.'.
United States old As. registered."r
United States old is, coupon......,
United States rs, registered....'.."
United States rs, coupon.
District of Columbia 3.65s...''''"'
Atchison general As ............''"
Atchison adjustment Is ...,,....""
Denver and Rio Grande trsls.,"'.
Denver and Rio Grande is...;;,'..'''
TT. w. and D. C. frsts loiteredj-"
g.. II. and San Antonio ss',"'"'
G., II. and >. A. 2ds....''..'''...T''
III. and T. C. IS ............'.'''''''
II. and 4. c. con, 6s. MINIMUM
X. c., p. and G. firsts. ...'.'..''.'''
M. X. and r. seconds.,.'..'''"''"
NJ, X. and T. As 49,. ..'..'.''''"
Rio Grande Western frsts.."...;"'
st l.. and /. NJ. con, 5s.
ST. l.. and s. F. general os,'.'''''"
southern Railway IS ,...'',.''.''.
Texas and Pacific firsts. t.,,.s.;,,,,i;ii
rrxas and Pacific SECONDS sohe's
Union Pacific is ......'''.''''''''
Wabash firsts .....'.''f.''''''.
Wabash seconds ....,::,.,'..'''"'.
West shore As Offered ...'''''''"'
Colorado Southern Is ''''''."'''J
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LIVE STOCK.


supply Of choice cattle for past week not
Prices firm. with slight inward tendency
Inferior grades slow sale. Good demand for
corn hogs 100 pounds and upward; carots can
Always DC sold on arrival at market price.
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uo1,srnN Rank CLEARING

Following are the clearau' e 4 2, ~ II /
banks for the week thus 10. an. ass nd
spoucing time last year, iobyu
crease or decrease: r.st y.n
,,.,dav s9aS, GIG s.sl,ss
nenuny 900. 797 s-...s
u u sdnesday 49,. Soi,57s e~sa
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET,
Wheat Was Irregular and Close Weak, 3.Sc
to I-2c Lower.
CORN AND OATS MADE A SLIGHT ADVANCE
Provision Market Was Dull, Pork
Closing n shnde Higher and
Lard Ice Higher.
AGO August A.-wheat was Irregular

Chicago. August 24.-wheat was Irregular
today. changing several times from strong to
weak. 1t was in the latter condition at the
close with decline of %dlsc showing. 1t
was mostly professional market. news be-
ing of minor Importance Cora advanced hc
for September on the shipping demand. but
closed a shade lower for December. oats
advanced lac. Provisions closed shade
higher.
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FRUITS

APPLES Missouri stock, bbs. choice 80;
fancy 81 90.
GRAPEs-California s1.T5.
LEMONS Fancy California, 1925; fancy
Messlna 81. n0dii 80,
PEACHEs--Calfornia per crate. LIS.
PEARS--c california, per box, $50.
PLUMS-California, S.75.
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MARINE INrELLIGENop.

Port of Galveston. August "a.
vessels at this port today 's'u''ures OF
The representative., 1899-11-23
"BeNeVO1ent Assiu,iIots

"BenevOlent AssfmiIatton.
Written for the Representative hv
Edwin D. Cox.
soaring eagle stopped and clutcbed
A woodchuck in clover bed:
Inc woodchuck struggled to be free
nut freedoms bird decreed he should
assimilated be.
Now still your cries and cease vorr
strife,
And learn some better mode of life
man hunting herbs in clover fields
And digging in the sodden clay.
Hidden from the sunshine and the day !"
Nay, let me be- the woodchuck cried
Il ask no boon or wider field
Ihan my ancestral acres yield.
| much prefer my ancient laws
And customs than through force abide
BY yours, kind sir, although you he
An eagle bent on saving me,
Your forced assimilation means
meal for you, it plainly seems
With that the woodchuck bit and
clawed,
The eagle screamed and pecked and
clawed,
The feathers flew, the fur likewise:
And all the eagles gathered there.
And all the woodchucks far and near
From all the fields came in to share
The burden of the righteous war.
These empire eagles mounted high
And screamed, Behold the rebs re-
deemed
From thraldom of their groveling ways
In digging in the earth always.
We are their friends and ask that they
Digesting in our crops. be free
To ride the clouds with us on high,
And soar, to freedom Of the sky
Thou robber bird" the brown-clad
woodchuck cried,
'The wide world knows that you have
lied;
Thou evil bird. that preys on bonded
slaves,
BY taxing their scant means, be still,
base knave.
Your precept and example do not COIN
eide
Thou Janus, one side fair, the other
face bellies
The wide world knows your base
hypOcracy
When you shout Freedom! 'Tis Free
dom to be free
To plunder and assimilate benevolent
ly'"
The representative., 1899-11-23
TT IS COMING.

The Observation-Disclosures Rockefeller peo-
pie announce that over $4,000 miles of rail-
road will be concentrated under one man
agement! And right on the heels of this
comes the announcement that all the tele-
graph, cable and telephone systems will
be consolidated! That will mean that the
few controlling men in these combines will
have the power to make and unmake cities
and even states destroy any business man
whom they do not like or whose competi-
tor is a friend of the managers in the COM
bine, by the system Of rebates. Compared
to which the power of kings and mobiles
is insignificant. And the American peO-
pie are sitting down and permitting the
coils of tyranny to entrench themselves with
all the power Of the government, and ex-
pect they will not use that power! Never
were people In the power of a few that
1t was not used SO that it became oppres-
sive beyond endurance, and the greed of
the modern millionalres has shown itself as
heartless as was ever Nero or Caligula.
There is fine time just ahead of us, people,
and you will feel it. If you will not
listen to reason you win listen to some
thing more coarse but more effective with
stupid, bigoted minds.-Appeal to Reason
Yes, it IS coming-as surely as night
follows the day.
And in the crisis will be settled the
great question: Can fools maintain a
great government" Id.
The representative., 1899-11-23
AN APOLOGY.

We find in the last issue of the Fergus
above heading:
We respectfully apologize to Hon. Igna-
titus Donnelly for having published the letter
from Eric Olson in the form in which 1t
appeared in the last issue of this paper.
We have no knowledge of the truth or false
hood of the assertions made by Mr. Olson
in that letter. AS Mr.. Olson has himself
been an editor and publisher we put his
letter on the case without first reading It,
little thinking that 1t would contain libelous
attacks on any one, il indeed it does that.
When we returned from our farm and
found the letter in the Globe, among other
things containing the assertion that Mr..
Donnelly stole The Representative from the
Alliance we at once wrote to Mr.. Don
nelly and apologized for the blunder that
had occurred in giving Mr.. Olsons letter
space.
When Haldor E. Boen gives the use of
his columns to such creature as
Eric Olson, without reading his copy,
he may justly be suspected of being "in
cahoots" with him; and that his pur-
pose Is to wound a friend under cover of
an apology, and so avoid going to
prison for criminal libel.
The way we "stole" the Representa-
tive from the Alliance was this: The
Alliance subscribed about $500 to start
1t; this was soon exhausted, and the
paper would have stopped forever If we
had not loaned them from week to
week the money necessary to keep it
alive. This we did to the amount of
$4,000. Then we worked for nothing
for it for seven years more. At even
1000 a year (and some editors in this
state get $1,000 and $1,000 a year,. this
would amount to over $1,000, or $4,000
in all.
If Eric will come up and pay us that
amount we will hand him back the pa
per and say thank you."
But we must take things as we find
them. The Devil got into the Lords
workshop-gathered up the scraps and
refuse-and made Eric! And he is
ashamed of it ever since.
No sensiblef man gets mad at a pole
cat because he does not smell as sweet
as Marshal Neil rose.
Eric illustrates the infinite capabili-
ties of human being for degradation;
and Boen gives him the free use of his
columns.
Lovely In their lives, in their deaths
let them not be divided" I'D.
The representative., 1899-11-23
THE INCREASE OF MONEY.

The gold bugs tell us that the country
is more prosperous now than it was in
1876. and. strange to say, the gold bugs
have told us the truth. Why this in
creased prosperity? The following extract
from Official reports tell the whole story.
July l, 1885, the money in circulation in
the United States was Spills per capita. July
l, 1879, the money in circulation in the
United States was $25. 80 per capita. Estt-
mated population, July, 1896, upon which per
capita circulation was computed, II ,39O, ,OOO
Estimated population July /, 1899, on which
per capita circulation was computed, 76,-
$4,000 Amount Of money OF all kinds in
circulation July /, 1895, 81, sos, ,752, 200.
Amount OF money Of all kinds in circulation
July L. 1899, 1882, 1929 Increase in
volume of money in circulation July /. 1899
over July 1. 1896, $422, ,659. .039.,,
In 1896 we told the people that an in
crease OF money would bring prosperity The
Republicans denied our contention-they
said there was money enough-there was
nothing IN the quantitative theory-that
whether there was little or much money
it was all the. same. We have increased
our money $422, ,00o. 900, and prosperity has
proportfonately increased What produced
prosperity II it was not the increase of
money? II an increase Of $422, 200, 900 helped
the people 80 much how would 1t be II
that increase had been q thousand millions?
What would bet the financial condition Of
this country were 1t not for that increase?
The Associated Banks OF New York are
even now on the ragged edge of despair.
their surplus all gone they are struselinR
from week to week to keep their heads above
water, and are watching for every Satur-
days bank report with anxious solicitude.
Now, suppose there was $422, 900 900 less
money in the country than there is todav.
what would be the condition of the banks
with the present amount of speculation on
hand? This is an easy one-there would
not be such an amount of speculation, or
else there would be no solvent banks. II
they are scarcely saved with an increase of
over 1925, 900 900. where would they be with
out that increase? Why was money increas-
ed so much In three years? There has been
large increase in gold production a little
silver has been coined-we have borrowed
money from Europe and our immense ex-
ports of breadstuffs have brought back to
US 10000, 900 in gold. Now suppose the
war In Africa continues for two years.
as it probably will, and 500, 600, 900 of gold is
lost to the world from the African mines
each year, and suppose also that we have
one or two short crops, as is very possible
and suppose we continue spending $3.50, ,OOO.-
600 year for Imperialism and militarism
how long will our boasted prosperity last?
How long before our national banks will
go down like a row of ten pins? When every
thing Is favorable we manage to get along
fairly we'll under present money conditions
Dut now Will 1t be when everything Is
The representative., 1899-11-23
WONDERFUL CONTRASTS.

Here are a few samples taken out of
column of the same kind, in the last
issue of The Appeal to Reason:
Under private ownership, Lebanon, Penn.
population 5000, pays an annual rental of
$1O4 for each street arc lamp. Coal per
ton Is $1.65
Logansport, Ind, population $4,000, does
1t different. The city owns the plant, and
it costs them $24.44 per street arc per year.
which includes per cent interest and de-
probation of plant charges. Coal per ton
$1.65. e~-~
Under private ownership, Big Rapids.
Mich, population $500. pays $41 per an
nun for each street arc Plant operated
by water power. -
Under public ownership, Brainerd, Mimi,
population 6,701, pays $3.50 for the same
for interest and depreciation. Water power
Is used.
Under pr vate ownership II electric lights
Watertown, N. Y, popula, on 10000. pays
1922 per annum rental tor street arcs.
Water power Is used.
ulation 10000, pays $5s.O4 per annum for
street arcs, which includes g. per cent for
depreciation of plant Water power Is
used.
Under private ownership Fulton, N. Y,
population 5000, pays $50 per annum rent
per street arc. Water power is used. This
price is too high because
Under public ownership Niles, Mich, pop
ulation 5000, pays $28.48 for the same SER
vice, which includes per cent for inter-
est and depreciation of plant Water Is the
power used.
Under private ownership Sacrameto Cal,
population $4,000, pays $123 per annum rent
for each street arc. Water power Is used.
Under public ownership Topeka, Kan,
population $4,000, pays $59.73 for the same
service, which includes per cent for in
terest and depreciation charges. Coal, 81
per ton.
Study these figures carefully.
Anything the public can do for itself
never should be relegated to private
parties to make great fortunes out of
it, with which to fight liberty and i'm
pOverish the people. Id.
The representative., 1899-11-23
What the Trusts Do.

During the last week of August the
American Antitrust league had repre-
sentatives call upon 500 manufacturers
and dealers in New York city, to obtain
information as to advances in prices,
both of trust goods and of commodities,
higher in price, owing to increased cost
of materials used in production direct
ly or indirectly affected by trusts).
The agents turned in reports made In
writing at the time of each interview,
and many of them signed by the party
giving the information.
No commodity was discovered as hav-
ing been decreased in price. The fol-
lowing is a list in Alphabetical order OF
goods advanced in price by the trusts
and the amount of the increase:
The representative., 1899-11-23
THE POPULAR VERDICT.
he Minneapolis Journal saws: +.

There 10 some interesting reading In Dem
ocrattc journals just now. There is
strong suggestion that on the eve Of
presidential year. the Democratic party
10 very much "out Of Sorts" its bells jangle
out Of tune.
We have Bryan's word for 1t that the elec-
tons of Nov. give encouragement to
those who hope for the overthrow Of the
Republican party In 1900. and that "it Is
evident that those who believed in the
Chicago platform In 1896 still believe in It
The Atlanta Constitution. after studying
the election returns. remarks that ut is
plain to be seen that the general tendency
ana drift of popular approval Is toward the
Democratic party; that Is very clear in the
Ohio elections" This is a fine instance Of
repose Of manner. Now comes the. New
York World (Democratic) with the follow
ing:
In 1890 and 1891 the Democrats carried
these states. all northern except one: Con-
nectfcut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland,
Michigan. New York, New Jersey, Rhode
Island. Wisconsin, having a total Of 143
electoral votes, or nearly one third of the
whole number. In other words the cleo
tion of the Democratic presidential candi-
date In 1892 was practically assured In 1891.
In the election of this year and last the
Democrats have lost all Of these states save
Maryland-which has just been recovered
by dropping free silver and the Chicago
P'uSASA IL oAN ulohIu6 q u8uI Ou lOCdl AS6ucS
with sound money candidates. How stands
the comparison with 1896? Mr.. Bryan was
beaten by a majority of IS in the total num-
Der of electors He has lost since then the
former Republican states carried by fusion:
Kansas. South Dakota. Washington and
Wyoming. The first two, voting this year,
have greatly increased their Republican
majOrities Of 1898. All are irretrievably
lost to fusion, with their 21 electoral votes
The Democratic New York World con-
tinues it's study of results with the remark
that "19 states are Democratic; the rest, In
Guiding all the most populous states, are
Republican. The Brooklyn Eagle. one of
the most influential of Democratic journals,
reads in the returns the declaration, ''Bry-
anism the country will not have 49,
Democracy has ruined the golden op-
portunity which existed in 1892. If it
had fallen into line behind the Peoples
party we should have swept the nation
in 1896. 1t temporarily pretended to
support our views, and now it has turn
ed it's back upon them, and got back to
where it stood in 1892, and the G. o. P.
is wiping the earth with it's ill-smelling
carcass
Why can't it die? Why must it live
forever. to prevent reform and keep the
Republican party in power? l. D.
The representative., 1899-11-23


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