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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-02
A BUSINESS BAROMETER
Prices Of Commodities and an Index to the
Conditions Existing In the Markets
WAR HAS NOT AFFECTED STAPLE PRICES
on the Other Hand the Trusts Have
Made niT Advanccs-rhe Last
week in srgar--rrnde Votes.
Once Of The Post.
Houston, Monday, May /.

Houston, Monday, May ].
It is just a year ago since Dewey wiped
out the Spanish feet at Manila and the
prospects at that time were that among
the articles to be taxed as a war necessity
was coffee. II was confidently expected
that an import duty OF 4 or cents pound
would be levied on his staple. Fortunate
ly no impost was levied and there has been
no important change In quotations. 10
fact. the war tax has made no nerceptible
change in most commodities, as thu stamp
tax does not affect staples to any marked
degree.
However, the products Of the trusts have
been advanced. II is only necessary to
cite one as a sample of the others-the
wire snd steel trust will do. This gigantic
conf ine has reduced the working forces
r. all the mills. has closed up State
ssencies and taken OFF all the drummers.
Thus throwing thousands out OF employ
economy and the consumer was to reap the
benefit Of the reduced cost OF production.
iastesd, however, the price OF barhed
Wire wire nails, staples, etc, have been
advanced from 40 TO rs per cent, AS
Texas purchases more barbed wire than
any State in the Union, tie trust tax is
enormous. In wire. steel and general
heidware the trusts will draw from Texas
several million dollars. by reason of the
increase in prices alone It is such stub
bern facts as these that cause all classes
to demand the restraining o, these cormo.
rants.
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Poultry is dull, but prices remain Arm.
First-class bananas are Arm and high IN
price. ~
Heavy receipts OF strawberries hav.
caused prices 10 weaken.
Eggs have weakened ana Bales were
msde form 10 cents dozen
newherries are very scarce. They com
mand premium over strawberries. sell
ihs ron %.75 to IS per crate.
Houston houses are well supplied win
lemons The stock IL excellent. interior
nerchants VIII do we'll to secure prices
from Houston jnbbers.
Opening prices OF California Gamma,
nuits are daily expected The general inn !.
preston seems to be that they will be
I've man last year, owing to the good
sruit crop propepects.
letter from Seattle, Wash, states thar
,n az pAskers are ell making preparations
lslse PACK ot socseye salmon and
eSruaetins literally FOR tin and fac
: 'ofy supplies generally.
Saples from Porto Rico report molassa.
~. :, ise ana 81 fer puncheon, irst cost.
roI including charges This was eo,aI ~
isc m the primary market and ,SeIscs n,
Ntw York. The Porto Rico cron L nr,c'
ucbiiy finished The bulk OF the mo,assas
cf7adian buyers "as taAen oy
sales Of lemons are be,nr r,sa. 49,.
inlffet quotations, says the New yo-r
nllnsIclai- one Arm IL nuotipe .rtra
y my evvs at S348l0, and ali othar or.das
nrul oQ luc below the regular nails,
p,oe There are some In The trada VINO
ssy tnat the only possible wav az r,a,,,ns,
''ones AZ such prices is by mixing quail
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
News Regarding the Conditions in Wheat
We're Conflicting.
JULY CLOSED A SHADE BELOW SATURDAY
nenrisb strtistics onset REPORTS ri
Chinch Bugs and Dry weather
in the Southwest.

Chicago May Crop damage reports we're
ofset IN the whest pit today by sackening
H. the demand and hearish statistics. The
market ruled within ssc range. July closing
SHADE below Saturdays hnol figures Corn
lost N1hc, Oats closed unchanged PORK
declined lo6i2Mc. lard 2lka5o and ribs Sc.
The reported appearance Of chinch bugs
and ontinued dry weather In the southwest
started wheat off hrm July opened hc higher
at 73%d73Ao, and advanced 10 7ic Statistics
were bsarish, however, and the advance
thought out free selling in the way Of profit
making under which July declined to 73iAc
The market became strong again on a re-
newal Of drouth reports from Russia and re-
FORTS Of delayed seeding In the Northwest
Iuly rose TO 74ikc. but realizing ret in again
and prices stopped off to 73lsc sellers at The
close. Heavy deliveries caused May 10 RUE
relatively weak The July premium Increased
t' &c. Cash demand was poor
Receipts were light Chicago got ca cars,
six of which were graded contract, and Min
nfapolis and Duluth sos, against Ii6 for the
81 me day year ago Western primary mar
kets received $4,000. compared with D59.0UD
bushels last year. Atlantic port clearances
Ia wheat and -four were $4,000 bushels
worlds shipments to Europe for the last
week were heavy. amounting to sS10,OO0
Bushels. The Visible decreased 035.UJ5,
against 2,65i 900 bushels for the same week a
year ago.
Corn held heavy and lower under liauida
ton, Claims were made that the largest
a"~eago on record Is being seeded. The vsi-
be increase is 100000 bushels, compared
with 1905 900 decrease last year Receipts
2v5 cars. July opened unchanged at 851f35lsc,
advanced to 35i4c and declined TO 34h sellers
at the close
Diminishing stocks and a good cash demand
St aided oats. The visible decreased 9l3 0OD
bushels, Receipts $50 carg. July opened Isc
higher. at 2l7sc, advanced to 2iNGlac and
declined to 2iikG12iNc at the close
Large receipts OF hogs and free deliveries
or May contracts weakened provisions July
pork opened PIC lower at 9i2Hc advanced
to 9.lic. declined 10 o02hc and closed al
90zlsd9. O5. The range in lard aud ribs was
marrow
Estimated receipts for Tuesday Wheat so
cars. corn 400, oats 40 and hogs $4,000 head.
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HOUSTON DAILY POST. TUESDAY MORNINGS NAY 2. 1892

trated urcr tho various minor markets. ana
the action Of your operators has been again
particularly powerful IN the copper eecurn.
Holders here have been selling Anacoudss al
the week. and the impression Is that the
bend people es well as the small who are IN
terested have not o few cf these shares ei'
Nothing better illustrates the determine
tot Of the public 10 speculate than TINS
weeks movement In silver and silver stocks.
Some few pecple thought they saw chance
there silver having long been neglected ana
50 little put ond eau dealing p bars vas
rise in price md then the stcek exchange
tened in. ealing not only In silver options put
10 Mexican bonds OF all sorts and every other
grew quite excited and for three days bust
ness was large II Is quite likely 10 be re-
snmed after Mondays rest for statistics BE-
Ing got out demonstrate that IN spite Of the
enormous increase In the production OF the
metal IT really is IN short supply. Besides, y
is argued that those who hold up copper VIII
liswise ccrner silver and should the Indian
m irth he rennened--whioh. by the way, they
vcnt be-we might have the metal az shill-
4. es per ounce before we could turn around
Il VIII be rs sd in another week other en-
tlnsasto prophets say such tax brings
buyers IN like fooks OF nanny goats.
spurts Ike this little one of this midwsek
ate useless they heget no confidence. Begin
b. keeping lighter shares on the upward
movement and mar sensational dashes with
ist this share and then the other, and see
II we do not commence to follow the play. For
little time longer we shall probably still sell
but strong advancing market has only TO
be kept before our eyes long enough to turn
MS into buyers
We are lust now 10 a mood for the biggest
gamble all around ever seen here since the
kanr boom in 1906 Look how we are going
on IN Aus,ralasian shares. No don't. Iuu
might be tempted 20 SCOOP that market also.
II is best left TO itself but II is getting a
big market all the same, and the French
arc taking part in the gamble with money
got from you or Tintos, II is said
Schroders are asking for subscriptions for
shares for the Amalgamated Copper company
Of New Jersey. They VIII probably get many.
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A GENERAL FINANCIAL REVIEW
STERLING EXCHANGE STRONG AND
CALL MONEY HIGH.
Caused Weakness and stocks
Suffered "a Decline.

New York May THE stock market today
suffered from general liquidation and conf
dent operations by the bears. The passage
Ct the Ford franchise tax bill unsettled the
market because of the weakness displayed by
the stocks most concerned. Supporting orders
by parties largely identified with various prop
critics and covering by the shorts stcadied the
market Tor a while and some recoveries oc-
CURED. renewal Of large offerings brought
rrices down in "A seus -demorallzed fashion
and the closing was at the lowest for prac-
tcally all stocks. Stop loss orders were met
~ a variety OF stocks and the pressure con-
tinued to the end.
The pronounced strength in sterling ex-
tnahse aroused an expectation in some quar-
ttrs OF exports OF gold, but. although opinion
as TO the probability OF this was divided
there were enormous sales Of both accounts
IN the market. Money ranged up to 8 por
cent but closed at half that figure
ne sales by London of copper stocks re-
oehtly was one reason for the strength OF
sterling exchange. but the more immedi ate
ctuse was the transfer OF the Spanish IN
demnity warrants Of $40 900 0O0 TO the renre-
sentative OF Spain, VINO was reported to nave
cHued Tor instructions 10 the manner OF
transferring the funds to Spain This gave
color to the rumor that the transfer had not
been anticipated In the sterling exchange
lharkct. but this OF course was pure coniec-
ture Some authorities we're of the opiniou
ll'at sterling exchange was unlikely to ad-
'"''NN W q punt NHlVu NOulu MAKE the eN
ports profitable
Among the extreme declines which early
unsettled the list the local shares were most
prominent including Consolidated Gas, i4h !;
metropolitan. 12is; Third Avenue, 9; Man
ne ttan' 6%, and Brooklyn Transit 6h The
decline in gas shares was accompanied by the
announcement OF cut in prices. other
prominent declines were: Sugar IA Federal
steel :, American Tobacco s. Anaconda Min
1rG -. International Silver AZ, Continental
lopacco "a and American Steel ana National
Steel 4 each There was also pronounced
Weakness in Peoples Gas. Tennessee Coal and
IRON and practically all of the other indus
trials From the extreme depression there
were but few .recoveries among which was
metropolitan, Sugar and Third Avenue, over
a point each Among the railways the loss
ranged up TO 49, in Northwest. with the aver
9se elsewhere about 2. The outbreak of liqul-
dalton toward the close was associated with
the strength Of money.
To-day honS bank holiday in London.
there was no indication Of the attitude OF
foreign spectators In the local market
halfway mortgages participated In the
weakness Of the tay, hut concessions were
mainly unimportant
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-02
IN THE COTTON MARKETS
Statistical Information Of The Leading Ex-
changes Of the United States.
VERY LILLE DISPOSITION TO SPECULATE
Fcst's Crop Report was n Feature
IN New Ycrk--Americrr Future
Markets slightly Lower.


HOUSTON. NOnudNs may Il
There was very little doing in the way 81
speculation today dispatch from New York
said that the market would have shown a
slight advance had it not been for the facts
contained in The Houston Pests exhaustive
report Of crop conditions as at present pre-
vaiing in Texas However the market is a
waiting one and not much is expected either
way until after the 10th Of the month.
letter to Csrgill g. Richardson from
Waller county said that a great deal OF cot.
ton was being planted over the first planting
having rotted The same authority also states
that chopping will begin this week in many
FIELDS. There is. be says. an increase in acre
age OF per cent Of new land Farmers have
plenty Of old corn on hand
The spot GALES of "a 700 in New York airs
all in contract. but they 80 to show that
people still want cotton. which is the cheapest
product on the market
Futures in LIVERPOOL show no change New
YORK closed ] 10 and New orleans to I
lover than Saturday.
Port receipts were 1924 against 1851 last
year and 1850 in 1895.
Houston expects tomorrow 2e00 to $500
against 1861 last year and 1850 in 1896
Houston expects tomrrow 300 to 2S00.
against l4H last year and 221O in 1895.
New Orleans expects $500 to $780, against
1850 last year and 631S in 1885,
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The Cane Crop.
ne Louisiana Planter says:

he Louisiana Planter says:
The past week has brought ia excellent
Neaihe' for aiding crop development and
the effect Of 1t is readily apparent In all
sections OF the sugar belt The planters
ot the upper tier Of parishes which were
So severely hit by the freeza. and where
lhe crop was at one time thought to be
almost completely ruined are now particn-
larry loud In their expressions Of auaIifi-
cation regarding the way the canes are
coming up Instead OF an entire failure II
nov seems probable that half crop or
Whereabouts. will be made In those narIsh
es. and the State, as a whole. should make
Two thirds and perhaps the three fourths
crop which we predicted the week after
the freeze.
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BEEvILLE NOTES.

Beevllle, Texas, April SO.-Everythiug in
the cattle business has been very quiet here
fer the past week. Shipments have been
considerably lessened on account of the 10
cent rains, Stock in this section are now ex-
ceedingly we'll Grass is not growing as
well as hoped for. but sufficiently to put all
stock completely on the mend
j. + Ray delivered at Pettus Thursday 600
year-olds TO J. H. Gage of Hico
Commission Merchant O'Reirley delivered to
p Rachol at this place $50 cows, which
were shipped to the Territory.
Len Jeter and julie Leisening sold and de
hVered to Allen Dusot in Refugo county As
cows at $50 per head the frat of the week.
c. H. Heard Of Refuglo county sold to the
Mexican government 80 young mules at S2S
per head and pair Of work mules for sl25.
The mules were delivered at this place yes
terday
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BUTTER AND rGes.

chieaso. Nav i,-Butter Quiet ard sasv
creamery isGlSisc: dairy iiailc Esss
c SmsoS' fresh llAGiiAe. Cheese Weak;
=, Louis Nav Butter Weak. oreamery
iSIlse' ,dairy l2di6c Eggs Steady.
new York. Nav Eggs-Ressirts IL an
sso aysss' barely steady. Western isNfisn I
hansas City. MAY l. Butter--steady.
gsreamery lsntIc dairy lac EYES -Recelpts
, .na dealers beginnins n buy on stor.
~ account market steady. fresh MiesourI
ana Kansas stc-h IN new csses. ensss in,
oiuaea- lVhc. cases returned iOc.
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Chicago, MAY LAS result Of unexpected
y heavy receipts Of cattle today prices were
iorced 10915c lower; fancy cattle brought
446 60 choice steers 5 .06d5 40 mediums
4 55d4 10 beef steers 40oTi 50 stockers and
feeders 70d5 Is; COWS and heifers 3 .50Q4. 70
bulls GOA 10, Western fed steers { eSd5 %.
Texas steers i0065 10 Enormous receipts
weakened the hoe market, and prices declined
81 Trade was quite animated at the decline
however on local and shipping account sales
was 1od8 S7la, vita pigs selling at 40n
$50 Sheep and clipped lambs were in active
demand AZ firm prices, hut Colorado wooded
lambs were about ioc lower. owing TO an over
SIMPLY. Shorn lambs brought 00d5 10
shorn sheen 4o0I5.10. chiefly 65 and IN
wfTd yearlnes 5o0d5 % unshorn Colorado
lambs sold o. 5.75d6 90. Receipts-Cattle 22 -
00e. hogs 2.0oo. sheen D 0On
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Futures opened steady. demand poor; at
M. quiet and steady. closed uuiet. Follow
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Now York nInne.

New York. May Money on call tas per
Sent. last loan per cent; prime mercsn.
strong, with actual business i'm bankers, hills
az f.sI&a4.S for demand and s5s.aI. ss For
70 days Posted rates. i.sGqi4 .s6M and ssir
s.SA1s Commercial bills f.s4hd "a IS. silver
r'runeates, SPY asst Ber silver 6onc Next
ctn dollars iac, Government bonds weak.
state bonds steady; railroad bonds weak.
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london Financial pevIc,y

New York May 1.-The Times London IMAM
cal correspondent cables This has been q
week OF vigorous speculation In minor depart,
men's OF our maraet season Of chesp
money has arrived. and the conviction that ii
WI abide through the summer has been dis.
pehed by the high New York exchange. which
leads many 10 anticipate that you viii have
10 SEND your gold here ere long 1t would DO
enoesh to encourage great gamble In all
Inn, ny inar AetT u you should not withdraw any
isrlnE small sums in metal aud this NEWS
encompasses yours TO launch out, None IN,
n ,sss woes inc copper credit market remain
o. z million pounds to help II over tho stoes
eNchange settlement '"N s'oVA
Nh, the samellng that was so brisk few Wees.
heard 81 s" Al INC spanish % ia now 10,
An 'ne energy has been concen-
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Cargill G. Richardson say OF today's market:
The report OF The Houston Post was given
a bearish construction by operators in the
cotton market today, which caused slight
uneasiness to prevail. There was not much
evidence, however that prices would suffer
ierring TO await further developments of the
crop and the bureau report on the 10th
Liverpool was steady, 1850 at D. m, but
eased later, closing unchanged from Satur-
day 10000 bales were taken on the spot New
FORK closed TO points down on the summer
months and lower on the fall and winter
New Orleans closed to lower than Satur-
day. The spot markets were steady, "a, 700
les being delivered in New York on May
contracts. while New Orleans sold 1000 10
exporters. The little scare In July and Aug
ust in New York seems to have abated, and
our advices now are that the near months
may lose their premiums ever the fall months
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81 Louis, May 1,--cattle-R Receipts 1900. in
ending 100 Texans; market steady: fair to
eholoe native chipping steers 450a5 % and
butcher steers 4.0Od4 30; steers under 1000
lcunds o01i 50; stockers and feeders GOA
70; COWS anr heiters 2.o0d4 SIS bulls 40Sp
SO, Gamers 2.OO02s6; Texas and Indian
steers S.seqf so; cows and heifers s0Oa4. 10
f'pgs-keoeipts 5000. market i0c lower. pigs
anu liEhts 3 I0dS so; packers .T019 sS: butch
ers s.soG3.eb. sheep--Receipts 1900 market
ss.!s,, with spring s.Ooas.sO clipped Texas sheen
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Kansas City. May -Csttle-Recelpts ass,
natives, 100 Texans supply was mostly me
q l0c lower prices no choice native steers Of
ttedi medium steers 450G4 so, light weights
4.s5q4 so stoekers and feeders 0OGl5, q /.
butcher cows and heifers 0014 IS; Gamers
ooas co. butcher bulls 0OI4 90 Western
steers i0od472i! Texans 70dl 50 Hogs-
Receipts 5000; supply most too liberal and
OILY the most desirable lunches brought
strong prices, with other grades 57l0c lower
heavy S,65dS 10 mixed 5oqS 10 light goa
e2l9; pigs 3 .20q3 40. Sheep--Reoeipts 4466;
llsht run Of sheep and largely of common
lnc lower, no choice lambs offered medium
wooled lambs 00db so, clipped lambs Al 90
800; yearlings 5 .20d5 25 wethers .40a5. 00.
SUCKERS and feeders s.25a5 90; culls 2 ESQ
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New York Nav 1.-The demand for cotton
goods has been Of full average dimensions
Some bids for good sized quantities OF brown
sheets. but little under sellers asking prices
have been rejected Business passing is at
fun prices Brown drills uuieter than sheet
ings Blesched cottons very Arm and further
advances Of hc occasionally reported Ticks
checks and coarse colored cottons Arm Prints
Arm throughout inquiry from exporters in
creasinF Iobhers' trade in wash fabrics good
Weather very favorable
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establlsh another electric Light .

establish another electric light Plat
San Angelo.
The San Angelo Ice and Power c'9e
may boast Of one of the finest ice n
IN the South, and yet a new couip,t
has arisen, August Balfonz goins Nv
trade with Fort Worth supply.
All arrangements have been con:s
Tor a San Angelo summer normal Il
open June 5 and close July I. fn
dpctors are Profs. b. C. Qdom OF sa'A
cello and j. A. Starnes OF Balllpgei
Prcfs. r. G. Stone of Sherwood ~
w Rasor of San Angelo as assocls'<
structors,
About fourteen conversions n1.
suited from the Methodist reyise 4
this week and the work will so'
definitely
Rev. Abe Mulkey, the evangei''-
visit this locality very soon, bset
meeting at Sherwood on May ~
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coFFEn.

New York. Nav f.-Cotfee-options elos.s
I!So haks spot coffee. Rio stesdy. n nJis
New Orleans, Nav i.--Cofee--ouiet. Rio
ordinary to fair eAGl7,sc. S''''' MO
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MUNYON'S:

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We viii analyze II
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MUNYoN.
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WIRE AN NAILS

Galvani;sd Glidden $40 Naiis 80 ss base
nidVanees for common over base sd 70s IA
aSc "a and Sd zoe Cd 2oo. Sd ioc led ana ia
&C. quotations ave for less than car lots.
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suGAR.

New York; Mar i,--surar strong Fair "a.
nmn lns fs-ioufh; centrifueal as test. ii-is
siolasses sugar ~. Rehnei firm
New Orleans. MAY i.-.Sugar--oujet. one,
kettle sssdiA; opcn Kettle ren,ris,ssi s sf'ap
~; conirifuesl vellows i&aii II, is; seconds 4
u1s. Aolasses outlet: centrifugal 6sfi6'
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nlehtiful, but cattle are scarce The pa. Il.
, inc pastures is very fine and stock are ali
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APPLEs-Fuucy evaporated, 5O-lb toxes
loiAc, lib cartons lie; choice evaporated 10
bulk, bo-lb l0c: fancy sliced. IN 50-lb boxes.
SIC.
cartons.
ClTRON-Iu 10Th boxes i3c
CuhRANTS-ln bbls &c. 25-lb boxes, clean
ed. bulk, nc; lib cartons Sc.
acknowledgements, unpeeled, 1oGiic.
RAlslNS-California, 3-crown I. l.. boxes
81 GO; u box l.. l.. raisns 6U165c; 2-orown L.
Nj, raislns. 5c-lb boxes. &c; 3-crown l.. M
raislns, 50-lh boxes, &C.
fKuNEs-cnlitornin bo-6os &c: 6o-7os 7c
10 sls 6Ac $4,000 &c; 9o-10Os iss15iac.
NuTS-Brazl Toe per lb hlherts. Sicily lie
Naples l2lac, walnuts 12c; peanuts 5u5lsc
almonds. Taragonn, l6c per ID, In sacks; no
cans ad6c. Italian ehcstnuts Toe per lb
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.

New Orleans. May 1.-The New Orleans
live stock exchange reports as follows:
Koceipts-Catte 2S4, calves and yearlings
45i. hogs Ia, sheep 27l
salesCattle S4S, calves and yearlings 3I7,
hogs 1856
On hand-Catte IS. calves and yearlings 100,
hogs 275. sheep 315.
Extreme light receipts OF cattle of all classe.
dr. ing the past two days; the market closed
today practically bare; choice beef on
h5nd; iGAlsc cows and heifers scarce; choice
3&dihc; calves and yearlings In light sup
ply: choice iG5JRc.
Hogs in ample supply; market dull; corn FED
choice 3&64hc.
Good muttons wanted at 41ac