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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-21
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. April 2O.-The demand for c,t,,s
tbs wSs nardly equal to the supply. and
sHnlne prices Fancy grades brought son
I'se onolee steers 5.25df5 SIS: medium sST
~ stockers and feeders 375af. So; COWS
ern red steers 400. Texas steers 4 705S. so
eslyes S;oOa5.6o With such small offering :
Of hogs BUYERS. were at the mercy Of sellers
uu prices underwent a further advance Of
o. td,es belng made at the highest fgure
since last September. The hes, grades sold
S,ion4.lO Pigs 3. 50d3 81 The demand
!Sr sneep continued active at ruling prices
hVIh ianlos selling at lS56I5.lO and very
enolee lots At 5,35 Colorado wooded lamb,
s.,SGS. S'ls spring lambs n0dq 90 nar ioS
pounds; yearlinEs .so65 90. and sheen ma
49, 80, ce n e 'iSlft.sS. Receipts Cattle $500.
noss $4,000: sheen 10000 ivy ''VV'
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
News Was Unfayorable and All the Cereals
Closed Lower.
THE CROP REPORTS WERE CoNTRADIcTFD
. weak stDrt--Henvy Selling
WAS INDUCED In.

Chicago. April 20.--showers throughout the
winter wheat belt and contradictory crop re-
ports caused an easier feeling in wheat today
May closed 7sc lower; July lost iG1hc Cora
declined haasc and oats hdhc Pork and
ribs closed shade higher and lard un-
changed.
Warm rains throughout the Southwest,
where fears Of blight had prevailed served
TO bring about weak start. May opened sc
lower at 74i1 touched 74i4 and advanced to
IS. All the opening strength oozed out toward
tho middle OF the session. May declined
steadily to 7s% and closed at 897th.
Chicago received 81 cars. Minneapolis and
Duluth got 200 cars
Crop reports, as a whole were unfavorabl-
but in several cases conflicting reports made
many changes within moderate range. Liqul.
dation continued however. on the hard spots
and near the close tho market was in very
heavy mood.
Short selling by Wall street interests and
heavy selling in September from the North
west also had bcarish influence. July fuc-
tvatlons kept in close touch with May at 1M0
nc premium.
Speculative interest was limited in corn and
slightly lower range OF prices was estab-
Listed Receipts were small-i93 cars.
Puls were weak ana lower In sympathy with
the leading grains.
Provisions were firm and fairly active
owing to higher prices at the yards and bet
tel demand for meats. A part of the adyaDte
was lost near the close.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow--Wheat 20
cars, corn 1856 cars oats ITO cars. hogs 1900
head.
Cash quotations were as follows.
Flour Steady; moderate demand.
Wheat-No. ; spring 1915 No. 3 spring G9oC
~, No red 76f(1S
Corn-No. 2 35%: No yellow 35si d56
oNts-.No. 2, 27s4 No. . white 5Og3l; No Q
white 29isa3OiI
X ye-No. 2, VI.
Barley No. q 37d4T
Flax seed--No 1, i.20; new | "a.
Timothy seed--Prime, 232iyn235.
Ness pork Per Dbl Olson 20.
LardPer 100 lbs, 3. 221ad5 %.
Short ribs sides Loose, 4 1914. s5
Dry sailed shoulders Boxed. 4 87lRd4 SO.
Short clear sides--Boxed. 4.95d5 ,o5
Whisky--Per gal, t.26
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Grain mud rroYirlonr El.cmhcrc.

New York, April -Whcat--Receipts 49,
Grot easy; No. . rcd, elevator, Ssii; No
Northern Duluth SAX fob ahoat No
Northern New York So { b atloat; options
closed easy at Sdtisc net decline, May az
J, ly 7aG September and December ~. Cot
t1f seed oil dull prime crude 22ll prime yell
low 26iaM27 Hides hrm Leather steady,
h,bited pronounced strength all day In in
while on the othor hssftino and iron showed
unmistakahle signs n weakness, with buyers
few.
Kansae City. April 20 --wheat-Dun. Nav
s7it. July IS cash hard aud igreeularly high
or No 81 soft scarce, uominallv Arm No.
red sass. No spring 6s6e9 Covn-Fu-
lures steady Nav s2h July sS,. cash Adia
higher; demand fair; No, mixed SS.s9SaM
cash. No. mixed 2ais6i3i. No. 2 white Sl%
Rve-Steady; No 1914. Hay Active, steady I.
choice timothy 50ia 20, choice prairie 500
6 90. Receipts--wheat lT,i00 corn 1900. oats
5000 Shpnents-.Wheat 1920, corn II son
cats not rerorted
Kansas CITY. April 2o.--Csttle- Receipts
good demand for cattle prices rulins steady
heavy native steers S a6 medium steers 4 500
s 90. lights i6dfi SIS, stockers and feeders
3 25ai5 so butcher COWS and helfers 0oil 20 /,
Gamers 25n2 90, Western steers f.O0nt S.,
Texans g, scat 20. Hogs--Receipts $500. prises
Sc higher; trading brisk, heavy 3,75fiS % /,
mixed s 65d2 so lights 3 so3tS 20 piss S.351
mand prices STEADY; ted lambs + SoGS y !;
clipped lambs 4,35ft4 90; wethcrs sons 0o
clipped wethers I tofli.6o stocksrs and feed
ers 2hff4 70.
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APPLEs-Fauc evaporated. 50-lb hoxes
1chc. lib cartons lie; choice eyaporatcd In
bulk. 5o-lb 100; fancy sliced. In B-lb boxes,
SIC.
cartons.
cITRoN--In 10-lb boxes, Use.
CuRRANTs--In bbls &c; 25-lb boxes. clean
ed, bulk, 7Mc; lib cartons Sc.
PEACflES-Evaporated. unpesled, 1o9iic.
RAlslNS-Calltornia s-orown L. l.. boxes,
raisins. 50-lb boxes &C.
PRUNBs-Calitorua. 30 Cos &c: 6o-7os &c;
10 SOS 6lsc, 10000 &c; 00-io0s A3.abhc
NuTS-BraEil loo per ID Alberts Sicily lie.
Naples l2lAc, walnuts l2o; peanuts s45Mc;
almonds, Tarsgona loo per 10. IN sacks; pc
cans 316c; Italian chostnuts loo per ID.
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BANANAs--Per bunch, packed. 81 eou9 "a
lctse culls 81. 26G1l 30.
COCoANUTS--Pe hundred IS so,
LEMONS-Sa TSf7S 90
ORANGES California navels ss7Sf4 10.
California seedlings 50 7ST8 90
STRAWBERRIES crate, k27Sdsso
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st. LonIr Grnin nnd Proyirion..

St Louis. April Colour Arm and UNI
changed, Wheat--Options lower; spot easter;
No red cash. elevator 70; April 10; May
Easy for options; spot dull; No :. cash "a ,
tri elk SO. April "a; May 34h July 3iss Sep
tembcr S47s asked. Oats steady No, .. cash
?Sis track 2a8291a; April 1854 May ~ bid
July o. September 2iis asked; No. white 81.
Rye firm. SO. Prime timothy seed 2.o6. Corn
meal ts5ql.9o. Bran-Sacked, east track,
nfm. &c. Hay steady; timothy s.o0ull 90;
prairie s, 90. Whisky steady. t,2e, Cotton ties
aud hagging unchanged. Pork steady, stand
ara mess iobbing ol2i4. Lard quiet prime
steam SOS. choice 512h, Dry salt meats
Boxed shoulders ! 81 extra short clear 4s7ts;
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The Newspaper.
From an Exchange.

A little boy in neighboring town was
required to write an essay the other day
THE Newspaper" was his subject and
here Is the result: | don't know how
newspapers came 10 be in the world,
don't think God does, for He halnt got
nothing to say about them, and editor"
is not In the Bible | think the editor is
one OF the missing links you hear about
and stayed in the brush till after the food
aud then came out and wrote the thing
up and has been here ever since. | don't
think he ever dies. ! never saw a dead
'un, and never heard OF one getting licked.
Our paper is a mighty poor IN the editor
goes thout anderclothes' all winter. don't
wear 20 socks, and pa hasn't paid his sub
seription in ave ycarA
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in THE COTTON MARKETS
Statistical Information Of The Leading tx.
changes Of The United States.
VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN QUOTATIONS
M Outside Interests Specializing and
Both Benrs and Bulls Keeping
Quiet--No Change In spots.
nnIce Of rh. Post.
Houston. THURSDAY. April 20.


Cotton hangs FIRE. The range OF prices is
narrowed down to few points not sufficient
to even lempt scalp. All outside influence
Is out OF the market and the professional
traders are resting on their oars evidently
waiting definite information concerning the
next crop. Weather conditions, are also close
~ watched. The present week has on the
whole so far been favorable for outdoor work
and cotton that had been planted prior to the
rain took on a new lease of life and is grow
ing nicely.
Todays market was rather dull and the net
result showed no advance on either side.
Spots were without change. but showed
better demand than of late.
Liverpool futures closed unclaimed to halt
1-s4 off.
New York futures closed unchanged to a
point off and New Orleans closed up on
April and / point off to point 10 on other
montbu.
Port receipts we're 6632. against 777s last
year and 7944 In 1895,
Houston expects tomorrow 1900 to 1900
AGAINST 9s1 last year and ssl in 1895.
New Orleans expects $500 to $500. against
1884 last year and 24ls in 1895.
The Houston aud Galveston markets will
be closed tomorrow-san Jacnto Day
Carglll & Richardson say of the market:
There was very little change in any of the
cotton markets today, little easiness being
shown in the early trading. but at the close
a slightly frmer feeling was noticeable Liv
cipooI was a little better than expected, clos
ing ls-64d higher than yesterday, with 10000
solo to spinners. New York and New Orleans
opened steady. ruled quite firm for short
time under buying by shorts and for Liverpool
account. but later with this support with
drtwn, long selling caused some easiness To-
ward the close short covering again iu
dulged in. New York wires us as follows:
Liverpool and continent buying, covering
shorts, Some long selling, outsiders doing
little MAY sell lower. but 10 to II points de.
cline think will do TO buy new crops The
receipts were light az the ports. but esti-
mates for tomorrow at Houston and New Or
leans neavy Clear, warm weather was re-
Torted over the eastern belt with cloudy
weather and showers in some sections OF
Texas.
II ia only reasonable to suppose that the
marked advances in grain and nearly all
American commodities will have some lnnu-
ence upon cotton but we hardly look for any
active speculation without some serious crop
damage reports which at the moment are lack
irg
New York April 20.--s Mum. Son a CO.
say of cotton: After tho opening. which was
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New York. April 2o.--Bleaohed cottons
showed decidedly stronu. owing 10 M ad-
vance Of Ac per yard on Lonsdals and
Fruit of the Loom. a. blsached Brown
sheetings and drills were firm hut demand
was moderate Wide sheetings we're firm and
denims in quiet request at fun prices. Prints
outlet hut firm in tancies and staples. Cling
hams in limited euppIy and firmly held, Print
cloths duiet at previous prices. Cotton ho-
siery duh and irregular Wuolens unchanged.
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oreAmeries 1sa1s: dairy 11isa1s. EGGS
STEADY. fresh t2&. cheese-cream ii's@
12is
New York. April 20 Eggs Receipts sse5
packages: steady ~ decline; Western 1871
14h: Southern l3hn13A.
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Nov She rn'a All Her soe,., Debt.

'"SulHEIou Post,
7 don't know much OF Tho 49, :.
fashionable people" said vourr 80 -
''"n 10 me not long ago. for I am no, &,
s0'ie'y' out II many society womcn arc ,;to
yns ! know here in town. think I'm sa,a,
- oe gu, OF T. II was not this sesson sI NE.
y nasn so long ago but that nlcn,v 'n y,
ks ss 800 .sn fsmsmber the oircumstsneei, I
VIA iiysd vs psusnu 80 eldeFly woman
"ss VAN Az daughters family, Tho
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

ST. Louis. April 2o,--Butter-steady: cream
1lN --
Kansas City. April so,-Butter-steady;
creamery Nals: dairy IS, Eggs-Market
continues active and steady; fresh Missouri
and Kansas stock In new cases cases in
ciuded. II; cases returned. iiB
Chicago. April -Butter--Market quiet;
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lotais blA udSs's''''''' %'''t" '"'rV
Net necetuta MT All q. g. rOrVa.



Decrease.
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-pecreas.,
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New York. April 2o.-Money on call steady
Prime mercantile pauer shG4L ner cent
Sterling exchange strong with actual bust
nees in bankers bills az A,SEGii .S7lS for de1-
mand and al l. SSff4 $50 for sixty DAYS. Pos<s
ed rates 4s5is6f4. IS and 4,s7lsGf+ SIS Com
mercisl bills 4 SSn. silver certificates Sqiad
Co. Bar silver 5eis. Mexican dollars AN,
Government and railroad bonds strong: state
bonds easier.
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New York Cotton Market.

New York. April 2O--Speculation in cotton
futures continues dull. Today the market
was fayorsbly Influenced at the opening by
good Liverpool cables. which were accomps-
MED by buying orders from several European
ports and a momentary scramble OF the more
apprehensive local shorts to cover. With the
market quiet and 'frm. prices advanced lag
points on the call. and for a time showed an
inclination to do still better as few Wall
street orders drifted In. Official notice of
good weather over the South and private re-
ports Of widespread activity on plantations led
TO light liuuldaton late in the forenoon under
which prices melted away several points. An
other factor contributing to the reactionary
feeling was a larger crop movement than the
crowd had calculated upon.
In the afternoon the market made still an
other turn on forecast for showers during
the next thirty six hours In the Middle and
Western Gulf States. TO be accompanied by
decided fan In temperature. with condi-
tons favoring frost in Northern Texas and
Oklahoma. While tho latter news checked the
sagging tendency OF prices and inaugurated
an advancing movement, IL failed TO give ma
terial impetus to bull enthusiasm. and but
little effort was made the part OF the
longs to rout their adversares. The mar
kct closed quiet net unchanged to 1 point
lower,
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81. Louis. April 20.-Cattl. ,,..
luciuding 400 Texans; market stesSy, f,ir ~
enSice native shipping and export steers 4 ,oS'
: ~ , dressed beef and butcher steers SO9
srs ~ ~ steers 8 seni.so; stookers and feed
nuiis z'Ion4 90; Gamers l.25qt2 75 Texas ana
tnaisn steers S,50at rs: COWS sud beifers ~
~ %s ~ .h hoEs1Receiots 400; market strong
ers y.soai,Oo; butchers 3eOa4 oTis sh DssS
' sol $500; market steady: native nt,ttnrs
i.o1g5' 10 lambs 500. with :. oofis "a Sns
sp'lhs lambs; clipped Texas sheen a 50S9. ~
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RoGERs-JoNEs. Ennis, Hes Mas id.
7.-Mr. Claude Rogers anu nsopk y
Jones. both prominent youns sf,errors
Garrett. were married yes!era ..syrsnts SCI
at the home OF the bride pa,
E. A. Smith Of Ennis ofhelsnn.- -
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MEM YORK EXCHANGE.
SUGAR.

fined firm "'"' fe'
New Orleans, April 20. sugar--strong; op,n
kettle S%n4, Omen kettle centrifugal gfsG
~; eentrifagal yellow t$f4 lS-les seconds
SU4A. Molasscs- Quiet; centrifugal sails
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ooFFEE.

New York. April 20,--Cofiee-- Ontlcns closed
duh, not unchanged, sales 1907 BAGS SCOT
RIO quiet M. Z invoce 81 No. iohbins
~. Mild quiet; cordova sals
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olga Observation-Disclosures. -
vessel. Destined for aal,e.,on.


BY Gulf, Colorado and Santa re railway
" bales, International and Great Northern.
I!9 Galveston. Houston and Henderson. 3si
Mifsouri, Kansas and Texas IS. Total, Iis.
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Housrov wuoLrsALp PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots of staple
Com m ties.


These quotations are revised dsiiyfan their
cor ectness cnn be relied upon The prices are
those ruling In Houston Wholesale markets..
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MARINE INTELLrarNop,
Port of Galveston, April 20.

Port of Galveston April 20.
ARRIVED.
So Gyller, Alshager, Cisniuegos.
81 Darlington, Tampieo.
CLEARED.
SIS Truma. Morgcnson, Havana.
SAILED.
SIS Truma. Morgenson, Havana
SIS Caroline. Ganditon. New Orleans.
SIS Dengai. Whiteway. Rotterdam.
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~, ~ 7 NILNIh FROM DENTON
Dtnlon, Texas. April &c d Ectlshor..r
~ rsicag shipped Two cars of fat beef cattle
~ q, sun shipped car OF Thoroughbred nnr
h nam cattle TO Mexico this week to sell far
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MARINE NOTES

TIE Norwegian steamship Truma, which
sailed for Havana this evening took out
cargo consisting OF 406 head OF cattle, 600 hogs.
% cows, 90 sheep II horses and q mules She
was dispatched by MesIs Fowler Il No
Wife.
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HOUSTON DAILY POST FRIDAY MoRNISG. APRIL 81 1899
Coed ordinary q Good mid IN 3 e-ls
| Low middlIng... 3 s-is Am. mid. fair 3 1879
euotat.ons for mIddlIns q other .p0t oar.


Futures opened dull; OF noon auet; closer
drll. Highest for May 5.51. low $50 high
for July 5.ss. low 5.ss Following are the
quotations.
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COTTON on sHIPBoARD.

For Antwerp--ss Thordisa 1851
For Rotterdam--Ss Dargai 729
For Copenhagen--Ss Castlemoor 800
lire 500.
Total on shpboard, l0,1ss bales.
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nabbIt Farm speculstion.

The fact that during the last eiSns'A
months industrial enterprises have p's'
put upon the market with an ama1ine !.
gresate of capital of over si,ovv,vy w..
leads an appreciatlve reader, VINO 49,. ia
a very serious condition OF analIs 49, ..t..
Of us within a fAw years, to seno us s. .,.s,
off on some of tho industrial prosps.ss,srstt
Ct the day. As matter oil amu'' pIsr,
and interest. print the docurneus Nj
1t Is: -cr,re
Rabbits commence breeding az =
months and have drcns OF elsn, Z.
three months. II is proposed Una. ~
commence with twenty pairs zen isri
and ten females which, exclusive y
will call for an investment OF e. iss
In the following product; -
Three months .......''''''''''' 10
Six months ...,..,....'''''''''' 80
Nine months ....'...'''''''' iin
pne year..,....''...,.''''''''' iJna
One year, three months'.'''''''' a.i5
One year, six months. a5asA
One year nine montns'''''" i,ilsis
Two years ;.'''.'''...Lt. 4,ii5I
Two years, three months'''''''' 1-sn2ia
Two years, six months'''''''' >, s,t.sN
Two wears, nine months...... ~ ~ s.s;1
Three years ..........-....,.,'..SS -. r,asksi
This product can be sold IN to' VIZ sross
certainly at cents each. giyinss e. q "
income in three wears OF slsss1gtS o,Ioripl
deducted from which are the w.
expenses: .,onn slaM
Rent of land. per annuni '...sf cana 6,oA,
superintendent. per annum'' s eS t.eaa
Feed acknowledgements. 1v'' -.
satN
To be deducted from sross inc .,.rs.nt Il
irg a net profit or 81
over SIS. EOS, 1866 In three years =. divitsf
The capital stock OF 81 WIN . NJ
into $50 shares, per value ! Isspes, u
You are invited to subscribe $50
Leslie's Weekly.
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canned Tomatoc. rirm.

Advices by mail from Baltimore are to the
eject that the market has been closely clean
ed OF stock OF 3-pound standard tomatoes at
ssc net cash, though It was still thought pos
sitle that few small lots might yet be So
ers. however, were asking 67isc and were said
TO show little disposition TO sell even nj this
price The Yves, is reported to he inuulring
fer tomatoes in Baltimore, although as yet
thspe have been no sales OF consequence 10
that section
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The Shoe and Leather Review says The
market is stronger, but without any great
amount OF trading. About 1000 buns were
sold this week at 9iac and &c for ones and
twos. The dealers are quoting 9isc. but are
refusing TO sell ahead for less han sac. The
talk OF forming a tanning .bination stlll
serves to keep buyers out of tho market.
There Is general feeling, however that the
coming OF short-h haired hides Will induce some
Improvement In prices.
Dry Hides-Prices rule unchanged. One car
lot sold this week at lie for Indian and Cali
fornia trimmed and 16c for the Montanas aud
Colorados
Green sailed sheep pelts are quiet and little
trading Is being done. One packer is holding
lot OF 10000 at N05. a lot OF 1000 packer
pelts and lambs brought sloS. Packer shear
l,nEs are offered at 40c. and city butchers
dry wool pets
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New York, April 2O.--s, Mum. Son a CO.
saw of cotton: After the opening. which was
strong on New Orleans aud Liverpool buy
ing. some trade was tempted to sell short
on account Of scarcity of material in the
shane Of news for the bulls to work on, and
the market eased OFF.
Shorts are covering their near months and
selling late ones believing that damage to the
new crop will haye more effect on early
months. owing to the short interest and small
stocks that spinners are now carrying with
the continued good textile trade which will
force them to buy soon.
We believe that late starts NAV be made il
weather continues favorable. but 1t will UNI
doubtedly subject the crop to more yiciss-
tudes than 1t would ordinarily, aud the crop
certainly will be late
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.

Market supplied with cattle; good demand
for calves and yearlings; strong demand for
corn hogs Of $50 pounds and up: feshy mast
hogs of l5o pounds and over wanted.
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aou.tor pn,iy statement.
parnIIve Stutcin emf.
Houston Ranrosd ueceip,s.

Houston's gross receipts II cotton by m,
iqflcus railroads entering the CITY wers 50
Houston aud Texas Central .... "a,
International and Great Northern 4se
Galveston, Harrisburg and san Antonio *
Texas and New Orleans .. n
Houston East and West Texas ASK
Gull. Colorado aud Santa Fen s4s
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass S5i
Napsss snh leSss'''.',...,.. go
ra.,
i''si .',',.,','''''''''.', ..'',....... 1891
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New York-Futures opened quiet: at noon
steady; closed quiet and steady Highest for
May $40. low 8. 73 high for August 5.A. low
5 SO: high for october $50. low h.ss Fol
lowing are the quotations for all months
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Situation In Corcc.

There has been considerable discussion In
the coffee trade as TO the future OF the coffee
market, says the New York Commercial. The
hears claim that the weight OF coffee is alto
rttber too great for the market. and that
prices rise much above the present level On
the other hand, some well informed people say
that conditions are ripe for good advance.
The argument OF the bulls was well presented
yesterday by Watson g. Gibson, who talked
on the situation Of Brazilian coffee From
their point OF view the situation is as follows:
During the past ten years. until 1891 Rio
No Z tBraziD coffee ranged from 13 IN 10
cents, Last year It got down to 81, and IL
remaips at about that figure now. with no
speculation The total visible supply In the
world on April l was 6.5l5.0 bags, against
$4,000 q year ago. but 5000 bags less than
January /. 1899.
There has been some correspondence be-
tween our government and Brazil looking to
better terms there for our PRODUCES with the
alternative OF placing an import duty on Bra
lillian coffee at our ports II this were done,
tho coffee already In the country would he
advanced in value. Brazil. on the other hand.
IL considering some means OF increasing the
been made for the government to make mo-
noroly Of II, as Turkey does of tobacco. BRA e
yi'ian coffee could be put up cents per pound
without meeting the competition Of any other
oofee and without much loss OF demand. -
President Mckinley. under our tarif laws,
IS entitled 10 levy a countervailing duty on
any article coming from country whose gov
ernmens does not treat our merchants fairly
Of the port OF entry.