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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-31
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Spectators in Wheat Concluded That
Prices We're Too High.
THE EARLY KEws.wAs RATHER BulLIsH
An Increase I'm the visible was POST
ed-Coid Weather Depressed
CONSIDERATION Lower.

Chicago. January so.--sp.cuiators in wheat
today wero very much in favor OF lower
price for that commodity. They sold freely
when wheat was strong, and through their
Efforts 1t became somewhat weak. The mar
ket, however, stood the pressure remarkably
well, and at the close only &c decline had
been effected In May. Corn and oats each
left on &c lower. Pork is 7isc and lard and
ribs each 2ikc lower.
Wheat started very irregularly at Isc above
to &c below Saturdays closing figures for the
May future. The very cold weather bad some
influence upon those who were willing TO pay
Mi advance, and lower quotations from Liver
pool with an expected Increase in tho visible.
appealed to those who were willing TO sell.
wheat, which started all the way from TIA TO
1r;b. declined quickly to 1854 At that figure
the selling pressure slackened, and, as there
wis fresh Hood Of crop damage reports to-
gcther with enormous clearances at tho sea-
beard early sellers FASTENED to cover, sending
Chicago receipts were 9e cars Minneapolis
and Duluth got q cara. Tho worlds shipments
Of wheat and -four to Europe for the week
amounted 10 Tlh,oO0 bushels, with o tendency
OF the part OF Russia TO increase her output.
The amount on ocean passage was 100000 more
than IT, was weel ago, and the result of the
week domestic stock taking was an increase
o. $4,000 bushels In the visible The total
OF the latter was found to be 2S,5s3 900 bushels,
or about 100000 smaller than al the corre-
The clcarances OF wheat and -four from At
lantic ports exclusive OF Galveston, were 10,
$50 bushels.
Liverpool closed Ha&d lower for futures,
and Paris showed a decline Of lod15 confines.
The government report expected after the
close of the session caused some selling in
authorization of 1t containing something bear
ish Beerhohm's late in the day sent a tele-
gram saying the correct world shipments OF
wheat and -four should be called 100000. On
receipts Of this piece Of news, holders began
70 lose confidence again and season of free
LIQUIDATION set in. under which May declined
TO t6s, and closed at 1874.
Cold weather was a boarish argument In
corn. Some heavy shorts were supposed to
be covering in a cautious way on the de-
ciines and selling became pronounced near the
end of the session.
Spectators continued TO take profits in oats,
and this. coupled with the easiness OF the
OTHER markets, caused decline.
fs declining tendency Of the grain markets
near the close OF the session had depressing
eff6ct on provisions.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow-wheat $50
cars; corn 1000 cars. oats $40 cars. hogs So 900
head.
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NEW ORLEANS.
Especial Dispatch to The Post

VbpVcIdI U4spdLUH 20 The P0sLJ
Live Stock Landing. New Orleans. January
3o.-1'he New Orleans Live Stock exchange
reports as follows:
Receipts-Cattle. 800; calves and yearlings.
oi6; hogs, ~.
sales.cattlc. 2s7; calves and yearlings 435:
hogs, 1e6.
On hand-cattle. 1o7; calves and yearlings.
90; hogs, 40.
Boevcs In light receipt: market active:
very few left over; prices. strong. 3Aa4Ac:
cows and heifers. nc less.
Yearlings-Pens well cleared. market closed
strong good to choice, 313Isc: very few
Texas calves on sale, price strong: large fat.
&c; others, s7.00dl0.00.
iIog@-corr fed. strong: 4G4Ac: mast fed.
a4@Sl4c.
No sheep on sale.
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tendency OF speculation In cotton Was stll
marked today. contrary 10 the expectation
Of souo traders. who looked for cuite gen
eral liquidation OF long cotton
Wall street houses. however, were again
activo buyers and outsids supror. contrib
uted to stimulate the early market In tho
face OF preparation on the part OF certain
local traders for q set back OF prices. The
trading commenced on tho first call at I'M
chanEed prices. but finished at an advance
OF 8 points.
The duetuatinps for ths rest Of the day.
while numegous were not extansiye,
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COTTON ON sHIPBoARp,

For Manchester-ss shahristan "
LiserpooImships Katy less. MsssI /
steamships Holywell 7Sl7, EioI,o,.asIa ~
Gina 25Os. Aston Hall 5S3S, malta s's'
omer 504S. Total. GO. 1888. ~. ksts Eul5
FOR Havre-Steamships vac , e0ls "a n
s7ja. Taunton 1895, Hemlspne''
5000. c,.amshIr a.
i or other foreign ports-o-s esrajts d y!
i io cynthia soas, Glenfield $40 Br s.'ssI
Tasso 900, Khio 2715, Majestdisc, ~ T MI q
Larrinaga $50; ship Rhone ~; Szl' s,,i Iostnl
Eor New YorlS--Mallory line a''b
lin. II 3gs. Total, IL, 119.
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eoMMERcIAL pRIEFs.

New York. January 80 Rank clearinsa.
SOS, COZ. ss4: balances. 81. se0ois.
London, January S0.--Consols fer money
and account III I-l6. bar silver steady.
81 7-is money. . per cent. rate OF discount
open market, for short bills. 2iad2i4; thres
months bilis 8 s-l60p2,t.
New York. January S0--Totai stock Gales
.teo 900 shares inciuding 1850 Atehison pre-
ferred sseeo Central Pacific. s2.es5 Northern
Paciio and 54.s2o Sugar.
Adyertiser's Lcrdon financial Sablegrarl
says Tho market hero was less active today.
but cheerful ealing on at the close. except
tjuucd until New York came good. particu-
inrly for Northern Pacihc and Southern
railway Issues. The closs was near the
esst
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ilim pork, standard mess a,1sqi0 90: lard. ro-
ired terce. 4.2sqi3,ik: pure 6.is,s, boxed
meats, dry salt shoulders 4 so; Sides sa7is;
bacon, rlear rib aides dl2ih hams choice
sugar cured SisaaIs. Rice-Low grades off;
ordinary TO good AZ Flour, grain and feed
stsffs steady. Flour Extra fancy 39SG3 Is,
patents i.isGt.so, Corn meal Is. Bran SD
81 Hay--prime 1i.0oa1i3 90; choics 10 600
10 80. Corn No. ? sacked mixed and White
42A; Colorado So. Oats No. sacked ssnslI
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hhhsas CITY, january S0-Wheat--I Hard.
active, half cent higher; soft, negl .cted: No.
hard. 61I6S: No, red. "a: No. . spring.
q! corn--Dull, lower: No. . mixed. ssIa3i::
No. white, 5iMsais. oats--Lower IN some
cases; Nc 2 white. aaIs No 2 mixed. 27s4tp
a. Rye-No. 2, bS'k. Hay-Dull choice tim
othy. 7.oo9f7.25 choice prairie. 6.50tf7oo. RE-
cpipts-- Whsat 1s6.S0o. corn so.20o, cats % 600
Shipments-Wheat $500. corn 400. oats 5000
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ward, especially on peaches, for which good
prices arc obtained under small stocks.
A San Francieco press statement Is to this
snect: s"rbc snow deposits on the mountain
ranges are said to be the deepest for fully i've
years, II this is the case and warm rain
carries on the snow, we can look for very high
water In the valleys Of California"
Mail advices from the coast say that cam
ntIs. without exception. express themselves
well pleased regarding the outlook for the
coming crop. They look for a large yield and
larger sized fruits. The higher prices for tin
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CHICAGO.

Chicago, January So.-The cold weather to-
day cut down the receipts of cattle and made
trade brisk both buyers and sellers being
anxious to come TO terms to get out of the
cold. All desirable lots sold at firm prices.
Common native dressed beef stesrs 3.90Qbi. so:
choice to strictly prime shipping cattle 5.soD
{. 20 bulk 4.S0a5.G5.
The unexpectedly light receipts of hogs
caused lively demand on the part OF buyers,
bringing prices &c higher; sales Largely at 375
al "a: fair TO choice 3.s7isG4.0 5; packing lots
3.6SdS.s6; mixed 3.Ioa3 .e2h; butchers 3.70Q
400: lights S.6093. 92la; pigs 3.35l3.65.
There were not enough sheep on the market
to meet the demand and offerings of good
q. ality ruled 10gl5c higher; poor to choice
4.eo: common to choice lambs i.OOa5 so; prime
light lambs $40.
IL 600.
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
Today, Satur


New York. january 30-Money on cal,
steady, pt 2is6i3 per cent Last loan per
cent. Prime mercantile paper. 2,h@pSL per
cent; sterling exchange. flrmer. with actual
business In bankers bills at 4S5i4 for de-
mand and at 4.s2s4 Gi4Ss for sixty days POST
Cd rates. 4sSis and 4.s5is. Commercial bills
4,Ss. Silver certificates. new. 59isdcoh; bar
silver. 5e%; Mexican dollars, sIk.
Government bonds. weak. State bonds. In
active; railroad bonds. irregular
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WhoIcsnIc Grocery Combine,

New York. january JO-Conferences are
being held Ia this city looking toward the
ohecting of u vombine OF the Wholesale gro
Gers IN the Western States who do nm annual
business amounting to s500,0co or more. In-
eidentally there has been discussion among
representatives Of tho concerns interested ~
tho suggestion for the establishment of tho
rebsfs system in the sale OF tobacco. as pro-
pcs I'd by the tobacco manufacturers.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
lions are (. o. b. interior and are
MONEY AND BANKING.
EXCHANGE AT HOUSTON

ENCIiA4NGE AT HOUSTON.
Exchange is auotel as follows: New York
buying. 81 so discount; selling. New York, ST
Louis and Kansas City. par: New Orleans.
buying st0O discount. selling, 81. 20 premium
HOUSTON BANK CLEARINGs.
Tho following are the clearances OF ths
Houston banks for the week thus far and for
tho corresponding time last year. together
with the increase or dccrease
This year. Last year. Increase
Saturday ....,...Sl,s2f,77S S976a74 s4i4 S0I
Monday .......... 1,l97.si6 1,2ls,5Ts 2TT,sss
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Total stock ....-.....-..s'
..,,,rsroN srATEAEHf,
coFEEE.

New York. January h,rbef; ~
quiet. ; points lower 70 So i invds =
New oriesns, January q
nj, ordinary TO fair, shgosf' y
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stnclk nrokers ~ .....'.

Washington. January Su- ars ~ I.
srfieid e. Co, stock broknat ~
sisnment today for the ~ II
itory. Assets are staten a II stoc =
liabilities s40.4ts- Inc 6f1n ~
the failuIe-ia run on r'i'
foneru AZ y "a
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c.,yrsroN COTTON REcER7sI

BY Gulf, Colorado and Santa I = ~ s,
1915 bales: International and Grea. w.
% 5. Galveston. Houston and H zen. f.ls,11l
Missouri, Kansas and TEXAS, .oi c,s,s n (
La Porte and Houston, 81; sen o'''-
Toral. &210. alsll
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a New Case Of

Fort Worth. Texas. ss y nscSsy. J.
ward Bessie, the patient ~
moved to the pest nonss Sinso
ficers do not believe liz ri
come epidemic. yness
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,s,psr on mn, m,iasslng at other spot mar
Now 0rIean. Ilutnrc.

Futures opened steady; at noon op,et. c,os..
nareiy STEADY. The. highest for March VS.
3, Y; lowest S.7b; high for NAV ( 10 ioa 90 90
'oHowihs are the quotations for ali months: 90
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, January 0-CattIe-Receipts
2lsS natives and $40 Texans; values on ma
heifers strong to steady; Texans steady to lOG
lbc lower: heavy native steers nominally 5.95
e,9;oo; medium .. 20; lights 4 45dl4 80; stockers
ers S.20at.50 Gamers 2. 256l2 80: Western
steers S,2bq4 80; Western COWS 2.556p3 Is.
h, =. $500; market opened active and
mixed S00G3.s0 lights SLOGANS. sheep~Re,.
ee:pts $40; steady to 1oc higher: lambs iJc
2 t gner 1han Friday; stockers quiet; lambs
81; stockers i ESQ.,. 49, 10Y
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SUGAR GA

3 New York. January sn.--sugar-rair rem
New orisaas. January so,--suSar--opsn ket-
tie 2M8S 1-16; open kettle centrifugal 2S-i6lJ
o; gIanulated. none IN Hrst bands: whites a.:
Ooen kettle steady, 1908; cenfitfugai ouiet.
G}l6; 70 syrup IA Arst hands.
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Houston Snot Ounfutinns.
pots closed steady, l-1ec up; sales 2si
Other Spot Markets.

changed:
Low ordinary. An Middiing ..s 1-1s
Ordinary. ,......4 11-t6 Good middling 6 s-i6
Good ordinary...5 3-16 Middiing fair. g 15-i6
Low middlng...5 9-l6 Sales ........ 1928
New orleans-spots closed steady and un-
CHI nged.
Low ordinary. .3Ts Mdding 5s
Good ordlnary...4 1915 Middling faire' 81.
Low middlng,..5 5-l6 Sales ..,...... .7i6o
New York-spots closed quiet and un-
Coed ordinary...5 5-1e Good mddliug. as
Low middling. % 1916 Middlng fair. RI
M.ddling,......,6ss Sales ........... $500
:, Liverpool-Spots closed unchanged; sale.
SGo9.of which 1000 were American, irnor,s
1900. all American.
ordlnary;.,...,. Mid upland. ....S 5.ls
.ieoa Ordinary. Z l5-l6 Good mid. up. SO
Low middiing., ,3B Amer. mid fair.3 57-,s
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT q oalvest0p. january 50.

Port of Galveston. January 80.
ARRIVED
SIS Richmond Castle. Antwerp
CLEARED.
SIS Floridian, linkE. Liverpool
~ Ella, Danbig, Progreso, Vera Cruz ana
coatzacoslcos.
SAILED.
rs San Marcos. Young, New York.
IS Miami: Mcdonald. New Yorl, Via Boston
:, ss hiia, panpig, Progreso, Vera Cruz and
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ST. LOUIS.

o-C Sc LOUIS, january .-Cattle-ReceIptC
fair to fancy native shipping and eynoT:
steers 46og6.lQ; bulk, 4.75ao.7o Dressing
b sed,s and butcher steers. s6Oas.s0: bulk,
,, fve o,so steers under 1000 pounds 355G5 IS
40; bulk Of sales, 4.10a5 10. Cows and beifV
ers, 2oGS.65; bulk OF cows, o.4Oas.25: can
= nass COWS % Texas and Indian steers.
:. seqt'Soi bulk, lOog4e0; COWS and helfers
2:2Sq4.o6. Hogs-Receipts 900 Market
STEADY; PIGS and lights. 3.65d3.75: packers
s.ion5se; butchers ss014O5 Sheep-Re
it aye C stock, steady; muttons s75a4 10;
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The sugar Trust.
Pnclsage Sugar.

Inc New forK Commercial says:
Rehners have been observing the effect
on the sugar trade Of the country of put
ting fine graduated sugar up 10 paper and
cioth packages. Arbuckle Bros. were the
frst people 10 put up package sugar and
they had large package trado long be-
fore the sugar war began.
Then the American Sugar Refining COM
pzny put sugar up IN packages. Other rshn-
ers watched the development OF the package
trace very closely. They have come to tue
conclusion that package sugar is popular
with a large class of buyers and they have
made preparations TO Introduce their sugar
to the trade In the now familiar package
3. Fl. Howell, Son & Co.. the selling
agents for the National and Mollenhauer re-
fineries. have announced that they will soon
be prepared to give fine granulatei sugar
put up in two or Ave pound packages. The
Franklin Sugar Refining company of Phil
adeiphia will also pack some fino granulated
in two-pound cartons. probably seventy two
TO a case Doscher has not announced his
intention to put up sugar In small packages
In Tho near future, but he has said that n
the trade demands II he Will follow suit,
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rn,ur.. a,s sarN rufnres.
siosed steady highest for Mayrb' n ,sleady:
Sie, nish fos May Gas. low sis: bsrh e ~ low
h .ans s o i9w Following are he 's o,a mr
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots of staple
fs Com moe iftes.
HEAVY STAPLES,

These quotations are revised daily, and their
correctness can be relied upon, Tie prices are
those ruling in Houston wholesale markets.
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Uor,,op Dn,ly statement.

Gross receipts thus far this week.. S,5i5
loss receipts $50 days this year. go, $50
Gross receipts $50 days In 1878. ....l ,iIS,40s
Gross receipts $50 days in iS5i95. Il $50, 1853
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July ............ 5.S7ia 5.871A 5.32h 5.32h
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Moderatc demand and firm
Wheat-No. 2 spring 73474h; No. Q spring
69m1S: No. red 75isa76is.
Lorn--No. 2, STAd31M: No. yellow 37IS1
37g..
, oeta sas, z 279i: No white soAaaI; No s
Rye-No :, 59Aa5sis.
Baroy--No. ., 42452
FLAX seed-No. /. 15is
Timothy sced---prime 23Sd5s 40
Mess pork--Per bbl, iO.sOTi0.s5.
l-ard-Per 100 lbs 5.703575
short ribs sidos---Loose. 4.90a5. co.
Dry sailed shoulders-Boxed l. 25li4 3Iis,
snort clear sides Boxed. 515a5.25.
Mhisly--Per gal. LIT.
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pR1rp rRuITs ANp Nurs.

APPLEs-Fancy evaporated. 5o-lb boxes
LUX. 5O-lb essc; fancy sliced, IN 6O-ib boxes.
nc.
APRIcoTs-l2c per lib loose; Eye in lib
cartons.
CiTRON--In f0-lb boxes. 13c.
CuRRANTS--In bbls &c: 25-lb boxes. clean
cd. bulk. TIC; Lib cartons Sc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., unpeeled. 109ltc
HAiSINS--California. 3-crown l., Il. boxes
Si6C a box L.. l.. raisins 6OGl66c; 2-crown L..
NJ. raislns. 50-lb boxes. DC: s-crown l.. NJ.
r5iaIns. 51-lb boxes. &c.
PRUNES--Caifornin 50-60s DC: 60-70s &c;
sC-S1a 6i5c: S0-9Os &c; 90-t00s 4Mp5hc,
EUTs--Brazil $50 per 10; filberts, Sicily lie.
Naples 12Iac; walnuts 1iQp12c; peanuts 5lsG6c;
Amends. Taragona l6c per lb, In Sacks pecang
Sd6c: Italian chestnuts i0c per Id.
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A BUSINESS BAROMETER
psices 4 C1nnodltIes snd IN Index to
Conditions Existing b the Markets.
tue trust AGAIN ADVANCES WIRE GOODS
Barned wire Fifteen Cents ana Walls
Ten Cents Higher-susur Trust
Losing Ground-iyotes.
ofnoe 81 The Post I.

Houston Monday. January 80.
The advocates Of trusts and combines tell
the people that by combining great Industries
che cost OF production Is reduced. consequent
IL tho consumer gets tho benefit Mover was
. faiser statement made. and the proof Is
right at hand.
within the past few weeks the manufac-
turcrs OF barbed wire nails and barbcd wire
secured charter from New Jersey. the State
famous for SIS blood sucking mosquitoes and
blood sucking vampires in the shape OF trusts.
Tho first thing done wus TO add on few
cents TO the price OF wire and nails: q few
Gays later another advance was made and
this morning an additional advance OF IL
cents In wire and 10 cents was ordered In
Nails This makes % cents advance In all
since the formation of the pool. That's how
tho consumer IS benefited.
In order to compensate the trust for its
magnsnimity IN not advancing rates 200 To
500 per cent at one fell sweep. the trust will.
on February /. throw out of employment
1o travelling men. largely reduce their cler-
teal force and probably cioso Up some OF the
manufacturing plants. OF course tho reduc-
tion u force and raising of prices Is said
20 beuent the consumer. but the consumer
can not figure it that way. Can any trust
defender crpiatn7
The Sugar Trust.
That the sugar trust lost ground during the
past year is quito evident from the stats
tics showing its share Of the refining business
and the profits made in it. In 1897 the trust
refined 1,5s1s40 tons. Of 71.ss uer cent Of the
entire business. IN 1895 the sugar refined by
II fell 10 l260.243 tons. or G7.2 per cant OF
the total. On the other hand. the indepen-
cent ref1nsries Increased their business from
455.0oS tons, or 70 2-3 per cent OF the total
10 oso.I0D tons, or 29,2 per cent
Again the profit in the business, the differ
ence between raw and refined sugar, aver
aged only .7S Of cent pound, agalnst .945
OF cent in 1897. the reduction being mainly
late IN the year. after September aud quo
directly TO the Increased competition of trade.
the grip the trust has had on the sugar trade
is EFFICIENTLY Iyeakentnr
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According to the American Packer OF Bal
,,,.,, ~, -, aeai.r, ,,,,, ,,., oata,,,,
P"S'S aHu usAiN's 'A'eH So.'eD'"' ''pe'i"ii'
as u exists Mt time when there Is an unuH-
ually heavy demand from the West. For the
are falling TO supply the legitimate demand.
There has been since Thank sgiying an un-
precedented demand for oysters from the
West, and at the sarie time oysters were
never scarce in Baltimore. The result
IS that packers In the latter city are unable
TO ,ill their orders. or 20 buy In sufficient
Quantities. Prices have been run up because
OF these conditions to a point 20 per cent
California Fruit Growers.
Chicago. January sO-A special to the Trrb-
nne from san Jose Cal. says me pruno
growers OF California ana tho Pacihc coast are
endeavorIng TO form n combination to protect
the grower as VOL as the merchants Tho
pune growers in this movement are following
in the wake OF tho raisin growers OF Central
California Tho movement was started a few
weeks ago when committee was appponted
70 formulate plan. meeting OF the com
roi,,a n ana az ., us no a. SUP tna
matter az morItet;nS ,r,,ts Pr rnnrpn, y, ,rore
ns,.a,a,i, =. m hsins irus 10 Eonera,, inurn
Of cai,fornia. and also thar Of Oregon a and
Waahlngton. rho name recommended for the
organiyatIon md which was adonted Nv the
meeting. is the Pacific Coast Fruit associa-
ton
rei :, I'M LOT n e !, "a anu tSn n
when the orrar,ization gets into wnr,s,na or
der 70 per cent Of the growers OF this coast
will contract with the association for the
marketing Of their crops OF fruit. In this way
tue price ot this important Industry VIII DO
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New York Grain aud Provisions.

New York. January S0Wheat--R Receipts
100000, exports 1865 spot easy; No. red
Sal- o b aioat to arrive, Options were about
steady, but experienced an Irregular Jay
through lack Of outside trade and persistent
selim" by foreigners Weakness was the rule
but there was a midday rally ON cloarances
POI promised late today was also q bearish
influence. The market closed weak at 7sGllase
net decline: March "a: May S0sl Hides Arm;
Galveston i6,a; TEXAS dry ~; California IS
Wool steady, Tho week in metals opened with
sharp bulge In copper, tin and lead. and an
Increase In activity on all sides; pig iron ac-
i've, nominally 500; copper strong and higher
1e2iegl.65; tin strong and higher, "a, so. lead
strong and higher, 4.4sIib0 spslter strong.
stronger, particularly ON prime summer yell
low; primo crude 1915: prime crude 0 mills
ltIl5M; prime summer yellow 2i6f25: on sum
mef yellow 22i9Qf23; butter grades 2Sel30
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-31
nUTTER AND EGas.

Now York. January so.--Egss-- Reoeints
asoS p,ackagss; steady Western. lsM: South
creamery, 1s9lsi4c. dairy. IotsGf5c- Egrs-.,
Fresh. lie, Chesse~-Steady. cream. sa.eiIIr.
ST. Louis. january So - Butfor--Flrm.
creamery, iSnlslse dairy. 12Gi5c- Esgs-
Kansas City. January s0-- Rutter~- Steady;
creamery. 16Hl6c dairy, i4c. Eggs quoted
higher: email accommodations wire carried
over from Saturday and today's arriyala were
light, demand heavy: fresh candled Missouri
and Kansas stock. lac.
Chicago, January sc..- Butter steady: cream
cry fsq1sIk; dairy 10Y R16. Eggs, fresh, II.
Geese steady; cream s%d11.