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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-17
GALVESTON STOCK.
A GENERAL FINANCIAL REVIEW
SENSATIONAL RISE IN SUGAR WAS
THE FEATURE.
4 Rise of 20 Ia Points over Night
Was Recordcd-Call Money was
Rather stif.

Now York, March 1s.-The sensational rise
in Sugar was largely Responsible irr the ellmi-
nuuon Of much Of the short interest in the
rest OF tho list material gains appearing, nc
tsoly among the upecaties while the rail-
wavr at the high point averaged ~ up but
there were recessions from tho best and the
market closed unchanged.
There was wild day on the exchange,
sugar figuring for over quarter OF million
shares. with tho aggregate trade reaching
nearly a million shares. TIE market %ss
moving cautiously upward, when sugar burst
into prominence and touched 10 rise II
25h points over last night and II points lboye
the September boom prices OF 1897 The stock
Close at 1895 The fluctuations were erratic.
a trader sold short 300 OF 500 shares traded IN
al 10 and within moment covered at $50.
tle only intermediate transaction being 100
shares at $50. Thus The traders realized S3qOl
Oh his short sale. There were various rumors
connected With the movement IN sugar. among
81 m the report thai the trade war had bssA
settled and that an agreement had been real
i3td Win the Glucose Rohnlng company and
tbf hoschsr aud Arbucklc interests People
10 the trade generally discredit7d The rumors,
protesting ignorance q. any deal upon which
tnoy would likely he posted we're IL In exist
eucc Local interests Identified With the con-
Germs mentioned likewise discredtcd the re-
ltNiArs except IN Inc sass OF tfN PRESIDENT OF
tho sugar Refining company, who made 10
statement before the market closed In some
quarters the movement VAS attributed 10 a
corner IN the stock and a punishment OF the
shorts while on the other hand house wb t
Was active In the dealings claimed to be 20
.'nt Of TOE reason for the advance. out
thought II OF too great a magnitude To have
been mersly maneuver against the shorts
Tobacco after yielding Z points, made az
extreme rise OF i0ia 10 2i6. in sympathy wIjb
sugar Glucose rose points coiucldent VITA
TIC movement in Sugar. Burlington gained
~ and the other grangers sympathized IN a
l'sser dsgree with The advance
-Four per cent was the lJaning rate for call
money the greater part Of tho day although
some Of The loans were made at 3l-3 and
per cent The stiifening of the money rat,
dampenet the ardor Of the spectators aud
caused recession IN the later trading. all
Trough az the close money on cali was 3isGal
The huoyaucy OF tho general market caused
resumption OF commission house purchases
Which was largely responsible for the yiolcrt
re IN the ,grnngsrs ~ the closing hour
TN bond market shared TO some extent in
the upward movement but there were some
veal spots. which gave the general traulnc
s3,S25,0o0.
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RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS
President Mckinley Given Creditl
the Achievements of MAR. +


Providence. r. l., March t5.--The ana
convention of the republican party
Rhode Island was held here today q
error Elisha Dyer OF Providence and
otter State officers were unanimously
nominated. The platform referred To-
currency question and other national
sues as follows:
The unexampled abundance OF money
all parts OF the country is complete ~
tation OF the contention that an g
financial condition can be secured only
debasing the monetary standard,
umphant issue. Never in history "
more splendid achievements won u
srander opportunities opened at so ",
cost of life and treasure as in the war y
Spain. America has suddenly become
OF the Dominant powers of the eartn.. y
Although our new responsibilities by
come uusought, the duty must be mel
swervingly We have confidence IN
loyalty of the president, confidence 10 y
great party which has so long shaped !
destinies of tbs republic that this s's
party will solve successfully the 4
problems presented, confidence that
principles of American liberty and n5H''
ity will ever follow the flag. This oo''
dehce is made firm and enduring ~
fact that the administration OF the 81
errment Is in the hands of the repup'1}
party and at its head stands the 81
statesman. William Mckinley.
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View York Features.
Futures opened stesdy: AZ noon x,..1e
clotso quiet Eighost for May s'i7. law az
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COMMERCIAL BRIEFS.

New York, March l6.--rotal rsles stock 70
day ai7S0o shares iciudine Bufiineton S1 TX
sugar si7.s9l and Atchison preferred al 20
London, March ie5-coBsols foi mooey
llo i-lsd. for the account. 10 9-i6d bar sll
yer steady, 2ilsdi money sisfiS per cent, rsts
discount IN The open market Tor short and
three months bills 3hG2ip per cent.
New York. Msrch ib.-Thn Commercial Ad
yertisers London financial cabiegram saws
lar. Americans were stagnant today unttl
after hours. when st. Paul jumped a dollar,
the Others following en- Now York buying
Now York. March 16.--Bank clearinxs SesS .
etS. 66S. balances si74is,6Si.
Paris. March 10 --rhree per cent rentes.
iO2f SOC for tho account; exchange on Ion,
don s5f ssc for checks '''I
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
News from the Winter Wheat Belt Was Of
ReassurlBe Nature.
As 4 RESULT ALL THE GRAINS DECLINED
pool Was Lower on Wheat-AlI
the Longs Liquidated.

Chicago. March 16.--Mcre resssuriug news
about the prospects for winter wheat today.
heavier offerings 10 Europe from Russia aud
Argentine nd absence OF any export demand
e. speak Of for American wheat caused such
heavy liquidation that under the leadership q
wheat prices in all tho grain markets broke
severely. AT the close the following losses
were published Wheat &c. corn ALE and
oats lu1isc. Pork left on unchanged and lard
and ribs shade lower.
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st Louis. March lb.-FIonr unchanged.
Wheat lower: No. = red. cash. elevator y,
track 7ln12; March II; May leU72M; July 6i5,
No. =. cash "a track IS March 3sla; May
s5Ss bid; July 33isI32ss bid. Oats nominal.
a6is; July % bid No. 2 white 3ldialls Rye
firm, 5Sis. Flax seed lower. lis Prime tim
othy seed $50. Corn meal /, 1lMl so. Bran
nuiet barely steady sacked. east track 90.
Hay steady to easy timothy 100000 Whisky
steady, l.26 Cotton ties and bagglng uG-
changed. Pork quiet; standard mess iobbing
80 Lard quiet prime steam sos: choice
O.i5. Dry salt meats Boxed shoulders { %;
extra short clear 40; ribs tSIis; shorts 800.
Daeon-Boxcd shoulders 20; extra short Gear
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IN THE COTTON MARKETS
Statistical Information from the Leading Ex.
changes Of the United States.
FURRY IN STOCKS BLAMED FOR DECLINE.
Futures in All the Markets Dropped
backward n Few Points-Nove-
ment Not Up to Expectations.

Houston. Thursday, March is.

Houston. Thursday, March Ii.
There was weaker feeling in the market
today which, according to gossip from New
York, was attributed TO the imitation in stocks
Some OF the large speculative interests Ncrs
being liquidated for some reason or another.
which is rather hard to divine. 1t certainly
is not because cotton is not statistlcslIy
strong, because figures are In favor OF the
bulls to say nothing OF the activity and
hrmness in manufactured products and the
uncertain outlook ;or the next crop.
AZ all events there was decline in de-
liveriss and no one seems to be able TO give
4 reason.
Liverpool futures are off is6i-Gid, New Or
leans declined to points and New York
is to points lower than yesterday.
Spots we're down 1-1s in New York aud I'M
changed in New Orleans.
Port receipts wHro l521e, against 10 .b35
last year and ls.j5s 10 1895
Houston expects tomorrow $3.50 to 500.
against 1873 last year and 1905 in 1895.
New orleans expects 700 10 s00l, azains.
4es5 last year and 3ss7 in 1875.
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mcn,, Storm OF Hnil.

Denton. Texas, March ia terrihe
fell in the southeastern corner o.
county yesterday, reports from there y
say, which ceyered tho earth to a dep''
~ inches. The hail was small, semtt
them. however, baing nearly a hail
thick. No material damage was o.
some N the larger stores wero still Qpl
ground when inc Post correspondent =,
formsnt w \. Jackson. left home
companying the hail was ElaEuits
rain. Mr.. Jackson says. that Was Of x
benefit
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CETsill and Richardson say:
There arc times when Influences that bear
uron the prices of different commodities
stccks and articles Of trading value. are all
interwound and what helps ono deprssses
another. This was certainly tho case TO-DAY
The stock market was. most cratic, Sugar
tho feature. advancing at Que time 30 per
cent from yesterday on covering by shorts on
a report that the different factions ha1 ssre d
70 agree. This wild scramble In sugar
caused the New York stock brokers. who are
also represented on the cotton exchange and
in Chicago, to close out big lines Of snort
sugar. long cotton and wheat, which result I'd
In the enormous. advance in sugar, and the
weakness in the cotton and grain markets.
One house sold 1000 bales about SIC for
August, aud another probably twice tbs
amount during the last half hour.
On the decline Seidenberg and Weld. sup
posedly for PHILADELPHIA took the offerings
and prevented further decline. The early
market was quite steady despite the po5r
Liverpool which was l-6id lower. The mar
ket continued quiet and firm until estimates
were posted when long cotton for all &C
counts was for sale. The ports got $500 more
than last week ard 300 more than last year,
Estimates al New Orleans and Houston. both
about twice the amount received year ago.
The weather map showed clear and pleasant
over the entire belt. Unexpected feature like
shown today may have a temporary enc i
upon cotton but the acreage and planting
season are the thugs which will govern prices
TO any considerable extent
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ST. I0UIS.

ST Louis. March l5.-Cattle-Reo.ipts Il
including 500 Texans; strong to a shade biz
er. fair to fancy native shipping aud exp
steers 4.sod5.60, dressed beef and butcs
steers a.I5G5 90; steers under 1000 pounds |
0'.o0; stocksrs and feeders .oed5. 90; "a
ana heifers 2. 0064. 70: Texas and Indian ste
3. Sa05 so; COWS and heifers Q. 5od3. 40 Hog
Receipts 700; steady, strong. active and
higher; pigs S.7pdS 80; packers 375dsi
butchers 3.slG5 921z Sheep--Receipts II
strong and higher; native muttons oo1.i
COILS and bucks 2SoG3. 20; lambs 4.0Oltij
Texas sheep 10
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Kansas City March 16.-Cattie-Rece.
1896 natives and 200 Texans; good dem and.
shade higher, heavy native steers s 15ilsi
light weights 4.i0d4s5; stockers aud FEED.
7 .fVpp %: butcher cows and heifers 3 1514i
3 ID. Western steers .l0di 20 Texans SD
4 10. Hogs-Recoipts 1850, good dem and,I
higher; heavy hogs 3 sra so mixed 3.5
$50 lights 3.35dS,70; pigs 3 25S7s. 40. she,,
Receipts $500, demand good; 10c higher; Lad
f-oJ5y515; yoarliugs 4 1904 co. wethers s.s
g; stochcrs and feeders 2.50di, 20: c1
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BurrER AND EGGS.

Chicago March ie.-Buttor steady. .rear, ~
lfni9ik: dairy ilisdi5 Eggs steady. lre,,
i2s. Cheese steady: creams 7Oiafls.
Non York. March i6.--Eggs steady. rece pls
0fii =.
Kansas city, March 10 .--Buitcr-country AZ.
tive; creamery l4dis dairy 49, leges-itshi
supply: uneven pricess fresh stock III rass.
inIludcdi i0Ie. cases ,etiirned
~ Louis March 49,. Butter dull, creamery
lsr22: dairy iSali's- Eggs lower ioai
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GRAINeANp Hay

Carload lots. I. o. b. ears from millers. deal.
eie charge from store 55fl0c more per 100 lbs
OIL bran, Ease psr tushc on oats aud corn
anu i0ul5e per 100 lbs on bay
bNAN--iec. corn bran 61ise nor l00 Ina
NHpPFED CORN--S0dS?c per 100 lbs
CoRN-.No = sacked, $50 per hu
oATs-IeAas 3lfi36e per bu.
MlLLET SEED-55c
SQRG1UM--S5c per bushel
WHEAT SHORTS-S6c per 100 lbs
vi EAT SCREENINGS 7od soc Dor IN
hAY--hlidfa sl2. 00dl3.hO per ton, timothy
Ss5OnlS,50, south Texas prairie hay 81, oofp
$50. North Texas 50 00fiil.0O $3.50
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GrnIn and proyislons El.cwhcrc.

iou, exports 2iI000; spot weak. No red i07s
fob, TO nrrNe; Northern Duluth ia7. fob
ahost. options ii@W2stC lower: March 1yE
Aprl l3Ni; May g23S. July ilts. September
6as, Hides steady Wool quiet but firm
Metalg-Psg iron warrants firm. 1859 nominal:
lake copper easy, 80 sellers; tin hrm ~ 80
asked; spelter unchanged, 6.3j bid, q 20 asked
Kansas CITY, March ie.--Mheat active No
~, Corn firm. No. mixed esndSS& no
white Silr hid. Oats scarce: higher Tor xood
sg. Hay dull. choice timoihv 0o5 ye.
choice prairie T.00d7 Is, Receipts Wheat ~
900 corr 5000, oats 10000. shipments Wheat
$1,000, corn 600, oats 5000,
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New York, March ~ Money on cali arm AZ
ei-hpie per elnt last loan ass prime mercan-
weak, with actual. business in hsnkers' n,iis
a. i.ShHt S5ie for demand and I.S,f.t ~.
ioI SIXTY days; posted rates 4 S4Q4 Ss,s aud
NeH i-Aeis; commercial hills .SaitNi S2a,
siltcr certificates 6oN ds0is. bar silver sas.
Mexican dollars i1ls Government honds r..
Aplaf; State bonds steady. railroad bonds
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slcA,.

New YORK March -Sugar-Raw stoadi,r
u W tone: far rnning ri. centrifaEsl. % tsst
~, feor,rsss sqssr ,s1t sales reported. 500
n4Fs :, eenntruussl az ~ ilo9 ton, afu9cov 600
~ =, s aS'S eags Muscoyado III ~. raaned
{, .SseeN nrleans, March IS Sugar Omen ketti,
800 rtnirituesl 3 9ts14i.ie. csnfrifnr,1
yellow 4h1ss. feconds sAaa&.te 'nu, s,tl
s,FsnE: centrifugal Tals. .A'iASSe'
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Lumber dealers report strong tone 10 tho
rarkot, With INDICATIONS Of m advance.
Everything in the way OF manufactured ron
srd steel goods arc still an the un grade
40 TAR as prices are concerned.
Since the broom corn scarcity was sprung
90 u market prices have crawled up az
per dozen.
There Is no demand for eggs. Receipts are
TOP heavy and all surplus stock IS being
placed In cold storage
Receipts OF poultry arc light Demand Is
only moderate, however
stssr is Arm and further tdvspce is .x
pected.
kilograms from California report sales Of
80 ndard raisirs az full association prices 10
seulh and southwest buyers. but give no
rsrtleulars. Stocks IN Chicago are reoorted
Y be Hight and buyers there arc said 10 be-
more ready to pay full prices on the coast.
HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
auototfons for Round Lots OF stnpIe
Commodities.
Thrso qtofato3s are revised daily and
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Ufloll bToNn ..1...,-,...-,-. .....- .,.'.s
......... Liverpool via West Indies, 2-27
BARK
COTTON RECEIPTS

BY Gulf Colorado and santa re. as bales;
International and Great Northern 800 bales;
Galveston, Houston and Henderson, 24ss; ME-
Porte and Houston 1875: barge Read, l2ii.
barge ". A. Jones'. 1909; schooner Columbus.
80. Total. 1l4J bales
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For liverpool: IS Monterey. $3.50 bales; ss
Strabo 1916 Total 1912.
For Bremen: So Ellen Riokmers, 1917 bales.
For Hamburg. IS Caledonia, itIs bales.
For Rottgrdam-Ss Cyril, SIC bales.
For New York Mallory line, 1896 bales.
Lone star line. 1885 bales. Total. ii,isl.
Total on shipboard, 19,s7i bales.
GAIN EsTON SfATEMENT.
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canncd pcnchc. r,irm.

Adslees by mail from Baltimore are 10 the
effect that canned peaches there are drm, up
10 'i.a5 being demanded for yellow seconds
by the principal holders and IN 10 81 z, for
whites Pie peaches have been advanced
there. some Of the packers having nut their
price TO A,i0 and tl,la on No. 3 standards
aitnouEh some small lots are heiug offered
at tl.@ per dozen. Gallon pies ara pretty
we'll cleaned up IN Baltimore what few there
are being held at t2.75
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NEW YoRK EXCHANGE.
Rsichmarks. CONNER.
Less I-1s.
COFFEE.

New York. March l6.--Coffee--optlons I
changed to points lower: sales 26.1S6 b.
Spot Rio dull but steady; No. I. invoice s y
iobbing Z 3-16; Cordoya Su14.
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New York March 1s.-The improvement 10
cotton prices scored yesterday was lost to-
day under a resumption Of liquidation by par
tics who we're identified with the selling move
meut in progress early in the week Inc
longs were disappointed at the start by AL
uniayorable class OF cables from the Lyaf
pool market and indications that receipts
Throughout the South would exceed the esi-
mates current last mouth. The hear crow'
made geveral efforts TO undermine the position
Of their sdversaries with the result that at
the lowest level OF the day prices we're points
under last nights figures.
rhe market opened steady in tone with the
first sales point higher 10 lower. The tens
dency Of priets from that time on was steadily
downward, except late 10 the afternoon, when
covering for profits at times caused partial
reactions The close was quiet at prices to
q points net lower.
The sentiment in professional circles early
took pessimistc tone. largely under the
more hearish temper Of the weather reports
and cotton belt prices in general. orders
from abroad we're, almost without exception
for the sale OF December and January con
tracts, these offerings being absorbed chiefly
bY local and Southern shorts Commission
houses, notably the Wall street coming ut,
bought around tho opening, but subsequently
Joined the sellers.
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UtVF.a NVIsNIWk ITuW NUN 70 100 Douuds IN
demand also good cows II smooth and fat :
rough COWS. heavy in calf. hard to dispose
Of; an active demand for calves Weighing 30
70 aQu pounds; good c0rnfed hogs wanted I:
mastfed slow sale at quotations. no sheep on
market
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Chicago. March ie.--caitle- Fairly active 10
suonrers fancy cattle a.l0n 90. eboice sleera
N.Spd 9.ea: medium STEERS 465sis rs: beet
steors. y.aoai ~; stockers and feeders snsp
-; hnlls 2.6oA+. %; CONS and heifers 3b,i
"2 western fed steers 4. i0G5 So: Texas
steers i,50dl 50 calves q s0o3 81
Hos Active. sGloc higher; fair 60 choice
spnS ali9. heavy packing 2 ie,sts ~. mixed
eop3 ". butchers s6a@s 81. lights s.SoI
Shesp--Aetiyei 1cc higher ismhs ysA ub.
reof 70 prime snsep ) .oe9a.fs; few esiew s.su.
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IF THE BABY is CUTTING TEE1R
be sure and use thar old and well y
remedy. Mrs. WinsIows soothing ~
fer children teething II snoahes he 81
suttens he gums allsys AL raini
~ind eolio snd - tbs sssl rsReS 7
4iarshecs.
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King Oranges.

The New YORK Commercial says.
The statement that the proposed cub4i
Fnit company could hasten the production
Of ne gntves By taking up wild trees and
budding them with Florida sclons Ia addition.
silly ilftresiies when the probable effect IA
Known The Wild frat has particularly
hlsh eoIored pulp. It Is generally a rirh
golden yellow; IN short, the orange color
which IS such tayoritr IA fabrics. II Is
also highly Favored and & much more
hardy than the cultivated fruit The prin.
.irsi objection is the texture OF tho skin
IL IS 1n'te ant % be coarse. aud frequently
IS Covered With knots,
y Is sa'a. however. that the object iopalls
features viii be bred away by the budGi N
with Florida scions but that the rich color
OF the Wild orange, with its hardy charactnr-
tstics VIII BE- retained. A curious FREAK OF
TINS nature is What Is known as the King
orange. a cross between the wild orange and
tangerine. But few are found and fabulou,
prices are paid for them. They arc generally
large, frequently pear shaped gh-sltianed
but the flavor Is unsurpassed. An attempt
has been made 10 produce them ln uuantity
but so far without succrsa
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mostly at 425a4.7o; y,arilngs i5Gl
lambs 4. 25d5.5O. rs
Rcceipts-Cattle 1900. hogs 5000. sheep
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVED
- chatheld, Pearman from Las Psin1a..
CLEARED
IS Nicaragua, Peterson, for santinso Dc
SAILED
s. Nicaragua. Peterson, for Santiago de-
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Iron Trrde Hrricr.

Iron Trade Review.
AsE , ofk. March ls.--The Iron Age IA ns
review OF trade conditions saya.
In all the leading Distributing rsnterg the
iron ana stesl Interests are excited and al
Nanees are being made With bswildsrinz ran
idity The demand keeps W surprisingly we'll
aud for prompt aad early delivery Il Is not a
question % prices, but 70 merely a question
Of obtaining tbs material
further sharp advance has been made "a
pig iron al along the line, including special
grades in the Central West souia large
c.9chs q sstsemer rig may he offered hy the
association at an early date In the East
there have htsu large sales al low phosphorns
iran and n bsase ron
steel hes rushed up sduarslY 10 s25 % 10
- ~ the bast and close 20 rhe same ha
urss in the Central West but the trsnsse,fors
are not o. great magnitude.
Prices % finished material have been shsru-
" advanced. Sheets, bars pipr structural
material and wire and wire nails are higher
ana yet the market IL kept clear Inc fact
~ tDst large orders keep Cropping uu fgr
product Of al kinds 10 one day ti4owater
soipyard had Inquiries for eleven large
tSamfFE and could not accept single one
Occssoualy facts come 10 the aurfsra
which seens TO iBysiidsis thu coucIusiog
that We are cutting on our export trade c7m
p,e'ely. Among these We may nots the sale
o. shout 80 tons of cr0haut pip1 by The
Nsticusl Tube Works TO South AIricB ar
the eonirac; taken ~ the PENNSYLVANIA starf
Gorrsns for the great GEoEtics siaduct in
BuTmab, Witch is 10 be- over .e1 feet h{yh
"nd VII call fqr about 300 tons u material
As against tnis We note that this wsni al
Order Tor shoU; 500 tons Of cast IRON riDe
ter eueuos Ayres was loat ~ the American
bidders. 40 English c1nceru taking thr erdar
e " cents Ter ton loss than The American
Pm "a consolidation matters little that h new
has cropped ~ H. t. Understood th4t me
op'ion 70 tlss the ore OF the Oliver Interest
IN Siding geaie arrangement continues
onfa to Toe Natis1al STEEL company until tho
ssihFn o. p ". Oliver from tho Antilles.
The National steel company has scqulr4d
the Ihqmas Furnace ut Miles and is npsotist.
fne for other furnaces
u FOOLS a. hough tue close Relations pecca.
cary bstveen the tin Mate irtptegir ard tho
sheet mills would BE- established Options on
the plants are nov being ohtaiued and A
oTEaoizatinu may ne perfected Ia few weeks.
The reports OF the sale of tho Ashland
plant to the American Steel and Wire chrn
mildly Z"
n = Understood that M optoa hae heap
6etained on 2 spicndii plant ~ the Rlyersi1e
works AZ wheeling. although those who are
WORKING on ire pipe consolidation are ayers-
to giving publicity 10 their planE.
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ApPLEs-pcr Dbl, $500; in boxes, California
stock. $I.75G2 90
nANANAS-Per bunch ST. 50fi rs. hacked
loose culls I5clsl. %.
CoCoANuTs Per hundred $500
LEMONS s.. TbTlI.ON
RANGES-California navel, q 5o34 IN.
California seedlings $50
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-17
HOUSTON DAILY posi- FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH II 1899

nfices are those ruling in Houston wholesaIs
markets
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-17
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Futures opened uuiet and steady =, 49,.
gst'; closed very steady Highest for NAV
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