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Hcstpr's wce,.Iy s,nti.,ic.

New Orleans, March l7.-Secretary Hes,er,s
statement of the worlds visible supply OF
, cotton compares the figures Of this week with
last week and last year. II shows decrease
Tor the week lust closed of 29l OILS balrg
AGAINST decrease of llS.ll6 last year
csg ne total visible Is ia61.i', against i.aSS
GbS last week ana i,l70.2iS last year or hi,
me total OF American cotton Is I0ii. Gis
against i,gSS 66S last week and 2SSg,aTN lnsl
year and OF all kinds including Esypt Brazil
and Isl 600 last year
The total worlds visible supply Of cotton
SHOWS decrease compared with last We |,
OF -ti,wa bales an Increase compared with
Notellayre stocks, which Is revised. shows
reduction OF 6l000 bales from last week
Secretary Testers weekly New Orleans cot,
ton exchange statement shows q decrease in
the movement Into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year In round
figures Of %, 900.
For the seventeen DAYS OF March the total
shows decrease under last year OF 100. 900
For the l9S days OF the season that have
elapsed the aggregate Is behind the l9S days
OF last year sI6,000.
The amount brought Into sight during the
past week has been ii5,15i. against i7S.Tie
Tor the seven days last year and Tor the
seventeen days Of March It has been SSS,Sls,
agalnst 639 last year.
THESE make the total movement for the iaS
days since Sentemher / TO date 3 IllfSl
against i00s0,6 $50 last year.
The movement since September | shows re
ceipts at all United states ports 7,5is Is,
against 7,Sl0,909 last year.
overland, across the Misslssinni Ohio and
Potomac rivers to Northern mills ana can
ada, lie6.i65. against 1.0S2 aDS last year: Ia
terror STOCKS In excess OF those held ut the
close Of the commercial year S50,eA, against
562d15 last year.
Southern min taknEs sic2ss, against 7oi
Foreign exports for the week have bee,
1851, against lA.3ta last year making M
total thus lar for the season 6.i60si6. against
5SIS,itl last wear.
Northern mill takiuss and Canada dnrinr
the past seven days show alS Increase OF aaI
as COMPARED with the corresponding period
last year and their total tastrgs since Sen.
tcmher ! have decreased % 0ia
The total thkinss Of American mills norm
and south; and Canada thus fnr fnr the sos.
son son nave neen s,Si4 $50. AGAINST s.5Sa iSi last
spipners. against LESSER
stocks - the seahosrd aud tho twcnty-n,ns
eaanE southern interior towns from ne
Az crop and the number Of hsles breusbt
NO slset thus iar fer the new crop the snn
the same period last year '2t
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cbronicle'. wcnthcr neports

New York, March l7-The Commercial ard
Financial Chronicle says: Adyices to us by
telegraph from the South this evening denote
that rain has fallen IN most localities duriag
the week and that in portions of Alabama aud
Mississippi the precipitation has been heavy
interfering with farm work, In Texas The
weather has been satisfactory ns rnle, and
much progress has been made with crop prep.
aretions. In the northwestern part OF the
state, however, rain is badly needed In most
sections work is now under way, hut Etuer-
atty very backward. The Mississippi river Is
two-tenths Of a foot above the danger line at
Memphis, and rising.
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LOCAL TRADE REVIEW.
Office Of The Post

Houston, Friday March II.
Business conditions remain UNCHANGED
There is a moderate movement in staples and
prices are steady. Fluctuations in the spec
ulatiye markets at initial points have no
effect on Spots.
Receipts Of eggs are heavy and all stock is
beng sent to storage.
Bananas are in oversupply, However. the
stock on hand Is mostly culls and fuIly rine
so that prices are weak
Of scarcity
Peaches and tomatoes are particularly strong.
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NEW YORK pNcuANGr
COMMERCIAL BRIEFS.

New York, March l7--Total sales stocks
today '62 400 shares. including Burlington
oS,b-l. American steel and Wire Ss5Ts. Peo-
nc Gas 69,SS5, Brooklyn Transit IS $50, Sugar
London, March l1.--Cons Is for monev
ll0 3-ls; for the account li0lf; bar siivcr
STEADY, q 2 6d money eis per cent: rate
discount ~ open market for shorts and three
months bills 9ia62ss per cent.
New YORK, March i7.Bank clearings s20i. !.
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GRAIN AND HAY.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

Port of Galveston. March II.
ARRIVED
s. Concho, Risk, New York.
IS Fortuna, Christopherson. Antwerp.
CLEARED
Sc Cyril. Davis Rotterdam via Newport
IS Romola, ostergord, Rotterdam via Pen
sarola.
SIS Caledonia Barton, Hamburg via Norfolk.
SAILED
s. Romola. Ostergord. Rotterdam via Pen
sacola.
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New York, March il.-There is general
demand for cotton goods. without change; the
4 nc is firm throughout. Advances are CON
fined chiefly to coarse colored cottons. Sew
eral makes Of denins, plaids and hickory
stripes are reported &c higher. Brown sheet
ings. and drills are firmly held but buyers
also Arm, but demand is quiet; beached cot
tons firm, demand moderated no change in
wide shectinss, cotton ilannels and blank cts
pam worsted dress goods Arm; burlaps scarce
ana very Arm.
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. March .-Cattle-Rec.iI
POO natives and $500 Texans; good demaad1
steady prices for good cattle; heavy nstg
steers, >. 1905, 40; medium steers 4.75Qs.a
lights 1891 IS; stockcrs and feeders 81.
30; butchers cows 240d3 TO- Gamers
GALS; Western steers 8 l5I5 10; Texans Y
d4.S5. gs-Reeeipts $3.50; close was bari
stenoy; heavy 3 65d3.s0; mixed S55gSss,
lights 3.i50S.6j; pigs S.i5d3. 10. she.p-l,
ceipts 1900; good general demand; An'
stronger lambs 3,O0q5 So muttons 3s5dt9
feeding lambs 3.7SGi4.75; feeding sheep =;
a3,60; ewes 3.00@S. so; stoci:e $ . 25d3Oe
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sp. LOUIS.

st. Louis, March Y.-Cattle-Receipts
including 1875 Texans; market about sttax
fair to fancy native shipping and ele
steers i.60m5.90; dressed bsef and butt
steers 3.75d5 80; steers, under 1000 pcln.
3.l5d5.00; stockers and feeders S.0easfr
dian steers 3. S0q4. 10: bulk OF sales 3.4oai.s
cows and heifers 2.50{bs so. Hogs-Recels2
500: market strong to SC higher; piss. nsI
3.1odpS So; packers 8 1908 30; butchers =
90. Sheep--Receipts 500 market stes1
native muttcns I 0Od4.55; lambs 10000"
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View York Cotton market.

New York, March Il. cotton market,
after opening steady at unchansetl to de-
cline OF id9 points, developed weakness IN
der selling pressure. in good pert the 10.
suit OF orders from Europe and the South.
The former, according TO cables resulted
from executions OF much larger movement
IN this country to follow the better weather
in The South which would mean Improve
hauling conditions rs we'll as making field
work possible and Fastening the plantiog
season Texas weather reports already show
better conditions and there We're plenty or
private advlcep ia circulation here to the
effect that general heid work woulf hcsil
in earnest in the more favored localities ucNt
week. At the lowest point OF the day prices
showed net loss Of oG6 points The close
was G.eady, i0i points net lower.
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SUGAR.

/. Nen York March " --s.-,r- Raw, ,o,.,.
TAR renning sss centrifugal % test. IA. Z
NJ ~, No. S46.is. No 3 "a. NJ "
80. No Il S-le; Nos Il. IL. ID 4s-ts'
rouln BIG; standard A and confect,onsr.
go y, ousiSat ard crushed So grsnuisisS SIX
!, NSw Orleans. March II -Sugnr-onen Ia,
y. quiet ara steady. csntrifursl sa.iss
sss2se centrifugal ysllows ii.d4N. s.eanss
s xi1f ZIP, Molasses-strong centrifugal. I
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COTTON an sHIpnnAnn

For Liverpool: SIS Monterey. SSss bales. a.
Sttabo. 1915. Total 1917?
For Bremen; Sc Ellen Rlckmers, 1927 bales.
Erer Hamburg SIS Caledonia. 1865 bales
LOT kotterdam-ss Cyril, 37S bales.
Total for continent SoSS
tor New Hork--Mallory line 4l4O, Lone Star
Total on shipboard, 2o.6SS bales.
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Hou.,on spo, quotations.
ots closed easy and unchangcdi no sales.
Other spot Mnrisct,.
Ivsston--spot. closed quiet and un.

Caiyeslon-spots closed quiet and un-
changed
Low ordinary...d 7-l6 Middling .,....,ss
Ordinary ~. lI Good mlddling. .69s
Good ordinary. 5h Mddling fair..1
Low middlinga .5hs Sales .,......,, 300
New OrleGns Spots closed dull l-l6c down.
Low ordinary. .SA Middling .....,.5 1916
Ordinary. Good mlddllne..G 7-l6
Good ordinary. A il-16 Aiddling fair..G l5-l6
Low middllng. ..jIA Sales .......... 1850
New York-Spots closed easy and UNI
changed.
Good ordinary...5 5-ls Good middllng. SIX
Low middling 80 I5-i6 Midding fair...Ih
Middli1g.. .......6gs Sales ,......,.. 1870
Liverpool-Spots closed unchanged. sales
10000. u which 9i00 were American; imports
COCO OF which 1900 were American.
Ordinary .....2 1916 MID. upland. .S7s
Coed ordinafy. 3 Good mid up. 3 9-i6
Low mIddiing. 3 s-i6 Amer. mid. fairs 29-S9
Quotations for middlln9 AT otner spot mar
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nurrER ANp Eggs.

Chicago. March II. -Butter--Stesdy SKA
cries 1902, dairy i1i1dl7. Eggs-.Ss,sII',
fresh lea Cheese--Steady. creams W.
81. Louis March .-Butter--D Dull, e,sa
ery lsd22; dairy 12Tl7 EsgE-LoSsr ~
Kansas city. March IL. -Butter-.n',,,,ss
creamery 1T7le, dairy Is EggE-Weas - Z,
csndled Missouri and Kansas stock y n
cases. cases included. II cases returnea
New York. March 17--Eggs-Rscsl N L
d13. ia
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are for less than carload lots
special rates on carloads.
bARBED NtRE-Glidden, gal, 3S5 per l0D
lbs. Waukegan $40
WIRE NAILS Rate s275 per key; advances,
I'D. I2d and tod sc; Sd and cd, 1oc; 81 and I'd.
2Uc: 4d and sd. soc Sd. i5c I'd. zoe.
GALVANIZED STAPLES $3.50.
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COFFEE.

New York March -cohee-on.,o,, -,
ensnss5 % ( points higher sales - sol hsvs.
sras eones Rie dull about steady No ~
hui stesdv, Cnrdova sait 'u'e'
10 fair 67taTis. w urinary
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Lynan N. Low ................... proy!aone.
Up and Cleared for Galveston.
STEAMSHIPS
Glad Tidinss .,,..,...-........ Baltimor,
sCHoONERs.
GALVESTON CorToN REcEIprs

Buy Gulf, Colorado and Santa lie railway.
lbll bales Galveston, Houston and Hender-
son 900, Galveston, La Porte and Houston,
%. Gulf and Interstate, 80; barge NJ, go
barge e. W. Beln, 1909; sch D. Herbert, 4.
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Wcekiy Comparative stntcment

New York. March i7-Comparatlve o.,,a.
sStatelnent Tor the week ending March II.
Nst seesipts Ct all United States ports
Net receipts az all United States norts '''o'e
same week last year . IA 80
'rofai ,oceint y. .h,s ys,e ;'...,.s,ss157SX7T
nSnn,,. se ~ " tnls uate last .G670.2i3
ENports for same week last year IA 80
rail-. n ~ inns uats' ,5,9l1 go
stnet AV" ,ts 70 shine dale last year, 40 $50
stock az al Y. ). ports same time $500
storn ., III 003T Ss
Stock ~ All interinr , eowns .,,.-...,. fi5eoa
last wear ............ '''i'' s-
stock AZ iiyernooI s,,,, LOIS 600
stock q American saos, for Great ''-i''V''
stSek 81 American anost Tor Great ''VF'
nFl1aln sane time lasl year -. slo.OO0
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TTI7"FTnT pf0NUOTe
quiet but steady pork standard mess. PSI
90. Boxed meats Dry salt shoulders 4 IA.
sidcS o.l"isgo -. Racuu. clear rib sides. s 90
Hams choice sugar cured slPd9ls Rirt
steady ia4&, tlour grain and feadstuns
steady Flour Extra fancy 3.l0H3 80; pat
ents S.sOqS %, Corn meal, 05Ql 97is Hay
Prime II Q0dl2,0 90 choice 10 ,00nlS So Corn
No sacked, white i2042ls mixed i3QIsis.
yellow HOWE. Oats-No. 2 sucked 80
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Gu tations for Round Lots of stnpie
Comm, cd lilies,

Thfsc qnotdtiols ara revised daily and
their correctness can be relied UPON The
rricss are those ruling in Houston wholesale
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tNncI,Iy nnnls Clenringr.

New York, March 1.-THE following table.
compiled by Bradstreets, shows the bank
clearings al the principal cities for the week
ending today tocether with the percentage CT
iu-re1se ana decrease as compared With tho
corresponding week last year.
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sufpMpNrs FROM LocKHARTe

Lockhart. Texas. March l7.--Ten car y
Of cattle were shipped today from Lock,
over the Missouri Kansas and Tsyag,,
to s. Louis. by f.. B. Flowers ana -
Stubs
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Sew Work. iruturr-

Futures opened easy at noon steady; oloser
Fleady. Highest Tor May eli low .o5 high
for August a. low IN; high for October 6n7
low 60i Following are the quotations for ali
months:
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stp on hanu, muttOns Ia
30.
CHICAGO.
70, March l7.-With an unu
for cattle today for expor
CHICAGO.

Chicago, March l7.-With an unusuallj ~
demand for cattle today for exporters, priv
ruled steady; fancy grades brought ~
500 choice steers 5,5565.75; medium stsf
1885, beef steers 5000 65 stockers y
feeders S.5oTil5, bulls 2,6oa4 l2ia Wesls
calves 3,5on6. So. There was good III
and shipping demand for hogs, and prlf
were strong to about 21sc higher early.
weakened later; fair to choice 3.S5dlk
heavy packing lots 3.jOd3. s2ia; mixed s-N
$40 butchers 3 1908 .95, lights 3 60di3 80; ~
3.S5d3. 30. Lambs made new record tod,E
prime Colorado fiocks OF lghtweights seIr1
at 800. a further advance of TO-, this Y
good week for sellers in lambs and ~
are now about l5c higher than week y
The poorest lots sell at AS, and sales \
largely above 800; sheep were marked w!
n2oc and sold at 300m4. So largely at 4eI
t;an Receipts-Cattle 300; hogs 2l,00o; shs1
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PRODUCE.
BEANs--Navy 313kc Bayou Shc; Eng.
lsh dried case. pinks 3lac; Limas 4lsc; black
eyes &c. .- -,
BUTTER Blue Star &c; dairy 16a ~
gill creamery 25n26c; Elgln dairy brleks y rs
olcomargarine. solids 12Mi3c; prints l5alic'
special Blue Star lie; Texas country butter &C.
CApHAGE--3c per lb.
CHEEsE--New York full cream l5io WIS
crnsr full cream l3dl3Ao Young Amervs
1iGill9c: Western skim lac; fancy rolls fuii
cream iiq1dIhc.
EGGs-Teyas. snoc per dozen.
liGAUT--S3.l5 in hall bbs.
uNIONS-194M2c per ID.
PEpPER-Chile i5dlic per 10; black sinsa'
roIt 1885,
POTATOES Eating. sLOodi.25 and irregu-
lar.
SEED PoTATOEs-Early Rose. genuine
Northern s3.50I3.75 per ii-peck bbls, Peerless
S.. 50G3.T5 per l1-peck bels: Tennessee lrl-
umnh in sacks 81 % per bushei .ooso
TOULTRY-Heng b s0dS.0u; fryers, s. $50
10; brolicrs. $l.7jneOo. Turkeys, hens, $500
G1o0O, gobbers si0,o00ii.o) per dozen, &C. &c,
ccrdng to sizo aud quality Ducks S2'S9g
90. Geese SS.s0d6,oo, full feathered.
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POTATOES Eating. Is and irregu
pRIEp FRUITS AND NUTS.

ApPLES-fancy evaporatod, 5O-lD boxes
sssc: lib cartons loisc; choice eyaporated 10
hu,b, 50.lb aI5c; fancy Sliced in 50-lb boxes
7hc
Cartons
cJRRANTs-in bbis 81 sis boxes, clean
ca, bulk. nc; lib cartons Sc
EACHES--EVaporat uupeeel 10nilc.
MISREPRESENTATION 5.croNn L. l.. boxes
81 b0; a hox L. h raisins 60gSdc; 2-crown |.
NJ, raisins. 5olb boxes. DC; S-crown l.. NJ
rais'ns. 50-lb boxes, &C.
PRUNEs-Californla sO-GOs &c: 6O-70s &c.
70-SOs 6iAe S0-90s &c; 90-t00s 49sd5itc.
NUTS Brazil, Ice per III; ilherts, Sicily lie;
Naples l2i2c wAlnuts l1f1l2c; peanuts on5hc,
almonds Taragona Ice per Id, in SACKS pecans
sVtc; Italian chestnuts loc per ID.
CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
CANNED TRUITS-Apples, 3-lb so0sSc;
rineappcs, Glib, eyeless and coreless Sl.S0g
90 lib extra grated sl.sodl.S5; 2-lh standard
sliced N.2oi pears. 2-lh standard 9Oc: black
sorted i1c peaches, ? lb fun weight Si.lo; 2-lb
CANNED VEGETABLES tomatoes, a.lb
okra and tomatoes glib 90c. Lima beans, lib
fall weight 90c; string beans, lib full weisht
so, No struggles beans. Up full weight
marrowfst peas, 2-h full weight SOC. early
Jluo peas tanoy 2-le weigh VIC; Amerl-
astAra gus. California 2ia-lb 5000 corn, Au-
burn Cream, 9Th full weight 81 t0dil5; No.
! lib full weight S1.o5a11o; Blue Ridge, 2-lb
CALIFORNIA FRUIT Extra standard 2x-
10 reaches. lemon cling S210d220, yellow
Crawford 81 65dls5 black cherries s, So april
cots s1.65Nl70. Bartlett pears 81 SOL 10, as.
sorted 81 $50 so, standard 2M Id peaches vel.
low Crawford $i.50d1,55, apr.cots 81 40al 10
Ban tlett pears s1.i5d1.55.
WIRE AND NAILS.
Quotations are for less than carload lots
spocial rates on carloads.
bARBED NlRE-Glidden, GAL. S3.S5 per 100
lbs Waukegan $40
WIRE NAILS Rate s275 per key advances,
I'D. I2d and ted sc; Sd and Cd. ioc, 81 and I'd.
2Oc: I'D and 50. soc, Sd. i5c I'd. zoe.
GALVANIZED STAPLES-s3.55.
FRUITS.
APPLES-P Per Dbl $500; in boxes. California
stock. 81 7512 90.
BANANAS Per bunch 81 seal Is. packed
loose culls 75cdH,2s.
LEMONS 81. 75d4.oo.
ORANGES California navels S.50ai, 90.
California seedlings $50
GRAIN AND HAY.
Carload lots, f. o b cars from mlIlers; deal
ets charge from store hH10c more per 100 lbs
on bran. 2nSc per tushel on oats and corn.
| and loa15o per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN-.7qc; corn bran 67lsc per 100 lbs.
CHOPPED CORN -sOds2c per 100 lbs.
CORN--No .. sacked 4Sc per bu.
oATS-Tegas 3ld36c per bu.
MlLLET SEED-55c
SoRGHuM-S5c per hushel.
Mica, w 7 SHoRTS,-S5e per 100 lbH
iiAY-Altalfa Sl2.o0d1S.5O per ton; timothy
ST. 50a13.bo; South Texas prairie hay s50oa
$40. North Texas S900aiD0O.
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hand Strong demand for corn hogs oil
pounds and M; fair demand for mast hcls
lac pounds and over.
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SALES Az REEvILLE.

Beeville. Texas. March 1.-THE orly, Y
portant deal Of the week was the SAY IN
$50 head of heifer yearlings TO II. T. o'ks a..
and 7 c. Blackburn by Flemming a ~
The sale was for June delivery and the p1
paid was Sl2 % per head.
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THE CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET
SELLING NY THE FRIGHTENED
BULLS CAUSED A DECLINE.
Feeling ut tie Outset, which
Was Recovered.

Chicago, March i7.--Selling out OF long
wheat today on the hard spots knocked an
other cent a bushe off the price OF May.
Corn at the close showed loss of &c, while
oats wound UP at ga Improvement OF 1sahc.
In provisions, longs also we're weak-kneed
and pork lost 17iAn zoe, lard 2lAc and ribs So.
The demoralized feeling In wheat. which
was SO general at the close last night. was
again the prominent feature at the commence =.
ment OF todays business The carly newi
was quite as discouraging to holaeis as /.
was the day before and al the opening the
necessary encouragement OF revival OF eN-
port denand appeared as remote as ever.
notwithstanding yesterday 8 ~ decline
Liverpool started with quotations from IA
Mlssd below closing iigures aud followed that
by further drop that brought July to "a
decline. Figures on the Argentine shipments
for the week were conflicting.
Chicago received only 30 carloads compared
with Is the same day last year, but Minne-
apolis and Duluth got 55s against go a year
ago.
The aggregate receipts at primary Western
markets were $4,000, compared with $4,000
bushels last year.
indications from stock takins ,centofs point
cd to a small increase In the visible. against
nearly l,0e0.001 bushels decrease the ycet
before. May wheat opened ad9sc lower, at
from 6i3sc down 10 6iisc and under good
demand from shorts improved to b1ss Az
the slight Improvement however, long wheat
became once more auperabundant, May d.
clned to ISIS. Shorts once more attract d
the attention Of beth foreign and domestic
traders and brought n reaction 10 6fie
Now York reports twenty two boatloads
sold for export 10 Antwerp on this item
OF information the price r1se to SIS, but
more long wheat came ont aud again knocked
the price back to 81 and later to b6&, II
closed at 66i5d666zc sellers.
The execution hy the commission houses
OF stop orders caused break in corn at the
eta taal.a ftef~ sod fagFn Al ole 400
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hnnsss city March Il -Wheat-Lowsr.
NO hard 6S, No red a No sprjng 81
Torn Firm NJ. 2 mixed 70. No white 5li5
09ts steady No. mixed 27ia No white
H,a rye No -. Hay Dull. choice tim
olhy oog so. choice prairie ood7 30 Re
cents Wheat $500. corn 20,510. oats 10 n01
shipments Wheat $4,000; coiu 5000: oats
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kTis. tnrelner wilh NJ sales. - r.


Futures opened steady; at noon STEADY
T. oscd steady Highest for May ISL low > ~
hign for July 5.S5, low > IL. Following are IN.
quotations ioi all munths
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HOUSTON RANK cLEARINGs.

Following are tho clearances OF the Houston
bank for the week thus Tar and for the CORE.
eponding time last year, together with the in.
osease or decrease.
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EXcHANGE M HOnsrnN

Exchange is quoted as follows: New York.
buying, SOC discount; selling. Now York, St
Louis and Kansas City, 4 premium New Or.
leans, buying, soc discount; selling. Sl25 pre-
MUM.
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Live Stock Exchange repo7 the liye0
market as follows.
AZ; hogs 45l
Sales Cattle i25; calves and yearliprs
hogs 1870; sheep III.
., on hand-Cattle a; calves and year
~ hogs i3l
The market closed bare, WITH prices /
hfoyes Ma i3ic; good to choice, fair to-
dunn lc less. Cows and heifers, exi
range 2laaio: yeerlings. supply light, pl
hrm, at 5Aaic for good 10 choice; Of
2la@4c.
Calves None on hand prices strong:
TO choice Sl2 0od12 30; others, SS OOd9 So.
gs-Cornfed, 4d41ao mastfod lie less
= NO sheep on hand; muttons ia4Aci OF
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PRODUCE.

ba5i.; choice. iAai5sc; Arbuckie's in 2-lt
and 5-lb packages, 5fsc.