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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19

Cash quotations were as follows,
Flour -rDull winter 350G3 so: straits. 3.
"a 70; clear Q .o0GS 30; spring specials Loo
40; patents s.2oaS.so; straits 2.70d5 90
bakers 9. 2oQ2. 40.
wheat-No spring 65Te7; No. spring
elm67: NJ. 2 red 67izG7o.
Corn-No. 2 33AdiS3ip
Cats--No, 2 2Gq264 No. white 2sd30
No. white 2sh6a9h
Rye-~No. 54ia
Bsrley--No. 3Td4T.
Flax seed--No. 1.1iiz new "a,
Timothy seed+Prime 2.35
Mess pork--Per hbl., s.s5ds.9o.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. 52oI5. 22ts.
Short ribs--Sides loose A.40d4.To.
Dry sailed shoulders-Boxed 4A64Ss.
y Short clear sldes--Boxed 4.so04.sS.
VI,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19
HOUSTON BANK cLEARINGs.

Following are the olesranoes OF the Houston
bank for the week thus far and for the CORE
spending time last year, together with the In
crease or decrease:
This year. Last year. Increase
saturday .... sg5l6i2 $I37,1Ss s2i6,e
NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19

Exchange is quoted as follows: New York,
buying, SOC discount selling, New York ST.
Louis and Kansas city, u premium; New Or
leans buying. SOC discount: selling, sl.25 pre-
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Futures opened quiet and firm; closed easy
Highest for May Sos, low 500 high Tor Au-
Eusi e1a Now SOS, high for October sos, low
HQl. Following arc quotations for all monrbs:
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Kansas City Mo-, March iS.--cattle--
Market quiet at unchanged prices; heavy
native steers, 5.15G5.50; medium steers.
4. 40G4.l5; light weights, .f574 90; stock
ers and feeders. S.60G5. 20; cows and
beifers. 3.f5G4 as; Gamers. 2.aoG3.1Si
bulls. 3.0004. 25; calves. 5 .0096 90, West
ern. 3.6005. so; Texans, 2.S5d4.6o. Hogs
Receipts 1850; prices about sc lower;
mixed 355ds.70 lights a.40ds,e0; pigs.
active and strong. good to fancy lambs,
4lS5M5. 80; yearlings, 4.D0g4.S5; vethers,
4. 0004. AS; ewes. 3.40Q4. 90: teedins
lambs, 415@4.6o; feeding sheep. 5.6oI
% stockers, 2 $50 rs. cuils. SOC Is.
ST. LOUIS
81 Louis March is ---Cattle-- Hecaipts
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in THE COTTON MARKETS
Statistical Information from the Leading
Exchaases Of the United States.
ANOTHER DECLINE IN AMERICAN FUTURES
New york and New Orleans Both
close Lower on Liuuidntsnr by
the Lcnss--sprculntior LiHht.
ofnce q The post.
ViHVV " nv tV0V'
Houston. Saturday. March Is.

Houston. Saturday, March Is,
weakness Was again apparent in cotton
today due to liquidation and frcer offer
ings. The market is an enigma. 1t seems to
be drifting in I'm opposite direction 10
opinion. Nearly everybody feels bullish
and feels that prices should be higher,
but they arc not. The demand for spots
ia only nominal and quotations are hard
10 obtain. Coed Grades are growing scarcer.
but this seems 70 eut no hsure Receipts
are not heavy and all things considered
the recent drop is a surprise
Liverpool futures are unchanged to half
1 81 UP. white New York showed decline
OF 10 and New Orleans Of a TO points
Wall street. which had been supporting
prices. is said to have worked out OF the
market leaving the professionals TO night
It ont among themselves.
Spots closed lie tower in Houston and
New York, with no sales.
Port receipts were 1e go. against 1886
last year and ic,17e In 1895
Houston expects on Monday $500 TO $500,
against 1867 last year and aioT 10 1925.
New Orleans expects 5000 to 5000, against
esll last year and 1850 in 1895.
| Cargill & Richardson say.
The long interest existing in American
cotton markets is to a great extent re-
sponsible for the continuous declines we
have seen of late, and which was still the
order today. Wall street, who has been the
entire season large buyers in New York
have been selling freely all the week, and
I this with the constant liquidation of long
cotton for Southern account has caused
prices TO weaken considerably To-day
I Liverpool sent an especially good market
prices there closing unchanged to shade
/ higher than yesterday, which caused y
very steady market here during the first
/ hour Before the session was half over
I however, Wall street was selling literally
Clews the leader The heavy receipts a;
/ Houston and estimates for tomorrow ad-
ded weakness toward the close. New Or
I leans estimate was 1900 less than las,
year, Houston's 5000 more. The ports re.
ceived 1000 more than last week and i0l
less than last year. Memphis and Augusta
4 received Bits against 24i9 last year. TIL,
visible supply decreased 2ii 900 for the
week Same now being 100, 900 larger thar
year ago, and 2g7 900 less than the sam,
time In 1895. The weather map shower
rains in the Central States. which will re
tard crop preparations while in Texa.
continued fine weather prevails. with farm
ers fast making UP for lost time promi
nent New York house wires at the close
! Cotton should show some reaction mex
| week, but We believe that speculation Il
insufficient TO maintain prices as a VERY
large long interest still exists. and lacl
Of buying power should force further
liquidation"
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Hon.ton Rnilrona Receipts.

Iitustcn's gross receipts OF cotton By the
yarious RAILROADS. entering the city were as
follows;
Houston and Texas Central ............ g,gl9
Ii International and Great Northern. ...... l,Oay
Csivestou, Harrisburg and San Antonio. 30
Te,as and New Orleans. o
t;nif' Colorado and santa Fe. >..,...... 20T
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass. b6S
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, ............ LAS
Totai ..3............... sons
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New York, March --whest--Reoslpts
II 100: exports 10000; irmer; No. 2 red
70 SIS T. O. afioat to arrive: options 6-Sn
liz higher. March 10, May IS 1885, July
fila. September 60 S-s. Hides steady;
Galveston IS 1-29i1 Texas dry ~ ~,
Metals--The market for metals was quiet
but with brokers prices for copper 100
@fT.75. Cotton seed oil quiet but steady ;
prime crude q, nominal: prime nominal;
prime crude T. o. b. mills 1919; prime yell
low summer 26d261-2; off summer yellow
e5dq5 1-o: butter grades 1920; prime
winter yellow and prime white 3ia32.
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The sardine Combine.

Nj New York Journal Of Commerce
|I>grams from Esstport confirm pre-
Mreports that the American Sardine
1Any has asked for a further extension
III options on the plants 1t proposes to
fgThe representatives of the company
In Maine, 1t is said, by parties here,
g3fhe money ready to pay over for the
Mites desired, but ask for further time
If4er that legal matters in connection
lNthe turning over of the works may
ld3usted. On the same authority 1t Is
~ that the American company controls
orquarters OF the fishing weirs. AS a
AZ of the agitation growing out Of the
R4tition of two companies with large
ia to control the product the market
III. but there has been no further quot
Ghapge in prices. Both companies are
! ~ be we'll represented by legal talent
4 New York In addition to the local
tofB engaged by each side,
Ca lif0rnin Canned Goods.
aits report of the canned goods market
kt6 coast the California Fruit Grower
n issue OF March IL. says; Canned
n occupy strong position with stocks
|Xhroken and prices firm in all lines.
Marie Hackfeld from this port Sep
III 90, with 3f.15o cases canned fruit
4 Eiverpool, arrived February 26, in
l4Hed condition. The Waterloo from
3 pprt for London, October 81, with a.
i&Ases canned fruit arrived March 6.
Clan Graham from this port October
Nth 21,o14 cases canned fruit for Liv-
36I and the Alcides for London October
NTH S4,249 cases, have not been re-
IA some anxiety Is felt for their safety
~ heavy premium is offered for rein
Ence on the Alcides. The arrivals at
d{sh ports therefore aggregate 296, 16l
ii canned fruits and should the Alcides
Clan Graham arrive soon the receipts
I1pndon and Liverpool would be in
ed by some S5.26S cases. Our latest
tadvices from England report very
factory market and very few com.
lnks regarding quality of goods. A sec
Meeting of California Gamers was held
Is city Tuesday last to further ar
"a the terms of selling contracts fol-
"a of 1899. There is some talk OF a con.
Stion of the fruit canning interests OF
fate. This Is not the first talk Of ths
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Grain aud Provisions Elsewhere

Kansas City; March 1s.--Wheat steauy )
No. . mixed 79; No. srriug. 5en 81.
Germ Lee lower; No. 2 mixed. S2 l-a3
No . white. "a Hay steady; choice tim
othy 7.oOa7.50 prairie. 7.ooa7.25. Re-
ceints--whcst 2l000. corn $4,000, oats
1000 Shipments Wheat CO,o0o, corn $500
oats 5000.
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Ialf lemand Tor good beayes. not Tor
heavy, aud for smooth cows; rough old COW:
neDYy In calf hard 10 dispose of; good so
lound sheep wantedi market full Of hoga.
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non.,en pa,ly stntemens.


r;rcss reoeIpts th,s far this week 5,oI3
cross receipts ias DAYS this year q 34g. l35
Gross receipts 1928 days IN isJI-9s... p1l ,g1S
Gross receipts 1871 DAYS in 1884 30. ..l ,Bsl ,lYG
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots, (. o. b. cars from mlllers; deal
efs charge from store 5q1oc more per 100 lbs
Oh bran, 2eiSo per tushel on oats and corn
and 1od15c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN--7oc. corn bran 61Inc per 100 lbs,
CHOPPED CoRN--S0qs2c per 100 lbs.
CORNING. g sacked, 4Sc per bu.
oATS-Texas 3lGS6c per blu.
MILLET SEED--T5c.
S0RGHUM-S5c per bushel.
WHEAT SIORTS--S5c per 100 lbs
WHEAT SCREENINGS-10lis 500 per bu
IiAY-Alfalfa sl2,o0di3.50 per ton tim othy
sis.J01i3.50; South Texas prairie hay $4,000
$50; North Texas so.0oa10.00.
The oasis., 1899-01-28

A month or so ago employees of Wells, Fargo at Sacramento sent an old Mexican straw hat out on the road after labelling 1t as follows: "This Is the hat that Dan Burns wore in Mexico, label it with your compli- ments and pass it along" Thursday morning the hat arrived in Nogales. Attached to it were over a hundred labels showing that it had travelled as far east as Missouri before it was turned back. The employees of Wells, Fargo Co., in Nogales will attach their label with appropriate compliments and send the old hat down into So- nora.
 After THE OASIS forms were upon the press last Saturday information came to the office that upon the ar- rival Of the Guaymas train Friday night Deputy Sheriff Jos Thompson and Constable John Roberts arrested Norris Ward, who, while at Nogales a week before. had passed some checks he had drawn upon Tucson bank against which he had no funds on de- posit. It seems he had also been guilty of the same offence at Phoenix, for which he was wanted there. Sheriff Murray came for him Sunday.
The oasis., 1899-01-28
Cavite.
Wanted Ca1abon's Coffee.

When Deputy Sheriff Jos. Thomp- son incarcerated Kettlewell, Friday morning of last week, the officer with his usually kindly spirit, said to the prisoner: "Now Mir. Kettlewell, any thing l can do for you will be gladly dOne.n
 All right" said MT. Kettlewell, "please take me over to Cazabon's to take a cup of coffee. know Don Pe- dro, and can get of him just such cof- fee as l want"
 Joe 'shut his other eye,n and said: Mot today, MT. K.-'some other day. The extradition treaty with Mexico expired yesterday, and if took you across International street this morn ing 1 might have trouble in getting you back. But will bring you some of Cazabon's coffee"
 And he did so.
The oasis., 1899-01-28

of their own ships, but their guns were aimed and manned by Ameri- cans. Old Manila, the walled city, is where they have the Spanish prison CTS, they are not very strict with them, they are allowed to run around town. They will not go outside of the city limits as the insurgents would cut their rations off. An insurgent loves Spaniard, don't think. One of our boys we left behind came in to- day, a second lieutenant. You may know him, he is son of Chief Glass of Los Angeles. Say Bill, I wish you were here to see how completely Ad- miral Dewey did his work. The fort opposite this place is scattered all over the country, blocks of cement and stone as big as Finley's saloon were thrown three or four hundred yards The ships are laying on the bottom, wrecks. The American ships are laying out in the bay in their war paint, while the buildings formerly occupied by Spanish officers, are now occupied by American officers. The Spanish are not in it. Say, it looks like lots of nerve, but If you go down through the navy yard you would think it was always American. The natives do all the work. The bay is full of steam launches flying the American flag and owned by Uncle Sam. We have six-tOn sail boat given us by the commandant of the yard. We have many good sail She is worth about S600 gold. Most of the money here is Mexican. l don't know, but l think we will have some fun with the Filipinos. This place is full of monkeys, we have six. l would send you some curiOs, but they could not get into Mexican territory. Give my best regards to Finley and the other boys. l will write again soon. 1 have to go to guard this moment, We are stationed in private resi- dences and live pretty we'll. If 1 could send it, I would steal Christ of one of the many churches and ship to you. We'll, adios
 Address,
 B. K. HoRNER,
 Battery D., Cal. Vols. Cavite. Manila, Philippine Islands.
The oasis., 1899-01-28
An Interesting Letter.


 Mir. w. E. Goldman of Guaymas, has forwarded THE OASIS letter from a friend with the American army in Manila, which is here reproduced as of interest:
 CAvITE, Philipine Islands, via Manila,
 l.. l., Dec. g. 1898.
 FRIEND WILLIAM: - Your letter dated July 18th, reached me yester- day. l think it must haveg gone around by the way of Liverpool have been iD tbe islands about a month DOW, this place and climate generally re- sembles Spanish Honduras. The na- tiveS are very much like Mexicans. My outfit is stationed at Cavite, the navy yard is upon this island The whole towns of Manila and Cavite are strewn with old cannon, forts and im- plements of war Old Manila and Ca vite are completely surrounded by walls thirty and forty feet thick upon which are mounted guns of very an- cient make. The inside of the walls and under the roof are prisons and dungeons, and most of the prison en- frances lead out of some church, about every other building is a church. Down in the navy yard in front of what used to be the commandant's palace, is an altar. Anyone coming to this place and looking around could see the result of church and state in combination. As soon as Dewey sunk the Spanish fleet, the people in this place, Spanish, pulled out for Manila. The insurgents came in and carried off everything movable, held up the fleeing Spaniards, taking money and jewelry. But Dewey sent marines ashore and drove the Philippines off and occupied Cavite. Our outpost is only six hundred yards from the in- surgents, they come through our lines every day, but we are not allowed into their lines. Our sentries will not allow us to pass. Aguinaldo has no- notified us that if the Americans are not in or upon thelr transports by Sunday, that he will not be responsi- ble for his mems actions, as he says they are getting very restless. Gene ral Otis sent him back word to let his men come that he Otis would take good care of them. The Washington regiment is out in the trenches now. We have double guard on, and I | guess they would received them, and warmly, if they should come. All around this island in the bay lays the Spanish submarine fleet, fourteen in all Five have been raised, three of the raised flying the Stars and Stripes. The Callao and Minela are also in commission. The Callao is about twice as big as that old yacht laying in the bay at Guayrnas The day Manila was taken she went in close to shore and laid off Spanish trenches and raised all kinds of hell, shooting q ,ot, 0.~,x Iar and PrOn,
The oasis., 1899-01-28
SooALEs NOTES.

Sunday MT. J. J. Waisn or IucSOn, was visitor at Nogales.
 "Wednesday morning Mayor Overton received the patent to the townsite. Saturday evening Mrs. H. K. Cheno- weth returned from a visit in Herme- sillo.
 Sunday MT. w. G. Sherlock of the N. NJ. & A. railway office at Nogales, visited Tucson.
 FOR RENT-A commodious store room on Morley avenue. Apply at THE OASIS office.
 Last Saturday MT. Hugo Donau, manager for L. Zeckendorf & Co.,, was visitor at Nogales.
 Sunday morning Mir. J. S. Taylor returned home from holiday visit in his old home in Massachusetts.
 For the finest and best made bread, cakes, pies, cookies, etc., go to the American bakery of L. W. Jimmie. 7 K. J. Peilegrin, the watchmaker and jeweler, removed to front part of assay office, opposite Fleischer Bros. \ MT. Ashley, the practical watch maker, has been appointed watch inspector for the N. NJ. & A. railway. Fresh fish and oysters daily received from Guaymas by Franco Brothers. Also the famous Hermosillo oranges. During the past week Doctor F H. Welles has been visiting in Sonora. He returned home Tuesday evening. MEXICAN MINERS WANTED. = The DuQuesne Mining and Reduction O., will give employment to Mexican miners.
 Sunday Mir. $. H. Gould of the Orc Mining Co.,, came in from Orc Blanco, and the same evening took the train for Tucson.
 Uncle John Roberts, who is about since his recent illness, is still very poorly, and will go to Hot Springs fer recuperation.
 Wednesday Miss c. Whetston of San Francisco, Cal. passed Nogales, en route to Guaymas, where she is visiting friends.
 Reliable assays at fair prices. Call lor price list and sample sacks. High est cash prices paid for gold and sll- yer in any form.
 A. L. PELLEGRIN X Co,
 Wednesday morning Mir. Ricardo Gayou, the mining operator, went to Llano on bushes. He expected to re- turn this evening. Early next week Colonel w. P. Har- low will go to the City of Mexico on business. He will be absent from No gales couple of weeks.
 Thursday Hon. H. K Chenoweth, collector of customs at Nogales, went to Hermosilo on business He re- turned yesterday evening.
 John A. Blount, mechanical en- gineer, is prepared to do engine, boiler and pump repairs on short notice. Address Nogales, Arizona. : Wednesday THE OASIS received a pleasant call from Mir. J. H. Stewart, editor and proprietor of the Goodland Republic, newspaper published at Goodland, Sherman county, Kansas. The gentleman had just come up from Mazatlan, having been travelling down the west coast of Mexico for his health.
 The Pioneer Whist club held it's re- Rular weekly meeting at the club rooms on Morley avenue, Thursday evening. After several well contested games refreshments were served. The
The oasis., 1899-01-28


 his associates, Wm. Powell and Paris, are developing the "Blue Nose" mine, between Harshaw and Washington Camp, which is showing up finely.
 In another column appears the adn Of the Nogales House, which has re- gently passed to the management of Mrs. Alex Imhoff, who has retitted and renovated the house throughout, and made it very comfortable and cosy in every particular. Mrs. Imhoff is long experienced in the business, and knows how to make her patrons comfortable.
 Monday all the men at work in the bridge gang on the N M. & A. rail- way in Sonoita canon, some twenty six in number, quit in a body and walked into Nogales. The men describe the matter as similar to the old story of the hung jury-one who was right and eleven obstinate jurors who wouldn't look at the case in the same light as the man who hung out.
 THE OASIS is informed that the patent issued to the town of Negales for the townsite includes 640 acres of land, without exception of the lands claimed by the railroad, and that the company will have to take title from the town. In that case the adjust ment of matters is entirely in the hands of the town council-and the courts.
 At Lastl The people of Nogales can have their photographs taken in the very latest style, the carbon finish. The work displayed to the visitors at the new photograph gallery in the city park, excells anything ever seen before in Nogales and compares with the finest work to be seen in large cities. A cordial invitation is ex- tended to all to call and view their samples.
 Now is the time for the baseball players of Nogales to get together and organize good nine. There will be a series of games played in Tucson during the racing tournament which will be held in that city in the near future and Nogales ought to be re- presented by good team. Nogales contains good baseball material, and the only trouble seems to get the boys together.
 MT. R. c. Jones, of Jones & Ken nett, photographers of San Francisco, made THE OASIS office pleasant call Thursday afternoon. Jones & Ken nett are the owners of dozen photo- graph galleries in San Francisco Their principal studio being at "The Chutesr with branches at the Cliff House, Golden Gate Park and other popular resorts in that city. Mir. Jones will open a gallery in the city park.
 At Benson, one evening last week, THE OASIS man enjoyed the pleasure of passing very soclal visit with Mir. H. Gerwein and his estimable wife. MT. Gerwein has always been one of the most active, energetic and public spirited citizens Of Benson, and has done much toward advancing the in- terests of the place. He was parti- cularly in earnest in his efforts to se- cure removal of the county seat, and took great interest in the public schools He is proprietor of the Ben son lumber yard, which continues to do fine business.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-16
ABOUT COPPER.

The average price of copper in the ten
years that ended with 1898 was exactly
11% cents the lowest price reached in
that period being 9.35 cents. In the pre-
ceding 20 years, ending with 1888, the av-
erage price was 9.27 cents, the lowest be-
ing 10 cents and the highest being As
cents. 1t is very apparent that the ex-
tremes were reached when the metal sold
at 9.35 cents and As cents, and that the
mean averages must be somewhere be-
tween Tx and 1927 cents.
Extremes do not necessarily follow one
another in the price Of commodities. Be-
cause within the present century the
value of timber, coal, petroleum and
many other things was not known, it does
not follow hat they will again be worth
less. New uses make new prices for
commodities, and the many new fields
into which copper is being introduced, and
it's enlarged consumption in those
branches of industry where it has always
been used, assure an increasing demand
for a long time to come.
1t is probable that present prices will
have some tendency to curtail the con-
sumption, while the production of copper
will increase slowly, and that the price
will eventually settle to a lower level. At
the present time, however, it is impossi-
BILE to figure out from where the copper
is coming to supply the present demand
and stop the rapid decrease of the visible
supply.