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Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12
Tobacco and Liquor.


''As to tobacco we have no accurate data,
but l have been greatly interested in OBJ
serving tho extent to which tobacco was
used twenty or thirty years ago and COM
pairing its use then with its use today. Then
it was tho exception to find a man who did
not smoke at the end of dinner. Today
when dining I observe that at least half
OF tho gentlemen refuse the cigars when
they ara passed around. In fact there Is
nothing, SO far as l know, to Indicate that
the per capita consumption OF tobacco is
increasing. Moreover l do not believe that
the use OF tobacco is injurious in most in
stances. In fact there are cases in which
it' use Ia positively beneficial"
Is drunkenness and the consumption of
alcoholic liquors On the increase and does
thu former threaten to become q universal
evil among tho American peope?"
1 should say decidedly no to any uues-
tiona OF this kind. We do not have to go
far back into the history OF the Anglo Saxon
race to find time when drunkenness was
rlte Passing over the dayu of rbaldrv
which marked tho time of Charles III and
tho Georges in England we come to the
earlier decades of the present century Dur
ing that Tune in our own American congress
drinking was the rule and almost any night
numbers o: drunken congressman could be
found gathered around the gambling tables
and In the saloons along Pennsylyapia ave-
nue. Today it is the rarest thing in the
world that member of congress is seen
IN state OF intoxication. The spirit of
thls age Is against over-indulgence in strong
drink. Slowly but surely drunkenness and
lewdnesa are becoming things of the past.
In conclusion it may be said that tbe
peoples of the world are increasing in num-
pei from decade to decade. They arc in
creaslnE still more rapidly in individual ac-
complement. Judged from the standnoint
OF races the white is becoming moro and
more predominant. The enlightened rares
ara growing; longer lived Tho subjects of
civilization are increasing more SLOWLY: the
Darbariana are gaining but little. while tbe
savage races arc losing Throughout tbe
world tho average length of life, the aver
age intelligence and tho average popula
tion Is increasing from period to period
And ever is the human race becoming bet
te:." N''
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

fever and decay which followed in the in
stances of Greece and Rome, and which
seems to be in progress now. among the
French peoples. -s
A little above the average height is Prof.
McGee, thickset, strong, broad of shoulder
and erect in carriage. His head is set
sGuarely on his shoulders and around the
temples his hair is streaked with gray. His
forehead 10 square, prominent and most
aptly described by the word massive. His
fact il grave and kindly and in his mau-
ne: ha il easy and cordial.
Pro-. MCGEE was busy. He has been that
way al! his life. But when he learned the
writer's mission he turned from his desk
and talked willingly.
Man at His High-Wntcr Mark.
"You want to know my conclusions about
my fellow man of the present generation ?
You desire to find out whether mankind
is falling back in the great race or stand
ing still on his present pinnacle or pushing
forward to an even greater development %
said Prof. McGee, summarizing the ques-
tions put to him.
Man is today at the high water mark
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

nerves by the consumption Of coffee, tea and
tobacco?"
1T is my opinion that the tea and coffee
alarmists have built their houses mostly
upon foundation Of sand. 1t is true that
the use Of these beverages is increasing and
has become almost universal But | am
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12
LEGAL NOTICE.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

MEETING.
Notice Is hereby given that a special
stockholders meeting of the MacLaughlin
Manufacturing company VIII be held at the
office Of Lee 5. Estelle, Paxton building
Omaha, Neb on the 20th day of November
1899, for the purpose of electing new board
of directors and also considering propos!-
ton TO consolidate with the MacLaughlin
Automatic Air Brake company.
Also tC appoint counsel to prosecute ir-
regular.ties of portion of the old board Of
directors in the federal court. Also to con-
sider any other business that may properly
be brought before them,
(S!gncd) W. q. MCLAUGHLIN
and Others,
owners of so per cent of stock.
Nov. 4, 1879, meeting at 2 p, m.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

FREMONT, ELKHORN
A1INSgFl & Missouri Valley Rail-
M1IHIlaiL road-'"The Northwestern
6eH1IlhlGS L!ne"-General Offices
nhIil!ikkW United States National
l,iIN189IIZ Bank Bldg, Southwest
Corner Twelfth and Far
nam Streets. Ticket office. 14O1 Farnam
Webster Streets. Telephone. lass.
Leave. Arrive.
Black Hills, Deadwood,
Hot Springs ............a a 800 pm a 500 pm
Wyoming, Casper and
Douglas ..:..:... 80: d 500 pm d 500 pm
Hastings, York. David
City, Superior. Geneva,
Exeter and Seward. b 300 pm b 500 pm
Norfolk, verdgre and
Fremont ...... .........b 7:20 am bl0:2S am
Lincoln, Wahoo and
Fremont 49,. ..........b ?30 am b1O:25 am
Fremont Local ........... c 7:30 am
Daily Daily except Sunday c Sun
day only. d Daily except Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

inclined to think that they are much more
of blessing than curse to the race. In
fact, / have no doubt that the comfort,
health and longevity of the race is increased
by the use of coffee and to lesser degree
this statement is true Of tea as well.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

T33 seph G Council Bluffs
IHs1IltlltIIltlElbj Railrnad-"The BurltnC-
IsrMl1l11bitk::tAryMt ton Route"-Ticket Office
IESSl 1 tsSSy[ssxEt 1902 Far1a;n Street Teja-
itsSM islllSIsEMj phone. ESQ. Depot, Tenth
iEi&A4HAalsy9gN4l and Mason Streets Tele-
l.--zAA1-zAzzA4@@J lAA@J phone. $40
Leave. Arrive
Kansas City Day Ext $3.50 am 5:45 pm
Kansas City, Night Tx. .alO:4o Pm $3.50 am
ST. Louis Flyer for ST.
a Daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

DO you know your A Cs? In these davs
OF the Merchants Alphabet club it is worth
your while.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

~ SSIOUx CITY d. PACIFIC
M3IsgST1 Railroad THE North
MXSTTSStS,lu western Line"-General
E5lLlTlkS$~ Offices, United States
NK1lIihs&NW National Bank Building
hlIllSSsAElI s. w. Corner Twelfth
and Farnam Streets
Ticket Oftlce. 14m Farnam Street. Tele-
phone, SOL. Depot, Tenth and Mason
Streets. Telephone. 629.
Sioux City, Mankato &
st. Paul, Minneapolis. a $3.50 am a S:15 am
ST. Paul Minneapolis
Mankato & Sioux City.a 5:25 pm al1:0O pm
Q Daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

kind They say, moreover, that he spends
the time which he should devote to healthy
recreation in gambling and in wanton and
riotous living, at the worst; or in some
recreation that calls for the expenditure of
nervous energy, at the best. Then these
croakers shake sadly their heads when they
compare the offspring OF today with the
ancestry Of yesterday and profess to antici-
pate with horror that fast approaching day
when the effete sons of men ahall univer-
sally end their existence as did those who
in the days of long ago dwelt in the cities
OF Sodom and Gomorrah spoken of in old
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12
The World Gets BETTER.

But this is not so. Even Paris the seat
of sensualty, the capital of crime, grows
no worse as the tide of time sweeps on.
And the remainder of the world is growing
better. The human race is progressing.
Men are growing healthier stronger, brain
icr; they are larger, mare fleet of foot
and strong of limb, more quick to think
and to do; they know more, work more,
accomplish mere and are better for the life
that they lead tod&'>. Contrary to a wide
spread and general impression they are
less given to the excessive use of liquors
and of tobacco than they once were; they
are more moral and more religious.
The proper study Of mankind is man.
For unnumbered centuries philosophers, un-
aided by the practical results of science,
were granted the sole prerogative of spec
ulating on and generalizing about mankind.
Statesmen and political economists enacted
laws and promulgated theories which COW
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

Everybody knows now. The Merchants
A C club Is the talk OF the town.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

LAND, Custer county. 500 acres 1870 culti-
waited 3 miles from railroad: will exchange
for small farm or city property 5O6 First
National bank. RE-M399 II
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

COTTAGES, residences. Patterson. 8O5 N.
N. Y. Life. RE-M42S
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

A BARGAIN in a Kountze Place house,
conditioned on quick sale, as owner de-
sires to begin building in Bemis park at
once. House is modern and desirable,
with full lot and sunny south front, good
barn. convenient to car line; one-third
cash will do. Payne-H Harder Co., agents,
New York Life. RE-M592-13 .
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

HENRY b. PAYNE, Col N. Y. LIFE, BLDG,
Real Estate, Rentals, Loans, Insurance.
RE-167
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

MIl5%A3fV Minneapolis & Omaha
EMIgTfSS!3,ll Railway-'"The North
eSfpFnAilEUStS western L!ne"--General
NNliIlihEaW Offices, Nebraska Divi-
llIQISEsTElW sion, 18th and Webster
SITS City Ticket Office,
l4Vl Farnam St. Telephone. Sol. Depot. 10Th
and Webster Sts.
Leave. Arrive.
Twin City Express (for
Sioux City, St. Paul
Minneapolis) ..........a 6:0G am
Omaha Passenger ....... a 700 pm
Blair, Emerson Sioux
City Ponca, Harting-
ton and Bloomfield. =. b 1:e0 pm b12:10 pm
No. Q Twin City LIZ d..a 5:t5 pm
No. / Omaha Limited. a 800 am
a Daily. Daily except Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12
Our Normal Pace is Swift.

"Mr Spencer was wrong. He failed to
realize that we were going only at our nor
NAL pace. l would lay it down as a general
rule that people on the average do what
they are able to do, and that what they
actually do is the safest and truest meas
ure of what they can do. In Berlin the
average man walks at the rate of two and
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

FOR SALE cheap, large house and lot, east
AZ feet lot 2S block 10 Kountze & Ruth
addition; rents for $500 per month but
would bring more by making few repairs.
Price, s25OO.OO. G. B. Tzschuck, care
omaha Bee. RE-SS5
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

1 WILL exchange my residence, 2117 Writ
ST., modern, 9 rooms, second to none of
It's size for land or city property J. I
Gibson. 506 First National bank
..., RE-M39S IA ,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

FOR SALE or trade, Groom cottage, all
Bee. RE-6S7 12~
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12
RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

z@& sMcH1cAGo q North.
iI@5a1ffn western Railway--"The
6SStSuJ Northwestern Line
,<SSsTllhlE City Ticket Office 14Ol
NKtiIslHlSSM8 Farnam Street. Tele-
hlLQdTSIW phone 561. Depot. Tenth
E<s~ end Mason Streets. Tele-
phone, 62S.
Leave. Arrive.
Daylight Chicago Spe.
cfal ........ ,.............a $50 am al1:5S pm
Ch. cago Passenger ......a AIS pm al010 am
Eastern Express, Des
Mones, Marshaltown,
Cedar Rapids and Chi
cago 49,. ..;...;....:.;. ;.a1O:55 am 4:o5 pm
Eastern Limited, Chi
cago and East. .........a los pm a :05 pm
Fast Mail Chicago TO
Omaha 80. ........... a2:45 pm
Omaha Chicago Special.a 1880 pm 500 am
Fast Mail ................ $3.50 am
a Daily DAILY except Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

seventeen Baptist missionaries sailed
sant eptn % itos,on recently the largest company
sent at one time in many years.
The first Jewish congregation in tho
hawaiian ! Islands has just been formed at
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

ONLY four lots left in Hamilton square at
$3.50 each.
House and half acre in Belvidere for $3.50
Cottage and large lot at Sth and Bancroft
$3.50, A. p. Turkey, Board of Trade
RE-M706 10
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

NICE lot Farnam, near 4lst, only 81 IT'S.
Hicks, room S25, Board of Trade Bldg.
co.. '. e.. RE-525-12|
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
DWELLING HorsEs.

r. G. PETERS & co.
l1O2 Farnam St, Bee Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

No: I5-I-room house. all modern, nice
shade trees; only two blocks from car,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

$50 for full lot on 3Sth and Seward SITS.
Big snap.
$1,000 for 100 feet northwest corner goth and
Dodge SITS. Nothing finer
Sl,900 for full lot 35th and Dodge SITS.
$500 for full lot 2Sth and Il sts., South
Omaha.
$500 for lot 2sth and Webster SITS.
$500 for 50-foot lot on Georgia ave.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

SPECIAL BARGAIN IN IANSCOM
PLACE FOR ONE WEEK.
An almost new 7-room house and full east
front lot This Is "A home of the right
ROBBINS. 1902 FARNAM, SOLE AGENT.
RIC-M7OS 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
IN The STOCK MARKET.
Staguation Marked the Dealings Several
Times thursday.
AMERICANS WERE STRONG IN LONDON
Sugar Closed with n Small Decline.
Tobacco stocks Dropped-Possible
Liquidation Unsettled Industries.

New York, December 7.-Dealngs on the
stock exchange approached q condition of
stagna,ion several times today at intervals
between periods of spasmodic activity The
day was almost an exact repetition of yes
terday. with periods of strength at the open
ing and near the close and an interval Of
acute weakness in some stocks. The early
strength was largely due to the cheesful view
of American securities taken by London ope-
rators, who bought quite largely in this
market. Rather positive evidence OF strength
in Union Pacific led on the late rally The
iron and steel stocks were quite conspicuous
in the early strength, probably on account
of the covering operations by bears, but this
only served to make them more vulnerable
to attack and their subsequent relapse was
quite violent The same was true of the
anthracite group, which advanced sharply,
then developed acute weakness, New York
Central leading with n fall of 3 points. The
Tobacco stocks were the severest sufferers
on reports of projected opposition IN the trade
by interests which have been raised from the
present companies. American Tobacco and
Continental Tobacco dropped and pa points
respectively Sugar and Brooklyn Transit
We're conspicuous In the dealings as was the
case yesterday. The former stock vibrated
widely above and below yesterdays level and
closed with a small net gain. The unsettled
state OF industrial securities which seemed
to be due to fears of hostile legislation,
seemed to have only slight effect on rail-
ways. and when pressure relaxed against
them there was not much difficulty in bidding
up prices OF railway shares. Northwestern
rose 3d. Omaha and Union Pacific 12s. AS
a consequence the ist shows a fair admixture
OF net gains The condition of the money
market served to discourage any new specu-
ative commitments. weak bank return
is counted upon as certainty on Saturday.
owing to the heavy drain by the subtreasury
The advance in the Bank of France rate
was an incident in the international competi-
ton for funds and while no direct effects
were perceptible, the action is significant of
the general apprehension over the Immediate
ing the great rally in stocks, the close was
irregular with some OF the industrials show
ing renewed pressure. Bonds were not active
and we're inclined TO be easier in sympathy
with stocks. Total sales par value. S1,265 900.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08

AMsMiuNlTIoN-Powder. per keg. 81 900
BACoN-Extra short clear IN sacks, 6Ag
GA regulars d%@6Js; boxed, Nc higher;
smoked bellies .7ss97,4c; New York salt bellies
BAGGING AND TIEs-Less than carlots.
from Houston: Basging,. Glib e%c; 2.-Ib
tA N ASSow tss wrspped a. basis ., sas
cANpLEs- Star, fuiI weight lo1sc; Gran
nc Carbohydrates i TefeS ana f Rosen lss
coFFESEs-Rio. fair. saasc; prime, s,.aloc,
aGe' Roassd P's sSees SbES oG afSs
basis l0O-lh cases. Ike delivered; 36-lb cases
ll,7Oc delivered; Lion, loo-lb cases. lie; Apex,
10 soc.
CRAcKERs--A B C soda. bulk. boxes siso;
lib cartons 7itc: ginger snaps 7Ac creams
7i.e; stage blanks Sc; cakes and lambles lie.
si.io: Sea FAIRY. $50: Sea Nymph $40,
Sea level $3.50: rye -four So 60; puuper-
nickel. $40. Special rates for shipments to
than half sacks and wood iSc higher than
FARiNAcEous ooops-Grts. hominy and
meal. in iO-lb sacks. si.5odi. IS per bbi of four
sacks Scotch oats s2I5; Friends oats, $40;
Columbia cats. s2.a5; iawksye oats ss;sS.
leaf. 6i4l6A So-lb cans NC higher than
tierces; lo-ib cans Nc higher; 5-le cans &c
higher; s-lb cans le higher.
IAMS-StandArd eiaqloc; picnic hams 7iac
'HCNEY--In 60-lb cans. extracted 3nap5c
in comb sGioc; in i2-lb cans. extracted $40
SIC.
LIME-Buk. 500 per barrel: coopered.
81 .e5.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. fair 16%aIsc: prime
ioasie; choice 2SGs6e; fancy new crop syrup
MiLK-eold Medal, $3.50; Magnolia. $3.50,
Eseie 81 .o0 Empire. $3.50
PICKLES Five gallon kegs. Sis; legal
kegs, 800; h-bhis. $500; pints. American
style sS@9oe: quarts American style sl.25: "
sal. So 0oefs.eS: i-gal.. American style Sc is
GiS %; l-g2l. Hexagon So 90.
RICE-EAtra fancy head 6G6%e; choice 66
thc; fair th1Sc; fancy imported sh9eAc.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Made a Half Cent Advance Over
Wednesday.
BETTER EXPORT AND RECEIPTS WERE LIGHT
Corn md Oats Were Influenced by
Wheat and Advanced and Provt-
sions Were n shade Lower.

Chicago. H., December Light receipts
and predictions of better export inquiry
supported the wheat market today, May clos
Ing 1Sassc over yesterday. Corn at the close
was &c and oats 1sc higher. Provisions
closed steady at 2Ac lower.
The wheat market opened with show Of
strength derived from the lightness of North
west receipts. May isIAc better than yester-
days close at ei4d699sc. Shorts were early
buyers and commission houses expected a
plentitude of country orders, mainly from
the Northwest. Talk of a better export in
quiry loated around, decrease in the visible
was predicted for this week and Argentine
reported rains in the midst of harvest opera
lions, all OF which acted as an incentive to
buy On the advance which carried May 10
70hc. nearly lie over Yesterday trading was
active. but lost it's animation toward the
close, when the market eased off on profit
taxing ana selling against calls, above which
mark the. price Heated most of the time
May eased off TO 69%c, at which 1t closed
ianssc better than yesterday. New York
reported eighteen loads taken for export
Primary receipts were 1000 bushels, against
1.i1O,lO0 last year. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported i99 cars. compared with 9ls year
ago. Local receipts were l3S cars. Atlantic
port clearances in wheat and -four were equal
TO 6il. 600 bushels.
light receipts, but to degree by wheat The
fluctuations which marked II followed in
small way. Trade was dull throughout the
session. Receivers generally reported freer
country offerings. Clearances we're heavy at
Atlantic ports. i,2170o0 bushels. Local re-
ceipts were 2p6 cars.
Oats we're steady and quiet. a little higher
with other grains. Receipts, 147 cars here
were light and the shipping demand slow
The market was largely scalping one and
the range narrow in consequence.
Provisions were steady and the market
duh most of the time. May pork closed 2iac
under yesterday May lard oisc under and
May ribs 2hc down.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
1870 cars; corn. $50; oats, 100; hogs, 81 900
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
st. Loufs Grain and Provisions.

ST Louis December 7.-Wheat-No. . red
cash 6SA December 6SSl May ~ No. hard
Gil546sl2 Corn-No. 2 cash 2eA: December
29la May 3llS Oats--No ? cash "a; Deem
Der 239s. May IS; No. white 26ta027. Pork
steady standard mess, jobhing $50, Lard
firm. but unchanged. timothy seed 1902 10.
Corn meal steady, l,754l.S Bran steady.
sacked east track IS. Hay quiet; timothy
Goa 90; prairie 7.eOdS 20. Whisky steady;
l.23ie Baggng. cotton ties and hemp twue
unchanged, Dry salt meats Extra shorts
5.3ila clear ribs and sides 80 Bacon
Boxed shoulders SIS; clear ribs Gl2l2; clear
sdas d.25. krceipts-F Flour 1890 wheat 1850.
corn 10000; oats 1900 Shipments
5000; whea. 1l,0p0; corn 1900; oats $4,000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
METAL.

New York December THE attention OF
the local metal trade was centered largely on
played inherent strength and fair degree
of activity, firm cables and light offerings
were the dominating influences The other
departments were quite destitute of inter
estins feature. Al the close the metal ex-
change called pig iron warrants neglected.
Lake copper dull and nominal at II .O0al7 25.
lin steady for spot and weak for futures at
q ,OOa27. so. Lead unchanged at 470a4. so.
Spelter firm at 4 7OG4s0
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
NEW YORK EXCHANGE
I.ondon Fina ncial cabItoI

New York, December 4; csblssisr:
vertiser's London financial 81, ssy tcig a
markets here opened cnes''S I'D rtpysssI
rumor that General Wn,.e Iad,sriA
great attack by the Beers On an eoit.ss
dropped later on the apsea wsrs l.tke
OF the report, Consois "o nnoupesre
the decline following the ,.sns its ~
the Bank OF France ID 'rhich N.
discount from 10 Sz s,art Qutf
pected Americans al w ,asdy, bGIs1
vanced above parity anu
street they relapsed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
CANNED GooDs.

CANNED FRU!Ts-Pineapples 2-lb. eye.
less and coreless 81. s542O0. lib extra grated
s.. 00a IS. 2-lu standard, sliced. 81 90 pears.
2-lb standard 90c; peaches. 2-b standard 81 80
al 35; standard 81 251l 30; 2-lb seconds 81 10
a.. la 3-lo standard $l.5O, 2-ib pie Il. o0al 10:
3.lo pie 81 .l5G1 20.
CANNED VEGETABLEs-Tom 3-lb
fun weight $4,000. 2-lb full weight e5670c;
okra and tomatoes a.b 9oc: Lima beans. 2-lb
full weight 7jc, string beans. lib full weight
75c, a Nc. stringless beans. 2-ib full weight
81 80. red kidney beans 2-lb fun weight SIC
marrow tat peas, 2-b full weight s1.l0f11 %;
early June peas, fancy 2-ib fun weight 81. 5o:
American petit pois peas. fancy. 2-lb full
weight 81 65G1 rs; asparagus. California, 2le-
ID s. 90; corn, Auburn cream. 2-ib full weight
81. l0Ql l5 A No. 2-lb full weight 81. 051l 10:
Blue Ridge 2-lb S0dS5c.
CALIFORNIA FRUlT-Extra standard 2B
Id peaches, lemon cling 81 9069 00 yellow
Crawford $l.S5dl.9o. black cherries $2.l0a2 Ii;
white cherries So l0d2.l5. aprcots. sl756
ed 81 coal 65; strawberries 81 50: pluins 81 IS
a. 40; grapes Il .35al 40; seconds. lOc per
do ~; i N5sr tn 4; n, ezra standard prices
2.bs, $2.55. Potted ham. quarters, soc. halves,
Soc Lunch tongue. lib. $685.. Vienna sau-
sage, la-lb 95c.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
cargn 8 nlcharason say OF eOt,onl

The Liverpool cotton market was much bet
ter than expected this morning. This slim
ulated considerable buying in our markets by
Europe. and we followed. The movement
was alarmngly small. receipts at tho ports.
interior towns. and estimates for tomorrow
about half the amount received year ago.
Liverpool cabed Market firm on limited
from America" Manchester reports
were nattering. A large Broadway house who
have been conspicuous ON the bull side were
reported as out with an estimate OF 1850 600,
and figured the consumption AT l0,S50.000 In
terror towns were holding spot cotton hrmer.
with reports of light wagon receipts. Rumors
were afioat that the bureau Monday next
Will BIO very bullsh document II is nor
known what the report will refer TO- but II Is
expected that 1t will give the amount OF lint
per acre, and probably reduced estimate.
Indications point TO some further improve
ment in cotton. but on any advance large
realizing will be the order. and any quick
advance should he good place TO unload long
cotton. Liverpool should be unchanged 10 a
shade higher tomorrow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
Nancy ON Call.

New York. December T.. ..,I Ioss Z
firm at sal per cent, la ssssntile pspfr
rate 7 per cent; prime m ah.nss stssa, !,
s per cent; sterling sls' Sills a. =
actual business in banKssrlssa ai sia y Y
1 .s6& for demand and i,si, AZ i.Sih Y
days. posted rates Az. a. csrtifciss Y
merciai bills 4 sos. SILVER ,sn dcllsr
so. Bar silver So Mea's, sts t'1s'
Government bonds strons'
active. railroads easier.