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FOR SALE.

A lovely six-room cottage, modern
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on Elizabeth street, near Sixty-Seventh.
Price, $1,000. $3.50 cash, balance to
suit purchaser. This is a bargain.
Any one desiring to secure a cosy
little home should avail themselves of
this opportunity. For further informa-
ton address Julius F. Taylor. 5040
Armour avenue.
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THE FALSE STAR

The agitation Of the Mormon ques-
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est in the minds of all classes Of people
throughout the United States. and much
has been written lately, both pro and
con, on Utah and the Mormons. The
latest literary contribution in that d.
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GALVEsroN srATEMrNr.
Last
TEMPLE roPIICs.


Temple. Texas May 91-President Ed
Ro;an and General Manager "a H. Shear
of the Rotan Grocery company of Waco
were in the city yesterday looking over
the ground with a view of establishing a
branch house OF their wholesale grocery
business here. Friends had them In charge
and drove them over the city. and before
returning 10 Waco Mr. Rctan gave it out
that they would positively establish a
wholesale house in Temple right at once.
The Temple house will handle the bust
ness OF the Santa Re north. south and
west, and south on the Missouri Kansas
and Texas, which gives it an extensive
trade. For the present a house will be
rented, hut as soon as a suitable location
can be had nice business house will be
built Temple always welcomes such
business concerns as the Rotan people,
and feels that it Is a recognition OF Tenn
pies location as distributing point.
Yesterday afternoon. while the little
son OF Mr.. ], w. w. Spencer was playing
on pile of lumber at he yard where Mr..
spencer is manager, the little fellow fell
and broke his right arm at the elbow He
was taken home and the arm set and is do
ing nicely today.
The little child Of Mr.. Charley Cook
yesterday. while playing on the fence. fell
and caught its foot between the palings
where it was suspended in an unconsciou:
condition. II was finally rescued from il:
perilous position and has been attended
by no serious results.
The Geltch benefit concert. which wa,
to have been held last night at the opera
house has been indefinitely postponed OF
account Of the illness OF one Of the partic-
pants.
The usual weekly band concert. whiol
was postponed last Friday night on &C
count of the graduating exercises of tn,
SCHOOLS, was held last night at the park
music.
General Superintendent Resseguie and
family passed through yesterday in a pri
vats car from visit to Chicago Division
Superintendent Pondsll accompanied then
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Strawberries in New York.

New York Commercial.
The arrival in this market one day last week
OF 10000 crates Of southern Strawberries
caused decline in values from which the
market has not fully recovered, and satur-
days prices were among the lowest OF the
season Good stock was obtanable at from
to 10 cents per quart, and some Inferior grades
were offered at as low as 8 cents per quart,
The enormous shipment in question was
drawa from the great berry section OF the
South around wnmington n c., and in
quarts reached the enormous total OF i.l2o'ooo,
valued at nearly 100000.
Receipts in this market continue large, and
adviees from the producing sections of Viz
gnia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey
Indicate that the crop will be one OF the
largest known II Is feared. however, that the
lateness OF the picking In Virginia and Mary
land due 10 the setback by frost, will cause
continuance OF very low prices and occasion
considerable loss 70 the New lergey growers.
whose produc, is already coming forward on
a heavily supplied masket'
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DECLINES WERE CHECKED
Operations Of the Bears in Stocks Less
Aggressive.
TONE IMPROVED AND TENDENCY UPWARD
,I,eoxy Linu,dntion Followed by
stg,s nc Returning strength When
the Raiders Rushed TO Cover

New York. June The bears made some
further progress In forcing prices 70 a rover
level TO-DAY. but they we're by no means III
SO aggressive and conndeut a mood as yes
tsrdav There vas very heavy COVERING OF
sbort contracts during the course oil the day
and the last prices are materially above III
loves, even IN those stocks which snow the
teo.iest net losses. The bears met deter
mined resistance in some OF the stocks Wn'on
hav. hitherto moved most vulnerable 10 tneir
a,tooks Tho latter part Of he day showed
distinctly improved tone and a upward te'-
denc,. ~ prlees with no disposition apparent
nor, the hear faction to make further ven
lures for the present. After the opsN..s
ain in nrfces there was the usual prolessloul'
SoS4rinc designed 10 meet the orcers ol OUT
side GENERATORS. The resulting rally W as sho.e
lived and the bear party tnen Iuaue -,
demonstration In force lnis ptousa 80
hcaVv luu!dation in the Tobacco ssoVhs,
Western Union Metropolitan, Manhattan auu
Brouklyn Transit and they extended tn1.i
opCratiuns in spite OF the "eaKnea9 III ~, -
wheat market TO the granger slVu" IL
Jluon Pacific and Northern Paciuc stoyMs
vere sgVggCly attacked simultaneously WIN
the appearance OF the statement {ud so, ea
Union f,aclHc b net earnlnSs TOT ApFu 2Ho 800
a decrea-e or over sil10O0. compared WIZ
corresponding figures last year Coupl~n VA Va
n similar poor statement OF Nortnelu l'.l4i is
earnings which appeared YESTERDAY thiS
caused break in the stocks OF the IVY co, l,
panies ranging from / per cent III Nurthe1
Pacific UP to rs In Union Pacific. -Ihe e@
IRENE decline IN Metropolitan was I points.
There were several developments during
the day which served to d.sspate bearisn
enthusiasm 1t was noticeable mat nolulhs
II rther was heard Of the Yellow fever scaii Z
and roads in the territory affected were hTmy
held in the stock market all day The re-
ported large selling OF wheat Tor aoIlh1
western account helped to keep the Fl'Iroap
stocks of that region firm. There were re-.
pcrts of favorable conditions and pros9ecth
in the anthracite trade. There were cyl
dences OF positive strength IN Sugar. Ruoner
and the smelling stocks. When NetroD,li tdn
stree, railway suddenly bounded upw@Ids, "a u
point at time 10 BOG the bears we're dulcN
to take alarm and other conditions also point
ing a warning thSy rushed 10 cover Inc eX-
irene gains from the low point we're IN Net
ropcltan points Sugar ). American TOBACCO
81 Continental Tobacco and American TO-
bacco each, Brooklyn Transit ~ Burling-
ton nearly pont5 and many other stocks
point or over.
There was an easy tone to the bond market
in sympathy with stocks, but loszes we're not
so Conspicuous as In stocks, Total sales par
/ value. S1,Sl0.GUO
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port Of Galveston. June /.

Fort OF GdIFestOH, June l.
ARRIVED
SIS Comal Evans, New York.
S. Basil. Pinnel, Para.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Advance in Wheat Was Lost on Account Of
Liquidation.
BULLS SACRIFICED PART OF RECENT PROFIT
Crop Reports, Heavy Receipts and
sinck Demand weakened Corn.
Oats Dragged Down.

Chicago, juno I-Proft taking ard chang
ing over into September caused drop Of 20
PIC in July wheat today Corn lost %nisc
and oats is@Ac PORK advanced loc lard 5a
nc and ribs Sc.
Largo Northwestern receipts and weak ca
bles caused dull opening in wheat Re
ports Of further damage by Hessian nies en-
couraged enough buying during the FIRST hour
10 check the decline. but OFFERINGS increased
as the market sogged Tho bulls appeared
reaey to sacrifice large slice of their recent
prohte and the bears pressod their advantage
Liquidation became general near the end
September closed with premium OF va &c
ever July. owing to some changing over to
the deferred options. Poor cash demand added
% the weakness
July opened is61Ao lower at 77t97sis, sold
sptrngly at 7ss, declined to 76M and closed
with sellers at 76is676B
Chicago received rs cars, while Minneapolis
and Duluth GOT 92s The aggregate of re.
oeipts at Western primary markets was 49,
0oc bushels, against SS2 900 last year. Atlantic
tort eieardnces OF wheat aud Hour equaled
10000 bushels. The worlds VISIBLE supply
decreased 5s3 600 bushels.
Fdfofaoio crop reports, heavy receipts aud
Stek demand weakened coru. Receipts Goa
cars The WORLDS visible supply decreased
3,tiS, 600 bushels.
oats ruled steady the greater part OF the
session. but were finally dragged down by
wheat and corn. Receipts 800 cars.
hcassuring yellow fever news and commis-
ron house buying strengthened provisions
Estimated receipts Tor tomorrow Wheat g..
ours, corn 5o7 cars, oats $50 cars hogs 23,00l
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AAi% lINl, S..lS.g per kss $4,000
BAcoN-EHtra short clear in sacks a.
regularg 66c: boxed i4c higher. smoked
bellies c New York salt bellies &c breakfast
BAoGING AND TIEs-Lcss than car lots.
from houston nagring, 2-lb, csc. 2&-lb.
i}c Arrow ties 81 60 in mixed lots
CANDY Stick. wrapped. basis "a Ta7i.o
per H. special sizes. -, higher
COFFEE Rio and Clrdov5 i0isc, fair ISR
Sc prime Slgdf9c choice loc: fancy 9aaisc.
pcahcrry 10all1c. Roasted ooffees: Ar
buckles Arioss basis lo0-lb cases lie delW-
cred 26.lh eases 'l2oc delivered hpeN, 100
10 cascs o.9ec delivered 30 ID cases II loc
FLouR-rexas star Mills; Tidal Wave.
$500. sea Fairy. $40 sea N(mph, $3.50
nickel $40 special rates for shipments 90
interior points, hour In barrels. l5c above
FARINACEoUs GOODS -Grits. homlny and
cream meal In barrels, S,.75, pearl meal. IN
40-lb sacks. 81 55al. GO per hb OF four sacks
scotch oats So so Friends oats 81 IS; Colum-
bia cats s. 10. HaNkeye oats $500.
HAMs--Standard S&d9ei plcNic bans, 6Ihc
HONEY--ln 60-ih cans, extracted. SsAG5c;
in comb. sdloc in i2-le cans. extracted. 81
LARD Renned tierecs. compound Sc; Loaf
ci.c. 5O-lb cans i4c higher than tierces. i0-lh
cans. sc higher; 5-lb cans. sc higher; s-lb
'' MoLAssEsG Reboued. FAIR ls%alsc; prime
/ soqglc; cnolee 25aeee' fancy new crop syrup
5am22c.
! RICE-Extra fancy head. s36he; choice. \
Q5ieei fair iibG5c fancy imnorted 6isdGA.c
| ROPES isal basis l-ls aAc' Manila ioke;
/ cotton ropo 0Mv.
! sALT--Liverpool coarse $4,000; fine a5c1
/ 81 90; Louisiana coarse S5ci hnc s0c; hhls.
Is l0s. 50. %; eo-5s. $50, ilo-ss, $3.50; 7eis.
50. aa.
SALT F1sH--Mackerel. No. !. In i0.ib kits
81 0on1 TO- half barrels N 5ouT.00.
sARDlNEs- American quarters $50; mus
\ tsrd three-ouarters. s2.95. imported Gil
ieftc grade Quarters. SIZE; fancy sprats.
I Quarters 81 30.
STARCH standard aords pearl IN fi-ib
tnses STtc: ROYAL Gloss. bulk &c. Nickel.
no nackices ner box, $3.50. corn starch. sac
DER ~ 20 and ao-ib hoSes
srGAR-oaota,ons are for snail lots.
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Kansas City, June 1.-Cattle--Recelpts 2svO
natives COO Texans good. active demand for
siaughterers, a few of the most desirable light
weight selling higher; others steady heayy
native steers 5000. Is; medium steers ! s0n
40, ushts t. 50d5 10: stocksrs and feeders
,0Od5 Is; butcher cows and heifers 3.3075. o.:
Gamers =. 5OdS 80; butcher bulls S.S0qS 90;
Western steers 4.25Q5.00; Texans 42oQ4.ou,
Hogs-Receipts ii 800; the supply continues
large for the season and prices ruled &c lower
heavy hogs g. SOFAS 20; mixed 5 5OloS 60: lights
3. 4063. S.: pigs 8 25dS,4O Shoep-Recelpt
OSLO supply was too liberal 70 sustain prices
Wool lambs 575@6 25; clipped lambs 5:ooq
6.0O muttops i5Od520; ewes 5000 ";
stockers and feeders 3.256i.5O: bulls 2'N4
3.25
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cANNEn FRtfrs ANn vEGEIARLEs.

CANNED FRUlrs-Appies S-lb S0aS5c;
pineappes. Glib, eyeess aud coreless. Sl.50ll
! .b0 2-lb extra grated Si.S01LSj; lib standard
sliced Sl.20; pears. 2-lh standard 90c. black
berries, 2-lb standard Csc; pie fruits. 2-lb, as
sorted. Zoe; peaches lib full weight Sll5;
2-lt light weight Sl.00 pie peaches BIB S5c.
CANNED VEGETABLES--Tom 3-lb
full weight S5090c; 2-lb full weight 65a7Oc:
oAra and tomatoes, 2-lb Soc Lima beans, 2-ib
75G: a No. ] stringless beans, 2-lb full weight
$50: red kidney beans lib full weight Soc
marrowfat peas, 2-lb fur weight Soc; carly
June peas fancy 2-lb weigh; SL40 Ameri-
can petit pois peas, fancy 2-lb full weight
N.6oUl.1o; asparagus California 2k-lb 100:
corn, Auburn cream, 2-lb full weight 81 100
Is; No |, 2-lb full weight $1O56liO; Bre
Ridge, 2-lb S0GS5c
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Extra standard 2h-
ID peaches, lemon cling S210lt2 20; yelnw
Crawford S.65dl So black cherries S1S5 april
cots IG5Ill0: Bartlett pears l.6jnl,70; as
low Crawford 81 5l0i .55; apricots 81 4O5tl As
Bartlett pears 81. i5G1.55
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.
Once Of The Post.


Houston Thursday, june !.
There was only moderate supply OF t'uit
en- the local market Yesterday. Peaches sold
mt PRICES pr5viously prevailing fancy stock
helms IN good demand Kansas strawberries
arrived in rather had condition The best
berries sold iot s. O0d2.25 per crate. while the
dar4eed fruit went for s125dt75.
Reports from East Texas indicate that there
viii br an enormous crop Of blaekberrles
Prices are likely to be low during the next few
veeks and the housekeeptr viii have an OPP
porpniy Of securing supplies for preserving.
Crates sold yesterday at S.25Gl.75.
Centaoupes sold Yesterday at $o5Od3oo per
clttc. The fruit. now arriving or the market
Is worry small, crate holding from three to
four dozen.
The recent advance in the price Of pine
opplea has caused cona!aeraee hrmness in
the canned product. Some packers have with
drawn prices,
Some very fna Newcastle apreots were on
the market Yesterday, selling for S2l5G2 50
per crate Cherries went for So per box.
The hide market is rather weak. There has
boon no actual decline recently. but the ten
depcy is downward,
Thirty thousand crates of strawberries we're
reserved on the New York market in one day
last week.
Chickens we're in moderate supply and good
demand yesterday.
Peanuts are scarce and prices viii be ad-
vanced.
The potato market is hrmer and prices are
slightly higher.
Eevs vera dull NJ 7c Yesterday
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from Cleburne and returned in ihi 7
noon. 4,
Messrs. Ben II. Matthews, Franz T.
bell and Harry Elliott had the hola
degree conferred upon them lsa 1
by the Masonic chapter !,
Thomqs Currin, patient a. ,1s !.
Daughters hospital, died yesh ,sl.,.,
heart failure. He had been anu
some time with dropsy Deceas'
about Az years of age n,
The l1-year- old daughter o. ~
Chapman died Monday nisnt q ~, slv' |,
near seaton, this county, sa z, , w. !,
yesterday at the Little Flock e s'as !,
Sheriff John Baker Of Waco v'' I
city yesterday on business ~,
Mr.. Pat Cheeves of cheeyes s n,w
TO Cameron yesterday 70 loos Az ~,
ness matters for their store y -
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ST. Louis. June 1-Cattle-Recelpts 300.
1905 Texans market steady fancy
native shipping and export steers 4.oOpo,5o,
with fancy worth 4.6O; dressed beef and
butcher steers 4Od5 10; steers under 1000
pounds 3 .75d4.75; stockers and feeders S.5Ve0
4 IS; cows and heifers 2.500t4 s., bulls 500
al, 80; Gamers 200G3 co. Texas and Indian
steers 3. SOFAS 90; COWS and helfers 2.5On42o.
$500. market shade lower
pigs and lights 3.65d2.7 0 packers 3.654S 50;
butchers 1913. So. Sheep-Receipts iogO heau
spring lambs 6.00d7 so; culls aud bucks i. so
"a 90; stockers and feeders 8.154i. %.
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New YORK. June Is. Munn son 3 co. aay

Of cotton:
After opening unchanged TO 2 points i'd
vance on satisfactory cables. the market set.
Ned down TO another very narrow. dull and
featureless session Prices held steady around
the opening figures on small demand from
shorts, but closed unchanged TO l point lower
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DRIED rRuTrs AND NUTS.

APFLEs-Fancy evaporated. 50-lb boxes.
i0hc lib cartons lie fancy evaporated in
bulk 5o-b t0c; fancy Siced, in 5O-lb boxes,
Sic
APR1coTs-Per Ii. loose. i4c; 1870 in lib
cartons
cITRoN--.ln t0-lb boxes. t3c
CtiRRANTS--ln bbis. &c; 25-lb boxes. clean
ed, bulk, 7iac lib cartons Sc.
ACHES-Evaporato unpeeed t01fic.
RAISINs-Caifornia 3-crown L. l.. boxes
81 CO. 4 box L. L. rasins 60at5c, 2-orown l.
NJ faislns, 50-lb boxes. sc. 3-crown L. NJ.
raisins 50-lb boxes. &c.
PRUNES--California 50-60s &c. 60-70s &c;
70 sos Gi4c. S0-90s &c: 90-i0Is 4ssd5kc.
NUTS Brazil i0c per ID, flberts. Sicily lie;
Narles 12lac; walnuts l2c. peanuts. fancy
hunc picked 5iac; No. Is 4%sGac. almonds
Taiagona i6c per Id, in sacks. pecans sd6c
Italian ohestnuts 10c per ID.
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New York June 1.-THE demand for stable
cottous has ruled quiet again today but prices
are firm throughout brown bleached and
coarse colored goods; print cloths are mac
tive. but prices are firm tall prints In bet
tor dcmaud Ginghams firm but quiati men s
wear woolens are improving and a number OF
lines In sergcs aud In fancy WoratedS ad-
vanrtd per ceut Dress goods quietly
steady; hosiery and underwear sells fairly,
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Chicago June i~Butter market arm
crtameries l2alJi6 dairy iofie EGGS steady,
iresl l2n. Cheese easy; creams S&1s&.
kprgab City. june i.-GsEs, marSvt con
t.nues weak: fresh Missouri ana Kansas hrsts.
per dozen. oases returned, II.
New York June Eggg--leceipis 1910
pgckagesi weak. Western liRlils; Southern II
Mfai.
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WOOL.
Heavy snles al sam Angelo.

San Angelo. Texas, June l-Phi Perner
OF ozona has Just closed a sale Of 500,0Jd
mounds OF fall and spring clip wool to G.
Palmer OF San Antonio al private terms This
Is the biggest wool sale OF the season.
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SALE AT MARQUEE.

MARQUEE. Texas, May 31.-Messrs. D. W.
Darlington and G. T. Lanier have sold to !.
j. Webb of san Angelo 4SI head OF yearllngs;
terms of sale private. These cattle-a totaI
to Tom Green county. This is the only sale
so lar in this immediate section
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suGAit.

New Orleans, June sugar dull, omen
kettle S&uaM; open kettle centrifugal sgsG
~; centrlfugal yellows iis6l 1916, seconds
ass. Molasses dull; centrifugal 6di6
New York, june l.--Sugar-Rsw arm; re-
fned firm.
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IN THE COTTON MARKETS
No Notable Change in Ether Spots or
Futures.
ANOTHER ESTIMATE OF A BIG DECREASE
latham. Alexander q Co. Figure
Acreage at Ten Per Cent Below
Inst Year.
Office Of The Post.
Houston, Texas. June


The utmost ouetness continues 10 prevail
ia the cotton market; all hands are await
Ing the government report to be issued on
the 10th and there will probably be some
movement after that date. one way or the
other While the reports OF decreased acre
age have been very numerous, not only for
Texas but for the entire cotton belt. no one
seems to nut much faith in them and
very strong confirmation hv the bureau viii
be necessary to impart confidence. However.
II the bureau report does show q decrease as
large as at first estimated, enough Of an
Impression has already been created for it
to cause trading for few days
Shipments from Houston and Galveston
we're sufficiently large to cut down the stocks
noticeably at both points,
There was better feeling in Liverpool
and futures closed stronger than Wednes-
day, though without material change in
prices
New orleans futures were shade better
for far months at the opening, which was
quiet, but the range was exceedingly narrow
and the closing prices were at about those
Of yesterday.
New York opened quiet at an improve
ment of 2 for the near. / for the new crop
months and unchanged Tor the far positons'
the noon call showed little change with a
dull tone. the closing prices were nearly eN-
aetly the same as those OF Wednesday.
Under date OF May 20. Latham Alexander
& Co. Of New York say:
With the view OF obtaining the most re-
liable information possible concerning the
cotton acreage of the United States for 1895
- eo,,,a ssoo laffprg Ia r1tfQr haut.9
and brokers making advances aud responsible
planters embracing every cotton grown
county in the South, asking acreage IS 4
mates.
IN to this date we have received 2j0 re-
plies. OF average date Stay g. ana the fol-
lowing is the result, which, III cur opinion,
is as approximately correct an e1tlmat1 OF the
cotton acreage a. can be secured bY direct
communication with parties competeht o.
Judge residing in the counties where the cot
ton is grown;
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Galvanized Gidden So 50: wiukeEau SO S.
Nails 8? IS base Advances for common
over base I'd zoe; Sd. 45c: A aud sd, SOC
Cd poo. Sd loc: lOd and i6i, &C. Quotations.
are for less than car lots.
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PRODUCE.
BEANS--Navy 2GSAc Bayou sac; Eng
lish dried 2Nc Kinks 3iAc; Lima DC; black
eye Sc
EuTTER--Fuo Star loc dairy 15c; Elgin
creamery 20Me; Elein dairy bricks lec; oleo-
maeRarine solids lcc prints lie special Blue
stur l6ci TcAes country butter 5Jf5c.
CABBACE--2isG5c per h.
cHEEsE-Nrw York full cream ise; Wis
cousin full cftam isIi4,. Young America
l4U1iMo; WeHcrn skim lie; fancy rolls fun
ctesr iSc Lonefellows lie.
EGGS-Texns IL per dozen.
KRACT- 81. - IN half bnis
oNloNs-per h. 2G2Ac; per bushel, 1.0o9
t25
PErrER--chne 15d17c per Id. black sings-
porc l3ilc
P0TBTOES--New irish 55T61c pei BIT.
PoULTRY-H 81 G0n3 on; frvers 81 T5n
3.25 broners 81 s0lf2 rs Turkeys, hens 500
40 90, gohblers IS 0od1o.o0 per dozen, ao-
cordinE TO size and quality. Ducks 50 .00G5' rs.
Geese 90 o0T3.5G, full feathered
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than the opening Crop Developments are
now absorbing the attention or the crowd.
The absence of outside husiness and the free
offerings from the South Of SCOTS and Inc
small demand OF Eastern spinners for imnie-
diate delivery for same viii have Il depressing
erect upon the market.
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New York Iune --coiec--options un-
cfauged 10 points higher SALES 1880 bags
SPOT coffee nominal; mild quiet.
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Vessels in Port.
STEAMSHIPS.
GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS


Ry Galveston houston and Henderson. 152;
Missouri, Kansas Cud Texas l02: Galveston,
Houston and Northern. 237. Total. i9l.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-02

Common. per h. groas Q aA
Lltsss--
Spring choice. per 10. gross " 5is
van choice per D. gross % ~
SEetp-
Chuice, per ID. gross ........... q ~
Common, Ger head ...,.,,....". ! so az W
hogs. 15U to zoo lbs
CoInied. Ger 10. gross ,..r... olsg
Mnstfed. per H. gross ....,...t. ztatP
Market well suppi9d with necYes and cows
oyt retocksd with calves and yeatilngs. prices
declining; sheep market oyerstoeked.