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Orange Locals.

Orange, Texas. May 92--Late yesterday
evening as Mrs, !, H. Bettis, an aged
lady, was getting into her buggy, her foo,
slipped and she Tell backward, falling
heavily on her left hand, which resulted
in the main bone of the arm being cracked
between The wrist and elbow She did
net know Il was broken until the intense
pain made q necessary to send for a
physician. who discovered the wound.
Last night at $50 O'Clock at the Meth
odst parsonage, Rev. R. j, Birdwell per
formed the ceremony that united in mar
rage Mr.. Steve H. Graves and Miss Evelyn
Chatham, daughter OF City Attorney e
A. Cheatham. After tho ceremony the
happy young couple drove to the residence
Of the groams parents, where they are re-
ceiving the congratulations of friends,
This afternoon at 4 o'cl7ck at his office,
Justice OF the Peace J. A. Broussard united
IN marriage Mr.. Martin Hollis and Miss
Melissa Annie Singleton Of Jasper county.
Immediately after the ceremony the young
couple departed for their home,
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is very popular. and many Of
have met her were anticipating
ure of a visit from her during
summer.
a letter has been received 4
Kiber of Angleton, subscribing
the fire department notes, 4
which was made in The Post
morning. Mr. Kiber owns &
property in this city and be '
this way show his appreciation
forts of the fire department.
There was q gathering a. Ge]
afternoon OF a few OF the oia
soldiers. who Joined In soclal
having as 1t were a reunion
ten pins and chatted OF the q
ago when they were side py
trenches. II was pleasant
all of them. In the party
Richter, II. NJ, Meyer, John y
Meyer. S. Wiese, c. Wieae,
Henry Emshof, Anton ura'1
and William Bose. u
Editor John 6. Rankin OF 4
Daily and Weekly Banner aa lo|
dent of the Texas Press ass ass.
returned from the annual m is
las. proud Of the fact that ne
next annual meeting f,r D.,
brought with him a hannsone
umbrella, which was pressITI
members of the association, ar
was a success from the s,lh 1,a1
members. and Mr.. Rankin, % IN n
legislative committee VIII , -
10 the libel law question se..
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AMMUNITION Powder per key 81 ooa
shot ner sack. 81 .b5, buck 81 so
BAcoN-Extra short clear in sacks. &c
regulars exc; boxed &c higher smoked
bellies e New York salt bellies &c Breakfast
pAGGING AND TIEs-Less than car lots.
7hc. Arrow ties 81 90 in mixed lots
CANSDY-s,i9k, wrup9ped, basis "a 7a7Ae
CoFFEE--Rio and C,sdova' l0isc fair Iba
Sc: prime sisGse; choice ioe fancy 9asRc
peaberry lO&llc. Roasted cohees Ar,
buckles Ariosa. basis l00-lb cases lie deliv.
cred. S6.lb cases IL zoe delivered Anex 100
y cases; 1890 delivered 80 ID cases II iOc
delivered.
FLoUR-Texas Star Mills Tidal wave.
s4.0o Sea Fairy. $50. Sea Nymuh. 81 80.
Sea Jewel. So 20. rye flour s360: pumper-
nickel Ss40. Special rates for shipments TO
interior points, -four IN barrels, l5c above
- FFXRINACEous Goops-Grts. hominy and
cream meal. I'm barrels. $50, pearl meal, IN
tSs sacks o1 9sr S Dbl q four sacks
hia oats 50 10. Ha%keye oats 81 90
HANS Standard s7kGf9c; picnic hams 6isc
HONEY-ln 6Q-lb cans. extracted. 3ik65c.
q COMB s@i0'' IN i4'i0 cans extracted 81
LARD-Renned tierces. compound. Sc. lea,
eise b0-lh cans, Ao higher than tieroes l0-lb
cans &c higher 5-lb cans, &c higher; sab
MoLAssEsI Reboiled. fair isNaisc; primo
soa2le; choice 2SGsac; fancy new crop syrup
RIcE-Extra fancy head sdei4c: choice. 1
65lSc. fair 4is65c: fancy imported 6iSd6Ao.
RoPE-sisal basis 7-le. s&e; Manila iOAe;
sALT-Liverpool coarse s5asoe; ane sSoR
81 90. louisiana cnarse she. fine a0c; hbls.
2s-ios 50 eS; so-Ss- $3.50 loc-as. $3.50; 7o-4s.
SALT FISH --MacKsrel No. / in 10Th kits.
81 0odf !. 10: half barrels 60 sl1T 90
ADMINISTRATION ouarns $40. mus
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pEANs--N1vy Sd3Ac. Bayou 51hc; Eng
lien dried 2jso; links 3lse; Lima &c; black
eyes &C.
ntiTTER--I3ue star l9c. dairy i5c; Elgiu
creamery 2iG22o ElEin dairy bricks Ice cleo
marenrine, solids 100; prints lie special Blue
star tic, Texas country OUTER &c.
CAnBAGE--2isG3c per 10.
CHEESE-Ncw York full cream DC, VIE
cousin fnll cfeam lSdl4c; Young America
H0iilsc; Western skim lie. fancy rolls full
clcsm 13c Longiellows isc
EGGS-Texas 7i51sc per dozen.
kRAuT- 50 70 in halt bhls
oNlONS-Per 10. 2l52iir
PEppER-Cnle 15Q17c rer III; black singa-
PORE 13i4c.
poTATOEs-.N Irish. IS 6slc TER hu.
r0UlTRY-Hens :, e0d3 90 flyers S2.5Od
800 broilers, 81 75a2, q TURKEYS, hens IS %
Gih M, tobbleis Si0.00T1200 PER dozen, ac-
cordirg to Size and quality Ducks 50 0od3.25.
Geese Sc 00d3 ST. full feathered
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SIS Alamo. Ilix New YORK,
SIS Miami Mcdonald, New York.
SIS Ainsdale Hurst. Savona
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,,e,,nnn Mnr Veteran'

Waco. Texas May - =, M
Veterans association wilr . ~
civ TOM ,rrow. Only a Few y ~
Grams are left, but aoou Ma
are expected to attend la :,
They vim be entertained Ia y \
tabernacle tomorrow by Wv al
association, with A oasks Y, 81
dresses will be delivered py 4
lam l.. Prsther, Colone'
and DR.. d. f. Wallace
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MARINE INTELLIGENCO.

Port of Galveston, May %.
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rormer Acc,dentnlly KuIea.

Texarkans, Ark, May 22.-Babe wom-
mack, farmer at Red Water, Texas, ten
miles west OF this city, while mounting
his horge today lost his footing and fell
10 the ground revolver that he had
IN his back pants posket was discharged
By the fall, sending ball through Wonl-
mack's body. he died instantly
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Negro Boy Drowns'

Navasota, Texas, May AL
name Johnnie Gothron VIZ
Brazos river near Aiish ,ss,
and up to the time me ~ I'm
was received from thal , r
had not been recovered ~,
He was sitting In a snlail g ,,..
beat capsized and there ,.rsss
children on.the bank 10 w anssr
without being able TO reH'
ance TO Johnnie.
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New York Nav p Wheat Receipts 81 .525,
exports lTl,sS5' 500. firm No rel S5A
No Z Northern Duluth. s5ls q b aAoat
n arrive options closed strone 7.6thc net
advance Nav s2l, July 7s7s Sentemher "a
necrnher iqiP liides firm l.tather steady
Noal STEADY, Cotton seed oil dull The
week IN tbs metal market began with trade
oorduions eplthetlc ard news of Importance
not in evidence Al the close tho metal ev-
enAnge c9led nis iron warrants quiet at
II N' nominal lake cuppor dull at iis -
nominal tin dull with s25 80 hid and s25 GO
ASKED lead duh WITH 4 IS bid ana 4Tl8
asied spelter quiet with e75 bid and 90
ssE'e. Inc brokers price for lead is q
and for CONFER Is 75GNiA On
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GALVESTON STOCK.
BurrER AND Eggs.

Chicago, May 22butter steady; creamers
LOFTY; dairy 1Oa1s Eggs steady: fresh i2A
@l3. Cheese easy; cream aGflO%
New York, MAY p Eggs firm and higher;
receipts less4 packages; Western i5ti5is
Southern Aal5.
Kansss City, May 2, -Eges--Msrket con.
tjnuef weak; rfceipis liberal; fresh Missouri
and Kansas frsfs cases rcturped. TIA
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Has Again Reached the Sevenly'iIye
Gents Mark.
CLOSED STRONG AT THE GOOD ADVANCE
Confirmed Reports of widespread
Damage to The Crop Caused the
Movement Upward.


mark again today and closed strong at an
advance OF i7sd1ho. Conhrmatory reports OF
widespread crrp damage by Hess'an mes
c.used the upturn. Corn gained haAe aad
oats &C. Fork rose SC and lard and ribs 2'sr
each.
Wheat started easy under heavy lqulda'
ton, owing to increased deliveries and favor
able weather The decline was checked, now
ever, by sensauonally bad crop damage re-
ports, together with buying orders and sam"
pies Of the ny that had done so much dam
age to wheat when calls were reached there
was a reaction OF Sc, but on the rush Of crop
damage ncws the market continued upward
and closed at the top July opened IN
changed at 73Aa7s9s, touched 1875 declined
to 73A. advanced 10 75c, aud closed with buy
ers at 75.
Chicago received 81 cars, OF which graded
contract Minneapolis and Duluth got 4al
cars compared with 399 the same day last
year The aggregate az western primary
markets was oi9.uO0 bushels, against o3i,OUJ
last year
Atlantic port clearances of wheat and -four
elualed So 900 bushels. The domestic visible
decreased $4,000 Cash demand was slow
a decrease of g. $50 900 bushels in the visible
supply and cool weather strengthened corn.
Receipts 266 cars.
An increase of 272. 900 bushels in the visible
and the large receipts weakened oats early,
but the market finally rallied in sympathy
With the strength in otaor grains. Receipts
il3 cara.
Provisions rulsl dull and heavy early, but
pckeG up near the end in sympathy With the
advance in grains.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow-Wheat &c
cars, corn 80 cars, oats $50 cars, hogs rs
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Greenville. Texas, May 22.-This even
ing near Floyd, eight miles west Of the
city, Note Elsey shot and killed a tenant
named Elmore end then killed himself
As far as known they were the best of
friends and IL is thought Elsey's mind had
become unbalanced. Officers have gene
out to Investigate the horrible affair.
which has ccoasloned quite a sensation az
that quiet little city, Elsey was a
bachelor about as years OF age and Elmore
had a family
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Denlson Herald; Every III
legislature has some sAun' ans
moi done something for a . ~,
The latest plea tha' nss 4
correspondent at Austin ns ~
gent odor In the nostril ,..' ~ Il
statesmen. aud 70 get ever ssresil
senators. fnsneiers ana p as
prslics arc refusing 70 pI nro|
This is craftsmanship on -
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HEAVY DEALS AT FORT WORTH.

Fort Worth, Texas, May 22.-one of the
I5rgost cattle deals made tns season was
closed here today, whereby Edward H. Jack
son sold to j. W Montague OF Kansas city
and j. w Howard and a. f. Crouch OF st.
Louis his ranch and herd located in Schleich-
er, Crockett and lrion counties. There are
5UOCO acres of land and 1900 head OF well
bred cattle included in tho sale. The nggre-
cato sale amouats to S20i C0c, the calf crop OF
the prestn: year going in al half price. Cur
tie BROS today bought 5000 head OF 2-yeir-old
steers. located near Roswell j. NJ, from
s, IA Davidson of this city. The consideration
MRs SGS. 90.
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New Orleans, May 1.-THE New Orleans
live stock exchange reports:
Receipts-Catte $40 calves and yearlngs
3S4 hogs pa.
sales-Cattle SSl, calves and yearlings -,
hogs 100
On hand-Catt 1877, calves and yearlings
SIl hogs IA.
All classes of fat cattle sold out; common
in light supply choice calves and yearlings
SCI rce others in plentiful supply choice corn
hogs ample for limited demand; market bare
OF sheep; choice muttons wanted. no change
from Fridays quotations
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. May 22.-Reeeipts 2695 natives
and $50 Texans; active demand for native cat
lie at steady prices; Texans firm to shade
higher; heavy native steers 3Odo. 90; medium
,esrs 65d4. 90; lights 60G4.s5, stockers and
fceders S.i565 Is, butcher COWS and heiteis
25G4 so, Gamers ?. 60q3 20; Western steers
4On4 so; Texans 4.25Gi 50. Hogs-Receipts
1900: market fairly active prices ruled about
2i5c lower; heavy 7OdS so, mixed 8.50Q3. a.;
lights .45fp3 85 pigs 3.35a3. so. Sheep-ke-
ceipts 222O: excellent demand, sheep selling
strong to a shade higher, while fed lambs
ned lambs 6 00d6 % clipped muttons 1000
) Is. ewes 8 1000 90. stockers and feeders 800
nj. 70; culs 3. 00G3. 80.
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New York, May o., Money on call steady
a; SfA per cent last loan 8; prime mercan-
tile paper 2l2IiA per cent sterling exchange
firm, with actual business in bankers bills m
1 SISsG4.S7sa for demand and S5lpdil S5S, Tor
sixty days; nosted rates 4, S6le and SSts.
commercial hills S5di S5A silver certldcatss
6lisd6lsi; bar silver diis; Mexican dollars
iSh Government bonds steady; State bonds
inactive railroad bonds irreEnar.
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war Arn,nst the Round nnIe.

Hillsboro Texas, May PA war is on
in this county against the round hale
Meetings are being held in the precincts
over the county to send delegates to a
county convention TO be held here on the
nth OF June to create sentiment against
It and TO pledge those participating in the
meeting not TO pa,renize the round bale
gins
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are being received from Arkansas and kan
sas, but they generally arrive in rather bad
condition. Letters from Lindalc. Texas state
that some nice blackberries will be ready for
shipment this week,
Owing to the short CROP 81 reaches the
sunply is not expected 70 be at all sufficient
to meet demands and prices viii no doubt
be high throughout the season Tho Houston
dealers state that the prices to be obtained
here viii he equal 10 quotations In any mar
ket in or outside the state
Poultry continues in active demand chick-
ems are quoted at So 0od3 25 per dozen. Young
fryers meet with ready sale. Turkeys are out
OF season, ana in lite or no demand,
New potatots are quoted lower The demand
from outside points has sallsn of. as other
State are now marketing potatoes. All early
vegetables are now In good SUPPLY.
Advices received from truck growers indi-
cate cantalounes will soon be on the market
The first shipments will net big returns, aud
owing to the general scaraity OF fruit III,
demand is expected to be good throughout
the season.
II ~ CalCulHteu tDHl NehIiN tVV cars OF
strawberries will be transported by the st.
Louis and san Francisco railroad during the
present season from the strawberry district
in Missouri and Arkansas. The industry will
give employment this year to nearly 10000
people,
Kansas City star: Robert Gees who has
returned from Southern trip saws that
ToXas growers will commence shipping melons
10 Kansas iCty about June. The crop prom
ises to be large. He saws that throughout
the berry districts OF Indian Territory aud
Arkansas many strawberries are going to
waste. At sallsaw. T., as many as sew
enty-nve carloads will remain unpicked,
Thousands of pickers are out Of work there
It costs IS cents crate to place the berries
on board cars aud with them bringing hut
/ little more than that at point Of destination
tie outlook is discouraging.
lion aud steel prices continue TO soar up-
ward. The price Of Bcsscmsr mig iron has
been advanced from $500 20 Sle.nO per ton.
1t Is Anticipated that all finished steel uro-
duets will take 4 jump during the next
month as very few contracts for rig iron
had been made for the latter half Of the
year. Foundry irons are going up in SYM
pathy with Bessemer No, |.
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Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

Kansas CITY. MAY - Wheat higher: July
81; No. red 73d75; No > spring 66ass Corn
lover July 30&; September 81 No. > mixed
G2HS2h No, white 3S,a. Oats dull No ,
white cash 2sls629. Receipts-Wheat GA coo
corn 1900; oats 5000. Shpments-Wh
1920; corn 900; oats none
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Chicago, May 22--There vas a lively da-
mand for cattle today at steady prices fancy
Grades s. 5Qdb 90; choice steers !. Zo15.4O me-
diums S0{t4 %. beef steers .25H4 15i STOCK
ers and feeders 00q5.25, bulls SQ094 so !;
cows and hefers S.uIp4 %, Western fed steers
60d5 40; Texans l.0o05.0J. calves 4.oVg
$50
The early market for hogs was weak, with
prices ruling sc lower, but later buying was
brisk ana stronger feeling prevailed, with
an average of sales about ll2o below Satni-
packers 55l3 s2la, mixed 8 654S Siia butch
ers 65d3 95: lights 8 65q3 Sta pigs $500
S75
sheep and lamns and prices shot up lod2Jc
for both; Colorado wooded lambs brought $40
al 90, clipped lambs i5oQl6 90; yoarlings o.21
a. 50, sheep ! O015.00
II ono
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SUGAR.

New Orleans, May 22-sugar quiet; open
kettle 37sniis. open kettle centrifugal asa
~ centrifugal yellow ita9i 1915; seconds
3ai7s Moassos quiet centrifugal 6Glt
New York May .-Sugar-Raw quiet and
firm. refined quiet and firm.
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COFFEE.
New orleans,

New Orleans. May 22.-Coffee quiet Rio.
ordinary to fair GAdT%.
New York. May 22.--Coffee-Options closed
dun. unchanged to points lower; sales 1850
haEs. Spot Rio DIM: mild quiet
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COMMERCIAL BRIEFS.

London, May 22-Todav is a holiday her,
and all exchanges nre closed
Liverpool May 22.-The cotton. grain and
provision exchanges here closed today
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sH1pMENrs FROM uEARNE.

Hearne, Texas, May 22.--Twenty-one cara
OF stock cattle were shipped from here tnis
morning to Rosco over the Houston and Texas
Central.
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New Orleans, May 22,-Hog products quiet;
pork standard mess 9l4 lard, refined, tierce.
~ pure lard 57i boxed meats, dry salt
shoulders ~; SIDES SIS bacon, clear rib sides
steady ordinary to good 3d4a, Flour. grain
and teedstuffs quiet, Flour-extra fancy 3 %
qS 70, patents I ooa4lO Corn meal S5r
90. Bran %. Hay-Prime Is 0odli 81;
choice Is. O09i550. Corn-No sacked whita
AZ; mixed 43; yellow 44la Oats--No . sacked
80.
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wool.

St Louis May 2.--wool--Nearby growth
sustained prices market quiet on old dark
huc heavy, short etc; medium 1919 light
fine l2al6. heavy fine sd1i; tub washed Il
MA
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galvanized Gliddon s. so; Waukegan 50. 65.
Nails s. SO base Advances for common
over base; I'd. zoe Sd. l5c 4d and sd, soc;
I'd 2Hr I'D. Zee; l0l a:e 16l, SC, Questions
are ior less than car lots.
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corroN an sH1pHnARn.

For Havre-ss Middleham Castle, 553l bales.
For New York-Mallory line. 2272 bales
Lone tar line. 5is7 bales.
Total on shnboard, 49, io bales.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Quota lions for Round Lots of stnpIc
Commodities


These quotations are revised daily and their
correctness can be relied upon The prices are
those ruling in Houston Wholesale markets
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Houston SPOT Quotations.


Galyestou-spots closed steady and uu-
cnanRnn
Lew ordinary...4 M.ddling .......5 1h-io
uumary,...,...< $40 Good middlInG..d 7-IB
Noed oi9lnAly."i 1916 Middllns talr. % 1915
Low middling. - "a Sales ..u......,2siS
New orleans-spots closed quiet, Lice
Gown.
Low ordinary. 3 5-l6 Middilng ....5%
Ordinary .......3 l2-i6 Good mlddling q 5-l6
Good ordinary..4 b-16 Middng fair. So
Low middling..S LID Sales ,,.,...,,, 1850
New Yosk-spots closed steady ana IN
changed.
Good ordinary. 3 BIG Good middling 68
Low middling.. 8 ia-16 Middlng fair. rs
Miedlng,.......e Sales ,..........775
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ilonntnn ltntIronh Itccrtp.n.

Houstous gross receipts OF cotton by the
various railroads entering the city were as
follows; Bales
Houston and Texas Central So
International and Great Northern. ...... Is
Galveston, Harrisburg and san Antonio. ....
Texas and New Orleans. So.
Houston East and West Texas. ......,.
CUR. Colorado and Santa lie ..,..... 800.
san Antonio and iransas Fass.......... 50
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, go.
Tot3I 1-i
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Mumford Texas, May 22.-Watts & Wood
slipped 1900 head of cattle today to grazing
lands near Colorado City.
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.

tair demand for choice cattle: fat calves
ano hsht warnings waited Good demand for
,noIh hets OF $50 Lounds and over, carload
market prieei o.
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UNIV VN NUT TVN NtNEIFT0,
BY Gulf. Colorado and santa Fe railway.
Ss5 bales, By Galveston Houston and Hender-
son. 1875. Total. 500 bales
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Galveston, May 22.--The A. p. Norman
Live Stock company reports the market as
tolloWsi
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tard. three-ousrters. 81 95: imported Gil
lere grade quarters. sil.5o; fancy sprats
quarters So so
STARCH Standard goods: Pearl in 5-ib
to@es. 2Tc ROYAL Gloss. bulk. 60: Nickel,
100 pack1sss. per box. 81 50 corn starch SAC
per II % aud 40-lb boxes
SUGAR Quotations are for small lofs
Srec.ol prices given on carload orders. stand;
ard Hrannlfied sac. cubes aud powdero1
s1c; Louisiana yellow clarified. fancy o7se.
SIC: choice 5M15Ac. Arbu ,Nle's. Glib AID
BIB packages SIC.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

Strawberries were scarce yesterday The
few crates received during the afternoon sold
readily at g SOFAS 90 per crate Some berries
are being received from Arkansas and kan
sas, but they generally arrive in rather bad
condition. Letters from Lindalc. Texas state
that some nice biackberries will be ready for
shipment this week
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noustcn Daily stntcmenr.


'IU1'''N7'tI ''I1'I'F'E TIT '1h = III Z W.
eros receipts thus lar this week. ...,, l,i50
Gross receipts l62 days this year......2 49,. sos
Gross receipts 20 days In lS919S. ...,l 12s, l96
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