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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-22

In the Probate Court of the County OF Custer
and State of Idaho.
Estate OF John w. CARAT, deceased
Notice Is hereby given by the undersigned,
Geo. b. Baldwin, administrator of the estate OF
John w. Garratt deceased, to the creditors Of,
and oil persons having claims against said de-
ceased TO exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months after the first pub
lication OF this notice, to said administrator at
bis place OF residence ut Custer, county OF Gus
Ter, State of Idaho, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business OF said es-
tate In the county Of Custer, Icaho
GEO. b. BALDWIN. Administrator.
nj. A. Brown, Atty. for Administrator
Dated this the 18th day of April, 1890.
First publication May IS, 1909. 10 mos
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Total area of Survey No.
S2I a. ar claimed and


sought to be patented. SO. sos Ac
The said mining claims being
record in the office of the County
corder of said Mining District at Ch
lis, In Custer county, State of Ida
FOURTH of July Lode in Book "Ci
Quartz at page SO; Homestake Lode
Book "C" of Quartz at page III; &
Fourth of July Mill Site in Book a.
OF mill sites at page 4. The mean
known locations being the Black 4
Blue Wing quartz lode mining CLAN
both unsurveyed.
ANY and all persons claiming adv
seiy any portion of the said Fourth
July and Homestake, consoles
lode mining claims, or the Fourth
July Mill Site, Survey No. s2I A.d
or surface ground are required to
Their adverse claims thereto with
register of the United States Ia
ONCE, ct HALEY, State of idaho, wit
In the sixty days publication Their
OF they will be barred by virtue Of !
provisions of the statute in such CA
made and provided.
N. j. SHARP, Register
L direct that the foregoing Not
Application for Patent be publish
Tor the period of sixty DAYS tten q
seeutive weeks] in THE SILVER MI
ssiENGER, a newspaper published
Custer county, State of Idal
oelug the newspaper published ne
est said claims.
N. ]. SHARP, Register
First publication Sept. 20, 1898.
w. IL. Watt, attorney for Applicd
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ular meetings
h at their hal
standing are +
Finnesl, Secr'
<~->-,~.s><~OOO
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/ eli L1enf Rebe
Allis holds it,
lsellows' Hall,
as~ cf each
IAxals Members
Ito attend.
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UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. I
HALEY, Idaho, June 23th, 1899. (

HALEY, Idaho, June 18th, 1899. (
Notice is hereby givcn that Jonathan Job, o
Chsliis, Custer county, Idaho, has filed notics
OF intention to make proof ON his desert-land
claim No. 602, for the Nw4, NWl4Sec. Is. TIP. IL
Mr.. IoE., b. NJ, before L. II. Johnston, U. s
Commissioner, at Challis, Idaho, on Saturday,
the 10th day OF August 1899.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation Of said
land
William Babcock
ElDa r. Wilson, A., =, ,,Su.. rsx
William H. Millick, AL VI Onaiias' Au"no
William Eddy.
N. ]. SHARP, Register.
First publication July II, 1880.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-22

In the District Court OF the Fourth Judicial
District Of the State of Idaho, County of
Custer
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The area of the Fourth of July Il Gu
-, equals............ .....20.57f Aa
The area of the Homestake -
-, equals........ .........,.... Is. Oh Ao o'ns'
lhe area of the Fourth of July III have nj
site equals......... 5000 Acsrivase HC
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Desert Land, Final Proof Notice for Publication.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
HALEY, Idaho July IA, 1890
Notice Is hereby given that Ida b. Wilson
OF Challis Custer county, Idaho, has filed not
ice OF Intention to make proof on her desert
land claim No. $40 for the ny SwZ, Sec. O.
NEA seq, Sec. 8, TIP. IA NJ. r. 1eE., before L.
II. Johnston, u S. Commissioner, Challis,
Idaho, on Thursday the sist day of August,
1899
she names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of
said land
Jonn stephens, Jonathan Job, William
bapcock, Charles Potter. All of Challis, Gus
Ter county Idaho
Nj. SHARP, Register.
First publication July 25 1899
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rreasurer's Notice.

The following warrants against
custer county, will be paid on
presentation with interest to
cate, II presented within sixty
days from date of this notice
CURRENT EXPENSE FIND
april 1899.
Nos. 4o-41-42- 4a.
Interest at z per cent. Inter.
est commences from date of REQ.
lstry to 10 days after date of ad.
vertisement.
Il. N. Hull,
County Treasurer.
Dated at Challis, Aug. is, 1899.
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examination for state certificates aud Life
diplomas win be held at Boise, and MOSCOW
August srd 9TH and 5th. 'o"'
hesuiar examination for Custer county will
pc neia IN Challis, Idaho, Aug "A, 1885,
MARGARET KEENAN,.
County Supt. OF Public instruction
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The Sullivan Hot Springs ar
pleasantly situated only tw
miles and a half above the tow
OF Clayton, near the South bang
OF Salmon river. Their waters
are of a nice temperament fG,
bathing, and possess strong
medicinal qualities, sulphur pref
dominating. This is fast becom,
ing a place of resort for invalidsE
and pleasure seekers. Mr.. Sui
Ivan has made great MANY i'm
provements for the comfort Of
his guests, but the leading at
traction must ever be it's healing
waters.
A carriage for the conveyance
OF guests will be constantly in
attendance, and allpersons wish.
ing TO go and return can do s,
during the day, round trip only
on cents. Two fine plunge baths
are now complete and othe,
conveniences will be added.
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c. c. g. c. Stage Line,
o.
G. H. Poppy, Prop.

The cheapest, shortest, and
most direct route to Bayhorse,
Clayton, Bonanza, Custer, Stan
ley Basin, Seafoam and Sheep
Mountain. Carrying U. S. mali,
passengers and express.
J. 2. Spalding, Agt. Challis.
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APPLICATION ron F.,
s.... Notice No, 474.
Survey No. s2l A. a
UNITED STATES LAM q.
HALEY, Idaho. Sent ~ ~

UNITED STATES Law IL.
HALEY, idaho, Sept Z 3
Notice is hereby plvor il Il
Idaho Gold Mining 4 Nth, III.
pany, a corporation dull ,asl
and existing under and ~. ary
the laws of the State of IIl,s ey-
attorney in fact, w. H. Waa dar'
postoiiice address is Hailou a MT
Blaine and State OF Idaho eares
application for IA United 81. ,a II I.
Tor the Fourth of Julyu aas saF
stake"consol' dated lode no;n,u Put
and the Fourth of July Mil Y yorl
ated on unsurveyed lands L
Fork Mining District, Custa. 10
State of Idaho, CONSISTING ~ b
ear feet of the Fourth of 1nh IA
surface ground 600 feet wida
linear feet of the Homestarva ~ -,
surface ground 1856 feet wide M
the Fourth of July Mill Sitd Or
nection Herewith, being SM. ser
S2l A. & b., and described IN \ =
notes and plat of the official ~
file in this office, with masn ~, -
lation at 10 degrees and So w., !. :,
East, as follows 81
Description Of the Fourth Of mi,
Beginning at the discoyerv pr
this claim, where the Location ~
was originally posted, and |, I
thence S. so 3D. W. $50 feet
center end; thence S. 70 26' n sur
to corner /; thence n. 70 26 " 30
to corner 2; thence N. $40 81 pls
feet 10 corner 3; thence S. 70 ~
600 feet to corner 4; thence 4 'er
W. 1900 feet to corner /, the nlyt
beginning survey of exterior j.:
aries of the Fourth of July los
Guiding an area of 20.57l acres !.
for. No conflicts.
From corner No. 3, u. s "
Monument No. l, bears N. % =
1892 feet, and from corner No ,ul
ner No. 4, of the Fourth of INK
site, Survey No. S21 b. bears n IL
h. 1913 feet.
Description Of HOmGStake LODI p
Beginning at the discovery NJ
this claim, where the location II
was originally posted, and M !
thence s. S7o "a w. $50 feet b !,
center end; thence S. Z deg. 26ms'
300 feet to corner No. 5; thence Z
deg. 26 min. W. 1856 feet to con-
thence n. 81 deg. "a min. e. l5OOIl /,
corner Z; thence S. I deg. 2G mil
1856 feet to corner s; thence S. 81.
"a min. W. 1900 feet to corner ( \
place of beginning survey of thu
terror boundaries of the HONS,
Lode; including an area of l3. gsl
applied for. No conflicts.
From corner No. 6, u. S. MI
Monument No. l bears n. 90 al
min. +. 25S4.6 feet.
Description Of the Fourth Of July MiH !
[Survey S21 b.
Beginning at corner ]; thence \
deg. 20 min. Il. 363 feet to conls
thence S. 40 deg. 40 min. W. 60
to corner 3; thence n. 10 deg. %
w. 1863 feet to corner 1.
From corner 4,corner 8 of the Foi
of July Lode, Survey No. 81 All
5. 50 deg. 10 min. w 501.3 feet AMI
). Mineral Monument No. bean
10 deg. 81 min. w. $500 feet.
Thence N. 40 deg. 40 min. Z. 500
to corner !, the place of beginning
vey of the exterior boundaries Of
Fourth of July Mill Site; includin
area of 800 acres applied for. NJ
iiicts.
AREAS.
The area of the Fourth of July
49, ludiS''........... .......2U.0Il Al
The area of the Homestake
-, etualS......... ............... IL. oh A
The area of the Fourth of july
Site equals........... -. 5000 A,
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LESS lis.
London Financial CabIegrnm.

New York. December ls.-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram
says. The markets here opened hrmer TO-
day on the governments vigorous measures
against the Beers but general heavy liqu-
datiou weighted down the markets all day.
the close being very dismal. The exchange
swallowed ali lies offered freely. Today's
inventions included the story that the queen
was i'll and that 1t had been decided 10 issue
Immediately G50,O00,000 new consols and
6 100 600 600 g per cent Loan as soon as par
lament meets. 1t was reported on better
authority that the government Will issue
tomorrow eS000, 900 treasury bills, being me
balance OF the war vote. Consols broke on
these rumors on heavy bear sales below par.
Americans began harder, but later broke
enthusiastically New York failed to send
support and the close was at the lowest.
There was slight rally in the street but
it soon relapsed again to the worst Inc
weakest features were Louisville and Nasn,
Vile. Union Pacific. Baltimore and ONO and
Atchison preferred.
The Paris market was fiat; Spanish fours,
GA tintos, 43A; Anacondas, 'l2; Titan, AZ
and Boston q.
The Bank of England bought G71.0oo in
German gold. 900 French and eS4 600
bars. Egypt took 100000 Money was pien-
tiful, the market preparing for the end OF
the year requirements. Bills were very firm,
touching 6ss The bank lent slightly and did
a small discount business at per cent. An
other small failure was announced. Copper
statistics for the fortnight show stocks down
l0ll; supplies down 1861
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Especial to The Post)

New Orleans, La December ls,-w. II.
Bacheller & Co, limited, say Of cotton:
The features Of today which brought about
the pronounced weakness at one time en-
vcloping the market consisted of the failure
Of the Produce Exchange and Trust COM
PAW combined with the high money rates,
loans being made at 100 per cont Strange to
saw. while the Southern spot markets were
quoted Of In some Instances there was no
eyidcrrc OF any marked weakness. Tho open
ing of Liverpool tomorrow IS awaited Niih
much interest, That market closed al quite
decline today and our market after 4
decided slump in prices, showed q wonderful
huoyancv, closing with much OF the decline
recovered with the undertone strong and ad-
warning after a sharp recession. wv are in
clined TO believe considerable new ventures
will be encouraged. justified by the strong
statistical backing which daily becomes more
pronounced. Receipts continue on the same
short scale and every condition prevailing
at present warrants higher prices which We
confidently expect 10 see ruling Immediately
following the holidays. Meanwhile the mar
ket may be subjected to rapid fluctuations
but for investment purposes, purchases
around rresent level are bound to yield
handsome profts within the near future.
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!
| AMMUNlTIoN-Powde per keg. 81 OoR
AS blasting powder s, s. per key drop shot lot
per sack $l.55 buck $3.50.
! BA' Extra short clear, in sacks sH n
$40. regulars Tq7lsc boxed, " higher
smoked bellies, 74@77sc; New York salt bel
J lies lAq77sc; breakfast bacon, 9i2q1OIac.
| BAGGING AND TIES-Less than CARROTS,
nc. Arrow ties 81 i0ai Is 10 0'4'' ZN'iO
CANpY-suck, wrapped, basis "a. 6Ma6X
per Ii Sr rec, sizes &c higher.
lite. fun weight l01hc; Electric lights I0c.
cEMENT-Portlsnd. s2.75ds .25. Rosendaie.
coFFEE-Rio, fair sAasc; prime, snaloo,
ike Roasted cofees: Arbucfle's a A ,dosa
basis l0o-lb cases. l1iac delivered 36-Ib cases
Moo delivered; Lion, loO-lb cases. lie; Apex
cRAcKERs--A B C soda. bulk. boxes SIC.
LIZ cartons 7ise, ginger snaps 7i4c; creams
7'GSi stage Planks &c; cakes and junibles lie.
81 TO- Sea FAIRY sat- N ses N TeaI wsS ss
Sea level $50 rye -four So Co. Hp pum NJ or;
nickel. $50 Special rates for shipments 10
han hell sacks and wood l5c higher than
FARINAcEous Goops-Grlts. hom,ny and
meal. in 4O-b sacks, 81 sOal Is per bbi Of p fonr
sacks; Scotch oats, s2.75; Friends oats. - 10:
collgipbla cats, 81 IS; Iawlssye oats, s2'65.
leaf NE sSdSs, aol 5b,eTSe compound s9se
|
u.eTSSes; lo,lb cans &c higher: 5-lb cans No
higher s-lh cans lie higher 'A"' ~
iHiAs,MMssy y slaGioc; picnic hams 7,sc.
IN comb, sale; in l2-lb cans. extraotsd stSSI,
&c pound sections. l2dl3c. 9~
8, ba!lME-Bulk. sl.oo per barrel. coopered.
oMoLAssEs-Reboiled. fall lsY a1sc. nr,ms
s s@@ssc' choice 2sG26c: fancy new crop syrup
MlLK-Gold Medal. $500: M,r,o,,, q. ca
isuU ~
! PICKLES Five gallon kegs. 81 7s. M,
kegs, 500; h-bbis. Moo; Sin,s. hm ias
sal ss@ os; quarts. American style sia5 y
62a2s; i-goi. HeAason IS 90 '''" S'yi' w. 10
SIC t EniEStra fancy head eGsAc: choice 5ft
FoppsEr shgoc: fancy imported shd6Xc
Gotten ROM "a. basis 7-ls' losc; Manila. lie:
Z, soAsLiTT.Liyerpool. coarse s5asoc: fin. s5c@
Is. ISs LOUISIANA, coarse. ssc. fne Soc: nils
s2.iS' $50 eo-Ss. $3.50: ioo-as. $3.50: 7o-is.
q soS cLIT FlsH-Mackerel, No. / In 1o.lb kits
rs" ''io' half bbis 81. so; tubs IS. Ooa5.5o.
SARDINES--Amerscs.. ysartsr,r "a assaI N.
nt,sr,sru1 Mlog425; imported Gillette srsSr
sTARcHsIlL.sSo,;. fancy sprats. quarters. Sc, 3d.
o 200 Csc; Royal Gloss. bulk &c. NickeI
0f su T. z aSa ,S,lS boxes 'n ''a'
Special nr, SaStatlons are for small lots
S srsS formulated 5%e; cubes and y' ner.
81 S5tcse' oLouisiana yellow clarified. fancy
snS az choice, sass; Arbuckie's. lib
pr.,, PRODUCE.
.,i psEsASs-Nayy sAa3nc' savou su.. En-
SSiaoii- e srsd SEE SCI pinks shs: Lima SSsSs:
s,ss sihfE ss sssE sse as,y lss: Red
nnrin.s oaiIy bricks, lsc; Lincoln solids he
RED ne Special Blue Star. isc;
Try Rolls IiIio'er H. Crystal Gem and coan-
dairy. ise; Daisy 1sd special nee dairy, l7c fancy
i5a f country butter. i2aiS. Texas brIess
per ssApsoss ad ss.lS; home grown. 60
Bsdn.,E s ss.w York full cream. t.n,ss,
A~' h'se; Wisconsin fun cream
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New York Money.

New York. December 1s,-Money on call
stringent. ranging from to l25 per cent; last
loan 40: closing bid and asked. 80 to 10 per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 51aG6 per
actual business in bankers bills at 4 s7as for
demand and 4Slia for sixty days; posted
rates, s2ls and 4ss1s. Commercial bills,
! .S0l2Gl 81. Silver certificates. 59d59la Bar
silver 599s. Mexican dollars. Az. Govern
ment and railroad bonds weak; States inact-
| a
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Heerne. Texas. December Is. All Of the
p,arters in the Braros bottom, with the pos
sihlc exception of one or two, have their on
tire crop Of cotton for this wear entirely
picked out All that remains new Is 10 sell
the stape About 1000 bales will cover what
is lett ursod In the country adjacent to
Hearne
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

Paris December 1S.--Three per cent rentes.
99f 55c for the account. Exchange on Lon
don z5f S5c for checks.
New York, December lS-Clearings, s12O,
055. 655. halances s.. AZ Ssi.
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New Ynrl. Dry Gooda.

New York December is The week. opens
with generally 1uiet market. Tho dis
turbances in money stocks and cotton today
have had slight effect upon conditions in
this market Brown sheetings ana drills
sun recovered Coarse colored coftons very
scarce ana against buyers white goods
generally oversold Prints hrm no further
Print cloths inactive at previous PRICES.
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London. December Is -Consols for money
SO; consols for the account. 99A Bar silver
quiet At q lid DER ounce Money, 4l5ME
per cent Rate OF discount IN the open mar
ket for short bills. 81 per cent
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Ssiy eston stoch
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of Galveston, December is.

Port of Galveston, December 49,
ARRIVED.
IS Pensacola (Ami, from Pensacola.
SIS Mil OBJ from Havana. -
SIS Mo%icauo tBr). from Wilmington.
CLEARED.
SIS Mexicano. for Vera Cruz.
SAILED.
SIS Kairo tBr). for Havre.
SIS MeNicano (Brl, for Tampa and Vera
Cruz
So Arioao tBrl, for HAMBURG
SIS Navigator (Br), for Liverpool.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Current Quotations or Found Lots %
Stnple Com ohifics
HEAVY STABLES

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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GALVESTON COTTON REcEIprs,

BY Gulf Colorado and santa Fe s,7s bsles,
by. International and Great Northern, sS7i
bales; by Galveston, Houston and Hendtr-
son, ile bales; By Missouri Kansas and
Texas, ii2o bales by Galveston. Houston and
ib6 bales; by barge stuart, 7e7 bales by
schooner, Mary Jennette. 9 baisA Total.
Il. ih bales.
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Houston Daily stntemcn,.
Houston Rnilrond Receipts.

Houston's gross receipts OF cotton by the
various railroads entering the city were RS
follows: Bales,
Houston and Texas Central ............ T2t
International and Great Northern SAN. 1877
Galveston, Harrisburg and san Antonio lc9
Texas and New Orleans ,.,............... -
Houston East and Wost Teyaes ,..,..,.. 10
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe ........,.. 1.2p,
San Antonio and AransRs Pass ......... rs
Missouri. Kansas and Texas ............ las
- ~.
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Houston Spot Quotations.


Galveston Spots closed nominal, with prices
unchanged,
Low ordinary...5 T-ls Middlipg -. = s-ls
Ordinary i-l6 GOOD middling.I 9-i6
Coed ordnary...8 s-l6 Middling fair. z 1910
Low middlng... -, lis Sales ..,....... ..,-
New York-spots closed quiet; prices s-iee
down.
Good ordnary...s T-ls Good mdding Z l3- Is
Low middling...7 Lie Middling fair .sh
Middling .,...,.7h Sales .n,.,.",6S
New Orleans--Spots closed irregular; prices
&c down.
Low ordinary. .6 5-ie Middling .....7 S-is
Ordinary. ...,...5 i5-l6 Good middling IN
Good ordnary...6 7-i6 Middling fair..7 il-i6
Low middling, 80 15-16 Sales ,......,..3S50
Liverpool.-spot business was dull; prices
l-32d down; sales 5000 bales. OF which 1900
were American; imports $500, all American.
Ordinary ,.......S 2b-32 Middling .,...4 HE
Good ordinary...3 3i-S2 Good mlddling.A 1915
Low middling "A 5-2s Middlipg fair iss
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uor,sroN RANK cLEAR1NGs.

hnnLs for fhe week thus far and for the cor
responding time last year, together WIN .ne
This year. Last year. Increase
Mordav $50, al 1,5S1,6l0 4,IOi
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First class liners.
The above quotations are based on tramp
steamers. second class liners lc and first
class liners &c higher
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MONEY AND STOCK MARKETS ALSO STUFF

District Of Columbia s.6Ss........'. ~
Atchson general 4s................. ~
Atchison adjustment is...,......... g
Denver and Rio Grande frsts,....... luis
Denver and Rio Grande 4s......... gs'
Fort Worth and Denver City hrsts' ~
o. ~ au a DDS . los
~, ~, "s ia Texss Central IS. offd. l12N
Houston an nd Terss Central consol SIS 1i0
iiou 70 n a." ard a arsts........ GAY
n ~ ~ seconds SAN
NJ. X. and T. 4s. ...........'..'.'''. s 60
B Bte Gpsr5e Western 6rsts. s+S
ST L. and Iron Mountain consol o. ~.
ST. L. and San Fran. general es'..'' az, az
Southern Railway 5s.............'.. lUi's
Texas and Pacinc trsts. ............ ia
Texas and Pacific seconds, offered. O..
1nion sss,s ,...... 113
MM, abbssh ssconds .................. 9sts
W., aoa' E,s. ss ....... Ill
Colorado Southern 4s............'.. %
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rolls loo: Wisconsin full cream daisa 4
EGGS--Texas. per dozen, 1SGH; kisll

EGGs-Texas. per dozen, 1Ssls; Kun
zoe
oNIoNs-Per lb, ltsaiHe.
PEPPER-Chlle l4Gl5c per Id; black NJ
poTAToEs-colorado. soassc q
PoULTRY-Hens. 2.45G2 Ss; eoc
old, 81 s5al So; roasters, 81 S92hs hli'1
50 0OG23 5 broilers. sl25dl.65. Tuifs1
Hens, So 5oGe.50 gobblers $I,ooale.m \
dozen. according to size and ausliY; ytv
turkeys, IS o0d5 90. Ducks, large. Nt'p
Geese. s5.ood5.75. full leathered. Gulrs
81 .25d1.75
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at Houston were but 1858, against 1886 last
year and 1852 three years ago. and for to-
morrow from 1880 to 5000 bales are ex-
pected, as compared with $1,000 ia 1895 aud
1900 in 1896. The estimate for New orleans
is from $500 to 1o.5o0. against si,277 and 2S,iss.
Port receipts were materially lighter than
last year or the short crop season three years
ago. as is indicated by the figures.
Some idea of the manner in which the mar
kets fuctuated during the day may be gath
cred from statement OF the range in New
York and New Orleans. In the former market
January opened a, 1920 and closed at 7.Oi-o2.
after selling high at 72i and low at $50. The
March opening was at 1928 and the close
at I12-l3. the high and low selling having
been done at 7.34 and 100 respectively.
In New orleans March opened at 7.oI-os,
sold high at 7.os, low at $50 and closed az
$3.50.
A prominent bull, in commenting on the
size OF interior stocks, is quoted as saying
They are fooling Themselves on the in
terror stocks. Capitalists have been building
warehouses all over the South. and southern
mills arc buying cotton and putting u into
these warehouses; as the insurance Is cheaper
there than at the mills in the interior towns
Another thing, they get warehouse receipt,
and any banker will lend money on II. Mi.
searles. formerly Of the American Sugar Re
timing company, and others. have been build
ing these warehouses, aud II Introduces ne~
feature IN the cotton trade OF this country
that is to say. there are more OF such ware
houses than ever before, and the cotton. there
fore. is visible. where In former years It
would have been invisible, having been
bought by the mills"
carEn & Richardson of Houston say Of
cotton today:
The New York cotton market at one time
today was about 40 points lower than the
close on Saturday. The decline was due to
failures IN New York and Bostoa. a panicky
stock market. aud high rates for call loans
IN New York 100 pc. ceut being quoted for
money AT ono time today. Large lines OF
long cottons were thrown over liquidation be-
Ing tho order all day, The largest individual
selling vas b. Price, and later he was credited
with large buying. March New York was
quoted at cents closing at 7.13. The move
ment was light hut It was. lost sight OF in the
scramble or lcp6s The decline has put the
market IN q healthier position, and unless Te
see conuu4ou stringency in the financial
circles OF America, sharp reaction should be
In order.