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LARGE SHORT INTEREST.
Price, Mccormick - Co. Predict n
Cotton Famine.

New York May 7-price. Mccormick a
Co in their circular, issued today, say:
"Dsiriug the past few days the cotton mar
ket has been vigorously sold down here by
the bear faction. and their efforts have sue
oteded In forcing the liquidation OF cou-
siderable amount OF long cotton. During
the past two daYs however The market has
displayed great resistance TO these efforts,
and despite the weakness in Liverpool has
each evening rallied TO cents. or ovqr for
August cotton. The total stock at the United
States ports this evening is only s25.cc0
bales. of which about 10000 bales are proha
bly on shiphoaed for export, leaving the
net stock 276,00o. The Liverpool stock also
Promises to decline rapidly. and where people
Who are short OF the GUNNER months are to
md their cotton to protect their contracts,
is not APPARENT to us The new crop months
are heavily sold short. and have been bought
for the NEST part by spinners who are con
tent TO replenish their supplies on the basis
Of present prices. The result is in our
opinion. The creation Of almost the largest
short interest that the market has know
since last autumn when Ar Nein issued
his famous estimate OF n 600 600 bales, aud
a sharp rally upor tho attempt Of this in
terest 10 cover NAV be locke for while it
is hard to nut a limitation upon the price
that cotton NAV sell at during the summer
in view OF the cotton famine which practl
caily confronts the world"
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= neutrality-suspicious.. per keg, s. BOR
AS: Blasting powder SlGb Ter keE: drop
shot. u0v sack Sl.t5 buck 81 30.
BACON--EXtra short clear Ia sacks SIC.
r. sulars S,sQS9se; boxed hc higher; bellies.
9de5iaC,
BAGGING AND TIES Raggiug. 2-lb sac.
"a -l6, sac. Arrow ties, 81, 40al,4
GAADl-sueic wrapped. tas's "a GHG6&e
per 10; special sizes 1ec higher.
CANDLES--Star. full weight l2bc. Gran.
ite, tull weight lls.e. Electro hghts lie.
CEMENT-Portland s. 75sES. %; Rosendale
S.I5G2.00
coFFEE-Rio, fair, sRalOc. prime io4a
goya re. Roasted eonees: ATbrckle's Afiosa.
basis l00-lb cases, l2.15c delivered 36-lb
eases i2.s5c delivered; Lion l0O-lb cases.
l.5Vc ApeN IS.09c.
cRAcKERs-.A b c soda bulk. boxes &C:
Sc, stage blanks 6hc; cakes an6 jumbles lie
RLoUR-TeSas star Minis: Tidal Wave
81 10; sea Fairy IS 20, Sea Nymph 81 SO: sea
Jewel $3.50, rye -four 49, 60 pulnpernickei
points. Quarter sacks are zoe higher than
half sacks and wood loo nigner IMAM halt
FARINAcEoUs eoons--Gnts hom,py and
cream meal, IN barrels, S2.S5Gf2 80; pearl meal
IN io-lb sacks, N.0Hl 50 per bbi OF InGr
sRcls. Scotch oats Sc 50 Friends oats s. 90.
columbia oats Sls5ds,o0; Hawkeye oats 81 gs
LARp-Reaned tiercs, compound. sSc
leaf 80; o0-lb cans nc higher than
HIGHER: S-lh cans lie hiEbsr.
HAAeMs-standard, iih4il%c: picnic hams.
hoNEy--in barrels soasoc per gallon; ia
fQ-lb cans extracted, SAGE. IA comb sQllc:
IN l2-le Gems extracted Sha7e. pound sec-
LIME-nulk 500 per Dbl. eoopsrsd u.2s.
MISUNDERSTANDING fair isEdSisc prims
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galveston Country Produce.

Tomatoes--Nona in market.
1919.
'isy-Choice timothy. is 2j1le so per ton
choice upland prairie II 90 per ton.
.gocording to quality choice alfalfa $li %.
New coast crop S5.00G60J, Dealers ask an
advance OF SOC TO 800 per ton on these hg
ures.
Pecans-Texas 1?'Ac per pouno
Garlic-ENtra fancy red 50nh0c Mexican
9Nl0c pound ordinary 35Qf0c per string. New
garlic, 75c per string
Butter--Fresh Texas country, sd9c per
pouna; creamery 29c
Strawberries N10G1,50 per crate OF "a
uugrts according 20 quality.
lloney-Iwclve square crates 81. %; strained
eVc per gallon, In cases: IN barrels, 5OG6oc.
Sweet potatoss-75GS5c per bushel.
Cabbage-TeNas crop 2,2502. 90 per ST.
Louis crate. New coast crop 81 256Il 90 per
~ according 10 size.
ParIcy-2OW25C per dozen; very scarce.
Onions Creole sl00G125 per hushel,
Irish Potatoes Western eating 81 90 per
bushel; LeN POTATOES Sts5al.s0 per bushel
Poultry-Grown hens $500 ner dozen; full
grown spring chickens 81 5063 rs, old roos-
tcrs. 1.76d2 co. brothers. good ones /, 50G
200; small peppers not wanted; ducks 300
6C9.25; guinea hens S2oo0225i geese, I'M
pluckea A.o0
Blackheiri es--Cultlvatsd S175n200 per
crate wild $3.50 crate, or 7sc basket
Eggs--Fresh TeXas candled. cases returned,
are quoted at sgal4 per dozen fresh bay eggs
Toe
Corn Roasting cars, small bu, good. $50
40c por dozen.
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New York. May Els Mum. SON & Co.
say in their review OF the cotton market:
Cotton declined to points at one time
ewing to disappointing Liverpool advices,
me weather at the South renewed long
Liquidation and local and Southern selling OF
the next crop. Later On there was a rally
owing to covering OF shorts and Wall street
suprort. SO that the dnal prices were un-
changed TO points hlgher, with tho tone
steady and the estimated sales 1000 bales
opelika. Ma. May 10. says: Clear weather
preS allied during the entire first half OF May
Interrupted only with one light shower and
while four or hve cool days and cold nights
have retarded the growth OF cotton to some
eAtelit. the weather In the main was favora-
bic, and wo now End the following condi-
tons; All the cotton is nlanted. The acreage
as estimated in our crop letter OF May l..
viz, lS per cont Increase. 90 10 IS per cent
of IL Is uD and stands are excellent: no re-
planting bias been necessary Ia this section:
chopping ia making good Roadway and the
plant is now IN healthy condition and
growing nicely Owing TO the prevailing dry
weather only very little grass has grown
and although labor is srarce II Is as yet
adequate In coming with IL. Showers are
needed 70 terminate cotton seed under ground
end 70 secure a good sized plant The stock
y cotaon n din'uislrns IN our territory
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GRAIN and Provisions Elsewhere.

Kansas CIV. May -Whcat-July Gttt'
september blfkW62 No hard W; No, red
TO- Ccrr-Iulv 95Fs; September 35is. cash
No . mixed So; No whit, ~ ostf-~No .
white 26I 26's, Re,cpts--Wheat 81. 400 corn
Nlt0. OATS 5000. shipments Wheat Il, 4OQ
corn 1900: oats 5000.
New York, May H. Flour-Rcceipts 20 go
exports 10000. neglected ana barely steady.
Wheat-R Receipts 100000. exports 5S4 900: spot
easy. No. red 767s elevator and 1914 fob
ahuat, No ! Northern 15ss o b afoat to
arrive. No. / hard 7s% b. anoat: options
opened steady on crop news closed easy; May
iO's, July 7ls September 12sa Corn Re
ocipts 10000, exports $4,000, snot steady.
No i2M fob. aioat and % elevator: OF.
tons closed steady Nav e2is July 49,
september iS5S. Hides frm. Leather steady
Wool steady Cotton seed oil-Prime crude
oile. NallnM 97lhM9S
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New York cotton REVIEW.

New York May 17.--With general condi-
tions still hssrish the cotton market pur-
sued someN hat irregular course and partial
rallies followed a decline. The opening call
dcvelored for the near positions unchanged
prices TO an advance OF points, while the
remote deliveries were ] TO 4 points lower
at the start Later business increased tho
geisral decline to 5ds points as cable ar-
counts were not satisfactory. whlo tho
movement Of cotton continued liberal. Crop
and weather reports were bearieh and public
speculation was not a supporting factor
Cautious shorts showed a preference TO cover
and the COURSE OF the market WIS marked by
numerous rallies, Most OF the time there
was plenty OF actual cotton for sale and more
OF 1t for the purpose Of liauidatlng long ac-
counts than for creating short interests. The
alternated from one side TO the other and
reflected a want Of positive conviction.
Tho market was finally steady with prices
net unchanged 20 points higher. having
rallied in the Lass few minutes on a room
scramble for profits.
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and there is no cotton left at the plsnta-
tons to amount to anything.
Reynolds. ga. May l5.-"rhe cotton CROP
here is In verv good condition. the open
clear weather during the past two weeks
has been very favorable FOR cleaning out
the young ernss. The stands generally are
coed ana chopping is nearly over In our
opinion the Increase in acreage Will be about
10 per cent
concessions ON spot cotton here. middling
at cents"
Galveston, Texas tclegraphed: Weather
Indian Territory: heavy Increase In acreage.
Continue trading on the same lineE sell
January and beyond and let profits accumu-
late
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DRUGS Am cuEM1cALs.

cuinlne ilq43c per ounce IN bottle; NOR
phine S2.O5G2.25 per ounce cocaine $500 per
ounce; borax siec uer pound in 100-pound
Packages; copperas $l.iO per pound in bar.
res; castor oil sl,15 per gallon in 5-gallon
packages epson salts 81. 80 per aundred IN
barrels; alcohol 81 60 per gallon. sulphur sos
per hundred IN barrels; alum 2lsc per pound
ia barrels, saltpetre 7c per pound N barrels;
camphor roc. wood alcohol sll5; gum
opium 500 powdered opium I.IS: carpo1c
acid 45c per uound bottles; calcium carbide
go per cwt.. delivered Texas common rail
way points,
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s.. Louis, May l7-CatfIa- po,o,r,. o-oo
,Mteluqlnc 1900 Texans: market st adv. patIvs
shlnging and export steers .s-5f5' i5, dresssg
et and butchers steers 4.6oa5. co; steer
,sed,rs 9' ooal pHoi ds i?5G475; stockers and
oahnfrs 5oa2 So; bulls 8 l0a4 co. Te~a.
en D, u alan steers 3o0d5.i0; cows ana heIfars
ii,.oc9,aNo' Hoss-Receipts 5000 market 59ioc
: i-6is M iE1 ana lights 5a5 % packers
- ,s putchers' 5.25T5,i0 Sheep-Re-
S' 6eL- 800; marke. steady: native mutrnns
y ssSeg99 -; lsmbs 5,256l7 %: culls and hncts
-'oV94. stcckers 3.l0d3 .25. 'NeNS
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Houston Dally statement.
Houston Con.pnrntivc stntcmrnt.


Cross receipts thus FAR this week 49,. 1921
Gross receipts 25S days this year. i. 7ST SOP
Gross receipts Dos days in 1s9S99. .2.45l iG7
GrOaa rocelnLa 2ls DAVIS IN lAAIAS. j. 3l3. Lll
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KANSAS CITY

,s Kansas city. MAY 17.-Cattle-Receipts A4o1
saG5 id ana 400 Texans; Arm; native steers
bntcbSu' suckers and feeders 00GiS 5o.
Su.rntrs and cows and heifers 2 565l5 M,
1TS snns S'gOa3.50. fed Westerns 35d5 90,
Ian i,nsls 4ea4.e5. Hogs-Reeeipts "a 5oS
bcaNr nsa IN WEIGHTS steady; others Sc lowsr:
F.. 49, ,9'-oq2 Ss1s; mixed 5l5d5 90, light
2; ;eoq 70; pigs i.s0Q5.05 sheep%Roeeints
S ,rns ted sheep and lambs active and steady.
.' tn muitons shade lower; Ginning 1smbs
: 'SSSS4S IN Texas i.2oa4a5 feeders 0og5
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HIDES AND WOOL.
uurrBR AND EGGS,

chicago. May 17.-Butter-,,-,ss is..ssss,-lDslI
14ix@ isis: dairy lsflsh, Cnesss
9@ EgFs-Easy fresh ION r,,.-slop
TX Kansas CITY. May i7.-Es sss,s si,ss
ste SaSsaf fresh Missouri and kansas
NV York. May i7.-Egsss--sHss wel.'
raeksses. dun and weak; slo' =, man !
mari, f9iA: regular paeks.lialss ~
i5i%. Southern at mark lo'sunn
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CHICAGO.

Chicago, May 17-Cattle -Peceints :, -oo
ABOUT steady; butchers steady. natives best
on s.le TO-DAY two cars, at 30: good 10 nrjms
ssgsra 9'O9q5 %; poor to medium i35a4g
7y5is "a peatrs 4.z9a5 ID; mixed slockers
GI io 5s5s 3'5Cq3.SO; bulls 3,uOd5.45 calves
5'Suugo'5 %; Texas fed steers ( tOd5 Ok. buIIs
S a.Ht Hogs--Receipts 22o0O: ayeraee
"a h,, ioTIsr Closing weak; ton So mixed
at a. ou;chers loqo50i coed 10 choice heavy
S ., az rough heavy 5Ijp5 25 Iiebt : n
g'o,1-' onlk Of sales $685. -. Sheep-Ree
e,r mts o 6pbVCG' market SLOW to shade lower:
95a5 S So !. steacyi good to choice wethers
tSnern sneep o25q5 40; warnings 3. 5oa5 90
H"uNc lhnbs 5oW7.S5; Western lambs a IA
a ''"o' spring lambs 7.0O95.5 30.
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New York May IL Money on call easier az
~ per cent last loan 2 per cent Prime
mercantile paper 3$iG4ta per cent Sterling
exchange easy with actual business in bank
ers bills at ASS for demand and at 4s4&m
ass for sixty days posted rates iS51ad4S9;
commercial bills LAd4Sil2 Silver certlh-
Gates 60d60I4; bar silver 60; Mexican dollars
Az. Government bonds steady; State bonds
inactive; railroad bonds steady.
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New York May t7.-The Commercial Ad-
vertser London financial cablegram says:
The market here was firm today, encouraged
by the war news decided improvement being
recorded in Westralians where the dreaded
failures were averted Other favorable in
fuences were extreme easy money and the
strong bank return Americans were bought
throLg hout the session.
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bEANS-lmported navy beans 3Nc; Bayou
Sc, English dried &c. plnks 3Ac; Lima
3fI4c.
BUTTER Blue Star 20a2ic; dairy lie; Red
star &c; Elgin creamery Z2q23c; oleo-
margarine dairy bricks lsc; Lincoln solids
ll1ae' prints l2kc: Special Blue star l71sc
crystal Gem and Country Rolls lbc; special
Dairy lie. fancy dairy Ice. seXas country
butter sqlOe; Texas bricks l2dioc
CABbAGE--Ho grown ls4g2c per pound,
IN sacks
ChEEsE-New York full cream l3lsgl4c;
LAHktf STATE l4hc. ~ lscoustn full cream rJIis
l5hc; Wisconsin full cream daisies, l3l2c
hHGS-I eAas, per dozen laSc.
ON1ONs--Per h. ls.6i2Jhc; new. per bushel
S1,00G1. %.
rt,l t.it-- Chile ifaj5c per IN. ol4ck sinsa
pcre lie.
TAToEs--Colorado S5o fancy Utahs SOC /;
Burbanks. Zoe: new 90cT$i 90.
PouLTRY-Hens. 2.75iiS 90; cocks. large.
old 81 ,6Oa2.o0; mixed lots g .5gqS.0O; fry RS.
s. 25W5.G; broilers $ll5u225 Turkeys, hens,
$5.QQGG5C; gobbi>rs $LO0ni1.OO per dozen,
according to size and quality. Ducks large
$3.Op63.5o. Geese, full feathered, Sl.00q6UO.
Guineas Si.lQQl2. 90.
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nrnr uu,siness SOLD ,

Whitney, Texas. May - d. 3
has sold his stock Of drugs Z. i IL Wy
Grior. and he will carry arr. s "a dff :
w. T. X. Byron nas
10 his groceries.
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coTroN SEED PRODUCTS

-, r- ,rterIof p0ni,
F. O. b. mill. eAas PEI CD
cording 10 location: 10
Prime crude oil, Loose ~ $40
Prime summer yellow on AZ
Linters. Ter pound-'''''''''' Pg u
II
Hulls. baled ....,:',... -; 50 o.
pi inc cotton seed cake ,.,..,--,SS MI
Quotations on prime cotton ~ i al
rrime seed cake are for delivery
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INSPECTING FoR nEi.1vrnr

r, naaoen City, Texas. May l6.-ouarantIn,
80, nsp ,ar Sparkman, from Sterling civ Is
Up A ,hIspeeting Messrs. t. R. Long. Stephen
sra N ~ dS,, ana W f. chaney's steers. They
nv, 70 aehver them In a few DAYS to Tho
party who bought them, They are 10 deliver
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-18
FRrITS.


AFKlCOTS-Per crate $275QS. 25,
bANANAS-Fancy stock, per bunch, packed.
s. 0Ouz.25.
COCOANUTS- Per sack So 50G4 90.
pEWBERRlES-Pe crate 81 5Oa2 90; per
bucket, 5U5si6c
LEMONS-Fancv Messlna. 81 00a4.5O.
oRANGES-California navels fancy 81 90.
budded Sc.
STRAWBERRIES-Pe crate, S1.25dl. 80:
Inferior STOCK 25a50c less
CHERRlES-California 50 so per box.
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COFFEE.

New York May iI.-c Con. md srsIsss, 4, !,
dull. unchanged to po'aTts, sales ~ y. \. \
day. spot defand dull, si1SSS7o8. sq' \
including september az
RIO duh and unchanged
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Now Nnrk nrN Gondr.

New York Nav n Business on homo
account shows no material change in any
division of the market. In heavy brown cot
Tons further sales are rspo-ted Tor export
This weeks business probably will reach
1000 beles OF shoetings and drills Demand
for coarse colored cottons limited and no
material change In prices. Bleached cottons
dull and irregular in some makes. Prints
W rather better demand for stables. Faneies
Glow and irregular. Cotton iinings dun and
reneraiv IN fsyer OF hnytnE
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HOUSTON RANK CLrAR1NGs.
NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
To-day Yeat

decrease.
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More.
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SHIPMENTS FRou nrNro,.

,,ss, n' on, Texas. Msy l6.-r X. Bleyett ias,
c, t,. shlpnfd car IT cattle to The Kansas
n 81. market G. ii Brown shipped two cars
IN Tho snu,t o Yesterday to sell there and
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SUGAR.

New orleans. May l7.-saFss ,rTTSStriiEsI1
kettle s4qI s-ie: open ksi lts. 'ls.ls: -
s&miS. Molasses-Quiet. sssrssRss -
New YORK, May 1T.--suss'
refined quiet.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Current q rotations on Round Lots OF
staple Commod tiles
HEAVY STAPLES.

These quotations are revised daily and their
correctness can he relied upon. The Prices ara
hose ruling in Houston wholesale markets.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-18

Houstous gross receipts Of cotton by the
various railroads etnerug tho city were as
follows: Bales.
Houston and Texas Central ....,....... 2t
International and Great Northern go,
Galveston, Harrisburg and san Antonio
Texas and New Orleans .......,....,. 80.
Houston East and West Texas ......., $50.
Gulf Colorado and Santa Zee .,......., go.
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass ........ -.
Missouri Kaneos and Texas ......,....
frctai use
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DRIED rRuITs AND NUTS.

AfPLEs-rcncy evaporared. 50-lb ooAes
Sc; LIB cartons size; choice eyaporated TIC.
APRlCQfS-Per ID, loose. 12i9c.
ClTRON--In l0-lb boxes, iSc,
CURRANTS-Gn bbls, &c 25-lb box IS. clean.
ed, bulk 5lsc; lib cartons sqSisc.
DATES-l-lo packages Toe; dD-ih boxes &c.
FIGS California 12ikc imported l5Q1so.
PEACHES-Choice new stock &c.
RAISiNS-- California. S-riovn l.. l.. boxes,
- %, y box l.. l., Taisins c5f75c; a-crown l..
NJ. raisins 50-b boxes, 7&c; 5-crown L. NJ.
raisins. 50-lb boxes. SIC.
PEUNEs--C altornln 50-6os TIC: 6o-70s 7c:
'Q-S0s &c, S0-90s 5lhe; 9G-l00s &c.
NUTS-Brszil Zoe rer II iilberts Sicily 12c:
Naples 12hc, wa!nut8 1igloc; peanuts, fancy
hand picked 5iiM5tac No. ? 4Ac; almonds,
Taragona, ice lb in sacks. pecans unscreened,
6hW5lac better grades sq1Oc; Italian chest
nuts l0c.
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COTTON ON sHPBoARD,

FOR Liverpool-ss Navigator r.,...vg
For HantGurg-ss Cape Correnles .
For Bremen-Ss Helgoland e,.,,-.'i'a
Fer Antwr,p-ss Middlehalu cnstle..a. l
For New York-Mallory line ,""''''v
Total ......,.........,. Z
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reIchsmarka. CONNER.
ciai 90 days .,...... 9.& 94s
Commercial, so days. .4.Siia-a 4.Ah-&
Spnners, GO days ..,4.Sih 4.SS%-4 "a
Francs, commercial
~ days .....--.......b 1917 b.13R
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GNlyeston--Closed easy; prices unchanged.
Low ordinary. M Aliddlng ....,9A
Ordinary ...S Good mi1dllng.g i-16
Good ordinary. 81. Middling fair. Q II &c
Low mlddlpg..9 Sales ..........- q
New YorF-Spots closed quiet. prices un-
changed
Low mifdl'ng.,. - J-i6 Midduns fair. .t0E
Middling ...,..3& Sales .,..,..,. 10
New Orleans-Spots closed steady prices
unchanged
Low ordinary. TX MiddlinEC o $40
Ordinary. ,....is Good jdlinS ~
Good ordinary.Sss Mlddun/ fair gas
Low mddliug IS 1916 Sales .......&,o0
Liyerpool-Spots business moderate prices
unchanged. sales 5000 OF WHICH 100 were
American; imports 1900 OF which all were
American.
Ordinary. .......4 Ease Ntiddlng ....5 1-32
Good ordinary...i S1-32 Good uiddlng.5 5-iG
LOW ordinary 4 So Middlmg fair...6 1889
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Port of Galveston, Texas, pay


SIS Nueces tAm). from New York.
SIS Cumberland (Am.l, from Bra,a 4
tia8o.
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GRAIN MARKETS QUIET.
The Weather Man Said There Would Soon
Be Rain in the Northwest.
CORN MARKET WAS SOMEWHAT HIGHER
Opening Cables Were Encouraging,
but Later There Was Reaction.
Little Change In Provisions.

Chicago. May i7.-with the prediction OF
rain in the Northwest today came a price fall
in wheat, july closing ss@isc under yester-
day Corn and oats closed unchanged and
provisions unchanged to 1ihc lower
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spots closed quiet prices unchanged.


The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on the spot az the leading markets,
together with the closing oil mi1dling yester-
day with today'5 sales:
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.


Galveston, Texas. May H. 49, The A. p
Norman Live stock company reports the
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GALVESTON STOCK.
nA1Iv INTrRIoR MOVEMENT


Port of sabine. !.
Port of Sabine. Texas nv
Sailed.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-18
WIRE AND NAILS.
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wIRE-Galvanlzed Glidden $50; wauke-
San $S.S5.
NAiLs--s31O base Advances for common
over base; I'd, zoe; ID, Acc ID and sd, ace; sd.
zee; Sd, loc; l0d and It'd. SC. Quotations are
Tor less than car lots
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-18

! IN wheat, juiV CLOSING BW1sc under yester-
day Corn and oats closed unchanged and
provisions unchanged to nc lower
The trade IN wheat throughout the session
was about as duiet as a Quaker meeting. The
opening was firm because Liverpool was
ilttle higher. but later the weather man said
conditions pointed 10 rain in the thirsty
Northwest and the value Ok wheat shrank
somewhat. July having opened unchanged
at ooAuOo%o touched $3.50, turned tail and
soaIea down TO G61sc. with very little support
lFauers were inciineu 10 Soc nothing Serious
IN the continued precipitation OF mcistt,re
III the scutt ADD Lafkened 10 the Price Cur
rent opinion mat the past week had been
Nttn Few exceptions. favorable to rnp cruu
No ciose jury s4t2e nnder yesterday az
ooleS Was baIctN STEADY. Inat the Ciose was
not at the bottom Was probably due 10 the
corn uITIness during the lnsL hair OF ina
uay primary reco.pls We're "a. uJu bushers
compared VILE 3li,UvO bushels itsJ year Mn
neapuus ana Duiuth reported go cars aguingt
~ cars last week ana 20 cars q year ago
receipts heit were 70 cars Cleafauces IN
wheat ana unLr Wtro equal TO sac 900 ausntls
The Shipping demand was Stack ana New
Port
ruo corn market was somewhat blgner
there being spots OF weaRnrss ana otnca
OF strength In. uumDat OF local spgcula.
teth were Contributors 20 The weakness while
the neayest OF the ttauer8 were strongly re-
hrst lrni Gu hie6er eaDtes bu, sh5rti,. after.
ward tho market turned weak. many selling
In sympathy win the gh Nj tiine l.nfer
! ulrtr various nervous oetnons,r,,ftore inc
prce was carried back to Were it w was at
| jhe close last nigbt. Regcipts hero we're ~
cars.
me trade in oats vas mr. ip,ror,,n+ ana
| the nucWations throuEhouf siicTed the M,
III enco OF corn The crop prosp. els were re-
! ported favorable Recelpts yyere l3g cars
| Provisions opened Inwrr bscat,se hDg ro-
colpts were large and prices nj tho wards
softer but held steady after Inc FIRST con-
cession there being ., fair demand aud a
| better export INJURY
/ Estimated receipts Wheat If cars corn
lO6 cars oats 10 cars; hogs $4,000 head