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The range of prices on the active months in
DAMAGE IN MIssIssIPpI.
Increased Acreage Reported from
TexarlxanR-Efect of Hains.

lSpecial 10 me fosIl
New York, April A,--s. Mum, Son & Co.
say OF cotton
Cotton advanced . to points on this crop
and 10 on the next. but reacted later on
and closed quiet with estimated sales of
'o,ooo bales The rise was due TO better
cables, light receipts, bulllsh government
report for the week, Wall street support of
August ana buying Of NAV by German
mouse supposed TO be Tor prominent Phil
sdelphia interests. The reaction was due to
realizing and the lack of outside speculation
hne weather In the Mississippi valley and
gulf states and absence OF the predicted frost
In Texas and the fact that Thursday is notice
osy.
vieksburg, Miss, Cotton planted ia the
Southern part Of the State has been pretty
generally washed out and the foods will
materially delay planting In the northern
sections
Texarkana, Ark, correspondent renorts.
From the present outlook there Is no doubt
hut what the acreage will be Increased even
more than l anticipated. am carefully
gathering information on this line and from
reports received up 10 this time II will ex-
in Mississippi, Louisiana Arkansas and
Southern Texas continues, the damage viii
be great deal more than any one would
anticipate. / have some reports saying that
farm work is four weeks behind last year"
Manchester Guardian says; "The presenl
efficiency of supply for Liverpool is Inc
strength which underlies the market nnd
which. irrespective OF SPECTATORS, faces tn,
trade they no doubt are covered on all
their present order', but unless rumor Is II
error much Of that covering Is in futures
Somebody has sold them these futures and
has 10 find the cotton. How he is to find lii,
whole OF 1t Is not clear
This, We think, Is significant admission.
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ncr Ynr,. Try Gnna.

New York. April 2i-There has been no
break in the monotony OF the dry goods mar
ket in any department, either at first hands
of with jobbers, duh conditions throughout
sgain being reported. Warmer weather has.
however, stirred the retail trade into greater
activity. In the primary market, prices are
without material change. There is as re-
Gently, some irregusrity in the prices OF
brown and bleached cottons but leading makes
are not affected. Print cloths idle Prints
quiet. Ginghams firm. Ribbons irregular.
Some sixteen cartons 10 be sold here at suc-
ton Thursday
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Of the account this side OF October. There
was sopne outside realizing whlrh prevented
the market from advancing further. and with
local sentiment easily impressed by any bear
ish influence, prices subsequently eased on,
partly on afternoon advices OF clearing
weather In the South and disappointing
demand for spot cotton. The expectation OF
better weather and crop news led to a bet
ter feeling after noon, during which the
undertone OF tho market was weak The mar
ket did not get above the opening basis and
closed quiet with prices . points higher TO 3
1ower
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New Orleans Tuture..
Liverpool Futures.
Hnvre Market.
Yesterdny,s
United states Export.

Opening. Closing. Closing
Nay ..,.,.......... COW 6Oasv Goa.
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cArrr.E 1N Gnon coNnI1loy

Fort Worth, Texas, April a.-Inx1
Loving. representing live stock q
sion company of San Antonio, passed y
here yesterday on his fay to Chicago o;
ness connected with the COMPANY Ht5
cattle conditions never better 10 NY
Southwest Texas than they are nov ~
the movement of stock will Be qaltl
from the immediate section around Y.
tonic. There is an abundance Of VIZ
grass everywhere, according 70 bis reg
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MnvEMENr To TERRlTQRY

Fort Worth. Texas. April a-lls
ment of live stock to the Indian lsl
points is active. There are no vtT
shipments, but small conslgnmens W.
passing over the different roads 70 W.
ing grounds. Most OF these csln =.
from South Texas, the conditions y y
Texas being such that It Is mol nu''''
ship to the Territory country.
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
London Financial Cable.

New York, April 24.-The Commercial Ao-
vertiser's London financial cablegram says:
The markets here were Tess gloomy today, but
stir irregular and dun. The war news was
regarded as more favorable, but the monetary
outlook is disliked. Consols were down OLD
and tho war loan premium down hdl per
cent The market Is still talking Of new
issue being inevitable, but obviously tne
market would have to be woked up hrst
Americans were quietly cheerful Call money
and bills we're steady and brisker business
with them was done
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COFFEE.

New York. April ~ -,5rss h,
opened steady at unehangeo -, hosr
advance. lost the improveshinass nsrullss
ruled dull. with no outslass al vlA 2,
the local contingent dlssaus sa, upgli',1|
closed quiet. with prices ~ ~ hsss
5 points lower. Sales 49, ~
MAY 6.75: July ESQ; SEQ. 'D1ecspN q
Der 6.95: November l,vVpio stssr \
January 7.25. Spot cofieeT ca,Soys ~
invoice &c. Mild quiet ~
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Heavy Rain nj io ID,

Longview. Texas, APP" ~, "
lest rain ever experiences , ssil
length Of time feil ne'The g'.s
1880 TO 1;40 o'clock ,.sn,s. W
gauge registered $40 iaS were =
the bridges and culyer.s dss,F
away in the city and en-, ne rr'si'.
done to gardens. All 'S S;sh ~,
branches were swollen 20 Oh, sii ssltEs
and much fencing ana si
iloatSd away. ,sxre ".
Or. Sherman. an aseu Il cne .
was caught in Graees arowusd
here and Was nearly -, -. a. NJ ~
rescued by Tom Clark ,u',s or,s s<
Ing the last time. ~ ~. Il W.
The old man was brousn'
BILE and may recover.
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BUTTER AND EGGS

New York. April 2i.-Esss.,,sssss,,,79s n
packages. market steady ss,us IL !.
at mark 1294 113; regular pssvss,al
mark: Southern at mark llEisT am: q
Chicago. April 24.-Butlerr q
cry ls1ad17is dairy lz'sa slsss NJ
steady lod12. Eggs hrm sIrbrs
st. Louis. April 2'--nsgys rss arr; \
Kansas City. April A,--Li ia
Missouri and Kansas s'oVA
cnsaa rafmrned-
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New York April 2t.Money on call steady
at 2d2la per cent, last loan "a per cent
prime mercantile paper 4G5 per cent; sterling
exchange easy with actual business in bank
ers' bills at i.SShG4sS9s for demand and at
lS4tAa4. s45s for sixty days: posted rates 4SS
d4S9: commercial bills 4.S412 silver ceru-
Gcatss 59S, 660is bar silver 593s Mexican dol
lars 47Y Government bonds and railroad
bonds weak State bonds inactive.
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METALS.

New York Anril e. Tin dropped As to 81
poire' under local pressure 70 sch closing
easy, 5000 bid and s2o.e5 asked Lake cop
ner dun and unchanged al sii.oo Speiter
steady. sisooSis. 20: Northern 10. | foln'
dry was nominal quoted at SCI .00ues %.
Lead dull and unchanged at sAs7'4 bid and
N.Ta4 asked
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london, April 2l.-Consols FOR money
100 7-16: for account 100 9-16. Bar silver firm
e7ssd per ounce Money 34a per cent. The
rate Of discount in the open market for short
bills IA per cent; for three months bills Az
ner cent
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Ulutrence :. SIi $500 /. 70l,5l2
Galveston Cotton Statement.


open kettle s%di s-is open kettle eentrI.
fuzal t'$utis; centrifurai yeliovs tasdi is-is.
seconds s&a4* Molssses quiet nominal.
New York, April ai.--Srgsr--steady,
rsnned steady.
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

New York, April 24-Clesrings s211 s21, 3s7;
balances s7,936961.
Paris April 2i.-Three per cent rentes l0lt,
zoe for the account; exchange on London 25f,
1910 for checks,
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Current q rotations on Round Lots OF
staple Commoditics


These quotations are revised daily and their
correctness can be relied upon, The brices ara
those ruling in Houston wholesale markets.
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HIDES AND wool.
COTTON SEED PRcDucr'

f. o. B. mill. Texas interior =, 1;
cording to location; vel
Prime crude oil. loose .-'.'''' vls
Prime summer yellow oil .''''' III
Linters. Ter pound. ..,..'..''''' psf3
Hulls. baled .....;'., -; ,,s 81
Prime cotton seed cake ...',s-t Nj l
Quotations ON prime cotton ~ !, "a
rrime seed cake are for dslise"
ton.
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CANNED GOODS.

CANNED FRUITS ineapples, 2-lb, eye.
less and coreless, 81 $4,000; alb extra gra ed
s.. uOU2. 25i 2-iU STANDARD. sliced, 81 50; pears.
Rib standard, soc; peaches, 2-lb standard 81 80
q 30; standard 81 25dl 80; 2-lb seconds 81. 10
al Is; S-lb standard 81 go; 2-lb pie SlJVasliV;
s-lo pie Sl.15ll. 90
CANNED VEGETABLE ES--Tomatoes, s-lD.
full weight, S5G9Oc; 2lb fun weight bSg IOc
okra and tomatoes, 2-lb. soc: Lima beans, 2-iD
lull weight 75c. string beans, 2-lb tull weight
lSc: No. 1 strngless beans, 2-lb full weight,
81 so; red kidney beans, 2-lh full waght. SOC
marrow fat peas, 9Th iutl weiga:. 81 1901. 20,
early June peas fancy, 2-lb fun weight, Sl,50,
American petit pois peas, fancy. 2-lh full
weight. 81. 65Gl.76; asparagus, California 2Is-
ID. $500: corn, Auburn cream. 2-lb full weight,
81 iQMl 10; No. 2-lb full weight 81 sci IL,
Blue Ridge 2-lb. S0d&c.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Extra standard ga
ID peaches lemon cling. 81 l5d9.9 IS; yellow
Crawford 81 95G9 Co; black cherries s2.l0Q
2.l5 white cherries 81 lOll2 10, apricots $40
Ql.SO; strawberries 81 So; plums 81 .S59l Az;
srspes N.S5gl 49, seconds lOc per dozen less
than extra standard prices.
CANNED MEATS--Corned beef. lib 81 e5;
2.lb s. 20. Potted ham, quarters SOC; halves
Sl.O0 Lunch tongue. Lib So 10. Vienna sau.
sage, is-lb 90c; Vienna and pork sausage in
OILS. 5o-lh cans, s. 75a4 90, Bologna in oils,
S0-lb cans, S. IS.
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HOUSTON BANK CLEARINGs.

Following are cearancss of the Houston
banks for the week thus far and for tne
CORRESPONDING timo last year. together with
the increase or deer ase:, ,.,a
This year Last year. increase
Monday .... sa32 6t7 st2ts,367 1885, 80
tuesday - f,27S,9ii 2,s07 4Sl MI
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New York, April si.-The cotton market
opened steady at unchanged prices. to an adj
vance az s points. Early there was some
foreign demand and also light local covering.
directed chiefly toward the new crop months.
Later this feature disappeared as the South
sold 70 meet this demand The inference
was that the CROP outlook was Frightening.
The strong stpSstioal position and the unex-
pected demand for sumner months 10 the
Liverpool market, however made the local
traders cautious respecting the short side
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CHICAGO,

Chicago, April 24.-Cattle- Receipts $500; ex-
port steers strong others slow: natives good
TO prime steers 49Oa5.s0; poor 70 medium
i.iVGi'@; stoekers and feeders 4.l0Q4.s O
mixed stockers 3S0a4OO: cows 4.OOft4.50
heifers S2Sd4s5 Gamers 225G2s5; bulls $50
q 20; calves 45O96,S5; Texas fed steers 4OOq
90; bulls 3.25I3S0 Hogs-Receipts 1900
average 21su5c lower: top 5.57iA; mixed and
butchers 530Q5,55 good TO choice heavy & as
o51ih; rough heavy 5.3O15 iO Sheep-Reeepts
i9eoi sheep weak TO Zoe lower; wooded sheep
about all gone; wooded lambs steady: shorn
lambs weak: good to choice wethers 8. 25li5. rs /;
lair to choice mived 4.75d5.5O; Western sheep
99o4o.i6; yearlings 5,5OaG.00; native lambs
o'9OQi, 80; Western lambs 60Od7so
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suIpNDNTs FROM EDNA

Edna. Texas. April 2.-Mr, L WI " n
ped 800 head OF stock cattle 70 w Il
Territory Saturday. Other shlpmean X
pected TO follow soon.
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Gaiveston Country producc

Tomatoes-S2,25 per crate.
lSdl9
Hay--Choiee timothy sic 0oRl62 5 per ton;
choice upland prairie $40 50dll 80 per ton.
according TO quality. choice alfalfa 81. 90
Dealers ask an advance of SOC TO 81 per ton
on these figures.
Qnions--Ss 90 per hushtl.
Celery-TeNas 25G60o per bunch.
Pecans Texas isl5o per Mound according
TO quality
Garllc-Extra fancy red 5Odsoe; Mexican
9Gi0c mound; ordinary Sa6fl0c per string.
irish potatoos-New Florida 81 y ner crate
Western eating 7lGS0c per bushcl
Butter-Fresh Texas country i0dI3c per
pound, creamery 23c.
Srawberres--Are moviag in large volume
but arc steady. They are quoted today at
N.2o0ssS per crate OF twenty-four quarts
according TO quality
Honey--Twelye square crates 81 %; strained
sOc per Gallon. in cases: In barrels 50465c.
Sweet Potatoes--50I6oc uer hushei
Cabbage-Toxas crop so psr ST..
Louis crate, New coast crop Sl.256il.50 per
lpV. according TO size.
Eggs-Fresh Texas candied cases returned,
are quoted at Sisasi2 per dozen; fresh bay
eggs i0c
Poultry Grown hens $500 per dozen: full
grown spring chickens - 50g3.15; old roos-
tiers 81 ISG2 90: hroilers 81 25fll,S0; ducks
S.o1uS2S. turkeys hens good stock. 500
TS.Nl gobhlers 81 oofa. %; euinta hens s. 20
az .; geese rnpluoked s. 1o65.oo.
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DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES-Frncy evaporated. 5O-lb oosea.
SIC; | ID cartons &c; choice eyaporated 81.
APRICoTS-Per ID. loose. l2hc.
ClTRoN-ln 1o-lb boxes, l3c
CuRRANTS-ln bbs. &c: 25-lb boxes. clean
ed, bulk 7lsc; lib cartons SQShc.
\ DATES-l-lb packages Toe; 60-lb boxes &c.
FIGS--California l2}ac, imported l5a1Se,
PEACHES-Choice new stock SC.
RAISINS- California, G-cro~n, l.. l.. boxes,
50. 26 4 box l.. L. rasins G5lD75c; ?-crown L.
NJ rasins, 50-lb boxes, 79lc 3-crown L. NJ.
raisins. S0-lh boxes. SIC.
pRUNEs--California 5D-60s TiIc: 6o-7os 7c
Io-sOs &C. s0-90s 5iac 9O-lOOs sc,
NCTS--Brazil 1oe rer ID. llberts. Sicily l2c:
Naples l2l5c; %alnuts li4l5c; peanuts, fancy
hard picked sac, No sc; almonds, Tara
gona, Ice pei Ii IN sacks; pecans. unscreened
64dIsc; better grades SGl0c italian chest
nuts lOc.
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GRAM AND Hay.

Carload lots, lob, cars from millers: deal
egs charge from store 5ll0c more Der 100 lbs
en- bran. 2gSc per bushel oats and core aad
l0al5e per 100 lbs on hay,
BRAN-Ptr 100 pounds, s0ds2c.
WHEAT SHORTS-Per 100 pounds 81. co.
CORN No sacked 4SQioc.
CORN CHOPS-Nlxed anu pure S9890c
oArS-Choice brieh, Texas aJ130c; good
North Texas 2S62Ac Off or no grades 25g27c,
Kansas white No S7dl3Sc No 8 white $50
S6c. slightly stained 3OianSlAc.
HAY-Atalta SlS 50d14.5O per ton. tim
othy $l6 ooq $50; South Texas prairie hay
s. QOltt co. North Texas and Territory 500
Ql0 50.
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Houston Daily statement.
Houston HniIroad Receipts.

Houstons grosB receipts of cotton by the
various railroads entering the city were as
follows; Bales
Houston and Texas Central ........,. 9y2
International and Great Northern ... re
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio. IS
Texas and New Orleans .................. /
Houston Fast and West Texas ..... n
Gun. Colorado and Santa Fe ...... SO
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass .............
Missouri. Kansas and Texas .......... III
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4 500
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.

HOUSTON.
The following are the quotations for this
market as furnished by the Box Bell saua-
de Co
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rRuITs.

APPLEs-New York stock. IS 5OG60o,
BANANAS-Fancy stock, per bunch, packed
81 0Od2 95
cOCoANCTS-Per sack SO 5Oai00
DEWBERRGES-Per bucket 75c.
LEMONS-Fancv Messina - 00G4.5O.
oRANGES-California navels fancy sS.75,
budded s. 90
STRAWBERRIES--Pe crate s1.75d2 90. in
ferior stock 50Q75c less.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

WtRE--Galyanized Glddeu $40; wauke-
gan $3.50
NAlLs-$3.10 base. Advances for common
over base; 3D. zoe; 3D. 4Jc; I'D aud ID, zoe; I'd.
zee; Sd, loc; lOd and l6d DC. Quotations are
for less than car lots.
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Houston Spot Quotations.
Srots closed dull; prices unchanged.
Comparative spot Market

The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on the spot at the leading markets,
together with the closing OF middling yester-
day, with todays sales.
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Grain ana PROVISIONS elsewhere.

Kansas CITY. AprIl q -Wheat--May CTS;
July SIN cash No. s2ia; No. red cash
6sd6Sia. Corn-May SSTs July 36Ia; cash No.
Q mixed SIla 1S7ia No 2 white IS Oats
No white 27hd27's, Receipts Wheat
1000, corn 1900 oats 1900. shipments
Wheat 1900. corn $500, oats 1900.
New York, April 24,-W heat-Receipts &c.
ass bushels. spot steady No red 1874
fob snoat; No. red 15i1 elevator, No /
Northern Duluth I6S. b. ofioat TO arrive
No. hard Duluth 77A fob. afoat, options
September 73h Hides firm Leather steady
Wool dull, Cotton seed oil steady--Prime
crude So pride crude yellow 3SdSSik.
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GALVESTON.

Galveston. Texas, April 2i.--The A P Nor
man Live Stock company reports the cattle
market as follows
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Galveston quiet; prices unchanged.
Low ordinary . 11-16 Middling ..0 i-l6
Ordinary .....,.S 5-l6 Good mddltng s5s
Good ordlnary."S lilo Middlns fair. 9B
Low midding..9 3-l6 Sales .'....... -.
New York-spots closed quiet; prices un-
changed
Good ordinary..s% Good mfGdiing f0ts
Low middlng. .0& MlddIing fair 10 e.lG
Mldding.'.....9 1916 Sales ..........l07
changed.
Low ordinary...7 a-16 Middling .,.....9 lis
Ordinary "-....S 8-i1 Good middlug 0Ss
Good ordtnary...S 1l-l6 Mtdding fair. .e7s
10" middilng. - 3-l6 Sales .,........1700
Low mddling..s 3-16 Sales .,....... 1000
LWerpool-Spots business quiet: prices IN
changed sales 1000 bales. OF which GOO bales
we're American; imports 10000 bales, of which
$500 were American.
Ordinary .,...,.i 2g-32 Middling .....5 1892
Good ordiuary...5 3-32 Good mddling5 1873
Low mlddling "a 9-S2 Mlddlng fair. 3 isis
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KANSAS CRY.

Kansas City. April 4-Cattie-Receip,s goo
natives and $50 Texans; good active demand :
desirable stock steady; native steers 45Oa
30; s'ockers and feeders 3.5065 25: butchers
COWS and heiters 3.a5G5,l5; Gamers 2.5oae
Ss9; fed Westerns 440G4a5; Texans 4isfp
vs.. Hoes-Receipis 1900; market active
stsaay TO 90 lower; heavy s.35d5.45: mixed
5.2sds.iO; lights 5.l065so; pigs is0a5.00
sheep-Receipts eoo0 msrke, active. ioc
higher lambs So muttons s,-5dso0: clsppsd
sfassers 6,26ds,io culls t.0otl5,oo.
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81 Louis, April A-cattle--Receipts II, 600
including 700 rsxaps; market STEADY; native
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issf Sc: 5o-lb cans Ac higher than
titrces; lob cans nc higher. 5-lb cans &c
n' unMiss SIP cans 1e higher.
s,fnnsNNs -Standard ilknli%c; picnic hams
HoNEY--rn barrels 5oaeoc Der gallon: ia
w-io cans extracted. 5n6c. In comb s4Iie;
~ lz-lb cans. extracted 5hq7e; oound Sec
LhI o,s 5sgg 800 per Dbl; eeoger.d sl;ss
svIslc: choice 2SG2sc: farcy new crop syruD
o-m Sse pure new crop syrup l5c.
MILK-Gold Medal 50 90: Magnolia $50;
Eqsls y 90: Lion A.z5.
kegs 500: i1-bbis 500. pint,. American
style, s5asoc Quarts. American style 81 %.
gallon 81 o0tbl .e5 t-galon. American style
'SipiiSgS. =; l-salion. Hexagon 500. -
hlCE-Extra fancy head baSAo. choice so
o1fei fair 4Hg5c. fancy imported GisIS%c:
MsoPE-Sisai: basis 7-is. ioAc; Manila lie;
sALT-Liverpcol. coarse s5asoc: ine s5ca
a.wi LOUISIANA. coarse s5c fine soc. bbls.
:: sies s2S; Co.'s. s2.S0 l0o-ss. $3.50: Io-4s.
SALT FISH Mackerel. Nc In io-lb kits
u .Oog 10; half bbls s7.5O tubs. s5.u0d5 so.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. quarters 81 .9od4, 90.
mustard a,ioai rs; mported Gillette grade,
quarters sll.50: fancy sprats. quarters 70 81.
slAhCH-Standard goods; Pearl. In i0-lb
sy95S Sss, 4,a4hc' 3oyal Gloss. hulk, .sgtac;
H s,sroh loo packages per box, s2.75' corn
sUGAR-Quntation are for small lots.
Special prices are given on carload orders.
st1hnaIu formulated oSsc; cubes ana pow
GREG DC; Louisiana yellow clarified. fancy
oAqo%c: choice 5isd5hc; Arhuckle's 2-lb
ana osio packages 5Nn6he.
PRODUCE.
HEANS-- Imported navv beans 37sGic.
BAYOU DC: English dried Sc pinka 39.c Lima
egeeEc' black eyes SIC; TeAhs black eyes
n BurTER--Blue Star 2Od2ic; dairy 1SGloc;
Red star &c; Elgin creamery 2ln22c; oieo-
margarine dairy bricks lsc; Lincoln solids
llhc' prints 12isc: Special Blue Star 17Ac.
crystal Gem and Country Rolls Ice; special
aalry Ite; fancy dairy lGc Texas country
butter Snl5c, Texas bricks l5G20c
CAbbAGE-Home grown 242i4c per pound,
In sacks
CHEEsE-New York fun cream tiai5c;
Badger State l4ko; Wisconsin full cream rolls
loo; Wisconsin full cream daisies t5c.
EGGS-Texas. per dozen, straigbts. Sdec
oNiONs--Per 10. Sa3i4c.
ihl fhH-~CIliv "a rtr 10, black SinSa'
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old s1.50d200; mixed lots 50 45d2s5; flyers
sS.50Ni.00; broilers Sl.7jd2.50 Turkeys hens,
Sc0Q1S0Oi gobhlora t9.00dl5,00 per dozen, ao-
cordlng TO size and quality. Ducks. large
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Tombstone epitaph., 1900-07-22
A SNAKE STORY
How a TombstOIer Corrected
 Mistaken Imp ession

A good story is told on Frank Kemper, manager of the To mbstone Pharmacy. who has just returned from his California visit. IL relates Of au exciting experience on the train and how Kemper successfully disabused the mind of trsinload Of fassengers that he was not 6 snake aharmsr. IL appears "resp snake charmer had brought into the coach a box ot rep tiles. The presence of the uncsnny collection was soon whispered about and Kemper was at once suspected" Of being the charmer and keeper of the wrisgling aggregation. The pop ulsr conception of handsome look ing man ss Q snake chsrmer was evi- dently alone responsible for the erro- nous impression that he possessed powers of inssntstion. While the train was speeding on, one of the snakes liberated itself through a small aperture in the cage, intended for sn air hole. From the moment the ger pent reached the floor i.s right Of way was not disputed by any occupant in the cs-. Someone screamed an alarm and Kepper, who entertains a li:e-sizs aversion te snakes, imme3- lately fsncied that a Bos Constructor or mammoth Cobra was in his viciu- ity. He .prsag 10 the te2 o. bis seat end, it is said, tried to climb through the roof of the car. This set, entirely unbecoming snake charmer. chat tered the 6elusion entertained that he was the spake man and only added iuel to the already thoroughly fright- ened pssssngers-not one of whom
 remained on the ground floor. The consternstion among the passengers gas complese and the com motion at. tracted the real snske chsrmer from the smoking car. He came quickly and dei:ly picked up his snake. ship. As if by common consent, how ever the passengers clsmored for the removal of the snakes. The threaten. ing of g riot induced the charner iC l throw the snakes out into the deser. which he did, very reluctantly. Only af CT being assured that all danger
 wss past did msny of the more timiC consent to come of their perch tC
 which they climbed during the ex
 cI.ement. Kemper however csm' down without a scratch and was ths
 real hero Of the occasion.