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Daily camera., 1900-05-31

Watch for particulars of commence
ment concert. Tickets on sale today at
Fonda's. Only fifty cents for re-
served seats.
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New York January Speculation in cot
ton futures was very tame today and the
price movement comparatively narrow. As
has been the case most OF the week. senti-
ment was very much mixed aud few opera
tors cared to make important changes in their
relations to the market, inasmuch as Il was
rumored that the market was being manipu-
lated, Commission houses and brokers han
ding businesB for the investment publ,
We're poorly supplied with orders and on all
sides the disposition was manifested TO wait
for something TO turn up The market opened
steady in tone, with prices / point higher 10
POINTS lower, From this level there was
gradual rise OF adp4 po.nts on light cover
INF. hurry OF foreign buying aud bulllsh
news from the crop center. Then came de-
cided drop under liquidation and feeble bear
hnmmerng, which owed its origin largely
10 hcarish set OF English cables and hest
talon on the part OF investment public. The
weekly statistics from Liverpool and the
south show ed the position to be o very strons
one. The market closed quiet and steady
with prices 2Gt4 points lower.
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AMMUNlTIoN-powder per key a nm
AIS; blasting powder s.. SIS per kes: dros sSoyg
Der sack a.5si back $3.50,
BACON Extra short clear, In sacks 7u,l
7i4s, regulArs, sNd7%; boxed. &c bipbsrt
smoked bellies 5AR77sc: New York cal. hai
Hes. lAHi'sc breakfast bacon sisai0iSc
RAGING AND TIES.-Less than cario,.
from Houston; Bassing, 9Th eNc, 800 ~,
TIC; Arrow ties 81 loot Is. 49,"
CANDY Stick wrapped hast. "a s...
per b; sreeia; sizes NC higher. s''N
CANDLES star fun weight, l2Xr r..,.
ne iull wCirht tlAc, Electric lishts ~ Tu-
:, CENENT-Po Portland, {e,75as %: Ros.ns,l.
COFFEE Rio. fair. Saasc, crtms s,sa,o-
choice, lQsc peaberry. liAGiiXc. Cotr ssiyc'
IKE, Roasted ro6ees ArbuctIs.. Ootaovs'
basis 100 In cases e olc delivered Is n Us.
Z goo delivered; Lion, tooth cases i'd, 49, ,sss
CRAckERS.A n C soda. hulk ho,ss :.
l-lo cartons 'Asci ginger snaps Sc crs,,.
Sc stage nlanks 6Ac cakes ma iumhtss IN
:, FaouR-Tsxss star Minis reai wsy We
s,lo' see Fairy. sS.iO: Sea Nymps d "a
sea Jewel IS SO. RE nour s. co. p,n ~ ~
nieksl S 20 Special rates for shinmsp,ss =,
interior Points Quarter sacks are los ~, 20
,Snh see hsm sacks ana wood ise higher 49,
FARINAcEous eoops1sn,s hon,,,
cream meal n barsels ssesas n. ns 80
neal In te-ie sacks. siso9l& per bsi Of fou.
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office of Price, Mccormick & Co., 10
Broadway. New York-Much criticism has
been directed toward us because we have ad-
Nised the South 10 accept present prices for
It's cotton, and as we believe that this erit
eism ia unjust and uncalled for, VIC beg 10
submit herewith our weekly cotton circula-.
which states in full our position and our
reasons therefor.
The cotton market duEns the past week
has been altogether sensational one. As
result, very small crop movement Tor The
month Of December, and especially for the
last week OF December foreign consumers
Of the article seem al last To have come 10
an appreciation Of the situation and at the
reopening Of ihe Liverpool market on Tnss.
day. JANUARY .. middNng uplands we're ouot.
ed at 4e-ls an advance ~ fully ~ psnce
or cents PR pound over the value OF cotton
for the corresponding week last year. Feel
lns mat the price was a fsir one, and mat
Nas good policy on The mart Of merchants
70 sell their eoods when there was an sc,,va
demsnd for them. we advised our friends
generally 20 accept nrssen, prices for their
spot cotton, and as large portion az ms
trade seemed 10 accept this view as s,pnd
considerable reaction IN values has =,
sufrsd slthough present rricss stiil snow m.
very substantial adysnee Of npnr'y c.nt.
per Pound over those ruling Iau AusY,t
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New York January SIS, Mum. Son @
Co. say Of cotton:
Cotton closed quiet and steady At a net
decline Of 70 points, with estimated sales
OF 80 600 bsles. The decline vas due 10
Wall street selling, local Profit taxing and
some southern selling liverpool aought
March and May pretty freely in undo.ng
strsddles. The exports from the ports we're
nearly three times as large today as tho
port receipts but on the other hsnd the qusn
uty IN slight Tor the week inoreheed 90N0 oyer
last week whereas usually AZ ibis time ~
the year there Is decrease. Hester Is said
TO make the amount Of Texas aud indian
Territory crop already In sight 5000 600 bales,
against 200 200 ut the same time last year.
One dispatch says that Hesters statement
viii not os out for two or three days but
that Il will show $50 0Oo for Texas Bears
hero insist that Texas Will have as much
as 900 mo bales
Houston dispatches say that largest houses
there report there Ia no disposition whatever
10 sell at the decline. Farmers IN some
parts Of Georgia are preparing for the next
crop Wall street bought to some extent
Some are on the fence for the time being
| fearing that receipts may increase, but Ian.
csshre is evidently disposed to buy more
freely, the sales for three days being $500
| bales.
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pEPPER-chne t4aioo per ib black sing
DRIED FRrITs AND NIrrs

APPLEs-Fancy eYaporated. 50-lb boxeA
Q9c.
APRIcoTs-Per lii, loose 12Me.
CITRCN-In 10-ib boxes lac
CuERANTs--Iu bbls &c; 25-lo boxes. clean.
ed. bulk 7iac; Lib cartons sGpSMc.
DATES--1-lb packages, tlc CO ID boxes, &C.
Wigs California 12ke; imported l5GDiec
PEACHES-Choioe new stock &c. standard
shc.
RAISINs-C California, s-crown. l.. L. boxes
81. %: Abox l.. l.. raisins 65975c; 2-crown
l.. NJ raisins. 50-lb boxes, 7%c: 3-crown L.
NJ raisins, 50-lb boxes sac.
PRUNES-Caifornla 50-60s, TIC; 60-7os 7c.
7o-s0s &c; s0-9os. 5Jac: 9o-10Os, &C.
Nuts Brazil. 10c per lib. hlberts. Sicily,
l3c Naples, 1'hc walnuts. 14Gl5c; peanuts,
fancy hand picked 51ac, No. 2 Csc. almonds,
Taragoua, Ice per ID in sacks; pecans un-
screened, 6iad7thc, better grades, Sd9c:
Italian chestnuts loc
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HIDES AND WOOL
BurTER AND EGGS.

St Louis, January 5.-Eggs Steady, a,
.lIi5c.
Chicago. January 6.-Butter Market arm;
creamery isa2S dairy. i7a9. Cheese Firm
."' llplsA Eggs Firm. frrsh iaRlsis
sew YORK, January Eggs -Recei Is 422-
ne'kages hrmer. Western, 2sdes, loss OF
western ungraded AZ mark, isd5i
kausas city, January 3 Eree-Stesd,
iresh Missouri and Kansas stocks. hrst. isc
aases returned storage i2di4.
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots. I. o. b. cars from miners;
dealers charge from store 59t0c more per 100
ID on tran. ease per bushe on oats and
corn, aad loa15c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN-Per 100 lbs, 70d72c.
RICE BRAN-Per 100 lbs, SOC.
WHEAT SHORTS-Per 100 lbs 959l.O
PURE CORN CHoFs-Pe 100 lbs, 73HR
14lac,
CORN No. sacked 3af4Oc
oATs-aGood No. :. Texas, 3092so: off or no
grades. 25d2Shc; Kansas white No $50
36c No = white 33dSic; slightly stained
3elzdMjac
WHEAT sHORTS-Per 100 lbs. S569ic
HAY-Alfalfa. $i3. 95al3.75 yer ton; timothy
SlS I5dl4 %, South Texas prairie hay s. sou
ESQ; North Texas and Territory. 50 O00lO 90.
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
Today u
London Financial Cable.

New York. January 1.-The Commercial AZ
yertiser's London financial cabiegram saS
The markets here were firm and quiet toda!
stocks were found to be scarce and parttcuai
w Americans. In all other departments bus
ness was small. The chief factors were u
changed feeling relative to the ease in monH
and better news from Berlin. In the aiisl
noon the cheerfulness was assisted by yaga
lransvaal rumors. Paris reported thas
battle was going on at Tugela official report
Of which were kept dark. These stories VET
generally discredited. Nevertheless they hs'
an effect Americans We're particularly Z
fected by the. increasing confidence and ~, pss
slstent New York buying of New York CeAs
raj. Money was very nhsv
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SUGAR.

New York. January S.-sussr-Raw. steady.
Refined STEADY.
nsw orleans, January Sugar Quiet. npen
ss,,tif' eka4 liz; cren kettle eenfrtfuesl AZ
gtS csntrlfugsl plantation erannls,sd
ss enits tssaia yellows, s7,Gisi see.
enas 2t1ai-is Molsxsss--ouist or.r
se,ue. 7Gfo; centrifugal. is9ss wy"
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FRUITS,

APPLEs-New York stock, s49 virginia
stock, A,00d4 %; fancy oregon, in boxes
$3.50.
BANANAs--Fancy stock. per bunch. packed
81. S0G2 co.
COCoANUTS-Pe sack 81 .5O6l5 co.
GRAPES lmeria, So 5odS 90 per barrel
LEMoNS--Fanc Messina, 360s, 50 .50d4 %
oRANGES-Cal iioTnia budded, S2.75qS. w.
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CANNED FRu!TS- fineapples. 2-Ib. eye.
less and coreless Sl.S5G2.00; 2-lb extra grated
81. oo92 % 2-lb standard. sliced, 81 30; pears.
2-lb standard 90c. peaches. lib standard 81 20
al So; standard 81 206pl 30; o-lb seconds 81 10
QLl5i alb standard $3.50; lib pie Sl0Oql 10;
Glib pie 81 .15dl 20.
CANNED ETABLES--Tomatoes s-lb
full weight s5l9oc; 2-lb full weight e5R7Oc;
okra aud tomatoes, S'ib 9Oc; Lima beans, 2-lb
full weight 75o, string beans. 2-b full Wei sht
76e; No. stringless beans. e-lb full weight
81 bO red kidney beans. 2-lb full weight SIC
marrow fat 2eas, 2-lb full weight 81 loan IS:
early June peas fancy, 2-lb full weight 81 80:
American petit pois peas fancy lib full
weight 81 65ql. Is; asparagus. California, 2K
10 s. 90; corn. Auburn cream. 2-lb fun weigh,
81 1901 10 A No 2-lb full weight 81 .O56p 10:
Blue Ridge. 2-lb S0QiSJC.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Extra standard 2H
| ID peaches, lemon cling 81 .y0a2 90; yellow
Crawford I,s5G1.90: black cherries So l6l9. Is;
white cherries s. 1902. 10; aprlcots, 81 75G
ed 81 Goal s.; Strawberries 81 So: plums 81 s.
gl.4O; grapes Sl,S5Ilio; seconds lOc per
dozen less than extra standard prices
CANNED MEATS-Corned beef, lib SIG,
2-lbs, S'7o Potted ham, quarters, SOC: halves
$l0O Lunch tongue, lib. 1910, Vienna sau
sage, 12-lb, CSC
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WIRE AND NAILS.

wIRE-GalsanIzed Glidden, $40; wauke-
gan. $4.S5.
NAlLS-S4.1O base Advances for common
over base: I'd, zoe Sd. t5e; I'd and sd. 3Oe: ga
zoe; Sd, loc: l0d and l6d SC. Quotations are
tor less than car lots.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Current Quotations on Round I,ot. ~,
staple Commodities.


THESE quotations are revised daily and their
eorrecaness can be relied upon The prices ar.
those ruling In Houston wholesale maTxets
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S slss, s.'a lsia' liz 81; F is.i: x
other SPOT Markets.


Galveston--spots closed quiet; prices un-
changed.
Low ordinary...b s-ie Mlddiing ......7 IT'S
Ordinary. ais Good middlng.I II le
Low middling. ~ s-is Sales ........
New York-spots closed dull; prices i-isc
down.
Coco ordlnary...ess Good mlddling.s
Low mddling. ~ Middling fairs 7-is
Mlddiing. ..,,..7 LIS Sales ........ -.
New orieans--spots closed quiet; prices I'M
changed
Low ofdlnary...5 s-1s Middiing mail 7-1a
lOrdnary,.......B 3-1s Good middlng.7A
Good ordinary...6 Ills Middling fair. z 1915
Low mdding. - t-le Sales ...........6 $500
Liverpool-spot business was fair; prices
l-s2d up: sales 1900 bales OF which IL. 100
were American imports 5000, OF which 100
| were American
Ordinary. 1915 Mlddling ....4 1892
Good ordinary...fs Good middling A 1852
Low mddlng. a 5-16 Mlddlng fair. a 1872
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New York Money.

New York, January 5-Money on GU
steady AZ id6 per cent; last loan at W. 2.
cent. Prime mercantile paper. per So.
Sterling exchange firm with actual b'fines
in bankers bills at 4s7Ss for demand "
d4.Si and 4.Ssls Commercial bills. islits
ts2h. Silver certificates, 5skG59lz Bar s'
Yer 80. Mexican dollars. Az. Governmse.
bonds strong: State bonds strong; rsilie'
bonds irregular.
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BANK CLEARINGs.

Brudstreet's Makes Statement
Showing Increase and Decrease.
New York January 5.-The following tabls
compiled by Bradstreet's. shows the BATH
clearings at the principal cities for the week
ended today, with the percentage OF lncrtas
and decrease as compared with the corrt-
spending week last year:
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oarsin q Richardson of Houston say OF

cotton:
Early cotton markets from Liverpool were
exceedingly good this morning. The advance
there stimulated some buying in ouf markets
around the opening but the advice OF the
well advertised cotton dictator to sell had
more effect than was good for prices, and
considerable easiness was seen. Later sone
Improvement was noted, but late rcGlSing WAS
again the order. The feature was the Liver
pooi weekly statement. which shows the small
est stocks in years. Receipts at Tue ports
and interior towns were small, Exporters
report good business going 20 the continent
at better basis than any tme this season,
Liverpool, however, stiil pursues a waiting
policy rather ignoring our spots, Will!
sentiment IL in favor az cotton. tina desire
TO realize on the little spdrts prevent much
lmpro sement and We are inclined 10 ,e-
lieye that a scslping market will be seen foI
the present Liverpool should be u lower TO.
morrow.
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exhausted. however. ana prices subsequent,

esssc OF
The New Orleans Times Democrat thus
summarizes the situation:
The Southern merchant and farmer now
have the fight Of their lives to face. The
bears will hsnceforth have the beneht OF the
professional skin and the missionary zeal OF
one OF the most prominent nrms la me New
York market. The house In qrest'oi has
hitherto spared no expense, 10 It's efforts to
bring home the merits OF cotton TO the gem
erai apprehension; IT is only justice TO az
surne that like wholeheartedness VIII be mar
Tested In the service Of the Bear. All liz io'
lost. however; for the crucial fact remains
that only the remnants OF the yield o. 1875
are sull TO be dealt WITH while the consumer
is only beginning to face the rather harassin9
question OF working supply for me ntx'
| eight months. At the present junclurs. he
course OF the South s as clear as the noon
day sun. Spots should be sold az the oc-
casion serves; the future markets should bs
avoided by all but mind realers OF tie very
highest class.
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sacks Scotch oats. $3.50; Friends cats $3.50;
Columbia oats 81 .35: Hawkeye oats s2.35
LARD-Rehned, fierce. compound. bHoH'
leaf 6%6e%c, 50-lb cans Ac higher than
uerces; 10-lb cans NC higher: 5-lb cans 40
higher 3-lh cans lie higher.
lIAMS-Standard. 9tsd1oc picnic hams Ihc.
HoNEY--In barrels. 50q6oc per gallon; In
60-lb cans extracted 5@6c in comb, g4llc
in 12-lb cans. extracted. 5,saIc; pound sec
LIME Bulk. si.oo per barrel. cOopered.
t.25.
MoLAssEs-Reboiled. fair lsAGisc; prime
20a2lc; choice 25G26c: fancy new crop syrup
S2l2sc:- pure new crop syrup, 45c. :. O..
Etele 500; Empire. s45o
kegs. s3.cJ; s-bbis. 800; oints. American
style $4,000: quarts. American style 81. NJ
gal. 81 0o12.25. legal. American style SJ.lS
03 %: Legal, Heaagon 80.
RIcE-Extra fancy head eG6He; choice "a
sALT-Livcrpool. coarse s5asoc: nne s5ca
81 90: Louisiana. coarse. Soc. nne DOC; pois
Is los, 2.25 6o-5s $3.50: 10o-3s. $780, 7o-4s,
80, 45.
SALT FIsH-Mackerei No. in 1o-lb kits.
81 .oodi 10; half bbls 81. 5o.u,iSbs sS.oo15.5o
SEQ.
ARD1NEs-Amerlcau quarters s3.e5di. o.:
mustard A.1oa4.25; imported Gillette grade.
quarters Sill so; fancy sprats. quarters. So.
sTARCH.-standard goods: Pearl. 10 4o-lb
boxes 3%d3Bc; Royal Gloss, bulk. S@u3$ci
Nickel, 100 packages. per box S2.fo; corn
starch SIC per h. 20 and i0-lb boxes
sUGAR-Quotations are for email lots'
Special prices are gyea on carload orders.
Standard Yranulated 5'se.; cubes ana pow
dered sac; Louisiana yellow clarified. .apcy
51sa5hc; choice, 5d5h; Arbuckles, 2-lo
ard 5-lb pacl ages, Size
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FINANcI.L pnIrFs.

Paris. January 5.--Three per cent renI,s.,
eaf i4isc; exchange on London, 2Sf. a0c =
checks -.
New York, January s--Clsarings. RisH'
sis, balances, s122sA225
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Not included in totals.
HOUSTON BANK CLEARIN

HOUSTON BANK CLEARINGs.
Following are the clesrances OF the Housoi
banks for the week thus far and for ths cor
responding time last year. together with ~
increase or decrease:
This year. Last year. Incress,
Monday-Holiday.
Tuesday ....... $1,6s1, 400 1851 ,6l4 $3.50 I;
Wednesday $40. 2lS0.997 l,401.12i iass.
Friday ......... 1,249,70O l,O7S,4So lls.sA
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New York, January S.--Prices OF Stoke
trayersed considerable range today. moving
forward In the early dealings and then pursu-
Ing retrogrsde course to about last night 3
level The deduction TO be drawn is that
professional traders are disinclined 10 under
take extensive speculative commitments The
most effective influence toward this dispos'
ton is the conviction that the money mar
kets Of the world are not yet in condition to
afford abundant funds for speculation on
credit The incident which prompted this
belief WIS the unexpected proportion of the
gold engagements for tomorrow's steamer,
amounting up TO s3,500,00o as compared WITT
preliminary estimates Of 81, 0000 600 The large
engagements were in spite Of sagging Interest
rates in London and sharp decline in the
that the British government designs abundant
use for large additional funds and that addl
tional gold supplies will be drawn to Lon
don as far as possible. Such a prospect makes
definitely against the probability of an easy
money market in New York in spite of the
replenishment which various factors are now
bringing into this center. The cause of the
morning strength in the stock market was the
cessation Of the selling pressure for Berlin.
The absorption OF New York Central stock
and the sympathetic effect on the whole rail-
road list continued. The reaction gained force
with the growth in volume of the gold en-
gagements. and the bears were disposed 70
take advantage Of the situation TO depress tho
industrials, notably Sugar, and the steel and
iron stocks. The closing was firm, but very
dull, and net changes aside from the indus
trials were not important
The bond market was dull and irregular
Total sales, par value sl,S65,o00
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Lopdon ConsoI..

London. January 5-Consois for monss,'
= 5-s2d bid. Money. Sqi per cent The z,
for discount IN the open market for ss99S,.
hills. 4ssdiS per cent; for three months ops
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New York. January 5.--Tin broke badiy
day 10 sympathy with unfavorsbis foreS,
news. closing irregular At the close u
metal exchange called pig iron warrants NJ M
auetations omitted Lead steady. at hns
iDI5. Spelter. quiet at siiogieo.
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The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on the SPOT today at the leading
markets, together with the closing of middling
yesterdaY. with tndnX s snles.
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PRODUCE.


BBANS--California stock: Navy Sh1Slzc;
Bayou 3Ac; English dried Be-; plnks Sizc'
Lima 6d6Ac; black eyes De- Texas black eyes
3d4c.
BuTTER-Blue Star Csc: dairy 1aa2oc Red
Star, 24c, Elgin creamery 29l2Gs 30c, oleomar
earne dairy bricks, lsc' Lincoln solids, l3e;
prints, i4c, Special Blue Star, 1Sc;
Red Glover, Crystal Gem and coun.
try Rolls, lsc special dairy, lie: fancy
dairy. ice; Daisy. Ice. Clover Leaf i7dlSc;
Texas country butter, i0l15c; Texas bricks,
lSd zoo.
ARBAGE--Crstes, 81 50; home grown, 1ise
cHEEsE-New York full cream. iiG15c;
Badger state, i4i5c Wisconsin fril cream
rolls 15c. Wisconsin fun cream daisies 15c
EGGs-Texas, per dozen, 14dlSo. Kansas,
l7G18c.
CNIONS-p ID &c
PEPPER-chle t4Gloc per ID; black sinss-
pore l3lac
PoTAToEs-Coorado sons5c.
PorLTRY-Hena g $50 @ cocks, large
old 81 7562 Is; roasters 50 6012 S.. fryers,
80 85a2 so hroilers, S2.ood2 %. Turkeys
Hens. s6o0d5,0o gobbers, sS.00di2o0 per
dozen, according to size and quality; young
turkeys, 81 o0d60o. Ducks, large 50 5oI3. 70.
Geese. 81 Soa5 So full feathered Guneas.
81 s06225
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in THE STOCK MARKET.
The Vanderbilt interests Are Again Buying
Their Own Stocks.
IT CAUSED MUCH SPECULATIVE BUYING
Prices of stocks Traversed n Consid-
cradle Range - Made a Retrogade
Movement Later in the Day.
fspecial to The post.l


New York, January SIS. Mum, Son & Co..
say of the stock market:
Stocks advanced early, but became weaker
later on. London was higher and bought
l5,GOc shares. London and Berlin discount
rates were lower, an important circumstance
likely sooner or later to react favorabiy on
New York. 1t caused a rise of sc in sixty
day bills Of exchange Total stock sales io5,-
W. shares. Gold agreements for tomorrow
we're sS5OO,0O0 or $l4,3250UO since December
IA. There Is said to be considerable snort
interest in the grangers. Pacific Mail was
bought OH increased earnings. leading
feature early in the day was the hrinness
OF New York Central Vanderbilt interests
we're again buying their own stocks anc the
trunk lines. Standard OIL brokers were mod
crate buyers of sugar and steel stocks There
was good deal Of covering In the Pacine.
Something Of drive was made at plunget
supposed to be short OF Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, St Paul
and Sugar. Prices sagged towards the close
manly on realizing and some reduction ID
the short interest. one account alone OF 2j,Ooo
shares having been closed this afternoon.
Money was 4Iad6 per cent, closing at Az pei
cent. The Vanderbilt buying of New Yors
Central caused speculative buying of Big
-Four and Chesapeake and Ohio.
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Following are the quotations on stocks in
New York as received by Cargill & Richard.
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Houston Uompsrntivc staten
The Holly chieftain., 1900-11-02
PhenomenAl Rainfall.

Honolulu, Oct. 2S.-The heaviest rain
storm which has occurred here within
two years broke at Z o'clock Tuesday
night. For half an hour the rain fell
In torrents and within short while
the streets were impossible. Tie rain
fall in Nuuanu valley, about two miles
from Honolulu, was S.15 inches, and It
varied slightly near the city. The Nu-
uanu stream was soon swollen beyond
Its boundaries and came sweeping
down with increasing speed. 1t broke
Its banks and washed every movable
object away. Acres of the town ON
both sides Of the river were submerged
to a depth Of three feet and some Of
the houses near the bank were almost
washed away. the Chinese being driven
away In wild haste. The water covered
the floors two feet deep In some cases.
A good-sized portion of River street
was washed away and the bridge lead
Ing to the Palama district was carried
on. The heaviest rainfall in the city
proper was AT inches, while the
heaviest on the island occurred on the
north side Of the mountains, being 0.10
Inches. A native workman was
drowned.