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information of the above experts VII state so they will know not to tell any more lies, except they do so wilfully and maliciousy, that until I commenced to eX- clusively treat private diseases as a spe- cialty was member of the State Meaicai Association; also secretary of the Culiman County Medical Society and one of it's poaio of censors, or medical examiners. lSee transactions of Medical Association or Ala- oama, 1887, for proof). I will still eiVe special attention to private troubles, ana also treat at my office patients with any disease they may trust to my care.
 refer you with permission to larst Na- tlonal Bank, Alabama National Bank, Jei- Ierson County Savings Bank and steiner bros., Bankers, to my responsibility TOT my contracts I cure many patients py mall treatment. Write for prices and terms. Address pr. Y. E. Holloway, 1SO11s Second avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
 Office, Second avenue and Eighteenth street, opposite postoffice.
 Office hours, S:3O a. m. to 5:S0 p. m. Sun days, 10 a. to P m.
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Tho Cattle Markets

Chicago, June 29-Cattle receipts, 5000; steers generally steady; butchers stock, choice, steady; best on sale today three car loads at $5.60; natives good to prime steers, $5 20ll5. 80; poor to medium, $4. 5OlD 5.10: selected feeders, S3.75@47O; mixed stockers, S250d3.7O; cows, $2.S5d4.35; heifers, $300Q4.75; canners, s2.0002.75; bulls, $2.50@ 4.50; calves, si5046.75; Texans, receipts, POO; best sale today three car loads at $5.00; Texas fed steers strong and active, $i 100 5.20; Texas grass steers, $3.754425; Texas bulls, $2.75@3.35.
 Hogs-Receipts today, 24O00; market, 100 15c lower; moderately active; top, $5211a; mixed and butchers, $5.10G5.271s good to choice heavy, $5.2O05271 rough heavy, $5O5@5.15; light, $5O5G5. .271a@5. .22k.
 Sheep-Receipts, 5000; sheep and lambs, steady to slow; good to choice wethers, s400Q4.75; fair to choice mixed, $3.2oGD4 20; western sheep, s40Ol0475 Texas sheep, $3.5O @4 40; native lambs, $5.65; western lambs, S550@6.OO; spring lambs, s5.0OQ65O.
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SOUTH JOINED
 IN THE BUYING Cotton Futures Developed Sur priSing Amount of Activity. MARKET CLOSED STEALY Room Traders Seemed to Think That Ten Cents for August Futures
 Was Assured-Under-
 tone Was Firm
MARKET CLOSED STEALY

New York, June 29-F'rom an uneventful veloped surprising amount of activity and a remarkable degree of inherent strength with the feature of the day an advance to 10c by the July option. The weekly statement of statistics from Liverpool was hardly so bullish as expected, while the public and pricate advices at hand before our opening failed to note any serious change in the situation abroad. The start here was a tolerably steady one, with prices points higher to point lower. The action of the market during the first few minutes led traders to believe that the unprece- dented bull movement had about run it's course, and that speculation would fall off the customary dull summer month busi- ness. But before 10:30 a. m. foreign repre- sentatives stepped to the front as buyers of the near months, which were offered with extreme reluctance by local holders.
 The south joined in the buying movement which grew to tremendous proportion as the forenoon progressed. July made sheer advance to 9.SSc, or 15 points above the quotation current two weeks ago and just before the close sold at 1Oc amid in- tense excitement and bull enthusiasm. Au- gust followed with jump to 9.61, making the advance of that option within two weeks 120 points, Strong late cables, un- favorable crop news, and reported further rains in Alabama, Tennessee and Geor gia, together with rumors of a pronounced advance in spot cotton o1 urgent export demand, added to the firm undertone of the market. Then came a set back under local realizing, which started soon after the final English cables were in hand
 During the early afternoon the market seemed in position to go lower as for eign orders appeared to be pretty thor oughly executed, while the weather predc- tions were exceptionally favorable to the growing crop. But at the opening of the last hour bull speculation quickened, and prices assumed an upward course with the summer months far in the lead The sole thought in the minds of room traders seemed to be that 10 cents for August was assured, and on this feeling large blocks of that delivery were purchased on this display of confidence. The market closed very steady, with prices, net, 1043O points up on near months and 1Q3 points up on far months.
 New York, June 29.-Cotton steady; mid ding, 10c net receipts, 100; gross, LOSS.
 Total receipts today, net, 1,SS6; exports to Great Britain, 19; to the ointment, 1,OOo; stock, 169,11S.
 Consolidated, net receipts, 10,7S2; exports to Great Britain, 17,l56; continent, H,29I.
 Total since September 1, net 6,369, ,l3l; eX- ports to Great Britain, 2,196.S15; France, 6S9 026; continent, 2,633, 1i3.
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New York, June 29-The coffee market opened steady at unchanged prices and ruled moderately active with unimportant variations and rather easier undertone in the absence of public support. But the further advance in exchange rate at Rio and the backward movement of the new crop with diminishing American visible supply caused further covering in face of unsatisfactory European cables and the slack spot demand in the open market. The market eased off in the last hour un- der liquidation and closed steady with prices to 15 points net lower Total sales 21, 900 bags, including: July, $7.SO@7.35; Au- gust S35G17. .45; September, S.45G750; De- tober, $7.4007 55; November, S.50G7e5 De- cember $77O97.75; March, S7S5@S.00.
 Sugar-Raw, firm; refined firm.
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Birmingham City Bonds
The Iron Market. m. lime o9-The following a

Trvtts crd Prc"rcr Rutter-Elgin. 160l18c; dairy, No. 1. 1s0 eoc. country, 13@14c: cooking, none in mar ket.
 Irish potatoes. 65c per bushel Lemons, s4.5061475. Poultry--Hens, 25@27kc; fries, 15017c. small 146116e: ducks. 2oc; geese, 303oc. Eggs, 121ad13c per dozen. Tomatoes, g. 5093.00 per crate Spring cabbage, 2AG21ac per pound Onions-White, 234c; red, Sc.
 Local Staple Grocerts4 Flour--Best patent $4.50 straight. s3.65. p,le sugar-Granulated s5.SS96OO; Y. C.. 5he0 59sc. .,,<... sges. SIP so; Lyon's packages. $11. 80. Lard TAG.
 Clear ribs sides. 61ac. Molasses-Centrifugal 15335c; suear house, 2CG35c; Georgia cane, 36c. Rice, 4d61sc.
 Corn-Mixed, 56; white, 57c. Pearl meal, 95c.
 Hay-Choice timothy, $19.5O: No. l, SIS. clover mixed s17.00 Oats-Mixed 35c; white. 37c; seed 36c. Bran-Mixed, s1700; pure wheat, s1S5O Cotton seed meal.-s22,0Q
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, June 29.-Spot, fair business; prices higher; American middling fair, 1-16; good middling, 25-32; middling, 55s; low middling, 5A; gcs5 ordinary, 53s; ordinary 3-16. The sales of the day were 10000 bales of which were for speculation and export and included S,100 American; re- ceipts 300 bales. all American.
 Futures opened irregular and closed tr- regular; American middling, ! m. c: June, 5S6s June-Juy, 5.3l@5.3eb; July August, 5.26@527b; August-September 5.16@ 517s; SeptemberO October, 461s; October November, 44S@4.49b; November-Deeem- Der, 4.41G4.42s; January-Februa-y, 4350 436s; FebruaryMarch, 434@435b March April, 4.34b.
 New York Cotton Futures
 By Private Wire to Murphy 6 C6.
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Dry Goods

New York, June 29.-Business conditions in cotton goods without change of any ac- count. Buying of coarse brown cottons limited throughout but the market was not any easier than before. Raw cotton checks low, preventing sellers in making further concessions. No business in bleached cottons outside of small pur- chases, prices irregular. Coarse colored cottons slow and easy In prints the de- mand is moderate throughout; ginghams quiet and steady. The print cloths market Is quiet and idle. Linens quiet and un-
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,saily Stateinel5

Galveston-Steady; middling, SAC; re- ceipts, S,367
 Mobile-Steady; middling, SAC; sales, 5O; receipts, 1; stock, 5,214.
 Savannah-Quiet and steady; middling, 5-16c; sales, 5; receipts, 80; stock, 15,179. Charleston-Nominal; middling, 5-16c; receipts, 8; stock, 4,093
 ilmington-Nominal; middling, 91sc; stock, 2.2S1.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, 95sc; receipts, z; stock, 5,459.
 Baltimore-Nominal; mddling, 9&c; re- ceipts, 1900; stock, 4,729
 Boston-Quiet; middling, SAC; receipts, gross, 735.
 Philadelpha-Firm; middling, 1Ac; re- ceipts, 139; stock, 44S4.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling, 97sc; sales, 94O receipts, 22; stock 35, 464
 Memphis-Steady; middling, 95sc; re- ceipts, 36; sales, 2,10O; shipments, 65S; stock, 26,667.
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Mrs. Winslow.s Soothing syrup

HITss W IHsIO"s SOObIIHp syrup Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILL DREN WHILE TEETHING. with PER- FECT SUCCESS. It SOOTIIES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN: CURE WIND COLIC. and Is the best rem. edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists In every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and Surgeon.

Young physicians and the lesser lights of the medical profess sion, probably for the want of other prac- tice, try to create the impression that they are expert in the treatment of private diseases. They delight in telling people that doctors who adveruse are quacks and inn posters. Now, for the
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New Orleans Cotton Marks,

New Orleans June 29.-Cotton firm; quo tations revised; sales 4,650. Ordinary, S]sc; good ordinary, SEC; low middling, 9asc; mid ding, 13-16c; good mddling. 10lsc; mid ding fair, 1O3sc Receipts, 1,39S; stock, 66,- 4i3
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts 1O,- TSP; exports to Great Britain, r, 7,156; to the continent, 21,297; stock, 169,11S
 New Orleans, June @.-Cotton futures steady June, nominal; July. 1915 bid; Au- gust, 993; September S97@S.9S; October, S.39 as 40; November, 8.23@S.25; December S.224 S23; January, S.224S2S; February, S.24@ S26; March, S.27QS.29.
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Fishing at East Lake. One dollar per day, soc half day or 25c per hour.
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Chimes of Normady, by the Elite Opera Go. at LakevieW, evening.
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DOUBLE DAILY SCHEDULE TO GIN CINNATI. LOUISVILLE AND
 LEXINGTON.

No solid yestbuled train carries Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Bir- mingham to Cincinnati and from Birming- ham to New York without change. Cafe dining car Attalla, Ala, to Radford, Va, and Cafe dining and observation car Chat tanooga to Cincinnati.
 No carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati also free Re- clining Chair Car Chattanooga to Cincin- nati
 No. i Solid vestibuled Train has through Pullman Drawing Room Sleepers. Blrming- ham to New Orleans and Birmingham to Shreveport.
 J. M. Culp. Traffic Manager. Washington,
 Frank s. Cannon. General Manager
 C. A. Wickersnam. Superintendent. Blr. mingham.
 W. A. Turk, c P. A.. Wsshnstop. n. c. C. A Benscoter, A. G. P. A., Chatta- nooga.
 R. M Ellis. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
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The best tonic for family use is Moerlein Beer.
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BATHING AT EAST LAKE.
 25c if suit is furnished; 15c if bather furnishes own suit.
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Take the children to East Lake to play in the sand beds.
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Reserved seats for Elite oDera Go. at Lakeview, Nor as Drug Store.
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Have you tried 1.-the Ar lington reStaurantP
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Concert by Memoli's Band at East Lake every Sunday afternoon, 3 to 6. Free.
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COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.

All purchases and sales are made direo. ,,, the Exchange for which the order t'. given.
 1ntyre S. Wardwell; Purnen, Hagaman' e ST,eans; Ware & Leland, Chicago 1 References-First National Bank, of Pir- InfnGham; First National Bank Of Rome IIa4
 TELEPHONE No. 1145.
 Special attenSon given to orders over tele phone and orders sent from out of the city.
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BONDS
Financial

New York, June 29.-The Commercial Advertisers London financial cablegram:
 The markets here were inactive and feat ureless today, but firm. London bought Americans slightly, mainly Baltimore and Ohio, but New York did not respond readily and the rise was stopped. Paris is tipping tntos for an advance of several points on the large short account to be disclosed at the settlement
 The bank lost 10o,0 pounds gold to the Cape and received half that amount from Egypt.
 Loans to end with the half year were made at per cent and the bank, which did large loan business yesterday was again active today in that department, the prevailing rate being 31s per cent. Silver fell on yesterdays disclosure that the gov ernment had not been in the market ss was supposed.
 Sixty bleaching concerns are to be anal gamated with a capital of 5.000,000 pounds. The prospectus Is to be out in July.
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Coffee

changed. Burlaps quiet but rather firmer for Calcutta.
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Tetter-No Cure No Pay. Your druggist will refund your money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure you. 50 cts.
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Chicago 'Chauge

Chicago, June 29.-Wheat was weak, but later on a better demand for cash stuff, less pressue from longs, and reports of dam ages to winter wheat as well as com plaints from the northwest, closing 1Bc over yesterday. July corn closed shade lower, and August corn shade higher. Oats closed 1s@1sc down, and provisions were 171zc improved.
 The lea llit,cr f1lt1lrns rar ns fnlIn1..s.
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The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles Opened Highest Lowest Closing

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady. No. spring wheat 77p771ac; No. 2 red, S17s@S31sc. No. 2 corn, 42Go42Ac No. ? yellow, 42A@421se. No oats, 20as@25c; No white, 261a@27c; No. 3 white, 26@2624c No. flax seed, aSO; No. 1 northwestern $1.S0 Prime timothy seed, $2.15@2 2O Mess pork, per barrel, $11. 70112.S5. Lard, per 100 pounds $6.75G6.S719. Short ribs sides Qoose), S69oGD FPS. Dry sated shoulders (boxed) 634@7c Short clear sides (boXed) $5007.60. Whis key, basis of high wines, SIPS. Sugar un- changed.
 In the produce exchange today, the but ter market was firm; creamery, HQ19c; dairy, 19A616lAc Cheese, quiet, SRq91ac. Eggs, weak, 101ac.
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Invigorating and refreshing -Moerlein Beer.
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Treasury Statemel. 4

Washington. June 29.-Today's statement of the treasury balances in the general fund exclusive of the s150,00O000 gold rel serve in the division of redemption shows
 Available cash balance, s152, ,42l, 100; gold. $TO, ,331. .S43.
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Metal Market,

New York, June 29-Copper market quiet, s165O brokers price, s16. 25Q16.50.
 Lead market unsettled; exchange, $4 221ss @427h; brokers, $4.10
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Fishing at East Lake. One dollar per day, 5Oc half day or 25c per hour.
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Advertise in the Age-Herald.
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LOCAL MARKETS

Local Cotton Market Good middling, S7sc. Middling, SAC. Strict low middling, SEC. Low middling, 77sc.
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\. 3. COTHRAN & GO,

Room 10, Alabama National Bank Building
 Private leased wires to New York. New Orleans and Chicago
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OFFTcERS--N. E. Barker, President Harding. Second Vice President; Tom O. Cashier.
 D1RECTORs-T. T. Hillman, D. N ert Jemison, Erskne Ramsay, T. H. M K. Barker. F. NJ. Jackson.
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The Officers of this Bank win be pleased to meet or correspond with those who con- template making changes or opening new accounts.
The age-herald., 1900-04-25

sively and cured thousands of pauents fering with all manner of private trouot So,, Sexual Weakness, Syphilis. Stricture, a, orrhoea, etc. 1 offer you certaiu'y be stranger to you. If so. I refer you ',i with permission to First National Int,, banN, Alabama National Bank. Jefferson Cou1,s, ,onrs Savings Bank and Steiner Bros, Banhe as to my responsibility for my coh.s, l cure many patients by mall trea. tre Dr Write for prices and terms Address l'a' Y. E. Holloway, Watts Bldg, Thru and Twentieth street. Birmingham ,ra,,
 Office corner Third avenue and I oeth street. over Singer Sewing Aiac"lns Aia., company. Entrance on Third avenue heA. door to Birmingham Water Works cou' pany
 Office hours s:sO a. m. Co 5:3o D. m. Sun days, 10 a. m. to IA m.
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PRICES ADVANCED
 IN WALL STREET Signs of Large Operations on the
 Stock Exchange. MARKET GOT DULL AT CLOSE It Soon Became Manifest That Mon days Rally in Prices Was Due
 to the Demand fer the
 Short Interest
MARKET GOT DULL AT CLOSE

New York, April 24-There were signs of some large operations on the stock ex- change today and the market seemed to be in a humor for the purpose of facilitat- ing them. Yesterdays late show of strength found a response in the London market this morning, and prices of Amer jeans were well advanced before the open ing here. London bought quite freely in this market after trading commenced. But it quickly became manifest that yester- days rally in prices had been largely due to the demand from the short interest
 After the opening spurt buying quickly fell off and prices fell back while the mar ket became very dull The pool operations in Missouri Pacific, which were a promi- nent factor in yesterdays rally, came to a stop again and that stock fell back. The room traders turned to the bear side and worked for a reaction.
 Already money rates are lower here and higher in London than in June last when $20.O00,0o0 in gold went out in payment of the Spanish war claim. Demand sterling at that time did not rise above S4SSA, compared with $4.SS1s this morning. Tho Bank of England was then bidding 11s cent hi6ner TUT AHlerlcan eagles ana was al- lowing interest on the gold in transit which 1t seems not disposed to do now.
 Notwithstanding the prevailing ease of money rates here, the surplus reserves of New York banks are lower than usual at this period of the year, and the use of money continues active in the interior The present supply to the market from the sub-treasury on account of payments of bond premiums cannot continue indefn- ttely. Should it be interrupted while gold exports are making inroads upon the sur plus of the banks the effect on money rates would necessarily be promptly shown. Western New York and Pennsyl- vania general a4's rose 45s and then re- acted 2.
 The bond market generally was rather weak. Total sales, par value $239O. .OOO United States refunding 2s when issued and 3s and old As declined A in the bid price.
 New York, April A.-Money on call steay at 2Q2h per cent; last loan, 2A; prime mer- cantiie paper 4@5 per cent. Sterling ex- change easier, with actual business in . bankers bills at $4.SSA@4.SS9s for demand, and at $4.S41a0I4. .S45s for 60 days; posted rates, $4.S5@4S9
 Commercial bills. s4.41s Silver certifi- cates, 59&@6OlS; bar silver, 592s; Mexican dollars, 47A.
 Government bonds weak: state bonds in- active; railroad bonds weak.
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Murphy & company's Grain Letter

By Private Wire to Murphy & Co.
 Chicago, April 24.-Wheat-The wheat market was quiet and a trifie easier this morning. There was very little feature to the early dealings and business was to a large extent professional. The foreign markets were trifle lower early and then rallied. There was little selling for for eign account, with reports of fairly good weather conditions abroad. The weather was satisfactory generally at the west. The crop reports issued at Washington this afternoon were as follows:
 Temperature conditions of week ending April 20 generally higher; favorable but excessive rains in southern states greatly interfcrrcd with farm work and caused de- structive floods in portions of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Much re-plant- ing will be necessary for improvement in winter wheat condition generally reported except in Michigan and Wisconsin, where blowing up for other crops continues. Early sown wheat coming up to a good stand over southern portion. Spring wheat portion seeding nearly completed Rain quite generally needed for germination in northern part of the spring wheat telt. All reports regarding the oat crop ass encour- aging.
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The Cattle Markets

Chicago April A-Cattle receipts, 25OO; good to prime steers, $4.90615. 80; poor to 4.S0 mixed stocKers, S 30G14; cows, $3Gi4.50 $5.30a4; cows, s3GI45O; heifers, $3.25@4. .S5; canners, s2.25@2.S5; bulls, g. 9OG4. 25; calves, $a50@j.35; Texas fed steers, $4@525; bulls, $3 250D3. 80.
 Hogs-Receipts 1S,000; average 215cG15c lower. Top, $5571s; mixed and butchers, $530615.5 .55; good to choice heavy s5.45055715; i; rough heavy, $5SOGr5.4o; light, s5.2OQ54 5471a; bulk of sales, $5.40@5521s
 Sheep-Receipts, 1000; sheep weak to 10c lower. Wooded sheep about all gone. Wooded lambs steady. Shorn lambs weak; good to choice wethers, $5.250p575; fair to choice mixed. $4.75@5.50; western sheep, $5. 506D5. .75; yearings, $5.5066; native lambs S5.50@7. 3O western lambs, $66D730
 St. Louis, April A.-Cattle receipts, IT, 00o, including 300 Texans; market steady; native shipping and export steers. $i.S00 5.05 dressed beef and butchers steers, $4.50 60510: steers under 1000 pounds, $464 65: i: stockers and feeders, $3.5004S0; cows and heifers $2C04.75; canners $1.5062.S5; bulls, $3G03. .45; Texas and Indian steers, $365@p5; cows and heifers, $2.60G33.S0.
 Hogs-Receipts, 7.7O0 market 5c lower: pigs and lights, s5.05@5.35; packers, s5.25@ 5.40: butchers. 5. .401555
 Sheep-Receipts. 4,S00; market steady; na- tive muttons, $550d6.40: lambs. 7.50; spring lambs, $7.35@775; culls and bucks, B. 75Gp 8.
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Birmingham City Bonds

v'-,-its p-ntr-~o Butter--Elgin, 2SG25c; dairy. No. ]. 1s@ 20c: country, 1501Gc: cooking. S010c. Potatoos-Irish, FOG. Lemons. $3 0G63.25. Pouitry-Hons o5G27kc; fries. 15G217c: srnall, 1aa1Sc; ducks, 29c; geese, 2561s0c. Ic-rs 12G1Gt@c. per dozen Toma toes, .25 per crate. Sprin, cabbage, s3.C0 per crate Onions--Whte. 11A: red, 1%c Apples, 8 35o34.50 per barrel
 yccal sfap,o Grocerie' Frlour-Best patent, $450; straight, $3.G5; patents, s4.1O.
 Sugar-Granulated SEQ; Y. C.. 5Hc. Coffee-Creen, 1Oi4@12c; ArbuclSle's pack ages. SIP 80; Lyons packages, s1iSO. Lard. 7Bc.
 Clear ribs sides, 6izc. Molasses-Centrifugal, 15@35c; sugar house, 20035c; Georgia cane, 36c. Rice, 4ff6kc.
 Corn-Mixed Sic; white, 52c. Pearl meal, Ssc. Hay-Choice timothy $21 .Oo; No. 1, s1S.25; clover mixed, sf7.00 Oats-Mixed, S6c white. BIC; seed, S9@ 40c.
 Bran-Mixed. s17 00: pure wheat, s1S.0O. Cotton seed meal, S22.50.
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short" influenced by the better weather conditions Rains were only reported at a few points in South Carolina, and at this writing the market is steady with quiet undertone. It now looks as if the amount to come in sight this week will be about 5000 bales, or the same as last week, and compares with n,000 the same week last year. A private cable from Liverpool to- day attributes the advance in old crop positions to shorts covering owing to ex- pectation that Ellison & Co.'S circular to- morrow will be very bulliSh.