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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-29
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Body OF Stephen Crane, the novelist, in
TERED at Eliza beth, n. J.
Estate Of Silas b. Cobb. the Chicago mil
lionaire, shown to be twice the amount sup
posed.
Hamilton College. Rome, n. Y. conferred
degree OF d. d. ON the Reverend Charles
Sumner of Oak Park, Ill.
Train robbers nerve failed him and he
Jumped from a train near Omaha. Neb.
Plans for the American Bar Association
made public.
oxford conferred degrees upon Reverend
Morgan Dix of New York and ]. NJ Baldwin
of Princeton
Brooklyn navy yard oficials recommend a
cut In machinists' wages
Miss Marion Bybee. a wealthy California
young woman, found half-clothed and III IN
Iowa
John G. woolley of Illinois and Harry b.
MetcaIf Of Rhode Island were nominated Ter
President and Vice President by the Pro-
h,bitic.i National Convention.
A crowd of negro excursionists made
trouble In Metropolis. III. A fight with Of
fcers resulted IN the fatal wounding or
three negroes.
The Southern Illinois Teachers Associa-
t,on elected officers and adjourned.
At Kansas City preparations for the DEM
ocratic National Convention are being COM
pletsd.
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WEI-HIEN MISSION GONE.

BY REV. FREDERICK BROWN.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Che-Foo. Iune 2S.-(Copyright, 1900.
hy the New York Journal and Adver-
tiserl-The Presbyterian mission prop
erty at Wei-Hien has been entirely de-
stroyed. The missionaries stationed
there are safe, and German cavalry has
gone to protect mines.
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Admiral Alexieff. dated Port Arthur,
June %:
During the night Of June 23 a de-
tachment of four companies Of Rus
slams. Colonel Schiyinsky commanding,
and the same number Of foreigners went
to the relief of admiral Seymour and
brought 200 of his wounded to Tien-
'l>Sin"
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MRS. ]. W. BAILEY SICK.
Congressman Will Not Attend
Democratic Convention,

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Dallas. Tex, June 81. W. Bailey,
Congressman from the Fifth Texas Dis
trict. to-day was called suddenly to his
home at Gainesville, because of the serious
illness of his wife. Mr.. Bailey, as a conse-
Quence, has abandoned his intention of be-
5ng present at the National Democratic
Convention. He will start next week to take
Mrs. Bailey to health resort in Virginia.
1f she Is able to make the trip.
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.bc to $3.50 Excursions

Via Big Four Route. Sunday. July LIST. to
Bunker Hill. Litchfed Nokomis. Hillsboro,
Pana Shelbyville. Windsor. Mattoon and
way stations. Special train leaves st. Louis
at S:32 u. IN. Tickets Broadway and Chest
nut and Union Station.
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Marine Intelligence.

Queenstown, June 2s-Arrived: New Eng
land. from Boston. for Liverpool.
Liverpool June 2s.-Arrived: Irishman.
from Boston.
Bremen, June 2S.-Arrived: Kaiserin Maria
Theresa, from New York.
Queenstown. June 28.-Sailed: Oceanic
from Liverpool. New York; Belgenland.
from Liverpool. Philadelphia
Glasgow, Juno 8.-Arrived: Sandman,
New York
Hamburg. June 2s.-Arrived: Palatia, New
York.
Naples. June 2s-Arrived: Victoria, Paler-
mo. for New York; Ems. New York. and
sailed for Genoa.
New York. June 2s-Sailed: Steamer Kara
mania, Leghorn and Marseilles, ETC.
Liverpool. June &-Arrived: Steamer New
England, Boston via Queenstown.
London. June S.-Sailed: Steamer Mesa
bie. New York.
Glasgow. June 2s.-SaiIed: Gloster Lau-
yentian, New York.
Lizard. June 29.-Passed: La Champagne,
New York for Havre.
Plymouth. June 9.-Arrived: August Vic
toria, New York for Hamburg and pro-
ceeded.
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Durins the Past Fifty Years

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING,
with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1T SOOTHES
the CHILD, SOFTENS THE GUMS, AL
LAYS THE PAIN. CURES WIND collie.
and IS the best remedy for DIARRHEA.
Ass ;or .',:Irs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
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BRITISH LOSSES.

London. June 2S.--Admiral Bruce, in
command of the British forces ut Taku.
reports to the British Admiralty the fol-
lowing casualties:
AT Taku. June "A, one seaman
wounded. At Tien-Tsin, up to the fore
noon of June 23, four seamen killed and
Lieutenants Stirling. Powell and Wright,
Commander Beatty and fOrty-four mid
shipmen and seamen wounded"
ARRANGING PEACE TERMS.
Shanghai. June 2S-It is asserted here
that Liu, the Viceroy of Nankin, has re-
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Glenwood Springs and Return.
S9S. 50.

XIV July Sd. 9th and 18th. and Z
bVVRnlR1AA gust 1st. 7th and list Long X
AAVv0kN turn Iimt-Octooer a1st. Gid
wood Springs is one Of the md
delightful resorts IN Colorado.
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Thrives on good food and sunshine. With
plenty of exercise In the open air. Her
form glows with health and her face blooms
with its beauty. IL her system needs the
cleansing action of a laxative remedy. shs
uses the gentle and pleasant Syrup Of Fig,
made by the California Fig Syrup Co. ool-
Adv.
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RELIEF FOR SEYMOUR,
WHOSE LOSS is 374


ceived instructions from Pekin to in
form the foreign Consuls here i'm
mediately that the legations at Pekin
"haye been arranging peace terms"
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Other Western Points.

On July Sd and Eth and August
~! : ! !; / !: !: J :: :; !;
M~- Eth and .Ist tickets will b sold
N.vlA1R1} at greatly reduced rates to many
~ W.VAU8AN points in Iowa. Kansas. Nebras-
WIN ka North and South Dakota.
Colorado Wyoming. Montana
Arizona. New Mexico. ETC., etc.
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For further particulars INQUIRE at
Wabash Tickle, Office. Broadway and
Olives. f. Cor.-or address c. s.
Crane, G. p. < T. A. st. Louis.
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have no desire TO hold any other officis
position
SUIZE.R Glib AT DENVER.

Denver. Colo, June 2s.-A Suizer Demo-
cratic Club was organized here tonight for
the purpose Of booming the New York Con-
pIessman at Kansas City for the vice
presidential nomination. Among the MEM
bers are Thomas j. Maloney, County Treas
urer Elder and others prominent In the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-29

Half rates on Big Four Route. Fourth O:
July tickets on sale July 8 and 4. Ticket
Office, Broadway and Chestnut.
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Thursdays Fair Grounds winners: w. B.
Gates. Sard, Tickful. Capron. Miss Mae Day,
The Light
Old players Of the Pittsburg club froze ont
young Ketcham when he tried TO play.
g. G. Stickney is the only ST. Louisan en-
tered in the amateur golf championship OF
America
At New London Yale won the Varsity
boat race, and Harvard the four-oar and
freshmen races.
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RAILROADS.

General Manager Polk of the Gulf. Colo
rado and Santa Fe says he knows nothing
of the proposed Beaumont extension
The Santa Fe Will run its first transcon-
tinental train into Frisco over Its own
tracks next week.
General Passenger agents met to discuss
plans for handling tickets over the Eads
and Merchants bridges after August ].
There is a persistent rumor that President
e. p Knott of the Plant system will re-
sign.
The Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf has de-
cided to purchase the Choctaw and Mem
phis.
There will be a joint meeting in st.
Louis on July II of the Western and
Southwestern passenger associations.
meeting TO complete plans for building
The new Relay Depot at East ST. Louis will
be held on July 8.
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BATTLE IN ASHANTI.

That bilious taste and loss OF appetite are
quickly cured by Hoods Sarsapartlla-
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YaNG-TsE VALLEY PEACEFUL.

Shanghai telegraphs that the viceroys OF
the provinces Of the YangTse-Kiang VAL
ley have resolved to maintain order pro-
vided the Powers do not intervene SO long
as order prevails. The Consuls. It is added
unanimously accepted the proposal and
signed a declaration to that effect.
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Denver, Colorado Springs or Pueblo
and Return. S26. 50. :

4 July 81. 9Th and 18th. ard A(
mn" gust 1st. sth and list. Long L
bvWao1eIN turn limit-October slst. A sple-
sJ] VSEa& did opportunity to see the Col
SN RADIO Rockies at comparative
little cost.
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To Kansas City.
Low Excursion Rates.
Only $50 for the round trip, via Burling-
ton Route, on July 2. 3 and T. Two fast
trains daily with chair cars and sleepers.
8 a. m. and s:45 p. m.
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london. June %. 4 a. m.-The casualties
OF the International fo:ce attacking Tien-
TSin
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Nothing doing.
other Spot Markets.

prices
Low midoling...s lis Sales ...
Low ordinaFy,..7 s-ie AiddlinS ......sk
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GALVESTON STOCK.
DAILY INTERIOR MOVEMENT,
Galveston Country Produce.

Tomatoes-Coast country and island crop.
81 90 per bushel; one-third bushel boxes.
CEq7Sc.
Beeswax--Good yellow. 2oq22c; mixed $50
ice
Hsy-cheice timothy $40 2Oals.5o per ton
choice upland prairie 81 .C0fG2. 90 per TON.
according to quality; choice alfalfa d4,50;
now coast crop s5.o0G6.00 Dealers ask an
advance OF SOC TO 81 per ton on these figures
Pecans-Texas l0al2lsc per pound
Gsrlic-50a6oc per string; small, lSc, new.
Butter--Fresh Texas, lSc per ID,
died. Ease fresh bay and island. loo
,oCnions-New cEop Texas. 81 10 per bushsl
Potatoes-New Texas. i5c; California 9Jc.
strained, 81 per gallon, in cases; in bar,
res. 50a65c,
cantaloupes-Texas none; Arkansas COS
cabeage-st, Louis, sl5o@2 % per crate.
Chiekens-Grown hens, s25OdeI5. ml
l. %: old ROSTERS 81 50G2 90 per dozen
Turkeys-Hens, SioOG5.o0; gobblers So Oo7B
90 per dozen. Not wanted thars heinz
scarcely any demand.
Geese-unplucked, s3.50d4o0 Not wanted
Ducks-s3,00 per dozen
Guineas- 90 per dozen
Beeis-2oa95c per dozen lunches Quota
tons nominal,
Eschalots-i0ai5c per dozen punches
Texas Peaches-Fonr-basket crates 45a6sci
boxes. a01sSc.
Plums-Te1as, soasSc; Botan SOC per crate.
Apples-40qSoc per box
okra--76c per bushel
Egg Plants-20025c per doEen
Green Pepper-S0d4oc per bushel
hIenoock Pears Bushel box 7Sc: one
third bushel box 75c
biss-Ibe9A.ee per bushai eratA
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COTTON CROP CONDITIONS.
A mississippi Firm Discusses the
Outlook,

Meridian Miss. July lS--S Johnston writes
of the cotton outlook:
Since my report under date OF June a.
tremendous rains have fallen especially dur
ing the latter half OF June which have added
still more uncertainty to an already critical
situation Since July all of NY teiegraphic
reports to friends making inquiries CONCERN
ms the conditions have shown most marked
and steady Improvement, not only In our
immediate section. but over the entire cui :
ton belt, and IN many instances my REPLIES
have shown that not a few now openly com
Tess the damage has not been SO great hs
once supposed
The writer has studied closely the effects
OF the unprecedented rains this spring upon
all vegetation. aud to cite one particular
point which has come specially under his
obs srYation, he calls attention to the dit.
ierept effects upon various vegetables grown
u our gardens. II is particularly notice.
able that all vegetables, with the execution
Of one. have shown the disastrous efIects
81 too much moisture. That one exception
tne okra plant, has not only suryidea ths
neayy downpours, but has actually thriyed
Any student Of vegetation knows that the
okra plant is OF nearer kin 70 the cotton
yiant than any other, being entirely OF The
same family, not only In appearance hui
u growth and formation OF fruit. II Is NOT
unfessonapie 70 assume then that wher,
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,, DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.

.r PRODUCE.
.,nIANs-importsd navy Jeans sac; Bayon
sac; EnSl!Eh dried Sc; piaks ske; Lama IA
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Clac; black eyes bMc; Texas black eyes Sg4c,
IUTTER--Blue Star 2id22c: dairy l,c: Hed
star osc, Elgin creamery 22U2Sc; oleomhi-
earipe dairy prices 1sc. Lincolg solids II l5c
prints illsc; Special Blue star l;f1ii Gry sla
Gem and Country Rolls los, speo's, ta 1s,ac:
fancy dairy dc; Texas countTy puVei 'v's'
Texas bricks 14qlec ~.
CABBAGE-St. Louis. la sacks, 20 per TO-
crates, s2.s0. az,
CHEESE Wisconsin full cream rolls 4n
l4i."; Wisconsin full cream daisies lac.
EGGS-Texas. 6D7c; Kansas l9c' husran'
teed. a. =.
KRAUT-New. in M-lb barrels. $50.
ONIONS-New per 10, 1An2c.
pure 15c. ~
PoTAToEs-Texas Triumphs. e5175e
PoULTRY-Hens 81. 00d$2 20; cocks, large,
old. 81 25G3l 80; mixed lots, sl,1id2 ,OO' fryerF,
81 i5d2 20; brollers 81 .ooql % Turheys. mems
81 5oqG 90; gubblers Sc 0OGe,sO per eozen, &C
cording to size and quality, DUCKS, Iars Se
80 6cG325. Geese, full feathered, NV g4'oo
CUR cas- 81 60i2 co.
ToMAToEs-Per crate OF four boxes sSn
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ordinary, .......s lis Good middlins.sa

Ordinary. ....s 1-1e Good middling.sN
Good ordinary..s 9-i6 Sales ........b3
New York-Sgots closed quiet and I'M
changed.
Good ordinary. g 1915 Good middllnE 10 SIZE
Low mIddlng. o e-16 Mddine fair. .l0A
Middling 10 Sales ........lA
New 0rleans--Spots closed nrm; prices UNI
changed
Low ordinary...7 7-16 Middling ......lo 3-le
ordinsry.....ns lis Good middllngl0 I-ls
Good ordinary. 81 Mddling fair 10 ll-s
Low mddling. % lille Sales ......,.. 1900
Liverpool---Spots small business; prices l-l6d
down sales 1000. OF which 1900 were Amer-
can; imports 100. OF which all were Ameri-
can
Good ordinary. 20 1882 Good middllng 5 3l-32
Low midding g 21-s2 Mldding fair. 6 5-lf
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These quotations are revised daily and thaf
correctness can be relied upon The price
are those ruling IN Houston Wholesale mar
kets
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re rSpiiowirg were the prices of bonds At ~. :.
+ e reslstsrsd when lssued.... 100
onrsd states %. registered ......... 100
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LOCAL COTTON REVIEW.

Houston. saturday. July n.

Houston. saturday. July a.
Cotton futures took a sudden turn for the
better TODAY, New York advancing to 10
points and New orleans 10 to r.. The ad-
vance was somewhat surprising TO the trade,
as Liverpool futures showed decline Of
] TO 2-6id and tho general sentiment was
rather bearsh Both summer and fall months
shared in the improved prices The spot
markets were dull and unchanged
spot business at Houston Just now is at
standstll. The stock Of cotton at this
point IS only 100 bales, against over II 900
on hand at this time last year Representa-
tVss Of large cotton houses are beginning
to return from their summer vacations. how
ever and business will soon open UP again.
Only few scattering bales will be mar
keted next week. but after August Is the
staple will begin to come forward quite rap.
idiy ana by the 10th OF september the fall
movement will be on In earnest About the
largest amount that can be expected from
Texas next month viii be 10000 bales. aud
this VIII be nearly ali from the south
western part OF the State. Many well post
ca cotton meu contend, however, thar the
amount marketed during August viii not
exceed $4,000 bales.
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DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.

Qrlnine 4iG43c per ounce, in bottle; NOR.
phine s? O5d2. 2S per ounce. cocaine 50. 90 per
ounce, borax stsc per pound in io9-pound
packages copperas ii 40 per pound in bar
fels castor oil .l.l5 per gallon IN 5,sanon
barrels; alcohol 81. 90 per gallon, sulphur VS.;
per hundred in barrels; alum 2iac per pound
in barrels saltpetre &c per pound IN barrels
So 10; powdered opium $40: oarbolic acid
5Sd4lo ner pound bottles; calcium carbide
s. 20 per cwt.. delivered Texas common rail-
way rciutG.
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stands were good. the plant having received
Us share OF work and kept clean or grass, IL
has done well. and with favorable weather
Will produce full yield: but this portion OF
the crop only represents about So per cent
OF the total. II will be remembered that the
year 1893 WAS very marked by the heavy
rainfalls DURING the summer months, fol-
lowed by most favorable September, pro-
ducing 11.260,000 bales.
While It is well enough to casually mention
the improving conditions now taking place,
IL will be equally as well 10 remember the
immense disadvantages under which this crop
was pitched. the late start made, and the
Few scattering days in which time was given
to work 1t properly, all resulting In total
abandonment OF the crop In many instances,
70 such an extent In the entire belt that we
do not feel It is an exaggeration 20 assume
that the increased acreage this season has
been entirely wiped out
Referring to the clause In my circular I'M
der date of June 15 where the probabilities as
TO the size OF the crop are considered IL
was mentioned. under most favorable con-
dtions. 100000 might be produced" de-
Quoting therefrom the increase in acreage Of
81 allowed which we now claim has been
lost. II will be seen not more than 10 100000
can be reasonably expected. Imasno such
conditions. Practically no visible supply,
consumption 100000 to ll.5oo.oOo. crop OF
possibly not over 10.250,000. Can the average
man. identified with the cotton trade per-
haps for forty years fully comprehend what
this would mean? We say, should such a
small yield as 10,000,000 or TO- 100000 only be
realized this year, that nothiIS but the
greatest upheaval in the financial and po-
litcal affairs of the world could prevent
speculation from taking the price OF cotton
to higher figures than we have seen 1t for
twenty-five years,
Notwithstanding the general Improvement
that is being noted on all sides, and the
depressing influences now surrounding the
market, having tendency to lower the
price, we claim this general improvement
Is taking place from the worst general con-
dtions the writer has ever known The
critical month OF August is yet to come.
While the crop is now doing we'll we have
all seen the brightest prospects swept away
in a short time by hot winds In August.
with our opinions so firmly hxed regarding
the situation. We can not refrain from ad
vsing all OF our spinner friends to look
sharply to their interests, taking time by
the foreock, and fortify themselves against
the onslaughts which will be made upon
them by the Spectator, by purchases Of a
large portion of their supplies, whenever the
can secure contracts in the New York or
New Orleans cotton exchanges for fall de-
lverles between III and cents
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T =
The great mass Of small traders have been
convinced that a corner In the old crop was
effected and the high figures tempted them
to sell and help the break OF the past week
They are lust as willing to buy however. on
any reaction and believe the commodity a
purchase on all decided reactions, II Is q
market to scalp up and down in which to
take quick profits New crop options al =
cents look cheap"
Evidently MIR. Chews advice was good
"Ncep out OF the summer months, aud as
TO the later ones, the low figures are likely
soon t. be made" Stuart Acheson
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New York. July 2l-The market for cot
ton futures opened quiet with prices UNI
changed 10 points lower and with specula-
ton totally lacking. The room traders de-
voted attention to Weekend settlements; the
South sold the far months; Liverpool pur-
chased the summer and carly fall deliv-
cries Following the call demand from shorts
aud scarcity Of sellers caused prices to adj
vance quite sharply, though business con-
tinued TO hang tire. The cables frpm Liver
pool were not better nor worse than looked
for. The crop accounts from ths Eastern
aud Western sections of tho belt were fully
as good as the average for some time past.
while accounts from the Eastern division wero
satisfactory IN the long run Warm local
showers we're said TO be benefting tina crop
over the larger portion OF the belt. The
political news was the main incentive of the
room trade In their endeavor TO reduce obli-
cations rs matter OF precaution over the
sunday interval OF adjournment Spot cot
ton closed quiet with prices unchanged Flu
lures closed very steady with prices NJ ii
net advance OF 9 to y points, the frmness
being entirely due to local covering on a
small sfple.
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The range Of prices Tor the active mon,b,
2 W. NJ. L...--.-.--

IN New foFH and New Orleans is as follows,
opened. High. Low. C1osc.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago, July 21.-- Butter-Firm; cream
15al9 dairy 15G17. Cheese--Frm; sae'
Egge--Firm, fresh II. i.
Kansas City. July 2l.-Eggs-Firmi ~
Missouri and Kansas stock SA per u''1
Southern 6, cases returned. az
St Louis, July 21.-Eggs-Steady, ~
New York. July -Eggs-Recelp's
packages; market firm, Western az
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SUGAR

New York, July 2l.-sugar-Raw suY1
fair refining Az; centrifugal 90 test ~ \
lasses sugar Az refined firm; No. ~. ~,
S $40: No. 0 5.35. No. 10 $50; No. IL S.,v,
IL 5.25; No. IL $50, No, IA 500 stana.sn1
5 S0' confectiopers A $50; mould a eSs
loaf Gao; crushed $40; powdered CIV s''1
lated 6,l0 cubes 625.
New York, July 81. Sugar-Strong.. 4
trlfrgal yellows 595la; seconds 3Gi s-M
lasses-Quiet and nominal.
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GRAssHoPPERs ATTACK FRuf
serious Damage Done I'm the De'
County Orchards.

Denton. Texas. July 2O.--A report Y
the Gribble Springs community, seven u
NORTH OF the city. beyond Clear VI
says that the grasehoppers are pa,
havoc with garden vegetables and oFs1
fruits. A peculiar aspect of the plas.
thai they strip the meat off peaches,
pies. etc, in the case of the former :
Ing the seed hanging upon the tree
and naked. In nearly every insI1
noted. according to the report, tho
eaten was green. ripe fruit in other q
OF the orchard going untouched. fne
sects are also damaging cotton 70
extent, but not greatly.
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Carload lots, fob. cars from millers; deal
ers charge from store 6pl0c more per l9U
lbs on bran, 2qSc per bushel on oats and corn
and lOdl5c per 100 lbs on nay.
BRAN--Per 100 pounds 7SgS0c.
WHEAT SHORTS-Per 100 pounds. eScH
81 o..
CORN-No. sacked 5745Sc.
oATS-Choice bright Texas 27d2Sc.
HAY-Alfalfa sll .50G12Oo; per tom tim
othy 15.5O@16. 50 South Texas prairie hay
IS 50d6. 80; North Texas and Territory $50
Ql0.00.
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s5.lsA
= Less LIS.


New York, July q Money 90 call notnl-
nal no loans. Prime mercantile paper 4a48
per cent Sterling exchange steady with
actual business in bankers bills at 4.s7is for
demand and at 4 s37sQ4 81 FOR sixty days,
posted rate 4s4hd4,S5 and ass CONNER
cial bills 4.S3hG4.S3iS. Bar silvr 61le; 8 l.
ver cert fcates 61iadG2ia Mexican dollars
4sh State bonds inactive. railroad bonds
Irregular government bonds quiet.