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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-01
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
All Cereals We're Quiet 90 The Board Of
Trade.
THE HEAVY SNOW WAS BfARlSH 10 WHEAT
Corn Was Dull and the Pit was
QuIet-0afs and Proviions
Were Inactive.

Chicago, February 2s.--Boaf Of trade mar
kets were quIet today. The heavy snow was
bearish influence In wheat May lc under
yesterday, May corn and May oats closed each
a shade down. May pork closed i5c depressed,
May lard 2lsd5c lower; May ribs sc down.
Up to fifteen minutes to the end OF the
session the wheat market was dull and steady
at fractional decline from yesterdays close.
May was almost entirely 10 the hands of the
soaipers. The heavy snow all over the wheat
belt was the bearisl influence, but tho mar
het bore up against II WITH great iortltude
the last quarter of an hour IN Riding them
selves OF a burden which nobody seemed to
want May opened hWAc lower, at jjAWbb
aud touched 66Sc early, but the major por-
ton OF the resi- OF the session fluctuations
we're between 65Ac and 66c. The slump which
wound up the day carried May from 6j7sc to
0ohc, ana the close was weak. 5sGplc under
Yesterday, at 6GsM65A. New York reported
ten loads takel for export. Atlantic port
slehfances IN wheat and hour were equal to
iS3 600 bushels. Primary receipts were 66S. 600.
compared with $4,000 last year, Minneapolis
nhd Duluth reported 523 cars against 50i las.
week ana ~ year ago. Chicago received
~ cars. The cash demand was slack, al
though 10000 bushels. it was reported wan
worked from here on lie rate to the sea
The delays ana embarrassmens OF the
storm had dull.Eg effect on the corn market
md the pit was very quiet Country offerings
we're small ana served as a support. although
ne shipping demand was very slack The
freak In wheat cost the coarse cereal shade
II the end Local receipts were $50 cars.
oats were inactive, remaining at one price !
or May throughout the session! Receipts /
iefe were 3l9 cars. The snow kept many |
raiders from business, condition which ma |
erlally contributed to the stngnatlon.
froylsiors were weak. There was scattered |
lguldaton thToughout the day and little out
lde demand. Besides the decline there was I
ouses.
- ,4lra'ed receipts tomorrow: Wheat 22
ans; corn 325 cars; oats $50 cars: hogs g70lu
cad. 't'N
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.ors-cut Loaf G.eji graruieted ~.
-. LouI. Grain ana provis,,,.

Louis, Fobcuary Is Wheat No rcd
,esh 6SSs Fehruiyy GS'. May sS5s Iuly Is,
Ne hard. 6l&at6is Corn IA y cash 90,
CehrnaN 81; May 9S7l July 33Ts Oats.
20, z cash and February ga: May silS; No
: Whlto aNd26A Pork-Qmet iohhnp 10 81
ior old u 5'l7 for new Lard Choice 5bi,s
nid 5ea asked. Flour STEADY and unrhangcd
isn'olhy secd firm Cornmeal-Stcady SofD
80 hran-Sieady. sacked east track 6ia6t
Hay ~Ilnothv steady S.i5Cll 90. pr,iris mr.,
~ Whisky-steady 123ig. Iron cotton lies
Ky tagging 3.sd6ys. Hemp Irvine Q. nry
III snoulders-BoNed dun extra shorts 6vG;
Lar s,ues 6,l2la Bacon Boxed dull; extra
shorts ESQ clear ribs 662ls, clear sldes ~
ne h6eeeelpts; Flour 5000, wheat $1,000 corn a..
SlV oats 2lOO0. Shipments Flour 5000. whent
10000, corn $4,000, oats % 600 "N''''
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New foik February 2S-lhe market for
an stanlo cottons elbows undated strength
and further advances arc noted in plaids.
oheVioS ticks. ducks ami brown shoetlnss
Raw Gotten helned the market but short
supplies instity the action Of sellers The
dcmend is OF fair extent aud trller than ell.
ers can take complete care Of Higher prices
eAtfcted in leading beaohcd goods. ticks
fllhts nrlh u NIL stable lines. No change IN
ginghHms, Print cloths quiet but firm for
weolen and dress goods. Plain fabrics we'll
sold for fen and good demand Tor tanciyS
ChlelY IN low and mndlnnn r.rndna
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Mlddling ....s
s uosa middHng.9 SIS
ss ass. fair .sS
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HIDES AND Wool.
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago, February 2S.- Butter-Market o
creamery iSa23; dairy l5i5d2i. Cheese-f'
1908. lsggs-Strong; fresh l4Is.
Kansas City, February 2S-Eggs-S1
,sc higher fresh Missouri and Kansas q
lse dozen. eases returned; new wooden "a
cases included l2ls.
New York. February 2s.-Eggs-fse a4spts
10 packages; Western at mark liIs; Sbusa'
at mark l3hdliH.
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COFFEE.

New York. February IS. Coffee fnn,-a.
10 points decline and ruled an,c, prices TO
NIL andertone IN the absence Of Rio eshi.sa
Mnlie the spot market was easy. pn ,Sipies,
Sei ' }sr, as..ve Y ihe attsraocn aud The mar.
SSvss there was net decline az i0sfl5 no,r cns
!; ec .sies were 30, 40 baks. ineluding Maren
, ,an August leS; September iSsi. ~ s's IN
$40, coffee Rio nominal. 30 ss srro $50.
,,ox. l9selns %; mild. market auis,: cor.
TO fair sa9a.. mo ordinary
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3ANK CLEARiNCh
NEW YoRK EXCHANGE.
New York Money.

New York, February 28.--Money on q!
steady actual transactions changing trdj
PAPA per cent: last loan at "a closed offerj
Sterling exchange steady, with actual bud
ness in bankers bills at 4.S6ss for demais
and 1885 for sixty days. Posted rates ts}
ASS and 4.S71sGI4SS. Commercial bills 4s2se
4 IS. Silver certificates Ad602i. Bar u
yer 5a%. Mexican dollars 47A Governms3
bonds irregular; State bonds quiet; rallroS
bonds firm,
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COFFEE.
fspecial TO The post.l

Especial TO The Post.)
New York, February 2s-S. Mum, sora
Co. say OF coffee:
Coffee was 10 points lower on some mott
owing 20 selling by Europe and dlsapponrN
cables from Havre and Hamburg. Bulls l4
are rather disguised at the continued absss.
OF stimulating news and some sold "
close was steady with sales for the dy
80, $50 bags. 1t Is u dragging and undors'a.
~ more or less diseouraging affair at pros.
Rio receipts were 1900; Santos not repcr1
there being n holiday in Brazil. Coiiee ~
have Its day sooner or later.
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GRAIN AND HAY

Carload lots. fob. cars from millers: doal-
ers eharse from store 51lOc more Yer leo lbs
en- bran, e1Se per hushel on oats and corn ma
100 l5e per 100 lbs on hay. a-'-
BRAN-Per leo pounds, 72a7sc.
RICE BRAN-Per 100 lbs, Soc
WdIEAI sHORIS-Per 100 lbs, 95ns1. O5.
CCooIsN-Me sacked 44iaa4i5c.
oVTS CHoPS-Mixed and pure SsaS5c.
oaI s--Good No, Texas 314S3c; on or M
gisdes 2S4Sse Kansas white No. 57SbaSc.
az 81: White Saasee; slightly stained S0isa
othy Si4 50a1i.50. south Texas nrSIri u hn
q SSoog6.oo North Texas and Territory So oO53
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o, Snleago. February sS,--Cattlo- Rceelnts IN
crime steers STEADY TO Toe higher; 4 S0g5e n''
tSur 70 medium about steady. .00SI n. ,.e,
S vste de, feeders steady 42jal,5; missed sioSS.
heife gsq ARM SFSH o w cows steady S.OoG ;
~ SVs bulls STEADY, s70Fl;O; calves sfoa8,.
$4,000 w, Texans, receipts 500. Ttxhs Spi
s'S S steady. S.9Od5.O0 TeSas buls orr ru
%aIeS g, o. Hogs-Receipts today eso00 est
astNS aysragS shade higher: tor / .97sg. mIys6
~ NY IDnu,chers i,0nia2is; good 10 heavy ~
q9ss =; rough heavy f.DGl So: liT6t , AK AK
- oco nGlk salee 4.Sodii.s0 Sfcen--Receipts
l,,s sNeep and lambs strong iOQi5c higher.
t ISoFa 70 choice wethsrs 5. Nl5.S5; iair ~
su oo mined 4'SQA5.i0; Western sheen ( s5SS
Nv Yearlinss 5.755f6,S0. native lambs < az
80 Western lambs .o0fS. So 1--WE
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METALS.

New York. February 2s-oniy uninp7
ant changes occurred in the market Tor p
ais: business generally very slack. with a
iron closing dull and weak: copper unchsl''
az 1879; tin firm but dull at 81. so. noE1'1
this being against 32 0Gis2 so Yesterday. "
was about steady at UNCHANGED prices. 81
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London ConsoIs.


London. February 2s-Consols for mosI
1olM for the account 101% Bar silver III
per ounce. Money az per cent The rate \
discount in the open market for short n
37sd3 Ills per cent. Three months "a
II -16M3ai per cent.
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London Financial.

New York. February 25.-Commercial A
vertiser's London financial cablegram: n
markets here opened very quiet today. III!
were also dull. hut improved on the news
Rtller's Drogress. Americans were gcd
thu orghout the session. Money was in a
mand. Continental exchanges were ur1'
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FINANCIAL nRIErs.

New York. February 2S.-Clearings S163,g
212: balances s7,2S3,672.
Paris. February 2S,-Three per cent rent
l0li, lie for the account.
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ONCE of Tho Post,

The cotton market was sizzling again TO-
May futures in New York touched o.23 al
one time. Jump Of SO points. as compared
with yesterdays closing. Part of the gain
was lost during the afternoon. but final figures
were 20 to "a points up for the near months
and 16 to 20 higher ON the new crop post
tons.
Everybody seemed TO be on the bull side
in tho american markets. Everybody was
buying and houses with extensive foreign con-
ntctionr did an immense business.
Liverpool started the boom this morning
with an advance of s-e4d to 4.6id. New York
and Now Orleans took the cue Immediately
met Llverpoois gain and after the foreign
market had closed proceeded to have another
boom in prices
Trading was very active throughout the
day and transactions on the New York
cotton exchange were estimated at half a
million bales. Liverpool reported heavy buy
Ing by Manchester. the continent aud Egypt.
Not only did futures show extraordinary
activity, but spots prices were Sent III with
rush, and all the big Southern markets are
now quoting middllng at nine cents ana
above. Houston. as usual. leads the list, and
the middlng grade is now worth i-i6s Oh
thiA market, having advanced hc today. Tho
Z
&C.
Spot sales were large at several Southern
points. Galveston alone having sold $500 bales
Receipts were comparatively heavy, but 'nls
had no effect upon prices. It is the outlook
for the long months to rome before another
crop can be marketed that Ia frightening those
who have sold the spring aud summer &C.
liveEes. or the spinuers who hayo tail'd to
buy supply OF tho staple. There IS every
indication OF 40 unusual scarcity Of cotton
this. summer, and the bulls nov say that
prices must so to 10 cents O. more to pre-
vent cotton famine Thoy declare that manu-
facturers can easily afford to pay present
prices. and that the point where the hgn
price viii cause decreased consumption Is
yet long distance ahead
More than this. They contend tna, tbo
cotton is now. fast leaving this country auc
that at Tho rute OF export seen during the
psAt month there will SOON be next TO nothing
In America Then, they say, lookout Tor the
49,. - L., -, -,
Nus's' 'V'u'r !" 90" 'o'h'
The New York stool ,oaav ia the
tmallost fer Years and only hnlf as largo sS
;, 80, 80 |
Sea' 49, ~ 'hlN j" I'M r''e now tu' nu''s I
ask. what s likely 10 he the sstuatian nyc
months from now There will he only =
few thousaps hale. In Nou York u ,h,,
-,
muon' ana corners ana rumore Of corners are
likely 10 be heard Of very soon
Jvbuo ,oiadiirr ,sssod ~. o-.or, ,,.r, a,
houston TO-DAY Tor me nrst time TINS season
tnere nave oeen several largo sales Of hiEh
grade cotton here during tho past few days
cents, lhe recent sale mace oy lnmsn q
Read OF 1900 bales 10 New YORK hrIu svtr-
aEed SEQ a hale
While many NJ the hull. ara now nor.
h,l,sb ,har 400 80 .Ias. -
5000" 'A' w. aHu h'HNN y NFuAs las uetu
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SUGAR.

New orleans. February ,s-suraY d
omen kettle SNdf a-lsi open kettle cent:
gal t'&af s.le, centrifugal yeliows
frifusal s63s.
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Grnin nnd Provislonn rlsnuh.ra

New Orleans February 2S-Hog product,
6 anGd , pIHoraso-standsrd mess lIoO Lard-~iie,
meats-Dry salt shoulders ssGS2s siaesp ~ "a
ets, Baeon--clear rib sides 54a3%. Hans
ES,nlgar cured li4la Rice 3Q5, ord nary 10 f,i,
7s9gs -TtS5t t @4S 90, Cornmeal 1880 Bran
4to' hey-Prlmo li.00fl5 90: choice l6 uS,s
10 a. Corn--No. sacked white 40; m!xcd az
NeLloM el. Oats-No. 9 smoked sala. ~,
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e m,s,unvess,ton-spots closed Arm: pr.cos ise nm
e 1eUN rvra.nafy'.. SIZE Mddllas is.i p
Teoa ord.nnry..,S GIG Mlddlins ssiss
i-ew m'aui'ns.,s Lilo Sales ....r. SSso
,, Nsw fofk-spots closed quiet and s,sssv.
Good ordinary so caot ..,,,,
Middiins ;s% M;ddling faIr,ie LIS
New or,,. s-io ssles ........iieS
nc ur. s's ssosea steady prices
10y y, ordinary. ] s-ls MIddlInr
Soe eii' =, ISIS Good middin9s s,s
Low m o''sinnss'', S-ls Middling fair '-'
Liyerpooi--spots demnns .,,,i''i' ''.-t'
Ind Up; sales 5000 bales ~ n ~a, prices
American -""' OF which 1000 were
''s'ns'y sss',...t ii-is MiddiIss
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WIRF Am NA1r-s

gan S,Sj. F''' "auhe-
NAiLS-s4;lo base, Advances for common
over base; 3D. Zoe 3d. 45c; 4d and "a SnH ny, ~
S S; Sd Ice; lQd and led. &C. Quotations S w.
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e'peo's' 70 Toe P0st)
e. say Of cotton: S@@' s'a =
~ rs g. Was . universal demand Tor eo,,on
1sest % take profits. snd t6o coftor ~ ~ seii
eSe, oef Nu{5l prices had risen shsrelS w 5 nes
~ 10 Euf0pe Wall street and ni,,s,da ns
: y 'hlas eRsred. Towards the
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s.Ot' closed steady prices Nc up sales iy
Comparative Spot Mnrkct,
Yester-

Tho following are the closlne o,,o,,tinr. a..
eouon on the spot AZ the leading markers H.
s suh Win the closing Of middltng yesterday.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE pn1oEs.
Current q rotations on Round Lot. 90
stnple Commodities


luese quotations are revised daily and tboir
correctness can be- relied unon Tn , aGu lheir
'hose ruling in Houston Wholesale nIarks,s are
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DRUGS

Qunlne 45@4Ic per ounce. in bottle: NOR
phine S2.30d2 80 per ounce cocaine 50. 90 per
ounce; borax SIC per pound in lOO-pound
packages; oopperas ST. 10 per pound IN bar
rels; castor oil $500 per gallon in 5-gallon
packages, EPSON salts $3.50 per hundred in
barrels; alcohol s. 60 per gallon; sulphur S2.65
IN barrels; saltpetre &c per pound in barrels;
camphor 62d64c wood alcohol s1ld: gum
opium STD; powdered opium $40; carboIie
acid 5lc per pound bottles.
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CANNED FRUlTS-Pineapple Glib, eye
less and coreless, St.S5Gt2 90: 2lb extra gra,ed
y. ooa2,2l 2-ib standard sliced, 81 80; pears,
2-ib standard 90c; peaches, Glib standard 81 80
q 30; standard 81 ,25dl 80: Glib seconds 81 10
az Ia; SIP standard $3.50; 2-b pie 81 O0ql 10;
BIB pie 81 .15dt 20
CANNED VEGETABLES Tomatoes. S-lb,
tull weight, SonQoc: lib full weight 65d boo
oMa and tomatoes 9-'b, 90c; Lima beans. 2-l5
iull weight 19c; string beana. 2-lh full weight
90 No. ! stringless beans. 2-b full weight
~ 80; rcd kidney beans. lib full weight SIC
marrow fat peas. . ID fun weight 81 1901 %!
e1rly June peas. fancy. 2-lb full weight, 81 90
American petit pois peas, fancy, 2-lh full
weight 81 65Q1 -; asparagus. California pa
~ VOC corn, Auburn cream, 9-lb full weight,
Il lpnl 10: a No ] 9-lh full weight 81 O5nl 10:
Biut Ridge. 2-lb. s09ls5c
;, CALIFORNIA FRUlT-Extra standard pa
10 peaches. lemon cling. 81 91d2 90; yellow
Crawford 81 S5q19o: black cherries 81 i0l5
: ~ white cherries Sc 10d2 IS; apricots ST. *
Ql.So strawberries 81 So, plums 81 3Sai .40:
grapes = Soal 10. seconds i0c per dozen less
than extra standard prices
CANNED MEArS-Cornod beef t-lb 81 "a
I'm $40. Potted ham, quarters SOC; halyes
cage, M-lb 95c '" s'u
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Houston Rnilrona Rcceipt..

HoNston's gross receipts OF cotton by the
various railroads entering the city were as
t9loWs; Bales
Houston aud Texas Central - sis
International and Great Northern ,,,l.O52
galveston, Harrisburg and Sau Antonio. ~
Texas and New Orleans ..,
Houston East and West Texas - s1s
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Re ....... Az
san Antonio and Arausas Pass . IA
MISSOURI Kansas and Texas ....,........ i ,O3g
49, ''f'''s'.''..'......'.s S,lli
Houston Spot aaotntiops.
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In THE STOCK MARKET.
precnl Demand Developed for SpeclalIies
Which Have Been Declining.
A BUOYANT RISE IN PRICES FOLLOWED.
THE Railway List, Relieved of the
Element of Acute Weakness,
IL strong and Uniform.
A BUOYANT RISE IN PRICES FOLLOWED
Especial to The pos,)

New York. February 2s-s. Mum, Son q
Co. say of stocks:
Stocks were weak and irregular for time.
but rallied on the announcement Of re-
ownership for Third Avenue. which closed
nearly per cent higher than last night
This was followed by rallies all along the line
and advances for the day were general.
Money was 2M2is per cent. London was
higher and the continental bourses steady,
conspicuous strength being shown both by
British consols and French rentes. London
was buyer of about 10000 shares, mostly
Southern Railway common and Atchison, anu
IL Is supposed that 100000 shares OF various
stocks have been shipped to London during
the month of February. There was q good
deal OF covering in Baltimore and Ohio. The
appointment OF Hugh j. Grant as receiver of
the Third Avenue is supposed to mean that
Anthony j. Brady will control the re-organiza-
ton and that he will work In harmony with
Metropolitan street Railway interests. Net
earnings of the Chicago, Burlington ana
Quincy for January are expected to show an
increase OF S250,000 and the stock was bought
on this Sugar Refining staggered for time
because of reports that the trust is secretly
predictions about the dividend, but rallied
with the rest of the list Reading was strong
on good earnings. The Leather directory did
nothing towards readjusting its finances and
this caused selling, though the surplus for
the year Increased 1926, 000 and Standard Oil
people were supposed to be buying. Good
buying OF Pacific stocks was feature Total
stock sales $4,000 shares, Railroad bonds
were frmer with Third Avenue IS, one of the
leading features, at a sharp decline. Buy
stocks on the declines.
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Stock at United state. PORT.

stock this day observation-disclosures. g4s3
stock this day last week ...........f.Og5,3
stock this day last year .......... sO7,5
Excess this season ............... 1905
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ssI ., 5 Sash No hard s.; No red Is. Corn.
d-t.aS29s oats-No. . white s4S SssS ~ W.
SSipss; Wheat GoaO; corn II 900: oats 4lSa
SSanlip heats' Wheat 1900: corn is Coo. oSts
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On New SSWN lork February -Wheat--Recetnts
y yato bushels vs. spo' weak No red sSls es
iGtb ;7a ~ rs ao ~ lob. aHoat; 10 i Du-
IIii92o aHoat Options weak March q. NJ ~
q ~, JAlN ~; Septemher MSS Hides. leafbtr
anu Wo9 s, steaoy Cotton seed oil easy. prjne
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New York, February 2s.--Evldence accu-
mulated as the day progressed in the stock
market that the short interest in the group
Of spec.alties which has recently been de-
Ginning had become unwieldly and before
the day had closed an urgent demand devel-
oped for these stocks from the bears who
sustained the market and who were eager
bidders for stock to cover special contracts.
Thus the apparent anomaly was presented
OF buoyant rise in prices OF stocks con-
corning " recent unfavorable news was
still uncontradcted or new facts developed
OF a still more unfavorable character The
franchise tax commission, which recent rum
Qrs by professional bears have credited with
purpose to practically confscate the net
earnings of local corporations, began its sit
tlhgs today but the stock of the New York
Suu,.c ut'il,es rose from to points. Sugar
showed net gain of pa per cent. The bear
trauers nave been selling stocks without
holdng certificates with which 10 make de-
tNerles and when they came to buy they
!Hupu u noide or sellers in the same stun
uon and lively competition sprang nm 10
secure the hoating supply. Peoples Gas. the
I9e.paceo stocks number of the metals,
Western Union and some others which have
been under recent pressure moved npward
under the same influence Leather stocks
weakened on the yearly earnings renorted. !
men were mucii below recent sangulne esti-
mates and the bears endoavored 10 create |
!. diversion SIC; IN their favor BY raidng the
Sex. me rest of the market refused 10 !
.espona. Relieved of the elements OF acute
, Weakness e.. which have recently dragged il
',sg the railway list is strong and quite
UNIFORM, the exceptions being stocks which
naHe already advanced in the face of recent
NS ,,,o me advance was rather marked IN
y group OF low priced common stocks OF rom
pnn.es whose senior preferred stock have
mteauy renected their improved properties
~ reason OF Increased earnings Foremost
~ ~ IN, tnem were Atchson, which rose x point.
i u1Ie was good advances In Southwestern,
" hpash preferred and Colorado southern
io ne niprket in the efangers was based on The
an OF snow IN the Northwest, which is bound
70 anorn security to the wheat In tho ground
- VA. MAS rejected by the downward tendency
~ Ina. cereal on the grain exchanges. This
,!oVement is OF special interest as heing the
o, az. ol any moment IN the stock market
b b,,n on the prospects OF this wears oron
ius ueherlng In a new influence and ba1artd
!, WIN play growing part in the prohlen1
u r SaiI rs Inc closing was active and strong
i, $50, 00t. 'Hu urn sales
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Houston Daily stn,cmen..


Gross receipts thus far this week ..., 1852
Gross receipts $50 days this year LEST 2OS
Gross receipts $50 days in lS9S-gs. sue sos
Gross receipts $50 days in lSo6-q7 pD2 Ana
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AIPLEs-Nev York stock s4.5Oa5 90; I'LL
nois stock $3.50. Missouri stock 81 so.
BANANAS-Fancy stock, per bunch, packed:
$l.50Hl.75.
CoCOANUTS--Per sack $3.5Ou4OO.
LEMONS-Fancy Mossina 360s IS 00d3.50
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. budded 81 5O6l 2. IS /;
choice nnyels S2.75q3.QO
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:, New Orleans. February Reoeipts-.ca,-
NC y.' eelves and yoarlings g2S: hogs i27
bcsl % cattle lSl; calves and yearlnes 2da.
Eeii over-cattle "a; boss 1913.
,ri -Neieinnelv llght receipts: demand eoo5.
p ,,,, hrn; choice corn hogs scarce. "a;
, Ihu,sohs wanted outlook favorable for every
changed o'ners TN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-01

,osN Louis. February &-Csttls--pc..,..,.
s sS including 1900 Texans; msrket loo h,ls
hatlfe shipplng and EXPORT stesrs 4 ~ ~
I "a: a n, beef and butcher steers ;i iSs
s,9sAefs and feeders 3 sSF5 .eS 49, 100;
asS,rss -,vrut.so; Gamers ls0a Ss- A,,i,ss
c, Texas and Indian steers n 9u ~.
isOo: p snq sei &, saeass7 HcvsRe,siess
f'Ssl ~; paeksrs 4 1904 20 bn,.h np i'Sn. s
rs,,r Sneso-Rece,pts 100: mnrke, es.r,,n 81.
nauNe muttons Sonffh rs. is,nhe N, y y ~
euiis ana bucks s.snfi4 60. aSs e'vVq''o;'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-01

IN Kansas CITY February 2S.-Caule- R,ca,n.s
Ivy natives and 200 Texans; small sfr,n,,,
ssf Snt q snowhound trains market 10 ie,
sr-,Ses 10 choice native stecrs: commo,
M. ,.evtts'uo; stockefs aud feeders / sssf
49, butcher cows and heifers a5s,i ~ ~.
N\vnstla sSsdT,so; fed Western spyIi X
MssserR feeders Trans aso q
higher. m.ysS ~ slySi market steady 10 30
siv7g t.sc Sheep- Reeelpts 90: Ilsht sns
ny met With quick gales al stsadv nri'ess
, ,,y ,nns Eva. 10; yearlmss 6Oods,3 ~. r,f
cu,s ssV@ 10, stocSers and feeders .sSas o.