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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
MOVEMENT INTO SIGHT.
The Aggregate Is Ahead OF Last Year
by 57t 900 Bales.

New York, February 23.-Secretary He's.
ter's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement for the week ending February
%, Issued today, shows n decrease In the
movement of cotton into sight compared
with the seven days ending this date last
year in round figures 4l,oO0; an increase
over the same days year before last of
$4,000 and decrease under the same time
In 1895 of $4,000.
For the twenty-five days of February
the total shows n, decrease under last
year of $4,000: an increase over the same
period year before last of Ill COO and a de-
crease under 1898 of 10000.
For the 175 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of
the 1I5 days of last year by o7lo9o; be-
lob, 900 and Dehind 1895 by 1,2ol.o6o. =
The amount brought into sight during
the the pa past week has been 1885 against
date last year: 110,3N9 year before last
aud 1922 same time in 1898 and for the
Sss Hssn asfS e g asp yda mas
Y TsSs before last and '22'07l same time in
These make the total movement of the
10 days of the season from September l
to February % inclusive s,116,1S7 against
I,o44,7O5 last year; 9,310955 year before
last and o,40T,49S same time in 1sQS.
The movement since September l shows
receipts at all United States ports 5,T54,-
076 against 5,301 .621 last year; 7,l3O, 4S4
year before last, and I,036,n03 same time
! in 1SNS; overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio aud Potomac rivers TO Northern mills
and Canada 904 $50 against 1,017. $50 last
year; 1,O66,3TS year BEFORE last and 901,
G76 same time in 1898. Interior stocks
In excess of those held at the close of the
commercial year 60S,316 against PA. 1888
last year; 357,9 $40 year before last and
432, 202 same time In 1898; Southern mill
takings S4S,065 against S6i .152 last year;
1J6, 1913 year before last and I06T17 same
time in 1898. Foreign exports for the
week have been 145604 against teS6i0
the season 4,316,9i0 against 3.S16 452 last
year, an Increase of 500.45S.
Northern mill tabings and Canada during
the past seven days show decrease of
2S.0S9 compared with the corresponding
period last year and their total tax ngs
since September have decreased ISL, rs,
The total takings of American mills North
and South and Canada thus far for the
season have been 2,36S.729 against 2.769-
0oo last year. These include 1,502,2So by
Northern spinners against 1,SS4,063
stocks at the seahoard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers have
decreased during the week 60,S56 bales
against a decrease during the correspond.
| now 9007 smaller than at this date In
1900.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number Of bales brought into sight thus
far for the new up the supply 70 date
is ~ against s, 1863 SOB for the same
period last year.
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was really discounted by yesterdays curb
work. Llverpool's advance yesterday OF
Z-64 to 3-64 was not followed hy any
further Improvement today, so that the
opening Improvement OF 70 points nc
New York and to Z points locally. thougl
followed BY further gain of about
points nj the metropolis and to points
here was not of a lasting quality, and
during the forenoon prices slackened off
again. There were occasional upward
spurts under. the Influence Of brisk buying.
but the market possessed no great degree
of strength and when the noon gong
sounded the comparisons with Thursdays
closing Prices showed net losses of / to
points, the greatest declines being upon
the middle months.
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'Ool should be 1874 down Monday.
ssNTlMENT WAS BULLISH.
\ tased OF During the Last Few
Minutes.

York, February 23.-Conslderably
/ prices were reached in cotton today.
|lafEet opened firm, to Z points
w active buying for both accounts
~ quarters. The influence at work
fnoHsN In favor of bun speculation,
y potent factor being n better rul-
Tug English market over the holiday
Apse'ed' At the time of our opening
MY was fully . points higher than
No. oe ~, a. Iair response to Thursdays
knisd Inc bullish cables We're ac-
n NJ ny generous sized buying orders.
ana and July. Continued small
kern interior receipts, claims that
knroruai5d arrests We're * to 3-16c higher
4 Mill demand for export and do.
I'm account. together with more
Of baanth trade news, swept away
n retrn. confidence ard led to a hasty
Nav The wave of buying car
mor,S ZIG and July OFT. There
n Ion, VI less irregularlty was noted,
inTar,a ht9lrrles of profit taking which
kerInr followed by new bursts
ks was ror Saturday half holiday
was aeilYe and speculation as a
ws Ms healthy Sentiment I'm local
Eth.a somewhat mixed nftcr the frst
N ~ recognizing the fS4 that tifa
&cens had 2S point reaction from
Enret,,u. 'eak and that the weak shorts
4 vs,a Wen welded out. Yet condi.
arras uuislsh beyond question, serv.
N r,nsad selling from decline. The
4 no,gu rarely steady Q points high
IN f o, lower, having eased OF in
ieW minutes under reaIizinp
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Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

View York. February o. -Wheat--Receipts
"a 100: exports $4,000; spot dull. but firm;
Na. = rel slMs1S I. .. b. afloat ana ~
elevator 30. Northern sl# {; ., b. afloat:
M i hard 91gk T. O. ID. aflolt: OPTIONS
e,cadv. March 75s Mas soK; July 7aEs.
Hides firm: Galveston, 20 70 Is pound
iSiIGl9: California. q TO 2j pounds 10;
Te Nas dry "a 10 30 pounds Is LEATHER
etrodv. henlIock sole Bnenos Ayres light to-
heavy weights "a 6i25; acid 23Issi24is. Wool
dnII, domestic fleece 24N26 Texas 15M17.
kansas city, February Wheat Nay
rs Corn--No. 2 miXeu 381Jzls26S4 No. 2
White III, oats No. ; white .e7Ad2s.
Receipts-Whcat 113UD; corn -. 400: oats
10 600. Shipments--W $500; corn
Is 400: oats COCO.
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urAyy sTApLEs.

AMMUNITIoN--Pow per keg. $500
blasting powder, ,s1.e5 Fer okeg drop shot
nor saek, $3.50; buck, Sl.D.
short clear, IN sacks, sac
regulars, DC; boxed Ac higher; bellies. 9ssa
l0c - rt-e ut a,,
~. H-lh sl4c; Arrow ties. less than ear
"a los. from Houston, 81 40.
4NDY-Stick, wrapped, basis "a, tlsU
essc her 10. No !, full weight. basis "a
Ziishs,IISc per 10. special sizes lac higher.
'1a1H Sf1I ES-Star. full weight. lie; Gran
ite frIl weight. lie; Electric Lights, Zoe
'L'AlENT-~Portland, s. 75a3.25; Rosen'
dale Si.T5G2,0O ,a,..,o.. .,..- az,
..,fs 49, h,,ise fJt4ff luxe Peabcrry, 1874
10 cor,iova 13c Roasted coff6es; Ar
h1ekle's Ari0sa basis iDD.lb cases. II SOC
SelIyered; 36-ih l2.7oc delivered; Apex
il cyRsla,cKEEs-A B c soda. bulk, boxes
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DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES-Fancy cyaporatcd, 5n.lb boxes,
SIC; III cartons, &c; choice evaporated. &c.
ApRICOTS-Per 10, loose, Zoe.
CITRON--In 10Th boxes. 13c.
CuRRANTS-In bbls; lag3ci 2a'ih boxes,
DATES--1-lb packages, 10c ;G0lb boxes 7c
FlGS-Califofnia, l2hc; imported, IL
diSc.
RAlSINS--Cnlifornla, 3-crown. L. t.
boxes, 81. %; hhox h. l.. ralsins 65GiT5c
2crown l.. NJ. raisins. 50.lh boxes. S6iSIic
3crown l., NJ. raislns. 30lb boxes Sc.
IRUNES-Californa 50-60s, Sc; 60 los, 7c
Tu-SCs. Sc, S0-aOs 5iAc; 90.iU0s, &c.
NUTS Brazil, 14c per 10, flberts Sicily
ii'r; w"ngtsi i4@l2e' pqann1nts,l fancy hand
Taragona, lSc L.. In sacks: Italian chest.
nuts. Toe; pschrs. selected, l0c; large. ia
llc. medium. D0l7c.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat and Corn Exhibited Moderate
Strength, Closing Strong.
MAY WHEAT CLOSED 3.S TO IL UP
Corn Closed SO to ga and Oats i-s to
Ia Higher; Provisions Unchanged
to 10 Cents Higher.

Chicago February 2S.-wheat and corn
We're moderately active today and closed
strong the former 9sdisc Improved and
the latter Ss@Ac improved. Oats closed
h@iic up and provisions unchanged to Zoe
higher.
Business In wheat was NOT of con
spicuous character. hut the tone of .he
market was firm, 4 prominent elevator con.
Germ. formerly the chief support. taking N
about 100000 bushels OF May during me
nall days session May opened laugse
higher al 16dplsc, influenced nasty by
tne sieasSpess OF the Liverpool market
SAmpatny with corn helped the marKet
idtet anu May toucnea ,oSac ana closed
9e4'2c higher at it9sQI6l.c With the
RANK ana ole sentInell, a,erAgeI Dearlsu,
nut there was nttic uone an the way OF
packing up their ideas. partly becausr
theN had evcned up Thursday to carry tncm,
selves safely over wasnington's birthday
ana did NOT care to assume "A definite aru
tuue, which, OF course could not be de.
Tended tomorrow, There was little salts.
faction IN calculating the value OF tnA
receipts, as In most cases they were .nr
two days The export situation was ap-
narently as beurlsh az ever for with ocean
lfelghts almost nothing compared with a
rev months ago, exporters had hui one
load TO report taken Tor foreign shipments
Seaboard clearances in wheat aud fuur
were equal to 1900 bushels. Primary
receipts We're $1,000 bushels compared
with 5oI 900 bushels last year. Mlnnea Aniis
and Duluth reported 6o6 cars Loctl ne.
cetpts Were ~ cars. Argentine shipments.
according TO the board of trade figures,
were 1,032,0O0 bushels last week. 1t vas
announced that some OF the Minneapolis
mills which We're shut down a few weeks
ago would resume work Monday.
The action OF the corn market seemed 10
indicate that there was a fair amount OF
short corn let out Thursday. The rerlpts,
4IO cars, furnished II cars OF contract
grade which was quite an improvement On
the showing that has been made for some
months. There was a fair commission
house demand, which met with iGlt IN or
ings, under which the market held steady
for some time, Towards the end ct the
session buying, which appeared to he for
covering shorts, caused a sharp y % "a
413sc aud the close was strong, a,M%c
higher az 41l5c. Big operators merely dial
lied with the market.
Oats were duh early, but active ind
firm later In sympathy with corn.
PROVISIONS We're generally the per >oni-
ficntion Of profound dizziness, PORK closcd
Zoe higher; lard unchanged and BIS 90 ~,
FsUmated receipts Monday: Wheat Is
cars: corn S15 cars; oats 40 cars. hogs
10000 head
The leading futures ranged as follows,
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COFFEE.

New York. February % Coffee futures
started steady In tone. with prices m
Changed 10 10 points higher, and after the
cail showed marked animation. with the
feeling firm on covering of foreign buying
and support from the outside bull clique.
The foreign news. notably that from Eu-
ropeap markets, averaged up 10 favor OF
the bun interests here, Sentiment at the
close was still bullish. The close was
sttady. with prices net unbalanced to 10
Guiding March 815m6, ol.-1&pFil, sea- May
&. 20. June o 2c@8 %: July 3. 21dd. -: All
gust s 2s; September 6. 2oq6 p; October
4 asf6l6. o5: November . 759f6. 30: January
q 4c6d8 AS Spot coffee--Rio steady; No.
invoice rs Mild quiet; cordoya sdi25.
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DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.

Quinine, IGIil2c per ounce bottle; MOI
phine, s2.34M2.55 pei ounce; cocaine, $3.50
per ounce: -orax, Sl2c per pound in 100
crstor oil, 81 90 per gallon in 5-galon
pnclogcs; epson salts, 81, IS per hundred
In barrels; alcohol, 81, TU6i3. 90 per gallon I:
sulphur So Is per 100 Ia barrels; alum
214c per pound IN barrels saltpeter, &c per
pound in barrels camphor, zoe: wood alec
hol, 81 90; gum opium, So, 80; powdered
opium. "a So; carbollc acid, 40d42c per
pGrnd In bottles; calcium carbide S. 20
per cwt delivered Texas common railway
points.
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Timothy seed-Prlme 4, 40.
ST. louis Grain and Provisions.

St Louis. FEBRUARY 23.s-Wheat--No. 2
red cash 73%: May 143s@73Ia; July 1885;
No. . hard 71R@72; cooln-No, : cash
so May 3oM; July 89A o On Mr. S SSsh
Lard firiner at .32ls. Flour quiet; pat
onts 3 5sGi3 70: extra fancy and straights
3 20G3. 40; clears 2.Iod2: 80, Timothy
seed in fair demand; steady average re
CENTS 4 256i4 40: prime worth 4 55. Corn
meal steady at 2,05. Bran scarce; sacked
east track 73dT5. Hay Timothy strong,
S. S0Mi2 90. prairie dull 5o4lo 90 Wits
XIV steady at IT. Iron cotton ties 20.
Henp twine o. Bagglng 7m7&. Dry salt
meats-Boxed firm. I 90; extrn shorts 7.12iA;
clear slbs I. %; clear sides 5'1g Bacon
ribs q i2i6; clear sides s Is. Receipts
Flour 5000, Wheat 1000; corn 10000: oats
1000. Shipments -Flonr 5000; wheat 3d.
600. corn 100000. oats 3lOOO.
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700 BUSINESS IN SPOTS.
~ Heported Yesterday Aqqre-
eated $500 Bales.

\ hr' Saas' February 23.-There was
,o ss,aess doing in the line Of spot
49, ana the sales reported made
q ~ Se OF $500 bales OF spots. in.
|eN ~ y, Gales sold on fob. terms
H. paies to arrive. This record.
pay. number OF lists sold
bin ,tSsehng pervades the market
iril ssi factors. though unable TO
Isoaee ssSi5sg prices 4SEe exacqng mod
A,ns oro,lto be p,ttialuB h reGnsst.
fxith slnent on the other side. com
Is Al n ~ enqnestioncd dliminution In
Feel y s'T rs and interior towns, have
"a ~ lastilllng degree Of como
|ng me- minds Of buyers, who are
p Il .nr contracts for the future
n sbosse otton was fairly active dur
Esnfsei nsoars today and fluctuations
D gnoS Wide to induce mod.
fAole ~ share OF door trading. On
|t!elaen,a me advantage rested with the
though toiay's early gain
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New York February 2S.-The dry goods
market closed the week quietly in all de-
partments of beth cotton aud wooden goods
The orders coming forward are still for
small quantities as rule with little dis.
position to go ahead Of well ascertained re.
ou,rements. Print cloths dull. American
cotton yarns Inactive and still tending
dull and Irregular. Linen yarns strong in
tone.
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rTUATIONS IN COTTON
More Marked Yesterday Than
far Some Days Past.
s,pIy GAINS WERE LOST LATER
c,..sd 1872 Up at Liverpool, lilo
! Nav York and Galveston and
Unchanged Elsewhere.

no ,,,r,,aa
hon fuctualionS -, 80, ~,
|etay than lor o.D - .,.,aas T.,
Ehs's trading u'' r m eaot that IJrer
lftter conui',o", 80 4e. during Tho
,ro days caused strength at New
!, me early hours of yesterdays SEES
but TINS was u.Ss ~. 80 y. 49,
me ~" - ,rh,,nsdor,s o,osa
u points 49, a.nonn,,, ~,
taking W NE ,.a,oras oons,n,
bid asalls' epV' vi, o,oa,sn .
|points up on tne nc"r in ., anu :
4, sVs also showed much strength early,
market eas'a ho oil i+ t6at If tHe rS S,Use
'pvss ynr,, and Galveston and nm.
~ s'.o,,hore
~ '''e
amount into sight Tor the week was
n oo, Of Iost veor while tbo
.iorb+ 70 dote is S.116 1877. against
Nv ttts ti,ne last veor nm in.
- z, -, 400 holoe
~ ,.ool
Il
Visible supply OF cotton decreased
\ bales during the week. but stlli
Is oD excess over last year OF o9l4
~. =, nrioos FOR tho octire mortns
4 yarr ,na Nav Orleans was ns
4"
W. Onion Iteh. Low. Close.
Hi 49,. SOS 9.0T sos 9.Ol-03
Orleans 90. oo,
EeA $780, o oii9 az ans ana 90Go,
4
fnates for tomorrow are New Or
i5g TO c9oo pal's' against lo'o'o last
Houston 1000 to 4ooo' against 1888
Fear'
s,o "a "rhero ,s M truth in tno
1, M, orr lo.ol mills arc contannlot-
,bntaouu have ipvos+icotad thor-
" To-Day anu can not nhu now sucn
D@ started"
le!gh, n. C.-"Our stock Is nil, ana
H. bareohorts is horo of cot+on plant.
Av.s1VV w.,
Fpusnout TINS section nave peen free
b. as prices have about met their pre.
calculations "
\ Tonis Nh -"Do NOT +hinl, tboro 60
|lnore COTTON leIt IN farmers hands,
|in small towns than same time last
4 We are cortain TINT Arkansas has
lrbo =. ,,,,,,, -
Fu'e as nluch as last year.
; oalo 10 ne Large Holder OF spots.
tglll & Richardson saw OF the cotton
n, In tbeir oiror,,r 80 ,os.o,ao.
- 'DeA' VHvu'"i Vi ses'ei Jay
|the past two days the Liverpool cot.
hnrket with an advance of 2 TO AGA
n .n,.. .,.,. =.
qai" sclaiuole among suorts III
markets during the early sessions,
4
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Carload lots. (. o. b. cars from ,nillers:
dealers charge from store 59i10c more per
10 lbs on bran, 2@3c per bushel on oats
ind corn. and l0eIl5c mr. 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN--Per 100 pounds, S24S5c.
WHEAT sHoRTS-Per 100 pounds, 81
6ieuc.
CoRN--No. 2 sacked. 52l5053c.
CORN CHOPS-AIixcd and pure, 03dD8c.
-34df351ac per bushel.
HAY-Alfalfn S13Ooet13.50. choice tmo-
thy. S16.0O6lG23: South Texas prairie
hay S5.50m7 90: North Texas and Terri.
tory hay, $0.000il2.00.
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rRuITs.

APPLEs-New York Baldwlns 81. Oo6t
$50: California box, S1,50m1.75
BANANAS--S1. 756f2 90 per bunch. packed.
tOCOANIrrS--l'er sack, 81 .OO0i4 rs.
CRANBERRIES-Cape Cod, crate. $3.50.
weight. S6.7JG700.
CRATES - Malaga, half barrel full
weight So 75Gl7 90; catawbns, 5-lb baskets
zoe: i0hasket carriers 81 90,
LEM0NS-California. extra fancy, 81. "a
az 90 pcr box. Siessinas. $3..0a375.
2 ORANGES avels. 81. 5U6i2.75.
sTRAWBERRIES--$4 0oGJ4. 80 per crate.
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS.

New York, February 80. -Clearings s2Ia,.
2ol,n3i; balances Sio,0i0966.
Paris, February 23.-rhroc per cent
rentes 1927 iOc for the account, exchange
In London PSF 22tac for checks.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.

cu,,.nt Quotations on Round Lots OF
Staple Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily and
,heir correctness can be relied upon, The
prices are those ruling In Houston whole.
"a 10 markets.
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WORLDS VISIBLE.
An Increase of 96,et2 Bales Is Shown
Over Last Year.

New Orleans, February 23.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton made up from special
cable and telegraphic advices compares
the figures of this week with last week.
last year and the year before It shows
an increase for the week just closed of
20,762 bales against a decrease of 60,96o
bales last year. aud an increase of 2l,O3S
year before last.
The total visible is 4,l16,5S3 against
4,0S5s21 last week 4,0l9,7I1 last year and
5.493,722 year before last. OF this the
total of American cotton is 3,l2I5S5
against Bliss S2l last week: $500 III last
year and 4,430 722 year before last and OF
all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil,
India. etc, 9SY,00O against $4,000 last
week $4,000 last year and 1,063,0Nl year
before last The total worlds Vis sup
ply OF cotton shows a decrease compared
with last week of 20. 762 bales, an in
crease compared with last year of 96,S12
and decrease compared with year before
last of 1877, 1870.
OF the worlds visible supply Of cotton
there Is now afoat and held in Great
Britain and continental Europe 1,S65.00l
against 1,S9600o last year and 100000
year before last; in Egypt 1s1 900 against
100000 last, year and 277,o0o year before
last: in India 4SS,000 against $4,000 la It
year and 46so00 year before last. and in
the Unite States 1,5S3,0o against l,56S0OO
last year and 100000 year before last.
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pigs i.Cod5. 10; receipts for the week So
Doc, against 10000 last week, Sheep--Re-
week ago: Western lambs Asa. 10; West
ern wefhers 4.lJGii, 40; Western yearlinEs
4'35eil IS: ewes 3.50di3. 90: culla 2,5o13 rs:
receipts for the week 10000. against is,0o0
last week.
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London conso,s.

London, Febra,ry % -Consos for money
0Ila; account 81 1916; bar silver quiet,
~ o't6d per ounce Money 4 pcr coat. pis
count In the open market, short and three
months bills S&Ma 1916 per cont.
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Comparative Cotton Statement.

New York. February 23.--Comparative
cotton statement for the week ending
Friday, February %:
Net receipts at all United States
ports during week ...........s 121,6I7
Net receipts at all United State
ports during same week last
year .......,.. observation-disclosures. ,ooJ
Total receipts TO this date 49,. 5,I23, 49i
Total receipts TO same date last
year 'o'o-I -
Exports for the week .........,. 10000
Exports for same week Est year ~, $50
Total exports to this date. 4216, 49,
Total exports 10 same date last
stock al ali United States ports. s73,S2S
Stock at all United States ports
same time last year ......... .1011, s03
Stock at all interior towns ..... 6S2,99S
Stock at all interior towns same
time last year .,..,...,,.....-. 2lS,ull
Stock at Liverpool ......,...,... T4LO0o
Stock at Liverpool same time last 900
Stock of American adoat for
Great Britain ,.......,,,....... $4,000
Stock Of American aholt for
Great Britain same time last
year .........-.+.. -'.'...'..s louo"'
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

r. o. 3. mill, Texas interior poipts, a.
cordlng to location: Per gallon
Prime crude oil. loose. S5 g III
Prime summer yellow OIL. 26 q 243
Lintels. per pcund--...,s, FW "a
Huils. baled .....s,...,.. IL @
Prime cotton seed meal, ,$2l % &Sl ~
rtlsne cotton 6es5 cake. ~ ~ 81 I'll b -
Cation seed ct stattons... ~ 20 IA g. y
Quotations on prime cotton ee&4 ue14
and prime cotton seed cake arr ~ ~
livery At Galveston. Il.
New York, February 13.--cet(ep go ~
quiet; prime crude ~; prime yel'e~ ~ -
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Thursday 80. i,7Saosa i,3s2,5ss s77.4o0
saturday .... i.4S7.692 l.l0S.nf1 Ssi.Nal
Weekly Bank Statement.
New York Money.

- New York, February 2S.--Primc mcrSan.
tile paper 3A44 per cent. sterling ex.
bankers bills at dsTis for demand and
4sS5s for sixty days; posted rates ASIA
qia.S3 and at ASS commercial bills ASIA
@4,SlN. Bar silver steady, 5iA; Mexican
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
fraIa.r Ia

ReichsmaTks CONNER
cial. 60 days ...... o. 7-i8 o47-l9-I
Bankers, 60 days a S3% A "a 4 S4-H
Commercial. 90 days. 4 s3i9 4.s3A
SplnBers. 60 days - SO 463
Francs, commercial,
20 days ,4.-,...ss..o .. Sues % ~
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HOUSTON BANK ENTERTAINMENTS.

Following are the banR elsarings as re-
noTted by the Houston Clearing House Ter
the following days this week, as com.
pared wsth last year, etsgefhrr wifh the
Increase or decrease;
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CHICAGO.

Chicago. February 3.--cattle--Recelpts
200, nonnally steady; good 10 prime steers
4oOe18.O0: poor to medium 350d4 50; stock
Texas fed steers 400Gt4.90 Texas grass
steers 3,30@5.00 Texas bulls 25OH3,oO.
iogs-.Recepts 10000 market strong 20
shade higher; mixed and butchers $3.50
5.bO: good to choice heavy 5.4OM5 so; lignt
o 356t5 80. sbcep--R Receipts 10000: market
steady: good 10 choice wethers 4.00dt4. 90;
tair 10 choice mixed 360M4 10; western
tive lambs 450d5.25; Western lambs 5.Uptt
6.25
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GALVESTON.

Following are the quotations 10 the Cal
weston live stock market as reported for
The Post BY the A. Z. Norman Live Stock
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Houston Daily Statement.

Houston Comparative Statement.
Gross receipts thus far this week. $500
Gross receipts iT5 DAYS this year. l,923, Az
Grass reeelpfs i75 days 1890 1900. / ,635. 623
Gross receipts l75 days ls9s-99' .2.2ss,775
Houston Railroad Receipts.
Following are the receipts OF cotton by
the various railroads entering the city;
Bales
Houston and Texas. Central ......... 81
international and Great Northern 2,6J2
Galveston. Harrisburg and san An. 429
'fexas and New Orleans :....-..-. ~
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe .-..-... II
SAN Antonio and Arkansas Pass ....., 265
Ntssonri Kansas and Texas ....,... 2il
W. .o,,s .............. 81
Total recommended 1850 ''''''''f' ~"
Houston Spots.
Spots closed steady; prices unehyged'
stock oa.672 bales; sales ia bales.
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