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Vain Person.
Baltimore American.

We had big argument in our literary club this afternoon" said Mrs Tigg.
 That so?'' said MT. Tigg. Somebody
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Taking No Risk.

Philadelphia Record.
 Mrs. Muggins-Don't you tell your hus- band everything?
 Mrs. Bugins-Graciousl I should say
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ba,,a q new hat 2n

"No, indeed. It was that proud Mrs. Readem. She claimed that she could un- derstand Henry James. Said she had dis covered the key to his stories and that it was to read them backward"
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News of Shoes for
 Ladies.
 More of those S2.25 and 8. 50 Oxford Ties at I.85.

Just from the factory are 1000 pairs Ladies' Oxford lies. In this lot we give you about ten styles, in all the new shapes, broad and medium toes, heavy, medium extension and light weight soles, kid and patent leather tips. The price was $2, $225 and $2.5O. healization Sale Price 1855
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The following are in black goods: Mems so Shoes 4 sa for hsvs ssftha thsm

Booths Patent Vici, in two styles in this grade. One is medium toe but ton, made with a slight swing. The other is a perfect straight last in lace. We have these in shoes 5 to 11a; widths, A to D.
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All These are Roger X Gallett'S" Goods

Vera Violet Toilet Water, 6-oz.,
 1.39 Vera Violet Toilet Water, 4-oz.,
 93c Violet Ambree Toilet Water, 4-oz., 93c Violet de Parme, 8-oz., 1.3e Violet de Parme, 4-oz., 82c Peau de Espange Toilet Water, 8-oz. 1.25 Peau de Espange Toilet Water. 4-oz. S5c White Carnation Toilet Water, 4-oz. 85c Indian Hay Toilet Water. 4-oz.,
 85c Dramela Pompadoure Toilet Water, oZ., S5c Jean Marie Farina Toilet Water, 4oz-. 45c Roger &. Gallet's Extract, 100 Roger & Gallet's Vera Violetta Essence, 14 -oz, bottle. 1.1e Violet de Parme Extract, 4-oz. bottle, 1;89 Peau de Espange Extract. IA -oz. bottle, e7
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All These are "COl=
 gates" Goods.

Violet Toilet Water, S-ounce bot tie, S5c Violet Toilet Water, Bounce bot tie, 3ec Florida Water, h-pint bottle, soc Florida Water, Bounce bottle,
 25c Lavender Flower Water, S-ounce bottle, 75c Lilac Toilet Water, 5-ounce bot tie. 56c La France Rose Extract, 1-ounce bottle, 45c Violet Extract, 1-ounce bottle.
 45c 1a-ounce Vottle's Extract, all odors, 23c
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Realization Sale of Boys Clothing.

 Birmingham low and the goods themselves quality famous will Boys Clothes Furnishings aricIS SaeS S tha Om memDhaS
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The following are Mems $6 Shoes 2.05

Hand-sewed and made by the Boy den Shoe Company, of Newark, N. J. In this lot are five styles to select from The feathers in tans are Vici Kid, Russia and Willow Calf; broad French to a medium coin toe; vici kid
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COATS, single breasted, all wool, every seam Tapped, every stitch of silk thread. A neat, dressy hot weather coat. All sizes, from to 15 years 3.48 TWO-PIECE LINEN SUITS for boys, double-breasted, in a dark and medium dark blue small check design. A neat, cool suit for these hot days. All sizes, to 16 years
 2.48
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WINNERS WERE
 ALL WELL BACKED Wax Taper and Nones Success fuI Favorites atSheepshead THE JUNE STAKES RACE There Were Only Four Starters, and Peninsular Won-Jackson Landed
 Three Winners at Newport
 On Fast Track.

- New York, June 2s.-wax Taper at to s and Nones, Il to 5, were the only winning favorites at Sheepshead Bay to- 6av but well backed horses won the
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All lneSe are KOgeT & Gallett' S" Goods De Parme Extract, 1A-oz. bot tie, slas 83c Indian Hay Extract, 1A-oz. bot tie, 99c Bouquet des Armour, 1A -oz. bot tie, 9ec Dencia Assorted Odor, 1A-oz bottle, 98c White Carnation, 1A-oz. bottle,
 97c Bruyers Fleuria, 1A-o bottle,
 99c Pink Carnation, bottle, 1.10 Vera Violet Soap, cake, soc Toilet Ambre Soap, cake, soc Outlet Dlanc Soap, cake, soc Peau de Espange Soap, cake, soc Violette de Parme Soap, cake, 34c A La Violette Soap, cake, 200 Santal Soap, cake, 2oc Lavande Soap, cake, 200 Pink and white rice Powder in all colors, 18Hc Vera Violet Face Powder, box.
 99c Blanc. 99c Peau d'Espange, eec
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Mems SC Shoes 3.85

Another style in Booths Patent Vici Lace, made on straight last without tip. A correct shoe for full dress.
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Japanese Parchment Fans with tassels, beautiful shades and de- signs, value 10c, at 7c Japanese Parchment Fans, very
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Mems Sc Shoes 3.35

Ten styles of Imported Patent Calf hand Welt Shoes, made by the Boy den Shoe Company. In this lot We can give you any style toe or last you may
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Realization Sale of Fans and Handkerchiefs.

half price in some cases.
 .prettily decorated, value 15c, at
 lie Japanese Parchment Fans, with highly artistic designs, cheap at
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day that will mark hundreds of this mems store
 which create conversions
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C0lgate's Soap.

25c, at 1ee An assortment of soc, 60c and 75c Fans, to close at, each, a5c
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Japanese Parchment Fans, as- sorted designs and colors, value 5c, now at Pc and Sc
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Mems S5 Shoes 3.85

Boyden's $5 and $5.50 Vici Kid Shoes, button and lace, light, medium and heavy soles, all style toes.
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MRS. D. H. HARDY.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-09

American To date are i.0ij,0Ou bales unlct
Inst year. exceeding Mr.. Ellison's estimate
uL 1UIO,UOO bnips less consumption ot Amer
team Tor the year by 800 bales during the
first thirty. one weeks of the season. Judg
ing from present Indications, the consuinp
ton OF American will be under lU.VDO.oo
bales for The season. AS great many en-
dcavurcd TO make IL appear that there
would be- q shortage IN the Visible supply
Of American OH September |. we append the
following figures, IN thousands
Visible supply American April .. lyul;
2pnl, 1900 2ti20 1873 Ai2l. supply ahhcd
after April ), on basis 100000 this year,
and actual previous years, nSs. 800, 1923;
total supply 2sS0, 1929 5i22 Allowing the
same takings this Ms last year from now
cut and actual In other years, 2DS9. 2slsl
all9; leaves Visible American September !;
800. 53O 1913. less ig2,N0 already counted
In the visible supply. From the above. IL
viii be seen thnt only allowing the crop TO
be 100000 bales, and assuming that the
spuners OF the world will take as much
American for the balance OF the season as
last year, II will leave the visible Ameri-
can on September I. 100000 bales, vs.. 536 .
600 bales or an excess Of nearly 100000
bales The prospcctS-are that the crop VIII
exceed 10000, 600 bales, aud the chances
are, with the existing poor trade condi-
lions. the takngs will b. considerably less
than last year when trade was buoyant.
therefore. the condition Of cithcs or both
Of these features means that the visible
supply Of American on September ! VIII be
mich In excess ~ the above figures, which
ere on a very conservative basis.
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Total crops. ...io,ioo 0,Aa0 n.a,o $50
MARKET NOT ENCOURAGING.
There Was Decided Tendency Toward
Lower Prices.

New Orleans, April s The market for
spot cotton ruled quiet aud easy during the
cay. Liverpool aud Havre are sill closed
10 business because of the Easter ho idays,
and there is. therefore, nothing coming mi
from the other side to serve as guide TO
the buying contingent. But IL there is no
lead from Liverpool, there Is a lead at This
end of the line In the shape of continued
heavy movement OF staple into sight and In
consequence the market Is In anything but
All encouraging position to holders Ot the
spot article. Sales today, 2t00 bales, u-
GLIDING 900 to arrive. The cotton exchange
committee revised quotations. ordinary low
nlddling and middlng being reduced /. Id,
While Eood ordinary, good midd'lng aud mia.
ding fair were advanced 1.1d.
There was fairly brisk line OF trading
during the day for contracts. with the adj
vantage holding to the shorts liverpool
is out Of the running, but the market did
not need the weight of English opinion 10
set the mace. The figures covering the
movement OF the crop into sight was suit
Client guide To operators, who opened by
selling the market down 4 TO 10 poiuts la.
caily, Altar the hrst call The underrone
continued easy, with a decided tendency 10
'ower,prces, the market finally closing with
a net loss since Thursdays closlug OF 12lr
10 points.
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SERIOUS DECLINE.
Heavy Receipts. Gloomy Political News.
Etc. Caused the Break.

New York, April S. A serious decline oc-
Cured In the local cotton market today
under selling for both accounts. which was
due primarily to heavy receipts. gloomy 30.
lltioal news, talk Of eurtalment OF produc.
ton In American cotton mills and absence
OK speculative support. On thu hrst sale
the feeling was easy. with prices / TO is
points lower and while there were occasion
a. periods of steadmess later, the general
course OF the market was downward. SuAI.
tetins sales Tor foreign ACCOUNTS and fairly
active wall street selling were the features
ul the gay y transactions. The room trade
was extremely conservative ana sold with
coincidence only around the close, when H.
~ brokers operating for the outside lous
Interests, The South aud West contributed
Very lieht business aud speculation as a
Mhoie was OF settlement nature. particI-
lnliy that through commission house chan.
hes. News bearing ON the situation an
inc plantations In the south was far from
dephlte' TodaS'S port receipts considerably
exceeded expectations and spot markets
we're almost dormant. The close WAS oniet
win prices 10 ii points lower,
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Cereals Resumed Normal Appearance,
Ruling Active and Firm.
MAY WHEAT CLOSED n ADVANCED
Corn Closed 1-8 TO "a Hinher, Oats a
Shade Lower; Provisions 1-2
TO 35c Depressed.

Chicago. April S.-'rhe grain markets re.
sumed their normal appearance today. ruI
Ing fairly nctlve and firm May wheat
closed nc and MAY corn ls6ilic higher; May
oats a shade lower anG provisions from
2iac lower for ribs 70 soc lower for pork
For moment at the opening the corn
market rosembled to degree The wildness
which characterized tn. market last week.
Seasonabe weather and light receipts
caused a rnsh 10 sell ai the start and May
ranged from Ale to 439,c lsGt3sc under sat.
urday' closing price. Greater weakness
had been expected and when 1t failed to
materlalize shorts covered and the market
worked back to 449sGl4r4c. Profit taking
10y country holders, although on a moder
ate scale caused a reaction during the
forenoon to 1890 i3sc. Light primary re-
cclpts- 2S7 600 bushels. against 1,0uO.0O0
bushels year ago-a visible decrease of
20I ,OW bushels, and the wheat strength,
caused rally from this to liKc aud the
close. was firm, May lAdhc higher at 4iA
WtiEc. Inc volume of business WAS very
much less than has been the average re-
Gently. Phillips, the bull leader, did but
little Local receipts 25l cars
wheat was stu feeling the bcarlshneSs
or SHOWS crop report ut the opening to
dny. Sentiment was further weak aned by
reasonable weather, favorable conditions
and Increase on passage Bears were ac-
tive at the start, May selling from 70TSGn
Tu1, 1S@hc under the previous closing. a
report that German wheat had suffered
from FROST and similar report from Ca
dtz started shorts covering. IL developed
that the market had been sold to a stand
sun Very little wheat was to he had ana
May reacted sharply TO 70Mc. \ visible de-
crease of $4,000 bushels, lighter primary
receipts, heavy clearances and u good ex
port demand later impaired additional
strength and May rallied to ~ Commits
sion houses sold on the advance hut the
close was firm May Ne higher at 714c. 1t
was reported later that threatened frosts
Ind done little damage TO grains Export
ers reported 30 loads taken. Local receipts
90 cars.
The Orange Judd Farmer reported that
the condition Of winter wheat Is prartic-
ally perfect In the ccnters of heavy produc-
ton the general average being ~. ). against
u general average Of 50, ut the same date
for the past seven years.
Tho market fer oats was dull mud the
range Of prices rarroW May closed a shade
down. Receipts 221,OCo
Provisions were dun and weak: Nav pork
closed 33c under saturday; Nav lard Zoe
down. and MAY ribs 2l@c depressed
Estimated receipts tomorrow Wheat 90
cars; corn 31o cars; oats 2ou cars; hogs
10000 head.
The leading futures ranged follows:
Articles open, High. Low. Close.
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WORLDS VISIBLE.
An Increase OF 1866 Bales Over Last
Year Is Shown

wear Is oNOW0.
Sew orleans, April e Secretary Hcstcrs
statement Of thc worlds visible supply
"f cotton for the week ending Friday, April
., made M from special cable and telc.
graphic advccs, compares the figures Of
this week last week last year and the
year before last 1t shows n decrease for
the week just closed of 3s,0ii bales against
decrease of lSi.5Si last year aud de.
crease of a2,io2 year before last.
The whole visible is 30lA, son against
BOSS, 40 last week, 3,311l50 last year
ana olnS,SI0 year before last. OF this the
total ot American cotton Is 1000, SO6
against eo5o,i20 last week: 2G25. lao last
year ana i,02S $40 year before last and
OF .nll other kinds including Egypt Rrazl,
lndiH etc, liOo.OO0 against t04S OoO asL
week ana l,lIOWO year heforc last
The total worlds Visible supply of cotton
shows = decrease compared with last week
or SS.6li bales, nm Increase compared with
last year OF 1866 and u decrease COM
pared with year before last of l,2i9uT3
or the worlds visible supply of cotton.
there Is now ntloat and held in Great
britain aud continental Europe l,sI6UOO
against l,SSQ,ouO last year and 3.NlOOOO
year before last; in Egypt 10000 against
ldi,ooe last year and 2iS.OO0 year before
lnst; IN India 12I,Otn against 100000 last
wear aud GBuO0o year before last and i'm
the United states l.367,OOO against NIS.
ouO last year aud l,2Sl 900 year before last
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SOME eEARIsH FIGURES.
n. and 3. Beer Give No Hope for Hioher
Prices.


New Orleans, La, April S.H & h. Beer
say; Notwithstanding Liverpool was
closed our market opened 20 10 points low
cr on the large receipts, improved to 3
on shorts covering Immediately after, de-
cllned 10 additional on the heavy weekly
movement bearish visible and weakness of
spots. closing at Il net loss OF IA to 10 points
since Thursdays closing
The amount brought into sight during the
week was 14l,0O0 bales, against $4,000 bales
last year. and the total marketed since Sen.
TENDER TO date has been 100000 bales.
against 1884, 900, an Increase OF G0S, 900 over
last year. The twentyn nine leading inter,
Tor towns for the week received Is. ilOO
bales, against $1,000 last year, or over three
times as much, while the loss Ia stock was
only 2l,000 bales. against L decrease of
$1,000 bales last year. and an aggregate OF
t2S, 900 bales. against ga. 600 last year, an
increase OF 93 per cent In accumulation
The visible supply OF American decreased
for the week 10000 bales, against 4 loss
of lTT,000 bales last year gaining rela-
lively $4,000 bales, whereas the total Of al
kinds during fhe same time showed deficit
Of 5000 bales, against deficiency OF 1885,
900 last year. and exceeds the total last
year TO date $4,000 bales. The takings OF
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Not Much Hope for Improyement.

Carglll * Richardson say OF cotton In
their circular of yesterday;
The Liverpool market was not open to.
day but our markets took the initiative
aud hammered prices lower, notwlthstand.
ing the much-talkod-ot bullish sentiment in
New York, Opening prices were 10 s
lower, but even ut this concession selling
was Ia evidence ana values gradually de.
clihed throughout the session with hut
slight reactions CLOSING 5 TO "a lower in
New York, and u TO III Ia New Orleans.
Spots l-i6 lower Now York aud New Or
leans, unchanged elsewhere. During the
three days recess heavy movement has
been the sue and With the array az bear
tsh news iitllo support MAS given the mar.
ket The worlds visible supply increased
ing an excess of dsS,ss1 a. compared Win
last year. The amount brought into sight
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-09
Better Spot Demand.

i. A. Rogers & Go. of New York say:
heavy decrease IN the stock Of cotton hero.
accompanied by Inquiries for shipping room,
confirms the theory that large quantities
of cotton viii be taken on contracts ana
shipped to Europe. This with the heavy
port shipments South. indicates the begin
ming Of n very active demand for spot cot.
ton. While the cotton goods conditions
have changed but little there has sprung
up very good trade West aud The fact that
Jobbers are carrying practically no stocks
makes 1t very probable that big demand
from this source is sooner or later incyita
blc. Tile movement has been liberal. ndl-
eating a continuance OF the disposition uf
spot holders to sell their cotton before
commencing Il Now crop; however, this pres
sure has been to a large extent removed.
IA offerings have been readily absorbed,
either by export or domestic demand from
epiuurrs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-09
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. April -Butter-Steady; cream
cry tJM20iS; dairies HAS. Cheese-Firm,
llml2A. Eggs-Flrm; fresh l2h.
Missouri and Kansas stock IL. cases re-
turned
New York. April s-Eggs- Receipts ld,-
go packages. Market steady, Western,
fresh, "a; storage Western ifdftN: South
ern. at mark. t36ft3N.
ST. Louis Anril -Eggs-Stcady, 1924, re-
packed and eases Included,
Elgin III, April s.--Although $500 pounds
of butter were offered on today's hoard Of
trade. none was sold. The market was
made steady ut alc nv the quotation com.
mttee. The sales OF the week We're dlS,000
pounds.
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Grain and Provisions EIsewhere.

New Orleans, April s.. Hog products firm
or. Pork, standard mess, Is. y. Lard. re-
Try salted shoulders IN: sides ~, Bacon,
clear RIB. sides 9l9c. Hams, choice sugar
cured lo2@l2t; Coffee, Rio ordinary "a
AZ. Flour grain and feedstufrs firm, Flour
extra fancy : 6ofi3 65; patents ,0og4, 10.
Corn meal 2 i5@2 20, Brain Sc. Hay,
Corn, No. sacked, white AZ; mixed As;
yellow 49c. Oats, No ? sacked .3ic.
July G5s,; cash No hard 6Sef69: No. I:
red 696tT0: No. spring Csc. Corn-May
40%' July 40Js@i+1; cash No. mixed ala
414; No. white 4ti9d42. oatS-No .
white oo629ia. Receipts Wheat 1900;
corn $500; oats 5000, Wheat
IS 500; corn 300: oats 5000,
New York Aprll S.-Wheat--R Receipts g.
500 exports S20Oo0. Spot armer; No. .
red !2, T.. q b; -ahogat, and z elevator;
hard siTs I. O. h. aloat Options Arm
Hides steady. Leather, wool dull.
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'E:'.Z. | AS
OIL CO +,
PRINCIPAL OFFICE
Beaumont, Texas.

President French Simpson, HalIctsvu,s
Texas, banker.
Vice President, William c. Baird, NJ n
llallctsviIle, Texas
Secretary and Treasurer. Ferdinand
lille llallctsvirc, Texas. oil man.
General Counsel, a NJ. Carter For,
Worth and Beaumont, Texas.
rms company owns an oil lease free Of
royalty on upwards of forty-hyp buro,oa
acres Of land Immediately north of the An
Fent OIL pool in jefferson courty. roxos
located twenty-five miles southwest ., a.,
Lucas seyser and seven miles west Of 81.
o'ne fasS' and also the right to prosrec,
TOT oil IN the gulf of Mexico. We or,to
the following from an article in The Hons.
ION f"st of March 16, 1901, by C. F p
ou'acris1i' c. E. f, NJ, taken from the
Manufacturers Record
From the exploration practIced -, n..
Pec'oTs and my own personal IDvost,ca,,on
VI the formation am fully cor,.,n.,, 49,.
,He petroleum. bearing field Of Texas az
,V"'S with some structural interrurt,o,
ato,n me Red River to the CUR or Joxioo
@na tnat 1t is one of the most wondortn,
series ,, OF petroleum bearing noo's :" f iu.
". discovered IN the United States. ~,oroa
~ ,ue map of Texas viii show mo- +se
,,'Vn's heid' which is gencrany snnnos 80"
20 De limited to beaumont. extends 'S Sos
ulS'"h'e OF nearly two hundred r,t,ao "
'hs northward from the GuIf ~ NJ, ~
nuyahtase of location. being on tho CO Go.
Mexico and almost at tho mort ~ S s, OF
an "SS' .ne markets of the entire world ona
"Pea 10 this company As largo n ',u are
~ 'se stock Of this company has haer " s,a
49, '"''ner 'ale of stock at the nrico So' w.
as per share, for which Il is nn,. ~ ~
,Ir WIN be continued bur a sbos, Ds'ns
,Suser' Operations for sinking a..r ,'iiie
NV '''hpahy's property win begin w. ~ on
49, contract can he made Wiz, sum
p".', 20 do the work. Persons dos,, pa"pvs
OF address FRY promptly to
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sd. Louis Grain and Provisions.

s., Louis. April -wheat.-No. red
GRa ard Goa io May 52a4H liz July 3d. NS
AVA. MAY 42SlG42is; July 427s Oats No
> cash 97i2; May 26%; July 259s; No ;
white 29l9, Pork--Higber; iobbing 10. ~
Lard Steady S,25. Flour dull and un.
changed Timothy seed steady 3, 25d4 0U.
Corn meal higher 20, Bran dull sacked
east track 10, Hay firm; timothy 10000
100. Whisky steady l.2I. Iron cotton
lies 100. Bagging 6lS@T, Hemp Irvine DC,
Dry salt meats Boxed, ster W; extra shorts
: SIis; clear ribs S. 30; clear sides s 62l2
Bacon Boxed. steady; extra shorts O. l2lo;
clcar ribs 9 ~; clear sides .. 1915. Receipts
Flour 1000: wheat 10000 corn &c, 600;
ats $1,000. Shipments Flour 10000; wheat
5000; corn 5000: oats 1000.
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COFFEE.

ca Syw York Agrn --coree-4spot Rio.
neya sshgl2H The marss I'iu so ~, n9r,
points H omn with prices unchanged 10 <
Min Wits pn ,D%Sr' and ruled inactive ali day.
Euranssn' u Nv, ,nuetn9tions. holiday 10
s ngSel, sad dearth 81 investment orders
Npdcr n ig give The, market 4 barely steady
to poists ,o SiSsed steady. net unchanged
ssnainT Hume $50 Sentsn, es s.,. os si IN
sic. 'ae'oo' January s.ooaaoS; March