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PoIi's Wonderland Theater.

The great Lafayette show is drawing big business to Manager Polls theater another audience of mammoth propor- tions attending last night. Lafayette, of course, was the center of attraction and he held the people spellbound with his marvellous Illusions and amusing travesties. The "Sousa" and Ching Ling Foo' limitations surpass the orig inals and made the house applaud and recall the talented travestist and con- jurer for many bows. The Lafayette show is a strong one throughout, includ- ing James J. Morton, Howard and Bland, Maud Meredith, Smith, Doty and Coe, Stine and Evans, Kelly and Ashby and the Farleys. Prices: Matinees, 10 cents and 20 cents; evenings, 10 cents 20 cents and 30 cents; ladies at matinee 10 cents.
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SCHOONER REPORTED SUNK.
Fishermen Say They Saw Part of Her

F1sneTI1leH SdN IHey 'odW FdIl UL HeI
 Rooms Near Atlantic City
 Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 13.-Fisher- men of this city at noon to-day reported a schooner sunk twelve and half miles southeast-south Of this city. The jaws of the schooner's booms are visible above the water. The vessel lies in twelve fathoms.
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TO FORM A BURNS CLUB.

At a Burns banquet held at the Hotel Hartford January 23 a. committee of five was appointed to consider the for nation of permanent Burns club.
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Ex-President B. F. Ess, of this city, of the Connecticut Life Underwriters association, was elected on the execu- tive committee of the association, al the meeting in Hartford last Tuesday.
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s1,Goo, ,0o0 HOTEL FOR J. J. AsTOR.
French Renaissance Structure to be on Fiftf

FTenCh RenaISSHnCt SITuCIUTe IU Ue UH II HUI Avenue
 New York, Feb 13.-Plans for John Ja- cob Astor's new hotel were submitted to the department of buildings to-day by his ar. chitects Trowbridge & Livingston, who have estimated the cost of the structure at S1. .6OO0OO. The new hotel will be eighteen stories in height and will be built of In diana limestone. and brick on the T5x150 plot. Fifth avenue, southeast corner of Fif- ty-ffth street. The design is not yet fully drawn, but it is to be ill the style of the Irrnnnh Rnnh lSSnnce
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The following programme will E2 played by the noted English pianist, Harold Bauer, tomorrow afternoon at the Hyperion:
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New Haveners Will Appear Before the Committee on Cities and Boroughs This AfternOon-New Haven Gas Com pany Asks Perm | $ si on to Issue Bonds Establish Gas and Electricity Lighting Plants Other Bills, Resolutions and Petitions.
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The range OF prices at New York ana
New Orleans for the active months was
as follows;
New York Open High, Low Closed.
August s,,,.T 1915 7.St Ia 1854
October ....7.5e-57 no 7.55 7.6o-7G
New Orleans
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AMMUNITION Powder per keg 81 90:
blasting powder. 81 IS per key; drop shot
per sack, Sis buck, 81 90
BACON Extra snort clear Ia sacks, 0l
Q99sc; regulars loei boxed, &c higher. bel,
Hes, OlAdt0Ac
BAGGiNG AND TIES BaggIng 40,
load lots from Houston, Sl.25.
CANDY Stick, wrapped, basis - No .
GiyW6Ac per 10, No. /, full weight, basis
-, ThM7ikC per lh special sizes, 1i5c high
err; mixed 6n@lJc, as 90 quality.
CANDLES. star, full weight 1Oihe; Graz
sc, full weight, 1lc Electric Lights. 1He
CEMENT Portland, 2.73GS 25; Rosen
dale 81 756i2 %.
COFFEE Rlo. fair. SQSHc; prime. GA
Qllc; choice, 9ladHMe, peaberry, 12M6tl2ihc.
Cordoya, i3r Roasted conees: Arhuckle's
Ariosa basis lO0-lb cases re delivered
Apex - SOC; Lion ilAc; Gold Seal Mocha
and Java; lib cans, 2se; Moena aud Jaya
CRACKERS "A Il G Soda, bulk boxes
6lac: l-lh cartons CSC ginger snaps, Sc
creams, SCI stage planks, DC; cakes and
jnmhles. lie
FLouR--BasIs as.lb sacks. Fancy high
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STOCKS RATHER SHAKY.
Another Drastic Process Of Liquida'
ton Manifested Itself.
A SUBSTANTIAL RALLY TOOK PLACE
But the Recovery Was Extremely Err
ratio and Unsteady Held-5anks
Continue Ultra Cautious Methods.


New York July 12-Todav's stock mar
10. ,,aa .,nmi,+ad 10 arother drastic prn
n.y. ,,t,.t -, y,r,,
cess of liquidation whieh causeu s'"'
severe losses in the prices of stocks In
p,, iotc afternoon thora ,,,s , suhstantial
IN. ,.At,t, ,r,,,s, HI ,..1-,,, ~ nod.
iuliF' Wh}rh wiped out Important pr P"S'
tions Of the extreme declines The late tc
covcrr WINS oytremotv crr,t, and was
an. ~,
ullstcnull! uV'u'
The closing was Irregular. but with prices
near ,ba ran ON Ito ,o,o,,or, There
.t,.,
seemed 10 ne no new cause 10 induce w"
continuance of the selling movement hp
vnrd those of a tochri,.,I natrte The
,-,,
hcd4s were Tue aellNe Iactnrs IVA pitdAus
prices. but the speculators long Of stocks
stood nnssive ,vithont any resistance Il,
ltl
inc shape OK Ouylng 10 support tur m lrhc'.
The consequence was that on each sue.
cegsive raid NV the beors stop.lo.s orde
,,ara ,,," " NV "saie %'v' ,.a,,s
were uncovered ana speculative marquis
wiped ont, forcing the brokers 10 sell out
their customers IN gave losecs for them
49,.
I serves
The banks continued keeniy alert to tho
course Of nrices and tbo,. continpoy de.
MINDS for addi,ionaI colIateroI as the ran
IN prices encroached upon the margin OF
valuation as collateral compared with NC
market valuation forced additional liquid L.
tion Of exchange There was large selling
also through commission houses from al
quarters by that class Of holders which Is
discouraged by the mere fact of Il do
cline and which sells out on the prospect
of getting stocks back at lower figure
Rcbuying by this class OF holders added to
( the demand from the shorts aud stopped
1 the late rally.
I Neports from the corn belt showed no I'M
I provement and it was the opening quo 4
lions for corn which toppled over prices II
/ stocks after some progress had been made
/ toward recovery In the early dealings.
( The terms az the announced set lclnrLI
of the Western freight rate disturbance
to the continued detection OF one minor
road in the territory The divergence ur
news from the conferees on the labor liz.
pute In the steel trade was the slhject It
4 continued apprehension. The fact that
assurances were given yesterday that IN
official statement would probably be made
before the end of the week Of the terms
Of the Northern Pacific settlement Caused
disappointment over the non appearan'e :
| such a statement today and caus d ~
I recurrence of uncasiness lest renewed SIS
cord should develop in that uuartcr
Under the food OF selling orders thrown
upon the market by the Influences OF q
various digcouraging factors, there W.Fc
declines below last nights level for Wa
bash preferred OF points, Union Pacific
~. Atchison rs preferred Jis; St. Paul
~, Iowa Central preferred 5Si, Rock -
land and Delaware and Hudson ), Chicago
and Alton and Texas and Pacific IA and
st. Louis and san Francisco
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Following are the sales OF stocks ana
closing prices on the New York stuck mar.
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GUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. July .-Butter steady Cream
cry llGi1Ss, dairy iSGCl6 Cheese steady,
nmlo Eggs steady loss on cases re
turned i2h
New York July H. Eggs--lecelpts TGS,
packages: irregular: state and PennsylyR
MIA i4@l5; Western candled iSGi5i unean
died aGil2iA,
ST. Louis, July -. Poultry easy-Chck
ems 4 springs HAIRY; turkeys O. young
~; ducks 6, springs BelT; geese 4, springs
h5l6. Butter steady Creamery 15@2OlAi
dairy 1915. Eggs steady Nearby 7; South
ern O.
Kansas City, July IL Eggs weak fresh
Missouri and KansaB stock 10, cases re
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New York, July II The Commercial,
AdyertiSsers London financial c,heg Nh
SAYS The market today was very idle
except for American stocks. The dopsts.
sl'h WAS general The course Of American
stocks ran unevcn,fully until the afternoon
win Germany holding on and Amsterdam
Wll9er buying than selling Then New
totk smashed the market, notably with
Atcnisoh ana Union Pacific and the close
WIS az me worst London attaches M
IMPORTANCE the rumOred quarrel No.
tween the Morgan and Hartman inter.
Gs's eul dlSlikes the crop news There
sork pools are oveloaded and leaking. Tho
t,a.heSs here proves due to the llouidi
t rd on large scale Of bull accounts car.
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eoTA nRANoHEs IMPRovEo.
Cotton Spots and Futures Advanced in
New Orleans.

New Orleans, July I2.The market for
spot cotton was again quiet today and wlth-
out any very pronounced change In ruling
conditions. though the Improvement IN con.
tract values served to exert a mildly
strengthening Influence upon the minds az
the factorage element and as result
stocks are generally held for prices shade
k.eiter than yesterdays quoted level. Sales
Hoo bales Including 1850 TO arrive Quo
Martens advanced lilo on al grades
There was only 4 moderate amount OF
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trading IN futures today, October being
mcst in demand. The market opened 3
to s points above yesterday ana continued
To- Advance slowly until the closing hour.
when July was S2N an advance OF 10
points August S.olWs o. an advance Of
~ points. while the remainder Of The list
waE 70 10 Il points above last evening"
closing figures.
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DRUGS AM CHEMICALS.

Quiniue, 43a4IC per ounce bottle; NOR
phlue, 81 4oG2,J0 per ounce; cocaine, $6.25
per ounce; boraN. Sl5c per pound in 100
castor oil, 81 20 per gallon in o-gallon
packages; epson salts $3.50 per hundred
In barrels; alcohol, S2TOM3.o0 per gallou
sulphur S2U5 per NJ In barrels alum
2lac per pound In barrels. saltpeter &c per
pound in barrels; tamphor, zoe; wood alec
hpl, St.00; gum opium, $3.50; powdered
opium. S4S5 carholic acid. +0M42c per
pound IN bottles; calcium carbide. 500
per hundred, delivered Texas common rail.
way points.
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New York, July Tho demand in ali
departments OF the market has been dull
today Brown shcotings and drills are
without change N price, Bieacned cottons
continue firm and coarse colpred cottDns
steady. Prints are steady with light
business. Ginghams firm Lineht hrm hut
the demand Is indifferent Burlaps quiet
aud easy.
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BEEswAX-Pr Prime Texas, 22a2ac pc

BEESWAA-Prlme Texas, 22423c per
pound.
REANS- Imported navy beans $500
3a4c; Bayou 3l@c English dried, Be; plnks
8hc: Lima, JA07c; black eyes, 4lae
Michigan navy, none; California navy,
0l4c; Snaps $500 per bushel; wax, $50
per husGel; Dutch Lima &c.
BCTEEBBluc Star, 10d20c; dairy, l61
he; Elgln creamery, 22d23c; oleOmargarno
dairy prints, lie; Lincoln solids, l0i3M1 Lei;
prints. 1i@l1l2c; Special Blue Star, lie;
Crystal Gen and Country rolls, Ice;
Special dairy, 15c; fancy dairy, lie;
lrNas country butter 7d1Sc; Texas bricks,
lSNlgc.
tABBAGE- u4@1%c rer pound.
CHEESE Wisconsin full cream rolls,
~ Wisconsin. fpii cream daisies. t2laa
l3.r Wisconsin half cream, 12iad13c,
EGGS Texas, 56fGc per dozen; Kansas
iae; Texas cold storage, l4Wl5
kBAUT- New, In half barrels, $2.40G
2Uu
ONIONS S5G90c per bushei.
PEPrER Chile, f4@15o per lb; black
PoTAToES- New, 9Oc@S1 90 per bushel.
POULTRY Chickens, hens, good So 20dl
800 frvcrs, large. 50 20Gt2 i0 broiers.
81 50Gfi so; cocks large, old, $l50; ducks,
iarge s. 50M3OO, geese full feathered.
So 25a4 00; turkeys hens. S4.50QI6.5O; tur-
KEYS gobhlers, S60OM10u,
TOMATOES Per crate, 3oQf35c.
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DRIED FRnITs ANp Nurs.

APPLES-Fancy evaporated 5Olb boxes,
6hc ~
APRlCOTS-Per lby loose, lOc.
ClrUON--In 10-lh boxes. l3c.
cleaned, bulk, 14c; lib cartons, l5c.
pATES-1-lb packages, Zoe, G0lb boxes,
FIGS California 12iac; imported, 15@
1Sc.
PEACHES Choice new stock, Slsc.
RAISINS~C California. 3crown, l.. l.,
boxes, 500. q boxes 1. J.. Raishs, 05G7Jc
. crown J.. VI ralsins, 5O-lb boxes, sGSAc;
3-crown t. NJ lml>ins, 5O-lb boxes, Sc.
PRIMES California, 50-d0s sc 6o7os
75c: TGMS0s, &C.; so sos. 5lac; 90-l0Os. 90.
NUTS Brazil, lac per 10; ilbcrts, Sicily,
l5e: walnuts t46il5c; peanuts, fancy hand
picked, 5&M6c, No >, 4&m5c; Jumbo 5laGi
&c; almonds Taragona, 1Sc per 10 in sacks
Zoe; large I2allc: medium I6lse
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GALVESTON STOCK.
nrnAN RATES ON Id

VN LA4N ny T0 w - ~. :
snip agents make the folloWlas
freight quotations on cotton icf wv
from the interior within hfteen us''
today:
To
bremen first class .....'.''i7
Havre (Hogan linel. .......,,.,,,','F
Antwerp Castle llnel, ..,.,,''''.,s''T
Rotterdam Hogan lineC -..''.,,''s
Hamburg first class. -, !,
Tue above quotations are oases v, W
class liners. Second-class liners ! w
tramps 5 cents lower, except iof ny Z
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE.


New York City July io-The following
table complied by ,Bradstreet shows the
the week ending to-day with the percent
ago of increase aud decrease as complrcd
with the corresponding week last YEAR
Per cent
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LOCAL MARKET REVlEVI

The local commission and wnoFs''
was very quiet yesterday A.
probably, Of the hot weather, sags
fruit and vegetables were py
as large as usual and the demsm
in all lines was rather lnaelns
however, were fairly well malp''N
some few exceptions.
Tomatoes continue TO be scarce +
are stiffcning.
There is practically NOTHING Il
eggs. Arrivals are very siiai 4
is such large percentage g NJ.
the handling of the prod9e' pres
able to any one concerned M
very weak.
Cantaloupes are stlll qul'e II,
prices are easing OF conslus.@ W.
fore stated, however arrivals u
light yesterday. the demaae aoa I,
it Is not thought that tse s
last long.
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SUGAR.

New orleans. July ", uasssnlirilla,
kettle 3%6i4: open keltisuu S4 eie
AZ: centrifugal yellow 1eutrlleisl
2 7.1e64. Molasses dull- ar rsN
New York, July 12f~susssnrifugrl |,
Fair refining 1915; . aSlH
4 i3-l6; molasses sugar
steady.
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Carload lots, (. o. b. cars from mllers,
dealers charge from store 5mioc more per
100 lbs on bran, 26t3e per hushel on oats
and corn. and 1O5fi5c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN--per 100 lbs, S5@S6C
WHEAT SHORTS Per 100 lbs, 95c@
Sl.ON
CuRN-No. . sacked, 6l@62.
CuRN CHOPS Mixed and pure, 81. ia
lis
OATS Per hushcl 4lM42c
HAY Alfalfa S12OO6Jl2.a0; choice tim
othy, Si6.J0; Sonth Texas prairie bay,
SG.00GS0O; North Texas and Territory hay,
50. 5U6t125O.
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Now York Mone,

at 40 per cent; last loan per ceit
r nanns sate "a per cent Prime mcroaptii,
bboper 4@ts per cent, Sterling exchanr,.
biiiss WIN aetul business In bankcss
s6,ssaSt for sixty days; posted rafes 4 25iL
salg ana Asid4SSh; commercial Nils
1GS har silver 5s% Mexican dollars
bonds HSn"le,f5nment bonds Irregular: state
'"us ihacuVe' railroad bonds weak
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GALVESTON GRAIN M0yEME

Receipts today OF wheat
Cult. Colorado and Santa Fees
Missouri. Kansas and Texas -. go,
International and Great Nortnelp''
...,.assttsf
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.

Current Quotations on Round Lots OF
Staple Commodities.
These quotations are revised daily and
their correctness can he yelled upon The
prices are those ruling In Houston whole
sale markets.
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HIDES AND WOOL

Wool, free medium, 20 =
months free from pluls.,ntbs
Wool, free fine. s to y in'D ,...,.
BeeswaN s........'''''' ..,''
Prime tallow ......''''f'' ~.
81. Louis. July t2.-Wooois dsfl
hut steady for inferior eaii; \
medium 1iM17; heavy la nS
liml4; tub wished l5a&4'
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BROAD GAINS IN GRAINS.
All Cereals Climbed Upward with Re,
markable Rapidity.
THE DROuTn CAUSED THE ADVANCES
Wheat Closed 5-sa2 "a Higher at
90 1909 IA and Corns improve
nnent Amounted to gag f-9.

Chicago, July ~ Under the nHuence Of
continued dronth prices Of all grains again
scared upward today ana septembeE corn
closed 2a2Mc higher than Yesterday Wheat
closed 2s.a2A higher and oats we're q
higher, With provisions ranging from "a
10 ~ higher.
Chicago, July y. Higher cables. llga,
Argentine shipments and strength IN coarse
grains caused wheat to open strong and
active. The volume Of trading was the
largest It has been in weeks. Good ex-
port drmand together with free covering
by shorts held prices firm and the liberal
cash business also was bull factor Sep.
ten'hcs opened % to TX higher at 60 10 67a,
steadily advancing under active buying to
G5ss. later the market declined, hut
the close was 29s@24 higher at Gs5sa6Sl4
Receipts 1874 cars
Reports from the corn belt showed the
drouth was still unbroken and the blight
Ing effects Of the dry scorchlng heat caused
cosa to open active and higher Today's
trading was simply a repetition of that
Of yesterday, with the exception that prices
today were on higher plane. Late in
the day prices advanced sharply septem
be- opened 4@9sc to t%gila higher and
the close was 2a2A higher at 531s. Local
receipts were 27l cars.
Oats opened active and higher on nm.
favorable weather. Trading was heavy
with buying general. Local receipts, 123
ears.
With cattle and hog food being destroy
I ei by drouth the tendency Of the provision
mprhet was necessarily upward, but the
advance was not in keeping With its sur
rouldiugs The opening WAS firm but
weakened on rather liberal selling of Sep
tender lurd
Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat,
! 1TJ cars corn 800 cars oats Ito cars; hogs
/ 1900 head.
! ine Leading futures ranged as follows:
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70 . points higher, and for the 81
the session varied not more than NJ
The sole feature of the operations M
positions. The foAign market nan,
about as expected, receipts In Braiii
fully up TO predictions Of yesterias
statistics at home We're In line NIX
rral ideas. All the hest trading s..
pit fesslonal order. Closed STEADY. NJ
changed to points higher. Total I.
1900 bags, including: July 4.95. M
her 5.O5; October 5.05dj. 10; No,s1
5 1905. 10; December 5.25; March s.4i
300 Spot-Rio, dull; No. inyoe
Mid quiet; Cordova SAM12M.
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Receipts today ,.........''..'''''',ll
Receipts this season ..--''.,t'''''
shipments today ,,...,,'.s..t,''lt..
Shipments this season ''''''''i''
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Honston RaiIroad "a

Following are the receipts of cotton by
the various railroads entering the city;
Bales.
Houston and Texas Central. ......... 50
International and Great Northern .,.. ~
Galveston Harrisburg and sun An.... NJ
Gulf. Colorado and Santa re ....... rs
Missouri, Kansas ana Texas ........ -
1'otaI g-a
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% i, - is5 July Il. Bar silver ouiet
Discount p Far Once s66S, Money az per cent
sillee months bills 7-l6d5 ia ~ ~ ~, w,
N'nsols Tor money 92 s-ie; account a2H en'
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COFFEE.

change n 0f eo,rs July l2.-There was ntue
As' opened steady. with prices upe men msg
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Houston paily statement.
Houston Comparative Statement.

Gross receipts thus far this week $3.50
Gross receipts 3i4 days this season 2.3ap. III
Gross receipts 3i4 days 1899 1900. l.73l.u34
Gross receipts 81 days tSOs 1893, ., 4ii2, 19i
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patent, 81 TO- fancy. half patent 50 10;
third grade, 50 20: s4-lb sack, lOc per paw
re- higher; flour In wood i5c per barrel
F,ARINAcEous GOODS -Grlts homlny
ana crenm meal, IN barrels 81, rear
meal, In as-lb sacks. 500 per barre o.
oats, $3.50: Columbia bats, S2oOlI2. lo'
hawkeye oats, S2,006i2. 10. ~,
LAkD Refined tierce. compound sai
tierces. lob cans a,c higher. 5Ib cans
~, higher: BIB cans &c higher.
o.. ~ MS Standard liIldi2c; picnic Mans
!, LIME Bulk, 500 per barrel; coopered'
HONEY In barrels, eoq75c per gallon a,los3;
N bulk sale; IN f2th cans, extracted
oSSmsL,e pound sections; ia ldc. ,,,6,,sc,
prince oLA aSSgic H ss.ns ts faa3y new
crop syrup, 32aS3c; pure new crop syrup
i, c ca MILK ;qge sg5 50sl S.
Challenge, 81. TO0i3 "
/, OYSTERS In gul weight, i.oz = s5a1'oe +; ,
) %, 9oao5ec;s lib, i light weight $4,000;
2'lb, light weight. saMieNc.
PICKLES Five gallon kegs 81 -; ~
American style, s0@s5c; quarts, American CA
style, $3.50; u gallon, 81 iou2 %; gal
ion, American stylt, sS.35aS5o' lsa'lon
RltE Extra fancy head, el4dGNc;
choice, 5m5hc fair 4Na41ac; fancy i'm
ROPE sisaI. basis 7iG, 7gic; Manila,
lie; untarred bath yarn. Sc; tarrcd. TAG
SALT Louisiana. coarse. soc: inc SOC
hbs. IS los $3.50; CO.'S. S2Go ho'3s' 21V'
TO-4s 50 So
SALT FISH Mackerel. No. J. in 1o-lb
Kits a5cMSloo hair bhls 7olb. No. !,
S. ood9 30: tubs So 0oNj 80
SALMON. Fancy Plliar Rock Columbia
River Sl.9o Castle Rock, Columbia River.
$iet@l.T5. Spear Alnska, 81 Toy 60.
lllmbia River, 81. -; Blue Bell, Columbia
RIVER SitO Violet brand. 81 50 Catnu.
tlcn brand. Fancy Red Alaskl, Sl.a5T1 -.
SAltDlNES American quauers, 50 p,
mustard 81 20; Imported Gillette grade.
qnI ters Sll.J0 fancy sprats, quarters,
STARCH standard goods; Pearl, In 4olh
Lakes. iSAGt1c; Royal Gloss, hulk 4hc,
Nickel, 100 packages. per box, 81, -: corn
starch, 5iac pea ID. 20 and 40lb boxes
SUGAR Quotations are for small lots,
specla' rates are given on carload orders.
STANDARD granulatcd Soc cubes and pow
deied 6l5e Louisiana yellow paratined.
faicy, GOO; choice > 4Ti5c
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London FInaneIal Cahle

Totals, u. S. ,S2,136, 32LOt7 40
OCisluc New York 773,Os3,9Sl l4.9
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-13

Bonus.

FIX ply 9H per cent. - Tx Dix "a p'
cen, extra
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-01-25

Meanwhile Alec and had advanced
to the fssure and tried to look down it,
but the pungent vapors made all the
air in the shaft to dance, and at the
same time bit our eyes so smartly that
we were glad to draw our heads back
out of their reach as quickly as possi-
BILE. We could see nothing at all.
II have it, Jack" said Alec in a whis-
per- There's cave somewhere below
us, and it's occupants are cooking their
breakfast; that's the meaning Of the
wood smoke"
"a cave? Then it must have some
other opening besides this chimney, If
there are men in it.
"Of course; at the foot of the cliff. II
we go to that knoll in front there, we
ought to command view of it"
Forward. then. and We'll find out"
Cautiously, Jack; cautiously! We
don't want to bring the whole hornets
nest about our ears. We had better
tell the other two to hide in the copse
and fill their bellies with plantains
while you and reconnoiter."
We did so, and then crept cautiously
forward to the brow of the cliff. The
sight that met our eyes when we gain
ed the crown of the knoll and looked
out from among the graceful ferr
fronds which sheltered it was one t.
make a sailors heart sad:
To be Continuedl