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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-10

dampened their ardor. Primary receipts
were heavy. Liverpool showed only faint
response TO the advance here saturday and
local cash deliveries reported business al
most at a standstil May opened u higher
to n lower at 69A to 6S7s, hut quickly be
gan to feel the effects OF liquidation in
this and the wheat pit. Prices sagged of
tcnnporsrilv to sra Wheat strength, how
ever, came To the rescue just before the
end of the session and buoyed May mp to n
stcnty close, u lower at 6Ss. Receipts
were lSi cars.
After an opening at about steady prices,
oats suffered a material loss early under
heavy Liquidation from several of the most
prominent professionals. Prices were on
at one time l% below Saturdays close;
by the outside aud when May, which had
opcncd unchanged to " down at 4T3s TO A,
reached 49, selling practically ended Early
prices anctuating widely and rapidly. When
the strength In wheat became manifest,
oats followed upward to ~. closing com
paratively hrm - lower at 461s Receipts
were no ears.
fected NV the downward tendency in grain.
The country buying seemed to nave suu-
sided and selling for profits by local pro-
fpssIounls took its place. The run or hogs
was heavy but the bull argument of the day
was in thc light aud unfinished CONDITION
Of the animals. on the rcv)yal OF Tue
wheat strength prices responded. January
pork closed ) up at 30; January lard Q
higher at 6. o5. aud January ribs unchanged
at S.55.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat
* cars. corn go cars; oats 225 cars; hogs
10000 head.
whSat-No. Z spring 75a76ta; No. red
s.
oats-%o. : 47a47,s, No white 4sM
d49ts: No white 4shdtoie.
Rye-No. . "a. ,,.-.,
Farley Fair to choice mailing 5ssd6S
Flax seed-No Ia; No l North
western 1 As.
Timothy sced-Prlme 6. 4ed6 50
Mess pork-Per barrel Is. 900 16' o.
Lard-Pcr 100 pounds . s2l2a9'S 5'
short ribs-Loosc, s. 45@S GO. --., .
Shoulders-Dry salted, boxed. IAMI]s.
Sides-Short clear, boxed, S0Nd9. 90.
Whisky-BaSs Of high wines, L32.
Clover-Coutract grade, 9,3o.
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SHORTS BROUGHT TO GRIEF.
THEY WERE OyEUCONFIDENT.
THE PUBLIC RESISTED THEM
wb.a, Had a Bearish Opening, but rs
tabIshed New Record Pnoe Tor the
Crop Before the Close

Chicago. December 9.-oyerconhdence
among the bears In the grain pits Drought
grief to many shorts today Liquloat'on
for profits and short selling brought ire
mcndous volume Of business, but the low
nrices which followed these weakening in
huenccs were too tempting TO the big puphc
and. amid scenes Of the widest CONFUSION
wheat was sent up 10 new crop recoru
prjce Nav wheat closed x higher; May
corn * lower and May oats - lower. FRO
visions closed unchanged to higher.
wheat was sold In great quantities at
the opening. Conditions had changed and
there was not the same general clamor TOT
the cereal from the country and there
was a nervous feeling resultant from the
tumble Of prices In Wall street In gen
cral. there was an inducement for people
with high priced lines to take good profits
Big houses with connections In New York,
the Northwest and ST. Louis were heavy
sellers aud Patten is reported to have I'M
loaded 100000 bushels of wheat. As the
markets weakened on the price they were
met with renewal Of outside buying
which WAS in such bulk that II could hard
|
Some OF the persistent bulls continued buy
ing and even at the top prices AT the open
ing thought the bargain good one. con
ditlons tnat generally govern were some
what mixed. Gables were not quite as
responsive as expected. Though tine Eng
lish country markets were reported very
strong, Northwestern receipts were raining
OF, but primary receipts showed a good
gain. The increase 10 stuhs on passage
aud in the visible supply also were bearlsn
factors. with all these Influences 10 aDet
the selling pressure, prices tell on badly
May optlous, which opened Is TO u higher
to 'hM,a lower at S97s to S2l4. steadily feu
TO $50 Shorts were iubilant and rushed
TO put on more pressure, Then came the
reaction with the force of whirlwind
Buying orders spIdng up all around ana IL
became wOefully apparent that the market
was heavily oversold In the twenty min
S3H, a new record for the crop. The
close was very strong. q above Saturday,
at S3NdS3t3 Local receipts We're sixty
cars; Minneapolis and Duluth reported a2S
cars. making q total for the three points
OF 9Ss cars, against 1857 cars last week and
1919 cars a wear ago. Primary receipts
were l.lSSOOO bushels. compared with
t5lG.O00 bushels a year ago, Bread stutfs
ON passage Increased 10000 bushels and
tho visible supply was increased 2,SAAOoO
bushels Seaboard Clcarances in wheat and
dour cquallcd $4,000 bushels.
Corn started strong because NJ the snow
aud the rain which, IL was thought, might
hluder farmers deliveries. Heavy profit
taking, however, made itself felt In a weak
ening Of prices, There were still several
prominent hull professionals In the market,
hut heavily increased Western Offering
and a slack outside cash demand soon
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STOCKS WERE WEAK EARLY.
A BEAR SCARE FOLLOWED.
Amalaamated Copper Maintained It's
Conspicuous Position, but Price Was
Not Allowed to Sag Below 65.

New York, December o.-fThere was a
hNely shaking out OF speculative long ae-
counts In stock today. accompanied by a
threatening break In prices. which caused
some alarm during the early hours OF the
day, In the afternoon there was a sudden
face about in speculative sentiment and
disorderly scramble ensued among the bears
20 cover their short contracts
Anaigamatod Copper continued to main.
tain Its conspicuous position. even with
the increase in animation on the market
today The opening sales carried the stock
back lls points 10 90 aud this proved the
low level of the day. but the demand drop
ped on as often as the stock approached
Saturdays level. although Determined sup
port was always offered as It ncared 6S.
OF the stock aud In the last hour rushed
The price M to II IN their frantic bidding
against each other. The anal price was
bat shade lower. The support offered TO
copper at the opening break prompted asp.
porting orders elsewhere aud the market
steadied momentarly. quite \ list OF i'm.
portant stocks Rising fraction over Satur-
day.
With rise IN the call loan rate to per
cent, however, spectators took fright and
unloaded stocks. Prices generally touched
the low points OF the day on this slump
although Individual stocks were forced
down under subsequent attacks, carrying
the whole market With them back 90 about
the low level several times ST. Paul was
notahly weak and tell ~ under saturday
Manhattan also was vigorously attacked
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SUDDEN TURN IN SENTIMENT.

and driven "a under Saturday. There was
good deal or calling of loans hut In seek.
ing now accommodations borrowers bid
inc rate up on themselves 10 a higher rate
man was necessary, judging from Subse.
qncnt developments The ruling rates were
d per cent, even 80 por cent, and there
seemed ample supply AT that figure. The
perception of this fact emerged about the
same time that Amalgamated Copper began
Its rally.
From a general level OF point or more
below Saturdays prices the market began
u move upward aud gained momentum
close, but the advance was renewed, max
Ing the closing active and strong at about
the best. The Gould railroads, Manhattan,
New York Central Sugar, Pacific Mail and
General Electric were all prominent in the
rally and the day closed with net gains
except in a few instances.
The activity In the call loan market was
rchected IN the sharp drop IN foreign OK
change both sterling and continental
which prCcludcd all idea OF gold exports
for the present, There was some apprc-
hension OF pressure for gold mt Berlin this
week, hut money was reported easy there
ana sterling exchange hardened In that
market. MonCN was also easter in London
and further demand from PARIS is not
feared at present as Paris bankers are
again buying discounts In London. There
were no deposits OF currency an tho sub
treasury for transfer 90 the interior to
day, but the speculative activity continued
In the grain and cotton markets. The
suhtreaSury Is also taking up large sums
on the government surplus, Witch is run.
ming large. II was very obvious, however
that anxiety over money on the part Of
spectators was much relieved
Railroad bonds weakened In sympathy
with stocks, hut became irregular later
Wabash dehentures gained nearly = per
United States bonds were all unchanged on
the last call.
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ST. Louis, December a-.what- Highc-;
No. = red cash s7ls; No . cash s59s; Dc
cember So; May s0ia No. = hard 77@7o.
Corn Higher: No. . cash 67i3: track ssH,d
G0A. December 67ta; May 707s. Oats
Firm; No, : cash 49i9; December 40ls;
May 4S&, No. white 80 Pork-Better;
lohhing 1855. Iard--HGher; 9.72i2,
Flour Strong. red winter patents $500
400; extra fancy and Stralghts 3.45dS.Go
clear Sl0d3.25. Timothy sced-Nomnslly =;
6O0Q65o, to arrive. Corumeal-S Steady
325 Bran-Stropg; sacked east track,
ll0HL15, on order Hay Timothy: weak
10 OO6tl45o, Prairie scarce and strong,
l.O062OO Nhisky-Steadv, 1,32, Iron
crtton ties % Baggng 59sd6l, Hemp
twiur . Dry 'ait -RoNcd-Stron:
extra shorts aud clear ribs $50, clear SidNs
SIS. Bacon Boxed Strong; extra shorts
and clear ribs 0all3: clear sides n.6eia.
Receipts Flour 1000; wheat. OS,O0O;
corn, lbs 600; oats aS0o0. shipments
Flour 7W0 wheat, $1,000; corn. $4,000;
oats, 2l0OO
New Orleans, December 0--Hog products
strong. Pork Standard mess 1875. Lard
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-10
A BIG DAY IN OIL STOCKS.
$1,000 SHARES SOLD.
ADVANCES ARE GENERAL.
Merchants and Mechanics and Manhattan
and Palestine and Beaumont Surpass
Former Records-Victor improved.

Yesterday was a banner day at the oil
and stock exchange The call was snimat-
ed from start 10 nniSh and many visitors
witnessed the enthusiasm displayed by the
brokers in dlling orders. bulllsh ton.
dency prevailed and the advancing values
were sufficiently well distributed fhropgh.
OUT the list 10 show that the upward.
ness is general and not confined to the
favored circumstances Of some particular
company
Merchants and Mechanics figured another
time as the biggest seller Of the d,v
There seemed to be no end 10 the wants
OF the dealers 90 this security The stoct
could not be offered too fast for ahsorn.
ZOE snd the sales towards the c,osn %.
CURED at S]sc higher as freely as tho hrs,
'ues at Use. Nearly 5000 shares Z, Ill
We're transferred, Manhattan eclipsed any
'Vc'Eo formerly made. The prices psid
ranged from 7452I7Sc and when all We.
eNhauSted between these figures none no,iS
pe oo,a at less than sic. An Increase NJ
o'y MIA t1e previously highest selling price
Mss paiu lot THIS stock. Grace was in
pIisneF demand and 1900 shares sold an Sc
aieSllne and Beaumont brought one ~
Tue ReaNlest gains Of the session. The bids
NIL sdt seoNe former ones until a sale was
tnsue AZ an advance OF Sc. No more conld
Ne had on this basis and holders $500
MN MN AZ DC better. Victor took another
}6S,shp with an increase of 2l4aSc on bo :
bsrIe ~ ask hknres, One dollar more would
n tiae oeeh given for Higgins and Sc nddi'
Senal for Ground Floor. Bayou City gsined
80 On the day and Beatty could hsye
o'| n NC more. Anglo-Amerleaa was
paId ana uaue around prices formerly
Paw Paw ana over 1000 shares Of the stoci
se"nse9 hands. Cattlemen's ConsoliSsVeH
an increase OF 25c over Satnrdav :
beaumont Contederated Kent n q
~ INJURIES which occurred al The
~ lS call beaumont and Pacific Slocs
N pa.,naserS on terms sellers have bIfd
~ some time and Geyser of Galyaa,I,'Sai
ttaSut a stronger demand ,DrlnersS t tySiS1
plsee yam, ,r'2ags Other small gains toot
rrs moved up the asking prices. VI Se'''
ne prices bid and asked YESTERDAY and
me sales made were as follows
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n to 42lg New York failed TO support tho
rise aud tho close was lat with a further
break ia the street. Prices ended about
T. point above the worst london Is IL
ciincd To iCar that America ls facing u
money squeeze at tho end ~ the year
Predictions regarding the next Amalgn
mated Copper dividend place i an tho way
from nothing 20 l per cont Paris is dcNel-
op.ug strength after The long weakness,
Gold recovered to 7Is a4d on Austrian buy
ing silver Is hat on New York sales
There Is a fall in the price OF the metal In.
India
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-10
LIVERPOOL SOUNDS TRUMPET
FOR A BULLISH CHARGE.
Far Surpassed Expeotations---Supremaey
OF the actual Stuff" Made Evident.
Uneasy Spinners.
AT THE CLOSE.

Al THE CLOSE,
liverpool, 8 to 9-64d higher.
New York, 8 to Is points HIGHER.
New Orleans, 10 to 12 points higher.
SPOTS:
Liverpool revised.
New York, t-8o higher.
New Orleans, t-eo higher.
Houston, revised.
Galveston, revised.
Yesterdays cotton market was a bulish
story written leaves between bulsh
covers. The actual stun" swayed tho
wand that transformed values and the
course OF the day demonstrated that the
article itself now rules on King Cotton's
throne.
Liverpool was the fountain from which
comfort from the upper price advocate
flowed with profuson. In fact. the sltua,
ton surpassed expectations 80 far that
even well.nervcd short might have trem.
bled In his boots" Sales on the spot
amounted to 5000 bales at quotations adj
vhnced $500 on mddllng aud grades below
and I'D on grades above. Deliveries on
the last call stood s.64 better on all op-
tions except the Aprll-May. which went
964 higher. The brilliant record was cred
tied TO the predlcament Of the spinner
who could not complacently view a closely
stripped supply force and a more than a
million-baie discrepancy between the pro
auction and consumption figures Of the
day The proverbial quality Of tho last
laugh may be fully appreciated by Ian.
cashire since the changes of one week can
make field OF animation out OF what
formerly appeared q graveyard for the
hopes Of the friends of the heccy staple.
On THIS side of the ocean the business as
sumed large proportions, vet IN the nature
OF response to the awakening from afnr
there was room for improvements The
forecAsted number Of bales coming from
the interior was not taken by some as
conforming 70 the Idea of tho burcan and
rested heavily on the value scale Tho
seeming realization Of his supremacy by
the spot holdcr was reelected In the oirer,
ings and comparatively tho largest Profits
came to his side Of the wigwam The OK
porter participated very scantily In the
DAYS operations but the purchases Of real
cotton summed up large total The initial
trading was on The highest basis and In
the central portion Of the session some
perceptir" advantage was gained by the
bear. But tho swelling tide again be-
came In evidence toward tho grand fnalo
aud distinctly strong undcrcurrent was
visible NJ the close.
New YORK. opened Is ahead on near and
u TO 20 points better on far deliveries,
which made the best level OF the day. Al,
Immediate small decline occurred, followed
ny recovery OF the opening figures, which
formed the levei with only 2.polnt nuc
tuation throughout the larger portion o,
TIE morning gradual recession begar
toward noon and continued for an hon
afieiward, whom rs much as - point.
Were lost Half OF this was rcEained an,
made tho range with ouly slight variation
nntll the final call was made. In the No,
result December and February gained
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Tho has been hsto making in the cotton market Nidns
is
has increased this advance 1 and Liverpool has registered OF '
tent of 81 bale bale remaining for tue
deliveries the Monday proceed
n o
by
depart ben
the
the q tn o he
the
giyenth advances the week.;
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GUTTER AND EGGS.

Chicago. December a.-Butter firm
steady, 8EaiOt, Eggs drm-Fresh 24Q25,
st Louis December 9.--Poultry steady
Chickens 6, springs Z; turkeys 6isGi7; ducks
6aT; geese SF@$,, Butter steady-Ercam'
New York, December Eggs Receipts
$500 packages; market stendy; Southern
at mark 2ON23.
Kansas city, December N-Buttcr firm
Creamery 26M2I; dairy, fancy, 2T. Eggs
Weak on Increased receipts; fresh II.
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New York Money.

Now York. December o Money on call
firm at Ed7 per cent; last loan all per
cent; ruling rate 6 per cent Prime mer.
camille paper ilsN1 per cent. Sterling cN-
change steady AZ the lcctuc, with actual
business In bankers bills AZ i.S6JS for de-
mund and at 4,Sias6i4.S SRi for sixty days;
posted rates 4S4isM4,S5 and 4.SSll4 ssh;
commercial bills i,S3ffL S3l9 Bar silver
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London Financial Cable

New York. December 0.--The Commerc al
Advertisers Lordon financial cahlegrarl
says; The stock market today was weak
heing dominated nv Copper which opened
los down although closing unchanged AZ
tA.@ per ton, American stocks opeucd
heavy, hut rallied around midday on q re
coycry In Rio TntoE, which advanced from
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London Consols.

London, December Ccusols for money
OPS; account NJ gl6 Bar silver at 25i4d
ronpts far short 'blns 3a,GSS per cent;
three months fNsdSA
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540s Mexican dollars A3A. Government
bonds steady state bonds inactive. Rail
road bonds irregular
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&icmphis go. Firm 7tl.16 71t-1e 1870
81. Louis. Firm rs "a 10
Other Spot Markets.

Llverpool--Spots closed better, prices re.
vscd demand fair: sales 5000 bales. Of
which 600 were American, speculation and
export 500 bales; imports la.4O bales, OF
which all were American.
Ordinary ......4 49, Middliug ....i9
Good ord ..4 1892 Good mid ...4&
low mid. 4 1872 Mid fair .....4 3l.S2
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NAVAL STORES.

Savannah. December 9.-rufpe'''' &
at 35&. Rosln arm. rprsers..
Wilmington. December osatM =
Nothing doing. Bosi m. n5i az
turpentine quiet, 1.@EJs'W
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Houston's eStimated receipts FOR today
are $4,000 to 5000, against 25,aI2 last
wear. New orleans expects 1000 10 26.op1.
against 1888 last year.
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Net R.c.ints at tinted states Ports
'osossssesSoosSs"aSoSsSS"Ss

Difference. 40 $500 4i,44o =.
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me prices bid and asked Yesterday and
me sales made were as follows.
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Houston Comparative statement.

F1oUSIo0 OOHlpaTdIVc oIdIUTWbfI'
Bales.
Gross receipts thus far this week. II 75S
Gross receipts 9S days this season ! .ls2, la1
Gross receipts rs dnvs Ia i0oO-l'nl I ,2aS, ~
Gross receipts 0S days in 1900 1900. LII, $50
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-05
Injunction Served.

Deputy Sheriff Judson Harris
served an Injunction on DR.. A.C.
Wilkins, S. A, Spencer, Il. r.
Jaenke and T. G. M"hatfey to
restrain them from trespassing
on the lands Of Laurents Arnou-
det. This is the land known as
the Anthony Cochran tract in
Acadia parish, a portion of the
Jennings oil field, and the in
junction is brought to restrain
the jennings HeywoodOil Syndi~
cate from putting down a we'll on
which they are now at work.
The Oil Syndicate claim that
their title is perfect and this in
junction can only delay matters
a short time. The outcome will
be watched with interest us the
decision of this case may involve
the title Of thousands Of acres.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-05
THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving.
dentRoosevelt has issued
his proclamation, fixing Novem-
Der %, as a day Of national
Thanksgiving. It says:
GA Proclamation.
"The season is nigh when, in
accordance with the hallowed
custom Of our people, the presi-
dent appoints day as the espec-
ial- occasion for praise and
thanksgiving to God.
"This thanksgiving finds the
people still bowed with sorrow
for the death of a great and good
president. We mourn President
Mckinley because we so loved
and honored him, and the man
ner OF his death should awaken
in the breasts of our people y
keen anxiety for the country
and at the same time a reSolute
purpose not to be driven by any
calamity from the path of strong,
orderly, popular liberty which
as a nation we have thus far
safely trod.
"Yet, in spite of this disaster,
it is nevertheless true that no
people on earth have such album
dant cause for thanksgiving as
we have. The past year in par
ticular has been one of peace
and plenty.
eve have prospered in things
material and have been able to
work for our own uplifting IN
things intellectual and spiritual
Let us remem Der that as much
as has been given US, much viii
be expected from us, and that
true homage comes from the
heart as well as from the lips,
and shows itself in deeds.
eve can best prove our thank
fulness 10 the Almighty by the
way in which on this earth and
at this time each Of US does his
duty to his fellow men,
"Now, therefore, 7, Theodore
Roosevelt, President Of the Uni,
ted States, do hereby designate
as a day Of general thinks giving.
Thursday, the 2Sth of this pres
ent Novembar, and dorecommend
that throughout the land the peo-
pie cease from their wonted oc-
cupation, and at their several
homes and places of Worship re
verently thank the Oliver of all
good for the countless blessings
of our national life
ssIn witness whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
seal of the United States to be
affixed
Ozone at the City of Washing
ton this, second day of Novem
Der ia the year our Lord 1901 land
of the Independence Of the Uni
ted States 1876.
"THEoDoRE RoosEvEsT.
"By the Presidents:
John HAY.
"Secretary of State