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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-25

o orop' egt showers are predicted 10 occu,
tonictA,r AAhsas, Louisiana and south Texas
, seaikht and saturday, while genernlIv fair
Tb Tho e, VII prevail over other portions.
- ~. temperatures, however will rpmain
hhSoet stationary. while evcrvthinp will
az os done by Interested p0rties 10 counter.
nv, or Bnston's estimate Of ii. 20o 900
,,.lnimnm, and much more 10 he added Win
,,toosst delayed ten days we desire To saw
sn.. ne has the confidence OF the European
op,aah,ers and that they VIII be guided ne.
Ts,.a Fly, especially as they never aid be-
s nrse IN The bureau or the exaggerated
s sna1 crop estimates which nave been Is.
~ " We mention this because IL Is hest
IA recognize this feature and mot he mis-.
h no% outside issues. We, however, also
in Ky enat ne has been practically correct
~, ~. t nis estimates for three years pnst, which
n osn, gives him great weight. i'hut
,hhany do not share his Views Is true and
,hst ne may be mistaken Ia possible. hut
.ue eject Of his uttcrances Will be FAR.
ceurnlns with. spinners and can only he
v,oinuleracted by actual facts MS .<ept dc.
,Nelop ,ater IN the season Nothwithstand-
ihg ~ this sentiment Is very builish In
t rnlet VA ana with any encouraging fea.
lure values viii advance quickly
Z.
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WHOLESALE MARKET

for ripe fruit being greatly in excess Of
supply.
me market is overstocked With cabbage.
.ne local demand having lately simmered
down to small figure.
Celery Is still q slow seller the demand
having become very slight. Prices range
az 0Oc to zoe per bunch.
The Inst few warm days have increased
the movement In lemons. outside demand,
being somewhat larger than usual.
cranherries are not selling MS well as
they were few days since Prices are
hrmer IN Eastern markets, but no change
has been made here.
Apples have been scarce for several days
With n good demand, but supply was re.
ceiyed yesterday which viii be sufficient
for the orders Of the next few days.
California fruit IS In good demand and
large supply of all varieties Of grapes re.
eeived yesterday met with ready sale. The
stock received embraced the Tokay. Cor.
nlchon. Verdele Ferrara, Black Prime and
Morocco varieties and prices remained
hrm at Sl30 TO $50 per crate.
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H. & 3. Beers Letter.

New Orleans, October "a. Early Liver
pool advices were not encouraging, conse-
quently our market opened / to 2 lower
and shortly after declined . 70 additional
Buying on light receipts, with a view OF
eounteraetlng Mr.. Buston's estimate and
the subsequent steadness In Liverpool oc-
casioned an improvement OF to from the
bottom. making the net gain to points
on the day. The amount brought into sight
during the week was $4,000, against $685.,
600 last year, aggregating from September
1 10 date a,75i,OOO, against 2,s22ooO last
YEAR The visible supply OF American
during the week Increased 10000, ngainst
"a. 900 last year and the total to date IS
2oal 900 against 2o43.Ooo last year. The
thirty leading interior towns during the
week received Isl. 900, against $4,000 last
year. rhe amount brought into sight next
week last year was 5s5,O0O. Il Is estimated
that this yesr the amount marketed during
the same time viii be 5000 10 10000 less,
owing 10 the restricted demand for spots.
Weather conditions continue favorable
throughout the South for developing tie
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KANSAS clrY SALES.
Especial Ia Thc p0stD

Stock Yards, Kansas city, October 24,--
Tho following sales of Texas and Territory
cattle were made here today; lohn Frank.
lin, Nnita, 81 steers, Ss2 pounds, 800; a..
a Smith, Addipgton, - steers, SSl nounds.
pounds, SS5; frank Battin, seymour, ~
steers, SN8 pounds, 400; 90 steers, S)U
pounds, 215 IS steers, 300 pounds, 2.;u;
loi steers, 5A pounds, 10; w A. Butter,
Rod Rock, 81 steers, Sii pounds, $50; oil
steers, SO pounds 40, 66 steers, SiB
pounds, 2.h0; Ellis 4 Co, Elgin IS steers.
ISL pounds, i.lO; 2ii steers, $50 pounds,
SS5 Lee Foster, Bristow. GB steers, Sou
pounds, $40; J. l., karrlnger, Ada, So
steers, TSl pounds 40, 20 steers, 100
pounds, 2,65; b. Ston, lnola, Al steers,
Sb1 pounds, 3J5 a. steers, 500 pounds
fO Russell \ hounord. Caney, laS steers
f3I pounds, 2,3b,
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New York Enohanoe.
Palestine Personals.

Palestine, Texas, October ei-Judgs John
II. Reagan, who went 10 Hot Springs, Ark,
several days ago to attend n meeting OF
the Southern railway commissioners, ID
stili in the Vapor city and viii remain
several days longer. Mrs. Reagan stated
to The Post correspondent today that IN A
letteg from Judge kengan yesterday II was
stated that he was greatly improved by
his stay in that city and that II he ccn-
tinued 20 improve during the next few
days he would return home next week
A. w. Ewing OF the Oakwood Call, who
recently purchased the Advocate will take
charge Of his newly acquired property, Mr.
Ewing's father founded the Advocate ifty-
Two years ago. and II has been published
continually ever since.
Colonel Tom Campbell Is spending few
days Ia SAN Antonio looking after business
matters.
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quiet at s65Gt spot quotations were
not dlsturhed middllnr $40; sales 1874
The Southern markets. as rule. were
quiet az UNCHANGED nrices. New orleans
sold 6l00 bales az ST. for middllng and
grade. Liverpool opened IN under the
shadow Of Bustons renort this morning,
hut the bull claue In ordcr not 10 do away
with It's offcct at once, took hold OF the
market and closlne prices were polnts
better than the ononlng, Whilst manipuia.
tion Is In fun swRv. Il Is difficult 10 dag,
nose the market with any degree OF ne.
curdcy, but should the uresent ideal
weather Continue ten DAYS longer we he.
lleye prces VIII Tumble despite all ef.
forts 20 the contrary.
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,qNEss WAS QUIET.
''''' SHIPMENTS WERE LIGHT.
=, California Grapes Is Rather
yiss, BANANAS Are in Demand.
V''' anplcs Are Selling Wen.

..d.v was a quiet day In the local
i' a0'a,s market, attributed by many deal
'''s'', ~ advent Of Buffalo Bill's Wild
4 y srr which they said must have
.sde the channels Of trade for the
w or,slde shipments were light, little
~ ,smsnd coming from the country.
= sontnue firm, however. and the
Nv N, !. very well supplied on all classes
yl,dutia
49,, .rrs are moving more freely, and
n. remain firm.
v.,,o,s and onions are moving nicely,
..onIs on hand being of good quality,
.,,,,,, re selling wen, the demand
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AAN ANGEno NorEs.

san Angelo, Texns, october D,-harris
Bros have recently bought 1000 head or
yeariiuS steers, paying about Sl3 average.
Among recent shipments from this point
are the following: W. j. skinner, i've cars
FAR cows; Toi Cawley, one ear fat COWS
and calves; X, l.. HATTIE, i've cars bulls 70
Cameron feed lots; q. l.. James, ten horses
and i've cars cattle 10 KansaE City; II. o.
FERRY, two cara horses 70 Arkahsas sug-
granst, thirteen cars cattle TO st. Louis.
Savage 4 Canover, polo pony dealers
have been paying some good prices here:
$50 for a bay mare and about twenty-five
head OF others at SIo TO 500 AZ Colorado
thev bought six head az Sl4O TO S2OV.
A sale OF thirty-eight head or Syear-oid
steers is reported at S1T.5O per head.
matched team Of bay horses sold for
sl45.
az the Dallas fair for best registered
shetland stallion.
Following are many other deals reported;
one car cows, S16.5Oi % head Of 2 ana
S-yoar-oid steers at $40 and S2l50' -
cows al Si8; 70 head OF feeder bulls at
SEQ TO $40; 81 head Of stock cattle at ~ to
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MErALa.

New York October "a Notwithstanding
an advance Of l2s sd 70 flia l5s for spot
and 70 ans bs for futures iu the London
market TN here was weak and lower, spot
closing at 20 S0d2G.35. Copper was dull
IN the local market, but without material
price changes London was higher, an ad-
at to- los upd futures az to- 13s ad Lead
aud speter we're unchanged so both mar
kets. The English iron market reported
slight declines. GLASGOW closed az SIS 1Od
aud Middieshoro az oils gd. Locally iron
was atcady and unchanged. Warrants con
tmtie nominal
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carnIIl . Riehafdson's Letter.

Houston. Texas October -. Mr.. Rus
ton has come and gone; some people will
tax about his estimate for few days.
then he will be forgotten for aaother year.
We trust aud believe he has 50 largely
overestimated the crOD that bis nerves
viii fell him when tue time comes for
his annual American tour Ia 1905. aud stay
at hone. The interests Of hls clients are
10 buy cotton as eheaDlE as possible, and
we do not know that he should be blamed
for doing ali possible 10 depress the maE
ket; hut guessing crops Is one thing. and
counting the bales is another.
Liverpool evidently had little respect for
the estimate. Is their market sfter de-
cline OF 4 points. which was due, strength
ened and closed ! to 3 lower. We had
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81. LnuIs.

St. Louis, October --Cattle-Receipts
1000 head. including 5000 Texans. market
steady; native shipping and export steers
b0cWI.OO with extra fancy worth m Ia
BI6t steers under i0O0 pounds 4.uOdtdOO
stockers and feeders 3O@iI.60; COWS aud
heifers 225m5.bo; Gamers 1892. 80; bulls
260WS7b; calves h0M70O, 1oXns and In.
diaI, steers 2,40Qj 20; cows and heifcrs 300
as, 20. Hogs Receipts GOO head market
3 lower; pigs and lights B.60dd So pack.
ers 0I00l0.D; butchers G.SO6L7.0O. Sheep
Receipts 1900 head; market steady; native
muttons 3.5Hn400; lambs 4 25dt5T0; culls
and hacks 2.5o0f400i stockers l.5olD3.60;
Texans 3Ood3.60.
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Receipts Of steers and cows the past week
have met ready sale at quotations some
smooth, fat aud attractive steers brought
fancy prices. Calves and yearlings have
been In full supply the entire week, ruling
at prices from y To y cent lower. Hog
market bare Sheep In oyersupply aud
very dull; butchers supplied, MIX COWS
in light supply, good demand for choice.
The market having cleared up somewhat,
the outlook Is favorable for anything strict
ly good in the cattle line,
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Buying by the Long Element Brought
Advance.

New Orleans, October 24.-There we're no
distinctly new features developed in the
SPOT cotton market today The bidding OF
buyers was generally below board figures.
especially where the lower grades were con.
cerned Llyerpool's break Of 6 points today
had some slight effect In keeping the de-
rnand down, but the market just now shows
something OF an inclination 10 follow CON
tracts on this side and holders are not Will
ing TO give very much ground, 90 long as
Inc American delivery markets refuse 20
follow the English market Sales 800
bales. including $500 10 arrive. Quotations
unchanged.
The future market opened ! 70 points
lower After the call there was free
nm ~ buylng orders, the long element evil
IDENTIFY taking on new loads 20 replace those
dunined overheard yesterday. and under
tbis influence prices moved W some 10 6
points. This advance was followed by a Sc
Hes IA moderate fluctuations that left tho
asnres al the close standing net , 20 4
points above yesterdays range.
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MANY CATTLE MUST BE FED.

50. 800 / and 2-year-oid steers az Si2aO
% Si4 for is and Sta to Sis for "a 80 Is
az Sli aud 10 - at $50; "a Is and IS at
$40. Sll and Sil ~ Is and - at Sil and
SIe
Stanley Turner has bought the Williams
ranch at Water valley Tor 5000.
j. q. Bighy has bought seven-Sectiop
ranch m GlasScock county.
section OF school land and Improve.
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SUGAR.

New Orleans, October e. Sugar--OuIet
and steady: omen kettle 2}sfi3 t.16; opon
kettle centrifugal new 8itU3t4: centrlfuaal
white lh1B yellow 3iga3 1915; seconds
lMW3li: Molasses IN good demand; open
kettle e5@30; syrup, steady NJ 26d30
New York, October "a. sugar Fair redn.
ing 1910; centrifugal 90 test 3s. Molasses
sugar 1916.
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1 M Wlaner's Letter.

Houston. Texas. october e4,-Llyerpooi
futures we're due 10 be lower today and
many expected a most decided decline in
yIew Of Mr. Buston's estimate Of 1920,
600 bales. His own constituents, however,
evidently felt that his oplnion Is 10 the
nrobable size OF the crop is uncertain and
furthermore has been sufficiently discount
ca. as futures in the Liverpool market
TODAY closed steady. only ? points below
yesterday.
American markets oDened slightly lower
on a wave OF realizing and short sales b.
those who believes Mr, Buston's estimate
weuld greatly depress yalres. All Offer
lnes were quickly absorbed and prices In
both home markets Instead Of decliaing,
as anticipated advanced,
Il is now an established fact that the
bull clique are quietly taking what they
car especially in January New orIeanD
AZ or about she present level. but are not
nnxious 10 materially enhance values uatl
they deem the proper time las arrived OF
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

Memphis. October -Oll--C'arload lots,
per gallon; Prime crude 2St6 off crude
nominal; prime summer yellow 3iiaI on vel,
low nominal; choice cooking snmmcr vel.
low less than carloAd lots, nominal Prime
meal 2i,0O; on nominal
New orleans, October o4--Cotton seed oil
Prime refined In barrels 85Jai OF reauea
8ih; prime crude, loose 20iA.
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FEEDERS WHO HELD OFF
RUSHED TO CENTER THIS YEAR.
Nest Of Early Feeding viii Have to Be
Done With Old, High Priced Com.
The Live Stock Markets.

The prospects for good cornfed beef for
next year may be judged from the follow.
Ing facts, says the Fort worth Register.
The corn crop has been SO damaged that
part OF It win not grade for the mar.
ket. The ungraded part must 90 20 the
feed lots for beef building aud finishing.
realizing this fact. the feeders who held
on last year have rushed to the center this
year and bought an unprecodentedly large
number OF the feeder class Of stock. As
result there are already s5oOoO cattie TO
be led in Missouri sO0,uOO In Kansas. 4U0
900 in Nebraska. 10000 In oklahoma. 100
100 In Colorado. Iowa will feed nearly
10000 and feeders In Ohio, Indiana and
other states have bought to on extent
which places the cattle to be fed at not
much less than 3OVO,uOo head. Most OF
the early feeding will have 70 be done WIN
old, high priced corn 10 the now rrop
VIII not TO any extent be available for a
Time yet and finishing cattle are turned
mack 70 their ahattolr about ninety dave
after they are put on feed. The Christmas
trade viii begin To feed the new cron az fat
stock and January should see the ram fotrlv
Wen set In, hut at n rise on present aver.
age market heef and lower than cxiStipa
prices for high grade corn anisned ncet
Ihese cattle have an average cost of S4u
per head, or Sl20,NOUOO Of the farmer a
money. 10 this must be added freiebt
| az, corn, racks ana attention. When the
cost the packer $50 Per head. or ssinWs'
to0, and that Is shaving the pront close FOR
tho feeder and tinsher
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rather duh session in the home marketsg
prices ruled duiet.
Movement figures were even more buillsh
than expected. the into sight being less
than the estimate,
Cloudy weather prevailed over a cOnsid-
cradle portion ~ the cotton belt, with IN
dications ~ some bad weather, but frost
seems long wav on. Forecasts Louis
lana, partly cloudy 10 cloudy and probable
showers. Arkansas and East Texas south.
partly coudy 20 cloudy aud probably show
ers: East Texas north. increasing eloudi.
ness; oklahoma. Indian Territory aud West
Texax north aud south. generally fair.
Unless sp0tE ere dressed for sale there
Is no reason why cotton should sell below
existing quotations this season. The sen
son OF 100 1901 Bas tho best paying crop
ever marketed. and smnlv hecauso Cotton
WIS marketed gradually. Merchants, bank.
ers ana buyers. tel your farmer friends
tast when theY. feel Ike bringing three
bales Ia town only bring one. and market
gradually til spring. aud see how quickly
the spinner will como after everything In
sight The hears saw we can not eat Ii.
but we can make the other fellow pay Tor
II II we keen him hungry oil the time.
Liverpool Is due 10 be point higher 10.
morrow. chrghi Richardson.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

New York, October 2l-Eggs- Receipts
400s packages; state and Pennsylvania av.a
erage best, 22a2b; Western cundled 2fid21i
refrigerated 1DW2t. as
St. Louis, October -poutry-o Quiet
chickens 0ai0, springs o; turkeys 0; dutks
1914. geese Gik, Butter Firms Creaiuary rs
@2d; dairy li9el. l9ggs-Loweri 10. loss
OF.
Kansas City, October 2i,--I1ggs-E
TTiL
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TIN-Firm, SSs. l0Gt5L0O: lead. sac.
GALVANIZED SHEET IRoN-B5 ana 5
per cent discount
BLACK SHEET IRON--No, ~. So rs per
400 pounds
ROOFING TIN--Machine made, SlO.Sup1
ll00 per box; old style, S1650nlS5O per
box
soLpER-Half and half, 191aa2Oc per
pound.
CORRUGATED IRoN-tialyanized, s4ou
Per square.
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Drugs AND cHEMICALs.

Qulnine, 34d38c per ounce bottles NOR
phine, 81. 25d2 80 per ounce; cocaine, S4.25
per ounce; bora1, slac per pound IN 1O0-lb
packages; copperns, $500 IN barrels; castor
oil, 81 20 per gallon In 5-gallon packages
EPSON salts, s1,75 per 100 lbs In barrels
alcohol, Sc. T0@SQ0 per gallon sulphur,
S2.6j per 100 lbs IN barrels; alum, 3ikc per
pound In barrels; saltpeter, 7c per pound in
barrels; calcium carbide, $500 per 100, de-
llvered Texas common railway points.
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until their lines Of LONG cotton are Sc.

cured.
understand that continued warm weather
will probably depress values. but unless
sunshine continues indefinitely no further
serious decline viii occur. while any radical
change In the weather conditions viii cause
an Immediate and most decided advance
and III any event they appreciate the fact
that prices will hnally move higher Re-
celpts are running considerably below last
year.
Sentiment IN the market ceDtera Is bear
isb ana there "a practically very little out
side buying Sunnort, hut carefully cousid'
advisable 10 purchase than 70 sell, al
though Il must be confessed that the
average brokers present Interest Is heavily
j. A. Wiancr.
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CHTcAGn

Chicago, October "a Cattle-R Receipts
1000 head, including 100 Texans; market
steady; good TO prime steers T,000s %;
feeders 2.0oGi4I5; cows l.25af5O; heifors
2UW50qi cnnners 1.20Gf2 10; bulls 2oO1
400; calves 3.5OdG 90: Texas fed steers
6uNd4oO; Western steers 3.0O688OO, llogs
Receipts 1900 bead; market weak good
10 choice heavy 0001g1 2@i5; lights q Su6g
600; bulk 6.76M6a5. Sheep receipts 5000
ers abO6f4O 90; fair Ia choice mixed . 5ld.
$50; Western sheep > B0d3 rs; native lambs
3.5Odj5O; Western lambs 3.75l30O.
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PAINTS. OILS Ann Grass

second grade $500; third grade. $3.50
rurpentine, FER case two 5gnlion cans.
80; barrel loth. 56c per gsllon. Min,
eral paints, Coo per gallon. Dry fixed
paints, per cwt, in barrels. ouc Venetian
reds, per cwt Sl.5O; yellow ochre per
cwt., Sl.O0. Linseed oil, best, boiled. 7tW1
7lc Ready mixed house paints Sl,UU.
Window glass, S1x0, 8 per cent oil January
Il list.
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GRAIN AMI Hay.

Quotations for carload lots delivered on
tracks. Houston or other points taking
same rate. Dealers charge from store ia
Zoe per 100 pounds more on bran, 2M3c per
bushel on oats and corn, l0d15c per 100
on hay.
+ BRAN-Per 1O0 lbs, 06dasc.
CORN CHOPS-Pure, 81 .2561.ak
OARS Texas. choice bright 54c; No. 2
mixed. 41c
CORN No ? mixed, Sucked, e5; No. .
white. sacked, zoe.
HAY-Choice alfalfa, SIS 50d16oO; choice
timothy, SO. 75d16. 90; South rexas prairie
50 00d0 00 North Texas and Territory
hay, So. O0G6 90; North Texas and Territory
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TRADING IN on STOCKS.
Demand Confinsd TO Limited Portion OF
LIST and Prices About Same


List and Prices About Same,
There was little change In the trading at
the OIL aud Stock Exchange yesterday,
The few orders on hand covered the larger
number Of stocks ON the active list aud
prices remained quite stationary,
Anglo American was purchas0hlc at tAac
again, but there was not so much Of the
stock wanted as on he day before There
was further iao reduction IN the final
bids Fort Worth continued very active az
hci with lc advance scored ON the hnal
call
Merchants and Mechanics was the largest
trader Of the day and was easily obtained
AT lsc. This is lkc lower than tho prices
for which sellers have lately held out but
there were very heavy offerings ana bids
on the close dropped 70 Nc. Buffalo went
as low as 3lsc on early trades hut an i'm
proved demand developed and ono trade
was later made NJ .6c, There was little
change TO note In the position OF Goher.
while fair sized lot was sold, BIDS Tor
Sour Lake OF were raised 81. 80, bringing
same TO $40 and 1c more would have been
given for Manhattan. Offers for Palestine
and Beaumont were lowered &c and those
Tor Forward Reduction cut half IN two.
The total sales amounted 10 800 shares.
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r d Mards q g Letter.

sustained decline u O points on spots
sold on FIRST caiI at q.4i,42- but gradusug
improved as the session progressed. and
closed steady NJ 4,44 As Liverpool was
NOT affected By Mr.. B0ston's report 70 the
extent expected, New York made a gain
Of 70 3 points on initial sales. January
sold on the obeninr Al 2 56-57. advanced
TO sec. then eased on slightly and closed
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WIRE NAILs-S2. 20 oase per keg.
MARRIED WIRE-GalvaniEed, GlddaD,
So rs Ter 100 lbs; galvanized Baker, $500
per 100 lbs.
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TEXAS CATTLr IN AFR1rA

Fort Worth, Texas. October 24--on June
/, last an experimental shipment Of Texas
cattle was made TO South Africa, there he.
Ing a demand by tho British government
for shipments of stock from this country 10
he used IN replenlshlng the depleted ranges
In that country as result Of the Boer war.
The trial shipment was made by Major W.
De Maud Of the British army and formerly
n rancher In Texas, The consignment went
by vessel from Pensacola. FLA on a British
ship and landed IN the Transyaal with the
loss Of only six head The cattle are now
on pasture near Chievly, Natal, south
Africa. Before being shipped the 600 head
were inoculated In order to keep them in
a healthy condition and immune from dis
ease. letter Just received from Major
Maud says the cattle are doing well, This
will open up another market for cattle from
Texas and It is said that at least quarter
Of million cattle will 60 to that country
from this State within the next two years.