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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-11
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of two regiments of infantry, one light
battery, and a troop of cavalry will
start next week on a march to FIT.
Riley, KAN, to participate in the army
lnaueuVerS.
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Hutchinson and Return $4.66
via Santa Fe.

Central Kansas fair, September 1913.
One fare for the round trip. Tickets on
sale 18th to 18TH. Good returning the
Goth.
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To Clean
Dress Goods

First carefully bru sh
the goods until all dust
and lint are removed.
Wash in hot water with
plenty of Ivory Soap
two washings may be
necessary. Rinse and
allow to become about
half dry, then iron On
the wrong side.
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The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-03
Notice.

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 M. COOPER,
 da Manager.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-03

Crescent Barber Shop, best in tfae .ty, Fin ath roC ms, skilled workman, polite atten- TT3a. Graham & Waddell.
 Tue Paragould Plumbing Company nEve inst received 800 feet of star cotton acge. the very best on the market. They wsnS yon GO call on them before you gIgse yonr order. tf
 Anei-leaf shingles S1.70 per thousand. d3g JAS. A. HAYS.
 Go around to Knox 6: Woodburn and sas their line of wall paper before it's al gwe, 2t
The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-03

The Paragould Plumbing Compuay wants to buy car load of old scrap iron, copper, brass and rubber fer which they offer to pay. the highest market price. det
The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-03

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The Daily soliphone., 1902-05-03
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Klausmann's Celebrated Book Beer in kegs and bottles now ready for ship ment. Send orders to J. B. Kirchoff Cardwell Mo. dtf
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
READINESS OF SALES
THE LEADING FEATURE.
Large Run on Both Has Prevailed Dur
ing the Week and Supply Included
Good Stock.

An Improvement in the horse and mule
situation Is shown by the following late
report from the st. Louis market:
The combination of arrivals for two
GAYS male mp pretty large run for tins
wednesday auction, the total offerings
teing around 200 head. The supply IN
Guided severa. very good constituents
oS' the general quality was hardly as good
count the list of sales did not show nm as
strong as last week, bull 1t was the
general op!lN"n OF commission interests
that the basis of trade on the good
grades OF horses was fully as substantial
chunks sold freely at range of SllOal4V
ON The forenoon market and Eastern busi-
ness had lively and satisfactory appear
ahce. Some demand was noticeable from
the South, but 1t was not of much volume
aud proved really no Important factor in
Tie trade. Where most Hcilvity was show. II
was on the smooth and finished chunks of
LOO to 1900 pounds weight. Buyers
sought the heaviest classes with the most
avidity, but these were scarce and tney
had to content themselves with animals of
less substance, Drivers came in for a
goodiy share OF Inquiry, but following the
ruie of late, they were very scarce, in
fact, the better classes eligible TO sale we're
practically unreprCsented
Receipts of mules during the first three
Gays OF the week have been Sl2 head alto
gether, but of these the dealers have re
ceived the most liberal share as 5 Indl-
Gated by the fact that only about loo
head OF this number were offered on the
commission market. Generally the mar
ket has displayed some very active thar.
acteriStics. There has been SSnsiderable
demand from the East for little miners
which has put dealers on their mettle to
secure them. There has also been some do
mand from rSe South for feeders The
combination of these, although the latter
has not assumed much volume. has Kept
awake a lively Interest IN the commission
arrivals Dealers have sought the offerings
each day and such as were In amy way
desirable have been quickly taken. There
was nothing draggy about the Increment
az any time during the week so far. While
there Is no definite advance or change In
prices, the tone has been strong all week
and the general inclination has been on
the side OF frmness. The best feature OF
tne market has been the readiness with
which arrivals have sold.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
IlIGH-PRICED SHARES
LED IN THE DEALINGS.
Satisfactory Crop Conditions, Industrial
Activity and on Easy Money Market
Were Factors.

New York, Jnly 25.--vlolent price move
ments and very heavy dealings In some
OF the prominent hlgh-prlced stocks were
the characteristics OF todnys stock market.
Ihere was large realizing at intervals both
IN the stocks whlch were moved upwards
today ana In others which had previously
advanced. The industrias and the low.
priced railroad stocks played only snaii
part in the market, the hlgh.prced stand
ara stocks traYefsug all portions OF the
country being in the van of all the day
movements. Inc grangers, the l'ucihcs,
Inc southern trunk lines and thu Eastern
trunk lines all had their turn In the DAYS
activities. Inc bulls had the advantage Of
continuing satisfactory conditions OF the
crops, OF Industrial activity ana of the
money market but the effective factors ia
the days dealings were rumors OF great
hnnuclul operations looking TO the harmo-
nizlng and consolidating OF control of the
great railroad systems Of ,Ae country. All
81 these were more or less vague ana none
or ,dem was accorded open OF ,Jhcial sane.
ton. That regarding Rock Island was tna
most clearly defined aud 1t was noticeable
tnat that stock, with something Ike cX-
plicit Information to 60 upon. fell out Of
the forefront of the trading aud failed to
maintain al of yesterdays advance. There
was authoritative Information also that nm
her atge railroad system Is 10 be ali
sorhed. the prevailing belief pointing to ST
Louis and San Francisco. Assertions that
Atchlson was TO be taken over were el1ect-
lively denied. Rumors continued thick con
ccrulne st. raul. the one assigning 1t to
he Jnlon Pacific being most persistent hut
without any authentic countcuanCc IT,
| Southern trunk line consolidation story and
tho Eastern trunk line readjustmcut story
also ala effective service IN the ock mar
Ect without receiving any formal author
ization. Even the supposed hostility be.
tween the Pennsylvania and the Goulds
were made To do service by the bulls on
the theory that the defeat # the Peunsy,-
yauia Hudson river tunnel contract was
duc To Could Influences and therefore q
bull card for that group Of securities while
/ II was alleged that the Pennsylvania in
| tercsts were buying to control Atcnison
with view to transcuntin'nt system
IN retaliation for the Could incursion into
| Pennsylvania territory. An incident Of the
| day was tho fierce raid on Western Union
! which forced it down over points by hat
| point DROPS. The stock closed AT "A rally
| of q point There is promise Of gain in
| cash reserves of over $lOuO,OOO by the
! banks tomorrow IN spite OF the weeks ex-
ports of gold. the receipts on balance from
! thu interior and the excess Of disburse-
| ments by the subtreasury having more
| than offset the exports The item of loans.
| however, Is beyond power of computation.
| The market closed very irregular but with
| a few stocks at the top.
Bonds Were somewhat firm and steady.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26

oats ruled lower In the deferred options
In sympathy with other grains ana on the
not miavornble weather. July shorts. VINO
did not settle yesterday were fflgntehed
hv rho rumor that because they would not
ssttlc nj 40 the price was to be pushed still
higher. In consequence OF tneir DIGS t nr
several "fives' July new sold at -, tne
record nrice since the civil war. This was
the only feature. Trade otherwise was dull.
offcrings In the new delivery We're freer
and prices dipped. After the early advance
July dlpped back and closed only "a UP ~
7Olt September sold between 34Hs and 33S
and closed weak %d1s depressed mt 34g348.
Receipts $40 cars.
Provisions we're very irregular, although
not particularly active Early advances IN
the ward hog market and a good support by
brokers caused brisk advance. Lard espe-
cialIy shot up. September lard once more
selling at 100. The early price, however,
seemed to he ruse by the packers who
at once unloaded on the little fellows. re-
pressing prices badly. Lard alone held up.
late trade lapsed into dizziness. September
pork sold from 17.571a to IL. 90; dipped to
il % and closed IN down at 1I:61H; Sep;
tembcr lard closed 121a up at 10. 0213 and
September ribs, after selling from 10 62 to
10 40. closed weak . lower at 1850
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
100 cars corn 265 cars. oats 100 cars, hogs
10000 head.
cash quotations were as follows:
WReatINo, 2 spring 1901; No, 7e0
1872; No. red 76AM76ia.
Corn-No. 2 6jlgd66.
oats-No. Q 5O1ad51&; No 8 white 55
@63
Rye-No 80.
Barley-Good feeding 6si fair to choice
mating 20.
Timothy seed-Prime 5.75.
Mess pork-Per barrel II 30d17 49,
Lard-Per 100 pounds 10 67td10 so.
Short ribs sides-Loose lO,iOn1O.1O.
Dry salted shoulders Boxed 9asd9la.
Short clear sides-BOxed 11lsn1lA.
Whisky-Basis of high wines 1.31.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
OATS MADE A NEW RECORD.
TOUCHED HIGHEST PRICE
SINCE THE CIVIL WAR.
For Once :he Cereal Sold Higher Than
Corn or Wheat--General Trade
Was Dull.

Chicago. July 25.-Grain traders bell the
odd spectacle today of oats selling higher
than either wheat or corn and yet the
phenomenon caused hardly ipple in the
duh and uninteresting business routine. july
new oats sold at ~ cents when a few shorts
wanted the stun. Cash oats were absorbed
by the bull leaders at as high rs II In order
to Keep them from the shorts. While outs
were selling In driblets at their fancy ig-
ures. September wheat was around FIX and
the hitherto fancy July corn also some
thing under 81. In general, however. it
may be said the July corners were resting.
shorts In wheat. corn aud oats IN that
month seemed penned in by the big intrr
ests. The other markets were dong little
because Of fair weather good crop reports
ana other bearish influences when in Turn
have had little effect because of the fears
Of July manipulation. In the end Sept M
Der wheat closed 9sd19 down, September
corn % ever. July corn ~ lower. Septcm-
her oats 9sdi2 lower and July oats X high
or. Provisions were very irregular and
closed 1214 up to liza lower.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26

St Louis. July 25. -wheat-Lower; No. Q
red elevator cash 6s9s; track 69q692l new;
Der 70is 80. hard 70 new; rs old Corn
Lower; No. > cash 62ia; track Ga: July 62l2:
September 52A; December 40 Oats
Lower; No. 2 cash nominal; trt@k 40 new,
80 old Rve-Dull "a Pork-Lower; Job
bling 35 for old; 17.75 for new. Lard
Higher 10. 50. Flour-Stendy;. new red
straights 3 O0d3 %; old Of both grades 15c
per barrel higher; old clear .. S5d3 90 Tim
othy seed 4: sod4 90. Corn meal Steady
3, -. Brnu-Frm; sacked 50. Hav-Strong;
timothy 0.00615. SO prairie 7.OOd9 90.
Whisky Steady 1,3l. Iron cotton ties
/ ,0G, BaggIng 6lsm6H Hemp Irvine o.
Dry snlt meats-Steady; boxed extra shorts
II 90; clear ribs II 1917: short clears
II .3II2, Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts
II S7ia: clear ribs - 90; short clear 10 %.
Rcceipts-Flour G0OO: wheat $4,000; corn
81 600; oats A. geo. Shipments Flour 1000:
wheat 5000; corn 5000; oats 5000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
Not included in totals because contain.
lug other Items than cenrhtgs.
london Stool Market.

New York, July 25-rh CommercialAd
ycTtiser's London financial cablegram says:
Stocks today were inclined Ia he rather
more cheerful No serious trouble is now
expected on settlement day, as measures
have been taken to assist the weaker spec
ulators. Nathrs consequently showed a
hardening tendency. Americans opened de
pressed and animation was suspended until
New York became buoyant, bidding NJ
Louisville aud Nashville and St PAU
sharply, while the Pacific issues and Atchi
sop were also strong.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
ST. LOUIS SALES.

ISpecllT 70 Inc FVsIJ ,-,.n
National Stock Yards. st. Louis yuI !,
The following sales Of Texas and IeIlllg
cattle were made hore today: J. NJ DiIs'
erty, Caloosa, |. r., 902 pound steer, ~ =
Daugherty & Daugherty, Caloasif,, ,l !, !,
Vinita, 1. r., $50 pound steers, SSS; S,I W.
& Jones. Wagner l. T., 762 pound n, !
295, calves, 80 each; W. A. sysnsss ~. "
nit, l. r, 1011 pound steers 40; VII,
ing & Hays. Snpulpa, |. T., l4S pouna, "
$50; Whitehead K Sons. Sapnip4s / ~ /
a91 and 500 pound steers 400 ts''7'
hundred Texans; steady.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
WHEAT FELL OFF SHARPLY.

Wheat worked lower on the influence II
lower cables, good weather and dull trade
Crop advices continued favorable AMI re-
celpts bore out the reports as to the guam
tlty. although grading was very poor. The
foreign market weakness. together with the
excellent country prospects, seemed to un-
dermine the confidence of holders. The
strike of telegraph messengers which spread
10 the floor of the exchange and interfered
with business. had its modicum of bearish
influence. July showed itself very sensitive
to any supply or demand and shorts as usual
were very nervous The price hung around
II and closed \, down at 1854 September
was offered rather freely Opening 1smA
to a shade lower at 70 to T2M. that option
dipped to Tt9s and closed weak @s114 lower
Mt 7l&.
Receipts were 2oj cars two Of contract
grade Minneapolis and Duluth reported
202 cars. a total for the three points Of 40I
cars, against Al cars week ago aud 3oI
cars last year.
Corn was even more dull than wheat The
wheat weakness, together with good crop
reports, had n depressing influence In the
corn pit and very free offerings by a leading
house broke September prices l. Trade In
July was small and prices held near u
until shortly before the close, when little
Offering and no inclination on the part of
the shorts to absorb broke the price to a
weak close at 65la There was a mentary
support in September, hut the effect was
hardly noticed September sold from I'll
down to co.'s and closed weak x lower at
coz. There was a Teeling thIt July was
simply sumberug before It burst forth
into a volcano-like eruption Receipts We're
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
AT SAN ANGELO.

San Angleo, Texas, July 23.-w. T. Cav.
ley bought q carload Of fat cows in Coke
county at SIT per head
., Harris Bros. shipped 1900 steers to the
Territory.
{; J. Smith shipped one carload of horses
TO shreveport, La. which he bought from
d, A. CoH Tor SlIOo There were thirty
X b. Powell of Sterling county shipped
a carload Of calves from this point to Kan,
=, me ne sawyer Cattle company shipped for
SIINe carloads of steers to Kansas CITY.
y II. w; ellis bought from II. w. and
FRANK Murchson 80 yearling steers M
Sl4'J1, delivery October /.
year-od steers from ] D. Henderson n"u and
I lp, twoS from Lee Snyder in Schieicher
81; H. Cawley bought fifty fat cows near
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26

New York. July Eggs-Receipts sieS
packages; steady; state and Pennsylvania
ald20ls; Western canded 1sdl9ia; Western
uncandled t5i4M1Tih
ST. Louis, July 25-poultry steady--Chick-
ems 10ia, springs IA; turkeys II; ducks Z;
geese Az Butter steady Creamery lS@22
dairy lTdlsIs. Eggs steady. Is, loss on.
Kansas City, July &.-Eggs-Fresh Ia.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
METALS.

New York. July 25-All metal markets
were dull and lacking In feature today.
Particularly was this So In the case of COP
per. which ruled aat In tho local market
and with declining tendency noted Lead
at home showed no change. Spclter was
lowered rs Cd 10 flS i5s Cd at London, and
was unchanged locally. The New York
iron market closed quiet and steady with
out change. Warrants nominal; No. /
foundry. Northern, % ood25.o0; No. i
foundry. Northern soft, 220o@23.oo; No. /
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis, July -Cattle--RecepI soal
native shipping and export steers 90
80, with extra fancy worth up At w.
dressed beef and butcher steers 4GglaI
steers under 1000 pounds 3.0Od6|; asfl
ers and feeders 3.25d500; cows and vi
ers 2.25d5. 80; Gamers l.75G2. IS; bulls ~
@4.00; calves 5.O0d6.50; Texas and lnaiiI
steers 3.00MJ.75; cows and helfers w
$50 Hogs-Receipts 20o0; market Y
higher; pigs and lights 7.S0a7ei pii,aH
T.50d7 20: butchers 7.6JdS.0o. Sheep,
ceipts 1900; steady; native mnttons XVI
CTS; lambs 4.75@6G0; culls and bucks y
OATS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
KANSAS CITY SALES.

-, :, IopeCIHI 10 The Postl
~ Stock Yards, Kansas CITY Mo ru,,, Ok
c5 ut aIo'Iowlng sales of Texas and TERRITORY
CC% carr W We're made here today: James q.
30; A. r. Rochelle. ochetoI, &c p0 POUNDS
a. o. pounds 4,S5: ]. r. Cobb & Co, WaSoS,,
liz % po SfSGTs 1872 pounds 41o i steers,
eFeaon' Elgin IS steers, 678 pounds Ss5:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
New York Money.

New York. July % Money on call steady
at 2l2m3 per cent; closing bid and asked
2G2& per cent: prime mercantile paper
4l963 per cent Sterling exchange steady,
with actual bushes In bankers bills at
4S77s for demand and at 49, for sixty
dnvs posted rates 4.S66(4 SSla commercial
US 4.S4&d4 SON Bar silver 80; Mexican
dollars 4lI5 Government bonds firm; State
bonds iuactve; railroad bonds firm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
CHICAGO

Chicago, July 25.--Cattle-Recelpts ga
including 1000 Texans: steady; gcx n
prime steers 7.S5ds.70; poor to medium d
d7G0; stockers and feeders 2,50d525; npl
/ 5O6i5.50; heifers 2.25dG5o; Gamers ls,
2. so; bulls 225d5. %; calves 2.50d850; I'll
as fed steers 100000; Western steer .a
@65o. Hogs-Receipts 5000; 5dl0 hlhrl
good to choice heavy IT0d7s21s; light isl
td770; bulk of sales 7,45d770 Sheep-hI
ceipts 5000; lower, dull good to cAis|
wethers 4.Ood4.75; fair to choice rlrk
2.75M4,00; Western sheep 250a4.75; riaa|
lambs 8. J0G7.50
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
NEW ORLEANS LIVE STUN
lSnecial to Tho P0stl

New Orleans. July 25.-oversuppg, 4 :
everything in the cattle line; traail1 ls, sa
prices of and unreliable. sneep u~"'
supplied. Cornfed hogs n req Essh,r,s
The New Orleans Live STOCK EA Aa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
COTTON RECUPERATES SOME.

10 on August and 10 less on later
months. A small weakness at once made
the lowest OF the day aud a steady rise
followed during the first hour Few changes
occurred further until the close OF the
morning when there was another small ad-
vance, which formed the level Of prices
that ruled until the middle OF the after
noon Another upward move then appeared
and continued until With gradual gains
top prices were reached on the final call.
In the net result July advanced points.
August and the later months Increased
/ to 6 points.
New Orleans started Q TO 10 points down
on near and to O down on distant posi-
tons. This was the lowest OF the day
and course was upward for the Grst half
hour. loss OF this Improvement followed,
after which there was more steady rise,
reaching Its best by the middle Of the morn.
ing and which made the range that ran
well into the afternoon An advance set
in at this time which became more pro
nounced than the former aud extended TO
the windup. In the net result July lost
3 points, September gained points and
other options increased . aud 3 points.
Sales at the four American markets
amounted to 1923 bales. Spot quotations
were reduced Lice at New York aud &c
at Galveston. Low mIddins aGd the grades
above were marked down i.16c at Houston
and New Orleans was not altered
The figures OF the movement did not
show a wide difference. Receipts at all
ports for the day were 24A bales, compared
with 1902 for the corresponding day OF
last year. For the week they have been
1858 bales, compared vita 1861 for last
week ana 24,500 for the corresponding time
OF last year. Thus far In the season they
have been 74l3,a2o bales, compared with
1882, 1851 for the corresponding time Of last
week Exports for the week have been
$50 bales, compared with sc for last
week aud T22i2 for the corresponding
time of last year Stock at United states
ports Tor the day was 227. OJD bales. com
pared with 25j.Sul for the same day NJ last
week and 3Gl ,055 for the corresponding dag
OF last year,
Fai:ehiid & Hobson wired from New Or
leans
Not having recovered from Yesterdays
shock, Liverpool was In commissions again
TINS morning. futures closing at a
loss Of 1 on summer months, 2iA
ON tall po'lti"bH' While new arrivals
are = lower than last night Spots
ON continent Of European I'm Liverpool Setc
also under the same great strain, Hnyrc Il -
Ginning ~ and Liverpool il ou sales Of S,a-'
American markets opened lower, prices
Lore To points under last night He1yg
rains we're reported from East. Ahadir mn /
North Texas, flom North Louisiana ArkIu-
saS, and IN fact from AL district, OF t1c
bet With exception Of those of the Middle
Gulf States.
Some disposition shown on part Of shorts
TO realize at decline, 1t was feared tlut IN
terror Of Texas would complain Of too
much rain, and 1t was not long until such
complaints came to hand Temple. Hemp
! stead and Cameron rCpoftinC Is TO u iuCAr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26

10 steers, 74o pounds, 2.e5; W. a. p5
shaw. Wayne. q steers, rs pounds IN
90 steers. 1888 pounds, $40; c. b. Anaar
Wayne, "a steers, $40 pounds SS /
steers, $40 pounds, $40; j. H. PEEs
Purcell, "a steers, 937 pounds, $40