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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
CAUSED BY MATURING
OF RAILROAD BONDS.
The Stock Market Was Rather Weak
Under tho Influence OF Grain
Crop Reports.

Nee York. August 15-The sollcitude felt
over the possible stringency Of money was
exemplihed by the effect on the stock mar
ket OF furry IN the call money rate at
8 per cent. The fact that stock exchange
!caas made on Friday carry OYER uutil the
following Monday. makes the customary
demand on Friday somewhat moro urgent
than on other days The special cause
offered to explain today sharp advance
WINS the maturity Of subscriptions for the
now Oregon short Line collateral bonds
secured hy a deposit Of Northern Securities
stock The payment called for about Sl5,-
10000, md neressitatcd considerable shift
Ing Of loans 20 requirement. The rate
dropped back to near per cent near the
close after the demand had been satisfied.
There have been n number Of other syn
dicnte operations during the week which
may upset calculations rs to the bank
statement tomorrow. Among these were
the payment of subscriptions 10 the United
states ship Building company. the pay.
mcnt Of dividends by the United states
steel underwriting syndicate ANA United
states steel preferred today. So far rs the
Indicated cash changes promise tomorrow'S
hunk statement will not be uufayorahe.
The movement Of currency To the interior
seems to be iu favor of Ncw York, stu
amount TO $l,JOO.Vl0 against the loss
20 the subfrcasury Of SG33.uUU. New York
exchange az Chicago fell Co par today.
compared With 10 cents premium Yesterday
and 90 cents premium on Wednesday. This
u nu Index " the growth ~ the pressure
from the Interior upon New York for funds.
Rates for tinn money also wcrc advanced
today to uniform per cent for all
periods 10 Response TO the higher money
market Of loan bills as well as Of grain
bills for September. October ana Novcm-
hct delivery. the exchange market, was In
consequence" weak An Incidental influence
upon the weakness NJ stocks was the re
port al rains M the spring wheat harvest
INK regions. which affected the grain mar
kets aS well. A. was to- be expected. the
selling PRESSURE was most acute upon those
~lttrr Wniru uiiNc advanced most couspicu-
"usir Of lgie. i.souri Pacific fell q full
. points below Inst night and the other
Gould stocks and tho Grangers and Pa
oh,s generally were affected IN sympathy.
Southern Pacific resisted the decline. but
Welded its opening gain recovering again
Ia about the hest In the closing rally upon
enormous dealings ~ Louis Southwest
rrn preferred also Boycd mp points over
last night inst nj the close. PENNSYLVANIA
opt'vilc and Rock Island had periods Of
strength. The newest favorircs In the
rumora Of deals were Toledo 81. Louis and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
NOT SUFFICIENTLY TRIED
TO DECIDE ITS MERITS.
Prof. Harrington Says Some Mixtures at
Texas Experimental Station Were Re-
9arded as Satisfactory

Writing 10 the editor NJ tho r.,,s S.,,..l..
MOI, pr,, II II tr..,-..
- ''"'' i"-'"". H'hte cA''n'
's'' says on the subject of feeding M..
llsSts to cattle.
.Iu l.uI,. D., ,.,,r ,,,,o,,t..,, h.. .,
,., D." 'y7"ii 90
"' i''u'u- N"'ue or eAear mo!asses would
say That II has not been sufficiently tr.pI
with cuttlp to decide I'm % fuu ami Fl,
,,., Oh" 'u' ana ''
way as 100 ls merits. several y'at5 az
ltoi i. y. Guiiey. It that time qirg.,or.
.ui th, TrN.,. ,yr..t,...,t .t..+t
.,,,,.. ,,...,,,,. .. '''''''' '""N''.4
N 'N''''i'"'H'N "''u steers ADD
Used inu.asscs as a uart uf iur rItiou. 3d.
che ration Ac lpu sing. ,,.,...
u,c.! .u,. u.,.,,...... ''''." >'.'
'N "'''''s''' LUIS ui'Al.ie 'ud not
h,''t To give satisfaction. an, f,.. ...t
one. ia To, tionr.. .opr.. ,..,
..,..,,, anal ''' SUI" '''s.
''''-' 0"N sue S'e"lS an not mdhe the
gam MHich would Toe expected IN t,,.
peas, however. ID which Al. tr9 ,p...l ,,,,
Am ...,,.. AGA '"'"' anu
-''' "Ne'"'' "'A m"iasses the results
",te nDst satisfactory. 4a oue ot -r....
lcns ina WuIgu .,,tr. ,..-. Co..
.,v44s, Ram, p.I,Nr ''u. steers 'Lt
lo.u4s pc. au.l,.,, "'' "A' -"'
Nc, .vorlt,I Co.,, , d VS. Vs. "a "a ccuea
'.Dyi p.s In N,.'.., t 49, VI san an J"'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
SEPTEMBER SHORTS SQUEEZED
GRAINS TOOK AN UPTURN
AND THEN RECEDED.
and Weather Caused q
Squirt in the Leading Cereals-Pro-
visions Were Irregular.

Chicago, August 15.--Manipulation and
the weather started good buges In grains
today and as a result September shorts
were squeezed once more. Contract wheat
was scarce and there was some congestion
IN corn and oats other conditions, how
ever. were all against an upturn. After
the manlpulators had pushed prices UP well
liquidation from he same hands brought
rccessious. In the end September wheat
was lc up, September corn unchanged ana
september oats ~ higher. Provisions
closed Dc lower to &c higher.
Wheat spurted early on the fear OF
shorts and the rains In the sprnig haryests.
Congestion In contract stocks was married.,
With one house practically In control The
opening was somewhat Wild, with every
body wartinE stun and offerings very ligut.
mat manipulation was practically he On
tire cause for the upturn seemed reasonable
uom the fact that receipts primary, local
Northwestern and Southwestern, were
much heavier, that Argen Tue shipments
were Increased; that the Hungarian and
Ruumaniau crops were large and TINT e1-
portcrs offered freely. with few takers. Al
though september was the manipu atei
mouth. December prohted today. After
prices had been pushed up well, the hold
Nr- unloadcd In september ANA unsjraddirh
their spread 10y taking on December sun
december held to its discount of over 5
cents. September started y 10 : higher
az 7Oi. 10 7O74 and sold a. I1A rnere
was a dip 10 1Obs, but Saptem5rr closed
nrm lc Mp Al 707s. Receipts 3lS cars, on
If contract grade Minneapolis aud Duluth
reported l.6 cars against Dos ears last
week md 442 year ago.
Corn was helped By the strength IN
wheat. Trade was not especially active.
vet there vas n good volume The general
commission house demand was very good
Small receipts thirty.two cars. and rains
hepsd the bulls somewhat. Local shorts
and the Southwest covered hr!skly for a
time. especially In December. The longs,
however. fed the market literally and
prices slumped on Cables were lower
there was conspicuous selling; the cash de-
mand vas fair hut the crop prospects still
were excellent. September sold between
51h and ~ and closed steady unchanged
az Il6t
Rains and manipulation by bulls in Sep.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16

TENDER options lifted oats prices, with
some carly show Of excitement There was
a good demand In September by commits
sion houses, with shorts leading. stun was
hard to buy and the cash demand was
brisk There was some late offering on the
bulge. but prices held vol. September
spurted from Bin TO 80 and closed strong
Ia up NJ 32ss
Provisions were irregular aud dull. Hogs
were lower on liberal receipts There was
some strength IN distant options. but the
nearby futures were iquidated again. Some
support cane. especially in pork. Septrm-
hci pork closed Sc up Mt 1900; September
lard 80 on and 1929 aud September ribs
~ down NJ geo
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: wheat
3CO cars; corn ~ cars; oats go cars; hogs
II coo head.
casa quotations we're MS follows:
Whoa,-No. . sp4ng 72d73; No . 6sd72:
NJ. Icd T0NHTl4
Corn 80. . Sc: 10. yellow 90.
Oats-No. > 2SiaM20: 20. . white AZ; No.
white 55Am4a.
Rre-No 2 511gd52.
Barley-Fair to choice mating 50d62.
Flax scedNo. ! 80; No. / Northwestern
20.
Prime timothy seed 3. 10.
Mess pork-Per barrel Is oocf15, 05.
Lurd-Pcr 100 pounds 10. l2iadl0. Is.
Short RIBS sides Loose 8. SOTO 90.
Try sailed Shoulders--Boxed S34@sS.
Short clear s!des-B1xed iOl&f1U9s.
Whiclv-BaSis Of ligh wines / 81.
On the produce exchange today the hut
Ter market was steady; creamery 15d1994:
dairy 14N1SH Cheesc.-Steady, i031i
Eggs-Stendy; fresh Ela
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
ST LOUIS SALES.

~ National stock Yards, st. Louis Arsrs.
ritory ne e.i flowing saes Of Texas and fcr
lnu{ q stokes, latan. Texas. calves I've ~ 70
n nvGj Say,oF Jones, Lelinette, /. T. los
pound pulls, 2.35; Il. Y. Cox 4 CO 80 -
G GI, !, H. e2Ground steers, 100; WITHIN ns'n
3. Toi josn oteeiata / T.. 7s2pound steers.
w pound steers, 400; i. Llkesti 4 T.
Mest Troy |. T., 7e0 aud s9.p ~, n;
1 hts ~ soi BaSonsame, Green Fo Ssad
cor.iicsasp g Tnss n'ix go, 2.63; c, II. wills,
- ., y. ho9 4 Co, Harrisoa, ARK ia n o;o;
Tara a' rx.oi Neville 4 Patterson ppUh enl
I'LL So "a Texas, s;2psnd COWS s.s; eni wen
sispss ss ., = = srE o =, Ls!astts, r.
40 pisEenson q xo!ens, Gsssos, h1'ssrs.
FAop''ha stssfA s.oo; spinboek & Maor.'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

tics Steady I 06. Begging 6iAaeTs Hemp
Irvine .. Dry salt meats BoXed--Lower;
extra shorts and clear ribs 1000; short
clears 100 observation-disclosures: extra
short and clear ribs 80. SHY; short clear
11.5O Rcccnts- Flour 600; wheat 360,-
oop. corn 22U00; oats 5000 Shipments
Flour 1000; wheat lO4' 800; corn $4,000; oats
1900.
Kansas city. August 10 wheat-septem-
her 23ia; December 90: cash No. . hard So:
40 . god 81 Corn September 4lLs0413, :;
December 33Hs033ai cash No. . mixed 40
400. No. . white ~. Oats-No. . white
52d35. Receipts Wheat $500 corn d.
900; oats 2+,G0o ShinWo" ;, heat $685.
800; corn 2S,OOO: oats 1900.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16

oao- H0'''S 'o"S''
SFOIS;
liv-rnooI ,,,oban,ed
American side, unchanged.
Balls and bears alike had turn upon
the rsrk In ,ee-e-Asv.s .o.,,, -,,.-t-,. a.,
- -, ''''N 'Hf b. nun
Inc esBe WIN Nnlch prices rose and fell
made the moments % comfort very rare.
A, Tho o,,se. .b-o - $50 ts,..,
''N-' H'4'''''""
that the record OF the past three days
would be repeated This was due Ia tho
fact that tho pulito baa . s-.......... -
,bo -. -. u' i'"'I
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
FEEDING MOLASSES TO CATTLE

/ Claremore, I. +, s81-pound steers, 8. 80;
UsJ-podnd steers 10; Z. {, Walton, Cor
sic1Au Texas, 9l5-pound steers, 4 Oo; c. a.
= ~. 517-pound bcfers, Z So; calves, I. 10
each; BartieS q Brent, Dewey, |. T.. 9JD
pound steers %, r. 3, Jones, Oaktaha, |.
T., e3o ana 35sp9und steers, 3. 50; Baldwin,
Coleman * Crockett, Leliaette, /. T., 9S7-
pound steers, i 10; g7O.pound steers, 4. %.
Nineteen hundred Texans; COWS aud bulls
steady; calves nrIn, steers steady To easy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
METALS.

New York. August I5--Lead prices we-,
unchanged and steady. Spelter co5tip,ad
nrm and unchanged here ANA abroad rns'
hsh iron markets were higher. Glasgow
closing az Dos 81 and Miidleshoro eainino
3Ass 10 5ls SID. Local markets were n -.l
quiet and unchanged. nruh'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
GALYEsToy.

Reported for The Houston fqs
A. p. Norman Live Stock eonp'1l
Beeyes "A
Good TO choice =. :. ."'',',ss n
Common to fair :. -. .. '"''ss,
Cows ~
Good to choice =. =. ...''' = M
Common TO fair :. 49,"
Yearlings sal|
Good to choice -. -, :. '.''''ssjll,e: "a
Common to fair. '.''''
Calves ADD
Good to choice. :. - ~
Common to fair .,.,.'';,'.,.t,,.,.'' "a
Market bare OF cattle and san VA, n
fair. First arrivals will npd lnS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
COTTON MARKET QUOTATIONS

Sew York Spots closed quiet, prices IN
changed; stock pu.G3i mles.
Good ord......S Good mid ,...O 5.l6
Low mid ......Ne4 MA fair ....U IL 10
MiddltuE. .....H Sales .......2Gs
Liverpool Spots closed quiet, prices un-
changed, H's, COCO haics of when 5lOD
were American, speculation and exp rt so
bales, import, 1900 bales, Of which none
were American
Ordinary. AZ, Middlnr ..4g 1852
Good ora ......4t. Guad mid 4 i5.lG
Low mia ......tH, Mid fair - = 3-1D
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
Bank Cleariuqs.

New York. August 1.-THE following
bank clenrlngs nj tho cities nHmed FOR
the week ended August ll with the pc
centnge Of increase and decrease as cnnl,'
pared with the corresponding week ias'
year Totals Include clearlues Of hil3'
two other cities
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
FURRY IN MONEY MARKET

Western stocks, which were bought m a
lative party, closing NJ the top. Ibe mar
ket generally wins Arm AZ the close -.
The bond market was easier. Iota' rn'es'
par value, S2,3s4, 600
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
COTTON sEEp PRODIlcre

Memphis, Tenn. AUGUST i5.--cotton sa.,
oh-Prme crude nominal; OF crude AZ,
choice cooking summer yellow no.ainst
Meal and cake $500; OF nominal. aai'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
COTTON VALUES SCORED LOSS.

are likewise looking for some decisive turn
In the trend OF events
New York opened / to points below
the previous close. small advance at
once made the best Of the day and formed
a level that ruled with few changes during
the first hour. steady downward move
then began its course and continued until
almost bottom prices were touched by
midday The fluctuations were limited to
. points during the hrst half Of the after.
noon and small Improvement then mp.
pcared. This was lost shortly after aud
brought low prices on the final call In
the net result August declined 4 points
May : and the Intervening options went
> TO points lower
New orleans started practically un.
changed on contracts. steady rise at
once brought top prices and was followed
10y decline moro rapid, which extending
until the approach Of noon made the low.
est OF the day. A partial recovery set In
and continued until the final moments.
when there was another recession 90 bot
tom prices ~ the net result August aud
September dropped I poluts and the later
months went TO . points lower. sales
az the four American markets amounted to
- bales and spot quotations were left
untouched.
The movement Is Indicative Of expansion
Receipts at al ports for the dsv were
2Go2 bales compared wth 2I25 for the
corresponding day Of last year For tn
week they have been 1880 bales com.
pared VISA l2,os3 Tor las, weck aud 1903
for the %respaniing time NJ last year
Thus far IN tho season they have been
T.A5j 624 bales compared With T4ij, 81 for
the corresponding lime uf last season. TX
ports Tor the week have been ~ 900 halrs
compared With 3G43D for last week and
30. TW Tor the CORE spending time u last
"a .rf IL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
SUGAR

New orleans, AuslIlss. . i arre III!
T SpraI ssgg IA, Centrifugal ,ss.si-Dal; q
secords l9sd3A. NV's' -
gal sails. ,,,,ust Is. -s..fss'
steady: fair refining Gar lid
test 3ss; molasses su-e
Steady. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16

positions, with prices to 10 points pet Inv
er. Sales 5000; August a5G5 Oh, Sen
tenEber ! e5nS S; October $50; Novembs,
4 p5; Decemher s. Ond5. 10: Marcb : ~
May $50; june 10; July 5.45.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
London Money.

London. August 15.-ConSols FOR money
~ T.16: account % a'6. Bar silver quiet,
- 3-l8d per ounce. " ncy 2i7n2A per cent;
short bills 2 91Gd-5s per cent, three
months bills 23sM2al per c'at.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
COFFEE.

New York August 16.--conee-spot Rio
quiet; No. invoice 81 Miid-Quiet Cor.
dova sdi1sa. Futures closed barely steady
on near months and steady on the distsnt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
CHICAGO

a5O6 t'c;n n August -Cattle-Recelpts
s' 66e,6 Market steady Good to prime steers
5000. %; poor to medium 256i7' 30;
S eifer. a I'd feeders 2 50a5 5o cows and
5oq2 80, pulls 2.5Sd5 90. cNIy.s coh1 1og
s-T 20, texas fed steers 8. 0oa5 90: West
co 'tSG Jsrlo ! 15ae 80 Hogs-Recepts 49,.
q. s0g777i I ioa active. Good to choice heavy
Z, . tO si3 sheep Receipts 1000 Mar.
a. ~ stehGS. Good 10 choice wethers q 5ai1
er6 5' sb lar to choice mixed ? 5OaS Is; West
@ IL. 49,, -,o.thf p; native lambs 3. 500
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16

80 Lous, August X .-Cattla po,o,nt,
go Stoss lnCluding 2OOO Texans JarRef
7 0tp5s 90, awe shipping and export steers
1 FL w; dressed beef and butcher steers
& %, $50 D. Steers under 1910 pounds 3 OOa
hnus n . ses, 225d250; Gamers 2.Gi1f2. 30;
nv" "nts rri ;oods rs; calves 5 .OOl7 90. Texos
ers ,I 5rsR1 steers oo5 80; cows and heif
ket 1oc Iow - mogs-Receipts 225O. Mar
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
Net Receipts at All United states
Difference, III

Difference. III 100 eOpoa
Comparative Cotton Statement.
New York, August Is. For the week end.
ing Friday. August Is;
Net receipts at all u. s. ports dur.
Same week last yesr ............ ii,ois
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16

Totals L. s. .S2.oo31o113o 1o7 90.
outside New York 7iG13SH72 60 eco.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
EFFORTS OF BULLS
AFFECTED EARLY TRADING.
Slow Reaction Proceeded Balance of the
Session on Withdrawal Of Buy
ing Support
AL TIE CLOSE.

AT THE CLOSE:
Liverpool, 12 point higher.
New York, ( to 8 points lower.
New Orleans, 3 TO points lower.
SPOTS;
Liverpool, unchanged.
American side, unchanged.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-16
Daily interior Movement.
! -....--..2,232 l,457
Comparative Spot Markets.

Quotations for middiing at other spot
markets. together with the sales:
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-26

Virginia Report: There were three
competitors in the West Point cadetship
examination at Reno last Friday. One Of
them, Pike of Reno was dropped because
OF insufficient height, and this left the
plum between Mack of Dayton and Ed
ward Ardery Of this city. Ardery won
out by a large majority. Mack is an
unusually bright and clever boy, and has
won two sch slarships at the State
University. On this occasion he passed a
creditable examination, but was no match
for the Oomstock boy. The successful
has not only reflected honor
upon himself and upon the community he
but upon the local schools and
his teachers, who are gratifed at the i'm
piled tribute to the excellence Of their
standard.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-26

DOn't Hurry 20 rhunuer Mouutafs.
A contributor to the Salt Lake Tribune
says: Knowing as l do something about
the mountains of central Idaho, espe-
cislly in q season like the present, when
there has been q good fall OF snow, l feel
sure that it is much too early for one to go
to. For those who have been in there,
and have something to 70 to. a cabin and
a claim, it is all right; but for the aver
age man, who would have to camp on the
snow, or be taken care of by some one
else, there is M advantage at all in go
ing in there now, but positive risk and
loss. 1t will be soon enough for men to
90 in there who expect to prospect for
mineral when the snow is off the ground;
they can't prospect to any purpose until
it is. This will not be for some weeks
yet. should say that the middle Of
May would be plenty early enough to
start from here. No one can los reason
ably expect to find anything unclaimed in
the known Thunder Mountain region.
He will have to wander wide, and get into
unexplored territory. Don't be in too
much Of q rush to get where you can't do
any good.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-26
THE sCHEmE OF THE STOCKINGS.

Land Commissioner Hermann, in an
Official report transmitted to Congress,
has laid bare the scheme Of the stock
men for leasing the public ranges.
which comprise substantially all Of the
public domain remaining in the hands
of the Government. Succinctly it is
that regardless Of the ~pretenses Of the
bin 10 conserve the interests of settlers
the result of it's passage will be TO place
the entire public domain in the hands
of the great cattle companies, which
are rapidly consolidating their interests.
and will soon become in form, as well
as in fact, Q gigantic trust, and hope
in connection with the affiliated pack
ers' trust, to dictate the price Of meat
to the world. The bill may profess to
give poor men affair chance, but they
will have no chance. The power Of
consolidated capital will be too great
for them; they will be driven from
business, and the cattle trust will pos
sess the land.
Another thing to which Commits
sioner Hermann objects is the nominal
uniform price of 2 cents an acre per
annum at which this vast area is TO be
frittered away. The San Francisco
Chronicle says it is questionable
whether there is a solitary acre of the
most desolate of our deserts which does
not produce more than two cents worth
of grass every year. 1t is certain that
the greater part of these lands produces
very much more, and most of it is
worth a substantial rental. That land,
we may be assured, the schemers have
their eyes on. That land, they will be
prepared to prove, was in their "occu-
pancy" during 1.-THE year ending Janu-
airy, l 1901" and is, therefore. approp-
rated to them, by the bill. for the next
twenty years at 2 cents an acre. The
fact is, and the quicker it is recognized
the better, that there is not in America
q more grasping set of men than those
composing the great cattle corpora
tions who are endeavoriDg to monopo-
lie the western half of the continent.
Whatever these men try to get is prima
facie to be assumed as something
which they ought not to have.