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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-23
SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCES
MADE IN MANY LINES.
In Spite Of a Fairly Good Bank State
nent Closing Prices Were Lower
Than Those Of the Day Before.

New York. November 22.-Further i'm
provement was shown by the stock market
at the opening, humber OF active Issues
rising to high level The latest news
regarding the coal strike situation was
doubtless a contributing factor. Business
was active and fairly well distributed,
with more covering by short interests.
Commission houses were prominent
throughout the session. Moderate buying
was reported for out Of town account. St.
Paul, the feature OF yesterdays market,
made an advance on heavy trading ana the
Gould stocks were fractonally higher, with
l-point advance In Denver and RIO
Grande. Reading was active and strOng
while a better tone was shown by New
York Central, Illinois Central, Southern Pa.
cine and Pennsylvania Gains of 3 to US
points were registered by Delaware and
Hudson and Illinois Central. Rock Island
was firm on Western buying orders. Sugar
aud Steel stocks were conspicuous. Bealiz-
Ing In lnrge volume wiped out some of the
early gains, st: Paul and Illinois Central
making material Declines as did also
Amalgamated Copper and several other
Issues The list MS a whole was fairly
strong, especially the hard coal group and
the Gould stocks. There was also q smaller
advance In Minneapolis, st. Paul and Sault
Ste Marie preferred. For no apparent
reason the market went Off on the publica-
tlon OF what was regarded as fairly good
hank statement. and the closing was gen
orally below yesterdays final prices. save
In the matter OF loans. where greater de-
crease was looked for, the bank state
ment about met popular expectations. The
comparatively small contraction Of loans
was due, II Is thought, to the fact thnt
much Of the money called In by the banks
during the early week was reloaned later.
The aggregate of lonns now outstanding
is SS6S,OO0,0O0 or about S1D,000O00 less
than when the last sump began The sub.
treasury made another transfer Of $780,
600 to San Francisco and $4,000 to New
Orleans.
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No. Orlenna cnttnn

New Orleans, November %. Cotton in
the spot market continues nrn and factors
are holding the staple for full board prices.
Sales $3.50 bales including $50 TO arrive.
Quotations unchanged.
The future market. under the influence
Of lower Liverpool, opened / 70 points
lower. shortly after the opening the
weather bureau posted predictions OF freez
Ing weather In Texas. This gave the bulls
encouragement and prices were forced IN
rapidly until gain OF 5 10 Q points had
been scored. After this prices nuctuated
until the noon ciosiug when the record
showed net gains from yesterdays range
Of 70 8 poiptA
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H. & B. Beers Letter.

New Orleans, November 22.-Liverpool
ndvices were discouragng, but our market,
however only opened to lower and
subsequently advanced to on fresh
buying. owing to the continuance Of rains
In Texas, fears OF n freeze In that State
over Sunday and the anticipation of light
movement during the next two weeks, clos
Ing at net gain of TO points on the
day
showers were generally reported over the
Southern States today, but no heavy rains
were reported. The temperature was above
60 degrees In the western portion Of the
belt and between 30 and 90 in the eastern.
showers are predicted for Eastern Texas
orally fair weather will prevail In this dis
trict tonight and Sunday The temperature
viii fall by Sunday night, except over
southern Louisiana,
This season is a record breaker ms far as
the absence OF killing frost in the belt is
concerned. and there never has been such
an open fall and favorable conditions to
Increase an outturn.
Bradstrcets'. in their weekly trade re-
view of November 21, referring 10 this sub
iect' snys; The mild open fan weather Is
complained Of as restricting the movement
OF winter goods at retail but It is not ia
be forgotten that present temperatures
favor the continued growth Of the cotton
crop aud n larger yield than heretofore eX
isting" For IA week or ten days past cN
aggcrated reports OF damage to the tor
crop In Texas and claims that u would moi
open have been circulated While some
damarc has evidently taken place, owing
TO the rains there. he claim That the tor
crop Will not open Is not seriously cOnsid
cred by conservative operators;
The rate u London silver is the lowest OF
record. and MS China and other silver com
tries are on that basis II Is against tho
Manchester and continental textile trade
preventing them from becoming free buyers
Of manufactured goods. That the bureau
estimate on December 3 will be very small
is conceded by every one IN the trade.
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caralII 8 RIohardaon,a L.ttnr.

Houston, Texas, November Pine Liver,
pool cotton market was a sore disappoint-
ment this morning, prices closing 4 to Az
points lower than yesterday on favorable
weekly crop summary from the New YORK
Financial Chronicle. The weakness ohro,,
had but momentary eject in our markets.
however, as large buying soon turned
values from 3 10 @ down at the opening
70 above last nights prices, and undouhted,
ly II this session had been mn dsv M.
stead OF half day, a higher market would
have been seen. Lighter Houston estimate
aud continued rains In Texas were the pull
features OF the day, although q predieted
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GOOD TONE in STOCK MARKET

comnanv. or subway interests. This story
!. -arefeIlv believed, although, as, yet I'M
confirmed There was considerable seil,n .s
~ Manhattan at top prices. Inc o'n na
local fractions shared only IN part In ~
etrenrfb and activity OF Manhattan. nv
movement In ST. Paul was at times very
irrerular and the stock made Us greatest
galn On Friday. selling up 10 lSo an au-
Sonce Of over 10 points. some weak ne
counts nppeared TO have been shaken OUT
aud minors that the capital stock IS soon
10 he Increased with rights to present h0iu'
ers again revived. The better tone uls-
nioved nv certain other railway shares was
nartiy accounted for by traffic returns,
many of which showed increases Tor the
arst two weeks Of this month. The pools
which SO thoroughly dominated the marker
a short time ago We're passive ana runloI
credits some OF them with heavy losses
There we're no movements OF real impor-
tance I'm industrias. Sugar was stronger
and materially higher In the advance IN
tbe refined products this being brought
ehout nv the virtual surrender OF the beet
sugar interests There was no further an
nounccment Of cuts In the steel ana IRON
trades. but the heaviness or certain OF
these stocks was one of the disappo ntlng
feotures of the week and gave color to the
belief that these stocks have been very
widely distributed and now receive little
support from their sponsors. The advance
in Amalgamated Copper was accompanied
by unconhrmed reports OF a settlement OF
existing differences, legal and otherwise.
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THE WEEKS R1rs1Nnss.

Developments OF the week aside from the
lntest turn in the coal strike situation, in
clude a relaxation Of the rate for time
money, a sharp upward movement In Man.
haitian and almost total cessation of
liquidation which began six weeks ago,
since which time there has Deen an average
decline Of over 10 points in n great mum.
Der OF active issues. The greater ease OF
time money Is the result Of liberal lending
by the prominent banking interests with
foreign connections. II Is to be noted,
however, that Europe is still very bearlsh
IN Its attitude toward this market as was
shown by steady sales for various CONT
mental accounts. Much of the improve
ment shown in the latter part of the week
was due to high class buying of certain
stocks, notably st. Paul some of the Pa
cihcs, Goulds and Amalgamated Copper,
but there was heavy covering by the short
interests and many room traders took the
long side. Manhattan was the sensational
feature, making n maximum advance of 20
points on very large operations. It's early
course was shrouded In much mystery,
but toward the end of the week reports
were current that It's control had been ac.
quired by the marlborough Rapid Transit
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MAIN Rank statemcnt.

New York, November %. The weekly
statement Of associated bank averages, as
compared with last accounts, shows:
Loans SS6S217,2OO decrease 81 2O7 600;
deposits 1919, 100 100, decrease S2,513, 800;
circulation S45,337, 100, increase $73l 600;
legal tenders S67 54S50O increase $79j, 900;
specie S17O,gOSOOO, decrease Sl22 800: re-
serve S23S, 1856, 500 Increase S573, 900; re-
serve required $21S,926,6 25, decrease $685.
325; surplus S19,529. SO, increase 81, POI ,625
ex United States deposits S297 $40, $50, in
crease SLIT $50.
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GALVESTON STOCK.
METALS.

New YORK, November 22.-slow trade was
reported IN az metals today. Full sup.
ms ol t'h ana COPPER kept these markets
~ "Nn on less depressed condition mud
while yesterdays figures were onofed II
Was UNDERSTOOD that concessions would he
IN order to close business. Lead Wa dnlI
I Iron 'ir ~, es spelter was easy In tone
firm as last quoted. 'n'Ve' Frlees
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Closing Prices Of New York Bonds.
SUFFER- ANo E Cos

firm. V clesme N9ve 1s2er p. Butter market
-SteadN ll@l2 Eggs-firin9,, 70 49, Saee Sc
nj -; louis November % Poultry s4o.s-,
iis geese SPRINGS R saa tggkeys iOss daeks
20hR less on Nsss-Hlgher at
,, SeW a9rk, November %. -Fres-Roo.,,..
PennsTiy Snas es market quiet; State ana pss
fancy candled. 28dei. No. ts'2i Western.
refrigerated 1901 FVV' 70 prime 2t025;
20 Kansas city November % .-Esvs-r,s.A
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WEAKNESS AT FIRST
WAS OVERCOME BY BULLS.
Weather Caused uneaslness Among
Besrs-lnproved Spot Demand.
Liverpool Wac Weak.
AT THE CLOSE:

liverpool, 4 TO 4 t-2 points lower.
New York, point down to 3 points
up.
New Orleans, to points higher.
SPOTS:
All markets unchanged.
ESTIMATES FOR NoNoAYf
Houston, 5000 to 5000 against 1896
last year.
New Orleans, 10000 to $1,000 against
t2,o51 last year.
Even IN the brief session Of yesterdays
cotton market the course Of values under
went two transitions. At the outset bears
appeared bold under the belief that an adj
vance Of about 40 points in weeks time
would Justify some reverse action. To en-
courage this view there was distinct dis
appointment in the English market and
prices were inclined to weakness. The pre-
yalling weather however. was all that was
needed to Undue the trade with confidence
and shorts became quite nervous In the
later moments. while no serious damage
was reported MS result OF continuous
rainfall in the central and western sections
Of the cotton belt and freezing weather
was still absent It was claimed that the
grade OF the staple will be lowered by the
rainfall many bolls will rot and picking
will be retarded. II was also thought that
the impossible roads would cause an early
shrinkBge in the movement and deprive the
bears Of what is now their strongest point,
technically.
At the same time there were evidences
~ fko2 Ia
precipitated the strength that has lately ap-
qeared In the speculative branch Of the
trade. better feeling was encouraged
by the purchasing Of spots and the selling
of futures conjolntly, which opened the
way for a paying premium. The end OF
the month engagements also helped to
swell the bullish tide. Thus stimulated,
there was very good support to the COM
modify and the absorption on the breaks
made It quite clear that operators who
foresee big things for the future were at
the ringside. But there were a number of
reasons calculated to cause the bulls some
moments OF study Among these may be
mentioned the following comment in Brad.
streets review Of the weeks trade; THE
mild open fall weather Is complained OF as
restricting the movement Of winter goods
mt retail and delaying collections at n few
points, but II Is not 10 be forgotten that
present temperatures favor the continued
growth Of the cotton crop and a larger yield
than was earlier deemed possible, There
We're also reports to the effect that some
OF the American cotton mills have been
compelled to close down on account Of stn'
prices Of coal II was reported that five
have ceased operations IN North Carolina.
The depression In the value OF silver hui
lion has also tended 10 weaken the con-
dltion Of trade. and this was further EN-.
phasized by reports that Mexico will soon
be among the gold-standard countries The
purchasing power Of money In the Orient
has been reduced by this decline In the
white metal and the export trade there has
shown the effects OF It. There was consld
cradle liquidation to overcome from those
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COFFEE

Mo ou, 10TH, NoyembcT %. Coffee SPOT
Eai2 coree-Futures closed NET iu1 nm.
SSLsnnkea 70 points lower Deeembsr 10.
Ear q 4n Ssgv Nay b'i5; July 90; septern.
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DaIIy Interior Movement.


Comparative Spot Markets.
The following are the closing quotations
for cotton on the spot today at the lead
Ing markets. together with the closing OF
mIddllng yesterday with sales today:
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Ordinary .....7A Good mid s%
low mid .. tx Sales ...... None
New Orleans Spots closed quiet aud
steady, prices unchanged; stock 300 5G4
bales.
Low ord. .....6 Middlinr 7Tk
Ordinary 80 o-16 Good mid g 6.16
Good rd......1 1-t6 Mid fair 10
Low mid .1A Sales ..,..., 1850
New York Spots closed quiet, prices un-
changed; stock So, 1877 bales.
Good ord......7 30 Good mid sS2
Low mId......s12 Mid fair .....oSO
Middling. .....S.5 80 Sales .,,.,., ,S25
Lverpool-spots closed dull. prices uu-
changed ana easy; sales 5000 bales, OF
which 1900 were American; speculation and
export 200 bales; imports 5000 bales Of
which $500 were American.
Ordinary .....4 20 Middling ..4. "a
Good ord ...,4. 81 Good mid 49,. 4 64
Low mid "A. A Mid fair .......b. 0G
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE,

PORT OF GALVESTON, November ~
ARRIVED.
SIS Inventor (Br), Barbados.
CLEARED,
SIS Otoyo Urug.), Barcelona.
Sch Thomas S, Denlson (Aus.), Port
Tempo.
SIS 81 Rio CAm.), New York.
SIS Irada Br), Liverpool,
IS San Marcos (Am.), New YORK.
SIS Breslau Ger.), Bremen.
SIS Jennie (Aust.) Vienna.
SAILED.
SIS San Marcos (Am.), New YORK.
SIS Ell Rio tAm.), New York.
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Houston, 5000 to 5000 against 1896
last year.
New orIeans, 10000 to $1,000 against
f2,o51 last year.
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ipts at U S. Ports.


Totals -, .42,93s A., 88s 3, lis, i5l s,UsS,OT4
Last year. .4S,62s 4S.62S 3,Oso, OT4 -.
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ITVVSNVTI TEu'TT 1tlNI I1~V~'F7NS'
Following are the receipts Of cotton by


Houston Spots closed steady, prices I'M
changed; stock CISCO bales: sales 1859
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Houston Daily Statement.
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COTTON MARKET QUOTATIONS.

The range OF prices at New York and
New Orleans for active months was as fol-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-08-15
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
CULLEOkA.

Culleoka, August 12.-"The Old
MAIDS Convention was played at the
school building FRIDAY night. Judg-
ing by the attention and laughter il
was thoroughly enjoyed
A series Of meetings began at the
Cumberland church Sunday. Rev.
Porter arrives tonight to assist Rev.
Hudson.
Culleoka beat Robinson Fork in a
ball game Saturday-20 TO 10.
Beginning Wednesday there will be
games of ball here until this Saturday.
Three games with the Arsenal nine,
and one with the Hampshire Singers.
Mrs. Pearl Sparks and son Thomas.
returned 10 Welmar, Texas. Monday.
Tom and Mabel Fowler left for Bal
linger. Texas last Wednesday. Tom
will rest from school work a year and
90 into business Mabel will be in
her fathers home three weeks. and
then enter San Antonio Female Col
lege. Miss Blanche Howell is at
Spring Hill with her sister, Mrs. Mack
Blair.
The following visitors are in town:
Miss Elsie Shields with Miss Mabel
Wilkes Misses Hudson with Miss Ida
Wilkes; Misses Eloise Evins ana Laura
Page with Mrs. Benson Evins; Misses
Parkes at Mr.. f. j. Parks Miss
Annie Hightower at DR.. Smiser's !;
Will Craig at Mr.. Tunnels; Mrs. Lup-
ton and Ed Henderson at Mrs. Ada
Henderson's; Mr.. Sheriff. and Miss
Ruby Wilkes at w. j. Moore's.
Mrs Lucy holt has been very i'll,
but is some better.
Mrs Wos EvinS continues i'll
Little Burt Taylor is quite ill with
malarial fever. :. That means that there
is not much sunshine In the heart of
Barbara and many others.
Mr.. Charley Cheek m ade business
trip to Fayetteville. 1t is said that he
has bought business there and will
move there, but not right away.
Mrs. Campbell and Miss Susie A ber-
nathy were with Mrs. M. K. Alternately
last week.
Mrs. Blanche Scales was with friends
here recently.
Mrs. Hattie Witt of Louisiana, is
with the family of Rev. W. r. PEBBLES.
Rev. A. P. Walker is assisting Rev.
Leath in meeting at Ham pshlre
again this week.
Miss Dora Evins has returned from
visit to Mrs. Dan Garrett at Lynn
VILE.
Contract has been let for the paint
ing of the Harris & Graham school
building and everything will be fresh
and clean for the opening OF school.
The Misses Compton of Nashville,
returned home Saturday, after visit
to Miss Matte Ingrum.
Mr.. Jim Tidwell is again in his
store. He did not lose the sight of his
eye entirely. BARBARA.
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Webb Family Reunion.

The Linden correspondent of the
Nashville American gives the following
account of notable social event.
A reunion of the Webb family was
held this week at the residence OF Capt.
W. G. Webb, one-half mile west of Lin
den, Representatives of the name are to
be found in the families of j. M. Webb,
deceased, Mrs. Nancy Guthrie. deceas-
ed, and Capt. w. G. Webb, compris-
ing the families of DR.. Brown God
win, will M. Huddleston, John M.
Dodson, j. Black Webb, M. P. Hag-
gard, J. M. Beasley, Allen Webb and
Waco Webb. Covers were laid for
twenty-six, and menu OF several
courses was served. Among the mem.
beers of the Webb family may be found
gifted musicians and writers, and rep
resentatives of number of different
professions. This has always been one
of the wealthiest and most highly es-
teemed families in this part of the
State, and their many friends rejoice
with them in the pleasure derived from
being gathered together again. Those
present from a distance were: Mrs.
Mary L. Webb. Misses Bernice, Lena
and Leota Webb, Mrs. M. p. Haggard
and Miss Adelaide Haggard, of Nash
Vile; Mrs. Brown Goodwin and sons,
Webb and Paul, Of Columbia.
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of a gallon demljohn, was put to-
gether. In it's general line of construc-
ton it was very similar to those used
by human beings. The bulb, which
had been made to order was larger
than a regular sized football. There
was a rubber tube niue feet long. and
this was thrust down the poor crea-
lures throat. Every inch or two OF
the nine feet was perforated, and
when the large bulb was squeezed the
llauid was forced through the perfora-
tions, thus reaching the seat or the
trouble The liquid was peroxide OF
hydrogen, and it took several hours
to administer the first treatment. The
giraffe rebelled against the rubber
tube being run down her throat and
bit off foot or two of it at the first
attempt. The difficulty of this treat
me MT can we'll be imagined when one
considers that the men administering
it were perched on ladders from II
to IS feet from the ground. After the
first treatment haa been successfully
accomplished the suffering creature
was quickly convinced that it was for
her own good and acted as amiably as
well behaved giraffe should.
The spray was administered regn-
larly once an hour, and at the same
time the patient was put on a special
diet. This comprised warm bran
,push, boiled onions and aot whiskey
and water. She was particularly fond
of the latter, and apparently could not
get sufficient to satisfy her. 1t was
squeezed into her mouth from
sponge, and SO anxious was she to get
all the sponge contained that it was
found necessary to tie string to II
to prevent her from swallowing it.
Large doses of paregoric were also
accepted every few hours.
Despite the unremitting care her
temperature went up to 1O3, while her
pulse fell to 81 a minute. She also
showed symptoms of suffering from An
cute fever, and her devoted keeper
sat at her head, perched on top of a
long ladder, all the night. At day
break he was delighted to see the
suffering giraffe drop into a soothing
slumber. When she awoke the crisis
had passed
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COuld't Eat Meat CT solid TCtt.

An interesting case, showing the eft
feet of p d. o. on indigestion is report
ed by John Canada, 222 Putnam street,
Nashville. He says: II took Pre-,
Digested Oil according to directions and
can say with much delight that the
medicine is simply wonderful. IL ala
ME more good than any doctors medl-
cine ever did. And it is so pleasant to
take. Before taking Pre- Digested Oil |
was so troubled with indigestion and
all the different ailments That accom-
pany it that l conduit eat any meats or
any solid food scarcely. Bnt now,
thanks to p D. O., | can eat almost any,
thing without feeling the least bit OF
pain. a.
Pre-. Digested Oil Up. D. o. enters the
stomach pre-dig ested and then reilevess
that organ of the task cfdigesting what
it finds there. One teaspoonfu! after
each meal Will cure the most stubborn
case of indigestion quickly.
Brown Oil Ointment cures all sores
piles and skin diseases. Both for sale
by w. p. Woodbridge, a. b. Rains; mar
Ian q Crosth wait, J. A. Titcamb, Geo. D
Alcorn. A'
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Alex Mckay in an Accident.

Alex Mckay came very near being
seriously injured during the races at
Contiac, ILL.,, last week. 1t was In the
2 :28 pacing class, 4th heat. The
horses had rounded up the first half
and were coming down the last turn
with great speed, when the horse in
front of Mr.. Mckay stumbled and
fell to the ground Alexis horse
Jumped over the fallen horse,s throw
ing the driver out of the sulky mash
ing his hands and otherwise bruising
him SO badly that he has had to go on
crutches since. The horse that fell
was considerably hurt, but Mr.: NC
Kay's was not injured in the least. "A
stable boy witnessing the catastrophe,
took charge of Mr.. McKay's horse and
finished the race, winning second
money with him.
Mr. Mckay is in Logansport, Ind,
this week with his string of horses,