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taken exec II s5ii
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cal.as, ;llr ,.s.. e.sae'se25..
Cea5leme#. S:..t,, tie husband ana
"a; lc. ii ac ai:es5a@eor NJ Ae -
Kind IS 70 take M agreement 10 .
hund1lu Gol,;.rs ii w9r.: IL s@i@:aa1N
promise to pay the amo""t," :" loo]
ed 1T TIE ursuy"o,. f@cVs w.stfu!!y.
Cant 30 THAI" said tie ;,1~...oaeer.
TITS al cash here"
"ln indorse his l.ote for hundred.
said the colonel
Dent take paper said the auc.
tioaccr.
"Ill lend him a hundred on the colo.
ners Endorsement" said the man with
the diamond stud.
A note was drawn. the colonel put
his signature on the back, and AL was
ready for the rattle.
How will you have it, gentlemen"
asked the auctioneer-'diceo or cards!''
Il would be much obliged said the
owner of a single chance for his ana
his family's freedom, "if yo' would
make it dice, and l would prefer that
my little boy throw fo' me-"
"ShaIl it be dice. gentlensn?'
"Dice it u.s." said the shareholders
one after another.
II have a set here in my pocket,
said the diamond stud man. He took
out a box, shook 1t and rolled the dice
on the platform. "Colonel. Will you
thrown
The colonel gathered up the dice an1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

Ali policies OF the Travellers are
Eritten with the latest nonforfaita!sie
eatures. and If or 5ee8&at Of ina5a.
~ to pay prami0m the ins3ued does
ct lose vhat IL has ai2eady peid tho
|ompaag. re 1!iyt@t.aee this an TIE
| |hoTe taentv Vel ea3Q&'"cEt. ab~Vid
hsufed pay, say. ten If th@ premium 5,
b. eoa.parT Mould .aan hiI4 without
(ny Sci ity. except tire policy, $2.I4a.
\ CAe 49u pany VIA keep hiro in.ur,
b free f9r ten muie years, when til
Fomaa51H VIII eetsirn III cash to the in.
krred $3.50. 0 rntallF thc entire pre-
HiNMs pail the first ten years, in fact
|he net cost OF the insurance Under
|lis option is less than so a year for
Pc tWentH years or a $4,000 endoW,
Flent policy
L. However the insured pays all the
|Ne0ty premiums and lives to be fifty
Feafs Il age when he collects tie
policy he has had the benefit Of tWen-
F years insurs nee for $4,000 at a net
Profit to himse!f OF Se5.2S a year more
Fhan his premium cost him.
number q prominent business
fleA and hankels in Pine Bluff are
Pwnefs Of this kind OF policy in the
Frayeiers,
II you intend to take life insurance,
Gou should investigate the contracts
Pf the Travellers. The agents of the
fompan} will be glad to explain th-
Pll1erent kinds Of insurance and quote
Fou the coUpary's rates for the
Rmount and kind of insurance yon
Flsh to carry.
The company writes policies for 81,
PoO or more, the limit on one life is
(25,o00
All the values given for Travellers
Pohcles are guaranteed; no estimate
Ppout it. Everything the Travellers
fgrees 70 do is plainly stated in the
fontract.. MORAL: INSURE IN THE
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07
.,- Surplus,
S'0 g., coo, 900. s5,ooo,oS
y The
r.ovelers' Insurance GO.
Of Hartford, Conn.
life and Accident Insurance.
R H. NJ. MILLS & SONS,
Resident Agts,
Pine B'uif, Ark.

rho Travellers Insurance company
- January i, 1902, had paid policy.
s,d.rs' Iaims amounting to $f6,oS3,
|sy os and will pay policy holders
H. year between four ard five mfliioa
oIlars
r,e Travellers ranks fist for prompt
,.,oart Of claims. as an Illustration
+bfs tbe late Joha W. s2liiya2
sorrzs..lv Of Pine Bluff held TRAY
llors life policy for 5000 On Bocen'.
~ 1901. he died at Newport. AIh.
l. naoember 1& Mrs Sullivan notified
h. company of ais death: On Becem
-, q lust tea days after, Mrs. Sulli-
Lon received draft for the policy.
Tho Travellers issues all the stand
|,a forms of guaranteed policies, and
sues them for about 20 per cent less
(,emuIn than IS charged by other
|tondard companies writing business
| Pine Bluff. TIE Travellers write
(f4aen eayment policy Tor tie same
l. 70 as tire mutual companies (such
I the New York Life, Mutual Life,
Fonitable ard Massachusetts
|harra for a mutual twenty
|, yment life policy, the SAVING
+ five full Years premiums ard
letting through payins premiums to
he company in afteen years instead
Ii twenty years means a great daal fo
polieg-hojder.
The line of policies written by the
travellers include ten. fifteen anu
twenty premium policies, 5 per cent
Eold bonds and endowment policies.
The endowment policies Of the
fraveles operate iu tie same way as
bu1tiIls money IN a s8EIa8s bank. the
boHcy holder is insured all the time
|e is dapositins premiums with the
(ompany and II addition 10 the instr
|nce. he receives interest Oh every
! |olIal be pays tham.
S9faasfHg q Gan e t3iHty years Of
|ge ana takas tweaqY year $lo,o0a
b the T1ave'af#, il BE- dies before h
afty years Id the company pays
is family $7a.ee0 in cash, but if be
YES = De 55tte* gears oll be himself
|raws tie $la5ae in cash. Should ht
bot wan il IA III cash tie company
Eli pay MIN ( cash dividend OF 81.
Eo an3 then 81 his 1e2th pay -
Fmily s}p009, making total OF =
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

y. 49, 37slFF7TFres7asssF7F' 7''7799.1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

Al, ~ $. y n 'f ~ FBsy .9lg
1870 y, ~ yssSr n 5f7'4itf EtSif Wit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07
t&hSS

sl-.sss'SElaas4g ..tsssis;s,ssiaa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

pressing q Man z t3irty years O.
aaa t&kes tNeaJy year $l0,9
BE- TLaNe.aI.. ii be dies hefare Il.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19

r,orops duh spots. MAY opened hd4 {9
8.4lo lower at 61A to 6l1a May eoiiu 80 to
NJ B2i. Offerings still were sum IhciG ~ "a ~
supply all demands and May closed VIII ~ a
siigbtiv easy tone, a shade lower at OILS
Receipts were 1Sl cars. to
There was a little furry IN May oh.s
eoriv Traders had some selling orders 10
axer,ite and as the market dec!lned nu'
mcrous stop-loss orders we're met anu ~
Sore the market steadied, May lost Is;
Nav. which sold as low az 43Ss, recoyered
much Of its loss, hut closed weak, y down
al 4i&. Receipts 155 cars; ..,
Provisions we're very dull ana nuctuateu
narrowly. May pork closed IA higher az
II 37ll. MAY lard unchanged at o.3o, ana
MAY fihs 2i1 higher at S3j.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow wheat
80 cars: corn 20 cars; oats 90 cars h"s
81 geo head
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Dull and steady.
Whent--No. 10G74l2; No. 2 red s2dNi
Oats-No 44la; No. . white 46l2M4'H
40 white 4Ii4m46
Ryt-No. . 5SG5si2.
Rnrley--Fair to choice mating G3d65.
FlaNseed-No. / les; No. ] Northwestern
Timothy seed-Prime g. 1905 80.
Mess pork-Pcr barrel 10 25dl5. so.
Lurd-Per 100 pounds 9.27l21o 30
Short rib sides-Loose S.3OdS. -.
Drv Salted shoulders Boxed 7Edui
Short clear sides Boxed S.UK9S' 40
Cloycr--Conuact grade $40.
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Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

clear ribs S.62is: clear sides Ss7i5 Bacon
thoxcd steady; extra shorts 9.62isi clear
ribs $50; clear sides 90 Receipts lour
300; wheat 5000; corn l6.ooo' oats 63'Sn
Shipmcnts-Fl6ur 1000; wheat 1900; corn
~ Goo oats 3IU00.
Kansas city. March 1s.--W heat--May
7at,: July 72l.: No. cash hard 72H75; No.
3 red 81; NO spring IoladIl Corn-May
g27.. September 5ul, cash No. mixed
62i9. No. - white 60 Oats-No. white
4m5a47ig. Receipts-Flour 1890; corn 2H,
COO: Gets 2oOOc shipments Wheat 80
corn ~ 500. oats 5000
New York March Nheat-Rcceipts
5G0uo: exports 10000 Spot hrm No. =
red s6% elevator and $50 Z. o. h. anoat;
So. / Northern S324 T. o. h. nhoat; No.
hard s7l3 f. O. b. afoat. Options firm.
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LIGHTER IN FEBRUARY THAN
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
Receipts Of Cattle Were Fair and the
Market Strong-Ell Principal Points
Report Receiving Texans"

The shipments of live stock from Mexico
have been reduced to low point This
fact has received considerable attention
from those VINO are interested in the situa-
tIou. In commenting upon the matter a
Kansas City advice says:
The imports of Mexican cattle during
February wcrc not only the Hghtest during
any February for number of years, but
the ughtest during any single month. The
total was lib against 1888 in January and
Gly3 during February of 1891. The imposta-
tions for january and February of this year
aggregate 1896 head against 12,15S for the
corresponding months Of 19Ot The fallilS
OF is due in a large measure to the fact
that dry weather has prevailed in Califo2-
MIA, to Whic hSWtC most of the cattle I'M
ported from Mexico recently have been Ia
ken
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st. Louis, March s-Wheat-Easicr; No.
rod cash elevator So; tracS sSi4@Sil;
May slasI'.. July 1875; No, hard I5&
77iI Corn-uigher: 80. cash 61la; Inck
~ mG3 May Gl7sd6- July 6lls. oats -
Lower: No cash 45'a track 46iaa ~.
Nav Ass: July 3a%; 30. white Az. rye
Quiet; g. Professionally; iobhing l49'
old 1896 new Lard-Quict; 9:0u2 Flour
Easy: red winter patents @.T5a3.0o; extra
fancy and straight 3.40a3.75; clear 3om
APO Timothy seed Nominal 5.oOdbOo;
prime worth more. Corn mell-Steady; 10.
othv II. 5CHI5.O0. prairie l. 10Tl4.50. WINS.
KY Steady. l3O. Cotton ties 100 Bag
cling 5IauG9s Hemp Irvine 9. Dry salt
meats hoxedl-Steady, extra shorts Nio'
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NO GREAT CHANGE in STOCKS

heavy decline. Sugar on the other hand.
over the reductions of the tarlH on Cnban
sugar. An Instance 81 the disposition 10
take profits an good ncWsfwEs ite selling
Of Pacific Mall ON the passage Of thc snip
subsidy bin 10y the senate ilhr New York
taking after some early advance, The most
consistent movement ~ the day was that
in the coalers. which represented spccula-
ilCu on the outcome Of negotiations hftWceh
anthracite miners aud operators for al
agreement upon relations during the COM
ing year. Lackdwnnua made ch1ractcrist-
ic advance pf : points. but Tue gains oiher'
wise ran between 1 and points The mag
ket closed quiet.
Tile bond murket was dull hut steady:
Total salcs. par value. S2,S1oCH. United
states bonds We're all unchanged ou the
last call
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COURSE OF NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

York stock
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The New Orleans Market.


tSpeclal TO rue POStl
New Orleans, March ia moderate vol
ume Of receipts OF rough rice was reported
today but the hulk was for the local mills
offerings were ON nominal scale and no
trading in either Honduras or Japan grades
was reported Clean rice carried over me
strong tone of the past few days and the
demands were on somewhat broader lines.
dr"es however showed no QuOtablo
vlr o. Nnat came 10 the surface was
we! taken mp az full figures. Receipts from
country mills We're ON rather broad scale.
Receipts i6l sacks 81 rough ana 25GS pock,
cts OF clean. Sales 295s pockets of clean.
Quotations unchanged
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FLUCTUATIONS WERE NARROW

There was gradual recovery immediately
after, but by noon half OF It WAS lost again
and formed level that prevailed with
very little change until the hnal thirty min
utes OF the session. Another weakness then
appeared aud extended to the last call,
when small Improvement was made In
the net result March. October. November
and December advanced a point and the
other options stood unchanged to points
down
New orleans started up on April and
better on later months There was a
recession Of TO . points during the first
hour anu little larger decline u the next.
only small variations then occurred until
tho middle Of the afternoon, when another
drop made low mark for tile day. An ad-
vance Of points followed aud continued
In evidence at the wlnd.up. In the net
result June went unchanged, September and
October gained points and the balance
OF the list went to 4 points lower. sales
at the four American markets amounted to
1896 bales. Spot quotations were left IN
touched.
The movement was distinctly lighter. Re
celpts at all ports for the day were - III
bales. compared with 2s.151 for the CORE
spending day OF last year. Since Friday
they have been $3.50 bales, compared Nth
60 5t2 for the same time Of last week AMI
90. 4O4 for the corresponding time OF last
yenr. Thus far in the week they have been
! GG7a.5l0 bales compared with 6.ll&,GIJ for
! the corresponding time Of last season. Pa
norris. since Friday have been 30 i9s bales.
{ compared with Go.J2T for the same time OF
/ last week and 5d.2s4 for tho corresponding
/ time Of last year. stock az United states
rortg Tor the day were T2J,135 bales, com
pored with I34 $50 for the same day or
last week and 81. JO1 for the corresponding
day ~ last yeAr
/ The Cotton Trade journal reports as fol
( lows ou Sea Island cotton: The Sea lslaui
( cotton market closes higher as to Foudas
the past week with better demand Tor
all grades and Inquiry from buyers thht
probably means active trading soon. While
the market ruled quiet factors were de
cldcdly opposed 20 concessions, SO that the
UNDERGONE of the market WIS very htin.
' Cotton WAS not to be had except M Intl
prices. md realizing lhls thr npIeNs'%n u
, that buyers did NOS persist in their cuo Is
/ 90 hamWyr prices after sounding the S'h
/ eral feeling among factors
During the week nothing developed 20
! disturb holders who are waiting for sub
stantial rise before throwing their cotton
! upou tho wnrhot Whether they viii gci
/ this remuiu- Co. hc soon. but there is every
rcHsuu tor buliSanors from present luclS
and especially boz view of the strong stutis
, deal position ana home demand Whlt
. mills hav" for S0mc time held uioot the I'M
! PRECISION is they Will soou enter tho market
I Rumrrs were adoat thar % better d"muu,
may be- looked for shortly, bis being has ''
I upon private adyirps from New Engiaut
/ mill districts to Sayuuuahiuu-
he F TI d
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LONDON WOOL SALES.

London March ls-The offering at the
wool auction sales today numbered 4.155.
Sales In detail;
New South Wales $500 bales: Secured 5at
0ls Cd, greasy 4dild.
Queensland. 1000 bales: Secured Idols
It'd greasy TlaMSl.
Victoria. coo bales: Secured siad@ ls6d;
greasy 4ts0lld.
West Australia 500 bales: Secured GIG
lid; greasy 3A0lod
Tasmania. loo bales; greasy 7%dMls
New Zealand. u n bales: Secured lt5dd
is 4i.d greasy 3ism9d
Cape q Good Hope and Natal. 400 bales;
Greasy fisasd
Punia Arenas. 800 bales: Greasy 4hd0d.
81. Lonis, March H. wo0l-Quiet, nom
innl. medium grades l5at7B: light hne
70 l3H' heavy tue 10Gfll. tub washed
14G2A
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Good ord .....4As
Low mid -...- iM
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ton Railroad Receipts.

HOUSTON halfoad receipts
Following are the lccclpts us cotton by
the various railroads entering the city;
GALES
Houston and Texas Central. ....-,..,2 .li3
international aud GreHt Northern ... Ola
Galveston. Harrisburg and san Au..., ilS
Texas and New orleans .....,.,..,..
Houston East aud West Texas .,...,. l,OI5
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fc.......... 30
San Antonio and ArUnsas PHSS....... IbS
Missouri, Kansas aud Texas ......... -
lstt
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c,e,o Real Estate Ttarsf's

Cuero, Texas. March 20 ,,,t, 4
filed yesterday in the county w ..,,tsI
which divides one Of the larss a.sIs
the county. Mr.. John Wallis go ~
children their portion Oh
Of fine land, an Malr Il
The kleenecke cornyl Gr'ni
changed hands today NJ S60Oo beill
ing the purchaser, over
consideration.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19
METALS,

New York March ls-Lead continued hut
steady both at home and abroad today,
with New York Mt 4isc and London III los.
Spelter ruled steady, New York closed at
SASS and London az lbs Iron was steady
to hrm New York pig iron warrants clos
cf nominal, No. I foundry Northern SlS,io
Hlp.5O: M. foundry Northern siSf0
1890: No I foundry Southern SIT ,ann tSul;
No. / foundry Southern 81. 5O6tlSU0; Glas-
gov closed at - Sd and Middlcshoro al ISIS
iisd.
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WHEAT DID RECOVER SOME
BAD CROP NEWS
WAS THE OCCASION
The Warm Weather Caused a Weak
Opening, but Wheat Loaned Some
OF Its Strength,

Chicago. March 1s-Bad wheat crop
news was the leading factor in the reco''
cry Of strength In the wheat pit after yes
tcrdays weakness The warm weather IN
hucncpd lower prices In all grains nj the
opening, but wheat lent Of its strength anu
at the close May wheat was san higher
May corn only a'shade under aud MAY oats
X down. Provisions closed unchanged TO
~ higher.
Trade in wheat. as in other grains
started out slow and Irregular. The warm
er weather in the winter wheat country
and still more predicted, naturally Killed
all the cold weather influence At the open
ing there was plenty Of wheat for sale
partly as a result Of lower cables. shorts
however, covered freely and there were
several fair reactions Then bulish news
began to arrive. Brodstreet's report In
dictated decrease Of $500. 600 bushels IN
the worlds visible supply This helped
prices, as did the receipt of the worst crop
damage complaints. yet received from Kan
sas and Oklahoma on the whole though
early May wheat prices were under Nou'
DAYS closing figures, the crowd was ~
cliupd to play for a recovery. May, "uioA
opened shade lower TO q SuNht Al-A'4 "
7lis to 1855 eascd to 74as aud then reac,e cd
to I5N Had there been fair 80 ume OF
outside business, the market might nave
shown considerable strength. st. Louis
was a depressing factor und the weather
also prevented better prices. May closeu
firm, aaih higher at -. Local receipts
fftv-three cars, one of which graded con
tract. Minneapolis and Duluth reported
3S2 cars, making total for the three p mis-
Of 435 cars, against 57S cars last week and
51S cars "a year gGo.
Early sentiment in corn was very hearish'
cables were lower and the warmer weather
west worked against the demand that was
based ON the expectations of greater te'd
ing reouirements Selling was general and
ri times heavy, though tho market had nu-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19
KANSAS CITY.


stock Ynrds Kansas city. Mo. March Is
sales Of Texas and Territory cattle: w.
W. oByau. Welch. il3s pound steers. 5.75;
James Crawford, Fort Worth 500 pound
steers 80; " Groves, Bc'ton, SS4 pound
sterS A'h' Il3 pound steers 4in. TaS
pound cows, go; u. Mays Purcell. ssT
pound sircrs, 400; y W. Taylor. SULPHUR
NnruEs NlO mound sleers. 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19

New Work. March ~ Dry goods The
general tone VI the market FOR cotton goods
was strong Brown cottons arr CARDINALS
suneping aud sellers of hleachcd and coarse
rtlOred cottOns are reserved. Hordri Is
niddiug NO. for regular prni cloths 80
change Ia nrices Il prints or gin-huns. but
srilerg etlr lIesiery and underwear quiet
and unchanged
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HIDES AND WOOL.
BUTTER AND EGGS.

ST. Louis March rs Poultry Steady
4Q5. Butter--Highor; creamery 2id2s.
dairy 1921 Eggs STEADY. l4nt4ii
Chicago. March rs Rutter Firm cream
crv 1927. dairy 1904 Cheese Firm,
1il,M12ta Eggs Easy, fresh l4Aa0l5
Nav York. March IA EgGs-Recelpts 20.
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ComparatIve spot Markets.
Other Spot Markets.

New orieans.sR le1. as GiG haia eusy' Y
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New York Money.

New York, March 1s.-Mouey on call
firm at 8s4M5 per cent. closing bid and
asked 4igftj per cent; prime mercantile
paper IHa5 per cent; sterling exchange
steady at-the advance, with actual bust
ness In bankers bills ut ST'Sfyi eTla for
demand and MT 4SJ for sixty days; posted
rates I.sG and 4Ssls; commercial bills
4 s49sd4 sJ3s Bar silver 5He; McXican dol
lars 43i4, Government bonds steady; state
bonds Irregular railroad bonds steady
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Liverpool, t-32d higher.
Elsewhere, unchanged.


Bulls were conservative in yesterdays
cotton market and little that was important
came out In the hua results. Indeed, the
battling Contradictions that have marked
the season nre once moro in evidence
and the trade now wants for conf
dent speculation to enter where formerly It
made bold upon much less technical in
duceneni
The volume Of moving bales might have
aroused the most sanGuine bear upon the
question Of that perpendicular drop" es
pecialy when the drawing capacity Of pres.
snt demand Is at play. There was clear
IL defined inclination 20 wait. however,
which qniie satisfied the bear for tho time
being. In truth. from the humor Of the
trade one might have been led to wonder
what kind OF a slump would really have
occurred, had not the bottine out of the
Fall River cloud left the sky OF consump
ton perfectly clear and the stocks at h.
terror centers clouded the horizon Of sup
ply. Thus the bear could not bulge from
the defensive. while constant pressure Of
liquidation caused values TO work down 10
a very automatic fashion
The range OF fluctuations was narrow ana
10 its course we'll suited tho purpose of the
scalpeT. The Talent" could assign reasous
for asserting the claims Of tho big crop
estimator by pointing to the amount Of
marketable bales, hut the busiest operation
was the transfer from gin TO spindle the
quantity that Is left and tho spot holder
vas quite a willing party to the procedure.
Liverpool was just In accord with the com.
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open kettle 2l4d3 1-16 open kettle ccntrl-
lugal yellows 3h@3 1916; seconds 2Nd X.
MoloSseS STEADY; centrifugal steady. T0IS.
New York, March 1S-Sugar- Raw
steady. fair refining > 2032; centrifugal, 96
test 3 1852, molasseS sugar 2l32. Re.
hucd-Steady.
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E. SieWerssen
EstepIlshed In 1878
Hides and Woo,
500 COMMERCE AVE, Houston I,is
Consigumeuts and Correspondence S'u'N''
THE HARDWARE TRUST.
Efforts Being Made to Get New w
Firms In.

Especial to The Post-l
New Orleans, March 1s.-An -Hl"
the American Hardware trust am W.
New Orleans the past week lot v
pose of inducing the local firms % W.
combination. 1t is said that one
big hardware companies expressea
ingness TO go into the trust Il sl
other concerns In this section wo1 Y, Y
the merger, but the others Wess ~ u
initial. The trust emissaIy ~ M
sp0ndcnce with hardware nfms .. =
sippi aud Louisiana and Is tuue IN
arrnngc for meeting In TINS sH
near future.
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COTTON GOODS FOR PORTO
Southern Mills Are Finding I =
Market for Their ou'Pu~
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Especial % Inc FVsrT N.
New orleans. March 1S'-lue NJ N
cotton mills are finding the rory w
market A valuable field for Their nv
Before the island was anuehsl
United States the English spl iaSd. n
lutcly controlled the dry GOODS .t rI \
island. but since free trade n,,sshsll,hg
Rico and this country was eS's ,Ss N
Southern mills have captured .bIgli
one Mississippi mill last wee snods h
sold train load Of cotton ~ SsV ssas
Juan. while another mill 10 tn na msnst
has orders from Porto heusn oar I'D
which viii keep It busy Tor Nv