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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
GRAIN AND HAY.

Quotations for carload lots delivered on
trSclys Uouston or other points taking
same rate. Dealers charge from store 5a
1Oc per 100 pounds more on bran, 2a3c per
bushel on oats and corn, lCal0c per 4Oo
BRKN-Per 100 lbs, 9Gd0s.
CORN CHOPS-Pure 81. 0SGl 10.
OATs-Texas, choice bright. 50c; No. :
CoRN1No, mixed, sacked. SIC; No. 2
"IWTIG.Y@ Choice alfalfa SIS 5od16Oo; choice
timothy, sir .oOd17 90 South Texas prairie
So 00GS 90; North Texas and Territory nay
Sl1 .OU613. 90.
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NIETALs.

TTN-Firm, $50. OOd32 30: lead, IS so.
GALVANIZED SHEET lRoN-65 and 10
PEI BLACK gSCE SHEET IRoN-No. q, 8.G5 per
ROCFING TIN-Machine made, $40. 609
II 90 per box; old style Sl6.5OdlsbO per
TSSo1DER-Half and half. 10000 per
pound. 49,. 1,-,-.,.s 81 .o
per square
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nRrGs AND CHEMICALS.

ouinine. S4d36c per ounce bottle; ~ NOR y.
rbfns 60 o5Sf3 10 per ounce; cocaine 81. 70 70
BE- BE- ounce; borax, sl4c per pound In lOCdp
packages; copperas, 500 In barrels; ess se
oil. Sf20 per gallon In 5.gallon paSA ,sEsIs
alcohol. So. Tod3O0 per gallon; ssrlp n st.
50 65 per 100 lbs In barrels; alum, 5'sc IN, pS
Mound in barrels; saltpeter g per pO g6o
I'm barrels; calcium carbide; sou p ,nts
delivered Texas common railway poiu's'
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ST. LonIs-

st, Louis, December 20.--Cattle- Receipts
1000 head, Including 1900 Icxuts Market
steady; native shipping and export steers
I.5O0G00; fancy Go; dressed beef and
butcher steers 4.o0@5.75; steers under 1000
pounds 3.70@500; stockers and feeders
2,4O@i00; cows and hcifcrs 2.25Gi.50; can
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PAINTS OIrs AM GLASS.

second grade, $500; third grade, $500,
Tnrpentine, per case. two 5-gnllon ems
81. 90; barrel lots, Coo per gallon. Min,
erul paints, Coo per gallon. Dry u1ed
reds per cWt., St5O; yellow ochrc, per
cwt'. 81 w. Ltussed oil, best. boiled, 509
SIC. Ready mixed house paints, Sl.W;;
Window glass, IS per cent on January Il
list.
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corroN SD PRODUCTS.

Memphis, December 2O.-0il, carload lots,
per cailon-Prime crude 90; or crude noml'
nal, prime summer yellow 35; on summer
yellow nominal: choice cooking summer
yellow nominal Meal-Prime q 49, on
10 T5fI2O. 30. Cake u 50.
New Orleans. December 20 Cotton seed
oii-Prlme refined. In barrels, STA on re-
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"A. & 3. Beers Letter.

New Orleans, December 2O.--LlNerpoo'
adyices were not encouraging, but our
market nevertheless only opened l 'o"e.'
ava advanced later on the small "ou.
tom estimate, aud the expectation o. ~
tnued Light receipts. owing 70 the sA's''A'
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NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, December Gothic New Or
leans live stock exchange reports: Mod
crate supply of grown cattle on sale, prices
unchanged. Calves and yearlnGs In light
supply; choice I'm good demand, Hogs and
sheep unchanged.
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Fruits.

APTLFS-Ben Davis, barrel So 00d3 .25;
winesaps and Jonathan. S3.50d4OO.
BANANAS-Loose, $l25dL5Oi packed,
81 JOM1 10.
COCOANUTS-Pe sack, $780, less guam
titles, 81 %, 80
CRANBERRIEs-P crate, 81. 75d5.0O
barrels 81 25Ii7 so.
LEMONS essinas. SO SOFA 90.
LINES Mexican, per basket, 81. lQal 2
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BUSINESS IS QUIET.
HARVESTING RETARDED
The Trade Is Looking for Some improve
mcnt Soon, but Nothing Very De-
cided Until the New Year.

Conditions in the local rice market at the
end Of the week show very little change
from the situation last week, but the out
look is more encouraging.
Millcrs and producers have hopes Of some
threshing being done before Christmas II
the good weather continues, aud n small In
crease Is expected IN the volume OF bust
ness In consequence. While this is the
prospcct II is now pretty generally felt
hal yerv little will be done before the new
year opGns up, since the holiday season Is
expccted to interfere with threshing to a
Considerable extent. The market continues
firm with prices unchanged and good de
mand FOR good grades OF rice.
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.no,rlson of these quotations shows
,asantases in favor Of Houston as
a 1.,,lo market. when the buyer eonsld-
\. benefits to be derived from Hous'
,,elsbt rates he win nnd that even
:. n. ouotable fgares at other markets
/ s~sr the price finally paid Is gener-
rrester. The prices are those ruling
4 y Houston wholesale merchants, and
4 ,sylsed daily,
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Dry Goods.

New York. December 20.-The home de-
mand for cotton goods has shown no ma
terlal change 10 character and an ordinary
business is doing here at previous prices.
Print cloths In better request for wide
Goods and prices steady. Good business
d1ring the past two days IN heavy brown
cations for export 10 China Cotton yarns
steady with moderate demand. Worsted
warns Arm. Wooden yarns steady. Linen
ana iute yarns firm
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NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
Bullish Sentiment Is Most Pronounced
the | ocal Field

Bush Sentiment Is Most Pronounced in
the Local Field.
New Orleans, December 20.--spot cot
ton was easier today, but not quotably
lower Factors tables were fairly well
covered, but there is some complaint "
a scarcity Of stained cottons being largely
predominant. At the noon close the com
mttce reported the market firm at pre-.
yons values Sales 1850 bales. including
1909 to arrive.
The contract market today was some
what unsettled. There seems to be a steady
undercurrent Of bullish sentiment, predi-
ment. This spirit is most pronounced In
the local field, where prices ON the near
positions are being steadily forced well
above the New York level The market
after opening / point down advanced A TO
Il points all along the line and then en-
tered upon a series of mild fluctuations that
lcf. prices ut the close but I TO = points
net above yesterdays range,
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pARRFD WIRE - Galvanized Gld1en'
WIRE NAILS-S2. 90 base per keg. 90 A.,
So. 40 per 100 lbs; galvanized BAKER, f''''
per 100 lbs.
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Port Arthur.

Port Arthur, Texas, December 2O.-Ar
rived-steamer J. NJ, Quincy; City OF Ever
cit with barge 90 from New York.
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Eees, PouLTRY ANo sUTTER.

81 Louis. December % Poultry Strong;
chickens s. TpTingers s@s1si turkeys I4G
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aasd. in barrels. sSs; prime crude, loose

..How IN the world did 81 slocum get the
t,tla az Hon. - asked The stranger.
.,xva,i !, said the village philosopher. I'VE
.i,,t ,xactly sure whether the Hon. means
'orncry or not hut | guess II dts him. -
baltimore Herald.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF GALVESTON, December 20.
ARRIVED.
Sc Manteo Am), BRACES Santiago
CLEARED.
Ga Denver (Amj, New York.
SAILED.
S. Denver (Am), New York.
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Port Of Sabine

Sabine. Texas, Drpeuber 20 --saled, tug
Echo With barge Nelson Bartlett
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Mason Block, Main Street, Center of City,
Consultations Examinations -X-Ray Examinations
Our Special Department for the Treatment of
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.sEFswAx pPRoDUCE.
'Ead tlme Texas, 22m23c per
lagpu "a imported navy beans, mono;
"; klsct N1isc; English der, &c; pink,
~ ~; cssEIlsssyed' 5ha5ysc; Michigan navy,
!, au,hei,V ma navy, 4kn4Is; snaps, S3J0
X i ,sssl basket California LIN nas sV 3,Sit
MAJ Deans. 65a75e per crate.
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HOUSTON.

The following nre the quotations FOR the
Houston live stock market as furnished by
the A. c. Bell Live Stock Commission com
panys
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-10

!, from our regular correspondent
December 8, 1902.
Sleighing is fine.
Mrs. A. Moen of Harmony, Mimi.
has been visiting with her sister Mrs.
Geo. Pfster and Mrs. John. Gaffney
last week.
Geo. A. Pfister went to Preston,
Mimi. last week on business, return
ing home on Saturday.
Phil Pfster shipped one car of hogs,
Will Casterton and Gulick Kettleson
car of cattle and Isaac Faucett q
double deck car of hogs from New
House, Mimi, today.
Kittle Severson marketed hogs al
New House yesterday.
Chas. Casterton, who has been sick
the past week, is able to be around
again.
Wedding bells are soon to ring neal
Locust.
Henry Hover returned home from
DEBORAH last week where he served as
Petit Juror.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-10
NNNNNVVAVNNN
{ correspondence. :
News happenings Of the County.
reported by competent corps OF writer's.
ACCOMMODATIONS
NORDNESS.
(From our regular correspondent

From our regular correspondent
Decembre s, 1902
Since our last writing we have re-
ceived plenty of snow to make good
sleighing and many are enjoying the
good opportunity. About 6 or inches
of snow has fallen and mercury has
already registered 10 to Is below as
reported by many of the farmers. Who
says we aren't going to have a cold
winter with plenty of snow?
P. Floestad and his brother-in-law
have given up going to the pineries
this winter and are engaged in the
same work near town. Those who
went from here write that they re-
ceive $32 and board per month.
Ole and Nils Hippo and wife Sum
dayed in the country with relatives.
The school children seem to enjoy
the sport as they bring their snow
shoes with them and have lively
| time sliding down the hills near the
| school house. Their teacher reports a
total attendance of 80 which makes a
large school for one instructor.
Records show that tie last Novem-
Der was the warmest one that we have
had for 63 years but it seems that De-
J cember is going to make up for this
and give us the coolest one for that
period of time.
Jas. Gulilckson and Ole Hippo were
among the business callers in your
city last Saturday from here.
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that a week ago Sunday was the
heaviest stock day for the Rock island
System from the old B., @. r. & N.
that was ever known. They received
over $50 cars from north of Cedar
Rapids which were divided into
trains and they all reached Chicago
the next morning early enough for the
markets, which shows what good
train service the road is giving the
shippers SO cars was the highest
number ever received before. Yester-
day cars were sent out of DEBORAH
and from reports down the line that
day exceeded the Sunday above men
toned. sa At i
| Mrs. J. A. Gunderson and son Wen.
dale leave today for her parental home
i at Conesville, Muscatine Co., where
4 she will spend few days with rela.
their household goods loaded and ex'
j poets to so IN be transferred to another
station, as soon as another agent il
secured for this place. Mrs. G. will
probably remain at Conesville until
the change is made.
The state Superintendent is flooded
with requests from the county super.
intendents over the state for teachers
to supply the vacancies in theiI
counties, as they are unable to secure
teachers for the schools. This is
!; surely good news for our teachers and
the time is not far hence when the
common country schools will be , pay,
ing $50 90 per month for teachers and
they will be able to earn little more
than their board and institute ex.
penses which fall on q teacher.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-10
BURR OAK.
(From our regular correspondenl.)

(Erom our regular correspondent
December 9, 1902.
Guy Feltis returned Friday from
Dakota where he has been working for
several months.
Arrangements are being made by the
Sunday school for Christmas tree at
the NJ. Z. church on Christmas even
ing.
Ollie Reed of DEBORAH was in town
on business Saturday.
Messrs. Bovee and Gates with their
wives were shopping in DEBORAH
Saturday.
Mrs Feltis returned last week from
fortnight visit with her son William
at Frankville.
Miss Josephine Taylor is visiting
among her friends before her departure
to Topeka, Kansas, where she expects
to go next week to spend the winter
with her sister, Mrs. Grazier.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Roberts, Mrs.
Weldon and Mrs. Kimball were pur-
chasing holiday goods at DEBORAH
Saturday.
Fred Ward has ordered Arbor Vitae
trees to the amount of $1,000 to put on
his farm in the spring.
Eugene Bovee and Jno. Gates went
to Dakota Yesterday the latter con-
templating buying land there.
Prayer meeting VIII be held at Mrs.
George Decker's Wednesday evening
conducted by Ed. Dick.
The Advents are preparing for a
series of..meetings to begin next week.
Elder Potter Of Wisconsin will be
present.
Mr.. N. Peard, of Enid, Oklahoma,
Mrs. T. Little and son Ray, of CAMS
tota, Dakota, arrived last week for
the funeral of Mrs. Tonald who is a
sister of the former. They will re-
main a short time visiting friends
here.
Mr. E. Mahaffy, of Des Moines
county, arrived here last evening IN
search of more cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Price vert to
DEBORAH Saturday where Dave expects
to work in the ice business.
The sale at Mr.. Freie's yesterday
had very small attendance, and
stock etc. were sold far below theil
value. 8z
Mrs. Adelbert Morrison went tc
Rochester last week to have tumoi
removed from the stomach. News
was received last evening from the
hospital that the operation was ovel
but she was in a critical condition
with but little hopes of recovering.
Mrs. ]. Donald was taken i'll sud
denly on Monday of a week ago an6
died early Tuesday n orning. 1t was
thought her death was caused by the
bursting of blood vessel near the
brain. DR.. Shipley of Canton wal
called..and also doctor from Preston
; but life was extinct before he arriv'
ed. Her husband, who had started foi
Chicago the day before, was hastily
telegraphed for and al so her daughter
and sonwhoiwere at Dakota. Funeral
services were held at the Presbyter'
ian church at Canton, of which she
was an influential member. Intermen'
Was held at Prosper,, Mimi, Deer
sympathy goes out to- the bereayec
ones.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-10
SPIELVILLE.
From our regular correspondent

(From our regular correspondent
December.S, 1902.
Looks as though winter has come to
stay.
w. Speicher transacted business at
Conover Wednesday.
Miss Mary Kapinos of Conover spent
Sunday with home folks.
H. Cooper and j. Soukup were CAL
mar callers last week.
Postmaster Mashek and wife were
L { Fl. atkinson Friday.
Miss Lena Novak spent last week
out in the country with friends.
Geo. Nockels of Calmar was seen on
our streets Monday last.
]. H. Haug and wife attended
church at Fit. Atkinson Sunday.
Mrs. w. Novak went to Conover
one day last week to see her father,
Mr.. Sydow, who is seriously ill.
Mrs. Mikesh of Conover Sundayed
with her daughter. Mrs. @. Hauser.
Miss Emma Citek returned home
Tuesday last from Independence after
a weeks sojourn with relatives.
J. Novak moved his household
goods to town last week to try town
life. We welcome him to our burg.
Mrs. M. G. Graft departed for her
home at McGregor Tuesday last, after
weeks visit at her parental home,
f. Kapinos, Sr.
E. J. Mashek departed for Everly,
Iowa, last week to learn telegraphy.
Ed. is bright young man, his many
friends and the writer wishes him
success.
]. Klemish Sr. returned from
Bolivar, Missouri, last Monday after
an extended visit for several months.
Shamrock, the grand champion steer
at the recent International Live Stock
exposition at Chicago this year, was
sold under the hammer in front of the
Exchange building at the stock yards
Friday at SO cents per pound. The
animal was exhibited by the Iowa
Agricultural college. The purchaser
was Richard Webber of New York
city. Several thousand peop' G
gathered to witness the sale, always a
feature of show week. 1t was battle
between New York and Chicago. The
latter dropped out after 40 cents had
been bid. Buffalo bid SO cents and
quit when Louis Kcefer offered 90
cents ION behalf of Mr.. Webber, at
which price he secured the prize.
Shamrock went over the scales at ,Sc5
pounds and will cost Mr.. Weber
81, 119. He will be taken to New
York and exhibited alive. He is
regarded as the finest steer ever sent
to market.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-10

Why spend time with Pies, Cakes,
Macaroons, Cream Puffs, Euclares,
Ladyfingers. Tarts. Kisses, Fruit
; cake. Boston Brown Bread, and Plum
Pudding when you can buy them SO
reasonable at Hedges e. Thompson.
SOB.
Solid silver spoons, nice Christ
mas presents, at modest prices. The
Button.
Buy box of fine cigars for Christ
mas. We keep the best. N. N.
Quandahl q Go.
"A full line of Allegrettes just in
at Hedges. ATT
Ping Pong at Wangler Bros. 5O-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-10
FREEPORT.
gtFom our regular correspondent

sfFom our regular correspondent
Dec ember 9, 1902.
Frank Obreham is visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. @. l.. Beebe this week.
Mrs. Eells and daughter of Waukon
were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. h.
Robinson over Sunday.
Mrs. johnson of Norman county
MINI, is visiting her brother, o. X.
Anderson, at this place this week.
Rul Strayer came over from Cresco
Friday.
Mrs. III. Dial of Waukon was a
Freeport caller Tuesday.
A necktie sociable will be given at
the Yeomen Hall on Satu, day even
ing, December 18th. All are cordi-
ally invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-10
Perfumes

We and always been the leaders in this branch of
the drug and holiday trade There line of goods od
where the purchaser often misled and deceived
buying perfumes good and safe rule to follow is to in
varaby buy brand that you know to be the best There is
just BEST line manufactured and that is Pamers They
the finest and best the world and have secured the
exclusive sale for DEBORAH Our stock larger than be-
fore many odors in cut glass bottles especially designed
for the Christmas trade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-10
LOCUST.

From our regular correspondent
December 9,
The National tribune., 1902-07-17
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

The automobile lawn mower which was
ordered some time ago by the Superlnten-
dent of the Capitol. has arrived and has
been set to work on the greensward OF
Capitol Hill. The new machine resembles
both steam road roller and steamboat
whistle. A huge brass dome, surmounted
with brass smokestack is mounted on
a set of rollers, fore and aft. Ahead OF
the front roller is fixed lawn mower
mechanism, over which sits the chauffeur.
The little machine puffs up hills ana
swings around and goes down again,
while the grass flies up in front like a
green fountain. 1t takes about minute
and half to estimate that the gasoline
lawn mower is Il success. and That II can
cut about three times the amount of grass
that can be laid low by the old one-horse
machine. which it superseded.
The advantage which is claimed for the
mower is that the roller passing over the
ground after the grass has been cut
crushes down the weeds and kills them.
During the grass growing season 1t is
estimated that with daily use the new ma
chine will be able to keep the Capitol
lawn in perfectly trimmed and velvety
condition.
Comrades John f. Hunter and James
L. Porter. OF Gen. Alex. Hayes Post,
Pttsburg. Pa, We're in the city last week
looking for quarters Tor tnelf IoSt CoHi-
rade Hunter, who lost an arm at Freder-
icksburg. and was in the 155th Pa, has
been Quartermaster of his Post longer con-
secutively, it is thought, than any other
Quartermaster in the Grand Army. He
served on the staff of Gen. Humphreys,
and came home Major. Comrade Porter
served in the I'd Ohio, is Past Department
Commander of Virginia and North Caro-
lima, and is Secretary of the Firth Sterling
Steel Company, of Pittsburg, a very i'm
portant and responsible position.
One pound and a quarter salt or smoked
meat, with three ounces of dried or SIN
ounces of canned fruit, and II ounces OF
rice or eight ounces of canned vegetables
or four ounces of desiccated vegetables
together with one pound of biscuit, two
| ounces Of butter, four ounces of sugar, two
ounces Of coffee or cocoa, or 0ne-half ounce
| of tea, and one ounce of condensed mllE
| or eyaporated cream, and n weekly allow
ance of one-half pound of macaroni, foul
ounces of cheese, four ounces of tomatoes
half pint of vinegar, one-half pint OF
ounces of salt, one-quarrer ounce of pep
| per, and one-half ounce of dry mustard
| Five pounds of lard or suitable substI
| tute will be allowed for every 100 pounds
| Of -four issued as bread and such quaint
| ties of yeast as may be necessary.
Whenever the senior officer present may
deem necessary, the substitution for the
components of the ration may be made
Among other changes allowed is the sup
plying of fresh meats when possible.
The National tribune., 1902-07-17
A DARING FEAT.
Running the Port Hudson Batteries in Frai Defenseess
Steamer
Steamer.
By JOHN c. PARKER, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant U S. n

gunboats Kileo and Kathadin having
gone below to join Farragut, left Capt
Porter with only the Essex and Anglo
American, the Sumter having been de
stroyed at Bayou Sara on Aug. IA.
The Anglo American was small wood
en- steamer. which had been used before
the war as Il towboat for sailing ships en-
tering the mouth of the Mississippi River
bound for New Orleans. She had low
pressure boilers and walking-beam en-
gine. She was captured from the enemy
and was put into commission by Capt.
Porter on Aug. 21, he arming her with
one small rifle forward and boat how
itZer aft. She was officered by details
from the Sumter, who. after the loss of
that vessel. were ordered to duty on the
Essex. She was commanded by Robert
X. Riley. First Officer and Executive Off
GER of the Essex, who had with him
two line officers. II. A. Glassford.
First Master and Executive Officer. and
John C. Parker, Third Master. There
was no attempt made by Capt. Porter to
give her regular ships company, he be-
ing too short handed on board the Essex
to have her weakened by supplying the
Anglo American. She consequently had
but few men on board of her, and the
same firemen who served in that capacity
when she was captured We're retained in
their position after she was put into COM
mission by Capt. Porter. There was bare
~ enough of our regular men on board to