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CHICAGO.

Chicago, January a.-CRttle -- Receipts
5000, including $50 Texans market active.
good to prime 6.600f7 CO. poor 10 medium
4 Ot6G ~: stockcrs and feeders . 26iI a.:
COWS 25fi4 IS; helfcrS . l0liA U1: can.
Texas fed steers 3 Ia6t5. -. Hogs REJECT ~
$1,000; market 5Nloc higher; good to choice
heavy 30M6, 10; light . Scarf 10. bulk OF
sales b.Wm6 40. sheep Receipts i2.oOn.
market steady: good to choice wcthcrs 4. Oi
a. IS, fair 10 choice mixed 3 5n6f4 ~;
Western shccp 1 Nut. 15 native lambs
B D. az. 90; McstCrn Mmhs 3 Is
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FIyE.ROoM cottagc, with modern con-
Give good references. Address 1920, this
Office, or call up rHill phone No. 5. II
WANTED TO RENT-Two or three con.
Meeting rooms for physicians ohice, IN
business section or close In. Address $3.50.
this office 10
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The New Orleans Market.

New Orleans. January 0.-rhe market
for rough rice Fuled steady, with all grades
Consignment to local mIiiers Keep down 10
minimum, trading Ia very light Business
today was confined TO GEO Gags Of domcs
tic Japan, Of which 100 bags were for seed
purposes Clean rice ruled strong NJ IN.
changed prices with an active volume OF
trading,
Clean rice Strong and active. Head 5d
SIC: straights 3hGiAc; screenings 2i46s
2%c; 40 > iHd1Bc, with actual sales at
2lN5Mc.
Rough rice Honduras steady at 50 2j6l
with cctual sales OF domestic Japan at
s. O0d3.12l
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots, +, o. h. cars from mllcrs,
dealers charge from store 5MlOc more per
100 lbs on bran, 2d3c per bushel on oats
and corn, and 104l5c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRAN-Per 100 lbs, 81 35Al SO,
WHEAr SH0RTS-Per 100 lbs, 81. 42d
/ 43.
CORN-No. > sacked, SbI2dS7kc.
UATS-Per bushci, 5SI2uUOc.
HAY-AfalfG, $50 .O)@l5. 90; choice tim
othy, S19 .0O6tS19. 80; South Texas prairie
hay, 81 5od9 90; North Texas and Territory
hay, S14 .OOGl6.OO.
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4. and 3. Beers Cotton Letter.

New Orleans, January 9.-Althongh the
New orleans future market was suspended
Yesterday in honor Of the snnivs rsay OF
The battle OF New Orleans, there was
large business done on the curb and March
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WANTED TO RENT.

WANTED-Sulte OF rooms or large single
room for Office; must be oeHtraliy To-
Address DR.. Edgar r. Cook. 1914 sfcKin-
ney 10
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JOs, The
=, NJ rs Brazil. if0iTc per 10: hiberts. sic.
Nv, BE; California walunts i8ai4c; pea.
nuts, fancy hand picked 5s.d8c: No 2,
fAdaei Jumbo, Gti6tar almonds Taragona.
lVftlTc per ID In sacks; California almonds,
I9c pecans new crop, li6i5c; chestnuts.
pcdmputes. Toe
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DRUGS AND CHEMICALS

Qunlne. 40N42c per ounce hottie: NOR
phinc, 81 25Gla. 30 pcr ounce: cocaine, SO 90
per ounce; borax, Slac per pound In 100.lb
pacIases; corpcrns. 81 40 in barrels; castor
OIL, Sl.2O per gallon In 5,gallon packages;
epson salts 81 ~ per 100 his In barrels
Alcohol 81. IodS. 90 per gallon; sulphur,
SGD per 100 hs In iarrrls alum, .isc pe'
pound In barrels saltpeter, Tc per polnd
~ barrels camphor. iIc: wood alcohol,
Sl.oo; gum oolun 81 81: powdered opium,
- 80; carholic acid. 4od42c per pound In
bottles; calcium carbide S. 20 per 100, de
llvered Iexns common railway points.
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KANSAS CITY.


Stock Yards, Kansas City. Mo, Januar,
" - Following sales by Texas and TerrItor,
stVcbmen were reported today: Honeycu I
lacksboro. Oil-pound cows, Z %; $50. pom,
helfcrs, 3. 70.
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PAINTS. OILS AND GLASS.

Whitc lead, per cwt, strictly pure, So 90;
second grade, Sc 90; third grade, 50 90.
Turpentine, per case, two 5-gallon cans,
So IS; barrel lots, 4jc per gallon Mineral
paints, in barrel lots, per cwt, SOC; Ven
prr cwt. 81 90 iinseed oil, best, boiled.
Soc. Ready mixed house paints, 81 GOA
/ 80 per gallon, according to brand; mineral
paints, 6oc per gallon. Window glass; So
20 per cent of January list.
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METALS.

New York, January 9.-CopDer l2l for
lake lead quiet, 400; spelter dull, 40;
pig iron warrants quiet, 1l-o0dl200.
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street has hccn-.argc myers of cotton since
SATURDAY. last inc selling being mostly for
Liverpool and continent account, the csti
mates today for Houston and Ncw "rcaus
1900 against 1900 last year. Ports RI
289 against 2Bi3J one year ugO, May IN
New Orleans sold rs points higher thun the
opening Liverpool Is due 1.Gi higher to-
morrow Cooke, MoskoVitE & Co.
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NOTICE is hereby given 10 The members
OF the Mutual Guaranty Insurance Com
pAny Of Houston, Texas that the annual
meeting of the members or such com
pnny will take place ~ It's office. 500
kium building Huustou, Texas, at 10
o'clock q. M. on Monday January IL.
1902, for the purpose Of elcctlnr a hoard
of directors for the ensuing year. s. W
Allen, manager =
7,ITi- - On -----II---
Az l ar ~ W., AMMAN VIII PaS I'I'
i nn Uh =" ~ wv, 20, ''N, .IP'''l Hl"'h 3
9 l,,1-o12 ~. january -. NV, IL
NOTICE The regular annual meotlng OF
ihe S,I43eEl2lder5 Of me New York Texas
~ w Nt'"h h'llMaN 'uihPIhA WI nc
i ,'| "' ,,v Pu"'t,v "i litV ~ ..lu '",npAnl'
~" Wy v.'' o. 9thH' ,NlrloIH county
ra, Nn'' w" n 'oI"G}' w I'M "nS od J9n
10 - - ~ VIZ t"lN'iF ~ -
rIVrh p, ~, also lh" pnhuai mtetlng ot
tnc po"lu or directors nt fail New Ncfk,
M, MI my M'AHi'un i,NHl company Mlll
nhsNlap nc uri' upou me Sanr nHtt uhs
iopmcnt ar og ,a aTidictbl Po' % hu
ifacsgid. mis- notice H. by order 81 liz
board Of dIrccttfs of haid RAILWAY coIn-
parry. and THIS ono notice is for both
meetings n NJ smith encrntarv Zrw
Yo,k Taxa abd Afcxican loIivayS r,,n.
panr' yicrSri1. TexHs Dr~en,her ~ 1Oni
l27
NOTlCE-lhe regular annual meeting %
he stockholders of tho Gulf, Western
Iezns anu Incihc Railway company VIII
pany, In the city Of Victoria Victoria
couI ". Texas, on Monday. the 27tn day
OF January, a. ID. 1907. and Will convene
AZ O'Clock p. M. also the annual meet
Ing Of the board of directors Of said Gulf,
popy Win liIewise be held mon fbSs so,n.
dGfS. lime and Mac. and Imnedtaf,.iy
upon the Adjournment OF said stockhold
cis' meeting aforesaid; this notice Is by
order Of the board Of directors OF said
railway company, and this one notice Is
for both meetings.. b. NJ Smith. score
tary Gulf, western Texas and Pacific
Railway company, Victoria, Texas De
cemher "A, 1901. 127
nm 4 ri II NTI7T777T VT - ~ S--,,.C
boiders y, r. Ita,,sto ~, o VI inS bS", ,-
nenr yo tho nurroS ~ 10, .spt In,
20 r, 20 f b ppUst,,u hs ~ ~
tTans.,ctIo1 Of svn5 obsr ' b,si.ss tb my
msv come Sefore tbe Uaetins ,.iII 'n Sa
held AZ the eompany's office 1913 Com
merce avenue, Wednesday, January IL,
1902, at IL o'clock a. m. John Shearn,
secretary. l-l4-o2
NOTICE 10 ST0CKU0T DFRS -;T6e rcc11-
si n,,si r,aa,i, n ~ ~ ~ tes
H. opSSge ana NortbwestterS Raigoo ID
eompSpv Mil he Mold AZ ~ gen ,'IV or
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HARDWARE.

WIRE NAILS--s2. o. base per kcg.
BARBED WIRE Galvanized Gliddea,
B. 50 per 100 lbs; galvanized Baker, So So
per 100 lbs
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.xbus are moving with a slightly i'm.
I'd activity and Messina and Califor.
Ia each selling well.
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MOVEMENT MANIFESTED
IN TRADING OF THE DAY.
\. Selling Higher---5anana Situation
'.n,oved-Eees Are Weaker--Po-
4 tato Stock Very Short.

i mess In the wholesale market yes.
Il manifested signs Of improvement,
[,nssctlons were not yet prosecuted
#,sree scale. orders came In better
:, than have been noted since the
a, Of the year, and commodities that
Nbeyond those Of actual necessity ap.
n 20 be more largely wanted.
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4 market Is bare ot cocoanuts, but a
.llm demand has existed since the
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HEAVY STABLES

4uNlIloN-Powde per key, $500;
In, ~ 90 buck, 81. so,
%4h,sS--Extra, short clear, in sacks,
-; regulars, 10Aa11c; boxed Ac
q bellies, 1l&M12c.
Fling AND TIEs-Bagging, Glib,
8lo' I12c; Arrow ties, less than car
rs, from Houston. S1.25
Pl-euck, wrapped, basis "a, No. =,
IN per Id; No. I, full weight. basis
~ 81 ~ per III; special sizes 1ac higher,
= lS5yGl5c, as to quality.
y weight, lOIac; Electric Lights, Ne.
<a' a., Cortland, S2.7jq3.2o; Rosen-
4 EE-Rlo, fair sliasikc; prime e4a
'f Ioi' :. i , luAc; fancy, lldl212c: Pea
l-au l5E2c; Cordoya, 13Rc: Roasted
oArouckle's Ariosn, basis 1oO-lb
&c, delivered; Apex, IL. ACC; Lion
y Soid Seal Mocha and Java, Lib
go Mocha and Java blend, lib
10 and Alb pals, 1S%c.
n n hAEhS-A b c Soda. bulk, boxes,
NV w cartons, per dozen, SOC; ginger
o,S3c' creams, Sc; stage planks, 6Iac
INC lumbles, lie.
4 ks1Basis 4s-lb sacks: Fancy high
= a. az fancy, Ealf patent, 81. 10;
w FAAhNs INt lltA buA
49, nour In wood l5c per barrel
4NACEoUs GOoDs-Grlts. homlny
#an meal, in 4O-lb sacks, per sack,
H. meal, In 36-lb sacks, 81 10 per
N -FOUR sacks; Scotch oats, go;
Z. oats, $50; Columbia oats. $500.
IN oats, $500; Hecker's buckwheat,
PACKAGES, S4.S0.
henned fierce, compounds, sle6S
~ 4 go. 81. JO-lb cans, nc higher
MS; 10Th cans, NC higher; 5.lb
In Enei 5,lb cans, lie higher.
San S.aaadard' llhe; fancy, 12AG13c;
Bulk si.OO per barrel; coopered.
si-In barrels, eod75c per gallon
II Jus extracted, 566c per pound
"a no, ulic; In l2lb cans, extracted,
"a SSSgrhd sections, 12d13c.
y at.s,5,9 hehoiled. fair, lGk671sc;
II ~ ~ ie, choice, 25d26c; fancy new
~ '-'edSei pure new crop syrup.
a ENsED MILK-Eagle, se.75a7 90.
Ia li'SS2nl'lo; Dime, SO. SjaQ3. 90;
3Isb 81, iS,oa 20; Winner, 81. 25a4 rs.
y weight, s-oz, LOCAL 70: i.Ib t 5.oz
*eisbt nsht weight, 556i6oc: Glib,
II Gs6nt' sod0Oc; lunch oysters. i-lb'
refrigeration kegs. $40: 10.
S5.f1: 1z-bbls. $500: pluis,
II ~ y 'e, 500; quarts. American
|Ale sIgallon, $3.50; 1-gailon, Amer
" ~ f2.u9; l-eallOn hexagon. $50.
a "a. Ia fancy head, 6Am6Hc: choice,
i mmo,D 4SeI4sc; fancy imported, Ga
\ -slsal basis 7-Ie. szc; Manila,
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II worlds visible supply Of corce dur
December made the unexpected in
~ Of 1921 bags, and now stands at
IN n3O bags.
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a. are selling Ac higher and an &C.
demand is in evidence.
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BEEswAX- Prime Texas, 22a23c 7

BEEswAX-P Prime Texas, 22@23c per
BEANS Imported navy beans, 4lSa4Ec;
black eyes. 4&@5c Michigan navy, 4c;
bashei; wax, 81 50 per bushei California
'" BUTTEREBlue Star, 22a29c; dairy 19c;
EIgin creamery. 2Sd29c; Texas bricks
i5al9c. OleomarGarne Lincoln solids,
20: Lincoln prints, 13c; Daisy solids, l56s
i}c; prints 1sc; Monkeys special, 1Sc; Crys
tai Gem aud country rolls, i9ci Empire
State special, 15c special Blue star, iSc;
Elgin dairy bricks lsei Ideal is PuT Tx
prints, 2lc; Elgln creamery, solids, lsc;
country butter, In pals, lOa@Oc
CABBAGE-1AM2c
lac; Wisconsin half cream l2EdlSc
EGGS Kansas, 2SGt2Bc Texas, 2SfI30c.
kRAUT-New. in half b9rrels, 50 OO6
'05SNIoNs-Per pound. 8A@84c.
PEPPER-Chlle, new, 15Ql6c per pound;
PoTAToEs. 20; Colorado, 81 2oaSl 80;
Scotch imported 81 20.
TEANUTS-Jumbos. per pound, 6l9d6slc;
fancy hand picked No J. 5l33e a.,
PoULTRY-ChIckens, hens, good, 81, oo9
3 10; flyers large, 81 0OM3 80, brolers,
81 ocd2 30 mixed lots. 81 4O@2. rs; cocks,
large old. 81. sQd2 90; ducks large, 81. Tlqt
3 80; geese, fun fentherc1 81 ONi5 90: tur
Keys hens. So nOdT 60; turkeys, gobblers,
IS. 0oeIi2 90; young turkeys, 81. 256t3. 20.
SWEET POTATOES-Pu and yell
.ow yams, s5cd1.00 bushel; white yams, 40
M50c.
CAULIFLQwER-Fsne California. per
crate. 50. 4o@2. 65.
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.
APPLES-Fancy evaporated, 5O-lb boxes,
0hc; 1-lb cartons, fancy, lOlsc; cartons,
choice, yi@e; choice eyaporated, SIC, sun
dried, 6Sac.
APRICOTS-Per h. loose 10lzd1ic.
CITRON-In lO-lb boxes, l4c.
CuRRANTS- 25-lb boxes, cleaned, bulk,
sIhd9e; lib cartons. cyclic.
DATES-l-lb packages, 7isGSi9c. Fard
dates DC: Hoiiowci. bulk. 60-lb boxes, 5a6e.
GS-lmported, 12Ia@i5c.
PEACHES-cholcen new stock, s&a0c.
RAIsI California, 3-crown,. l., L.
6OGIf0c; 2crown, L. NJ, raisins. 50lb boxes.
5IkI6c; 3crown, L. NJ, 6IzGI7c.
PRUNES-c California, 9o-l00s. 4saci 6o-9os,
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4 York Catawba grapes are selling &c
Il per basket.
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COTTON sEED--Wanted carload lots;
highest price paid Address FELTON, Bros,
Mckinney, Texas 2i02
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ST. Louis. Mo, Januar -Cattlc-Re
crlpis 34Uo, Including 100 Texans, markc
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class income business property In Houston,
Beaumont or Fort Worth: must he a bar
gain for cash; prefer doing business with
owners. Address Y, Y. H. Box Dis, Beau.
mont Texas "a
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WANTED-S secondhand safe, space for
books, TO be rs inches high; state kind,
price, weight and point Of shipment. Ad-
dress II. ~ Everest. Cllnesbnrg, Tex. 10
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NOTICE Is hereby given TO The members
OF the Mutual Guaranty Insurance Com
meeting of fbe MENTORS Of sp,b con,
pnny will take place a. It's office. sos
kinm building, Houston, Texas, at 10
o'clock q. m, on Monday. January II,
Of directors for the ensuing year $. "
Allen, manager T.
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WILL PAY cash for old furniture, stoves.
refrigerntors, feathers, gentlemen's cloth
ing, anything cond-hand; send postal
box A. Houston, Will call. IA
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<r<Ipts Of poultry were larger than
q, but the strength Of demand caused
'41rept turkeys to sell fully up to
I'D prices.
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! HAVE from 5000 to $1,000 TO loan ON
good business property NJ reasonable In
terest aud long time Address Money,
this office II
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WANTED TO BUY Bargains In Houston
property, improved and vacant; give To-
cation and price, Address investor"
this office. IA
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF GALVESTON, January Q

Arrived.
SIS Alamo tAm) from New York.
Cleared
SIS Hanover (Ger). for Bremen.
Sailed.
IS Hanover tGer). for Bremen.
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OIL stocks bought and sold send your or
ders, Z. A. Toehelman broker Calves
tor. member W Galveston oil stock ex.
change references, Rosenberg bank ~
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NJ Johnston, President
Elarksuu, Secretary. -
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n egg situation showed n noticeable
sness, Sales Of the Texas product
REPORTED all the way from 2Sd3oc,
q Kansas went shade lower. The
M was quite slow, even on a decline.
d Improvement In banana conditions
tsnded to a bettcrment on other lines
MI. Both apples and oranges have
rleuced an Increased demand and low
d on the former have caused a very
'stuaron Orange supplies were con
aby reduced during the day.
connection with beans on the coast
Isade Journal states that one Of the
#successful bean seasons ever had
e. Santa Maria valley has been brought
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CASH FOR OLD BOOKS In good binding,
also school books In use. Purdy's Book
store. 1909 Congress- 10
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MONEY TO LOAN on improved farms,
ranches. Houston business and residence
property; easiest terms, lowest rates or
Interest Rogers & webb, Kiam building,
Houston II
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OWNED GOODS.

CANNED GOODS.
NED FRUlTS-Apples, BIB, 05cG
Spineapples, sliced, Sll0; eyeless aud
b, SLOddl.75; extra grated, Sl.Sud
pears. 2-lb, soc; strawberries, 2-lb,
p.20; blackberIies, 2lb SOaS5c;
b, BIB, Sl.Ouu1. -.
NED observation-disclosures. 2-lb,
1eght, S2h.aSjc; BIB, full weight,
r.l5; 2-lb, seconds, e0dS21ac: Bib,
q, Sl@4LO1; okra and tomatoes,
BE. Canned kraut, BIB, Sl,O5dl. 10.
Ina asparagus, 2l3-lb, Sl0JW2 10,
Sllfornia asparagus tips, $500 baked
\ BIB. Doe; 2-lb string beans, soc; bib
beans Soc; 2lb strlngless beans,
lib marrowfat peas, $l.1O; BIB
pan petit pois, Sl.5OM1.75; Al CON.
s2-lb Blue Ridg, corn, soc; Pride Of
and, Doc; Newark, 90c; Better than
! 6jcGS1.lO
lFoRNlA FRUIT-Extra standard,
peaches, lemon cling. Sl.9jM2,U %;
| Crawford. SlS5M1 %; black cher
" 2O@2 20 white cherries, 81 150L
.aprcOts, S1SOdl. 90. strawberries,
X TO- plumS, Sl.6JMl.I5; grapes, S1,6J
seconds, Zoe per dozen less THAN
standard prices.
NED MoLASSEs-P. & Il. Old Fash
( 20 lions, $50 Per case: IA gallons,
per case; J. gallons. S3.75 pee case.
~ syrup, lib cans, 9od95c; Gold
-hrand, fancy table syrup, quart jars.
Rer dozen; H. b. a. Co, Gold Medal,
~; BIB, Sl.35; Glib, S2.25; 1Olb,
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market is bare OF cranberrIes.
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MONEY to loan on chattcl mortgage Sc
curlty. +. C. Bouknight & Co., 10l59s
Preston. IL
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FINANCIAL.

MONEY TO LOAN-wc have money to
loan on louston business or city prop
erty OF good notes, In amonnts to suit
borrowers az low rate OF interest. Wm
II Olschcwsko x CO.. 200 Iiam buildlng
II
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Reported for The Houston Post nv IN
4. II, Norman Live Stock Company, incol
poratcd.
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CURRENT QUOTATIONS..

omparlson of these quotations shows
advantages in favor of Houston rs a
bale market when the buyer consid-
Il benefits 10 he derived from uous-
Freight rates he VIII hnd that even
1.-The quotablc figures at other mar
Ire lower the price finally paid is
ply greater The prices are those
among Houston wholesale mer.
y and are revised daily.
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n. CAPTAIN, at POS Milan street. near
Franklin, pays highest prices for gentle
mems old clothing and shoes; send postal
card; Will call. II
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GOOD strong horse or mule, suitable for
delivery wagon Apply 3l4 Preston. IL
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supn lies Of potatoes remained quite in
d<,.,s te. Stocks Tor the day were almost
ss,r<,y exhausted. but arrivals are looked
sxtiodav which win do much toward filling
NJ ri nts OF the trade.
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WILLIAM r. KING 4 CO., mcmbers
Houston, Texas. OIL Exchange. otfer great
bargains in oil stocks and solicit orders.
l.lS02
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~ PAYS 90 hive your painting. paper
hangiug and decorating done by Hopkins
~ Co. old phone 1890. Is
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IhE ANNUAL MEETING OF the stock
holders OF the Houston Gas Light Com
pany Tor the purpose OF electlng directors
10 serve for the ensuing year aud for the
transaction OF such o-her business that
may come before the meeting win be
merce aysnue. Wednesday' JanIiary Is
1902 at IL o'clock a. m. John shearn,
secretary. l-l4-o2
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WE my SECOND HAND furniture. Barr
Il Kuler, Az Travis, j.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
STOCKS.
tations were:

Closing prices yesterday of the principal active
securities and net changes from Saturdays quo
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Trading in outside securities on a limited
basis. and considerable irreSuarity shown
through the session. There were fractional losses
noted in the majority of the issues although in
or cases good advances were shown. Havana
Tobacco common advanced over per cent deal
ings of 300 shares up 10 10 Northern Securities
weak. declining q after the initial dealings 102s.
but at the close recovered all the early loss. About
GOO0 shares dealt in. International Mercantile
Marine sold down from 15Ss to Is dealings of 1000
shares; the preferred sold to the extent of 800
shares from 1872 to 4s. Standard Oil rose points
dealings of 125 shares from 694 to 696. Ptsburg
Lisbon and Western traded in for the first
time. the initial dealings being made at a. but on
subsequent dealings II Ia per cent to 25i4:
about 500 shares were dealt in. Seaboard Air Line
common sold for about 800 shares ai4. Ameri-
Can issues displayed increased strength at
the opening. Toward the close il lost all the ad-
vance under light selling pressure: 400 common sold
from II 1O12 and 200 preferred from 4SIa to A.
Otis Elevator common sold at +212. Copper shares
were generally steady. Green Copper sold at 24a40
24Ts; Tennessee Copper at 17Isd1S. and Montreal
and Boston at 2asG2ts. There fair demand
for bonds United Railway St Louis sold to the
extent of 900 at S47s New-Orleans Railways pes
sold at 70 per 5000 The market closed quiet and
irregular.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London Dec. %. p. m.-The market for Ameri-
can securities closed weak. Final prices follow;
New-York tribune., 1902-12-30

ERIE'S GOOD EARNINGS-Gross earnings of
the Erie Railroad increased in November s494 915
and in net an increase of S34l $40 shown. De-
spite the coal strike Erie shows a loss of onlv
SlSs. .029 in net earnings since July l.
DOMESTIC EXCHANG ES-New- -Oreans-Con-
mercial 81 80 discount; bank. 81 premium San
Francisco-Sight. par: telegraph, 21hc Boston-l2hc
6l5c discount. Charleston Buying 1-l6c discount.
selling. 1-lsc premium. Chicago-25c premium Gin
cinnati-Between banks SOC discount over the
selling. par.
sl34Hs.517: balances. a0753sl Boston Ex-
Exchanges, s3cos.076: balances sss 155 Philadel-
phia-Exchanges, a5.214175 balances g. 1873, ,59s
Chicago-Exchanges. sS1 612I7s: balances 81 55s sss
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Can money in
London. 1914 per cent: open market discount rate
for short bills. 4G41s long bills s1sI4 per
cent. Berlin discount rate. Sas per cent for three
months bills and per cent for short bills Berlin
exchange London. 20 marks 49, pfennigs Paris
discount rate, per cent. Paris exchange on Lon
don. . francs 15 centimes.
FOREIGN SECURITIES. British consoIs for
money 90 15-16: for the account. 80 15-1s French
rentes. 90 francs f7le centimes.
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver, f77sc: Mex-
lean silver dollars 3sc Bar silver London closed
at 22lsd
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid, s5.12: Lisbon 25 so:
Buenos Ayres, 1878
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Customs recefpts
reported from Washington, s5e us; internal reve-
receipts. ss4s15e: miscellaneous receipts s2a3:
total receipts for the day. seSse44: expenditures
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