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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
RELIGIOUS.
Central Baptist Convention.

Nnvasota, Texas July 25.--owing TO the
delay In the arrival OF many delegates the
Central Baptist convention, meeting here
with the True Vine Colored Baptist church.
did not organize until 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon,
When Moderator II Il. Southern OF Hons-
ton called the convention to order there
were fully 800 delegates and out Of town
visitors present, and others are yet to
come. j. j. Turner OF Navasota acted az
Mayor c. w. Stewart OF Nayasota stated
that Hon. A. Y. Brigance extended the col
ored people welcome. Mr., Briganee maa'
n hnppy speech along educational lines.
Prof. w. II. Brandon Of Montgomery re
snonded TO the citys welcome, REV. H. y
Smith, pastor of the First Baptist church
was the next white man 10 speak rev
II NJ. Willlams OF sherman spoke next II
bchalf of the convention. RoV. j. q. lhn
Nor. pastor of the Presbyterian church, roy
lowed Rev y. Abner OF Seguin replied
Rev. W II. Jackson, pastor OF tue Lef
Tabernacle church, in behalf or other col
ored denominations. welcomed MS people
! 10 NAvasotn. .,,.
| with some preliminary work the meeting
| adjourned 20 meet again at 30, when Rev
| u. G. Cobb OF Shepherd delivered the IN
| ttoductory sermon. ,
| Iuciie Alexander and Samantha Atkinson
/ extended welcomes in behalf Of the SUNDAY
! schools and the Star Light baud respec
REV, II. NJ. williams, superintendent OF
/ state missions laid before the meeting th'
! claims Of his work.
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|nSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

The season Is one Of the latest In point
OF pack and run of fish that we have known
In years. Few, IL any, of the packers have
made more than start here. and IL GER
tainly looks dubious. The fishermen report
practically no FISH In the water and an
absence of feed for bait exists
In connection with tomatoes, mail advices
from Baltimore say; "ln new packing
tomatoes operations for the week here have
been unusually heavy. Liberal receipts out
of the early planting from trucking sec.
tons In New Jersey. Virginia. Delaware
and Maryland have been drawn to this
market by the prevailing high prices which
packers were willing to pay, and which
apparently they were justified In paying Ivy
the remarkably good demand from day to
day for tomatoes for immediate shipment.
| Ihe demand FOR the week has come from u
much larger area than was expected at
longer receipts from trucking sections will
continue TO be liberal Is difficult to de-
termlne. though 1t Is more than. likely that
/ receipts next week Will not be of the same
volume as they have been this week, and
! that the picking from the early planting
| will fan of this week and continue to SHOW
| smaller receipts here Until the hrst ar
| rivals of the late planting shah begin TO
| come in. which Viii be the last week of this
month or the first week in August. On ac-
| count of the wide fuctuation In the price
| of raw stock this week, ranging from II 10
! per bushel on Monday to figure consider
| ably below this. there has been CORE
spending fuctuation in EQUATIONS on the
| tomatoes after they were packed. Under
! these circumstances II has been Impossible
! to anticipate the market twenty-four hours
ahead. This fact has been largely appre
ciated by the trade who have come into
! the market for small lots only. This, how
ever has brought in large quantity OF
duplicate orders from day to day, SO that
| what buying lacked in size of the order;
has been fully made up in the quantity OF
small orders Among country packers op
erations have not yet begun, nor is 1t likely
that packing generally will begin among
country packers until the later crop VII
make 1t possible for them TO begin opera
lions and continue running their houses
from day to day until the close Of the sea
SON
"Standard IS are quoted here for lmme
diate delivery at 9oc: IS, 67lsc to zoe; sec
onds 3s S2lsc to soc; seconds, Is, 62lc {,
Csc: gallon standards, 500 TO, S2s5 anc
seconds, gallons at SEQ to $3.50 regula
terms t. o. b, Baltimore" Private Wire
today from Baltimore reported Il sOmewha
hrmer feeling in new packing In conSe
quence of the uncertainty connected witt
damage done to the new crop. Broker
here were wired prices on standard B
ranging from Csc TO 81 regular T. O. b. 70
immediate shipment, and SSe regular T.
S7ihc net cash on September shipment o
the regular packing.
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NEW YORK COTTON.
A Considerable Scare Drove Prices to a
Hiaher Notch,


New York July % The cotton market
opened weak, with prices 10 10 points
lower under bad scare Of helated near
month longs, who we've frightened by the
issuance of 10000 hnles July notices, which,
following the $4,000 issued last Tuesday,
for II time created q semi ponlc among the
bulls. Not until July dropped TO $50 ana
August to g. o3 did the market show the
least symptoms of recuperative power ana
1t was not until midday that positively
steady feeling developed. Then " was
learned that strong interests mad stopped
the notices and would immediately ship the
cotton to Northern mills or Europe Early
In the afternoon conservative operators be-
gan to quietly gather IN stray lots Of July
and August while later mouth shorts beat
a retreat For the Test OF the session
the tendency was STEADILY upward VITA
Investment buying something n feature
In the last hour July shorts endeayored n
cover hut found the market almost totaliy
bare of offerings. As against 5 - on the
FIRST break July worried up % ~; Angus
advanced from s 0S to $ q. while. iatq
months held quite firm AZ about last night
anal bids The close was very steady, VITA
prices net ! point lower to I points higher
this being about the tor notch OF the ses
sion. Total sales for the day were estl
mated nj 100000 bales large portion 81
which was summer and early fail delivery
options
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n, g. 8. Beers Letter.
Especial 10 The Post,l


New orleans. July %. -Disscouraging Liv-
ernooI adviees Influenced our market unfa-
vorablv and q decline Of 7 To- q on the near
months and 5 on the late was established
on the opening. subsequently. however, re
norts of 10000 TO 5000 notices being
stopped in New York, and fears of too much
rain in Texas. caused an Improvement Of
10 IA 16 from the bottom. Near the close
valpes again eased off slightly. making the
net cain & on August and to on al tue
otber months, except July, which declined
points. a., l., rova. Aba,
sas and Inc Atlantl<t. but st. was generally
fair in the central portion OF the belt:
showers are predicted for tonight ana
Saturday over the Atlantlcs' LOUISIANA
Nissisinpi Arkansas and the eastern por-
tinn of Texas The total stock OF Ameri-
can ashore and sfoat to Liverpool Is efo,
900 against $4,000 last year ana S2o'VS
',nnartcan Including a 10000 minus correc-
lion In barcelona stock. decreased lSs,.
Nsn dnrjng the week, against loss OF
~ 900 last year and bSOyo year net"Ie last
my tse on1 AGAINST /, 4OT. 900 last year and
ss2 90 wear before last The crop prospects
IN the whole are favorable; ana ahnougn
tbara are fears entertained OF eXE-slHe
Ss ding damage in Texas. they are not
ssriousIv considered for the moment: WIN
| a Continuance of general fslns ~ teAhs =.
might Interfere with pieklis am ,r, ,ns
mnvement of new cotton during august,
! ntt6erN,ise II will ultimately he beneneial 70
| the crop. The strong Satistcai posltton
| docs not exert any inhuence on splnhers,
aho seem 10 be determined 70 pursue
| Whos ~ n,o,tth polIcy which looks jnsti1a'
hhih n nonsidering the fact thai new crop
| n,onths are selling at threerquaiters 10
| cent pound under rue heat danaand N,
| Weather conditions and the demand toi
s.iii continue 20 regulate values,
spots WIN II. & B. Beer.
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HEAVY ORDERS FOR IRON AND
STEEL

Insufficient fuel is the one serious dit.
Gcuty IN the iron and steel industry, In
terruptions and delays from this nuse he
coming noticeable each day. Supplies Of
coal are curtailed by the strike, although
coke ovens are making new records Of
production, Shipments are retarded by
the car and motive power shortage. All
forms Of pig iron have sold ahead aud
there IS no evidence of ovcrproduction in
the near future at least. Biilcts are still
somewhat unsettled by heavy importations,
vet domestic prices are steady and further
has brought out more liberal orders for
rnilway supplies and the structural mills
have taken contracts dating stil further
into tho year Further advances are re.
nortcd I'm spelter. which has shown great
strength during the past two weeks, but
other minor details tended toward weak
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EXCELLENT TRADE OUTLOOK.

decrease OF ldT.65o bales Inst year and
decrease Of sS.105 the year before.
The total visible Is ta) l,9ua.3S6, against
2,lo4.14a last week, 2,So2,ss1 last year aud
l.4l36In year before last. Uf this the
total of American cotton IS l,lS62S6,
against 1,344.t4S last week, i,i0I ,sSI last
year and SSi,675 wear before last, and 81 gil
other kinds, Including Egypt, Brazil, India,
etc, T23.oOo. against 100000 last week, Se5.
geo last wear aud 5S2, 900 year before last.
The total worlds Visible supply or cotton
shows q decrease compared with last year
OF S0a60l bales and an increase compared
with year before last OF 1891
or the worlds Visible supply Of cotton as
above there Is now afoat and held In Great
Britain and continental Europe l,123,oo0
bales. against 1,l35.0OA last year and S5t.
eco year before last; IL Egypt $1,000 against
5000 last year and 81 600 year before last
In India 4l5,ooo, against b2T,oo0 last year
and 29o.00o year before last. and In this
United States 100000. against $4,000 last
year and 2o6,0oa year before last
Cp Corrected nv deduction OF 10000 bales
from Barcelona stock
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81. Iohn Association.

Taylor, Texas. July 24.-'on Wednesday
morning the Ministers and Dcacons CO.
operative association, a department OF the
association, met at II O'Clock and after
splendid address by President N. Anrd'
outlining the work the Introductory sermon
was preached by Rev. S. G. Rhodes, nnan'
ciai agent Of the orphan Home, who deliv'
cred sermon on "rhc Meaning and EEK
tent Of the Work. -
Rev. j. i. Leonard spoke on False re
llgion." a. ro,sa
money and pay for an orphan nome To-
I,s,tfFs the association has paid $4,000 on
the land contracted for; the remainder
$500 is to he raised this year
onennd the association promptly ut II
oo!"locE. introducing Rev, 4 l. Johnson
Vha preached the introductory sermon
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POLITICS IN MISSISSIPPI
SEVERAL INTERESTING CONGRESS.
loNAL CONTESTS ARE ON.
Eighth District, Where There Are
Four Candidates.

Jackson, Miss, July "a The State OF
Mississippi is In the middle OF tho most
exciting congressional campaigns offreceut
years. In the First district Congressman
Il. s. Gambler who succeeded Private
John Alien in tho house, will so back
without opposition, but RepresentatiN e
Thomas Spight has a hard fight on his
hands In the Second district. His opponent
IS District Attorney w. A. Roane Of Ok.
ford h. G. Humphreye In the Third, W,
S. Hin In the Fourth and A. NJ Byrd In
the Fifth districts. have no democratic op-
position, but there is an exciting tug Of
war in the Sixth district between H. j,
bowers, w. II. Hardy and u. NJ Barber,
Congressman Il. A. McLaln Is opposed ny
ex Congressman ]. G. Spencer IN the ser'
enth.
In the new Eighth district there Is q
battle royal Under .he rev rcapportion
inms, Charles U. Hooker aud Patrick Henry
were all thrown into ono district. and al
of them nre candidates for reelection
Colonel w A. Montgomery, who com
manded the Second Mississippi regiment
during the Spanish American war; has en-
tered the race and made II teurcor
nered contest. The campaign has become
exceedingly bitter and the Joint debates
between the four candidates are acrimonious
and full OF warm personalities The dis
tri,t Is seething political cauldron nm.
the voters have been worked up 10 higl
pitch. The newspapers have all tnke'
sides and they are adding fuel 10 IN
flames by pouring out broadsidcs of double
leads and nonpareil slugs on the opposin
As result of the turmoil collision
are feared at the polls on election day
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
After Several Fluctuations the Market
Closed Lower.

After Several Fluctuations the Market
Closed Lower.
New Orleans, July 25--The heavy drop IN
futures. continued seasonable weather In
Texas aud the decline in Liverpool brought
the spot market almost to standsiill.
sales 275 bales including % TO arrive. Quo
tations unchanged.
The market for futures opened lower
aesin at all three centers, but al New or
leans Resistance was greater than at the
other points Opening sales showed losses
II q 10 points on current and 70 point
on the fall aud winter months. After the
call covering and some Investment Buying
led 10 the recovery Of the enrre decline and
sent values higher than last evenings hg
ket eteadlcd down, the fluctuations heing
very narrow limits. finally closing with q
loss Of points ON July net gains OF on
August. on September aud ? TO points
on the winter months September and jan
uary were the most actively dealt IN.
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coIo,ed saotista at Wharton.

wharton. Texas July 25.--The Southwest
ern colored Baptist association convened
in wharton this week and Is holding very
interesting session There are about 100
neonle present now. and 1000 are expected
hofore the close Of the meeting. Crowds
~ colored delegates continue TO arrive on
each train. aud a great deal OF business
has been completed number OF whl te
4 iodgo 81 independent American knights
n Liberty has been organized by Grand
Mistress Eva Macintosh.
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bull BUSINESS. ,o,,r,,r,,
G.INs INTERRUPT MOVEMENT
e,,oroer-Lemons lower--Ar'
n a,nles, California Frpit and
ysIIey Potatoes Expected.

r,s very dull In the wholesale
Fss.terday. The condition Of affairs
ane to the heavy rainfall dur
|ssn which reduced the movement
u'' umlts Receipts were lighter
[Vpa hut there were no unfavorabie
! 10 note.
IA. Of Kaw Valley potatoes VIII
kn,,r. The activity on this variety
ts,onea large proportions.
-, situation ruled weaker and
: again reduced fully 25c. There
,ood stocks on hand and offerings
h made around $3.50.
.,, os cabbnge has almost been
asp and prices are much more stable.
oar is en- route and the trade is
Ia way to receive 1t.
| =, California fruit VIII come In
,aw days and the absence of this
short while has caused some
mont in demand. The shipment VIII
sari,ett pears. which will be the
the season.
ar Of Arkansas barrel apples re-
TOW days since has been cleared
there is no stock on the market
mi The baroness will be relieved
arrival Of further shipments in the
art of next week.
ss ruled stronger. particularly oil
nor grades. There WINS a noteworthy
n in express shipments, but car
and aid much to prevent scarcity
supply. A good rot of Tchuacana
arrived and were more conspic'
4 han heretofore n the movement
rletv is meeting With good demand
4 of It's general excellence.
,vice from Roothbay, Me. referring
sardlue pack and outlook states
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rAcroR1rs IN TuLL opEnArIoN.

Footwear factories have returned to al
most full operations, contracts coming for
ward freely from wholesalers at the large
cities Aside from moderate buying for
Rcd sen ports there has been little trade
in the export division of the cotton goods
market. Domestic purchases are confined
10 Immediate requirements as a rule the
nner grades alone being ordered In ad-
vance Conservatism Is SIN shown by
sellers. New lnes Of mems wool and
worefed fabrics are opened slowly QUO
tptions are unchanged There was less
activity IN tho speculative markets for tne
hadlng cereals, YET prices we're fairly
r'rIi maintained Meats were somewhat
weaker on large receipts and small export
buying Among the other staples conee
continues active and firm despite the stn'
ttetiral situation while cotton WIS irrcgy-
lar and ouotatlons declined sharply
Failures for the week numbered 2OS ID
the United States against 19s last year and
seventeen in Canada against twenly-eisAt
last year.
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Chronicles Weather Report.
(snecIai 70 The Post.l

New York. July % Weather reports by
telegraph: Telegraphlc adylces 10 us from
the South this evening Indicate TINT. ram
week. but that In a number ~ sections
there has been lack Of moisture, IN Texas
rain has been quite general, but IN SOM
localities the precipitation has been very
uebt and al 4 few points Is claimed t.
have been excessive. Complaints that rain
Is needed come from portions Of Alabama,
ASLssissippI, Tennessee and Arkansas ana
some districts along the Atlantic from sec
lions of Mississippi. damage Is reported as
result OF dry weather and rust and pre-
mature opening are complained Of In Ala
~ lsnn,nerclal and Financial Chronicle.
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3. c. Dan & CO.. Review.

New York, July 25,-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade tomorrow Will say;
Each day brings the agricultural products
Of the nation nearer maturity. aud ms the
possibility Of any serious injury becomes
smaller the feeling of confidence is fully
sustained aud trade grows stronger storms
destroyed much property In some sections
and the prompt restoration of structures
has added ia the activity of building
trades. Railway stocks rose to a new
high record and, although gold was cx-
ported. money ruled easy. July oats sue
coeded corn us the leading speculative
cereal but all Distant grain options tended
lower as the outlook improved. The heavy
distribution OF merchandise Is shown by
railway earnings, Thus far reports for July
are % per cent larger than last year and
20 per cent In excess Of the corresponding
period Of 1900.
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SOME IMPROVEMENT in LIST.
INTEREST AMONG TRADERS
CAUSED LARGER SALES.
Arelo-Amerlcsn Goes Up Another Notch
Victor Improves, National and Beatty
More Active.

Operations at the Oil and Stock Exchange
yesterday were on a more liberal scale.
lhe demand was stronger throughout and
prices showed Improvement on portion of
the list. A lack of interest among traders
was stu too manifest to bring about 'ac.
tiyity of the larger order, and the better
puylhg was shown by comparison with the
recent past
Anglo-American assembled another notch,
IA the estimation Of takers, and after all
that could be obtained at AZ was taken in
an advance of &c was given for great
zeal more. Sellers were at last exhausted
on TINS basis, while the FIRST offer was free.
Y made and the stock was held AT 4,ac,
victor made some recovery from the drop
the stock has lately taken with the final
Ssales largest and showing an increase OF
tSaAc. Holders we're arm at the Is tier
figure on the close while little varia fion
appeared In bids. National oil and Pine at.
tracted greater attention. and while the
SAFES We're at loss of lie from the price
last paid, takers went &c above their limits
OF the day before aud all INT stock desired
was not available. Beatty was in better
favor. but did not go higher than the, aver
age price at which sales have been made
for some time. The offers later fell of Isc
and the terms OF holders were Increased as
much. Greater activity took place In Gobel,
nut no material change occurred in iYalua'
ton.
Equitable Land and Oil changed hands
very freely, but takers did not advance the
ngures recently offered. Bids for Export
OIL and Pipe were gwen much more ffeely,
| but the difference between traders wis stiIl
too wide 20 accomplish results. Silver Dime
took drop and with the stock ic cheaper
me bids were more than 90 per cent lower
Holders OF Manhattan raised theig limits
lc, but the fact did not cause any varla
ton on the part of buyers. The offers fol
Fort Worth were advanced l4c AND Vs.
more would have been given for Maid d
Orleans. Merchants and Mechanics wa,
weaker with no takers In evidence at of
fers reduced 1sc and bids showing loss
OF Ae.
The total sales amounted to 80, $50, shares
The prices bid aud asked at the cIos'
yesterday, and the sales made. $were a
| follows:
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MANUFACTURERS THRIVE
AND CROPS ARE GOOD
Railroad Earnings Show Continued In
crease sOver Previous Years--Other
Industries Prosperous.

New York. July 25.- Bradstreet's tomor.
row win say; Crop conditions. particularly
as 10 corn aud cotton. have further i'm
proved and the confidence IN fall trade
shows no diminutlon but rather an In.
crease. The best advlces come as hereto.
fore from the Northwest and Southwest
Weather conditions In the East have been
depressing to trade In seasonable goods and
fall trade in dry goods promises to be late.
as heretofore Indicated In this column A
further Improvement Is however, noticed
in shoes ana leather, aud wool Is again high.
ca in price despite manufacturers holding
back buvinr.
Among the industries iron and steel are
easily first In activity and relief from the
so.ealled pig iron famine is sought in freer
importatlons.
The fruit season is now in full swing
and sugar consumption is at Its full and
promises to bH very heavy,
ALL PRODUCTS IN DEMAND.
Anthracite coal. stove slzes. mas reached
the pnnaclc; produce is sim high despite
Gathering crop prospects; oats have suffered
the predicted squeeze and passed the high
est price of a generation; range cattle and
fine tobacco has also reached the best rec
ord on quotations. On the other hand. tho
| cereals, cotton and hog products. rehoctlns
the improved cron reports. are lower. Cot
fee. though galvanized by speculation, drags
painfully owing TO existing large stocks and
! good Brazil crop conditions. Railroad earn
/ ines show gaiuS OF over 5 per cent so In
| for July and bank clearings have begun Il
/ show the gains earlier predicted over last
| years totals reduced as they were by hoi
| weather and drouth effects on speculation
! With pig iron consumers Clamoring for sup
! plies the balance Of this years production
! already booked and free buying FOR thS
| first half of next year at only 81 per tor
| less than current rates aud foreign iro2 Inn
| ports large, the iron and steel trade In tho
cruder forms possesses exceptional element,
| Of strength. Buyers OF structural shape,
! are engaging far ahead steel min orders
are large and bar aud sheet sales are larger
/ though not as heavy as last week In hard
ware the activity is notable and the chang,
! of seasons appears TO bring no letup In th'
| demand. Tin and copper have weakeue,
! under freer offerings Wool is not espe
| cially active, but is held higher nj leading
! Eastern centers Some Improvement 4
noted among New York dry goods iobbcrs
hut the feeling grows that the season vii
be rather later than usual Cotton good
are practically unchanged In price. Re
ports of Southern mills undertaking Fdl
River for pratt cloths attracts some atteu
! ton
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METALS.

TIx-Firm, $50. 50Q31 90; hard, 5sc
GALVANIZED SHEET IRE'N-65 and
per cent discount. o. ., =,
BLACK SHEET lRON-No-12L $50 per
ROOFING TIN-Machine made $40 5oG
II 90 per box. old style, S1A 5pdls'oo per
scojLDER-Half and Half, ,1eAa2oc per
pound 1900 h, 9. IA
per square.