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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-08
THE OIL AND STOCK EXCHANGE
ljj,4SS SHARES SOLD.
POPULAR SECURITIES ACTIVE.
Beatty a Big seller--Vietor and higgins
Advanee-Eauitable and Merchants
and Mechanics Active.

Yesterdays call al the OIL and Stock
Exchange developed the largest aggregate
Of sales in something like two months The
demand for the more popular securities
showed greater activity and caused heavy
selling. The general list Jared moderately
well and there we're many signs OF the ex.
pected revival In stock trading that has
been looked for for some time.
Beatty surpassed itself as a seller, and.
In fact, came into the class OF those Sc.
curities that formerh traded on such a
tremendous scale. An even 100000 shares
changed hands at ilsc. This Is up 10 the
best that has been paid for the stock on
the local exchange, and while Il seems low
the ease with which It has maintained adj.
vances is q favorable feature Equitable
Land and oil once more came into the high.
ly active HIST. There was little Improve.
ment over the last selling price, but later
transfers showed au advance OF NC ami
the stock could not be had under that
price. Victor new took another upwa -
stride and gained lsc over late advances.
There were many buyers at 2%c and all
holders on that basis were exhausted ami
the ask price was later moved up 10 2Ac
victor loldl also came In for considerab. e
attention and several bloCfs OF the stock
were obtained at I6c. while there seemed
to be takers for all that could be found.
Higgins made Il decisive Improvement.
one snare brought ~ more than on the
preceding day aud 4 great deal was wanted
at prices ranging only Il little less sellers
held for Sd4 on the close anh bids showed
Improvement Butfalo traded to advantage.
with buyers willing TO give iac moro than
on The former DAY. Fort Worth increased
4sc auoye the last selling price and hold.
sls were ] cent above buyers on the close.
There was scarcely any change IN the post
tion Of Manhattan, and while there were
plenty Of takers at SOC. II was hard to get
more and holders were l 10 1isC above that
price Merchants and Mechanics sold more
favoraby aud the lowest price given for
the stock was an increase Of isc over tn
| former day. One cent was given for one
lot aud II could not be had for less in the
latter portion of the session. international
brought an average advance Of l,e. lndo.
pendenCc eyinccd weakness and there were
few buyers on offerings down lsC Bids
ranged lac lower than recent selling prices
National Oil and Pipe was still tu he had
AT 2jo and takers seemed to he limited t.
that price Maid Of Orleans showed new
signs of strength and Gladys OF Beaumont
he'd Its best former valuation. The best
trade SO far recorded In Sour Lake Springs
Sl2J Holders afterward went w to $3.50
| Bids for Houston oil increased S. and A
strong demand was In evidence for Palcs-
tine and Beaumont.
The total sales amounted to 1873, i55
shares.
The prices bid and asked and the sales
made were as follows:
UNLISTED STOCKS
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Hearne Te1ns, May Z Neatly every one
here is making preparations 10 20 TO the
May day picnic which will he given a.
Lake station tomorrow The international
and Great Northern Railroad company has
announced a rate II 20 cents for the roupd
trip aud The population Of this place will
attend. a petition was circulated here yes.
terday among the merchants 70 close their
place Of husnogs SO aG 10 give the clerks
an opportunity 10 attend the picnic. Most
of the business men signed the petition.
The National compress closed down for
the season yesterday, pressing 400 bales
Of cotton for the firm OF 8. Myers Of Mar
ducz The past season has been very
successful ono for the compress and II
handled It's share n cotton.
The protracted meeting al the Methodist
church is on now and Is attracting great
deal Of attention, Rev Willitord is con
Quoting the meeting. II will continue In.
definitely.
Mr Rush Muse. a prominent young man
Of Calvert, Is In the city the guest 81 rela,
tives, and will spend few days here be
fore returning home.
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PORT LAvAcA NEWS.
New Pavilion Is Ready for the Summer
Excursions.

New Pavilion Is Ready for the Summer
Excursions.
Port Lavaca, Texas, May 6-The new
pavilion erected by Mr.. r V, Gentry, a
progressive citizen Of this place is com
pletcd and ready for excursions the FIRST
Of which viii reach here from San An
tonic on May IS; the pavilion is complete
In every detail and will comfortably &C,
commodate 5000 people,
The school election Of trustees last Satur-
day of the Port Layaca incorporated dis
trict resulted IN the election Of John n.
Mahon. who succeeds himself, and c. Z,
iuncey and w. 6 Peterson, who succeed
+ s. Monitor and ]. w. James.
A good many pFospectors are coming into
Port Lavaca looking for lands, and some
sales are being made
Large quantities NJ truck mostly beans,
cabbage and onions, arc being shipped out
from here dalyi the trucking interests In
this county are being developed very fast.
Work on the Placcdo reservoir is being
rapidly pushed 70 completion and viii soon
Ice ready by the contractors 10 be turned
over 10 the company
Port Laraca Is enjoying building boom
ut present several new houses In course
NJ construction and several are In contract
10 be built
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Taylor, Texas, Nay 6,--Tayior Is enjoy.
ing quite boom al present in the line OF
the erection Of new buildings. New bust
ness houses and residences arc going up
everyv here. The Tavlor Biick compaay's
Plant Is taxed to its utmost capacity To
fll orders. and hundrcdu Of mechanics and
iaborcrs are at work,
c. p. Vance is erecting a building -
cover quarter block on West Third
street, which when completed. will be oc.
eupled by Russell Browns furniture es-
Enlistment
Nj L. n Goldstein is erecting two lew
brick buildings on Main street 70 be oc'
cupied as stores.
Contractor Layton is LAYING the fonda
iions for tho Adolphus Busch ice maui
featuring and cold storage plant 70 he
erected In East Taylor ut a cost Of up
Wards n $4,000.
Thompson & Bland arc building m i'm
r,'nsc iron reservoir 20 tho Diamond Roll
or mills for the handling and storage sof
wheat. and making additions e. their mil
Russell Brown Is erecting q 5000 resi-.
dence In West TAYLOR I'm the choicest resi-
dcnce portion Of tho town.
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NEW YORK COTTON STEADY.
Poor Liverpool Cables and Bearish Cror
Accounts from the South.

Accounts from the South.
New York. May 1.-The cotton market
opened steady with prices to points
lower in response to poor Liverpool cables
and bearlsh crop accounts from the South.
There we're few supporting orders In evil
dence and the bears were inclined to The
aggressive. SoOn after the call July was
forced down to o23 and August to COG, The
New Orleans market gave no sign of work
ing higher and commission houses appeared
I'm selling mood. Whom least expected,
Liverpool took a turn for the better and
active buying for Western and Southern
accounts became a feature. Shorts turned
for cover ana room operators shifted To the
hull side for sharp Use. As the market
improved the demand from outside interests
increased until July had rallied II points
10 a3s. AT this level leading houses inquired
rs liberal sellers being Influenced by large
estimates for tomoWovs receipts and fay
enable weather forecasts July sold OF 10
93o. later rallying To 0,31 ON hulltsh south
ern spot market news, Far the rest Of the
day prices followed a eo-slw movement,
leading TO reports that prominent interests
were manipulating prices for small turns.
August advanced to DIS. dropped back 10
p1o, worked up to 915, then of to 9oS,
again 10 o - and then TO OoI. The close
was barely steady with prices net : points
higher to points lower. Total sales we're
estimated at 2j0Of0 bales.
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.JSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

make contracts with packers owing q, the
high prices ruling last year which have ma.
terially enhanced their ideas and imbped
most Of them with the ides that lrofher
season Of high values is approaching Last
season ut this time we had contracts cav.
ering 500 acres, but this year have only sue.
ceeded In contracting for IT'S acres As
we western packers have sold very arcely
on iuIuIIss u LOOKS as though we viii e
compelled TO call upon the East for snn.
phes to MI contracts with jobbers."
Czarnlkow. MacDougali & Co. Of Now
York say of sugar: 1T is owing to the Pres
ent statistical position of sugar I'm this
country that the Cubans are 50 hopeful Of
securing for themselves the full bencht that
VIII arise from any reduction that rtuv he
made upon the duties on Cuban sugars
They argue that renners, not having made
any purchases Of Java sugars for shIp,n.nt
May'June this year. as they did In former
years. can not depress cane sugars hc.ow
the parity Of beets at a time of the Y, ar
when their wants are SO large. Undoub:ed.
iy, the influence, which the great pnying
capacity OF the American rehners gives
them In nearby sugar markets, has It's
limits, and when their stocks are small and
thelr wants large, as they are at present.
thdt TACT can not be hid from producers N
Ouul una tue Otner W est Indies, and these
producers steer their course accord II. ly
aud hold for the utmost ngures conpntible
with values In Europe, where the world 3
price Is made. Sometimes they carry b, i'd
ihs 10 point which dlverts tue dcluuud TO
european beets until the balance is cd.
Justed by the two markets reaching n
parity aud when that occurs cane sugars
command a preference. The recelpts for
the coming week are likely to be equal 10
the MEETINGS, as there are still some ,u,la
cargoes TO arrive, but no fresh tonnage has
oeen secured for shipments from Cuba dur-
ing the latter part of this month On.
| siderable sales Of graduated for futnl q
| SHIPMENT have been made recently 10 fine
Cnltcd states by European refnprs These
sales may have been induced by the NJ rion
OF me mouse of representatives in pasSirg
IA PHI which not only removed the J'lfrlS
| entail duty on refined but abolished fro
| countervaiiinE duty at the same time IN
that grade Of sugar The arpn OF bcar SOW
lngs. according to Mr. LIGHTS estimates. is
as follows: Germany. $4,000 10 $4,000:
Austria, $4,000 20 10000 France. 5000
10 2INn: Russia, GO,O0O to G3U coo. iel
GUM, $1,000 to 10000; Holland. 3SO6o 10
4oWo; sundrles 1900 to 1913 coo; ,otsi
l,I91 900 to 1908, 600 hectares. against .gni'
goo hectares last year. No business Inns
oeen done In new crop Jayas. shippers
are chartering salers, In prcfcrennat Ia
steamers, and will thus he enabled to carry
thelr sugars late into this year aud even
INTO me next one. The prices asked 20 far
for sailers are SIS ga c. and T.. which i,
equal to 1s5c c. and (. and to 35sc Landed. .
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TEMPLE TOPICS.
Revival Meeting at the Methodist Church
Is at an End.

Revival Meeting at the Methodist Church
Is AT an End,
Temple, Texas. May 6-The revival meet
ing at the Methodist church closed Sunday
nlpht after a three weeks continuation.
Rev. H. d. Knickerbocker the pastor, con.
Quoted the meeting without outside aid
and his efforts were crowned with signal
success. There we're 145 conversions and
100 aceessous to the Methodist church, the
others joining the other churches Of the
city.
Rev. whitley Of the Memorial Baptist
church, south side, began meeting sun.
day which will be continued for some ten
days or two weeks
Yesterday afternoon there was IRE
alarm turned in from the Santa re round.
house which proved IN be the ieniting Of
some fuel oil that had been liberated while
working on an engine preparing It for the
road. The Dire spread With the oil and
Jared up IN the roof. scorching II pretty
badly. The rolndhousc IRE department got
IN their work before the department got
there and showed concrsively that a
stream Of water on Beaumont oil Is ef.
fcctivc
Colonel j. Givcns Croddocb, editor Of the
tho city. the guest of Mr. Jnmes Patton
Colonel CrGddock attended the Natiounl Id
ltcriGl association at Hot Springs. then the
Dallas reunion and Is now on his way u
Fort Worth IN the Mexican War Veterans
association Later he viii attend the Meth.
odlst general conference at Dallas COM
plotting a round ol reunions
MI I. Schwartz, who Is now doing a
grocery business In Lawton, Is at home to
arrange for the removal OF the family 70
TINT place. Nj. Schwartz has been resi-.
dent NJ Temple for the past twenty years
Fireman Bob barrow WIN was injured
In the Snuta Fe wreck at Drownwood, in
witch Engineer I'd Films and Brakeman
Jim Dean lost their lives was abb to be
down town Yesterday for the FIRST time
since the accident He has hecu al the
Santa Fe hospital and Is rapidly recovering
now.
Rev. c. w Mcdaniel pastor If the First
Baptist church. left Yesterday Tor Ashevin",
y. e.. to attend tho Southern Baptist con
vention 1Ir viii he absent some ten days.
Sunday afternoon at thc home ~ the
brides parents Mr.. and Mrs ]. 4 French,
Miss Wllmoth French and Mr.. Gus Gi,nu
were united In marriage. Both are highly
connected and popular young people ~
Temple, where lney will continue their
home
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3. 3. Morrls q Coo letter.

Houston. Texas, May 7.-Liverpool opened
as was due 3 to 4 points up and closed AT
about the opening. Business was moderate.
With sales of 1000, spots 1.16 up.
Out market opened At a decline Of points
from yesterdays close. July New York ad-
vanced IA points On heavy buying by Nc
FaGden &c Freeman, cased or and closed
al an advance from the opening NJ 10 ;
points same ms Tuesdays close Until there
l. a better demnnd for spots we DO not look
for much Improvement IN prices, though
We consider the market a purchase on an
R. b. Morris & Co.
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wAxAHAcHIE WANTS EDITORS,
City Council Has Adopted Resolution
OF Invitation.

waxahacbie, Texas May AT a meet
ing OF the city council last night the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted:
Be 1t resolved by the city council Of the
city Of WaSaharhlc That, as representa-
tYcs of the citizenship OF this CITY. we do
hereby invite the Texas Press association
which couvehcs IN Gainesville, Texas. Nav
II. 1902 10 bold It's next annual meeting In
:he city OF Waxahachie. and We earnestly
hope that said association VIII see ct tA
accept this invitation
BE ~ further resolved. That We hereby
tender tho Texas Press association the use
of the city hall for holding their convention
ana extend Ia the members thereof the
warmest hospitality Of the city.
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TAYLOR rAIR ASSOCIATION.

Dates for the Next Event Have Been
Fixed for July,
Taylor Texas. Nav AT meetlnE Of
the directors Of tho Tay,or Fair association
the dates for the Taylor fair have been set
for July .. and T.
The fair this year bids fair to eclipse ell
previous fairs held In TAYLOR The racing
program for the three DAYS With largo
purses promises 10 he Interesting A grand
street parade on the second day Of the fais
will he one Of the special features
There Will he cattle roping contest with
purse of $500 10 last two DAYS, whius
VIII be one OF tue drawing cards
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RETAIL MERCHANTS ORGANIZATION,
Taylor Firms Have Issued a Call for a
Meeting.

Taylor, Texas. May The question Of
State Retail Merchants association has
been agltatcd by the Texas retail mer-
chants for some time, and the Taylor mer'
chants have taken the Initiative and have
issued the following call:
The undersigned suggest the Organization
Of a Retail Merchants association In TeNns
aud ask all who desire to become mem
bers to send In their names TO r II Taller,
TAYLOR. Texas, with an expression ms 10
their preference for time and place Of
FIRST meeting.
II Is suggested that the date OF meeting
he not later than July 4 Yours truly r.
(,oldsteiu Co
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Lannasas School Board.

Lampasas Texas. Nav THE new school
board. consisting OF Messrs. Cauthen, Har-
ris Barnes. williamson. Abney. Stokes and
Joseph, were organized yesterday and elect.
cd I /. Cauthen, president; NJ Y Stokes,
treasurer, aud Within Joseph, ATTY Of
the board. The present scholastic term Of
nne months duration viii come to an end
on May 20 aud teachers for the next 20 IN
are 10 be elected soon thcreafich The
school has a faculty. 81 ten teachers and
is To a nourlshug condition.
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comnanderv K. r. Al snoithville

smithvlle, Texat May "a charter hai
been granted for commandery here
which will be known as southwell Com
mandery No. 80. Officers have been elect
Cd and win be Installed some time during
this month
The entertainment given ny tho Ladies
Auxiliary ~ the Y NJ. G. A. at the opera
house last week was well attended. and
over $40 was raised for It's library fund
The Masons are talking ~ putting MP q
thrce,story brick building for business
house and lodge purposes
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METALS.
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.

,Qu'nine, 3S14oc pc. ounce bottle; NOR.
nhlne, S221d2 50 ner ounce; cocaine, S. %
ler oui.ce boraX, SIG per pound in icplb
oil, 81 20 per gallon in gallon packages.
epson salts 81 10 per 100 HIS IN barrels,
alcohol - Ton3.o0 pes gallon; sulphur,
- % Yer loo lbs in barrels; alum, 3iSc per
pound H. barrels; saltpeter, &c per POUND
~ barrels canohor, roc; wood alcohol,
TatdSl 20: gum opium, SO so; powdered
opium, 81 30; carbolic acid. i0fi42c pr
per 100. delivered Texas common railway
points
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Il. & 8. eecr,s Letter.

New orleans. May EARLY Liverpool ad-
vices were rot encouraging, consequently
our market opened ] 10 lower but suhsf-
quently the hrmness Of Liverpool combined
with fresh buying. caused an advance Of
from 10 N Is on summer months and 10
10 lS on new Renizing ana tho elimination
Of the speculative short interest oCcis.onrd
q break OF 10 10 Is later. making the net
loss z to . points on all mon hs except J1ly
which closed unchanged from yoSterday's
figures.
rrnding In this years positions are linz
tied to small proportions, as brokers are NOT
encouraging their friends to operate in them
under present conditions, The new crop
months are attracting investors, owing to
the large discounts and the chances are
they VIII shortly become more active than
old crop options. Such being the case, we
suggest purchases Of these positions be
made on all weak periods as there is less
risk. and because any serious setback to the
next crop would cause them TO advance
materially The opinion Is gnining grounl
that II ere will he a sufflciencv Of cotton to
20 around, and that present ~ lees win have
a tendency 70 restrict consumption.
Fl & b Beer
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HEAVY STABLES.

a. Ia = a IL ED'
NITION-P Powder. per keg. S1.oO;
Powder, S1.65 per kes; drop shot,
y 81. rs, buck, $40.
f-EXtra short clear, In sacks,
q regulars, 2A@l2l9c; boxed, re
Bellies, 124dl2hc.
kR OIL-ln barrels, 4Sc: half BAT
ING AND TIEs-Bagging, c.Ib.
n, re Arrow ties, less than car
from Houston, sl.25.
n Stick, wrapped, basis "a, NJ. .,
4 yer III; No. /, full weight. bns's
H3c per ID; special sizes, hc high
n 3l.0 loo, as to quality.
height lOisc; Electric Lights, Sac.
sNT-Portland, 81 T503.2j; Rosen.
s55m2 90.
EE-Rio, fair, slsdsAc; prime, ga
" "a l39c; Cordova, 13iac: roasted
\. Arhuckle's Ariosa, basis 1N-lb
H.. delivered; Aoex. II. Toe; Lion,
bold Seal Mocha ana Java, 10
81 Mocha and lava blend, lib cans,
q Alb pals, 1870; international
sfd' l-lb tins, 1870; > aud alb pals,
Nyal Anna Mocha and Java, lib
u ERS-A B c soda, bulk, boxes,
II cartons. per dozen, zoe; ginger
~ creams, Sc; stage planks, 6h3c;
q inmhles. lie
Y Basis 4s.lb sacks: Fancy Nigh
~ 40; fancy half patent, 81. 10;
&c, S3.Ij; 2i-lh sacks, Toe per bar
VT hour In wood, 15c per barrel
SAcEoUs GooDs-Grits, hominy
~ meal, In 40-lb sacks. per sack,
w meal, In 36-lh sacks, S2.T0 per
q four sacks; Scotch oats, So %;
goats. S3,25; Columbia oats, $500;
q oats, $500; Hecker's buckwhcat,
Rfkages, $3.50.
n Refined fierce compounds, SAn
a lll91llSc' 50-lb cans, %c higher;
q re higher; 3-lb cans, lie higher,
Il standard, l2Jsd13c; fancy, 12M
Hnic hams, size.
TBulk, S1.o0 per barrel; coopered,
N-1n barerls, e5d75c per gallon
81 cans; extracted, 5d6c per pound
oAlic, m l2-lb cans, extracted,
s'f,sS,5SIS-Rebolled, fair 16Aa1sc;
pp' s2d33e; pure new crop hycup,
'tNsED MILK-Eagle, s6.75d7. 90:
y ~ 6ld4. Is; Dime, SO. s5Gi3. 90;
81 !M4 %; Winner. 81. 2Jlii.35,
"a RS lib full weight, 1 or. S5eiP0c;
H%Neight g OF. 81. goal 10: lib, ) %,
llp light weight. J5dG0c: Glib,
Egght, SJ4o0c; lunch oysters, lib,
IES-Flye-eallon kegs. $40: 10
rs, $40; '-hbls. 81. 5Od4. rs: plnts.
"a style. 800; quarts, American
Y S l2-Gnllhn hexagon. $3.50.
. f1tra fancy head, 6A6iGl4c; choice
taI 4%a4lAc; fancy Imported,
q sisal, basis 7-1e. o4c; Manila,
f,nrred lath yarn. Sc: tarred, 7l4c
{. Louisiana, coarse. S5c: fine. SIC
~ =. " 30; CO.'S, $2.45; ioo-ss,
"A ISL. Mackerel. No. I, in 10lh
II ~ barrels, T0-lh. No. /. 5000
IA - d5.T5.
Ns-l wv Pillar Rock. Columbia,
a'eoG1 ,: Castle Rock. Columbia
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Is WERE MODERATE.
1 BUSINESS FAIRLY GOOD.
SELLING About a Cent Lower
Seed Products Have Taken
an Upward Turn.

10 the wholesale market yestcr-
n good average. There was a
movement Of goods, while re-
re- of moderate volume. The de
well distributed among both city
try buyers
OF apples are pretty we'll de-
81 d II is not likely there will be Cny
arket after the present week, or
4 nents will be Of any consequence
balance of the season.
y situation shows some weakness
Ia prices are down about 1c. Re
I've been more liberal in the last
81 and this is the primary cause Of
Sales are generally made at lao
III no change to report in the berry
n Stocks that Will keep are scarce
hglng quoted prices, and 1t is
|ahere will be larger quantity Of
5ety after the effects of the rains
&st few days are felt.
&csl trade has been we'll supplied
hanas of Inferior quality and In
inches. which fact has caused some
kation in local prices. A car # a
Hade of fruit is expected this morn
6brices will rule as heretofore.
N seed products have taken an up
fn. Supplies of meal and cake are
|Dy exhausted over the State aud
'anccs offered do not bring any i'm
Transactions Prices on both rude
Ii oil are up fully Be and little is
n 1t is understood that the prod
DC Texas mills is well bought up
lcentrated in strong hands and mat
sfapng market may be expected for
Ifher months.
y from a leading Iowa corn packer
There is considerable difficulty met
1pbtaininG acreage of corn for the
feason. Growers are disinClined to
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assistance necessary to make the second
annual fair one Of tho grandest events
ever pulled on in East Texas, Officers
elected for the ensuing year arc June e.
Harris. presidents Pcyton lngraham. treas
urer; r. L. Baldwin, secretary; Hal f.
Tucker, manager.
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Palestine, Texas, May q The revival at
the Christian church. which has been I'm.
der way for the past Two weeks is Id
crcasing in interest ana ntteudnpcn Rev
Mr. Omer Of Chicago. assisted by MI.
Spracue. talented singer are here work
Ing with the pastor. Rev. J. G.. Masol
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DIV Goods.

New York, May The general cotton
goods market continues quiet throughout.
home buying Of both staples and fancy dry
goods on quite moderate scale No change
in The attitude IT sellers ard prices main
talned Print cloths continued inactive and
unchanged Woclen aud vorstcd dress
goods. quiet demand chiefly for stapIes:
mems wear woolens and worsteds also quiet
but generally well sold.