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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-20
HOUSTON WHOLESALE MARKET

count Of heavy receipts Prices ranged VOC.
terday from II to "a cents, with % as the
average.
There were no receipts Of poultry vestsr.
day TO amount to anything aud tho demand
Is brisk. Prices will advance II the scarcity
continues.
California oranges are more plentiful. as
large shipments were received Yesterday
The stock is in fine condition ana dnJs
ready sale.
The butter market showed some improve
ment yesterday and receipts and sales were
fairly large. The Elgiu market advanced /
cent, but no change was reported locally
In connection with the orange and lemon
prospects on the coast mail adyices ssy.
There VIII be considerably more citrus
irult shipped out Of Southern California
this year than Inst The lemon crop Is
lighter but the shortage In this fruit viii,
be more than offset by the additional out.
put Of oranges, Estimates TO date figure
ON q total production Of 1000 carloads. Of
which 1t is figured $1,000 cars win he
oranges. The shipments during December
to al points amounted 10 15s carloads of
oranges and 20 carloads of lemons. com.
pared with ll70 cars Of oranges and a1o
cars Of lemons for the same month in 1901
lh' shipments for January up N 18th Ip.
slant were 81 carloads, and the total f,r
january, 1902. was 2l2l carloads Of oranges
and 50 carloads of lemons.
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VIC noll wecvll question, DELAYS in getting
Sesu INTO the ground. will more fully enter
NY Tue knotty problem, aud cause speeu.
MtNe INCLINATION TO jump at a straw and
WINK at camel. II is true that cotton ms
.Yuched high point Of value. but II stats.
ues are OF any consequential Importance,
anu the consumption Of the raw material
should be equal TO what figures estimate
" as due TO be up 10 September /. 1909
way should we not see 9ls to l0-cent cot.
tohl Even granted that we will have a
crop III the nelghborhood OF Ii 600. 600 h les.
me statistical position can but show that
that much Of the yield can be fully all
snrbed and IL such II actually the case,
present prices are none too high The
great body OF shorts" are, no doubt going
10 use every weapon within their power to
preak the market at every turn, aud prep
Hrdtlon must be made for emergencies when
at times sharp and possibly severe declines
are to be expected
~ the face Of this present situation there
VIII be opportunities un both sides of the
market but material benefits will be gained
ny taking advantage Of all reactions to get
tn on the long side.
L. y Wisnrr & Co
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SALES AT ST. LOUIS.


National Stock Yards, H., January 10,
The following sales Of Texas and Territory
cattle were made TO-DAY;
Anderson n Clegg, Cuero, Texas, calves,
600; l.. Applepy, indian Territory, 1874.
isgjO-pound bulls, 3 80; Gilcn & Eaton, La.
donia, Texas 455.pound ycariings, 3 30;
l1G.i.pound bulls, 3 %; 67s pound mixed,
3. 90; G0Opouud cows, 80; j. j. Waller
Ben Franklin Texas, 4lO-pound yearlings,
3 80: 1J5-pOund mixed, ., -; 500 pound
mixed, 3 -; g7Opound bulls, ? %, 1913
pound mixed, 3. b. A. w. Lord, Tulsa, J.
r.. 1892 pound steers, 4.OI W. T.. Moor
house. kaufman, Texas, calves 100;
Tracey a Demere Larneto, Texas 600
Mound mixed, . 81; ". 49, Brock, i.hmeto,
tIcxas a2O.pound bulls, so '2lpound
COWS . 50: vs. A. Craddock. Rogers. Texas.
3g7 pound yearlings, 3 -; j = French a
Son Temple. Texas, calves ~ 90. M iMror'
Kaufman, Texas. calves $50; y. \. Milton
eli. Kaufman. Texas. 72ipound COWS. . 80
lG5O ponnd mixed. 2.G1; j. II. Jones, Green
vile. Texas, l2lApound bulls $40; 100
pound bulls, . 80; I21ponna steers; 3 l1
| j ID Miller. Cooper Texas, i-Oponnd puhs,
| , ~. s9O.ponud bulls, W' i3dpound
steers 30; 1IO.pound calves 6'Wi q
gIelly, Lad0nia. Texas, II pound steers
/ 2 90: T Kirkland. West, Texas i've
phund steers 35 V. d. Groves west
! Texes 1i33 pound steers, : 10.
Twenty three thousand Texans SOFA mar
Epf steady.
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bADE IS LOOKING UP.
SHIPMENTS ARE LARGER
.,,, Oranges Are More Plentiful
Sl'0,p' z,,t,or Advanced | Cent.
l'' r,o Market Is Demorahzed.

,o.,l wholesale market showed ron
10y activity yesterday and business
'. ~, Good Tor q Monday. Country or
n ..r,e in with a rush and local trade
satisfactory increase over last
os'' stocks Of nearly every description
s,i,e rapidly filled in and the demands
~ D trsde can readily b. met. New veg
~ ~ arc making their Appearance on the
',y IN. covly and the fruit situation Is
'.As, improved over last week. Prices
/. general are hrm'
"a, market is well supplied with bananas
/. ..,.ont. With a moderate demand.
4, ,tuation in onions and potatoes Is
4 s.,,ed The market is fairly wen sup
u ,ed the demand good.
r,,,, country cabbage has been coming in
's,,.tslr. but there is greater demand
e.hbagc than the supply at present
n, osg market is stnl demoralIzed on ac-
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NEW YORK COTTON.
The Market Opened Steady and Closed
at an Advance.

New York. January 10. The cotton mar.
kct opened steady at an advance OF . 10 )
points, and later business increased the ad.
vance to points, The Improvement was
due to cables that were regarded AS f..
Norahle with public interests still supplying
tho market with huyips orders. private
cables stated that the English improvement
was based largely upon favorable Manches-
ter conditions. which led 10 active specu
l1tivc bnying at Liverpool. Later the local
MARKET became quito weak Under realizing,
ana certain hear pressure under viii h
prices sold ~ t. Saturdays close. Eut
and prices RAPIDLY advanced with tho mar
ke 10 the afternoon particularly firm. Tho
clCso vas steady at net rise Of 10 >
points. Total sales Of futures estimated at
10000 bales. The selling for short ac-
count as largely upon the assumption TINT
the strong statistical POSI- ~ had been
WcrdiSto utrd and that the long int est
had htc'me too great and to- widely CIV
tehued The selling was further stimu-
.4ted b, Ind cations Of rccr rrceiVts Il
th' per-. FOR tho car, sh wing So T3l bales,
nr Het - -1 lHst Ncar. thus FIR for the
aat.4 naIsc. ag Inst 50,Oa2 asst rear,
l'rta- 'n estimates tie mount {, e
H.o..s' .H.. s-H- f.is week pointing %
1T .ecE- .a Wuug as tauU INT. sigat u ST
1C.t r..u f. was ,ti.s.l bales. 4 f rure
O. rae daNE 3euies was WOO large total OF
eEp "hiUl ucarr bret III port re eipts,
"eiNs ia.1u osles an w,H'H l4I41T aulc
~ 'Ha ..Hrssl nnl.ue tna. lp.t son. II
tah e time tine spot cotton Hrkets of
tar Scout" r..re strsd. 70 erm. although tho
orlE - l'ln, rero-ti-- any ctual al.
FHu". ".s Now hOg.
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GRAIN AND HAY.

Quotations for carload lots delivered on
tracks, Houston or other points taking
same rate, Dealers charge from store Ia
1Oc per 100 pounds more on BRAN 2d3c per
bushel on oats and corn, 10Ml5c per 100
Oh hay.
BRAN-Pcr 100 lhs. 81 coal 90.
CORN CEOPS---Pure. $1OsGl1O
OATS-TeXas, choice bright, 60c; No. 2
mixed, i6lac.
CORN-No. . mixed. sacked, 5sc; No. :
white, sacked, J9c
HAY-Chnice alfalfa. SIS GOALS so; choice
timothy. $40. Oo@l9. 30; South Texas pral,ie,
SIS 50qlO. 80; North Texas and Territory
hay, 81. SOFA. 50.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Prices Advanced but Broke and Closed
ct a Decline.

at a Decline.
Now Orleans january 10. Snot colt n
today was in fair demand. Factors. how
ever were not Offering freely md tho q
sortment on tho tables "a not as tempting
as It might he. Basiug their views on tie
early advance In contracts today. holders
were asking concessions above board hrurcs
during the morning hours hut their efforts
met with little encouragement from buyers.
Sacs $500 bales Including roo to arrive.
Quotations unchanged.
Favorable cables and the report that
prominent English bears had turned bulls
bad the effect ~ causing an advance o. =
to points In futures on the first call and
q gain Of to 4 points additional cusu d.
Rut prices broke Mt that level under the
Influence Of bear hammerlng and covering
by timid longs and the figures worked wn
some to points on the various positions.
Later there were slight fluctuations. tine
market closing from even TO 1 point lower
than Saturdays close.
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FRUITS

AfPLES-Bnn Davis. rel, So 1904 co.;
",!cSai and jon. t4ans, - 25d4 80.
Sl5Od 10
,,!yOCQANUTS-Per sack. $500; less guam.
NREBRIES-P crate, SO 25GlS. so;
barr J., S1l, OGGil2. 90.
l..AoNs- Iessinas, 50. SOFA 90, Call
LIN ES-McAican, per basket. sl.lo01. 25.
, ORANHEa~ California, per box, SS.OC@
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New York DrY Good.

New York January 10 Business in rot
ton goods keeps fully up 10 recent averages
and would be larger If stocks in nrst hands
were more ample. Tho tone Of the market
is very FIRM Kid finished cambrics ~ per
Yard Print cloths were strong and didi.
cut 10 buy silks aud ribbons are firm.
with a fair business doing.
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nRrGs AND CHEMICALs.

ouinInc. 34M36 per ounce bottle; NOR
min - o50I2 80 per oUnce cocaine, s4.25
Der ounce: bornX Sl5c per pound In lO0-lb
pockagcs; coppcras. $500 In barrels; castor
OH. 81 20 per gallon In 5gailon packages;
Alcohol So T0a3OO per gallon; sulphur,
Sa o. per 100 lbs In barrels; alum, Sl2c per
hound in barrels; saltpeter, &C per pound
delivered Texas common railway points
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NEW ORLEANS LIVE STOCK.
te,.t..f a. The pust

New orleans. January 1a.-The New Or
leans i've stock exchange reports the mar
ket sIntted with steers and COWS, WIN
siinniv nrices steadr Fat hogs and Tat
sheep steady. Al classes n ordinary cattle
neglected
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IDLE capital finds the channel of
4 trade through Post Want Ads
FOR SALE.

RING li12. new phone for dry post Ua
stove wood and chunks. .
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g IONS REACH A FEW.
~ Post Want Ads reach all.
SITUATIONS - MALE.

MEAT CUTTER wants position: can ejT.
good references Address 6o0i, this OF.
nce. 21
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HOUSTON CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

|, samaritan Of these quotations shows
suy advantages in favor OF Houstoh ms as q
. M benefits to be derived from llous
\ fris6t rates he viii lind that, even
rs1 the qaotable figures at other markets
Z Iower, the price finally paid Is gener
n GREATER, The prices are those ruling
}5ae Houston Wholesale merchants. and
4 Ierised daily.
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LOST One brooch with small diamond and
pearls Reward offered for return TO 20lI
Capitol avenue, II
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Carnin &. Rlohardson,s letter.

Houston. Texas January 10, During the
carly session today cotton ruled firm and
higher on better foreign advces than OK
pected, the Liverpool market advancing 3
points. with glowing reports Of trade con
ditions in spinning districts. Light csti-
mated receipts at Houston and New Or
leans was another stimulating influence, as
was the estimated scmi-weekly receipts Of
$4,000 against 1900 last year. At the high
prices Of the forenoon large realizing orders
care into the market. aud with consider
able selling for short account on the theory
that 9-cent cotton discounts a whole lot or
bulllsh influences, prices weakened, but TO
ward tho close room traders we're taking
hack their short cotton on a frmer market.
New York closed ! to . points higher than
Yesterday. New orleans unchanged 70 /
lower, Spots quoted , points up In New
York, unchanged elsewhere, with fair Dusl-
ness done at full quotations.
The indications are that we viii have
more bad weather. which TO some, extent
Offsets prospective heavier receipts, due 10
the recent advance The trade, as rule,
arc inclined 10 the opinion that cotton
around Q cents is high enough, and that
for the present we VIII see range OF
values within few points, OF existing
nrices This may be true, still at the slme
lime there is much more room at the top
than at the bottom, and we believe chances
favor further enhancement OF values rlthcr
than anT material NeCllut- over 'topJ'bop
hales OF cotton have come into sight, and
the pressure from what is left will be
small. 1t has been many years since the
visible supply showed as small as today.
and the dehcit from previous years must
naturally increase constantlv leaving
stocks IN the centers too small TO well pro
feet the future markets, aud manipulation
If the spring and summer months is not
unexpected,
liverpool Is due 10 he / to 2 higher to-
morrow Cargill & Richardson.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

PATENTS-Protect your idens no allow.
nucc, NO teei consultation free: estab-
ushcd 1854. Milo h. Stevens & Co. Si1
lith street, Washington
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COFFEE.

Sew YORK, January --Conee-spot
euiet Currs futures el1eed puiet on ,ne
ipss,H'f sFes A Ssi ISs 80 shhe az KsP
tsnber $50; kersmhet Lssi pseszbsf boz
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Richard Cooke & Co.'S Letter.

Houston. Texas, January 19,-Messrs.
Hubbard Bros, & Co. say OF the market:
Receipts are showing a little Increase as
compared with last year, but they are OK
pccted to he curtolled again by the cold
weather over the cotton belt. The feeling
in the trade is bullish in every market and
the only factor which will work for de-
cline is an increase in the movement. Ad-
vice from Texas reports that the Dallas sec
ton is yielding more cotton than It antici-
pated, but the general tendency is TO look
for an advancing market"
The most unsatisfactory feature for the
bulls Is that the speculative public declines
10 take hold until some new feature de-
velopa, should receipts iail to increase AT a
more rapid rate, will attract some attention
and broaden the market Messrs. II. +.
Page ~ Co. wired us today: Market con-
tinues bullish, hut buying power lesscniug.
And from Mr.. Theodore r. Pricp. Have
no opinion for the doy, hut believe market
VIII sch lower In the long run.
Liverpool rs due unchanged n / up to-
morrow. Richard Cooke & 90.
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LAXATIVE uRpHai 1ulhihE
eurss cole so Dns nsy,
Cures Grip in I've payS
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I'm NTOT TUR RENJ-StOCk aud t00Is
for sale; German ANA Bohemian settle
menj, Ia new railroad town; postOnlce
in tin shop; good reason Tor selling, Ap.
ply 10 J. J. GalliI. Englc, Texas. II
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TRADE OR EXCHANGE.

A FIRST CLASS JERSEY COW with
young heller calf for $50 or will trade
for single buggy 81 equal value. Cow
can be seen at 5l3 Waycrly street. J. Is.
Brockman. -
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE--Wc paying
book, stationery and fancy goods store at
Beaumont $1,000; n bargain. Address
r. o. Box Goo Beaumont. Texas. -
FOR SALE or EXCHANGE--Good bicycle.
Address $3.50, this Office. u
If You want hack heated electric light
and driver IN livery telephone Wilson
1900; no extra charge for night calls, %
TRADE-24O acres pine land Ia Polk coun-
ty. near railrOad, for Houston or Beau
mont lots, and pay cash difference. Ad.
dress Box 243, Beaumont. IS
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WANTED TO RENT.
MEN f sEig 5 5sS

Cured While You Sleep IN 10 0aya.
Every eunrrer from structure and its or
spring. yarlcoeele and rroststifis is invite.
10 write 10 81. Janea Medical Associates
tiue shaving thg Hale pFetern iaY3iIsa a
'sss4is 5AEEsss .s'SlTA { ssgs'sssSegkF1Sn
a. st. Ja'uss sIas.s cIHslnaasL Q,
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SrOLEN-On the night or December 30
1907 one deep red sorrel horse, not
branded. foretop cut has two small white
marks on hack caused from saddle: )
years old and about 10 hands high when
stolen had bride aud saddle on; saddle
has II. o. Brown. huntsville, Tex. on
left sweat leather, Reward S15 for horse
and $50 for thief. j q. Bowdep, or
w NJ. Brooks sheriff. Huntsville.
Walker county. Texas. 20
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HARDWARE.

RARBED WIRE Galvanized Glidden.
$40 per 100 lbs; galvanized Baker So
WIRE NAILS 81, go base per keg.
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LOST, FOUND, sTRAYED.

purse between Congress and
Main, or between Travis and Preston;
steel beaded belt purse; suitable reward
viii be paid. Address 1908 Capitol. 20
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-12-18

General Andre, the French Minister
Of War, has decided to take steps to
secure the registration of automobiles
owned by all Frenchmen liable to
army service, so that the military au.
thorities could Immediately requisi-
ton them in time Of war. During the
annual training Of reserve and terri
torial regiments officers are to ascer-
tain and register the names of all men
holding chauffeur's certificates. and
these names are then to be commUni.
Gated to depot commanders so as &c
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LIE and TINaES 81 THoaAs JEFFERSON

Watson. Weekly Constitution the
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upon all o. Ports from Sept 1903
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$3.50 100
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Statistics for last
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08
At Poiudexfer,s

John Saxton trotted his pony through a
broken gate into a great yard that had once
been sown in blue grass. and at the center
of which lay the crumbled ruins of foun-
tain. This was clearly no ordinary estab-
lishment as he had been warned and he
was uncertain how to hail 1t. However be-
fore he could make his presence known
frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the
great front doorsand came toward him.
My names Saxton, and you must be
Snyder"
Correct" said the man. and they shook
hands.
Going to stay while?'
"A day or two" John threw down the
slicker In which he had wrapped few arti-
cles from his bag at Great River, the near
est railway station.
~ got your letter all right" said Snyder
Walk In and help yourself" He led the
pony toward the outbuildings while Saxton
filled his pipe and viewed the pile before
him with interest. He had been making
careful inspection of all the properties that
had fallen to his care This had necessi-
tated good deal of travelling. He had be-
gun in Colorado and worked eastward, go
ing slowly and getting the best advice OBJ
tainable as to the value Of his principals
holdings. Much Of their property was
practically worthless. Title had been
gained under foreclosure to vast areas
which had no value. A water works plant
stood In the prairie where there had once
been a Kansas town The place was de-
populated and the smokestack stood az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08

March II, 1867, and was nearly thirty-seven
years old. He was the son of Rev. DR.
Osborne Ingle, who for nearly forty years
has been rector of All Saints parish. in
Frederick His mother was Miss Mary Ad-
olson before her marriage
Bishop 1ngle widely connected in
Maryland, Virginia and the District of Co.
lumbia.
In October. 1892 soon after his ordination
he sailed for China and went to work in the
field at Hankow. about 7GO miles inland
from Shanghai. He had been there for the
past twelve years, coming to this country
twice during that time.
At the general convention of the Episco-
pal Church of the United States. held in
San Francisco in the fall of 1901, he was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08
MEPEDITH NICHOLSON

monument to blighted hopes Ranch houses
were inhabited by squatters, who had not
been on his books at all, and who paid no
tribute to Boston. He was viewed with
suspicion by these tenants, and on inquiry
at the county seats he found generally that
they were lawless men and that it would
be better for him to let them alone. 1t
was patent that they would not pay rent
and to eject them merely In the mainte-
nance of a principle involved useless ex-
pense and violence.
This certainly beats them ALL" Saxton
muttered aloud.
He had reached in his itinerary what his
papers called the Poindexter property. He
had found that the place was famous
throughout this part of the country for the
diosyncrasies of its sometime owners. three
young men who had come out of the east
to show how the cattle business should be
managed. They had secured an immense
acreage and built stone ranch house,
whose curious architecture impaired to the
Platte valley touch of medlaevalism that
was little appreciated by the neighboring
cattemen. One of the owners, a Philadel-
phian named PoindeXter, who had a weak
ness for architecture and had studied the
subject briefly at his university. contributed
the buildings and his two associates bought
the cattle There were LOCO acres of
rolling pasture here, much of 1t lying
along the river, and practical man
could hardly have failed to succeed; but
theft, disease in the herd and inexperience
in buying and selling had wrought the
ranchmen's destruction Before their money
was exhausted Poindexter and his asso-
ciates lived in considerable state, and en-
tertained the friends who came to see them
according to the best usages of eastern
country life within, and their own mild
approximation of western life without. Tom
Foindexter's preceptor In architecture, an
elderly gentleman with sense of humor,
bad found a pleasure which he hardly
dared to express In the medieval tone Of
the house and buildings.
"All you need, Tom" he said, "to make
the thing complete. is a drawbridge and a
moat. The possibilities are great In tha
light of modern improvements in such
things An electric drawbrdge. operated
solely by switches and buttons. would be
worth WHILE" The folly of man seems to
express itself naturally In the habitations
which he builds for himself: the folly OF
Tom Poindexter had been of huge diaen-
sicns and he had built a fairly permanent
monument to 1t. He and his associates be-
gan with an ambition to give tone to the