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AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN TIIURSDAY APRIL 15 1897.
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10c; 6d and 7d 20c; 4d and 5d 30c; 3d
45c; 2d 75a
DAVIS ISLAND LEVEE REPORTED
BROKE MONDAY DID NOT
BREAK TILL. TUESDAY.
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Chances Are Good for Another Lout
Inland Missouri River Changing
Its Coarse at Omaha Doing;
Great Deal of Damage.
Vicksburg April 13. A dispntch was
received tonight from Ashland La. as
follows
"Ashland La. via Tallelah April 13.
The levee around Davis Island gave way
at 11 a. in. today. The island will be en-
tirely submerged in . a few hours. The
water has fallen here one-half inch no
doubt in consequence of the above break.
The people there have made a heroic ef-
fort to prevent an overflow and hoped to
the last to succeed. Stock is being shipped
off now by boats."
Davis IhIiukI commonly known as
Davis bend is a part of Warren county
Miss. containing about 13000 acres of
laud a large part of which is in cultiva-
tion. It is entirely outside of any levee
district and the planters there have for
years maintained one of their own with
great success. Dispatches were received
here today calling for boats to ship out
stock and were promptly answered. The
locality is remote from this city there
being no communication with it at this
stage of the river except by boats and
by way of Louisiana.
The situation at Vicksburg is practical-
ly unchanged except that more anxiety
is being felt for the Louisiana levees as
the river rises.
Resume of Present Situation.
Memphis April 13. The river contin-
ues to rise south of Vicksburg and the
swift current is throwing the waters
against the Louisiana loeves with
enormous force. A telegram received
last night reported that the levee at Davis
island In Warren county Mississippi
had broken but . the report was prema-
ture. The water is washing over the
levee at that point however and a break
may occur at any moment. Many peo-
ple have loft the island with their most
valuable effects and stock. Several weak
spots have developed in the southern levee
system and the people in that section are
making a heroic struggle to save their
farms and other property.
Tonight the backwater in the flooded
Mississippi delta is about stationary. The
river at Memphis continues to fall slowly.
At Helena the rivor is declining at the
rate of two-teuths of a foot daily. The
refugees are flocking into Helena ly
every boat. Lieuts. A. S. Rowan and M.
Crowley of the United States Army and
Capt. Graham Fitch have arrived at
Helena on the Itasca. A conference be-
tween the officers and local relief icoin-
mittee was held so that Lieut. Rowon
might secure all the facts regarding the
situation here. At the meeting it was esti-
mated that of the 25.341 people inhabit-
ing the comity 7000 lived m the city and
one-half the remainder lived in the inun-
dated territory. The population .of the
overflowed country was jut down at ap-
proximately 0000. Of these from 2000
to 3000 are now iu Helena and scattered
along the foothills for a distance of fif-
teen miles. There are lflOO refugees at
Oldtown Ridge. The relief committee
reported that 0000 people were depend-
ent upon aid. Three thousand dollars
weekly was decided upon as the sum nec-
essary to take care of these people.
PRANKS OF THE MISSOURI.
Bis; Muddy- Changes Its Coarse.
East Omaha Will Soon Be
In Iowa.
Omaha April 13. The Missouri river
is changing its channel past Omaha and
in doing so threatens to destroy property
to the value of several million dollars.
Last night the river broke through its
bonks about a mile above where it left the
old channel twenty years ago and is' to
day running two broad streams across
what was yesterday fertile market gar
dens. Those streams run into Florence
lake a relic of a former cut off. From
Florence lake the water is pouring into
Cut Off lake and it now seems only a
question of a few hours until east Omaha
is moved into Iowa and all the property
In the line of the flood Is swept away.
The government gauge records a rise
in the Missouri river of but .09 of a foot
n the twenty-four hours ending at noon.
.Five miles up the river from the loca-
tion of the gauge is where the Missouri
has broken its banks in two places. This
discharge of the flood accounts for the
meagre showing of a rise on the gauge.
The first break in the banks occurred a
little more than a mile above the origi-
nal channel that left Florence lake in the
old cut off and the water is sweeping
down a stretch of laud that has been
transformed from most fertile gardens
into a stream 2000 feet wide and five feet
deep. The market gardens of north
Omaha will be swept away.
The flood is pouring in upon the low-
lands of the east Omaha bottoms in a
stream that is estimated to be 2000 feet
wide. It ig sweeping southwest and
pouring into Florence lake. The water
in the lake has broken open the levee
that was built to separate it from Cut
Off hike and it is now rushing with
ever increasing volume into the latter.
A large number of families were
forced to abandon their homes. Many
narrow escapes from drowning are re-
counted but so far as known no lives
were lost. Efforts to recover personal
effects from the engulfed houses have
wen of little avail. Forces of workmen
were hurried out to protect the houses
in the flooded district and have succeed-
ed in restraining the spread of the water
to the west confining it to the channel
cut from the river to Florence lake and
from there to Cut Off lake. This has
saved most of north Omaha from de-
struction. Cut Off lake at nightfall was
nning up rapidly but could then accom-
modate four or five feet more of water
it is held back by a strong double dyke
across its lower end and from there on
to the river the old bed is crossed by
Paved streets car line railroad tracks
"?. nil of which present embankments
'r?m eight to fourteen feet in height
nich must be washed out before the
wssouri can resume its abandoned bed.
li el Re
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Local Market.
The last batch of Swede cotton in the
county was brought in yesterday and sold
at 6 7-8c. It was in good condition had
been carefully gathered and well taken
care of.
Most farmers however leave their cot-
ton exposed to all sorts of weather and
as much as 108 pounds of absolutely
rotten and damaged cotton has been
taken from one bale this season and the
rest of the bale didn't bring within a
cent a pound of its value had it been
well cared for.
There is no change of importance to
note in grain bran and staple groceries.
Business in all departments was in-
clined to be dull yesterday but not more
so than usual at this season of the year.
All Quotations .re wnoiesate:
Axle Urease Golden 6070c per tozr
en; Apex 75c i Alleton 75c; castor oil
62 l-265c.
Ammunition Powder per keg $4.00:
blasting powder $1.65 per keg igents'
price; drop shot per sack $1.251.30;
buck $1.501.55.
Bacon Short clear 5 l-25 34c;
breakfast 7 3-48c; dry salt 50c;
salt bellies 6 l-8c; smoked bellies 6 1-2
6 3-4c. Hams 10 l-2c.
Lard Kettle renederd 5 3-4c; leaf
5 l-4c; 50-po5und cans l-4c higher than
tierces; - 10-pound cans 3-4c higher; 5-
pound cans 7-8c higher; 3-pound cans
lc higher.
Baking Powder Bon-Bon 20 ounces
Price's $4.75 per dozen; Royal $5.10
per dozen.
Canned Fr jit Per dozen: Strawber-
ries $1.001.10: pineapples standard
$1.251.40; eyeless and coreless $1.00
1.75; seconds D093c; pears standard
90c$l.0; Clipper Bartlett pears 2-
pound $1.001.05; 3-pound $1.001.65;
peaches standard. 2-Dound 8590e; sec-
onds 2-pouud 75c; 3-pound standard
$1.251.00; 3-pound pie peaches 75c;
blackberries. 570c; 3-pound standard
apples 75S0c.
California Canned Fruits Standard
goods 2 1-2-pound cans: Peaches $1.50
(Sll.fi.T ner Moron: nnncots. $l.doML.4D:
pears $1.501.65: egg plums $1.35
1.45; green gages $1.40l.ou; nectarines
$1.351.50: grapes $L351.45; white
cherries $2.502.60: black cherries
$2.252.35.
Candv Plain stick. 6(5!6 l-2c: wrap
ped. 7(37 1-2; fancy mixed in pails 6
l-28c.
Canned Vegetables Marrowfat peas
90c$l.O0; Lima beans 80c$1.00;
string beans 6575c; corn 60ctg$1.25;
tomatoes. 2-pound 7075c; 3-pound 90
95c: red kidney beans 2-pound 90c.
Coffee Rio and Cordova fair 13 1-4
f&14c; prime 11 l-215c; choice 18
l-2c: Peaberry. 1921c: -oast-
ed coffee XXXX basis 100-pound
cases $13.00; Arbuckle's 100-pound
cases. $13.50; in 30-pound cases.
$13.80; Mocha and Java blend 2Ge.
Flour High patent per barrel $5.25
5.35; half patent $5.105.25; straight
family $4.9O5.00.
Sugar and Molasses.
Molasses Centrifugal fair 1617cj
prime 2325c; choice open kettle 27
29c.
Sugar Quotations are for small lots
special prices given on carload orders;
standard granulated 4 7-85c; Ger-
man granulated in sacks 4 3-4(5)5 3-8c;
cubes 5pl-8c; powdered 5 3-85 l-2c;
yellow clarified fancy 4 3-841-2c;
choice 4 84c.
Frnits and Nats.
Annies Winesans and Willow Twigs
$3.503.75 per barrel; Russets $3.30.
Bananas Pei bunch packed for ship
ment $1.UU1.0U.
Lemons Messina and Palermo choice
S2.rorffi2.7r.
Nuts Brazil. Ac ner Dound: filberts
Sicily 11c; Naples 12 l-2c; walnuts 11
12c; peanuts 55 l-2c; almonds Tara-
gona 1213c per pound in sacks; pecans
7 1-2iff8 1-2e.
Oranges California navesl $3.25
3.50; 'California seedlings $2.40uU.
Produce.
Beans California small white 2 1-2
Lima 33 14c; black-eyed peas 2 3-4
Kmc.
Butter creamery 2324c; country
butter 820c.
Cabbage California 2c per pound.
Cheese New York full cream 1415c
western 12c
Eggs--Per 'dozen 5 l-26 l-2c.
Onions California 4c per pound.
Onions Sets $3.00 per bushel.
Potatoes Choice Colorado and Califor-
nia 7072 l-2c par bushel.
Poultry Chickens per dozen hens
sz.suwiz.ou; lariw rcyers .umi&o.w
broilers $2.252.50 according to size
.ii.. Um ftfCTr-'W tnrltpv cobblers
9.00li.uu; ducKs ?2.oma.w; geese
i4.UU(ft.DU.
Hides and Skins.
Hides Dry flint lOffllO l-2c; green 6
ffi l-zc; dry saitea way i-zc.
Sheep Skins Each 1015c.
Goat Skins Each 10035c.
Angora Goat Skins 75c$1.00.
. nnn. Qlrma Poi ttnnrl. 20p.
O'Possum and Coon Skins Each
85c.
Dried Frnits.
Apples Fancy sliced In boxes 4 1-4
4 3-4c; enence evaporated u j.-c; iancj
8 l-zc.
Citron 14c per pound.
Ficra Turkish lover. 12(3150.
Currants In barrels 6c; cleaned cur
rants in boxes 7c; in l-pouna cartons
Peaches Evaporated unpeeled 8c.
Pears Evaporated 6 l-27c.
Anricnts 10(S)10 1-2&
Raisins California L. L. boxes new
$1.65(31.75: 14 box L. L. raisins 60c;
2- crown L. M. raisins 50 lb boxes oc;
3- crown L. M. 50 1T boxes 6e.
Prunes Crop f 1896: California
00.1008. 4 l-2c: 80-90s. 56c; 70-
80s 5 l-2c; C0-70s 6c; 50-60s 6c; 40-50s
7 l-2c; silver prunes 8 14c; ruby prunes
8 l-2c
Miscellaneous.
t: i7Vt.- fnni-v TiPAd. A l-2fi7c:
choice 5 l-26c; fair 4 l-2oc.
Rope Basis for 7-16: Sisal 51-2c;
manilla 6614c; cotton 10101-2c. .
Sa t Liverpool coarse uutwi u uc
$1.001.10: barrels 28-lOs $2.65; 60-58
?275; 100-js $3.00. An
Starch Htanaara gooas: rnrj iu w
pound boxes 3c; Koyai moss inim
3c; Nickel 100 packages per box
$2.75: cornstarch. 4 34ai6c per id m ana
40 ID boxes. ...
Oatmeal Scotch oats per case
Friends per case $1.90.
Grain and Hay.
Bran-8590c.
Chopned Corn 75c per 100 noonds.
Corn 3840c sacked.
Oats White. xi)c.
Hay Prairie $9.0010.00 per ton;
bottom $14.00&15.00 per ton.
Wire and Kails.
Barbed Wire Glidden. gal.. $2.70 per
100 rbs; painted wire $2.40; Baker per-
f t $2 80
CWire Nails-Rate $2.25 per keg; ad-
vances lOd 12d and lOd. 5c; 8d and 9d
Cattle and Honrs.
Beef and Hobs Beeves corn fed. Der
pound gross 2 343c; cows in good
condition 22 l-2c; calves 3c.
clogs r at per pouna gross 3M3 l-zc.
Muttons In good condition. 2 l-23c.
FIHAKOXA1V
Stocks and Bonds.
New York April 13. The stock market
showed signs of dullness and apathy
through the early hours of the trading
though there were indications of firmness
in the general list. This was noticeable
in face of the extraordinarily heavy liqui-
dation in Reading. This had its effect
in speculation depressing other property
the railways however holding firm. In
the final hour a brisk buying movement
which had been gathering since about
noon turned the course of the whole mar-
ket strongly upwards to the top level of
the day above last night's close. The
ceuter of interest in the market all day
was Reading the sale of trust receipts
aggregating 44000 and all the securities
of the company being actively dealt in at
declines. The enormous liquidation in
Reading was attributed to the sale of
stocks acquired by the underwriting syn-
dicate on account ot non-payment of as-
sessments which wos unloaded in large
blocks. In spite of these heavy offer-
ings the decline ceased with a loss of
1 1-8 per cent and a rally set in. The
support accorded the stock was credited
to a leading interest in anthracite coal.
Under this buying the price rose 2 points
with only a slight reaction at the close.
Though the early selling acted as a check
on the market by discouraging dealings
the general market and even the fellow
properties in the Anthracite group were
not affected in price by Reading's weak-
ness. There was reaction in other Coal-
ers largely induced by the persistent sell-
ing in Reading. Sugar yielded a slight
fraction and stock on the genernl list
also showed some slight losses. By mid-
day the first symptoms of a rally mani-
fested themselves in the improved tone of
the Coalers. Other influences gathered
to assist the rally. The completion of
the profit taking in Chicago Gas was fol-
lowed by renewed buying of the stock
and an upward jump on a very large
transaction. There was a lull in the activ-
ity before the close but no important re-
action in prices. Chicago Gas gained
2 1-2 per cent over the low level and Su-
gar General Electric. Leather nrefprred
and Rubber preferred from 1 to 1 1-2 per
ouiu. Duriiiigioii lea tne urangers with
an advance of 1 34 ner cent. New York
Central rose 1 34 per cent Omaha 1 3-8
per cent and Cleveland Cincinnati Chi-
cago and St. Louis 1 1-8 per cent. Of the
Coalers. New Jersey Central ndvnncml
2 1-8 per cent; Reading 3 per cent; Read-
ing first preferred 2 1-2 per cent; Lacka-
wanna 1 per cent; Delaware and Hud-
son and Tennessee Goal 134 per cent.
Consolidated Gas Western Union and
Brooklyn Union all rose ovor n nnin nH
fractional gains were general throughout
...c im. uc uuiuug was strong anu
euiiweu uei gains ior tne most part.
'riin V .1 I f
uuiiu uiurnet displayed an im-
provea tone anu slight gains were gen-
;."' r-KiNiereu in uie principal issue
Sales $1095000.
Stocks.
Atchison
Central Pacific
Chicago and Alton
Chicago Burlington and Quincy . .
Cotton Oil Certificates
Delaware and Hudson
Delaware Lackawanna and West.
Denver and Rio Grande pref. . ..
Illinois Central
Kansas and Texas preferred . .
Lake Shore
Louisville and Nashville
Manhattan Consolidated
Missouri Pacific ......
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific preferred
Norwestern
Northwestern preferred
Pacific Mail
Reading
Rio Grande Western
Rio Grande Western preferred . .
St. Paul
St. Paul preferred
Sugar Refinery
Tennessee Coal and Iron
Texas Pacific
United States Express ... ... ...
Wabash St. L. and Pacific . 4
Wabash St. L. and Pacific pref...
Wells Fargo Express
Western Union
Denver and Rio Grande
Tobacco
Tobacco preferred .....
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Port's Cablegram.
New York April 13. The Evening
I'ost a IjOikiou nnanciai cablegram':
The Btock market was irregular todav
Americans and miners were weak the
intter oeing distinctly nat The bimetal-
lic commission appointed by President
.MeKinley excites little interest here.
The Paris and Berlin markets steady
to nrni.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chlcaoro.
Chicago. April 13 Wheat was heavv to
day closing at l-2c decline due to short
selling. The export demand showed signs
of waking up and this sustained the mar-
ket toward the end. Other markets were
dull and weak chiefly through sympathy
with wheat corn and oats declining l-4c
each and provisions 7 l-2(H20c. In wheat
a further advance of 34c at Liverpool
in addition to the 14c rise of the day be-
fore was disregarded because of some
of the conditions prevailing at home. May
started at from 67 5-8c sellers down
to 67 3-8c against yesterday's closing
prices of 67 7-8crfi8e and after gradual-
ly working up to 67 7-8c it dropped back
under the influence of heavy short sell-
ing to 66 34.66 7-8c. The activity in
the flour trade at Minneapolis was re-
markable and disnntcbes from there nut
total sales during the last two days at
between 175000 and 200000 barrels. This
newt together with the report from New
York that twenty-five boat loads had
been taken there for export finallv rheck-
cd the decline and during the last hour
and easy feeling prevailed. May gradu-
ally recovered to 67 l-2c and closed
steady at 67 3-867 l-2c.
Corn ruled quiet and easier. The break
in wheat had some influence and the mar-
ket felt the absence of anxious shorts.
yesterday's purchases having apparently
11111X1 UlflU up.
Oats were quiet and generally weak.
Seaboard clearings were 88.000 bushels.
Provisions were heavv and lower. At
the close May pork was about 20c lower
lard 7 l-2c and ribs 10c lower.
Estimated receipts Wednesday: Wheat
70 cars; corn 85 cars; oats 102 cars;
hogs 23000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Steady.
No. 2 spring wheat. 67yu(ffi08c: No. 3
spring wheat ; No. 2 red
80V4c.
No. 2 corn 23-y(534c.
No. 2 oats l(c; No. 2 white 21
21c; No. 3 white 180i6c
io. 2 rye oinac.
Krt 9 linrlov. tlnminiil. Vrt ?! O-.JTl
25c; No. 4 23ffi27c. ' ' '
Wo. 1 flaxseed 73ftrj7c. i
Prime timothy seed $2.00.
THE
DON WILSON STOCK.
THE STOCK WAS BOUGHT ON SPECULATION AND. TO REALIZE ON SAME IT
IS THE DESIRE TO DISPOSE OF IT AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE. TO PROPERLY APPRECI-
ATE 'HIE BARGAINS OFFERED YOU SHOULD GIVE TH EM A CALL.
Black and tan kid Gloves former price $1.25 and $1.50; now ?5c and 90c
White Chamois Gloves former price $1.00; now 60c
Opera shades twenty button former price $2.25 and $2.50; now .$1.25 and $1.50
All-wool Cassimere Suits former price $7.50 $10 $12.50 $15 and $18; now $4.85 $6" $8 $10 $12.50
All-wool Cassimere Pants former price $2.50 $4 $5 and $G; now $1.G0 $2.50 $3.50 and . . . .$3.75
Alpine Hats former price $2.00 $2.50 and $3.00; now $1.00 $1.50 and $1.75
Ladies' Black Hose former price 50c 35c 30c and 10c; now 30c 20c lGc and 5c
Dreaa Gooda t.ace Gloves IllbbonH Faraaola Domestic Silks Towels In fact Everything Contained la
the Store Even to the Fixtures Will Be Sold upon an Equally Low Basis of Prices (looted Above. Ilemem-
be" that We Have only a Limited Time to Dispose of This Stock.
Our line of Ribbons consisting of Satin Gros-groin Moire and Taffeta is complete in all respects
and offered at actual New York cost. Respectfully
WILLIAM WELLfllER.
Mess pork per barrel $8.358.40.
Lfird per 100 pounds $4.20(fli.22i2.
Short ribs sides loose $4.60S.50.
Dry salted shoulders boxed 545i&c.
Short clear sides boxed 44c
Whisky Distillers finished goods per
gallon $1.18.
Sugars cut loaf $5.64; granulated
$5.01.
xne lending iutures rnngea as ionows:
Articles
Open High Low Close
67y4 67 60 67
67 (!7 60 67
67 67 66 7jS
65 65 64 65
23 23 23 23V
23 24 23 23
25 25 25 25i
27 27 26 26
16 10 1014 161a
17 17 17V2 17$
18 18 18 18$
$8 52 $8 52V. $8 35 $8 37
8 62 8 67 8 45 8 47$
4 25 4 25 4 20 4 20
4 32 4 32 4 30 4 30
4 70 4 72 4 62i2 4 62
4 72 4 75 4 65 4 65
Wheat-
April . .
May . . .
July ...
Sept. . .
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July ...
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July ...
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Following are the receipts and ship
ments of the principal article! today:
Articles
IReceipts
Shipm'ts
Flour barrels .
Wheat bushels
Corn bushels . .
Oats bushels . .
Rye bushels . .
Barley bushels
10001
4000
6000
125000
120000
276000
187000
1000
114000
2oliUWJ
3000
45000!
On the Produce Exchange today the
butter market was weak; creamery 13
17c; dairy 015c.
Cheese firm 10f?10c.
Eggs steady; fresh 10c
St. Louis.
St. Louis April 13. Flour Dull
etiMiilv nnrl uiirhnncTpd.
Wheat Closed unsettled at very light
changes. Spot steady. No. 2 red cash
elevator 80c bid; track 03c; May 88c;
July 72 l-872 l-4c.
Corn Closed a fraction lower than yes-
terday. Spot steady. No. 2 cash 21c
bid; May 213-4c bid; July 231-4
233-8c; September 24 5-8a24 3-4c.
Oats Futures dull but l-8c higher.
Spot steady. No. 2 cash and July
10 l-4c; May 18 l-2c.
Rye Nominally 31c track.
Barley Nominal.
Cornmeal $1.401.45.
Bran Weak and unchanged.
Flaxseed Nominal; 70c.
Prime timothy Steady; $2.002.60.
Whisky $1.19.
Butter Lower. Creamery 12181-2c;
dairy HtcflOc.
;Kggs Firm; 7 3-4c.
i Cotton ties and bagging Unchanged.
'Pork Lower. Standard mess job-
bing $8.508.75.
Lard Lower. Prime steam $4021-2;
choice $4.10.
Bacon Boxed shoulders $5.05; extra
short clear $5.37 1-2; ribs $5.50; shorts
$5.65.
Dry salt meats Boxed shoulders
$5.00; extra short clear $5.00; ribs $5.15;
shorts $5.22 1-2.
Receipts Flour 4000 barrels; wheat
2000 bushels; corn 08000 bushels; oats
44.000 bushels.
Shipments Flour 6000 barrels: wheat
7(KX) bushels; corn 62000 bushels; oats
27000 bushels.
New York.
New York April 13. Wheat Receipts.
7400 bushels; exports 21000 bushels; spot
active; No. 2 red nominal; No. 3 hard
winter 73 5-8c; options closed 3-8l-2c
net lower; No. 2 red April 70 l-4c;
My 73 5-8c.
Hides Irregular.
Leather and wool Firm.
Cottonseed oil Steady.
1 Sugar and Molasses.
New Orleans April 13. Sugar Open
kettle quiet 2 l-4(r2 15-lGe; centrifu-
gal steady; whites 3 l-16c; yellow
3 1-4(S;3 l-2c. Others unchanged.
Molasses Steady; centrifugal 59c.
Coffee.
New York April 13. Coffee Options
closed steady unchanged to 10 points
decline; sales 27500 bags.
Spot coffee Rio. quiet; No. 7 invoice
7 l-4c; jobbing 7 3-4c; mild steady;
Cordova 13 l-2(15c. Sales 1000 bags
Maracaibo basis of 14 l-2c; 100 bags
Central American p. t.; 150 bags Mex
ican p. t.
e
LIVE STOCK.
Chlcasro.
Chicago. Anril 13. Today's sales of
cattle were mostly at low prices as the
average quality was poor. Native cat-
tle sold at $3.854.25 for common dress-
ed beef steers up to $5.00(f5.25 for
choice beeves. Cows sold at $2.00?i2.75
and choice to extra heifers at XAY
4.50. Bulls went mostly at $2.50frt.3.50.
There was a bang-up supply of calves
and tiiey went for 3.uwi5.uu. very
few went over $4.75.
There was nn active demand for hogs
and prices ruled stronger early in the
day and largely 2 l-2c higher but
weakened later. The bulk of the offer-
ings went nt $4.1tXfi4.17 1-2 sales being
mwlp nt thn ptrnip. ranire of $3.80frf)
4.20. Heavy nocking hogs ruled at $3.80
fe4.00 and prime light weights wpt up
to $4.15. Pigs sold chiefiy at $3.80
4.05.
The demand for sheep was active and
prices stronger; choice sheep and lambs
advanced 10c. Sales $3.50(4.00 for com-
mon up to $5.00('(:5.50 for strictly choice
to prime. Westerns sold mostly ut $4.50
(f(5.00. Lambs were in active demand at
$4.OO(((4.10; Colorado lambs sold at $6.00
(f(0.10 the offerings Ix-ing readily taken.
Receipts Cattle 2000 head; hogs 15-
000 head; sheep 11000 head.
St. Lonls.
St. Louis April 13. Cattlfr-Receipts
4000 head; shipments 200 head. Market
Bteady for best grades of natives; Tex-
as l(K?P5c lower. Fancy export steers
$5.25; fair to choice native shipping
steers $4.25fa;5.00; bulk of sules $4.65
4.85; dressed beef and butchers' steers
$3.655.00; bulk of soles $4.25(?()4.05;
steers under 1000 pounds $3.50(44.25;
bulk of soles $3.75(i(4.00; stockers and
feeders $3.00(f( 4.50;' bulk of sales $3.00
W4.25; cows $3.50(5.00; bulk of cows
$2.25(f(3.40; Texas and Indian steers
$3.50rrt4.3(t: grass. $3.5OJ(3.80: cows and
heifers $2.0(Ca3.75.
Hogs Receipts 11000 head; ship-
ments' 3000 head. Market 5c lower.
Lights $3.854.00; heavies $3.00
4.10.
Sheep Receipts 4000 head; shipments
300 head. Market strong. Native mut-
tons $3.504.75; lambs $4.60(f(G.00;
Texas sheep grass aud fed $3.004.50.
Kansas City.
Kansas City April 13. Cattle Re-
ceipts 11000 hend. Market weak to
10c lower. Texas steers $3.00(f()4.30;
Texas cows $2.403.20; native steers
$3.75(ff5.00; native cows and heifers
$1.75f(:4.25; stockers and feeders $3.50
4.75: bulls. $2.50tfi4.00.
Hogs Receipts 13000 head. Market
5c lower. Bulk of soles. $3.80?i3.U0
Hesvies $3.3.S)5; pockers $3.70
3.8f; mixed $:j.8(Xf(3.u.r; lights
3.75; yorkers $3.703.75; pigs
3.00.
Sheep Receipts. 5000 head.
;3.U0
$3.00
Market
muttons
strong. Iambs $4.305.20;
$3.504.50.
COTTON.
New Orleans.
New Orleans April 13. Cotton Steady;
middling. 7 l-8c; net receipts 3006 bales;
gross 3177 bales; stock 28625 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 5800 bales; coast-
wise 1943 bales; continent 8000 bales.
Cotton Futures quiet; sales 15500
Daies; April 7.uac hid; May 7.057.07c;
June 7.077.O8p; July 7.077.08c; Au-
gust 0.93ff( 6.04c; September 6.660.67c:
October. 6.530.54c: November 6.55
u.uic jjcceiaucr u.oau.uuc; January
u.uoi(u.ti:.
Galveston.
Galveston April 13. Spot cotton-
Quiet and unchnngod; middling 7 l-8c;
buiuh in nines; receipts 2148 Dales:
I'AIJUIIH UO UU1US.
Liverpool.
Liverpool. Anril 13. Cotton Snot.
good business done prices higher; Ameri-
can middling fair 4 17-32d; good mid-
anng 4 (-6La; American middling 4
3-32d; low middling 3 24-32d; good or-
dinary 3 25-32(1: ordinnrv. 3 10-32rl.
Sales 15000 boles of which 1000 were
for speculation and export and included
14200 bales American; receipts 25000
bales including 18300 American.
Futures opened and closed steady at
the advance; demand moderate; Ameri-
can middling low middling and common
April 4.004.01d; April-May 4.00d; May-
June 3.63T((3.64d; June-July 3.63d; July-
August SMZ(fi.wa; August-September
3.60d; September-October. 3.54(S3.55d:
October-November 3.48(f(3.49d: November-December
3.4fkffi3.47d; December-
January d.iM; January-February 3.45d.
Memphis.
Memphis Tenn. April 13. Cotton-
Quiet and steady. Middling 7c; receipts
235 boles; shipments 385 bales; stock
31182 boles; sales 150 bales.
St. Lonls.
St. Louis April 13. Cotton Steady
and unchanged; middling 7c; no sales re-
ported; receipts 2100 bales;' shipments
19!X) bales; stock 40858 bales.
Hubbard's Cotton Letter.
New York' April 13. Hubbard Bros.
& Co.'s cotton letter:
The demand in. Liverpool from Man-
chester for prompt delivery is the factor
in advancing the option markets but at
home the same stagnation in speculation
continues and this market though
steadier is without material change.
Large shipments from the Interior towns
and the points of exporters here is ac-
cepted as indicating exhausted supply in
the south. There is no change in over-
flowed districts nor do we hear of the
crevasses being closed. ' A quiet and
steady closing a shade higher than last
evening showed no change in the charac-
ter of the trade.
NeTT York.
New York April 13. The cotton mar-
ket was quiet and steady at an advance
of 12 points. The opening was better
than looked for. Early in the session
there was some buying for continental
and Liverpool account hut speculation as
a rule was Inactive. The local contin-
gent confined their operations to evening
up their own account in anticipation of
Good Friday and the following Suturday.
The close was sternly at unchanged to
1 point advance.
SK)t closed quiet and unchanged. Mid-
dling 7 7-10c; sales. 324 boles. Futures
quiet. Sales 54400 bales; January
.84c; February 0.88c: April. 7.03c; May
7.17c; June 7.11c; July 7.15c; Angus!
7.16c; September 6.03c; October 6.77.
NovemlHT 6.77c; December 6.80c.
Net receipts none; gross 4850 boles;;
forwarded 1244 bales; sales 324 bales;
spinners 124 bales; stock 234.444 boles.
Total today: Net receipts 0157 bales;-
exports to Great Britain 2600 bales;
Friincp. lioiip! continent. NOOO bales::
channel none; stock 642747 bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts 23562:
bules; exports to Oreot Britain 24704
boles; France 721 boles; continent 21-
156 boles; stock not given.
Total since September 1 : Net receipts
6317651 bales; exports to Great Britain
276028!) bales; France. 615510 bales;
continent 1770202 bales; channel 13-
481 bales.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dry Goods.
New York April 13. It is a qufet'
market in all classes of staple cotton
wlnle waiting for tomorrow s auction..
Wire and mail orders took a fair quan-
tity; the personal demnnd did not In-
terest the movement. Printing cloths
were quiet but steady nt 2 9-10c.
The Wool Trade.
Boston April 13. There is considera-
ble wool being sold the business for the
post week footing up in excess of 6000-
tHJO pounds about equally divided between
domestic and foreign. Since January 1
the sales have been about 110000000
pounds an increase of nearly 70000000-
pounds over the same period last year.
This year's sales are fur beyond the nor-
mol and of course is all due to the spe-
cial conditions owing to the tariff pros-
pects. Manufacturers hove loaded themselves
with the raw material to about their full
capacity while during the post few weeks
speculation among dealers has been quite
a factor in the sales. In this way a largo
amount of wool has been sold of late that
1 . i C .1... V.11 .im.
nils not gone out ui iuw uiuinci wui. Dim-
ply changed owners.
The soles of territory wools show- a
falling off from the previous liberal bus-
iness but this is due lu part to the
stronger facts that stocks available have
been considerably cut Into.
Texns wools Spring medium twelve
months llfl3c; scoured price 310r32c;
spring fine twelve mouths 10llc;
scoured price 35Q30C.
WACO SHOOTIST'S TRIAL. -
Netcro Who Ran Amuck With Such
Dire Effect Last December.
Waco. Tex. Apil 13. (Special.) In
T...1 Cl T CI 1 . ' . . A . .1 .. T I..
liiUKe onui iv. neon s i-iiun vuuuy jimiijt
Sharp was tried on an indictment charg-
ing him with shooting Charlie Woodward
with Intent to kill him and got seven
years In the peniteritinry. He pleaded
guilty to shooting with intent to kill
Green . Townsend and got two years.
There are two more indictments pend-
ing one in which he is charged with as-
sault with Intent to commit murder and
the other in which he is charged with
murders. Trial" on the two remaining
indictments have been postponed.
Harry Sharp is a negro bootblack.
Last Decemlier he started out by shoot-
ing Charles Woodward at the oil mill in
Fast Waco and this deed he followed
up by shooting three other colored mew
in rapid succession traveling in th
street car and on foot and peppering hh
victims wherever he found them. HH
last shot killed a harmless old colored
man in South Waco nearly two mile
from the oil mill where he shot Charlie
Woodward his first victim. Why he-
ran amuck shooting friends and foes
alike he has never explained. On the-
witness stand he testified that he does
not remember anything that happened
thut night in December when he shot
four men desperately wounding ' three
and killing the fourth outright. His law-
yers will defend him when next he Is
arraigned for trial on the theory of in-
sanity. ' .
A Farmer Suicided.
Shiner Tex. April 13. (Special.) Johif
Ubler a renter on James Bailey's farm
suicided by blowing the top of his bead
off with a shotgun lust night. He leaves-
a wife and six children.
HAD JIM N1TE3 IN CHARGE.
Supposed to Be One of the Lono-rle
Bank Robbers of '04. "
San Antonio Tex. April 13. Sheriff J
C. Howard of Longview the county seat
of Gregg county passed through here to-
day having In charge Jim Nite supposed
to be one of the notorious Dolton gang
which looted the Bank of Longview in.
1894 and shot down two prominent Citi-
zens. Nite was captured and badly-
wounded in Kimble county by a posse
headed by Sheriff John Jones. Sheriff
Howard is carrying the man to Longview
to stand his trial for robbery and murder.
Word that Nite was being taken to
Longview had evidently gone along the
line for a number of bad men from this
aud Wilson counties collected here today
and gathered around Nite who was
placed on a cot in a saloon. Sheriff How-
ard immediately conveyed the prisoner
to the International and Great Northern
depot and had him locked iu the waiting
room but it is feared that secret confer-
ences passed between Nite and his pals'
and that a rescue will lie attempted be-
tween here aim Austin tonight.
Died of Injuries.
Navasota Tex. April 13. (Special.)
Richurd Gordon the negro who w as ruir
over by a train at Allen farm died ot"
his injuries.
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