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AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN TIHTRSIjAY APRIL 22 1897.'-
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toils.
I have taken charge of private wire
office. Will be pleased to give quotations
on cotton grain provisions stocks. Will
execute orders promptly. As to my re-
sponsibility I refer by permission . to
American National bank Austin Tex.;
-'chants' and Plnnfe' honV Pino
nr .Ark.; Citizens' bank. Pine: Bluff
Ak.
L. E. GOLDSMITH.
LOCAL MARKET.
The wholesale grocery trade was fairly
active yesterday with but slight changes
in quotations.
Lard has declined a few points and
so has coffee and some sales of Ar-
buckle's coffee have-been made as low
as $12 per case of 100 pounds.
There is no change to note in grain
and hides the market for both being
quiet at quotations.
New Irish potatoes are coifiing in now
from the locul gardens and they sell to
retailers at $3 per bushel. Green peas
yesterday Unshelled sold at $1.50 per
bushel. Tomatoes from Louisiana sell at
$3 per crate.
All other seasonable vegetables are
cheap with prices tending still lower.
There is no change to note in eggs and
butter.
All quotations ire wfloiesate:
Axle Urease Golden GOOJ70c per 'oz-
en; Apes. 75cj Alleton 70c; castor oil
62 l-2i5c.
Ammunition Powder per keg $4.00:
blasting powder $1.65 per keg lgents
price; drop shot per sack $1.251.30;
buck $1.501.55.
Bacon Short clear 5 l-25 3-4c;
breakfast 7 3-48c; dry salt 5Oc;
salt bellies 6 l-8c; smoked bellies 6 l-2
G 3-4c Hams 0 1-210 l-4c.
Lard Kettle rendered 5c; leaf
5c; 50-pound 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 doBen: Royal $5.10
per doeen.
Canned Friit rer dozen: Strawber-
ries. $1.0007)1.10; pineapples standard
$2.0f; "eyeless amfl - oreless $1.00
f 51.75-; seconds. 9095c; pears standard
0c$l.0; Clipper Bartlett penrs. 2-
pound $1.001.05; 3-pound $1.001.C5;
peacfoes. standard. 2-pound Sa90c; sec-
onds 2ouud 75c; 3-pound standard
$1.25L00; 3-pound pie peaches. 75c;
blacfclterries 6o70c; G-Dound standard
apples. 7 5 80c. .
Oatifornia Canned Fruits Standard
goods 2 1-2-paund 'Oans: Penehes $1.30
1:65 roer doaen; apricots $1.35011.45;
pears $1.501.65: egg pfcims $1.35
1.45.;reen gages $1.4O1.50; nectarines
$1.351.50: grapes $L351.45; white
cherries. $2.502.50: black cherries
$2.25g2.35.
Candy Plain stick 66 l-2c; wrap-
ped "T7 IS; fancy mrsed in paits '6
l-28c.
Canned Vegetables Marrowfat peas
90c$1.00; Lima beans 80c$1.00;
string beans 6575c; oorn 60c$1.25;
tomatoes. 2-pound 7075c; 3-pound 90
05c: red kidney beans 2-pound. 90c.
Coff-!B5io and Cordown fair. 12 l&ffi)
13 l-2c; pmme 1012 l-2c; choice 17
'(318c; fcaberry 180220c; Toast-
ed coffee XXXX ' basis lOOipound
-cases $1S.OO: Arbuckle's 100-tpound
cases $13.50; i in 80-pound 'Cases
$13.80; Mocha and Jam blend 20c.
Flour "High patent. jer barrel $0.25
rZZK OK. 1. Vt nnxnn4. ffK nZJK f)K .lit
family $4.90g5.00.
ttrntar and Molaaaea.
Molasses Centrifugal fair 1617c;
prime 2325c; choice open kettle 27
(Sizac.
Sugar Quotations ase for small lots
special prices given on carload orders;
standard granulated 4 7-80?5c; Ger-
man granulated in sacks. 4 3-40?S 3-8c;
cubes 051-8c; powdered. 5 3-80iS l-2c;
yellow clarified fanes 4 3-812c;
choice 4'8-llc.
Frnlta and Vols.
Apples Winesnps and 'Willow Twigs
:$3.508.75 per barrel; Bnssets $3.30.
- Bananas Per bunch .packed for ship-
ment $1;061.50.
Lemons Messina and Palermo choice
;$2 502;75.
"Nuts Brazil 9c per pound; filberts
Sicily 11c; Naples. 12 l-2c; walnuts 11
'12c: peanrjts 55 l-2c; almonds Tara-
ona 1213c per pound in sadks; pecans
7 l-28 t2c. .
Oranges-California oaTesl $3.230J
":3.50; 'California seedlings $2402.00.
Produce.
v Beans California small wtite. 2 1-2
Lima 33 l-4c; black-eyed peas. 23-4
2 3-4c per ipoand; Bayou pink 2 S-43e;
(ST-Jc
Butter creamery 2324e; country
'" butter 820c. ;
Cabbage-'Oalifornia 2c per pound.
Cheese New York full cream 1415c;
western 12c. ' .
EggsPer dozen 5 1-2J l-3c. .
'Oriions-ertlffornia 5 l-2e per ipound.
Pepper Chile 20c per pound.
Potntoes-i-Choice Colorado and Califor-
nia '72 I-2(3!75c per bushel; mew Irish
BOtnrfoes '$3:00 per bushel.
' Poultry Chickens per dozen hens
$2.402.50: larr fryers $2.503.00;
broilers $2.252.r)0 according to ize;
torkey bens $5.006.00; turkey gobblers
antvaii nft: Hiis. S2.5O03.OO: cese.
4;O0(34.S0.
JSneep bkids niacn iutoc.
Goat Skins Each. 10015c.
Angora Goat Skins 75c$1.00.
for Infants
CMtoria destroys worms allays feverish-
aess cure diarrhoea and wind colic relieves
teething troubles and cures constipation.
Caaterla contains no paregoric morphine
or opium in any form.
"For several yer I I recommended
Castoria and shall alwa pntinue to do
so as It has Invariably produced beneficial
results."
Edwin F. Tardeb M. D.
xasth Street and 7th Avenue
New York City.
Children Cry for
inv tt
Deer Skins Per pound 20c.
O'Possum and Coon Skins Each
8(25c
Dried Frnlta.
Apples Fancy sliced in twxes 4 1-4
4 3-4c; choice evaporated 5 l-4c; fancy
Citron 14c per pound. '
Figs TnrkiBh layer 1215c.
Currants In barrels 6c; cleaned cur-
"l'lc boxe8' 7c; in l-pound cartons
Peaches Evaporated unpeeled 8c.
Pears Evaporated 6 1-2&7&
Apricots 1010 l-2c.
Raisins California L. L. boxes new
$1.65(31.75; 1-4 box L. L. raisins 60c;
2- crown L. M. raisins. 50 lb boxes 5c;
3- crown L. M. 50 Il boxes. 6c.
Prunes-Crop f 1896: California
prunes 90-100s 4 l-2c; 80-90s 5Cc; 70-
80s 5 l-2c; 60-70s 6c: 50-60s 6c; 40-50s
7 l-2c; silver prunes 8 l-4c; ruby prunes
' Wire and Kalla. ' '
Barbed Wire Glidden. gal. $2.70 per
100 lbs; painted wire J2.40; Baker per-
fect $2.80.
Wire Nails Rate $2.25 per keg; ad-
vances lOd 12d and lCd. 5c; 8d and 9d
10c; 6d and 7d 20c; 4d and 5d 30c; 3d
45c; 2d 75c.
Grain and Hay.
Bran 8590c.
Chopned Corn 75c per 100 pounds.
Corn 3840c sacked.
Oats White 29c. .
Hay Prairie $9.0010.00 per ton;
bottom $14.0015.00 per ton.
Mlacellaneona.
Rice Extra fancy head 6 l-27c;
choice 5 l-26c; fair 4 l-25e.
Rone Basis for 7-16: SisaU 51-2c;
manilla 661-4c; cotton 10101-2c.
Salt Liverpool coarse 90c$1.00; fine
$1.001.10; barrels 28-10s $2.65; C0-5s
$2.75; 100-38 $3.00. .
Starch Standard goods: Pearl In 40
pound boxes 3c; Royal Gloss bulk
3c; Nickel 100 packages per box
$2.75; cornstarch 43-4(g0c per lb 20 and
40 lb boxes.
Oatmeal Scotch oats per case $1.90;
Friends per case $1.90.
Cattle and nwa.
Beef and Hogs Beeves corn fed per
poundt gross 2 3-43c: ow in good
condition 22 l-2c; calves 3c.
Hogs Fat per pound gross. 3(g3 l-2c.
FIXAKCIAL.
SiWkn n4 Sonda.
Kw Yoilc April 20. New York deal-
ers in stocks and bonds awoke to a reali-
sation this lnornhrg that their fears yes-
terday hod exaggerated the danger to
values fhreiiteired ty the Greaco-Turkish
war. The eaTly morning news of the
opening prices in London for American
securities wos well above last night's
Kew York clos'imr. The oneninir here
was a'bout on n 'parity with London for
the international shares the rush of pur-
chases in some Htocks being so gront ns
to give a better initial price. Today's
opening was attended by an almost equal
degree of excitement with yesterday's
eagerness to buy w'hat was sold yesterday
being feverish. The market was in fact
almost an 'exact reversal of yesterday's
proceedings except that the retrograde
movement stopped snort or tun recovery.
The international stocks were naturally
the most affected by London strength
and Louisiana and Nashville which suf-
fered the heaviest loss yesterday showed
the sharpest recovery today opening at
an improvement of i 1-2 ner cent. St.
Paul opened with .running sales of 6500
shares at 70 "5-870 1-2 against last
night's closing of 69 3-4. The improve-
ment though centering in the interna-
tionals was general throughout the list
the rise reaching a point in many stocks.
The quotations for British consols were
eagerly looked for as the best index of
the real importance attached to the war
hy those likely to be tne nest informed.
Today's quotations were the first since
Thursday nnd -when it was seen that
the fall in (he price was only 7-16 per cent
apprehensions over the effects of the war
largely subsided. At the opening of the
war between Turkey and Kussia in li7
the fall in consols -was full 3 points. The
tone of the Exchange today ulso served
to abate the fear of immedinte gold-ship
ments whrOh -was nn influence only ns
selling. It was reported the foreign bank-
ers had decided -not to attempt gold ship-
ments till the nctuol rate for short ster-
ling hod reached $4.88 3-4. while the rate
then was $4.88 1-4. 'London also bought
stocks quite heavily. In addition to this
the week's statement of exports from
New York 'showed an 'increase of over
$1000000 over "Inst week thus giving
prospect of a continued excess or exports
notwithstanding the large imports now
being made. 'This promise of deferment
of gold shipments helped to relieve the
selling pressure.
The contrary movement of the stock
and grain markets was again noticeable
as on yesterday. The buying by London
todiry 'was quite a notable factor and
a good port of fhe stocks sold by that
capital yesterday -were bought hack to-
day. There wasevidcnce rilso of a large
amount of new purchases by . London.
This included some Southern preferred
which rose '3 points. Southern preferred
wotuolso helped by the increase in earn-
ings for the secoud week In April of
'$20020. The bulk of the buying for Lon-
flon account however was Louisville and
Narihvllle nnd St. Paul the latter again
being the leader of the innrkct m point
of activity and he'ing several times
crossed by Burlington in the day's quo-
tations. With the exeoption of two brief
periods of reaction dne to profit taking
the course of the morkt't was upward all
day. The oetive railwuy shares showed
nn' average lift gain of a'bout a point ex-
tending to 2 3-8 per cent in the case of
Louisville and Nashville and Southern
preferred. Leather preferred and To-
bacco 'ach showed a net decline of over
a point. The Anthracite Coolers showed
less bouyancy thnn the rest of the list
A 1
and Children
; "Caaml la aowell adapted to children
that I U bmmend it as superior to any pre
scriptlof known to me."
H. A. Akcrbk M. D.
Ill Bo. Oxford Str. Brooklyn N. T.
"The of Castoria is ao universal and
Its met )i so well known that it aeema a
work dt aupererogatlon to endorse tt. Fe
are the Intelligent families who do not keep
Castoria within easy reach."
Carlos Makttit S. D.
Hew York City.
Pitcher's Castoria.
Tiitrr. tnw yonn eiTT.
and Lackawanna closed with a loss of a
point. The closing was dull but firm and
slightly below the best prices of the day.
Kaiiroad bonds recoverea snnrpiy toaay
with the speculative issues leading the
movement. Business was slightly more
active with the Atchison Texas Pacific
and Northern Pacific issues registering
the extreme gains. Sales $1120000.
Stocka.
Atchison 9
Central Pacific..' 7Mi
Chienco nnd Alton..- ... 162
Chicago Burlington and Quincy. . 71
Cotton OH Uertmcates. iwl
Delaware and Hudson... ... ... 103
Delaware Lackawanna and West. 140
Denver and Rio Grande preferred 30
Illinois Centrol . 2
Kansas and Texas preferred. ... v 2(
Lake Shore ; ;.. 100
IxmiBville and Nashville 42
Manhattan Consolidated 84
Missouri Pacific. ..... 15
Northern Pacific ; 11
Northern Pacific preferred. .... '''3414
Northwestern ... .... 103
Northwestern .preferred. . ... ... 154
Pacific Mail ... 25
Reading 4. .
Rio Grande Western 12
Rock Island i'Si
St. Paul 71
St. Paul preferred. ... 132
Sugar lteunery ni'a
Tennessee Coal and Iron Jim
Texas Tacific '. .
United States Express 4U
Wnhnsh St. L. nnd Tnc 4'A
AVabash St. L. and Pac. preferred 12
Wells Fargo Express 101
Western Union "
Denver and K10 Urande V4
Tobacco
Tobacco preferred 104
Fost'a Cablegram.
Vr YnrU. Anril 20. The Evening
Post's London financial cablegram:
. . il. H-l
Tne stocK marKois openea ruiut-r nut
today but the markets here and on the
flnnfit.n.it ynfiiend in hopniup nnnickv. nnd
the close showed a material recovery ex
cept in UreeKS nna iurKisn biockh. xuk
main reason for the small fall in stocks is
ik.t Ivoont fnr rnila tlloro in scarcely
Lll II L V J 1 1 .v. ' ( -
...w.. n .imi tif 'Di ii iirtflnimnlis onin-
il 11 11 III LVPi.i... "
ion on the stock exenange now in unu
the war will be short offering a quick
1ia Pmfnn miration.' Ameri-
SUlltllVIl Wl v. . v ... .. 1 - - -
cans were good the rise being helped by
New York covering turn nueruuuu. o-nc
money market is hardening and there are
iiiiia nm horns drawn
against securities to avoid gold shipments.
The Paris and Benin muiKei vic un-
settled but the close was fairly steady.
New 'York Finances.
New York April 20. Clearings $100-
mm too. i.i.. t; 070 nn. Monev on
UlUllllo - .
call easy at 1 l-4(rjl 1-2 per cent; lost
lonn 1 1-2 per cent: closed offered at 1 1-4
(fj'L J- per ism. 1 nine uni...i-ir.i--i
3'l-2f4 per cent. Sterling exchange.
t ...uv. nnhiiil VinainnHA in hankers
bils at 4.88 1-4 for demand and $4.80 13-4
for sixty doys. Posted rates $4.8(f)
4.87 1-2 nnd uniun.-itmi
i.:ii 1 -1 CTJ. Sr. Silwr rertmcntes.
r.ow.2 l-2e. Bar silver. C2c. Mexican
limn iin.iiu i-iii i.w. ' - - '
dollars 48 l-2c .
Government nnd railroad bonds nrm
state nondu dull.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
St. Loiila.
St. Louis. Anril 20. Flour Dull and
nnminnl nt wsterdav's advance.
Wheat Market opened weak nnd lower
nnd closed generally lower; spot mmier.
V 9 roil. wish. levator. t)Gc bid: track.
Sl.OTWil.Ole; No. 2 liard cash 82c with
no bids; May 93c; July. 78 5-8c; August
a-lp- KimpmYipr. 7(! l-8c.
Corn Futures dull and weak with but
little change. Spot maTket higher; No. 2
cash 22 l-4c; May 22 l-4c; July 22 3-4c
bid; September 25 3-8c bid. .
Oats Steady for futures; lower for
spot. ' No. 2 cash 18e Wd- May. 18 3-4c;
July. 18 l-2c bid.
Whisky $L19.
Cotton ties and bnceinc Unehaneed
Pork Steady; standard mess jobbing
$8.20frt.8J5.
Lord Steady; prime steam $4.02 1-2;
choice S4.ru.
Bncon Boxed shonldeis $o.l0; extra
short clwr $o.42 1-2 ribs $5.53; tshorts
$5.70.
Dry salt -meats Boxed shoulders and
extra short clear $5.05'; ribs $5.20; shorts
$5.27 1-2.
Receipts Flour 3000 barrels wheat
5000 bnshels; eorn 09000 busheds; oats
35000 busiielfl.
Shipments Flour 3000 barrels; wheat
20.000 bushels; corn 87000 bushels; oats
8000 bnsnels.
Chicago.
Chicago April 20. Wheat today lost
ll-8c of the price it Iwld at tlie close
yesterday as the result of the less
strained feeling regarding tne European
war. There was only a little of tne ex
citement which waa so much of a feature
yesterday. Corn was firm and advanced
l-8c. Onts declined l-4c and provisions
cloned without material cnange.
Wheat fell 2c a bushel with a dull
thud at the opening and lay squirming
wnere it dropped lor fifteen minutes
May closed yesterday -at 75c and was of
fered for sole at- the opening at- from
73 l-4c down to 72 3-4c. After fluctuat-
ing for a short time between 73c and
73 3-8c it tried its hand at a little climb-
ing but it was so weak it soon lost its
grip nnd came sliding down again. The
quotations for English consols were such
a small fraction lower that it was at
once perceived that no fear of the Gre
cian-Turkish war spreading so as to in
elude the great powers of Europe was en
tertained in the United Kingdom. French
government securities were just ns. lit-
tle affected as the English. . The pros
pect of a general Euroiiean war having
been the whole thing yesterday nnd a
contrary to that expectation was the con-
trolling influence today. . The market
worked gradually in the direction of still
lower prices though some of the news of
the day was rather bullish. . .
Chicago received four . carloads and
shipped 130525 bushels. Minneapolis
nnd Duluth goth only 209 cars compared
with 504 cars a week ago and 320 cars
the corresponding day of last year.
W neat and tlour clearances from the At
lantic seaboard amounted to the equiva-
lent of only 119000 bushels. What had
become the general feeling for a while
about the price getting back to the 70c
mark again changed toward the close
when it became know that a good cash
trade was done here today on the reac
tion. After May had sold as low as
74 3-8c and July 74 l-4c they rose under
the influence of the good milling demand
for wheat to the highest prices of the
day. May reached 74 l-8c and July
73 3-4c with closing rates 73 7-8c for
May and 73 5-8c for July.
Corn ruled firm. The demand from
shorts was the chief cause of the ad-
vance in that article. . The opening was
decidedly weak In sympathy with wheat
and longs sold freely for a time but cov-
ering became so vigorous taht prices
soon advanced. Exports 009000 bush-
els.
Oats opened wenk under liberal selling
and through sympathy with wheat and
?uite a sharp decline was recorded
.ater on good short buying prices rallied
but the market exhibited at no time the
strength of corn. Aggregate ' business
rather small. Exports 40000 bushels.
Speculative trade in provisions was
light and of a scalping character. Price
dragged until the west showed its teeth
at the bears near the close when a re
covery of an early decline occurred and
left prices of pork and lard the same as
yesterday with ribs 2 l-2c lower.
jBJsiiiuitieu receipts weonesuay:
Wheat 1 car; corn 75 cars; oats 110
cars; hogs 25000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Easier.
No. 2 sprint; whent 73(ff74c: No. 3
spring wheat nominal; No. 2 red 89
$92c.
:so. a corn 24c.
No. 2 oats. 17Vr"17Vc: No. 2 white.
f. 0. b. 2122c; No. 3 white f. o. b.
No. Z rye 34c. -
No; 2 barley nominnl: No. 3. f. 0. b..
28(fi131c. '
"No. 1 flax seed 7frf7DC ! .-
Prime timothy seed $2.75.
Mess pork per barrel- $8.458.50.
Lard per 100 pounds $4.20. 1
Short ribs sides (loose) $4.054.00.
Dry salted shoulders boxed S'iQoV&c.
Short clear sides (boxed) 4j5e.
Whisky Distillers' finished goods per
gnllon $1.19.
'ihe lending futures ranged as ioiiows:
Articles Qpenj High Low Close
Wheat I
Anril . 7314 74 72 73
May .. 73V4 74 72 73
July .. 73 73 72iZ 73
Sept. . 71 . 71 70 71V4
Corn '
April . 24 24 23 24
May .. 244 24$ 24 24
July .. 25 20 . 25 20
'Sept. . '20 27 20 27
Oats-
May .. 17 17 10 . 1714
July .. 18V4 18 18 18
Sept. . 19 19 18 19
Pork 1
May ..$8 42 $8 50 $8 42 $8 47
July .. 8 52 8 00 8 52 8 00
Lard-
May .. 4 17 4 20 4 17 4 20
July .. 4 30 4 30 4 27 4 30
Sept. . 4 37 4 40 4 37 4 37
Ribs 1
May .. 4 70 4 72 4 70 4 72
July .. 4 70 4 75 4 70 4 75
Sept. . 4 80 4 80 4 80 4 80
Following are the receipts and ship
ments of the principal articlei today:
Articles
Receipts
Shipm't
Flour barrels
Whent bushels . .
Corn bushels
Onts bushels
Rye bushels.-
Barley bushels ... '. .
10000!
10000
98000
8000
131000
292000
021000
245000
8000
24000
85000
82000
On irin Prnr1ilro TTftrinniTO tndflV the
butter market was weak; creamery 12
use; dairy uw;nc.
Cheese steady; 910c.
Eggs steady; fresh 8f(i8V4c. '
Susrar and Molaaaea.
New Orleans April 20. Sugar Market
quiet; open kettle 2 l-40i2 15-16c; cen-
trifugol whites 3 11-lOc; yellows 3 1-4
3 5-Kic; seconds. 2 l-83 l-10c; -
Molasses Steady: centrifugal. 5(S9c.
others unciiaugcu.
Coffee.
. New York April 20. Coffee Options
opened weak 15 to 40 points lower fur-
ther declined 15 to 20 points and closed
irregular 30 to GQ points net lower. Spot
u: KiDiattr ataiwlv Vrt 7 7 3-4n Intihillff.
8 3-4c. Mild steady. Cordova 12 7-8
14C
New York.
New York April 20. WheatTReceipts
213 j misneis; exports zvvoi uunuew.
Unnt ilull nrf inn'nr Xrt 1 Tpd. H5 1-4C
v. ( 1 rl wintnr SV. Ontions ODened
weak and closed 1 3-8fol 5-8c net lower.
No. 2 red April ! l-4c; way ou x--c.
Hides and loatner 1 irm.
Wool Steady.
. Cottonseed oil Steady.
LIVE STOCK.
Chicago.
Chicago' April 20. Prices for cattle
were steady and unclwnged. Native beef
cattle sold nt $3.85(4.00 for poorest
dressed beef steers up to $5.005.2j for
the best most of the offerings selling be-
tween $4.00 nnd $5.00; fat cows "old nt
$3.5(4.50; extra export bulls $4.00ffe
4.10; culves 10c t 15c advance and
good demand.
There was a good demand for hogs but
buyers held off for better terms nnd sales
were made nt reductions of 2 l-2c to 5c.
Sales were made nt an extreme range of
$37004.20. Bulk of offerings sold at
$4.1(X(4.15: rough to good packing lots
brought $3.7H;3.95 while pigs sold
lurgely at $3.75(fr4.10.
There was a good demand for sheep and
prices ruled steady at $3.00fti4.00 for in-
ferior to common sheep up to $5.00tfj5.25
for choice to prime lots. Lambs sold for
$3.G5C73.90.
i..i.urti on nrm imnil-lifuru 10 -
000 head; ehecp 7000 head.
' St. Iioola.
St. Louis. Anril 20.-attle Receipts
3000 head; shipments 700 head. Market
steady for both nntives and Texans witn
no high grade cattle here. Fancy export
steers would sell nt $5.105.35;
fair to ' choice native shipping
steers $4.50ff;5.10; dressed beef nnd
butchers' steers $3.00rt75.00; steers under
11 KM pounds $3.504.35; stockers nnd
feeders. $3.00fr)4.70: cows and heifers
$2.00(5.00; bulls $2.10f3.00; Texas' and
Indian steers fed $3.5f(jf4.40; grass $2.40
;i.80; cows and heifers $2.00(;j3.75.
Hogs Receipts 9000 head; shipments
2000 head. Market. 5c lower: light. $3.85
6i4.m; mixed $37004.00; heavies $3.00
((4.10.
Sheen Receipts. 2000 head; shipments
3000 hd. Market slow; native muttons
$35004.90; culls and tmcks $3000.25;
lambs $4.iMKir.f a.zo; Texas sheep grass and
fed $3.000i4.50.
Kanaaa City. '
Tviiiikiia Citv. Anril 20. Cuttle Res
uiiritu' CrtflO liniwl Xftiplrnt atfuirlv in
strong; Texs steers $2.05074.10; cows;
$23503.25; native steers $3.7500.10;
cows and heifers $20004.00? stockers
and feeders $20003.45; bulls $2200$
frl.
ii.Ai.1 in Fw lriwnr tmllf nf snlna $3 77 1-2
0i3.87 1-2; henvies $3.750i3.02 1-2; pack-
ers $3700.85: mixed $3.80tf3.92 1-2;
light $3.50fr3.80; yorkers $3.75(3.90:
pigs $3.KKf;3.75. . .
Sheep Receipts 7000 head. Market
steady; lambs $3000j)4.90; muttons $3.25
4.50. '- -
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' ; New York.'- - i j
York.; Anril 20. Tlie trading in
cotton today resulted tn a net gain of 1
to 4 points. At the best the market
showed an advance of 3 to 7 points and
closed steady at the lowest figures of the
day. At the start a generally better feel-
ing prevailed owing to the comparative
calmness with which business was re
sumed in the London and continental mar-
kets. Some of the foreign houses who
sold heavily during the first hours yester-
day turned itip as buyers at the opening
and prices advanced 5'to 7 points. The
foreigners did not stay in the market long
and as there waa no outside demand of
consequence prices receded 4 points. In
the afternoon rumors of more warlike con-
ditions in Europe led to renewed selling
and. prices continued to drop to the close.
Reports of. a bad break.- in the levees in
Louisiana had little or 'rio effect.
Jtnturcs closed steady; aaes &iUW
bales. January 6.79c; February 6.83c;
April 6.94c; May C.97c; June 7.02c; July
7.07c; August 7.08c; September 6.87c;
October li.Tlc; November 0.7l; Decem-
ber 0.73c. '
Spot cotton closed quiet steady and
unchanged; soles (3055 bales. . .. :
Cotton steady; middling 7 6-lCc; re-
ceipts none; gross 2171 bales; experts to
Great Britain 1000 bales; to the conti-
nent 7000 bales; forwarded 578 bales;
sales 3005 boles; spinners 115 bales;
stock actual. 220001 bales.
Total today: Net receipts 10904 bales;
exports to Great Britain 7183 bales; to
the continent 484 bales; stock b0744
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts 24575
boles; exports to Great Britain 7183
bales: to Fro nee 21104 bales; to the con-
tinent 13255 bales.
Total since September 1: Net receipts
0300024 bales; exports to Great Britain
2789503 bales; to France 6110020 bales;
to the continent 1811897 bales; chaunel
5481 bales.
Galreaton.
Galveston April 20. Cotton Spot mar
ket steady and l-10c lower. Sales 35S
bales; receipts. 77S bales; exports 74
bales; stock 73020 boles.
New Orlenna.
New Orleans. April 20. Cotton Mar
ket was quiet and steady. Middling.
7 l-8c; net receipts 3498 bales; gross 3498
bales; soles 1050 bale; stocks 182107
bnles; coastwise. 72U bales.
Cotton futures were auiet nnd steady.
Sales. 14.000 bales: April. .94c: 'Moy.
0.940iU95e; June 0.95010.90c; July 0.90
0O.97c; August O.840;O.8Oc; September
(I.54M5.55p; .October O.450(X5.4Oe; Novem
ber O.470i.4.He; December O.5O0lO.51c;
January O.5300.54c.
Falrchild & Hobaou'a Letter.
(Special to Austin Cotton Exchange.)
New Orleans. Anril 20. Althouirh .a
holiday in Liverpool the current news
from financial centers of Europe failed
to reflect the agitated feeling prevailing
in America Saturdoy by reason of the
Greek-Turkish affair. This led to an
improved tone at the opening in our mar-
kets nnd prices advanced accordingly.
The disposition however was not to in-
crease long lines mid the business gener-
ally was only of moderate proportions
prices later easing off some ns much
from inactivity as any other cause. The
news of preparations of the next crop
indicate that farmers are taking advant-
age of improved weather and pushing
ahead with their work although com-
plaints are being made of cool nights
causing such cotton ns is up to look sick-
ly. There will be no decided tendency
in the market until something further is
known of next season's promises.
Hubbard's Cotton Letter.
New York April 20. Hubbard Bros. &
Co.'s cotton letter says:
Although the European cotton markets
were closed today the action of the finan-
cial markets and the presence of buying
orders from the continent advanced prices
some ten points over the lowest prices of
yesterday. This advance has not . been
fully sustained but it is appnrent -today
that the spinners on the continent do not
take as serious a view of the noliticnl out
look as we anticipated here and their pur-
cuases or yesterony nnd today luivve re
lieved the market from the pressure of
long cotton. From the Mississippi valley
the flood advices show no Improvement.
An increased demand for the continent
brought about n rally during the after
noon witn a quiet and steady closing
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Wool Market.
Boston April 20. The sales of wool
here show a falling off this week ns far
as new business is concerned but there
hove been largo arrivals of foreign some
ot wmcn was sold to arrive and the de
liveries made the business foot up o a
large average lerritory wools are show-
ing less business nnd values are held verv
strong fine mediums beiinr held nt tt.V7
30c while choice staples call for C8039c
Fleece wools hold a firm position" but
offerings nre small and snles meairre. Aus
tralian wools are being eagerly absorbed
at present quotations.
Ohio and Pennsylvania fleece X nnd
above 19020c; No. 1 combing 230724c;
No. 2 combing 23024c; XX and above
21(?22c; delaine 22023c; Michigon Wis-
consin etc. X. 18c; No. 1 Michigan
comning ;kc; ao. l combing sic; No. 2
Michigun combing 22c; Illinois combing.
22c; X New York New Hampshire anj
Vermont 17c; No 2 New York. New
Hampshire nnd Vermont 20c; delaine
Michigan 20c.
Unwashed medium Kentucky' and In
dian quarter-blood combing lw2Uc: Ken
tucky and Indian three-eighths blood
combing; 190J20e; Missouri quarter-blood
combing 19c; .Missouri three-eighths
mood combing luc; braid combing 18c;
luxe and ueorgia JSC.
Texas wools spring medium 12 months
110J13c; scoured price SlOi'S; spring
tine 12 months I0(ai;je; scoured price
350.30C.
Territory wools Montana fine medium
nnd fine 10 l-2S12c; scoured price 350$
3c: staple Biftzasc.
Utah Wyoming etc. fine medium and
tine maize: scoured price aoowoc: sta
ple 380;39c. Australian scoured basis
combing superfine vvaWc combing
good 4340c; average 42c. Queensland
combing 430j:45c. . .
Drjr Goods. 1 .
New York April 20. Any sales of Im
portance were thoBe reached through the
many large forwardings on prior engage-
ments in evidence of which two can be
cited to amount to nearly SdUU.txx ana
very many others that will treble that
sum. The new request was very indif-
ferent and new purchases were for mod-
erate quantities and taken altogether in
staple nnd colored cottons it was a slow
market. - - Printing cloths were sold for
2 l-2c. Agents have advanced Mason-
ville -30-inch bleached to 6 3-8c net and
Mass Brott and Atlantic standard sheetr
Infra-tn K 1-!?P. . i ' -i . ....
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! i i: . TEXAS VETERANS.
Twenty-fourth Ahnnal Meeting Held
In Houacon. - ' j
Houston' Tex. April 20.-(Specinl.)-
The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the
Texas Veteran's association was called
to order In this city this forenoon by Pres
ident Guy Bryan.
Hev. J. W. Wnssom of Grimes county
delivered a touching prayer.
Mntfnr Hieo welcomed the veterans.
The address of welcome was responde
tn hv .TuHffe Miineor.
The list of oeatns tor me year wu
rend. ' Secretary Dardcn read the report
of Treasurer Lubbock. ' t I
Dallas was selected as the place of
meeting next year. '
The old officers were re-elected. I
Mr. George Petty takes the P lace of
Second Vice President Gentry who died
during the year. '
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' Cattle Salt Decided. '
Waco. Tex. April 20.-(SpeciaI.)-To-day
in the district court the case of De-
bond & Lackey vs. The San Antonio
and Aransns Pass and Missouri Kansas
and Texas Railroads to recover damages
for a lot of cattle shipped from Alice to
McKinney Tex. nnd. taken by mistnke
to East St. Louis Mo. resulted in a ver-
dict for plaintiff for $7500 nnd fl per cent
interest from March fiy 1890 ugninSt
erfch rnnd. nnrt a verdict for the San An
tonio and Aransas Pass against the Mis-
souri Kansas and Texas for $0500.
HE0 WM FAR.
ARRIVAL OF A NEW SENATOR AND'
A SICK SENATOR DEMOCRATS
CHANGES THE ASPECT.
Aaaerted That He Haa Prepared
Card Withdrawing; From the
Race Knowing; Onea Bar
That He Haa Not.'
Frankfort Ky. April 20. A sensation
was created everywhere just before the
timo for the senate to meet this morning-
It was known that Mr. Hager the new
democratic senator had. arrived with his
certificate and would be sworn in this
morning; but when the train enme in it
also bore Senator Ogilvie the sick demo
crat who has not been here during this
session.' This made the senate full for
the first time this session with 138 mem
bers iu a joint session 70 republicans and'.
08 democrats nnd 70 once more necessary
to a choice. It put Hunter one vote fur-
ther from on election nnd made more cer-
tain the Impossibility of his election than.
has the indictment or any other occurrence
this session. It nlso made it necessarjr'
for any new nominee to receive more votes;
to secure nn election.
When the joint assembly met today botlh
the new senator nnd Senator Ogilvie were-
on hnnd. The fifty-first bullot began bub
nil voted as they have heretofore and the-
ballot stood: Hunter M; iilacKburn dfc
Martin 12; Boyle 5; Stone 1. Necessary;
to a choice 55.
Nenrl ynll the republicans opposed to
Dr. Hunter were absent and paired.
Stege was away without a pair and
this explained why Hunter came within
two votes of an election even with Hager
und Ogilvie here.
No motion for adjournment waa mane
and the fifty-second ballot began. . The-
second and third ballots resulted exactly
iis did the first after which the general.
assembly adjourned on motion or enator-
Bennett a Hunter man.
Roniora of Hnater'a Withdrawal.
Frankfort. Kv.. Anril 20. The 'state
ment given out by Hunter's friends this
evening that he had already prepared a
card withdrawing from the senatorial race-
has served to bring another big crowd ot
politicians to the capital. Many of those
who arrived tonight came to urge nun to
remain on the ticket and the others are-
candidates who hope to Ik? made the new-
nominee. The truth seems to be that the
mission of both sides is a useless one.
Hunter the knowing ones sny may have-
prepared such a statement but he is not:
prepnring to withdraw. His enemies say
his intimations thnt he will withdraw are
made only for effect and that when the-
Franklin grand jury adjourns he will
once 'more boldly claim his right to "fight
it out on this line of it takes nil summer.''
Some of those urging Hunter not b
withdraw hoiw to inherit his strength.
This hope is shored by n dozen candidates
including Mayor George D. Todd of Louis-
ville ex-Congressmnn George M. Thomas
of Lewis county arid Stnte Senator Deboe..
The men who oppose Hunter's withdrawal
are urging that with such a state of af-
fairs there would surely be a wrangle and
row which would make as difficult t he-
election of the new nominee ns seems that
of the present standard lienrer. There
are both friends nnd enemies of Hunter-
who believe he will withdraw tomorrow
and that the new caucus will be held to-
morrow night; but the shrewdest politi-
cians laugh atjhe Idea and say the with-
drawal if it comes at all is away in. the
future. .
Republican Cona-reaanian Elected. .
' Newcastle Ta. April 20. But little In-
terest wns taken today in the election of
a congressman in the Twenty-fifth dis-
trict and Showalter (rep.) was elected by
n good majority over Ileilnutn (dent.).
Famous Caae Settled.
Philadelphia April 20. The famous hat
trimmings case. which indirectly involved
between $20000000 and $25000000 and
which has been postponed from time to
time for the past three years was finally
decided in favor of the government by a
jury iu the United States circuit court this
afternoon. The suit was brought as a
test case by Meyer & Dickinson imtwrters
of this city who sought to recover from
the United States government a difference
of 30 ier cent in customs duties. v
ITK
RSTATB COMMERCE..
Tht
Commission In bnllna A
DU
verting-Incident. '
Dallas Tex".- April 20.-Special.)-The .
interstate commerce commission today
heard the application of the Dallas freightt
bureau for & reduction of rate from tit-
Louis and all other markets to Dallas
to the level of the Galveston-IIoustotu
rate. Testimony'on both sides was taken
and the hearing consumed the entire day
nnd will be continued tomorrow morning.
The full commission was present and
In addition there were Judge L. J. Storey
nnd Hon. Allison Mayfield of the Texas
railway commission; Hon. Tulley A. Ful-.
ler assistant attorney general and many
rnilroad officials.
The only Incident of the day thnt cre
ated onv diversion was iu the afternoon
when Mr. J. G. Flemiug of Oak Cliff was
on the stand. He was proceeding ta de-
clare that "the agitation for cheaper rates-
was begun by gentlemen hnving political
aspirations." '
Cbnirmun Morrison remarked: "Well.
the election is over now."
Yes." said' Mr. Fleming' "And von
know how it went." whereat there -was
n generul lough. '
The members of Ihe commission this-
evening stnted that they had enjoyed their-
stay in Texas very much. - They have-
visited Galveston Austin Fort Worth-
and Dallas and have been silrorined at tif
evidences of ' prosperity and commercial
importance. They have been invited to
dinners and receptions but the1 pressure
on their1 time is such that they have been
forced to decline; They vae this even-
ing for Memphis. . . .
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Ninetr-Nlne- Kearai tor Murder.
Lnlinir. t Tex.. A Anril '20. (Special.) Al
Brooks a negro' charged with killing' an-
other negro unuied Stone fourteen years
ago Was convicted today and the verdict
assessed at ninety-nine yenrs in the peni-
tentinry. He escaped at the time of the-
killing and was only opprenenueo n iew
months ago. He refused counsel and de-
fended his own case '
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A Brldtce at New Orleans.
Rnn Francisco.' Cnl.. ' April 20.-The-
Southern Pacific Is making arrangements
to build a bridge tn cost $5000000 ucrossi
the .Mississippi river at New Orleans.
We nave had tins e.penMu uum-r--Inking
"tinder contemplation for some time-
past'- tald Vice t-resiiieiini.' irii
" -The' Wdge V;ill have double tracks and'
will cross-the" river about five miles above-
wi
N
ew Orleans.
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