The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVIITH YEAR, No. 321, Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 19, 1902 Page: 10 of 12
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riace
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Baltimore
Boston
i T
KtvrVNXTx
BEARS HAD TECHNICAL POSITION
V BUT BULLS GOT THE PROFITS
Spot Demand Made Strorlg Improvement
on Account of Takings by Domestio
MlllsrMovement Yot Large
AT THE CLOSE
Liverpool 2 to 364d lower
NeW York unchanged to 4 points
higher
New Orleans unchanged to 3 points
higher
SPOTS
Liverpool unchanged
American side unchanged
Tbe honors of jesterdnys cotton market
were peculiarly divided The bears got
tn e technical favors And the bulls got
too profits The outcome only demon-
strates that to the eye of the general trade
the outward signs do not rewnl the In-
ward facts concerning the crop The move-
ment was as In the pant enormous nnd
while It may have left the question of sup-
ply an open one according to the logic
of seme estimators the problem of demand
was far more simple The Immediate
solution of the latter rested In home con-
sumption So extensive became the In-
quiries for raw material on this at count
that eonsldciatlons of the foreign sptuner
rtlgflod with exceeding quiet but n steads
ait hand
Liverpool joined with the forces that
might portend to lowor prices Sales on
the spot amounted to 0000 bales at un
changed quotations Contracts finally rie
cllned 2 and 3Md on all positions The
big English maiket has no need to wony
atwut Immediate stocks and Lancashire
is looking for the present creicendo re
c H s to lighten the burden of the future
On this side of the ocean the centrollln
New Yoik opened 1 lo 2 points
previous close This was Ihe best levy of
the day and there were no fluctuations or
Imriortnncc at nrst V slow decline set
la early aad conttnufd without recovery
throughout tbe morning making a loss of
Ihe tinge of prices st New York and New
Orleans fcr tbe artlve months was as fol-
lows
New Tork Open Hl b Low Close
jlarch 86M > 809 8 60 811768
May 8W 8tV > 8 50 850
lurSf 81M1 = = =
May S3233 8 35 R 27 R 34 fll
Houston Daily Statement
Yoster
Today day
Oross receipts 12RftO n2lt
Net receipts l54R 2200
rire s shipments 84r > 0 oafil
Last
year
7f < vi
P7T4
ftock SO 152 84712 101170
Houston Comparative Sta ement
Gross receipts thus far this w ck 20 710 j j
Tone Today Ycsday Sales
Firm 84 8Vi
Steady 8 510 8 510
Firm 8 5 10 8W
Firm SW bl
Steady 8W bV
Noml 8 6
Quiet 8131U 813 10
Philadelphia Holiday n 1110
600
1CM
sen Oriisns Spotji closed flim prices
used st1 k 3 + A lnle
r mi < w Middling ntn
n rv i i < i Ooid mid s mo
f eedort 7 710 Mid fair 0 5 to
liW ld Tt18 Sales 3050
JtTr YorkSpots closed cjulet Prices
itarjuoged stock 120472 hales
Geolord 7inHl Good mid 0
faw 7H1 Mid fair OH
JdUng8 1310 Sales 437
llyerpool Boots closed steady prices un-
changed retail business prices generally
n buyers favor sales 0000 bales of which
4600 were Americas speculation cntlex
port fW bales imports 48000 bsltf of
which 38300 wer Amertean
Ordinary 4 732 Middling 4 1MB
Oo d J53 4iood mid 4iaia
Lt w s ja f 41 32 illd fair 6 89J
V N S V
COTTON VALUES MAKEGAINS
were lost rfsbt of nd in ihe maelstrom of fcV j > 8J j oV the ° VmV pond lng dnv nr fait
Itrpendlng famine threats at Full Klver rar Thus far In the season they have
bullish hopes thit drooped on the nay beeu OHWIC bales compared with 8W
if The same > 3 tnr ln < > corresponding day of last year
before spruuf Into new life
M7
4a
M Mnce nK rrllay lavc >
critirifti spirit that has frequently pns nfls 0UpflW Wtn nsSH > for the same
tc ed the tride of late followed upon a tiir of last week ami 0 > 2Hl for the mi
Fbort era or v3kooR which the bearish uiontlng time rf last year Stmk jit
lifted dav M 4lt7
I State ports tor the wan
ttatlttlcs created apd nuns ifteivird bales cimpnied wlUi imm fr the same
about 8 points at tbe noon call The range
did not alter for tome time but de-
clined to the lowest of the day In the next
hour An upward move followed and the
midday range was restotcd until the last
two hours of the fcsslon nn advance com-
menced and extended for the balance of
the day and high mark was ogaln touched
rear the close and the last call showed a
little change In the net result February
and March advanced 4 points April Hep
teinbor and October stood unchanged while
the other options went 1 to 3 points higher
Ntett Orleans started unchanged to 2
points higher A slight firmness nt ojne
made better prices and a decline followed
which extended through the first hour nnd
formed a level that alteied erj slightly
until near mlddaV Another weakness then
appeared and the lowest of the diy pre
ailed nt noon An Improvement from this
position soon began and the Initial level
was restored within an hour The scale
icmalncd accordingly until Just before the
close another lncica e caused top prices ol
the final call In the net result Februaij
stood unchanged August gnlnid 3 points
und the balance of tho list advanced 2
points Sales at the four American mar
lcfs amounted to SOJ bales while spot quo
tatlons were left untouched
The movement was heavily In rnvor nt
the present jear In point of oliimc ite
celpts ut all ports for the day were 27073
bates compared with 22548 for the corres-
ponding day of last jear Since Fildai
they base been 730111 bale compared with
the tlmu of lust week and
daj of Inst week and SiBOHJ for the cor
icspnndlng day of last year
Houstons estimated receipts for today
nie nrx < to RSOO against HW1 lant year New
lOrlenns espeits H00 to 1UUH against
7788 last jear
Tho Cotton Trade Journal says of the
Sea Island crop
The ripples upon the sea island cotton
market durlns the pnst week resolved
themselves Into more of an nndeicurrent
tratutes were strictly nathe and Induced thm a surnro moement There was talk
large trading Thousands of bales Vent ftiot utCS nil nlso about tho mar
from gin to spindle and the power of ab bu ne former probably took prece
torptton was equal to any emergency The den ee The market closed quiet and steady
epry recession was only an tncenthe to n Jyj fJVLZ
spirited buying and while many block for rt 0theli quotation Tlepotts were that life
execution were Immense one might Judge Mf t pieilouslv established pileej
from the complacency of the tiade that which seemed to be acceptable to ihose
such orders are a common thing t ha S Wt wee
above the the
srld by factors during the week and
talame repiesentlng previous transactions
not then reported Fioni the country im-
ports are that no extensive prepaintlons
nre yet heing made for the next crop t ot
lon remaining in Hist hands is said to bo
held for full prices
COTTON MARKET QUOTATIONS
Oross receipts 170 days this to so 1T < 413 BUSt
GrosH receipts 100 dajs KOO 1 1 1 I7JI September
Grots receipts 170 days ISOOl t HU7512 October
Houston Railroad Rcei it j b bid
Pollowlng are the receipts of cotton by 1
the > artons railroads enteilug the cltv Tetinnrv
Ulcs reb Mir
Houston and Texns Central 4 101 Jfnrprv
International and Great Northern L70T AjullMaf 4 37b
Galveston Ilnrrlsbnrg and Snu Anw 201
Texas and New Orleans 3t
Houston East nnd West Teias 1M0
Gulf Colorado and Santa re 81
Pan Antonio and Aransas Puss J5V
Missouri Kansas und Texas 406
Total 12h > 0
Stock at U S Ports
Stock this day 802417
Stock this day last week 60370t
Ktock this dsy InHt jear RS3C31
Deficit this season 81ff
United States Exportt
This Last
week > ear
Exports to Great Brltalu 18 800 21430
Kxports to France loot s77 >
Eiports to continent 27081 V > 050
Houston Spots
HoustonSpots closed firm prices tin
changed stock 80152 bale sales 124
Tester Last
Today day year
Low ordinary 6 o nil id
ordinary m wi 7t
tibod ordinary 7t 7U 7 13 10
Low middling 8 8 b tllK
Middling 8 710 8 710 V
Good middling 8IM11 8JI1U PA
Middling air 0 118 > 111 bi
Daily Intarior Movement
ltecelpts Shipment Stock
Augusta COG 820 50701
Memphis 2430 nltt > 01401
Rt Lotlls 5600 n807 H3lt
Houston 128D0 81S0 60152
Totals 21712 10770 284857
Comparative Spot Markets
Quotations for middling nt other spot
markets together with the sale
New Orleans Futures
Yesdays
Opened Closed close
February Noml 8 15 20 8VS2
March f 810 21 8 2122 8 10 J
April 8 21 20 82H2S 8 2120
Mny 8 8 31 3 8121I1
iune si7b s no ti 8 37m
July 8 13 I S tt II 8421
Angilft 82830 t > S031 8 20 28
October 7 70a 7 On 7 own
a asked b bid
New York Futures
Ycsdnys
Opened Closed liose
Tobrnary None 8 Cl m 8 50 fll
March 8 01b 8 07 IS 8 itt01
April
Slay
time
Savannah 1IH > 1
Charleston 1501
Wilmington lOhl
Norfolk 21S0
IeiiKncola
Ttiltlmore
Iort Arthur
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
N News
Brunswick
Other ports
Totals
Last year
C0Ulal A
327
318
stab s di or si ctir
8 50 00 8 VI R > 75 > l
None S 5 n S IMMl
85155 8 V > fl S Mill
8 31 32 8 12 3 V J 3
7 17 7 7 S 7 i 8
7 80 S7 7MS0 7 85 81
Liverpool Futures
4 3S30s JuneJuly 4 37b
137b July Aug 4 37b
I 37li AtlgSept 4 31 3Ti
Sept Oct 417b
Ma > June4 37b OctNnv libs
Net Receipts at All U S Ports
This This This Last
Ports dav week < ea senr
tlalveston 10777 21350 1702443 1722200
N Orleans 8410 20008 1777101 1874H5I
Mobile 1121 1057 142X02 117030
fi000 081271
38S7 24O2 > 0
T303 252047
0074 1S15T1
I tl M4
Lain
1215
Rl
3470
AUJTUMi Qnl t 8 MO 8 018 1101 > 4
Mejnpbls Firm 8 > 4 8M 1300 Oenver Am
St Louis Steady 8 510 8 510 25 Spsn
HAUIC
01150
27P75
132720
00451
22741
1215S
Or 303
1405 12I30O
Bl ftSO
1111577
22OlM
310700
Il S
45ST2
7 507
1120S1
101521
151ST
17010
50054
27073 72010 0200114 5053213
22518 07 105053213
Difference 5125 4012 553231
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
POUT OF GALVESTON Fehrnsry 18
AltlUVED
Ss Bernard Halt Br Liverpool
CLKABUD
Pa Nlceto RpauL Manchester
Ss Hjdra Nor Mobile
SA1LKD
Ss Nlceto Spun Manchester
Su PcnFacnln Am Pensncola
bs Kautwnderlno Smin Havre
bs Hydra Nor Sloblle
Vessels in Port
STEAMSHIPS
Vessel Flag
I Accomac Br
155 Alberto Treves Ital
I Benedict Dr
1 Bernard llr
Bernard Hall Br
Pier
35
30
10
10
ron lis
o
II
1 > <
Other Soot Markets OvmrVvor 0
u he ton Spots closed Urm prices tin Ikbal Br 21
r ri wiik irosu Ml9 Imaum Br 15
I v ni 5I < 10 Middling 8 MO Tmr Head Br 15
1 in 0 IP Go > d mid 8 01U 8CHOONBn
r i l a i1 far 1 310 lowr Au >
ml 7 V L Ies 573 j Olga Am 1Q
riourlne Am 0
Vessels Destined for Galveston
STEAMSHitH
Alamo Staples New York
Breslau tierBremen via New York
Cassel Ger Bremen
Ccvyo Largo Br1
Antwerp via Havana
Dlnnamnre Itol Jenoa ilwNaples 1215
ljahnover Her at Bremen l O
Hornby Castlu tBr Antweip
Jerseymoor Br Antufogaita
Mohawk Br Harry
Nueces Am New York
Oriel Br Liverpool
lntrla Dan Hartlepool
HCnOONEBh
iXoraUaI Aaejr
> > MMMU iLlUaMa
IV
12a
11 ti
l 4
1 4
21S
HOTJSTOK DAITAr POST WEDNESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 191002
VOLUME OF TRADING SMALL
SOME SHOW OF STRENGTH
BUT IT DWINDLED AWAY
Stocks Which Had the Advantage of
Early Advances Did Not Suffer Ma-
terially on the Day
New ork Febnnry 18The lcstrlctive
lltluence upon Ihe finding of jrsterdajs
swrm was lifted today > et the volume or
trading was only about a half a million
shares rhero was some show of stren ti
during the morning hems but It dwindled
during the da nnd tho market gcueraliy
turned downward Some stocks which hail
ihe ndailage of earl advniices did not
jfiiffer cntcrUHi on tho Vlaj but the gen
eial cCl ilt pilces lit tho ndwas lowir
und especially tlo > < c of the tniiiscontltieu
tal gioup w s very milked It ndglit
have been due to the cflorts making for t
letlslon of the triiixtiiitlnentit tieiglii
intex oi It might be cNplntncd i Ihe
growing Inillnatlon to awall net Mon
dajs session of the supreme couit and n
possible decision In the Northern Secuiltles
commitments In tills gioup of stoiks which Mond
nf
Chi and Last III
Chi and G W
Cbl ami G W A pf
Chi and G W 11 pf
Chi and N V
C It I and Pacific
Chi Ttr and Turns
< hi T ntd 1 pf
C 0 C ind St L
Colo Sou hein
Colo South 1t pf
old riouth 2d pf
lleln mill Hud
1 > L and
Innvt 1 ind It G
Den und K G pf
Trie
Ulie 1st pf
Lili 21 pf
11 it Nmthein pf
11 1 ii 1
Urcklng Valej pf
1 ii 1 11
low 11 Crntial
low 1 i in Hal pf
Luke I Mf mil W
Luke i I V pf
Loul an n i h
Mmball mi I
Ietio St It
tlexlian Ceutial
cxlcan National
Mlun und st Louis
Mlss01111 lnclllc
Mo Kau and let
M K and T pf
N 1 Cntial
N Y C ntial
Norfolk ind West
oi nnd West pf
Ontario and West
Pi nns Ivanln
Bending
uei ding 1st pf
Bending 2d pf
St I apd S V
St L and S F 1 pfl
St 1 and S P 2 pf
St L Southvves rn
St I S V pf
St Paul I
St Paul pf 1
ooii4i in an
35001 21 2P41 v
1001 Ml Ml I SVj
lHHIlllItVi
22U0 5S
noMoi sr
0 P refunding 2s registered
If S refunding
tr a ns icgiste
I HI
I21S
1200105 101 101
I I 1 ltiVj
UKI 3H 1 I J1W
looiiujiyuuviiiojvt
7KSI IV I ism IsVi
25IKI bfKI 0014I 0D s
1100 3mi 31 > j 11
12IK1I7172 W2
1300120 2s S5 4
1001 iiu n i ui
lfooi iit4 03i
lilWiOl 4l m 3ISj l < ri
34001 70M UlHl n > i
liisi nH 7 1 iiili
22H PKljllbllMPH
in is I 1 s 1 < <
3W1 l I Mtf 81
maiililiHl lll
14001 10 I 4SV l i
7001 M4 Ml I SO
I I 07
1KI133 1131 13J
1 3 l 101 1 II 105
2000
llWHI
200
100
BitMitlKIVjllIIHl
171vA170VU7 4
2SJJ JS 2t
itwjl iw i nw
Oil liov 110 X lISJu
MXXIIIO Klt blii
2 500 I 25 ftI 25
11300 ocVji n vft j
IBM
ltkljs U
nJil 57i
I IH Vu
33l 1114
22 700151 151 1151
31H10I 50 I 5HU rSVj
S7dO M4I 84 I MVs
751001 70i l rt < >
4X t2 IH5I II1V4
1 ki
300 7TV 71M 7
27hI 2ii > 20
1 liOMd M I 50
ISis1liSllll5Ulll5V
I I 1100
Sculhem Pacific 45700 U1V > OOil 0 < >
U t < Rs coupon 10bl
U S unw 4s reglKtered IWk
U S new 4s minion Wit
II t old 4s registered 112
0 S old 4s coupon 112
U S 5 registered UHl
II S Is couiion lOti
Atchison general 4s lOHt
Atchison adjustmeut 4s 14
Baltlmoie and Ohio Us 1W
Baltimoro nnd Ohio HVjs M
Bjlllmorn and Ohio couv 4s Ills
Canada Southern 2nds b 110
Central of ieorgln As b Ill
Central of Ieorgln 1st lnc ill
Chesapeake and Ohio 4V s lOOVi
Chicago and Alton flV4s S4V
Chi Burl and Qulncy new 4s W >
Chi M ami St Paul gen 4 mil
Chicago and Nouhwest consol 7s blRS
Chi Bock Island and Paeltlc 4s lleV
C C nnd St Louis gen 4s 103v
Chicago Terminal 4s SOW
1 olorndo and Southern 4s ii4Vi
Denver and Bio Grande 4s 10
Frle prior lien 4j tri
Uric general 4s SStA
Fort Worth nnd Denver City 1st tin
J H Souther
Malcolm 11 Seavey
Baltimoro 21B
Norfolk 2 5
UALVHSTON STOCK
On shlpbojid
Tor Great Britain
For Frnnce
This day
This dav last vear
2rJ
10270
For other foicign 242i i
For coastnvlsc
11445
In compress and depots St071
Total stock 10341
BUTTER AND EGGS
20413
20110
10Mll
14102
102 74
170 UoO
SplnneiH 4 8IU
1 i r commercial be
< I i > 5 r LSI
hne so much at stake In the decision of Tuesday
that
ense Speculative opinion Is In a pci
ploxed state ns to the ineilts of the Mctio
politan Stuet ralwuy plan The machinery
of the plim Is so i oiuplhated and Ihe heal
ings of Its operation so obseuie thai littIt
can be made of It and the general public
is Inclined to look askance at the secui
ltles luvolied Ihe Interest of outsldeis
In supporting the pilce of the stock pend
lug the completion of I lie plan is obvious
lmt the price ran off more than u point in
tbe late dealings todav Thin hid u de
Atii1 on 10001 7Tt4 77 1 77s
Atchison pf I NXli OSSi W I tS
Haiti and Ohio nKOtiliOit KH > iiliMS
Haiti and Ohio pf I 1W > 04l lV4Vi i
Cnuadlan Pailllc j aooimMvUfl1 11V
Caunda Boutheui 100 S7 87 I S7
Clusn frd fhlo i 7001 40 40 10
< hlesgo and Altml 4200 A i > HUM i
Til nnd Utnn pfl l torn 70Vi 7o4i 7o
Chi Ind nnil Louis 02001 rS > jl BTKI 5 t
Clil Ind nnd L 1W0 70 U 70
Stocks
In this group also The strength In the
gioup gave way with the decline lu the
rest of the mnrkef Wide gains were
niHde by n number of extreniel Inactive
slocks the last previous sales of vhleu
were mm months old In some ea es I he
nionej iiinrLet rematited e s > but conn
drnce over Its future Is not wholl As-
sured Sterling exchange advatned n irne
tlmi here todaj and fell a frnitlun at 1 arU
Tho margin ngnlust piollts In gold exports
to Paris Is wry narrow and both these
movements tended toward wiping out the
margin The tlrumess of Ihe moucj mar
get Is in additional actor This makes
It possible that engagements of gold for ex
IKVt on Ihitrsdav will be in ide tomorrow
The growing dullness nnd heaviness in tun
tnaiket whs due In pnrt to this develop
liient The eloKlng was Irregular but there
weie only slight rallies
ibflsh dobiMures eonslltntcd the iit lk
of t ne bond mniket but the lost t > rnellc
ally all of their gilu Jot l ales par
Milne J3 X0t Inlted Mates bonds
wero all unelnnged on the lt t call
Nnw YonirTxniANOK
llelchmiirks commer 1o1i > Yesterdar
elal days 01 OjinibTi
than yesterday The disinclination to undo PomVlai days a I Wi
In stocks of the gieatcr rallroid systems Hunkers 0 days I S4 i I Mwi
5 1SK
HANK ci7t AltIS0rt
follow Iik are the cfulnrs of the Houi
ten binks together with the ininiint of in
cunse or dcre ne oer last icii
This week Last rear Inc
cose beforo venturing upon speculumc Sattinlnr V iir > PVi T Kiaim SWli2l
n iniuio ictssin Sjowi
u riiirs irekiww wniri
London Financial Cable
New York rebinirj isThe Commciolal
Adeitl ers London Hnaiieinl ciblcgiam
saw The stock market was weak today
on lie coiUnmtlice of foiled sales of kaf
tiis by plungeis but the tc tunptlon of lbs
llxe ff exjieeted soon ImeFtinent hates
wei dull on anminiicmint tint Ihe Leeds
corporation Is nliout to offei the public i
bond i 8tie of ftMSXHiO The merleui de
torrent Intlncnco on Kpuculallon elsewheie j pnitiuent was the onli heatthv spot In the
The same was true of the weakness of i whole niiiket the shaieK being haul
Amalgamated Copper whleli lost J on
the diis dealings The ftitllttv of the er
trta to tduiue Soutliein lacitle nnil Su
gnr weie ndlltlonal Inlluences in tho same
dlteetlnu Tbe development of new points
of actlvltv among the stoiks seldom uctlio
or of Utile general importance contluunl
to be a feature but oHipi storks of the
rame clns recently adv meed Buffered from
protlt taking ltuylng in the tnalers was
eupwlallv consult nous In Itending secoud
preferred and In Novv York Ontario and
estcm LackawHuna made h epurt of ti
tiolnts hut icacted 4 Piofltable demands
upon the toil companies aie said to he
moie than thev can supply and then aie
surmises uso of proposed further con ol
Idatlon of Hie nwnetshlp of these muds
Another gioup which wits netlve and
strong was the Southwestern in spite or
decicieeK In giost earnings for the eeond
vek in rebruaiy ptesented bv sixteen
uimbeis of the group Ionlectuies ire
rife of plans looking to Unsocial conncetlon
tlnougiiout New oik enme n buvet of
the low priced coaleis Loudon iiold tjnlttd
Stjtes Sttcd but Ameiban ubsorbed our of-
ferings
New York Money
New York Tebruaiy 1 < Money on csll
steady t 2HVj per cent Irime met can
tile paper < pel enl Meilln et
change firm with actual business In bank-
ers bills nt 187 for demand nnd nt I Maj
r < Xi Si for sixty dais posted rates 4 8 4
and 4 j comroercl il bills 1 9IUW1 8 t
II ir silver SOU Mexl in dollsis 43 tiov
ei i merit bonijb steidv fate bonds Inac-
tive ralhoad bonds firm
London Consols
London Fehtuirj lRonsols for money
01 account 04 7l < i liar lver dull
21 7 Id Alnnev Jln per cent Discount
for short bills 294iP 1 1 for Hires months
bills 21Mtia2h per cent
COURSE OF NEW YORK STOCKMARKET
Following are the Miles of stocks and cl oslng pi ice for the New York stock
mniket
Stocks
1 I I ICIos
I IHIghlLow I lug
I Sales I est est bid
I I I ICIos
IHIghlLow I lug
I Sile I ist I est 1 bid
Soutliein Hallway 1 3 fH i ir iW no
scnthcin Itv pfv 2 000 tMi4 1011 tup
1em and Paeltlc I Hwsi iry j < 12j
1 St L nnd W 1 5 < ii jji
7 st L end V pf I 30 > i 4 41 > i 41
rnliin Pacific lOnmiHMteHul 1H
Im Ion Puclilc pf j 100OI hli > i teliSti WVa
Wabash 1 4 S0OI i 24h 21
abash pf I 111001 I4 > 14 44
Wheel nnd L D 27001 20 ltV 10
W and L H 2d pf 2300 12 Kos 31ij
Wlsconin Ccn 43001 2H4 21 > ui Jls
I Adams ixiie 1 10
Amerlrnn V I I 230
Pulled htntis Kx I 10115 1115 115
Wei s Im go Lx I iliO
Amnl Copper H 311K 7UI OSM OS7
I Am Car ami F 4 15001 201 2sl 2SH
Un Car mil F pfl 4isi tsbl ioVl ss
Am Linseed oil 1 211
Am Linseed Oil pf
Am Loco 1200
Am Loco pf 300
I Am Smcl ind ltefl 500
Am S nnd It pf boo
I AliJcondi Mln Ho
Biooklyt 11 1
I tin Fi el md Iron
oisolldiitod Gis
Conti Tol ncco pf
I Goneill I lei ti lu
1 Glucose Sug 11
1 Hocking oil
1 Inter Paper
Inter IVptr pf
Inter Power
Laclede Ga
Nntluinl Biscuit
Nntlunal Lead
1 Niitlcrnl Silt
I National 11 t pf
North Amciicau
lndtlc Cmi t I
Pacific Mall
j Peoples Has
PiesaCd Stce Cirl
reused S C pf
Iullmm P C
I I 4S
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b2X Ji 221V 222
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100 202 2i2 210
1HI 11XI 441ft I4Vi
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7X 7T 75
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5XI I7 40 I 4t >
12 < X > KXISUSV 1IXIV
I I 3W
11X11 S11 MAI Jv
2lX > 221 221 220
Hcpilbllc Slcel 4X 11U lti
lkpuhllc Steel pf lwK 70 WIHI Oos
Sngrr WKxllllJiinoilllWii
Teiin CorI and I j ilPOO OiSt NiV I Htj
1nlon Band P Co
V II nnd P Co pfl
11 S Leather
V S Lcither pf
17 S Itubei
1 S ltuber pt
ti S Steel
V H Slcel pf
Western 1nlon
32001 17il 17 1 10
800 M 4I 81 I Nt
3x > i 11V 1H 111
2001 HU Sll > >
2tXl 14V0I 1I0 IP
I 1 511
174001 44V 44U 41V
13380 04V tMV OH
XXI 01 I HI HP
Total ules fo the day WOOO shnr
Closing Prices of New York Bonds
10SH Hocking Valler 4 > 4s io > V4
2t coupon 10SI1 Louisville and Nashville unified 4s 101H
lfwl Meilcan Ceutial Is b 82
a 1U Melcnn C ntral 1st luc 31U
Minneapolis and St Louis 4s W 10
Mssourl Kansas and Texas 4s pW
Mlssonrl Kansas nnd Texas 2nd Wr
New York Central IMS
New York CcutraJ Mijs Odd
New Jersev Central geu 5s
Northern Iaiiflc 4s
103i
106
117
DULLNESS OVER GRAIN PITS
CORN WORKED AGAINST
A FAIRLY GOOD TONE
Lower Cables and Professional SellinQ
Started a Slump Oats Were Slow
and Provisions Dull
Chicago February 18Corn showed pro
notinccd weakness for n time today and
worked against n fairly good tone In the
other ginlns DiillncfH still hung over all
pits however and at the close Mnv wheat
was a shade higher May corn WL lower
and Mav oats H 1 lower Provlslous
tlo cd a shade to 2 up
Wheat had a dull and narrow tmrket
The range was within half a cent ami
In the miln the tone was fairly nun The
news wns generally bearish but an ex-
pected llimncsis In Liverpool cables based
on tilk of a grain Impoit duty and on cold
weatliei helped the maikct heie mate-
rially at the opening Trade was prln
tlpally imong the locals with some small
lmjlug and covering early St Louis was
a seller heie und though there was some
Improvements In the cash nnd export sltuT
tiou n beuilsh feeling developed on the cojii
slump and depressed prices May opened
unchanged to 4 up at 784 to 78 sold 171
7810 and then diopped to 78 lucre was
it good result from the bullish nntuie of
Ihe Bradstieets worlds available report
but the liberal professional selling and im-
ports of Increased offerings In the South-
west worked against 111 advnnce May
closed steadv a shade up at S Wi s
Loial reielpts were foitvili car two of
icntrnct guide Minneapolis and Uuluth
repotted 1 liberal movement Mil cms
making a total fur the thtce points of 43J
ems against 240 cars last week and 410
a venr ago Primary leeelpts were 45 < Xl
liusliels compircd with 420XXI bu hcls last
venr Senbnnrd clearances in wheai ind
Hour equaled 144000 bushels The worn s
visible supplj deciCaseil 1783000 hUlels
compared to 111 Increase Inst yen of loiJV
TOO lniFliels Ihe seaboard reported foitv
two Inuds tnken for expott
Lower sides and professional selling
started a slump In corn that for a time bid
fnli to ilenioi illze prices At the opening
thete was a weakness felt but pilces did
not sag much because theie was no cirlv
selling pre si > re Ilw mnrkef was a verr
small one but when reports brgitu coming
In that offeilngs west of the liver weie
llbenl nnd that rnllwavs were expecting
A deeldedlv freer movement scon some ni
tlvo selling set in Mnv which had s bld
New Tork Febniarv IS Wheil He
celpts 20 500 exports 71 V > Spot firmer
No 2 red SSS afloat and KV
elevator options steadv
Kansas Cltv Februiry 18 Wheat Mav
70 Julv 7Vi75i < cash No 2 bird 7Vi7I
75J4 No 2 red S7 No 2 spring 74iVi
Corn Mnv 01 Septenihc Vii cash No
2 mixed OlitlOl No 2 whle 05V Oats
No 2 while 4hiri47
St Louis Febniarv IS Wheat Lower
No 2 ted cash elevator Sits track Stli87
Mnv 81 Julv 7M Julv 7Si No 2 hard
7 iJJW Com Loner No 2 cish M track
01 Mnv Glsfl02 Julv 12W02 Oils
Lower No 2 cash 44 track ta fltO May
44MT44 July 3tP No 2 white 4b Hye
CHANGE FR0 > i GRAZING
TO GRAIN FEEDING GRADUAL
Receipts Heavy With a Good Report of
Texans The Market Was Steady
and Strong
The South Omaha Live Stock Journal
raysAway
Away out on the western border of Ne-
braska where a few jeais ago It was
deemed ImposMhle to raise and fatien hogs
for protlt are now found a number of
ranchers who raise nnd fatten every jear
a number of hogs This jear Scotts Blurts
ITnloti Pulflc 4s HHIW lambs 52 > ao76 culls nnd bucks 355
t nlon Saclflc conv 4s loosi 400
Wabash lsts 1181
111 A
72m
H2TS
nave
6114
cc
creamery lStyiCS dairy 1024 Cheese
Rieady 10412 Bggs Strong fresh 340
8IH t
New York February IS Eggs ltecelpts
5S3o packages Market excited Western
at mark 17 Southern nt mark 3GW
Kansas City February 18 Bggs Steady
27 cents
COTTON SEEDOIL PRODUCTS
New York February 18 Cotton seed oil
Dull
Memphis Fcbrnsrv IS Cotton seed oil
Prime crude 34WH35 off crude iiiin
prime summeryellosv 37 choice cooking
summer yellow 1 c I 4C Meal nnd cake
Prime 21 50 on IP50
New Orleans vFebrnsrrJR Cotton rrd
nil Prime redned In barrels 40J4 vtt rehned
mii Plmo lid 3ii
1
ST LOUIS
CHICAGO
rcirt1 February lSCattleItccelpts
fi strong good to prime steers
u iOQ7 IK poor to medium 4CXKdO CO btock
en and feeders 2 2 5 70 cows 1255540
heifers 25OJJO50 canners 1 25ff2 25 bulls
250 IU talvcs 2 505172 Texas fed
S K 4 4f3W Ksllecelpts ai W
W ftrougi good to choice heavy ejya
U3i light M 5Ml bulk 5b0 tJ20 Hbcep
ltecelpts 10000 market stead good to
iholce wethers 4 7VJtV25 fair to choice
< 1 856i4 wi Western hheep 450j uw
native lambs am yearlings 375 i0 t 7e8t
em lambs 525 < att
NUW OltLEANS
Special to The Post
vXew Orleans La February 18
The
mirkrtr S 0 < k c h n ports The
lfrtU t b0 u ar 0 desirable beef cat
UJiwIk voral lc Cood hogs and
sheep re In request
KANSAfTciTY
Special to The Pest
StTh T K
ls Th i Itx Mo Febnnry
rnngfd as tollows
The leading futuies
Articles Open High Low Close
WheatNo 2
Fel
May
July
Corn No 2
May
July
Sept
Oats No 2
Mnv
Julv
Sept
PorkPcr bbl
M
K <
f nili 100 issg 15117
bs
ix
Sept 8 0 Jnu S70 b70
Articles Llt SUIpn f n i3
Flour bauds Tf rS
Wheal bushels i >
< bushels rK
mn LOOO m nxt
Oats buslhels
> <
Bje bushels
Berley bushels
01000
prlies strong
20OIX
around Ctsi dropped rapidly to 01 Com
mis Inn 111 OS were the best buyers until
the lose when shotts >
near
pmflts helping In a slight U May
lloscd weak 14mH lower nt 01 iib1 k e
celnts weie 10S cms
The muket for oats was extiemuly slow
There was a fair undertone und a good
early The
deal of Independence shown
uini break however worked against this
steadv ftellng nnd In the absence of an
active tiade prices suffeied a tillie May
closed i i down nt 13 Iletelpts 18f >
provisions were dull and closed stonily
after 11 fairly strong opening Hog re
cilpts were lighter and Inlluenceil higher
pilies nt the vurds and In the pit But
the grain weakness caused a loss of jnost
of the enilv gain Mnv potk
uii nt 1100 Mnv laid a shade hlrter at
P47 and Mav libs a shade up nt S50
Intimated receipts for tomorrow VMieat
10 cars curn 70 cars oats 05 cars nogs
42IXXI head
ash quotations weie ns follows
Flour Steadv
AlicitNo 1 73U734 No 2 ted 8IHJ
S ii
OitsNo 2 4T No 2 white 45ftIU14 No
3 white IT iO
live No 2 tlli
Bin lev Fah to choice malting OOfiVl
Flsx eccl No 1 1074 No 1 Ninthwcst
etn 1 72
Tlmothr eedPilme 0 50
Mess pork Per ban el 15 7IW1575
Lord Per 100 pounds 0 2V iO2710
Short ribs Sides iooe S 35GJS 0
Sbouldeis Div salted lboedl 7IV7
sideShot t clenr ibovedl S 7VjR 81
hlskv Basis of high wines 12b
Cloicr Continct grade 0 25
Grain and Provisions Elsewhere
lower 02 Pork Prchsnged Johblng 15 25
for old 10 00 for new Lard Dull and
steadv nt 0 17ij Flour Weak ted win-
ters patents i KV54 50 evtrn fnncv mid
stralgbls 1 4 > lfil 00 clem 1 20i1 31
Tlmothr iced steadv 5 7 ifi 10 Comttieal
Stendv 1 10 Bran Dull iicked eatt
track 0li > 2 Hay siteadr tlmothv 12 51
6114 0 pialrle ill < WtTlT 00 Whisker
steadv 1 11 Iron cotton ties 1 00 Bag
glng oijijG Hemp twine 0 Hrv salt
meils Boxed dlill extra shoits nnd ceai
libs 8 02 rleir sides 8 S70 Bacon
Bovd dull extra short nnd clear tlbs
l17Vu clear < ldes 0 62 HecelptSFlour
fXXX wheat 1SO0O coin rj20O0 oatx 51000
ijMpnlentsFlour 12 0fsi wheat 110 000
coin 70000 oats 4 > 000
Texas and Terrltorv Mockmen today I
s Case Bro 1111 pound beeves 5 00
ishufolt t rnilnw Lennpnh 110O pound
covvi 130 WvcUoff A Haskell White
agle 1010 pound stccis 4 70 F B and
II B Johnson Chickasha 1171 pound
nceves 5 20
A NEW FEED
Cuero Texas Tcbruiry 1 Some of the
loeil btockmen nre feeding cattle xvl h
molasses added to the cotton feed meal
and hulls the cattle are doing fine on It
GALVFrON
Jteported for The Houston Post by the
A P Norman Live Stock compiny Incor-
porated
Ilcvves
flood to choice 4 00ft 4 ° r >
Common to fair 3 50 3 75
tows
Good to choice t ivst > w
Common to fair 2 7r 1 00
county ranchers have shipped to this
od to cholco o
r 1 n
rf m
noj
alone Common
ket Hftecn
hogs The change
from grazing to
brought about b i
or twenty carloads of to fair 2 7iVf 3 t ny
from cattle to hogs ami f nvn
grain feeding has been r m o W i SSf
J f ° a 1 5
> the Introduction of Irrl Hogs y
gntlou F Shunqulst the laigest owner
and feedei of hogs In that section relates
thit he has about uxl head of hog which
are thriving on alfnlfa Tline or four
weekR before marketing he finishes them
out on wheat or corn and they mine to
ninrket fnc fiom dl ea e and smooth fat
although generally of rathci light weight
At this lime Mr ShomiulM sajs thcli cc
tlnn Is irnwded vvl It cattle unci sheep bo
tug roughed through and no lo s < > t r 11
n qui nee his appeared mi far this season
KANSAS CITY
lan a niv Februnrj 18 Cattlelte
Comfed
jntit a an
Wastfed
4 vxw tno
ItomarksMarkrt bae of good cattle
dniunnd active nnd
NEW YORrTcOTTON
The Market Opened Quir and Steady
and a Point or Two Higlnr
Butter BulterlncCheese
Send Ms YotTor TT
Fuel
Am In OilPrompt close touch SM J1
shippers Contracts ni
companies C fcd > t
Agents for Booth n J1 ott
fico 217 Main St feW t
Colt onseed Meal
Hulls and Crackle
Write
or wire for deliver J
HUMPHREYS GODwl
H ° wtcqTij
RICHARD COCKE
BROKERS
changes S
Cl
Members Xew n1
Kichange Houston Cotton p SM
ton 01 and Stock F h xch J
Commercial Nntlon ffi g
R B MORRIslc
BR ° KERS
cotton stocks grnln
> n <
Members Cotton Ewhinge bJPJ
and Houston Oil and Stwk foS 1
markets by ptlvatc wire Tr
fflanleis and Mechanics iiiFtl
Houston National hank Dill v
luiions furnished Both D06
Main sltcet Houston Teias
CHAS B MUNJER INVESrMENT
OIL
218 Main St tiSuston Tei
Seed Potatoes
Early Rose Peerless and Bliss Trims
Let us have jour orders for sirae
BROWNE LYONS t
GUS JAPHEL
STOCKS TiV rm
w f members of tb8
S0 ck Hottsoj 01
JichanBc Buy andTeiUll
and other corporation 1
slon Agents for fuel oil stocks ti 11 S
oil ctistmets nt ntlsfactcjrrMt
on thirty to slxtv dn5 tha ffi
riantcrs and Mechanic Rtfe
Houston Texas mm ti
Investment and Stock QroVet
ESTABLISHED 1872
HENRYaRHBDii
H B BEER
COTTON MERCHANT
New Orleans
M B M B K It S O F New otlesai Ccttn
change New York Cotton Eichicte
Associate Members Liverpool Cotto 1
elation
Special attention given to the mw
of contiacts for future delivery In
Oil Stocks ami Real Esfa
1
Members Houston Oil aDd Slock EictiB
we solicit jour orders to buy nlKmi
stocks Sj
obahston mum
Befercncc bv perml slon T TV eB
and First Vitlonal Bank
D B CHERRY C
Members Houston Oil Stock ficbiap
Produce Fruit and Goran
sion Merchant
Special attention given to consljnBtr
ot Poultry Eggs and Country Prw
HOUSTON TEXAS
mouths In proportion Throughout tit
was verj
resslon the Hading
cvcltcl a l v
gciietal with shoits
> IM W
buying nt top prices 1 ar
lu beinora
will come much higher
the e > t 1
the showing made
ket tonight urged sh < rts ca v in
iirgui
nrt
knoivn
i 1 neii
1 o 2 points ntfd bJ V
higher In hi
keeping with better aeliml r ti n will
cables frnm the Fngllsh nurket nnd til m < on lnat on011
advices from Sonthein spot ccuteis than I SUCAR
cxptetcd iMinn I
sflPr p pa h0
niom
luted new buvlng 1 4nrt tl fSl
Mculj with prices net
polntt higher March > < > 8J1 i
oXs nTlo SS Yniri ricrino l SSI > ow York Febnnry H <
AVabash 2nds
Yabash d b B4
West Shore 4s b
Wheeling and Lake Krle 4s
Wisconsin Central 4s
Continental Tobacco 4s
Our Fuel Oil Equipment is the Best and Ohijjf
est on the Idarket and Gives the Best Resytfc
m lonj o our competitor nd lnvestie te for yourKlt
Wotthlntton ptttern Fue lOil Pumpj Reld HydroCarbon indiM
tll Qln hK A Urgebuslncn li belne done In ° t0B c < > kerj
Hill OIQCkS shows strength with Incrtnslnr Inquiry
Oil and StocK Exehwgs hoUtc
R W GAMBLE OOm
H L FAQ1N ASDElg
jjox r DOTT PKTEB
President Gtnernl Counsel QQ
TUB F C3I3iT IlsrVEST TB
Sncceyor to FaglnDorsey Investmen Co Capital ° o S
ySi T 0 StoC OIL WELL CONTIUCTOW
o bce0liMilac Hlth cU Industrial extrprlses fl ec 1Jra la leU1
in bce c
rVc7 litltVnS CU8llS D
The Fagin Investment Co VLl A S JT0
Members Houston and Besnment OH Exchanges
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