Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1897 Page: 5 of 12
twelve pages : b&w ; page 29 x 22 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2.'.' 1897.
I REFORM PRESS EDITORS
CHARGES AGAINST VAN DER-
VOORT . INVESTIGATED AND
. ACCUSERS CONDEMNED.
miiniiMHiii.
A Telegram Negotiating for Harmony
Mot an Evasive Reply Another Tel-
egram' From Kansas City Re-
quests a Direct Answer.
Memphis Feb. 23. Today's session of
the Reform Press association was full
of interesting talk. The discussion was
precipitated and the anger of the dele-
gates aroused by the statement of Sec-
retary Parker that he had received an
official communication from the Nebras-
ka Reform Press association which pre-
ferred charges against ex-President Paul
Van Dervoort and asked that Mr. Van
Deryoort be tried and expelled from the
association. Mr Farker snid the com-
munication had charged Mr. Van Der-
voort with being a paid spy of the repub-
I'can party and a traitor to the cause
l! populism. The convention howled at
Ihe charges and showed in a moment that
Ihey - had the utmost faith iu Mr Van
Dervoort both as a man and as a mem-
ier of the populist party. Mr. Van Der-
voort demanded an investigation how-
ever and a committee of three was ap-
pointed. .
At the afternoon session tne commit-
tee reported its decision exonerating Mr.
Van Dervoort 6f all charges made by
the' Nebraska Reform Press association
and condemned his accusers. A vice
president secretary and executive board
were elected during the day.
An interesting exchange of telegrams
between the Memphis and Kansas City
conventions over the Associated Press
leased wires was a feature of the day's
proceedings. Kansas City wanted to
know if members who joined the organi-
zation at Memphis would be required to
vever all connection and co-operation with
the free silver forces in opposition to the
iction of the St. Louis convention. The
Memphis convention in reply through its
executive officers cited sections 1 2 and
3 of rcl 8 f .the constitution which
gives the executive board power to ex-
pel any members not acting in accordance
with the Omaha and St. Louis platforms.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING.
Memphis Feb. 23.-Frank Burkctt of
Mississippi the newly elected president
ailed the Reform Press association to
order promptly at 10 o'clock today.
Prominent among the late arrivals was
(Jen. Jacob Coxey of commonweal fame.
Mr. Coxey was delayed en route and did
not reach the city until late last even-
ing. He will take an active part in the
Siroceedings and will address the conven-
tion at an opportune time.
Immediately upon assembling Joseph
Parker of Louisville the secretary rose.
He said charges had been made by the
Nebraska association against ex-President
Van Dervoort. The Nebraska lead-
er was charged with being a spy in the
populist ranks.
Mr. Van Dervoort immediately took the
floor and demanded an investigation.
lnlinlf of himself his wife
and children and his friends that the
charges should be invesiignieu.
A motion was made to appoint a com-
mittee of three to investigate the charges
and a dozen delegates were on their feet
in a moment howling for recognition.
The convention got into a hopeless parlia-
mentary wrangle
Mr. McDowell of Tennessee was finally
recognized and iu a vigorous speech de-
manded that the charges be ignored. An
exciting debate ensued. It was suggest-
l (nuai fnvs nf WllsllillirtOIl.
McDowell of Tennessee and Babb of
North Carolina be uameu as a cwinuii-
toe.O National Committeeman Washburn
here took his first part in the proceedings.
He argued that as Babb is a strong anti-
Butlerite the country might think it was
.. .i. in u'liitoivntih Mr. Vnn Dor-
voort. Thereupon Mr. Babb was with
drawn and .Mr. l-erguson 01 j.exu u
substituted. The committee was then ac-
cepted by the convention and the resolu-
tion passed. Mr. Van Dervoort invited
the committee to his rooms saying ho
would easily disprove the charges made
against him. .
The committee on by-laws and consti-
tution next reported. The report was or-
dered filed. '
The election of officers was the next
order of business.
W. F. Mays of Washington state cud
k r Ti-....l'.t. . ftf Rruitnn wore noini-
J-f. Dl. Hunuuiim " -----
pated for vice president jir. asijoiini
.uifktv withdrew his name and Mr. Mays
was elected oy acciamuuu".
The other officers elected were:
Recording secretary and treasurer
ffoseph Parker of Kentucky; correspond-
ing secretary John Boyd of Texas;
"ready print" editor Morgan of Indiana.
Members of the Executive Board J.
H. Ferris Illinois: N. II. Mortsinger. In-
diana; E. H. Peters Texas; Paul J. Dix-
on Missouri; G. S. Gessler North Caro-
Committee on Educational Work J. II.
Ferris Illinois: Paul Van Dervoort. Ne-
braska; Abe Steinberger Kansas; B. b.
Peters. Texas; B. G. West Tennessee.
A resolution was adopted allowing mem-
bers of drought-stricken districts of
Louisiana gratuitous membership for one
year. ... .
A recess was then taken until 1 p. m.
When the convention reassembled com-
mittee reports were n order. There were
no reports ready and a recess of an hour
was taken.
When President Burkett rapped for or-
der the special committee appointed at
the .morning session to investigate the
charges against ex-President Van Der-
voort reported. The committee found
the charges were without foundation.
The report condemns the accusers for an
unwarranted attack upon Mr. Van Der-
voort and expressed unlimited confidence
in both his moral and political honesty.
Cyclone''- Davis of Texas offered a
resolution of thanks to the committee en
entertainment the people of Memphis
and the press for kind and courteous
treatment. Adopted.
V special vote of thanks was tendered
Gen Peter Traov for the trouble taken
by him personally in entertaining visi-
1lMr. Moodv of Texas offered n set of res-
olutions with a long preamble demanding
that the question of revision of the con-
stitution of the United States be submit-
ted to the people.
This occasioned a long debate partici-
tilted In by "Cyclone" Da! .x('imr-
limn Wcllcr of Iowa and other.
Mr. MoimIv'h riwf.litl..f.M ........
-- 1 "-nuifFiii nrjr II KJ Ull
the table and the convention adjourned
until Id iVlniu f ...... .......
ivid'fllviTi
FOUR LOST THKIli LIVES.
West Virginia Reformers Apply the
Torch to Disreputable places.
Wheeling W. Vu. Feb. 23.-Ncws
reached here of a sensational attempt ou
the nart of citizen ii ti.
a siteuk-casy" and disorderly house. The
K.1U11I 1.. .1... I. l. ... . ....
. " llml "' nicwurt and rranu
hfir y lost their live in the "speak-easy"
while Stella Woods and Frank Johnson
Inmates of the disorderly house were
burned to death and a number of others
whose names are not given were injured
in the burning buildings.
MRS. . SALVINI IN NEW YORK.
Relict of the Great Actor Talks of the
Fatal Illness of Her Husband.
New York Fe23.-Mrs. Alexan-
der Salvini widow of the romantic actor
who died in Florence in December Inst
arrived here on an American liner and is
now at the Hoffman house.
Mrs. Salvini was 'Miss Maud Dixon
Wore her marriage. The death of Sal-
vini hns upset all he.r plans nnd she will
not play this year. Her husband had
planned nn elnltorate pioduction of "Ro-
meo and Juliet" "The Outlaw" and other
romantic plays in America this season.
She was to have played Juliet and they
were busy with the scenery ami were en-
thusiastic over the prospects when the ill-
ness of Salvini set in doubtless hurried by
overwork and worry became serious and
all work was abandoned in the hope that
complete rest might rcUore his shattered
henlth.
Tp the adverse criticism with which his
Hamlet and Othello met in Chicago Mrs.
Salvini attributes much of the worry and
overwork which precipitated the break-
ing down of her husband's health.
"He was so anxious to please" she said
"and so much more anxious to be true to
his art and to himself he gave his father's
interpretation of Otheilo in Chicago
thinking it was the greatest. The criti-
cisms some of them were adverse in
the extreme "well lie said to me if X
had' given my own interpretation of it In-
stead of my father's they would have
blamed me for my presumption in not giv-
ing his. Next year I shall give them
mine.'
He was not over sensitive to just criti-
cism. "It may seem strange that I should say
such a thing but where is there one to
take his place? - His death hns left a big
gai. His illness really began in Mon
treal a year ago in Oetoltor where the
doctors said he had typhoid fever lie
began work again too soon and played
Othello nightly. His father would not
have acted more than twice a week but
here so much is demanded of an artist.
"We left here on June tJ last. He
compluined in London that he was very
tired. We went to Paris. There ho
grew worse. We consulted specialists and
found he had tuberculosis. He went to
Florence to his father's villa. A spe-
cialist then ordered ii.m to the mountains.
They are very different from the physi
cians here. ihey talked much of let-
ting nature take its course.
"Well he sank rapidly in the mountains
and we returned to Florence again. They
did not tell him he had tuberculosis. He
was confident of recovery. I thiuk he
might have been cured. To the last he
spoke hopefully of his future and it may
lie that had he been here and in the hands
of physicians here his hopes would have
been realized.
"He did not know how ill he was nor
did I. His voice was stronir and deen to
the last nnd those who associated tuber-
culosis with disease of the lungs thought
his condition by no means hopeless. He
died without arranging his affairs and
they are very complicated. Some time
must elapse before they can be arranged.
It will be long before I shali have recov-
ered from the lamentable exertion of the
last few months."
WOMEN WOODMEN TO SECEDE.
Denver Col. Feb. 23. The Wood-
man's Circle the woman's branch of the
order of Woodmen of the World in the
west is contemplating withdrawal from
the Omaha management which exercises
supreme control over the order in the
western States and if possible forming a
Fncitic jurisdiction which will place them
on nn equal footing with the Woodmen.
A convention has been called which will
meet in Salt Lake City March 3 to dis-
cuss plans for the new jurisdiction nnd to
decide upon the best means for carrying
out their plans. The cause of the break
is said to lie general d's-satisfactiou with
the Omaha management which has so
far kept the woman's branch from in-
creasing and growing iu proportion to sim-
ilar orders.
OPERA FESTIVAL.
St. Louis' Feb. 23. The Dnmroseh
opera festival under the auspices of the
St. Louis Musical Club opened last night
with a flawless performance of Wagner's
"Diewalkuere." It was in every way the
most successful first night grand ojtera
held iu St. Louis for many a long day.
Every seat in the immense hall of the ex-
position building nnd galleries were pack-
ed. .
Tonight Lohengrin will be sung with
the new German tenor Kraus in the
title role. Calve has definitely declined
to join the Damrosch forces far Carmen.
TAYLOR TOPICS.
Taylor Tex. Feb. 23. (Special.)
Let it be said to the credit of William-
son county that out of a total number of
twenty-one prisoners convicted at the re-
cent term of the district court and scut
to the state penitentiary to serve vary-
ing terms there were only three white
men in the entire gnng. There were two
Mexicans in the gang one negro woman
and' the balance were negro men.
W. C. Hayslip an aged Texas veteran
living a few miles north of Taylor nt
Circleville. has invented nnd patented a
plow which promises to revolutionize the
farming industry. It is claimed that this
plow will do the work of three ordinary
plows in the same length of time.
A call has been issued for a meeting
nt Taylor of Albert Sidney Johnston
camp of Confederate Veterans on Tues-
day March 2 for the election of officers
and delegates to the grand reunion and
transaction of other important business
of interest to the camp.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jackson of this city
have just celebrated the fiftieth anniver-
sary of their marriage having enjoyed a
half century of wedded life and Itoth nre
hale and hearty and comparatively
healthy at the ago of 70 years. "Uncle
Hickory" ns he is familiarly called will
be 70 years of age iu a few weeks and
his good wife is only three mouths
younger.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Chicago. Feb. 23. While twelve
men under Superintendent MePhail were
working in the water tunnel extending
beneath Lake Michigan from the front of
Sixty-sixth street a portion of the tunnel
caved in. The iirti were forced to run
a distance of 7(!(Ayeet to reach the car
which drew them up to safety and al-
though the water rose rapidly in the tun-
nel and it was a very close call for them
they managed to reach n place of safety.
MePhail. after getting bis men out re-
turned for a mule that had been used in
the tunnel and nearly lost his life in try-
ing to save it being however unsuccess-
ful. It is probable that the tunnel will bo
pH-mWeH. -it has caved in on several
previous occasions.
Iliiilli
LOCAL MARKET.
There was nothing doing in the cotton
market yesterday and there is no change
to note in quotations. Cottonseed oil
products are firm at quotations with an
active demand for seed.
The spring trade In dry goods is open
ing up very satisfactorily and merchants
huve every . reason to look for vast im-
provement within the next few weeks
i'hey nre displaying some wondrously
beautiful fubrics this year and to look
at them is to marvel at the skill of the
weavers.
The wholesale trade is fairly active.
and staple articles are steady at figures
given below.
the grain and hay market is quiet at
quotations.
Good butter eggs and chickens nre in
demand at prices quoted.
All quotations are wholesale:
Axle GrettM. Golden CO(7jj70e per ''oz-
en; Apex 7tc; Aileton 10c; castor oil
02 l-2(705c.
Ammunition Powder per keg $4.00;
blasting powder $1.05 per keg agents
1rice; drop shot per sack $1.251.30;
uck $1.5071.55.
Bacon Short clear 5 3-4tf?Gc;
breakfast. 7 3-47Se: dry suit. 57j-5 l-8e:
suit bellies 5 3-4c; smoked bellies C 1-2
0 34c. Hams 10 l-2c.
Lard Refined tierces S8 l-2c; leaf
5c; 50 lb cans i-4c higher tunn tierces;
10-lb cans 3-4c higher: 0-lb cans 7-sc
higher; 3-lb cans lc higher.
Baking 1'owder Bon-Hou M ounces
80c; 10 oum-es frc: ti ounces 35c; Dr.
Price's $4.S per dozen: uoyni $4.;
per dozen.
Canned Fruit Per dozen: Strawber-
ries. $1.00(7;1.10: pineapples Standard.
$1.50(1.G5; eyeless and coreless $1.85
(0)2.00; seconds uuCJe; pears stanaara
!Mrf7j'$l.0: dinner. Bartlett pears. 2-
pound $l.O0(7;l.O5; 3-Kund $1.001.65;
peaches standard LS-pouna siKzjuuc; scc-
. n j r" 1 1 1 ........ 1 .... .1
onas. s-nouun. IiH. o-ihmiuu mauunru.
$1.201.00; '3-pound pie peaches 75c;
blackberries Gy?j70c; d-pound standard
n ration. 7fU?;A0e.
California Canned Fruits Standard
goods 2 i-2-itound cans: Peaches $1.(50
1.70 per dozen; apricots $1.35S!1.4.i;
pears $.WKg1.70; egg plums l.aocq)
1.45: green truces. $1.40fcrl.fi0; nectarines
$1.351.50: grapes. $1.35ftfl.45; white
cherries $2.50!2.00; black cherries
$2.25(0.35.
Candy Plain stick IKS! l-2c; wrap
ped 7(oV7 1-2; fancy mixed in pails (
l-28c.
Canned v ezetables Marrowfat peas.
90cSfl.00; Lima beans SOtfitfl.OO;
string bean. GOf&Tfc: corn. 60cC!$1.25:
tomatoes 2-pound 70?f75c: 3-poiind 80
tfft)5c; red kidney beans 2-pound 80
SOc.
Coffee Rio and Cordova fair 13 1-4
(314c; prime 11 1-2C(i'l5e; choice 18C
li) l-2c; Penlterry 1921c; oast-
ed coffee coffee apex basis 100-
pouud cases $15.50; Arbuckles's 100-
pound cases $15.50; in 3-pound cases
$15.80: Mocha and Java blend. 26c.
Flour High patent per bnrrel $5.25
.8i; half patent. $).iur.o.28; straight
laniuy .-i.umg.j.w.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES.
Molasftcs Centrifugal fair 16(?)17e
prune 2-iqploi:; choice open kettle
20c.
Sugar Quotations are for small lots
special prices given on carload orders
standard granulated. 4 3-4fM4 7-8c: Ger
man granulated in sacks 4 5-8c; cubes
53 l-8c; powdered 5f;5 l-2c; yellow
How
clarihen fancy 4 a-SftM l-2c
4 l-4c.
choice.
PRODUCE.
Beans California small white
2 3-4c per pound: Bayou pink.
2 1-2U2
2(?3c;
Lima. 3M3 l-4c; black-eyed peas. 2 3-4
er.3c.
Butter creamery 2324c; countrv
butter 8(Tile.
Cabbage Texas $2.00W2.50 per crate.
Cheese New York full cream 14((i'15c;
western l'Jc.
Eggs Per dozen Oftj'lOc.
Onions California $1.501.75 per
bushel.
Onions Sets $3.00 per bushel. -.
Pepper Chile 18(fl!)e per pound.
Potatoes Choice Colorado and Califor-
nia 05ff70c; Missouri (!5c; sweet po-
tatoes 75W80c per bushel.
Seed Potatoes Tennessee Triumph
$3.50 per barrel; New York varieties
$2.75r3.00 per 11-peck barrel.
Poultry Chickens per dozen hens
$2.4(Kr2.50: large fryers $2.50fi3.00;
broilers $2.2.Ya2.50 according to size;
turkey hens .f5.O0C(Xj.(XJ; turkey gobblers
$0.00fti'11.00; ducks $2.5(Xa'3.00; geese
$4004(4.50.
FRUITS AND NUTS.
Apples Ben Davis aud Baldwin
$2.:
(g.'t.OO per barrel; Wine Saps $2.7."y&.3.25.
Bananas Per bunch packed for ship-
ment $1.50(f;:2.00.
("ocoanuts $4.50 per 100.
Lemons Messinn. and Palermo choice
$3.00(3.50.
Nuts Brazil Oc per pound; filberts
Sicily 11c; Naples 12 l-2c: walnuts 11
fol2c: lien 11 tits 5frt5 l-2c; almonds. Tartt-
gona 12(?!l3c per pound in sucks; pecans
7 l-28 l-2c.
Oranges California navnls $2.25
3.00; California seedlings $2.25 per box
DRIED FRUITS.
Apples Fancy sliced in Ikixcs 4 l-4(tj)
4 3-4c; choice evaporated 5 l-2c; fancy!
5 l-2c.
Citron 14c per pound.
Figs Turkish layer 1215c.
Currants In barrels Oc; cleaned cur-
rants in boxes 7c; in 1-pound cartons
7 l-2c.
Nectarines Evaporated 7(fi8c.
Peaches Evaporated impeded 8
Pears Evaporated. 6 l-2(S7c.
Apricots llXfflO l-2c.
Raisins California L. L. boxes new
$1.05(?t;1.75; 1-4 box L. L. raisins 00c;
2- crown L. M. raisins 50 It) boxes 5c;
3- crown L. M. 50 lb boxes Cc.
Prunes Crop of 18JK5: California
prunes. 00-100s ftHS l-4c; 80-00s 5 3-4
(Wie: 70-80s ll-4(t01-2c: 00-70s 7c;
50-OOs 8c; 40-50s Oc; silver prunes
8 l-4c; ruby prunes 8 l-2c.
GRAIN AND HAY.
Bran 70(ff 75c.
Chon'ted Corn 75c per 100 pounds.
Corn-3SC40c sacked.
Oats White 20c.
Hay Prairie $10.00(f12.00 per ton;
torn $lG.00ftf 18.00 per ton
Cotton Seed Meal Per ton. $15.00.
Sorghum Seed 80c per bushel
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rico Exlra fancy head 0 l-2(7c;
choice 5 1-2flOe; fair 4 l-2(?5e.
Rope Basis for 7-10: Sisal. 51-2c;
mnnilla or.Jl-4c; cotton 10ft;10 l-2c.
Salt Liverpool coarse. 00cff$1.00; fine
$l.WKf1.10: barrels 28-10s $2.25; 00-5s
$2.30f 100-3x $2.50; 70-4s $2.45.
Starch Standard goods: Pearl in 40
It) boxes 3 l-2e; Royal Gloss bulk
3 3-4c; Nickel 100 packages per box
$2.75; cornstarch 4 3-4V.0c per ft) 20 anil
40 IT) boxes.
Soda Per lb. 0t3 l-4c.
Oatmeal Scotch oat per case $2.25;
Quaker per case $2.10.
CATTLE AND HOGS.
Beef and Hogs Beeves corn fed per
pound gross. 2(32 l-2c: cows in good
condition 1 l-2(2c; calves 1 l-22c.
nogs at. per pound gross jfrw x-m.
Muttons In good condition 2 l-23c.
WIRE ANri NAILS.
Barbed Wire Glidden. gal.. $2.70 per
100 lbs; painted wire $2.40; Baker per
fect. .u.
Wire Anils Bute. S2.2:t ner kecr: ad
vances lOd 12d and lOd 5c; 8d oud ttd
10c: (Id and 7d. 20c: 4d and 5d. 30c: 3d.
45c; 2d 75c
HIDES AND SKINS.
Hides Dry Hint. 5 MKrOc: green. 2 1-2
3e. '
SSheep Muns Each. JlKrt'loc.
Gont Skins Each lOTalSo.
Angora Gont Skins 75cfri$1.00.
Deer Skins Per pound 20c.
O'Possum and Coon Skins Each.
35c.
riHAHOIAL.
NEW YORKFINANCES.
New York. Feb. 23. Clearinirs. $70.-
208.200; balances $4233010.
.Money on call easy at 1 l-2il 3-4 ner
cent; last loan 1 1-2 per cent closed of
fered at 1 1-2 per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper 3t per cent. Sterling ex-
change firm with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.87 1-2 for demand
and $4.85Cn4.85 1-4 for sixty days.
Posted rates. $4.85 1-24.S and $4.88.
Commercial bills $4.84. Silver certifi-
cates 04 7-8G5e. Bar silver 04 5-8c.
Mexican dollars 50 3-4c.
Uovernmeut bonds easier: state bonds.
dull; railway bonds firm.
TOSTS CABLEGRAM.
New York Feb. 23. The Evening
Post's IiOudon financial cablegram:
ine reported armistice iu the enst
caused a further sharp recovery today
in the leading stocks. Americans were
steady and closed hrm.
Ihe I'nns bourse wus firm early but
closed weaker.
Ihe Berlin market was firm. :
STOCKS AND BONDS.
New York Feb. 23. Professional
traders spent the day on the Stock Ex
change-watching for rumors of events.
however trivial they might be that could
iu any degree affect the price of seciv
rities. Barely 100000 shares were dealt
in and of these nearly one-half were in
the Industrials Sugar Tobacco and
Leather. Each of these were affected
by a special cause and they had
marked effect on the general market by
reason ot the small volume of trading.
Leather occupied a ' position of promi-
nence iu the eyes of dealers in stocks
owing to tne interest felt in the Investi-
gation disclosures and their probable re-
sults. Rumors also had it that the forth
coming annual report would-reflect the
unfavorable condition which existed last
year and these caused n decline in the
preferred stock of 1 3-4 per cent. To
bacco also took a part in the decline
which followed the brief upward move
ment at ine immediate opening in sym
pathy with the rise of American securi-
ties in the London market. The decline
in Tobacco was necelernted by the fact
that the president of the company was
to go on the stand during the duy to
undergo examination at the hands of the
legislative trust investitrntintr committee
Sugar also declined in sympathy and also
on rumors ot unfavorable legislation iu
New Jersey against industrial corpora
tions. The movement of this group of
stocks beenme the decisive influence in
the market and the downward move
ment received further impetus from the
persisteut rumors that Consul General
l-ice at Havana had resigned. The au
thoritative demnl by Gen. Lee to the
Associated Press was a factor in the
rany later in the day. But for the time
the Industrials proved an irresistible
factor in depressing the whole market
ine movement was not lone continue.
and received its check from the announce
ment of the declaration following qunr
icn.v uivmcuiiH 01 i per cent on jjcatne
preferred. 'ihe upward tendency of
prices thus inaugurated became mori
pronounced ns the day udvanced and
was not interrupted until just at the
close when profit-taking caused n de
enne which was only fractional except
in the case of Leather preferred which
had recovered the early dec hue. but soli
off 1 1-4 per cent again on apprehensions
of tomorrow's annual statement. To
bacco led the rise with a gain of 2 1
per cent apparently on the conviction
thnt the legislative inquiry was not cal-
culated to do it any harm. Sugar like-
wise advanced 1 1-2 per cent. The An
thracile Coal stock after an earlv de
enne in Delaware and Hudson and Rio
tirande now came m for a share of the
improvement. The final prices in the
coalers were equal to thoi.e of Saturday'
closing.
The railway list advanced notably the
Grangers and were benefited by the re
ported increase in the tonnage of enst
bound shipments. The Northwestern was
not affected unfavornb v by the rennrtei
decrease of $371333 in its January cross
earnings. The encouraging prospects of
ine iron ana steel trades were Indicate
by an increase in the value of Illinois
Steel 1 3-4 per cent nnd Minnesota Iron
of 1 per cent other stocks of the same
character showing n fractional advance
Manhattan gained 1 1-4 per cent losing
an nut a small fraction.
1 lie volume of bond tradings showed
a uecmeu diminution ns snowed by re
vein i m una ci ions nut ine strength con-
milieu niiauaicu with rises in many is-
sues. The market showed a broadening
tendency despite the apathy of flu
stock speculation and prices for foreign
nccount nnd out of town investors are
reflected in the high prices being nttained
in gilt-edged securities. The trading in
these lines is limited only to the amount
ottered and round blocks of lower erud
mortgages nre being bought for specula
tive account. Usually inactive bonds
fluctuated narrowly but issues which
have become prominent through reeeu
developments are conspicuous for wide
changes. Sales $1235000.
Stocks.
Atchison
Central Pacific
Chicago and Alton
Chicago. Burlington nnd Quincy
Cotton Oil Certificates
Delaware nnd Hudson
11
104
74ty
11
107
Delaware Ijickawnnnn and "West. 154
Denver and Rio Grande preferred 40
Illinois uentrnl
Kansas nnd Texas preferred.. ..
Lake Shore
Louisville nnd Nashville.. '. . .
Manhattan Consolidated
Missouri Pacific ;
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific preferred
Northwestern
Northwestern preferred
Pacific Mail
Reading
Rio Grande Western
Rock Island
St. Paul
St. Paul preferred
Sugar Refinery
Tennessee Coal nnd Iron.. ... ..
Texas Pacific
United States Express
Wabash St. L. and Pac
Wnbash. St. L. nnd I'ac. preferred
Wells Fargo Express
Western Union. .
Denver nnd Rio Grande..-
Tobacco
Tobacco preferred ....
2!r)i
15IM
4M
9V4
14V5
38
1(4
154
21
24
12
70
133V
114
20
35
0
1-r
00
K3V4
101
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.
Chicago. Feb. 23. Wheat suffered to
day from the subsidence of the Euro-
pean war scare in addition to the lack
of speculative trading. The result was
a l-2e decline lorn showed considera-
ble firmness and ndvanced l-8c. Oats
aud provisions closed dull but at substan-
tially unchanged figures.
.May wheat which closed on Saturday
with sellers at 77 l-4(n)77 3-8e opened
weak today at 5-8c decline the first
transaction in that option being made at
Tie uv. . . i -.1
iu i-CHjfiii; ! unuun vuiint-'B tuiiniuinvvi
to the opening weakness the most im-
portant one however being the gradual
animation of the European war scare
as a factor which was announced both
by the advance in British consols and (he
lower quotations from nearly all the
nglish and continental grain markets.
Liverpool cabled that the consumptive
demand for wheat was disappointing ex-
plaining thereby a decline of l-2d per cen
tal at the opening.- Northwest receipts
were rather bearish at first. Minneapo
lis and Duluth reported a total of 008
cars compared with 204 last week and
008 on the corresponding day of the year
bet ore but the large figures were ex
plained by the fact that they represented
the receipts tor two days unly for n
short time was the opening weakness
apparent for figures bearing on the
world s supply caused a better feeling.
the otheiiil world s' shipments to Kuropc
amounted to only 3080000 bushels over
fjUUU.UWJ less than had been expected.
The world's visible as finally reported
gave the week's decrease 1343000 bush
els nearly oUO.000 bushels less than ex-
pected. The total now in sisht is 45.217.000
bushels compared with 05011000 the
corresponding time the year before.
May worked gradually down until about
an hour from the close when it touched
7.)C A reaction then occurred the price
finally resting at 75 3-Sc closing cables
being disappointingly weak.
Kusiness iu corn was good more ac
tivity being observable in the pit than
lor a long time ihe market opened
quiet and then became a shade weaker
through sympathy with wheat but it was
evident that the scalping contingent was
snort and determined to cover iheir ef
forts resulted in a . substantial advance.
most of which wus lost later when whent
developed decided weakness. The visi
ble supply decreased 2010000 bushels.
Export clearances amounted to 500.000
ousueis
Oats were inclined to firmness although
opening decidedly wenk in common with
wheat and corn. Shorts were active
buyers and it did not take long for prices
to recover all of the opening decline the
market being well supported to tne close.
I'rovisious were steady. At the close
May pork was a shade lowTr; May lard
about 5c lower and ribs unchanged.
fcistimntod receipts for Wednesday
Wheat 20 cars; corn 200 cars; oats 340
cars; hogs hu.cxmj head.
(.'ash quotations were as follows:
Flour Steady.
No. 2 spring whent. 74if74c; No. 3
spring wheat iJ0.i3'4c; No. 2 red
No. 2 corn. 23c.
No. 2 oats HmUiiWAe: No. 2 white.
10ffl)10M.'C; No. 3 white lUfti'lKe.
jo. z rye ac.
?o. 2 barley nominal; No. 3 f
o. h.
22V32c; No. 4. f. o. b.. 22yj27c.
.No. 1 flux seed tiyfifitiy'.
Prime timothy seed $2.05((i2.70.
Mess pork per barrel $7.7K57.KO.
Lnrd per 100 )ounds $3.87 Vfl 3.00.
Short ribs sides (loose). S.'MKKiiH.lO.
Dry salted shoulders (lioxed) 4(iIYjC
snort clear sides (boxed) Ji'.4e
wnisky distillers mushed goods per
gallon f.
The leading futures ranged as follows
Articles Qwn High
Wheat-
Fob. . 74 7514
May . 7(1 7l
July .. 72Vt 73'
Sept.. 70 71
Com
Feb. . 22 23Vi
May . 24Vi 24
July .. 25 25
Sept. . . 20 27'
Oats
Feb. .
May . 1714 17
July. . 18 li
Pork-
May -.$7 05 $8 00 $7
July .. 8 12J4 8 12M- 8
Lnrd
May .. 4 00 4 02 3
July .. 4 10 4 10 4
Ribs-
May .. 4 05 4 10 4
July .. 4 1716 4 17 4
Ixtw .Close
73!
74
75
71
75
72
7014
23
'-'4
-'"
27
13
17
)
22
24
25
27'J
17
18
I'S
$7 115
8 07
07
00
07
07
It
07
05
Following are the receipts nnd ship-
ments of the principal articles today:
Articles
ReceiptsShipin'ts
Flour barrels .
Wheat bushels
Corn bushels .
Oats bushels .
Rye bushels .
Barley bushels
17.000
80000
80000
220000
544000
. 1.000
41000
30000
330000
(MiTt.OOO
700(1
121.000
On the Produce Excrinnge today the
butter market was weak; creamery 15
018e; dairy (X?17c.
Cheese steady; 0fti'1014e.
Eggs firm; fresh 10c.
COFFEE.
New York Feb. 23. Coffee Options
opened steady 5 points higher to 5
points lower; closed quiet unchanged to
5 points lower; sales 2350 bags. Spot
quiet; No. 7 Rio invoice 0 5-8e; No. 7
Rio jobbing 10 1-2; mild quiet; Cordova
15 l-2c.
Coffee Santos steady! good average
Santos 11000 reis isr 100 kilos; receipts
8000 liags; stock 422000 bags.
Hamburg 1-4 pfg lower; sales 0000
bags.
Rio Firm;. No. 7 Rio 10500 reis per
100 kilos. Exchange 8 l-2d. Receipts
two days 15000 bags; cleared for the
United States. 15000 bags: for Europe
4000 bags: stock. 238.000 bags.
Havre closed l-2f net decline; sales
10000 bags.
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.
New York Feb. 23. The visible spply
of grain Saturday February 20 as com-
piled by the New i'ork Produce Ex-
change wns as follows:
Wheat 45245000 buihels; decrease
1443000 bushels. Corn 20.413000
bushels: increase 2.010000 bushels.
Oats 13.5050K) buxheh;: increase 71.-
000 bushels. Rye 3877000 bushels; de-
crease 24000 bushel". Berley 3300-
000 bushels; increase 14000 bushels.
NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans Feb. 23. Hog products-
Firm. Pork-Old. $7.87 1-2; new $8.75.
Lnrd Refined tierce $3.75.
Boxed meats Dry salt shoulders $4.50;
sides $4.25.
Bacon Clear rib sides $5.25.
Hams Choice sugar cured 0 1-2e.
Coffee Rio ordinary to low fair 12 1-4
(714 l-2c.
Flour Quiet; extra fancy' $.00(74.30;
patents $4.50tf'4.80.
Corn meal Steady nt $1.50.
Bran-Firm at 02 l-2MWe.
Com No. 2. sacked white 33c; mixed
30c; yellow 31ft32e.
(tats No. 2 sacked z.i i-zw4C
Rice Steadv: ordinary to good 3
3-8
4 l-2c.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES.
New Orlenn. Feb. 23. Sugar 0ten
kettle 2(SQ 15-lCc; centrifugal firm;
granulated 3 7-84c;
whites 3
5ftlCe.
i-m.
13-luc. ;
Molasses Centrifugal
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool. Feb. 23. Wheat Spot
quiet demand moderate; No. 2- red.
pring us a l-d; iso. I; California (Is-.
d; futures closed steady l-4frr:3-4d low-
or
February Bs d ;i-4d: - March .m'
3 3-4d; May !s 5d; July lis 4 3-4d.
Com spot dull: American mixed new.
2s 3-4d; futures closed oasy l-4(rrl-2d.
ower; rebruary-March 2s li 3-4d; April
s 7d; May 2s Sd: June. 2s & 3-4d: July.
2s0 l-4d.
NEW YORK.
New York. Feb. 23.-Wheat. receipts.
00200 bushels; exports .02000 IhisIicIs;
spot weaker; No. 1; hard 88c Options
losed weak at o-nOift-oc net decline; No.
! red February 82 l-2c; May 81c
Hides and leather Firm.
Wool Quiet.
Pig iron Dull: southern. $10.25(5712.00:
northern $l0.50(ii:12.50.
Copper Easier: lake brokers. S12.00:
exchange $12.00.
Tin Dull: strachts. 13.455 13.55:
plates quiet.
l-iead strong: brokers. S.I.O.i: exchange.
$3.27 l-2Ca'3.50. '
ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis. Feb. 23.-Floiu Quiet.
Wheat Futures opened dull and lower
losed lc and a fraction below Saturday..
Spot dull nnd steady. No 2 red cash
elevator 80 l-2c; trick hilCuflOc: Mav.
84 l-8rt84 l-4c; July. 71 l-2c bid.
1 'om 1 utnres opened hrm closed firm
shade higher than Saturday. Kitot
steady. No. 2t cash 20 lr4c; May 23c:
Setitemher. 24 V'c bid.
Oats Dull and easier for future...Sitot '
1 ..... ItA -.n . . 1 111 1 tf.. II! 1...
May 18 l-8c bid. - .-.. ..
Kye 31c asked.
Barley Steady.
Cornmenl $1.35.
Bran Firm; little to lie had. Sale's
east track 4ft48e.
Flaxseed Nominally ii l-2e. -
Timothy seed $2.5(X'2X5.
Hay Dull: prairie. $l.0OV5.00; tinio--
my iimiw ij.w. ....
Butter Ixiweri' creamery l.iwine;
dairy 8J?15e.
Eggs Higher. 13 l-2f(14e.
Whisky-$1.18.
Lead-Dull $3.07 l-2fti3.10.
Cotton ties nnd bagging Unchanged.
Pork Unchanged: star do rd mess joli-
blng. $8.25.
Lard Easy; prime steam iM.NU; choice
$3.87 1-2.
ltncon lioxed snouiuers ana exiru
short clear $4.75; libs $5.00; shorts
n-. . .........
liry salt meats uoxeu snouiuers mm
extra short clear $4..J.; ribs ifiAAK
shoulders $4.i5.
Receipts Flour 1U.UW barrels; wneai.
31000 bushels; com 30000 bushels:
outs 18000 bushels.
Shipments lour w"i itnrrcis; wneai
17.0(H) bushels; com 30000 bushels; oats
i!000 bushels.
LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO.
. if; :
Chicago
Feb. 23. In cattle transac-
at very low figures and sales
tions were
were on u basis oi .i.n!. ii l-mu-mou
to extra lots. Stockers aud feeders
were active with most of the sales at:
$.'1.50f(lH.20 the Is-st demand being foi-
choice to good cattle. There was a good
demand for butchers' cows selling large-
ly at $2.25T(3.25 nnd heifers at $3.25f7
3.75. Bulls sold at $2.35ft3.75 and eulve
were active at $4.75ff0.25 it being calf
dnv." Texas fed cattle were unchanged.
in hogs sales were mnde early in the-
day at slightly lower prices but the mar-
ket became stronger later and the aver-
age sales were at yesterday's figures.
Common to prime droves of hogs soli!
at $3.20ft3.(ii) sales largely at $3.45ffi
3.50. with heavy packing lots nt $3.30
ri3.35. Pigs sold at $3.2.V.05. '
In sheep there was a very good demand
and prices were strong with sales on a
basis of $2.50(72.00 for a few Inferior
flocks of sheep up to $4.10(7f4.25 for a
few prime natives.
Mexicans and westerns sold ut $3.50
(74.00 and most of the native sheep sold
within that range. Yearlings sold read-
ily at $40094.30. and lambs were in ac-
tive demand nt $3.75(75.15 for inferior
to prime with sales clilelly at $4.15f74.85.
A few 42-pound spring lambs sold at $0.Oil
per 100 ihmuhIs.
Receipts-Cnttle .500 bend; hogs 21).-
000 head; sheep 7000 head.
ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis Feb. 23. Cattle-Receipts.
5000 head: shipments. 300 head. Market
steadv at Monday's advnneo. Native ship-
ping steers $3.50(75.10: dressed Iteef and
butchers steers. $3.50(74.70; stockers nnd
feeders. $2.10(73.80; cows nnd mixed
$2.50(73.00: light steers. S2.05W4.25; Tex-
. t i . i niin.l in. .........
as and imiuin steers .ii.A'-t.iw ruwp.
$2.00fr2.85..
Hogs-Receipts 1fl.(KK) head; ship-
ments. 5000 head. Market slower. Bulk
of sales. $3.4073.50; mixed $3.20(f.-3.50;
heavy. $3.10C3.55.
Sheep Receipts. 400 head; shipments
none. Market steady. Muttons $3.00(7)
4.25; culls $20073.00; lambs $3.507)
4.25. "
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Feb.. 23.-Csttle-R
ceiptH. 0000 head; shipments ) 100 head.
Best grades steady; others strong. Texns
steers $2.85(73.85; Texns cows $2.25(7
2.00; native steers $3.2.V7Tt.0O; native
cows and heifers. $1.75r'3.00; stockev
nnd feeders $3.1O4.10; bulls $2.WX7i
3.20.
Hogs Receipts' 15.000 head; ship-
ments. 8000 head. Market steady. Bulk
of sales. $3.37 l-2(73.42 1-2; heavies. $3.30
(73.47 1-2: packers. $3.207f3.37 1-2; mix-
ed. $3.30(7zl45: lights. $3.20(73.40; york-
ers. $3.35(73.40; pigs. $3.00(73.25.
Sheep Receipts 3000 head; shipments.
800 bead. Market steady. Lambs. $.1.00
((4.70; muttons $2.0CK7.2.75.
COTTON.
NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans Feb. 2.3. t'otton-Veil
firm: middling 0 15-10c; low middling.
0 1-2c; good ordinary 0 l-4c
Net receipts two days 17234 bales:
gross 10810 bales; exports to .const
2050 bales; sules 2700 bales; slock 374.-
811 bales.
rWfnn T".irnii etnnilv- anli.tt (if! .'Mill
bales; February. 0.00c: March. 0.08'w
tt.OOc; April. 0.74(7X.7fle: May. 0.81W
0.82c; June. rt.8(i70.87c: July. (I.01(7zi.ft3c:
August .S1(70.83c: September t!.47(7-
0.48c: Oetolter 0.43(7..4rK'; No vein Iter.
.45r0.47e.
GALVESTON.
Galveston. Feb. 23. Spot cotton. 1-10e
higher; middling. 7c. Sales. 7I"( bales:
receipts. .'1450 Imles; oporls.-232 bales;
stock 100023 bales.
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool Feb. 23. Cotton Spot fair
demand prices higher: American mid-
dling fair 4 3-8d: good middling. 4 1-HiiT:
American middling. 3 15-10d: low Hud-
dling. 3 3-4d: good ordinary 3 5-8.1: or-
dinary. 3 7-K!d.
Futures opened quiet but steady closed
nt the advance. American middling.
1. in. c: February. 3.5(id- February-.
March 3.5(M; March-April. 3.5IWI: Airi -May
3.50d: May-June 3.50f73..nl;
June-July. 3.50(73.57(1; -.-July-August.
3.57d; August-September. 3.54d: Sep-.
temlter-October 3.IOd; Octoher-Noveni;
tor 3.44d.
v '"7 ; x
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Austin Weekly Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1897, newspaper, February 25, 1897; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth278840/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .