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AUSTIN WEEKLY HTATICWM A IN . THUKHUAl ii n. rvn 01,
FINANCIAL AKD CCMMERCIM.
BXCHANOIV
BiiyiuK. Bellini?.
U Louis pTo H prom X prem
New York onr to H prem X pre in
Colli VALUES.
Silver roln V
Mexican dollar! Wc
MuTlciin hiilvi.a viC
Hcxic&n quartern . . l5c
HECOKITIU.
BosTON.Murch 2:i. Mexican 4s. "3 to 74c: stock
21 to ic
BRITISH fJONHOIJI.
London. March i!9 Consol clocl Bt ft'ifi
for money; lor illvei, .r.ic
NKW YORK EXCHANGE.
KiwYork. March at Sterling bank. 0 day,
.mar ; commercial, uu cava. 4.n,'ig .
relcbinark, commercial, 0 (lava, Hie;
francs, bauk, HO day. t'.Wi: commercial,
day, .tit!'.
NEW ORI.lt A SO EXCHANGE.
Nnr Oki.ka nr. Murcli I'd. Sterling commercial
M days, HHI,lj(it4.Kii. franca, commercial, i
dais. f5.i:i'; New York light bank, 1M)
veuilum; commercial, ou premium.
OAl.VEaTOX EXCHANGE.
O ii.vfjiton. March 23. Rtcrllng.fiO days. J1.S2:
New York alula discount; New Orleans
light pur: American Miver. uiKcoiini.
COTTON MARKETS.
8P0T COTTON.
LIVERPOOL.
Hpot cotton closed dull and in buyers' fnvnr ul
yesturciny a iiouiiioun
Ordinary
Good Ordinary...!!'
1-10 Middling
X
noon Middling.
:i i:!-ir,
LowMiddUng ...a r, id, Mid Fair 4 INS
Total galea 7,00o
American M1'
lmpona 19,0tm
American l'.aiu
NEW YORK. m
Spot cotton cloved dull lit yesterday's quota
tions. Ordinary 4 ft "(1 Middling.. 0 11-10
Oood Ordinary... ft !( Good Mid 7
Low Middling .. fi'V iMId. Fair 7 .'Ml!
Sale .' 6-1
NEW ORLEANS,
bpot cotton closed very steady and unchanged
Low Ordinary.. 4' iMIddllng 6?,'
Ordinary 4 1 l-lC!ootl Mid it 1:1-11
Hood Ordinary., ft 4 iMidFair 7 ft-1fi
Low Middling.. V 1
Bale 1,701)
GALVESTON.
Kjiot cotlou closed dull and unchanged
Low Ordinary .. 4';
Ordinary 4'j
flood Ordinary., ft1
Low Mid !)'
Sales
Exports
Shipments coastwise
Home Consumption. .
Hlock
.Middling.
fi 7-10
IGood Mid.
Mid. Fair..
an
7 7-10
COTTON FUTURES.
LIVERPOOL
closed steady at
Cotlou futures
cllne.
Mar-April
April-May
May-June
Juno-July... .
July-Aug
1 point de-
8.:il-.r:Ang.8ept a 43-44
,1.:t -3. Hepk-Oct K.4H- I7
3.:v a Feb 3.4U
H..1S uiFob-Mnr ...:t.rt a
3.41 ni September 3.11)
NEW YORK.
Cotton futures
to o points.
March
April
May
June, ... ...
July
Hales
closed unlet at a decline of 4
0 12-411
042-1:1
0.o'.Wi3
i.(l'J-70
August
Sepu-mber .
Octoher . . .
November .
February...
....7X-
...li.K7-Mt
...o.:i7-(w
. . .7.07-OK
...7.17-lli
. .. 50,200
NEW ORLEANS.
Cotton futures closed quiet but steady lit 1
to 2 puililH decline.
Man 0.0S. blAugiiRt
0.30-37
0.45-40
(l.M-Ni
(i.OI-fli
April IU" D
May 6.12-13
June . 20-21
July 6.2H-29I
Bales
September .
uctoDer
November. .
February . ..
6.73-75
r,o,r,oo
COTTON STATEMENT.
Fallowing are receipts at United States ports:
HalyDston 1.77(1
New Orleans o.flO-1
Mobile 32.'.
Savannah 1,001
Charleston 204
Wilmington 71)
Norfolk f. 8'
Baltimore
Now York 1,700
Boston WO
Philadelphia 1
West Point 010
Other Porta
Total this day 12.235
Totul this day last year 2S.3U1
UNITED STATES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
Receipts and exports to all United States ports:
Receipts thus far this week
Receipts same time last year
Receipts this day
Receipts this day last year
Total receipts thus far this season.
Total receipts thus far lost season. .
Difference
Exports to Great Britain
Exports to France
Exports to Continent
Stocks This day .
8tocks This day last year
20.701
51), HUD
12, 2; 15
28,301
0,1 15.000
0.2I9.2SI
1115,772
ti, 7.111
13,0 IS
13 Mil
,GK1),07A
004,. S05
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
The- following are the closing quotations for
cotton on the spot today at the leading markets
together with trie closing for middling yester
day, with today's sales:
Mid- Mid-
P0RT9. Tone, dllng dling Bales.
Today Y'day
Liverpool Dull... .3 X lifi 7,000
Galveston Dull 6 7-10 6 7-10 OS
New Orloaui ... Steady. 8i 6? 1,700
Mobile Easy... 6' 6 400
Savannah Easy.. . 64 6 5-1G 150
Charleston Quiet... 0U' 0'.'
Wilmington Dull... 6'4' 6l4
Norfolk Dull... 6 6 88
Baltimore Nora'l.. l
New York.. Dull... 6 11-16 6 11-16 01
Boston. ...Quiet.. 6 11-16 6
Philadelphia ... Dull... 7 7
Augusta Dull... 6)i 6H 334
Memphis Steady. 0 6-11 6 5-10 MO
St. Louis Steady. 0 5-10 6 6-16 1.100
DAILY MOVEMENT AT INTERIOR TOWNS.
Receipts Ship's Stocks
Augusta 13!) m 21,379
Memphis 772 4,338 101,209
8k Louis . ?,00S 1,595 KS,SXt
Total today v 2,919 MftS 216,181
WOOL KAB.KET
GALVESTON,
Uuscoured Market quiet and unchanged.
Spring, 12 months clip flue, 1920c; medium, 19
20c; fall wool, 17(9200; medium, 1720o; Men .
can improved, 12(i15o; Mexican carpet, 1241Ho.
Sales, 30,000 pounds.
Scoured wool unchanged
COFFEE MAKKET.
GALVESTON.
Market closed steady unchanged.
Ordinary, 17C o; good ordinary, X& c.
fair, 18S prime, 19(80: choico, 19180 c
Peaberr. 2020tj. ,
8TTGAB M ABKET.
GALVESTON.
Market closed steady and unchanged.
Choice white, 4.40c: off whlta 4.:t0c; fancy
yellow, 4.25c; choice yellow, 113c; prime yellow,
4.00c
REFINED SUGARS.
6andard. granulated, 4.540; standard, confect
ioners' A, 4.42c: powdered. 4.67c; cubes, 4.47s
crushed and cuUoaf. 6.250.
Wholesale grocers' quotations, ttSXC higher
Grades omitted not In markek
OCCAM FREIGHTS.
GALTESTOH.March 29-Freights from Galveston
to Liverpool l-64d: to ConUnenl, 6-160; to
New Tort 43 oenU per 100 pounds.
GKAIH ASS PK0VISI0SS.
CHICAGO.
Strings tviug down wheat market cut loose
from Washington today, as a result a big round
cent for every bushel added to price of cereal
almost in a jifl'y. Announcement made by
Hutch in a telegram from Washington propjsed
antl-ODtion measure did not obstruct or prevent
a single transaction now authorized by Board of
Trade had effect ol lifting. May delivery was
little in situation to lead to strength. Cables
weak and all represented European markeks
depressed weather continued exceptionally fa
lorably regarded as bear factor while export
business notvery encouraging then bullist news
come in outside markets somo what high
er. Kline made public despatches
from Washington regarding the anti-option
bill and the result was new life infused into
trade, and there was a quick development of
strength during the last hour. May became
very weak on receipt of lower cables and free
selling, and Muy sold off.
Cum was more active and recovered ulmost
entirely from yesterday's weakness, this result
being largely due to the reaction in wheat.
Outs were quiet and firm.
Thee was a linn feeling in the provision mar
kei and better prices ruled.
LEADING FUTORSS.
Leading futures closed:
Wheat March. 7Hc; May,
Com No. 2, March, :".,':
astf: July, 3s?.
riufb Mmv '.'.N7,?r'- June.
T'.i'.c: July so.'.'
May, 4ii' June,
Mess Pork Per barrel, Murch, 10.23; May,
10.37!; July. 10,5,1.
Lard Per liulbs, March, 0.25; May,
July, 0 40.
Short ribs Per l'Olbs, March, ,.(m ;
5.72K: July, 5.S-".
Cash quotations
Flour dull, weak.
No. 2 spring wheat, No. 2 red.Si.!'sl.
Vn 9 mini. :!!le.
No. 2 outs, 2s.'i; No. 2 white. 2s'; No. 3 white
27K2!t.14.
No, 2 rye. 7sK.
No. 2 Im'rley. 52c; No. 3, 4J(.tH; No. 4. :i'ia H
No. 1 llax seed, 17,c.
Prime timothy seed, 1.22(121l.
Mess pork, per barrel, 10.2ils'tl0.:i't.
Lard, per llHIibs, 6.25(ii'i.27JJ.
Short ribc'siiles, loose, j.70(c)5.72Ja
Shoulders. 5.4(Ka5 50.
Short clear sides, iU0tfiC.12&
ST. LOUIS.
K.mn virv n.silt.ln:l and lit He doiir.
Wheat-Market fraction oil' No. 2 cash Kll'ic;
Milv. M .tiSiCv. Julv 711 X:. August. 7c bid.
Corn Srong all throug uud closed higlier,
No. 2 cash, it ;("3!i; May aiul July :.
Oats Cash firm. No. 2 cash 2'i'i'e, May
20 U'c.
Cornmcal-Qulet atSI.H:".
Whlskr Steady at 1.13.
Hagging-Quict at RH (.8c.
Iron cotton lies 1.20f 1.25.
Provisions Finn.
Pork lO.ia'.iiWlo 70.
l.nr 1 fi (Tim I'i II).
Drv salt meats Loose shoulders, 1.00 longs
mill rilw. 5 75.
Bacon Boxed lots 15 cents more; Shoulders,
S.:!"., lonus andnbR. o.:M; shortN, 6,4:
Hams Sugar cuicil, 9.0()(a)IO 05.
NEW ORLEAN3.
Sugar Firm. Open kettlo fully fairto prime,
3'c; good common logoou lair mir, z.ic; ceu
trifugals prluio yellow clarified, BXtyJ 13-10c:
nlfilo. :iKCa:lKo: seconds. 2:i4M3?'.'c.
Molasses Finn centrifugals strictly prime 19
good prlino 15(at7; fair to prime iu(ni.i coinmou
to good coinmou r9 others iiiieiiangea.
Colfeo Dull. Itlo, ordinary to fair, 15
15X0.
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat -Nothing doing: corn higher, oats
more active: No. 2 white, 2i'sc,
Wheat No. 2 white, 85c
Coin No. 2 white, 27C.
Pork Cash ami March. S10 00.
I.nnl Cash ami March $6.20.
Drv Hulled meats Partlv cured shoulders.
cash, $1.25; short ribs sides, cash, $5.00; long
clear, cash. J5.00: short clear sides. 85.H0.
Drv salt shoulders, boxed, 4.50'a5.UU; short
clear sides, boxd, 6.10.
LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO.
Cuttle Receipts 0500 head, shlpmen's 3'00
Sleadv. (lood to choico steers 4.'25(1.75:
stockers. 2.00(03.40: cows, 1.403.00; Texaus, 3.40
(MX 15- otliern 1.20.
Hogs KeeelDts 150(H). Rhlpmonts 7000. Mar
ket was lower. Rough and common, 4. 10(31.35
psckcrs and butchers, 4.75ra4.90; sorted,
llirlit. 4. 7AfW4 Kt iiIl'S. 4.50(!f.l 70.
Sheep Receipts WKiu, snipmoius 2jim. uiarKei
sU'iulv. Kwes. 4.0O.625; wethers, 6.00'o)6.(;
mixed, 5 kj6.O0; westerns, 5,;H)g(i.2); lambs, low
or, 5.5U'i6.00.
ST. LOUIS.
Cattle Receipts, 2900; shipments, 200. Market
strong, f air to goon native sieers, ,i.-ujii.wj;
Texas and Indiun steers. 2.504.20.
Hoirs Receipts. 01)00: shipments. 1800. Market
Bcnnrallv strong, closed weak. Heavy. 4.70S4
4.1-5: mixed ordinary to good, 4.20'ff4.75; light
fairto bust 4.60(9 1. tU.
Sheep Receipts, too; siiipmcnis. . mar
ket strong. Western muttons, 4.5ew0.2".
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Receipts, 3000; shlpmeta, 600. Market
ccnerallv steady. Steers, 2.!l5al.00: cows, 1.711
H.2" stockers and feeders. 1 6.(al.'1.45.
Hogs Receipts, 5100: shipments, '.HW. Market
weak. All grode8,4.00(al4.05; bulk, 4.404.H0.
Sheep Receipts, 8200; shipments, 200.
ST. LOUIS.
Wool Receipts, none: shipments, 25,000. Mar
ket very quiet; prices unchanged.
AUSTIN PRICES CURRENT.
The following Quotations are on basis of job
lots, unless otherwise specllicd. Ou carloads or
round lots a shade better thau quotations can be
obtained:
PROVISIONS AND RUNDRIKS.
firm lCT Ulut uid, iin., uu.s., g.r.in,y
01.1. x l.ir Ki.la vn 1 An my a
9.'.5: hair bbls.. No. 2, SS-50; couusn, 2IO brills,
6li'a)7c lb; loose codllsh; ((g)iHo lb; pickled,
nemiiR. per Ducsei, si.ou; uuusna uernng,
kegs, 1.10jH.20; dried herrings, per box, 40c.
Homlnv New nor bbl.. Sl.Olfc erils. ner bbl..
$4 00; oatmeal, new, per half bbl., 100 ibf, (3.10;
per bbl, 8.5.75.
Rice New crop, prime, Co; choice, 6c; head,
6a
Coffee Rio. prime. isa8)ic: choice. 20021c:
fancy, 2122e; Java, '2S(S30e Cordova, 22(ffi23c;
pcaberrv, 212:lc: Arbuckle's Arioso, $20.6a;
Lion, 21-15c; French Markek 20.0.
Sugar Standard granulated, 4 ',c: powdered,
In bbls., 5,',c: powdered, half bbU., 6c:cut loaf,
bbls., bkc, half bbls., 60: fancy yellow cluri
fled, 84.60; choice yellow clarlfled. none.
Manle svruD Old time 1-gal cans, per do..
J12.00: half gal., per dos., $0.55; quarter gal., per
do., $3,50.
Molasses Fancv onen kettle. 48c: choico ooen
kettle, 8810c; prime centrifugal, 25c,
Cheese Fancy full cream, 1 iu box, 14c;
Young Americas, 4 in box, 1 t.'.c.
FLOUK.
Best patent $2.60 per 100 lbs.: half patent
t-.rx); third grade, $2.25.
Bl'NIlItl ES.
Starch. nearL 4!ie: lumps. 4 lie. Concentrated
Lye, per case, 4 doz.. $3 00. Jugs, glazed, 10c per
al.; crocks, glared, 10c per gal . Indigo, 75c per
lb Bluing, 80c$l 00 per doz. Coleman's mus
tard Vlb, $1 1ft per doz. Maccaroni, imported,
lUtbliko per lb. American, per half box, 90c:
Tuba, No. 1, oak grain, $9 00: No. 2, M 50; No. 8,
$7 IW per dot. Buckets, two hoops, $1 85 per doz.
Baking powder, 12(0? toe. Vermicelli, small
boxes, 90c, Rope, grass, K-lnch basis. 10c; cot
ton 14. Butcher paper, 2 sc per tb.
V1NEQAR, CIDER, PICKLES.
Pickles, new medium, per bbl.. S7 00: small.
per bbl., $8 00: medium, per half bbl. $1 00:
small per half bbl, $1 50: iuncy mixed, per half
bbl $5 60; gherkins, per half bbL, S5 00: pint,
one dozen to case, per doz., $1 00: quarts. $1 60;
half gal, $2 85; American, gal, half doz. to case
$3 75: hexagon gal. half doz. to case, $6 00; Im
perial S7 00. Cider Ohio aople. ha f bbL. 94 00:
crab-apple, 18 gal. bbls. $1 00: 50-gal bbls. $12 50;
oraeii, unii uuis., . iD-gai., uu; "u-Kni. 912 ou
Vinegar White wine, per gal. 18(20c: pure
apple, per gal, 17 -a 20c, Krouk fancy Michigan,
half barrels, 7.5.
CANNED GOODS.
Pineapples, standard. 2 lbs., $1 60(41 9
poaches, standard. 2 lbs., $1 50; 3 lbs., $2 00; sec
onds, 2 lbs., ; 3 lbs., ; strawberries, 2 lbs.
$1 40: blackberries, 2 lbs., $1 00, green gages, $
raspberries, 2 lbs., , Marrowfat peas, 2 lbs.,
$1 251 40, oysters, full weight, 1 lb., $1 00,
2 lbs, $1.85: tomatoes, standard, 2 lbs, 90($95c; 3
ids, si.iftwi.2o; green corn, SLKxl.so; salmon. 1
lb $L30L45; Columbia river salmon. SL65cai.85.
sardines, Ms, domestic, (4.90i)5.25; imported,
$12 005ilft.00; Eaglo condensed milk. $3.00: Anglo
Bwissmilk. 16.76 Rose milk. $5.50. California
canned goods, standard brands Apricots, 2
lbs, $2.25; peaches, yellow, free, ri25(aZ40;
peaches, white, cling, $2.35(92.50; plums, $L90d
2.00; pears, $2.SOd2.&0; grapes, $L8.00. (K2
RUTS.
Almonds, new. soft sbelL small auantitr. ner
lb, lmr, English walnuts, extra large, small
quantity, per lb. 15c, walnuts, Chile, per lb, 15c,
filberts, per lb, 14c, Brazils, new crop, per lb, Wc
nuts, assorted, 25 lb boxes, Comet brand , 5c,
pecans, new crop, sloc, peanuts, fancy white
Virginia, by the sack, 6Kc. small q uant VI y, 7c,
choice white, by the sack, 6c, roasted wh lte, best
quality, 10c
. candies.
Caramels, assorted flavor, 5 lb box, 7 5c, Jelly
hcRnn 5 lb box. 7 c gum drops, A. B. assorted
flavor. 5 lb box, 4lic, Japeuese strips, cocoanut
flavor, 0 lb box, two. roca. nssurwu uu wuiic,
75c, French kisses, per lb 75c chocolate creaini,
A 1, 90c, lemon drops, frosted, per box, 60c
burnt alraouds. per box. 75c creams, hand
made, 12c, varieties. 90c lozenges, assorted con..
6 lb box. 75c gum drops, Mound City, 5 lb box
f.5c, morshmallows, bantam. 3 lb box 65c, marsh
mallows, dainty, 5 lb box, $1.25 mixed candy,
pails, per lb, 7c, crystal cuk 9c. daisy, H. M
creams, l-'J.c.
produce, etc.
Potatoes, fancy white Gjw'ov. per bu. 75an0c.
f,. Utah nnr bn. X5c. Onions, fancy vellow
Utah, per lb., 3c: 5 bag lots. 2ic: choice
Northern red, per lb., 3c: live to 10 bag lots 2'c.
Cabbage, California, per lb., 3c: home grown,
$3.2Xif-l.50 per crate. Beans, small white Call
omia i'iv, California bayou, 4c; black eye
was 5Xc: California red 4c; special price,
... .m,..a lAla iavlin rillhll sM'fllff. lieiV "pTtTR.
$1: Chile pepper, per lb., 22-2Cby bale of 100 to
2s) Ins., -lie, iOiuinos seeu, per iu., mk, utssauw,
per lb. 30C
DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, ETC.
Apples fancy evaporated 50-lb boxes, per lb,
SH-to sliced in 50-lb boxes. 6K(7c; Grapes, Cali
fornia, new, 75-lb bags, 6; California in 25-lb
boxes, . Raisins, fancy London layers, new,
$2.00; 10 to 20 box lots, $1.90; quarter box, 70c;
Special price ill extra, large lots.
NEW DRIED FRUITS.
California raisin cured primes, In 25-lb boxes.
50s per Hi, llc; 70s per lb. 9c: 90s per lb. S)Jc:
in sacks, 90s per lb, 0c. Callifornia evaporated
peaches, unpcclcd, 25-lb boxes, per lb, 10ic;Call
fornia evaporated apricots, 25-lb boxes, per lb,
llc. Figs, 10-lb boxes, per lb, 14c. Plums,
pitted, boxes, per lb. 9c.
PACKING HOUSE PRODUCTS.
Following are wholesale quotations for pack
ing house products, uud are subject to change
at any time:
Hiiini- 16 tc IS lbs. nXSOiVic; 12 to 16 nar
rbs, lOMCoilOXc: brikfust bacon ivldp
narrow), WX", boneless hams, 9ic; dried beef
(nam pieces only), extra dry, 11c.
Dry salt Short ciear, 7tac; long, none; backs,
none: bellies. 7 Jfe.
Smoked Short clear, 7J4C; long, none; backs,
SMc; shoulders, 7c: bellies, 8VSC.
f Ickltd gooi's Tripe, kits, 1.00; )i bbls, 225;
X bbls, 3.5:; pi;ts faek kits, 1.00; M bbls, 2.25;
M bbls, 8.60; pigs tongues, kits, 2.2'i; H bbls,
4.00; X bbls, 7.50.
Lard Basis tierces, pure leaf, 7c; compound;
CMc
Lard scale For tin cans, 50 tbs, two in case
add Mc; 20 lbs, four in case, add c; 10 lbs, six
Incase, add c; 6 lbs, twelve iu case, add 7sc;
tbs, a twenty in case, add lc
POULTRY. BOOS AND BUTTER.
Prices paid by dealers Grown chickens 2.50
per doz, spring chickens, small 2.50; turkey
hens 6'X'75c, gobblers 90c(1.00. ducks, per
doz, 2.50. Eggs 12',2C per uoz. cuuer, iresii, I2i
15c per lb.
Retailers get Grown chickens 3.00 per doz,
spring chickens, small, 3.00, turkey hens 1.00,
turkey gobblers 1.251.50, ducks 8.50. Butter,
fresh, 1520c per lb. Eggs 12,V415c per doz.
MUUOKS.
Standard sour mash whisky from 8 to 10 years
old, according to age, 2.00L50 per gallon, 1 JC
Bourbon 1.15, 2 X Bourbon L30, 8 X Bourbon
1.50, ft A pure ryo 2.25, California sweet wines
l.OOfijH.50, California dry wines 75cl.Z5, Mumm's
Extra Dry per case 2 doz pints 34.00, Mumm's
Extra Pry per case 1 doz quarts 82.00, Hos
teller's Bitters per case 8.00, wild cherry bitters
per case 6.00, Hiawatha bitters por case 6.00,
alcohol per gallon 2.40, brandy cherries, quarts,
per case 1 doz 3.50, brandy cherries, pints, per
case, 2 doz. 4.50; English ale, Bass', per cask, 8
doz. 15.50; English porter, E. & J. Burke's bot
tling per cask, 15.00; Manitou mineral water,
quarts, per case. 6.50: Manitou mineral water,
pinks, per case, 8.50; Manitou gingerchampiigue,
quarts, per case. 8.00: Manitou ginger cliam
pague, pluts, per case, 10.00.
OILS.
Illuminating Brilliant, bbls. 13"Ac- 2-5 cases.
$1.90; 12-1 cases, $3.00; Eapion, bbls, 20c; 2-5
cases, $2.65: 12-2 cases, $4.50; gasoline, $1.95,
Lubricating Extra lard oil winter strained,
bbls. per gallon, 56c: 2-5s per case, $6.10; raw
linseed oil, per gallon, 4-lc; per case, $1.90; boil
ed linsei
ed OIL pel
er gallon. 47c: per case. $5.20 tur-
peiitine, per gallon, 42c: per case,
Ion, 42c: per case, 84.70: winter
Virginia lubricating oil per gallon, 14Kc; No. 1
Virginia lubricating on, per gallon, izic, neats
foot oil, per gallon, 66c; per case, $7. 10; Eldorado
Eng., per gallon, 27c; capital cylinder, per gal
lon, 45c: castor oil No. 1, per gallou, $1.07. Cas
ter oil axle grease, $7.25; golden axle grease,
$7.50.
PRY GOODS.
Dress prints, 46c; standard plaids, CfflOVc;
light brown domestic, 4-4, 4$c; medium do. 4-4,
ft'aOXc: hesvv do. 4-4, 77W; bleached do, 4-4,
7nc: heavy da 8X9c: brown drilling, 6Sc;
brown ducking, 912o; jeans, cotton, KsSISXc;
do. all wool, 22(S30c; mattress ticking, 6.H(ft'Sc,
feather, do. 10iai3V2C; hickory shirting, 8'tflOc;
ginghams, 6K10t; brown cotton, 6(g.5)a': cam
bric, 5S6c
HARDWARE.
Iron, f peund, Se; steel, plow, 4Xc; do, cast,
10c; nails keg, $2.25; do horseshoe, Clinton
box. No. 6 to 9, $3.00; do Ausable, No. 4, 84.50;
wire, barbed, painted, 885.0: galvanized, $4.00;
smooth, Nos. 6 to 9, $3.00.
KUILDING MATERIAL.
Lumber 2x1. 2x6. 2x8 and 2x10 at 818 per
1000; 2x12, 4x4, 4x6, 6x8, $20: 1x12, first-elass com
boxing, $20: clear boards, 1x12 and narrower, $25:
1x6 tongue and grove H ceiling, $22.50; Califor
nia weatherboarding, $25; Texas weath
erboarding, $22.50; I'i and 14 ex. wide
lumber, $:0: test dried all heart shingles.
$5.00. pine plastering laths, $3.50; cypress, $1.00.
Austin lime (Diilk) xo contractors, uc t dpi:
to rctai- Konsumers, $1, Coopered lime, (I V
bbl; in rfmttll lots. $1.25.
Brick I'er louo, aeiiverea, s.nu.
FUEL.
Coal McAllister lump, delivered. $7.50: V2 ton
$1: anthracite egg and nut, delivered, ton, $12;
H ton, vo:ia.
Wood cedar, delivered from yard, v cord. 5;
X cord. $2.50; oak, 9 cord, $3.5004.50; i cord, $2.00
iou.
LIVE 8TOCK, HIDES AND WOOL.
Live s'ock Cows, good to cho'ce. $912:
rough cattle, 79; Hogs, corn fed, 4(,4io gross,
lighk 8ic; sheep, SmX V lb grots; goats, $1(3)
1.50 per head.
Hides Rovers are navinK Drv flint henvv.
5c, light 4c, dry talt4c, greeu salt and country
recn, Heavy 3ft ngnt2c, Dutcners greeu, city,
eavy S.'.c
Wool Light medium 17c, burry and heavy
12(4) 15c.
GRAIN AND HAY.
Corn From wagon 5055c. from store 60c pei
bushel.
Oats Feed, retail 47X0, seed 65c per bu.
Bran Wholesale 90c per 100 cwk
Corn meal 50e.
Hav Timothv. wholesale. $19 per ton. retail
$1.10 por cwt, river bottom, wholesale, $20 per
ton, retail soc cwk jonnson, wnoicsaie, sh per
ton: retail SOo cwk prairie, wholesale. $13 per
ton, retail 75c cwk time H., $19; millet, $18,
cane seed Wholesale ainuer ana orange, ji.uo;
Millet secd-(l!ig Dutch) $1.05.
Alfalfa Clover seed 12c per lb..
GREEN FRUITS.
Fancy stand apples, per barrel, $5; other varie
ties. Der barrel. SI: Washington naval oranges.
4.50; sweet mountain seedling oranges, $2.75: ba
nanas, per bunch, S-3; lemons, lancy, J.w .
To the Fublic.
Law Offices.
Fisher & To wnes r
J too in 9 Jo. 1 to 5, ii. vans Kuilding,
,J
405J, congro 4 Avenue.
Austin, Texas.
The undersigned,' heretofore corn
posing- the law firms of Jnsher
Townes and of tlset & Miller, beg
leave to announce that they have
formed a partnership for the purpose
of carrying on a general practice of the
law at tne otncea above named.
Our object, in associating ourselves.
is to enable us, by a combination of
our efforts, to press more vigorously
and expenditlously all legal business
that may bo entrusted to us.
i? or convenience tne firm name win
be Fisher & Townes, and the new
firm will, under that designation, at
tend to all business coming to it. Con
tracts outstanding with either of the
old firms, will be carried out by them
respectively.
O. 14. FISHER,
Jno. C. Townes,
Franz Fiset,
C. H. Miller.
March 30, 1892.
AGENTS make 100 per cent and $148 cash
prizes ou my corsets, belts, brushes and
medicines. Samples free. Territory. Dr.
Bridgman, S73 Broadway, New lork.
FOR 8 ALE A reliable patent attachment for
an agricultural machine. The entire states
of Texas and Louisiana. Address Emporia
Foundry and Machine W orks, tmporis, Kan.
TRUST.
Each day, with trembling feet and sore,
I walk upon a barren road;
Thankful each night that one day more
Is paid not owed.
The clouds hang low-1 cannot see
Along the path one ray ahead.
I fear to listen there may bo
Strange sounds to dread.
So blind so deaf, my way I make.
Unknowing, as I onward go.
If will be, the next step I take.
Firm ground or no.
So blind so deaf! IIush,soul-aud meet
The dawn in peace, without a care.
What matter where I set my feet,
So God knows where? , ,
Yankee Blade.
A Most Amiable Crunk.
The most mumble of the innny cranks
who visit police lieadijunrters regularly is
a chubby little German woman of fifty,
whose face, once comely, is always bright
ened by a smile. She at times claims nc
qunintunce with Superintendent Murray
and Inspectors Hyrncs, Steers, Williams
and Conlin, but never insists on seeinc;
them, and lias no complaint t o lodge. Gen
erally her errand is to inform herself '
their health nnd well beinfr, and she is i
adroit nnd respectfully polite in her que:
for this knowledge that she lias never been
brusquely treated or guyed.
She always retires grateful nnd beaming
when she lias learned what she came to
know, nnd bobs a quaint little courtesy on
making her exit. She is looked for about
New Year's, when slic comes into the
superintendent's nuteroom more bnsliful
than on other occasions, nnd after Un
usual inquiries producesshyiy a neat little
bouquet not of shop make which she
hands to the attendant, with a whispered
request that it may be given to Mr. Mur
ray with her best regards and wishes.
Who she is no one knows, but her gent le
ways have won ber many friends nt the
central office. New York Times.
Cuts in Egypt.
The first people known to have domesti
cutcd cats were the nncient Egyptians, on
whose monuments representations of these
animals are found as early as 1000 B. C. It
is on a tomb erected abont 1300 B. C. that
puss first appears unmistakably as a do
mesticated creature, being shown seated
beneath a chair. In ancient Egypt the cat
was an object of religious worship, and
was even un inmate of the temples. There
was actually a cat goddess, named Bu
bastis, who was always depicted ns having
a cat's bend. Behind the temple dedicated
to her nt Beni Hassan great pits have been
found containing multitudes of cat mum
mies. The cnt was also regarded ns an emblem
of the sun its eyes being supposed to vary
in color with the progress of that luminary
through the heavens. Likewise its eyes
were believed to undergo a change each
lunar month for which reason the beast
was also sacred to the moon. Interview in
Washington Star.
Labor Unions of tlio United States.
The handbook by the Federation of Labor
sliows the strength of the seventy-four na
tional trade unions of the United States to
be 075,117. The Carpenters' Brotherhood
leads with 65,000 members; Amalgamated
Iron and Steel Workers, 00,000; Iron Alold
ers' Union of North America, 41,000; Inter
national Bricklayers nnd Stonemasons'
union, 85,000; Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers.'SO.OOO; International Typograph
ical union, 28,000; Cigar Makers' Interna
tional union, 27,000; Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen, 23,000; United Mine Work
el's, 20,000; Granite Cutters' National union,
20,000; Journeymen Bakers' National union,
17,500; Journeymen Tailors' union, 17,000.
and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
and Brotherhood of Painters and Decora
tors, qiich with 10,000. Paper Mill.
Chniubcrluin of the fueeu's Household.
Court customs now in England are much
simplified, owing, it is said, to Queen Vic
toria's and Prince Albert's arrangements,
but they would still seem extreme in our
unceremonious land. To be received in
court ono must have an invitation in the
lord chamberlain's name, who is the head
of the queen's household. This officer
walks before her majesty in a state pro
cession, and stands next to her at the levee
or drawing room, where he announces the
name of each guest who approaches the
royal presence. The lord chamberlain has
the palace key in his custody and conducts
the queen to her carriage. There is also a
vice chamberlain. Joel Bentou'H London
Letter.
Accidents iu Elevators.
With the present safety devices it is just
as safe to run elevators fast as it is to run
slow. Accidents are few and invariably
due to neglect on the part of the elevator
attendants or tho passengers. When acci
dents do happen it is usually a caso of t lie
car catching persons as they step on or oil.
Passengers frequently try to board a car
after it starts, with the result that if
caught by the elevator between the car and
the floor or ceiling they are killed in nine
out of ten coses. Chicago Journal of Com
mcrce.
Inherent Antipathy In Cats for Dogs.
The instinctive fear which cats have of
dogs is illustrated very amusingly by
stroking a dog and then caressing a blind
and newborn kitten with the same hand
that has touched the dog. At once the
kitten will spit and fluff itself up in the
most absurd way, distinguishing the smell
of the beast which experience for thou
sands of generations has taught it most to
dread. Washington Star.
The Inventor of tlte Laryngoscope.
The laryngoscope, an instrument for ex
amining the throat, used by all physicians,
was the invention of a musician, Manuel
Garcia, the founder of the vocal method
which bears his name and the father of
Malibran and the great Parisian teacher,
Mme. Viardot Garcia. New York Adver
tiser. The month of February, 1880, was known
among the lovers of the rare and curious
in nature as the "moonless month" from
the fact of it having no full moon. This
can only occur eight times in a century.
If everybody improved the minutes with
the zeal that a hen puts into her work
while making a surreptitious five minute
call in a flower garden what a world this
would bel
By studying the spectrum of lightning
as it passes through the air it has been
found that sodium, the element from which
common salt is formed, exists in the atmos
phere. '
Tho greatest rest comes from freedom of
mind. We can keep our minds free if we
will but learn how. Let them take up one
thing at a time and be content,
Even if a boy is always whistling, "I
want to be an angel," it is just as well to
keep the raspberry jam and cheese cakes
on the top shelf of the pantry.
Ti. :miiiioMtiou of Tears.
No subject has vielded more poetry thau
that of tears. Adjectives the most various
have been used to express the qualities of
tears They have been called "hot,
. ,j n i.i..:,l "lirinv." "eushilig."
"round," "glittering." "dull," "silent,"
"weaned," "wanton," and I know not
what else. Tticy are waves of emotion
and as a general expression they are said
to spring always from the heart-nn ex
pression singularly truthful, for no one
ever wept from the head; that is, no one
ever reasoned himself or herself into tears,
except through an appeal back to emotion.
The poets have dealt with what may be
considered, from their point of view, chem
istry of teal's. They have written about
"salt tears," "crystal tears," "poisonous
tears," "honeyed tears" and the like. They
are to some extent correct in their poetic
guesses. Tears are saline, for they carry a
trace of the chloride of sodium or common
salt which exists in the blood; they may
be poisonous, for in persons under the in
fluence of a soluble poison, like a salt of
antimony, they may convey an infinitesi
mal part of such poisonous material; they
may be honeyed, for in diabetes the tears
do sometimes become saccharine, like the
other fluid secretions.
But this sort of thing is exceptional. In
a general way tears are made up of pure
water, holding a trace of saline matter and
nothing more; the glands which secrete
the body. Dr. W. 15. Hicliardson in As-
clcpitm.
Casualties Off Our Const.
Some idea of the enormous number of
casualt ies to vessels mtiy be obtained when
we reflect that along our coast in the past
fourteen years there have been 10,128 casu
alties to vessels. On our Atlantic and Gulf
coasts during the year ending June 30,
188'J, there were CG'2 disasters to vessels.
Of these 258 collided, 244 stranded, 41
foundered nnd 37 were burned. It is curi
ous and interesting to note the various
causes assigned for these 002 casualties.
Oiie hundred and sixty-eight were due to
gales uud hurricanes, 30 to fire, 31 sprang
aleak, the same number met disaster Jiy
reason of fog, 25 through errors of masters,
officers or crew, 15 by reason of culms, cur
rents or tides, 14 by reason of darkness, 15
struck rock, wreck or bridge.
As to rig the 002 unfortunate vessels un
classified as follows: Schooners, 384; steam-ei-s,
110; steamships, 43; sloops, 28; ferry
boats, 17; barges, 21; barks, 13; brigs, 13,
and steam yachts, 0. Classified according
to cargoes 230 were in ballast, 89 carried
coal, 08 lumber, 43 general merchandise, 37
fish, 27 stone or brick, and the same mis
cellaneous; 103 met disaster iu November,
74 in April, 00 in October, 01 encli in De
cember and January, and 68 in March.
Providence Journal.
Delicate but Dangerous.
It might not be supposed that danger
lurks in the delicate operation of handling
flowers, yet painful, troublesome wounds
are frequently received by the workmen,
and LudyJVracbeth's "innocent flower" ap
pears to conceal more aggravations than
the serpent. Nearly every one who has
long and active employment in the retail
flower stores can show numerous scars,
and it is common in busy Broadway shops
and other large places in tho trade to see n
proprietor or several of his assistants with
bandaged fingers. The thorns of roses
cause the greatest mischief.
Florists ascribe their most serious hurts
to poison absorbed in hothouse productions
which have undergone a strong vermin
killing process. A number of the dealers
infer that after many applications the
juicy parts of the plants become impreg
nated with poison, for, although in the
course of arranging flowers for sale the
stems get well washed, the slighest thorn
punctures or scratches will cause tedious,
uncomfortable sores. New York Tribune.
Churches of the Seventeenth Century.
During the reign of George II there were
109 parish churches in London and West
minster. At 44 of these there was daily
service surely a recognized indication of
religious activity. At one of these there
were three daily services; at all of them
the whole 109 there were services every
Wednesday and Friday and on all holy
days and saints' days. Thero were endow
ments for occasional sermons in'nearly
every church. So much of the Puritan
spirit remained that the sermon was still
considered the most important part of
church service. In other words, sound
doctrine being held to be essential to salva
tion, instruction in doctrine was considered
of far greater importance than prayer or
praise a fact which quite sufficiently ac
counts for the character of church services
down to thirty or forty years ngo. The
singing was deplorable, but the sermons
were sound. Walter Bcsant in Harper's.
Lightning and Thunderclouds.
In a lecture on "Rainclouds nnd Light
ning," Henry P. Curtis explained the ex
treme blackness and grotesque shape of
thunderclouds as being caused by elec
trification, and said that occasionally light
ning goes upward from ground to cloud.
Lightning continues until the thunder
cloud has risen too high above the sub
jacent ground for the tension requisite. As
the cloud lifts the lightning's path be
comes more vertical. Thunderheads may
be seen 200 miles.
Window gluss has been broken by heavy
thunder. Tho cumuli rise to a height of
some six miles, then slop over and form a
haze (thunder haze). Lightning will fall
vertically from the extreme limit of the
haze cloud sometimes, though no ruin is
falling. Lightning causes the clouds to
partially fall to the earth in showers, and
so itself causes rain. Philadelphia Ledger.
Two Heads, but Only One Fare.
The famous two headed boy has curious
experiences outside the museum as well as
in it.
When he was traveling from Philadel
phia to Chicago with his father and man
ager, the conductor, seeing two heads and
receiving but, one ticket, asked for an
other. The father, who does not speak
English well, said:
"No one!"
The conductor insisted, and finally
threatened to put one of the boys off unless
he received another fare.
Thereupon the manager, who was in the
next seat enjoying the joke, stepped back
and unbuttoned the little fellow's coat, re
marking: "All right, put him off. Which
one shall it be?"
The conductor passed on. Boston Herald.
A Terrible Threat.
The child queen of Holland, brought np
according to the strict etiquette of the
Hollandish court, which forbids her play
ing with any other little boys and girls,
said to a refractory wax baby the other
day, "If you are so naughty I shall make
you into a princess, and then you won't
have any other little children to play with,
and you'll always have to throw kisses
with your hands whenever you go out
driving." New York Sun.
FIFTY - SECOND CONGRESS,
THE SENATE IUQTJIBES INTO EECI-
PE0CITY WITH ARGENTINE.
A Bull Say in the House The Free Wool
and the Binder Twine Bills Well
Under Way and an Early
Adjournment Probable.
SENATE.
Washington, March 28. Senate
bill to include lot No. 53, block 89, in
Hot Springs, Ark., In the public
reservation was passed.
Senator Hansom offered a resolution
(agreed to) calling on the president
for the correspondence with Argentine
Republic on the subject of reciprocity
and for information as to articles ex
ported therefrom to the United States,
on which the United States requires a
reduction of custom duties imposed by
Argentine Republic, so as to make re
ciprocity fair aid equitable.
Senate bill to allow thirty days
leave of absence to employes in the
engraving and printing was taken up
and discussed. After the discussion
Senator Hale moved to lay the bill on
the table. Tho motion was defeated,
yeas l(i, nays 33. Senator Hale offered
as an amendment the insertion of an
additional section making the provis
ions of the law apply to all regular
employes of the United States, wheth
er employed by the year, month, week
or day. The amendment was agreed
to without division, and then the bill
was re-committed to the committee on
labor.
Senator Vest, from the Judiciary
committee, reported a bill to fix the
time for folding court in the Eastern
district of Texas, and it was passed.
After an executive session tbe Sen
ate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, March 28. The
Speaker laid before the House a com
munication from Mr. McKenna of
the Sixth district, California, in
forming the House that he had sent
in his resignation. The communica
tunica-
tion was spread upon the Journal
al.
lte speaker also laid before
re the
House a communication from
D. D
Tlnnavsn of lhA Kl-yth flhin Hlarrln
statins: that in the Consrressional
Record he is recorded as voting in the
negative on the Burrow's motion to
lay the Bilver bill on the table. He
was not in the hall when his name
was called on the silver or any roll
call pertaihing to the silver bill. The
speaker stated the correction would
be made.
On motion of Mr. Dockery, of Mis
souri, the resolution was adopted
calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for information as to whether the
present capacity of the mints was suf
ficient to execute the authorized coin
age. Mr. Blount of Georgia, from the
committee on foreign affairs, reported
the diplomatic and consular appro
priation bill.
The floor was called for by and
awarded to the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia and after tho pas
sage of several bills the House ad
journed. BAKING F0WBEB.
Recent Authorities About It.
The Scientific American, the Sani
tary Era, the Indianapolis Board of
1 fpnlt Vl t.hft Wlannnoln Pnmla.
sioner and many other recent investi
gators have stigmatized the use of
alum or ammonia in n, Viah-lnir nnwHar
as injurious, and have published from
time to time lists, calling the atten
tion of the public to brands containing
these drugs.
It would seem as if some makers
ought to have the honesty or good
sense to make a pure powder, foresee
ing that although a smaller percent
age of profit is made, it must event
ually result in increased sales, and
consequently greater gain, and yet,
after looking over the records, we are
forced to the conclusion that "Dr.
Price's Cream" is pretty much the
only brand that can be rellfed upon
unless one wants to be drugged daily.
Some of the powders which are the
most widely puffed and heralded
with "government chemists" (?) and
other more or less spurious testimo
nials are lound to be the very ones
which contain either one or the other
of these impurities.
THE COTBIS.
JUDGE KEY'S COURT.
In this court yesterday only one
case was tried, the following:
Wood Bros. vs. J. L. Dunn; judg
ment for plaintiff for $5573.75, with
foreclosure of attachment lien.
JUDGE ROBERTSON'S COURT.
In this court yesterday the follow
ing cases were disposed of :
August Meyer Vs. International and
Great Northern railroad; defendant's
motion for a new trial overruled, and
notice of appeal given; ten days
allowed for filing statements of facts.
J. L. Hume vs. Charles Bunker et
al.; suit for 640 acres c f land; on trial.
JUSTICE STUART'S COURT.
State vs. Wm, Lucas; assault; fined
$5 and costs.
State vs. Wm. Lucas; assault; dis
missed. COURT HOUSE NOTES.
The court house gang are all busilv
engaged in repairing their politica
fences, all of them being candidate
for re-election and the lact that no on
position has yet appeared makes
them uneasy as they fear a storm is
brewing.
Under the careful supervision of
Janitor George the court house is al
ways kept neat and clean.
On next Monday morning tho coun
ty court will meet and also the com
missioners court. In the first theTe
Is a large docket and a great deal of
business will be disposed of
ids aismnr. mnf ..