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-I'-' 'V- HOUSTON DAUP I 11 -rsswTw -ir rrj- jxnnr jvawysavrvMsvww mm MMmwi rwlrM Rdst ca lie Lcwer it Traders fetrel VUJCi eUitt Selleripart RiflnaJ Strike Sugar Cotton VU 11VUL NEW HIGH LEVELS FOR THE HOGS STILL AOVE TEN CENT BUYERS AIO) amERS OF RAW SUGAR WERE APART HEAVY INCREASE IN 1 PROVISIONS OVER PRICES OF STAPLE SAME TKIELAST YEAR COTTCn EIARKETS ADYAKCED JV OH FEAR OF THE HURRICANE ICor Ktitti in Tcas Inspired 8om liquidation. Which," Brought Be-i FEAR OF RAILROAD STREE Winnepeg Was Center of Bearish Sentiment Being Predominant There. it. .1.4 mmmmmmmmmmmtmmo A- sr. if I 'I (Atsociattd Prtu Rtport.) j.

CHICAGO, August IT. Wheat broke sternly during the last few minutes sf trading today. Winnipeg provided the chief hearita influence and the timidity of buyer wa at all timea apparent. The caution of the latter was due in part to anxiety over the railroa i situation. Closing prices were 1 tat net lower.

Late deliveries of corn dropped and gets finished to down. Provisions were dull and closed unchanged to 87 lower. The volume of trade in srheat decreaaea la a marked extent today, due to Urge extent to anxiety over the railroad trike eituation. All eyes were on Winnipeg. One report had it that an attempt was hems' made ta de press that market for the purpose of buying in A concessions in other markets.

Crem re ports from the Canadian Northwest wera con flicting. Apparently an effort waa being saade to counteract the effect of croo daman re. porta by private experts. Corn wss fractionally higher early, but weakened with wheat September betai- con tested, was an exception, and dosed 14 an. with little trade.

Commission houses sold oats on the. holee. but the market, on the whole, waa a doll and narrow affair. A fair cash business waa transacted In provisions with prices ranging lower. CHICAGO, August 17.

The following are the opening, highest, lowest snd -doting quota- Hone on grain and provisions today: i a marked upward trend in. price of many line of provisions ami retailers have had to rata their price to the buyer fatcaua the' wholesalers have been forced to advance prices tharply. Stapl 'food eoamoditie ere aoaring higher now thaa for many, month, new high record for year btifig touched by tome things. 1 Potatoes have figured recently in a spectacular advance and Houston baa the per bushel potato as the result California potatoes are aelling wholesale at S1.84 to Sl.Sv per bushel, and ether varierJe from Sl.TB VP-Baldwin Cargttl report that California ia oversold on potato stock; Kentucky and Vir-ginia are through (hipping and desirable potatoes are hard to locate. The extremely hot weather in the Central and Eastern States caused serious deterioration and it became necessary to refuse to buy potatoes f.o.b, because ot the heavy loss.

This ia one of the reasons for the high price. Potatoes this time last year were telling at 01 to 81.10 per bushel. Pork I at it topmost point for a long period also. Hogs on the Houston market were quoted at 8B.T5 per hundredweight, or very near the 14-cent level, and in Fort Worth this week they sold at the nighest point since 1810. This time last year hogs in the Houston mar- ket were quoted at I at M.7S to I 84.73 to 87-00 per hundred- weight for tops.

ignt for tops. Klntir has advanced 81 ner barrel within the past week and the new levels are the highest since the big tore right after the war broke out and wheat ran tfp to new high record. The recent advance i due to the rise of 18 cents per bushel in wheat on one day last week and several subsequent rises ot smaller proportions. The market ha been rather stationary so far a net results are concerned the past few days. Popular brands of flour in Houston are now selling at the rate of 88.80 to 88.80 per barrel.

Last year price were 84.84 to 86.80 per barrel. Sugar baa been hanging around the highest point reached in the paat 40. year, although there 'baa been tome decline In the paat few the local quotation being around 87.64 per hundred pound. Even this I extremely high. Last year it wa 84.45 per hundred- llean are making new high records and are "out of sight." Navy bean are worth IS centa per pound, end the idea of getting two pound of Man for a quarter it hard for tbw average consume to grasp.

California bayou bean are quoted at 08.88 per hundredweight, and recleaoed blackeyed peaa 88 per hundredweight, The new crop of California lima bean will start to market early in September. Navy beans last August were 0 cent per pound wholesale. In the produce line price on many article are extremely high. Fresh Tex egg are retailing at 88 to 80 cents at the cheapest store. It it 'claimed that the light receipt are the result of heavy shipment of egg to the soldier camps along the border.

The recent warehouse report for August, telling of a much smaller number of cases of eggs in storage than lat year, I alio having bullish effect upon the general marine Leat year a lot of people put up too many eggs and some of them got "burnt." and the "burned children" kept away from the fire, with the result that there are fewer egg in (torage. In Tex very few egg were pot up last spring because of the high price and the scarcity of the receipts. Heavy shipment were made out of the State and nbw Texts ia importing eggs from Kansas. Last year at thit time prices were 17 to 80 cents wholesale. Poultry is also high, hens quoted at IB to 18 centa per pound, ryers are worth 10 to 80 centa, according to site.

In the fruit division of the produce trade there ha been stiff advance. California orange are now quoted at 84 to 84. BO per box and Florid are going at 88 per box. Cuban grapefruit it worth 04 per box, Both California and Messina varieties of lemon are up to 87.80 per box, whereas they sold alt wintef around 88.80 per box. California pears have advanced because of the small supply, quoted at 88.80 to 88.7S per box.

together with the dosing of middling yetterdaj, with sales today Market Toner- Today. Yeaterd'y. Sales, Liverpool easier Galveston steady N. Orleans steady Mobile nominal. Savannah steady.

Charleston firm. Norfolk stesdy. Baltimore nominal New York steady. Boston steady I 0.78 8.78 8,000 14.88 14.88 181 14 14 140 18.88 18.88 14 14 310 1ST, 18 14 14 48 14 14 14.48 14.80 114.45 14.80 leeeeeeeeevoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeee Article. Open.

High. I Low. Clee." Wheat-. I 1.40l 1.43 1.80l J.tO Dec. .11.

44 I 1.46 1.48 1.48 l.w. 1.49 1.46 1.48 Cera 1 4 I I 80 04 I 88-' 71 71 70 79 74 TO 74 74 0t I I i IV Sept. .1 48 43l 43 43 Dec 46 44 40 49 49 49 49 40 Pork i 36.60 20.00 20.00 S9.90 25.56 20.60 36.60 26.97 Dec 23.07 28.12 23.97 33.12 Lard I 13.40 13.45. 13.88 13.43 18.49 18.47 13.40 13.46 12.77 13.80 13.77 13.87 RIba 14.39 14.39 14.10 14.39 Oct 13.90 18.07 13.07 13.06 Good middling. 114.87 Middling 14.87 14.

Own 87 BOn Liverpool Spots. LIVERPOOL, August 17. The spo: market was improved, easier prices, 8 points down; tales 8000 bales, 0800 American; speculation and export 1800 bales; imports 8000 bales, American. 14.70 14.58 14 18.88 140 114.12 14.13 44 114 14 114.60 14.50 8,378 14 18.00 Yeater- I Laat Today. day.

I year. 7.08 7.00 4.88 8.88 8.24 4.68 8.80 8.62 8.08 8. 75 8.78 8.48 8.01 8.84 8.78 8.47 0.80 0.84 Undertone Appeased Somewhat Easier in the Absence of Any BrninesawBefined Quiet (Atmtiottd Prtu Ktport.) NEVY YORK. August 17. No mrw development were reported in the local market for raw aaaar today and buyers and sellers were apart.

The Undertone, ihich wa steadier at thai doitt lost night, seemed to be little easier today, in the absence of transactions apot price were unchanged with Cuba, coat and freight quoted at 44, equal to 8.70 for centrifugal and 4.08, for molasses. Refined sugar was unchanged, with fine granulated Hated on the batit of 7 to 7.36c. Notwithstanding the inactivity in both raw and refined a firmer tone developed in futures and on ecattered buying prices advanced, cloe-ing 3 to 0 points net higher for active positions. Salea 0809 tons. September 4.69: October 4.65; December 4.43; February 8.98; March 4.03; May CIO.

Weather Conditions The barometer ha risen in ell portion of the South, and this morning's weather map gives no indications of the presence of a trcpical storm. At Havana the barometer at 7 a. m. was normal and had risen 10-inch in the last 24 hours, indictting thtt the storm center is receding from Havana. Advices received -at 9:97 a.

m. show the storm central in the Yucatan channel, passing the gulf and probably moving a little north of west. Local showers occurred in Texaa and in a few cen tral and eastern sections of the cotton belt. There were also showers in northwestern districts and New Mexico. Rising temperatures were reported from the Central valleys and adjoining sections.

At Textt stations the low. est last night rsnged from 04 degrees at Amarillo to 82 degrees at Corpus Christi. At Houston it was 71 degrees. Unsettled weatner is expected in. this vicinity tonight and Friday.

Early corn is ripening in the South. In Oklahoma corn has been damaged beyond recovery in many sections and is being cut for fodder and ensilsge. High temperatures and dry weather in the Southwest was unfavorable for white potatoes. Sweet potatoes made good growth under favorable weather in practically all Southern States and the cron is bein" harvested in Texaa and Tennessee. Sugar cane and peanuts made sstisfactory growth.

Tobacco made good progress generally. Kice continues to make good growth. The early crop is rcsdy for harvest in Texaa. Cotton Beffion Bulletin. For the 24 hours ending at 8 a.

m. yesterday Stationt of Temperature Rain- Texas District Max. tMin. fail, Northwestern Group Abilene clear Bellinger clear Brownwood clear Clarendon clear Eastland clear Fort Worth clear Haskell pt. cloudy Henrietta clear Quanah clear fbnyder pt.

cloudy Spur clear Weatherford pt. Northeastern Group Dallas clear Greenville clear (Long Lake clear Longvicw clear Nacogdoches clesr Palestine clear Paris pt. cloudy Sherman clear Central Group Corsicana clear tDublin clear iKopperl clear Mexia clear Taylor cloudy Temple cloudy (Valley Junction Waco pt. cloudy Waxahachie clear Southwestern Grotp Alice cloudy (Austin cloudy Beeville clear Brownsville pt. cloudy.

Corpus Christ pt. cloudy. Cuero clear tDilley clesr Encinal cloudy tHebbronville cloudy Hondo clear Kerrville pt. cloudy Llano clear I.uling cloudy Marble Falls clear San Antonio cloudy San Marcos cloudy Uvalde Southeastern Group tBrenham clear iColumbus clesr Galveston clear Houston clear Huntsville clesr Pierce clear IRiverside clesr 94 '73 .00 97 73 .00 99 70 00 92 07 .00 90 09 .00 94 72 00 90 75 .00 193 74 .00 99 78 .00 00 70 .10 98 49 44 97 78 .00 04 74 90 97 71 .00 17 .05 70 .90 .97 48 .94 93 44 .02 19 70 .90 95 74 .00 97 70 00 97 70 00 98 73 .00 94 09 00 08 .12 90 71 .00 30 93 78 .00 .98 49 .00 96 74 .90 00 08 74 .00 92 74 00 88 82 .00 95 72 18 99 77 .00 101 78 .00 07 75 00 .90 70 00 94 49 .00 90- 70 .00 00 72 .14 00 92 73 .00 97 74 .10 91 71 .39 35 8 80 .00 05 70 1.10 98 68 .6 93 73 .10 38 Philadelphia steady Augusta steady Memphis stesdy St. Louis steady.

Houston steady Dallas steady Daily Interior Movement. Ship- I menu.) Stock City- ceipts. August Memphis St. Louis Houston Totals 858 1,114 180 35,458 46 48,443 7.674 4,423 3,400 81,888 I- -I- -1- 5,231 1 Receipts at All IT. S.

Ports. LATE MOVEMENT IN STOCKS Eailroad Strike Crisis Was the Only Eeitrsininp; Influence on a Bullish Market Auoriattd Prtu Report.) NEW YORK. August 17. The crisis in the railway labor lituation was the only restrain-1 ing influence In today's market. Share of the leading transportation companies were not seriously affected while other issues were lifted to highest levels of the current movement.

Shipping share were again dominant features, Mercantile Marine common making a new record an it rise of 4Vh. United States Steel kept pace with Marines, advancing 14 to OH, and independent industrial companies, noubly Lackawanna and Steels, were strong. Republic preferred attaining a new record at 1134. Munitions and equipments fluctuated 1 to 2 point above under the previous day's closing prices, but Motora, Mexicans and less conspicuous specialties of various classes were firm to strong. Coppers infused fresh activity in the irregular trend of the final hour.

There also waa a better inquiry for prominent utilities, including American Telephone and Telegraph. The total overturn waa shares. Bonds were irregular. Totol aalea, par value, 04,050,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call.

New York Stook Market Following are th ruling price, together wit the lowest bid, em the New York took ea -Hangs, sales hundreds: Allia-Chalmera 8 34 28V4 23H Am. Beet Sugar 40 90K 89 89H American Can 80 59H 68 58 Am. Car ft Fdy 30 41 ft 00 61 American Cotton Oil 6 83 01 61 Am. Locomotive 92 78 71t 73H Am. Smelting American Sugar Am.

Tel. Tel. American Tobacco American Zinc Anaconda Copper .117 98 07 98 6 109 109 109 39 183 100 132 5 258 215 218 14 83 32 33 .333 85 84 85 14 103 103 103 7 449 490 400 14 66 06 65 11 96 06 95 Atchison Bethlehem Steel Central Leather M. dV St. R.

I. As Pac Ry. Consolidated Gaa Corn Products Crucible Steel Eria General Electric Gt. North, pfd Gt, North. Ore ctfs.

Goodrich Illinois Central 39 18 17 17 9 140 189 139 16 10 18 15 144 74 72 72 97 87 84 87 14 170 160 109 18 118 118 11 51 38 87 38 11 78 73 73 8 101 101 99 90 09 43 34 34 85 84 86 0 0 5 Int. M. M. pfd. cetfa.822 K.

Southern 1 Maxwell Motora 90 Missouri Pacific 11 Mexican Petroleum 103 109 101 National Lead 17 04 05 66 Y. Central Ill 104 103 104 N. N. H. eV H.

7 09 00 00 Northern Pacific 18 111 111 111 Pennsylvania 84 00 06 66 Reading 413 100 104 104 Rep. Iron dt 142 01 40 60 Sloss Shcf Steel I 10 49 48 48 Studetwker Cor. 86 183 189 131 36 98 88 98 4 194 194 194 .113 149 139 189 25 162 161 161 03 68 87 57 1440 92 91 83 39 118 117 118 6 38 37 37 8 96 04 90 Southern Pacific Texas Company Union Pacific United Fruit U. S. Rubber U.

S. Steel. U. S. Steel Wabash pfd.

Western Union Westinghous Electric 71 00 09 69 Totol ssles for the dsy 804.SOO share. New York Money. (Atiociattd Prtu ktport.) NEW YORK, August 17. Call money stesdy; high low ruling rat last loan 3: closing hid offered at 3. Government bonds stesdy; railroad bonds ir regular.

Mercantile paper 8. Sterling Sixtv-dav bills 4.71- demand 4.75: cables 4.74 914. Guilders Demand 41; cables 41 516. Bar ailver 66. Mexican dollars 31.

London Consols. (Atiociattd Prtu Rtport.) LONDON, August 17. Bar ailver 31 816d per ounce. Money 4 per cent. Discount rates, short bills 5o per cent; three months 5 5 per cent.

New York Bond Market U. S. 2s registered 89 U. S. 3s coupon 99 U.

S. 8s registered 100 U. S. 3s coupon 101 U. S.

4s registered i 109 U. S. 4s coupon 110 fanam Sa coupon 101 American Agricultural 6s 102 American Cotton Oil 6s 85 American Tel. oV Tel. cv.

4s Ill American Tobacco 6s 118 AnilO-French Oa 95 Atchison general 4s 92 Centrtl Leather Ot 102 Chicsgo, Mil. cV St. Ptul cv. Oe 107 Chicago, R. I.

dt Pac. Ry. rcf. 4s 71 Colortdo Southern ref. 4e 83 Denver Rio Grande ref.

8s 68 Dominion of Canada 8s, 1931 100 Erie general 4s 73 Illinois Central ref. 4s 89 Int. Mer. Marin 4s ctfs 108 Kansaa City Southern ref. Bs 90 Missouri, Kansas Texaa 1st 4a 74 Missouri Pacific c'onsol 4s 101 New York Central deb.

Ot 112 N. N. H. Htrtford cv. 9 112 Northern Pacific 4 91 Pennsylvania consol 4s 104 Pennsylvania genersl 4s 161 Reading general 4a 95 Republic Iron and Steel Os.

1049 98 St. Louis it San Francisco ref. 4s 81 St. Louis eV Southwestern 1st 74 Southern Pacific cv. Bs 108 Texas Company cv.

6s 104 Texas Pacific 1st 97 Union Pacific 4 04 U. S. Steel Oa 106 1867 actions From the Highest. 4 AT THE CLOSE. liTwpool, quiet, 1 to 2 1-2 point up.

i New York, barely steady, 9 to 12 points 1 Kew Orleans, 12 to 13 points up. SPOTS. LiTerpool, points down. Hew York, steady, 15 points up. Hew Orleans, steady, unohanged.

Galveston, steady, unchanged. Houston, steady, 10 points up. There were two conflicting Influence! In the market (or cotton future ThuruUy, one being the apprehension felt over the prospect! for the hurricane in the gulf to strike the Texts eoast an4 do damage to the cotton crop, and the other was the report of rain in Texas with the prospects for increased moltturo during the rest of the week. Although there were reactions, future prieea stood at a net advance most of the day. and while last prices were several points down from the highest of day.

the dote was at net gain. New York closing barely steady, to IS points up, and New Orleans steady, to points up. Liverpool futures closed quiet, 1 to points up Houston spots were steady and up, middling at M.sMc. Sales were SM bales spot and 48M bales to arrtve. Galveston was steady and unchanged.

New Orleans was unchanged at 14 cents. New York was steady and IS points up, middling at 14.4Bc. L'ver. pool reported an improved demand and sales were 8900 bales, the largest for any one day in severtl weeks. The ton was easier, however, and prices wore points down.

Receipts of cotton at Houston were 4413 bales, against SSST bales the day before and 764 bales Thursday a year ago. Shipment were S4M bale. Total stock in Houston presses and warehouses Thursday were 14,444 bales. Gross receipts for the week were lav est bales, against 19,220 bales for this timt last year. Hew York Cotton Market.

(Atiociattd Prut Rtpert.) NEW YORK, August 17. Apprehensions as to the course of the tropical storm reported in the gulf caused a sharp advance in the cotton market here today, but the improvement was not fully maintained end the dose was barely steady at a net gain of 14 to It points. December contracts sold up from 14.S to 14.BB, or about SS points above the lowest reached on the break at the end of last week, and closed at 14.48. The market opened steady at an advance of 1 to points and sold I to 10 points net higher right after the call. The failure of the early weather map to show much rairt in the Southwest as had been suggested by private reports appeared to be partly responsible for early buying.

Slight reactions followed publication of the forecast for unsettled weather in Texas, but the market firmed upon report that the West Indian disturbance was passing through the Yucatan channel into the gulf and was moving rapidly in a direction slightly north of west. This led to apprehensions that the storm would reach the Central or West gulf coast br the end of the week. During the middle of the Itcrnaan the market firmed UP again on rumor that bullish private condition report would be puonsnea neiore me opening row. The close wss several points off from the best under profit-taking and Southern selling. Hew Orleans Cotton Market.

Auoriattd Prut Rtpoti.) NEW ORLEANS, August 17. The cotton market stood at a net advance throughout the session today owing to reports from the tropical storm. Liquidation at time was fairly heavy and the forecast of unsettled weather for Texas and Oklahoma made a bearish impression, hut fear that the tropical storm would strike the gulf coast and work havoc with the cotton crop was alwaya a sustaining feature. The market opened at the advance and the gain gradually widened until around the middle of the day, the most active months were at a net rise 17 to 18 point. Liquidation caused a small reaction in the afternoon and the close was at a net gain of IS to IS point.

Binge of AoUto Months. The rang of price at New York and Na Orleans for the active month waa a follow: New York- 6pen. High. Low. I Cla.

October 14.23 i4.8 14. it ia.W-tt December 14.4014.56148814. 48-40 January 114.44114. 08114. 45 14.67-59 March 14.63 14.77 14.

40 May 14.75 14.31 14. 74il4. 84-85 July 14.8014.9714.8011489b O. till October 14.0014.1614.0314. 11-18 December I4.wjiie.nsj te.s le.nz-M.

January 14.88 14.4r14.SS14.43-3 March 14. 81114. 0814. May 14.65 14. 7414.7414.

74-73 Eleven o'clock call- October December January March May -New York. t.nt 14.24 14.04 14.48 14.50 14.04b 14.77 14.30 14.38 14.61 14.65b Houston Spots. Houston steady, 10 points up; stock 588 bales; yesterday 30,485 bale; last year 48,634 bale; shipments 3400 bale; salts 304 bales spot and 4886 to arrive. GTTde "Today. Yesterday.

Last Year. Grade-Ordinary Good ordinary Low middling Middling Good middling Middling fair New Orleans Futures. YsTrTjr's close. 14.80-80 Month Opened. Closed.

January February March April May July August September October 6. November December 14.88-30114.48-43 14 1 14. 82-84 14.110a 114.00-01 14.89-40 14.48-40 14.84-86 14.61-68 14.70-73 13.88b 18.88-O0 18.08-80 14.00-08 14.10-20 14.42-44 14.60-48 14.07-00 1 14. 74-78 14.70-48114.88-84 14.00a 14.08-OS 18. Mb 14.08-06 14.18-17 14.88-38 14.03-4S 14.11-12 14.18-81 14.88-33 New York Futures.

fYltTTyl Closed. close. Month Opened. January February March April May June July August September October November December 17.45-47 14. 57-5S 14.

4644 14. 4-6614. 68-55 14. 14.70-71 14.70b 14.83-88 14.80-88 14.80b 14.24-26 14.33-34 14.20-30 14.00-41 14.47b 14.78-74 14.74-76 14. 70b 14.14 14.13 14.18-18 14.27b 14.

14.76 14.75 14.80 14 114.87b 14. 41-40 1 14. 48-49 Liverpool Futures. LIVERPOOL, August 17. The following are the opening and closing quotationa of futures on the Liverpool cotton exchange, compared with the dose of the day before.

Tone quiet, 1 to points up. Thit This Leat Day. Season. Seaaon. 1,435 37,338 30,071 114 38,343 14,733 800 16,184 1,888 1.480 10,869 9,103 1 3,834 547 08 7,384 4,093 878 10,824 0,974 393 118 845 80S 2,031 4 565 131 7 3 3,850 8,100 354 4,337 764 163 350 4.490 133,070 69,951 3,880 69,051 800 63,625 Port Galveston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Baltimore New York Boston Philadelphia Texas Brunswick Pensacola Port Arthur.

Pacific ports. Tottls Ltst yetr Difference Galveston Stock Statement IN THE FC.1T WORTH MARKET Cattle Trade Was Slow and Draggy and 10 to IS Cents Lower. -I YARD RECEIPTS. Cattle. Calves.

Hoet. Sheeo. H.M. 8,000 800 3,500 1,000 150 3,087 1,016 8,484 1,473 390 1,408 87 1,861 311 190 Today Week age Year ago (Kturfwa Put SptcM.) FORT Texaa, August 17. Th cattle trad Wtt alow and draggy, with prices from 10 to If cents lower for the day and from 16 to 33 eenta lower for the week.

The Calf market alto waa alow and draggy, with rices weak to tower and a decline of from 0 to TO eeata for the week. The decline of 59 centa wa on light vealers and 76 cents on mediuma ana Beavtea. I rading generally in the cattle division waa of a peddling nature, with salesmen taking practically ill dtv to sell stocks on band. The hog market waa fairly active, with moderate receipt on the yards and prices generally steady to cents lower. Quslity was lacking ia the euppliet received.

Tops sold at 19.08 and the bulk sold from 9.50 to 10.00. The sheep supply waa light tnd trtding gen-tlly active to atrong. Fairly rood wethers told at 7.10 and a bunch of Anton eoata in good condition brought 0.25 with bunch of 1 ttir goata selling at o.av. The steer Supply was fairly liberal and proportionate to the general run of cattle. Trading waa slow and draggy, with prices weak to lower.

For th week steers are fully 15 to 25 centa lower. The quality ranged from fair kind to medium and plain. Tops sold at 0.05, with the bulk aelling from 5.50 to 4.50. xne outcner stocx iraoe wis slow ana draggy, with prices weak to lower. For the week a decline of from is to 40 cents is to be noted.

The cow and heifer market is unevenly lower with the heaviest declines noted on the plain common kind. The quality of the offerings was trashy to medium fair sort of cows and heifer. The best cows sold at from 4.80 to 8.35 and better, with heifers selling as nign aa T.ow tor a row cnoice neaa. ine bum of the cows told at from 4.10 to 4.80. Trading in the atocker and feeder division wtt trow and draggy and the market depended entirely upon the demands of country buyers.

Speculators took a few head at barely steady price. Steer ere quoted at from 4.75 to 6.50 cowa at from 4.38 to 6.50; heifers from 5.00 to 7.00; built from 4.25 to 4.50. The hog market waa fairly well tupplied with stocks. Trtding wtt on fairly broad batit. with the market ruling from steady to 0 centa lower.

The quality was fair to good. Top (old at 14.00 and the bulk from 9.50 to 10.90. Pigs sold at from 7.00 to 7.60. Houston Live Stock Market Quotation furnished daily by th Houatos Packing company i Hogs ptr Cwt, Fit cornfed 30o pound up go 75 Fat cornfed 150 pounds up 8 50 9 00 rt corntea no pounos up 7 2507 64 Fat cornfed 138 pounds down 4 00 04 Steer Choice heavy 0 75 7 04 Choice light 5 33)10 6t Medium right 6 ooVO 2 Medium heavy 25 Cowa Choice heav 6 25 Cutter 4 00b4 3g Medium 4 50 04 73 Ceanera 00 4 Heifer, and Yearlings Choice 6 25 8 78 Medium 5 00 Bulls Good to-cl-oic 4 76t5 0 Fir to good 4 23 4 64 Comatoa 490 Oxen Good to choice 4 09 Fair to good 0 0008 84 Common to 4 4 74 Deadheadi 8 00 4 04 Calve Choice veakra 7 00 7 Oi Choice hvy OOOO 64 Medium 3 it5 71 Common 094 SALES AT EAST ST. NATIONAL STOCK YORDS.

111.. Augutt 17. Oklthomt receipts 31 loads: strong. W. Johnson, BUckltnd.

25 steers, 953 pounds, 7.20; 71 steers, 7U1 pounds, 7.40. Sculta Hughes. Blackland. 75 steers. 979 pounds, 7.38.

Slaughter oV Perkins, Black- land, S3 steer, 1131 pounds, 7.35; 85 steers, 1007 pounds, 7.15: 22 steers, 1004 pounds. 7.09. F. Htlstll, Hominy, 24 steers. 105 pounds, 7.69; 48 steers, 1028 pounds, 7.00- lb Steers, 094 pounds, 0.75.

Allen A Allen, tali, hine, Ok 70 steers, 712 pounds, 0.85; 380 Steers. 878 pounds, 6.85; 84 steers, 705 pounds, 8.75; 80 steers, 777 pounds, 0.10; 98 steers 704 pounds, 6.45; 84 steers. 740 pounds, 8.60. BlseWtone Slaughter, Gran, ola, 110 steer, 1070 pounds, 7.40. PRICES LOUIS.

ST LOUIS, August 17. Hogs Receipts 0109; market 5c higher; pigs and lights 7.50 10.55; mixed and butchers 10.35010.05; good heavy 10.65 10 Aft; bulk 10.35 10.00. Cat. tie Receipt 3400; market strong; nttive beef Steers 7.00 10.75; yearling steers tnd heifers 8.50919.10; cows 5.507.75; ttockers tnd feedert 6.808.00: Texts steers 8.50; Crime Southern steers 8.0009.00; cows tnd eifert 460fi8.00; prime yetrling steers tnd heifers 7.60 $0O, nstive ctlvet 6.09'11.75. PRICES AT "KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY, Augutt 17. Hogs Re. ceiptt 6000; mtrket closed weak; bulk 9.90 10.40- heavy 9.80(310.80; packers and butcher 0.70 10.45; light 10.00 10.50; pigs 8.00 Cattle Receipts 4000, including 400 outherns: msrket steady; prime fed steers 0.90 10.73- dressed beef steers 7.90 BO; Southern steers fl.5O8.50; cows 4.507.25; heifers 6.0O10.OO; stockers snd feeders 6.00 8.09. SALES AT KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY.

August 17. Cattle Receipta 4000, including 11 cart quarantines; stetdy. In nttive division Ctrr, Chickasha, 80 calves, 21S pounds, 9.26; 33 calves, 303 Sounds, 8.00: 81 calves, 315 pounds, 7.80. runs A Bishop. F.lgin, 108 cows, 783 pounda, 8.40.

In quarantine division Bltck-ttone A Grtnolt, 113 steers, 1091 pounds, 7.40. Dsvis, Stringtown, 38 cow, 743 pounds, 8.36; 14 cows, 480 pounds, 6.00; 14 csnners, 089 pounda, 4.50. PRICES ATCHICAGO. CHICAGO. August 17.

Hogs Receipts VVIBBC V.V.11IK UUIH 14.05 10.45; light 10.10 10.75; mixed 0.80 Diw.T. Heavy v.osgiv.is; rougn noosy 9.86; pigs 8.00 9.70. Cattle Receipts 9000; market Strong; native beef cattle 7.10 11.10; Western steers 6.638.90; stockers snd feeder 0.0007.86' cows and heifers S.709.50; calve 6.35 12 73. EASIER TONE IN BRAZIL RESTRICTED COFFEE BUYING Tone Was Quiet Throughout the Say With Slight Decline at Close. Assooafd Prut Rtprt.) NEW YORK.

August 17 Coffe futures were quiet todsy. with prices easing off under scattered local selling, whilt buying seemed to be restricted br report of (lightly easiei tone in Bratll. The opening wa quiet an nominally unchanged in the absence of business. The Close was 3 to 5 points net lower. Sale 18,000.

August 8.64; September 8.6H; October 8.70- November 8.72; December 8.74; January 8.70; February 8.84; March 8.89; April aV94: tfty 8 98: 7 me 8.0S; July 0.07. Spot dull, Rio 7s 9H; Santos 4s 10H. A Ceet and freight offer generally unchanged, nd it waa ttid no Stnlo 4s were quoted below 10.79, London credits, by Braailiaa shippers. Official cables reported of 75 to 109 reia in the Brazilian markata and no change in Rio exchange ea London. Brazilian port receipts 04.009; Jundiihy 49.900.

Santos geared 83,000 for New York and 83.000 for New Orleans. Key West (AssooaUi Prtu Rtftrt.) KEY WEST, August 17. Pitted Sand Key. 4th 0 89 El Sol: 11:30. Perfection; 17th, 19 m.

Yqulj 19 a. Caloric; 11 m. Cuba district. vYtad 4 p. eatti clear, slight act On shipboard I Thia I Last not cleared Day.

Year. For Great Britain I 9,580 4,883 For France 3,836 For other foreign 6,097 1,440 For coastwise ports 8,890 760 In compresses and 38,745 01.078 Total stock 47343 102,870 15:... r. 1 IV'sfrys Close. Close.

8.BOV4. 8 48H" 8.50 8.48 8.50 8.48 8.40 8.47 8.40 8.40 8.40 8.44 8.00 8.04 8. OS 8.61 8.60 8.53 8.56 8.55 8.61 8.49 8.61 8.49 KANSAS CITY, Augutt 17. Wheat-No. hard 1.890)1.45; No.

1 red 144 9 1.40. Corn No. 3 mixed 81 83; No. 3 white 82083 No. 3 yellow 8484-' Oats No.

3 white 44044; No. mixed 44940. ttM ii CHICAGO. Augutt 17. Whett Wo.

1.48 A 1.43; No. 1 hard Corn No. 3 yellow ST. Oate Standard 43 Cr 43. Barley TOO 1.04.

ST. LOUIS, August 17. Whest red 1.48 1.48. Corn No. 3 84 84; N.

3 white 84 84. Oate No. 3 41 41; No. 3 white 44. Poultry, Butter and Egft.

(Atiociattd Prtu Rtport.) Af-C CHICAGO, August IT. Butter Firm, changed. Eggs Receipt 8000 eaaeg; firsts 242B- ordinary first B338; at mark, cases included, 38 34. Cheese Steady; unchanged. Potatoes Higher; receipts 13 cars; Jersey bulk cobblers 1.30 1.30- Virginia barreled 8.490 8.60; Minnesota and Early Ohio 1.901.10.

Poultry Alive firm; fowl 14 17: apriaga 2i KANSAS CITY. Augutt IT. Butter and poultry Unchtnged. Eggs First 24. New potttoet Easy; Kaw Vtlley Etrly Ohio 1.00 1.19; other not quoted.

WM. CHRISTIAN; COTTQN Corn and Cotton 8444 tot Plaittlnf, Earlioot one! Boot Variation ORDERS FILLED PROMPTtV 110ft Travla at, Houeton, Taxaa. 4 JOHN FINNIGAN CO. BUYERS 6 HIDES AND WOOL Mohair, Oklna, Tallow, Oeeewax, Cte. Highett Market Price Paid and Prompt fUturne.

Price Quoted an Application. Conalqnmenta Pollened. Gaii ornla Muscat Grapes Car Johnaton Pack, California White' Muscat drapes received today. DESEL-BOETTCIIED CD Bagging and Tic at SUGAR BAG CLOTH M. f.1.

Graves HOUSTON 1916 Factors DALLA9, TIXA8. Month- Open. Tan-Feb Feb-Mar Mar-April April-May May-June Tune-July July-Aug 8.4T-48 8.44 8.48-47 8.63H-65 8.50-02V4 Aug-sept Sept-Oct 18. 58-58 Vh Oct-Nov 8.82-66 8.48 8.47H Nov-Dec Dec-Jan Houston Daily Statement. Ye.

terday. 3,111 3.007 Last year. HS7S4 1,137 5,720 48,836 Tody. Grots receipts Net receipts Gross shipments Stock 4.423 2.108 3.469 31,598 20,085 Houston Comparative Statement Gross receipts thus far this week 18,669 Gross receipts 17 days this year 38,687 Gross receipts 17 days in 1916 34,830 Gross receipts 17 dsys in 1815 8,071 Houston Eailroad Receipts. Following are the receipt of cotton by th various railroads entering the eity.

Houston eV Text Central International ft Great Gahretton, Htrritburg Stn Antonio. Gulf, Colorado A Santa Fe Missouri, Kansas A Texas. San Antonio ds Aransas Pass St. Louis, Brownsville tt Mexico Wagons Totol 4.4M Stocks at All TJ. S.

Ports. Stock thit dty Stock thit dty list week Stock thit dty list yetr Deficit thit ttaten United States Exports. .430.803 .488,930 .703,036 .371,164 TEir week. TaTT year. Country Export to Great Britain txporta to France xport to continent Export to Mexico and Japan 34,648 8,183 80,450 1.373 1.776 38,683 13.089 1.870 Stook in Pretie and Warehomei Bayou City press 1,418 International compress 61 New press 8,175 Maanolia Dress 1,004 shinnara nrass 3.811 Standard press 2,423 Dixie warehouse 007 Sorunt 294 Houiton wtrthouse 680 Henke'a wtrehoutt 74 American warehouse 1,0 Sanders' wtrthouse 305 Samaelt' warehouse 105 Neltot ah Kehoe't warehouse 07 Tetol 14,446 Honttoa Weekly Statement Rraaa raealnta this week 18.059 Nef receipt this week 11,188 Groea receiot this week laat year.

19.330 Net receipt this week laat 6,848 Total receipta thit yetr 80,487 fetal net receipt thl yew 16,867 Total receipt last 81.084 foul net receipt laat year 10,913 Shipment guliward 10,389 Shipment all rail to and via New Orlaana 080 Shipment to Japan 64 Cotton In transit 7,163 Comparative Spot Markets. IV following art the clottna uetarlona ottoa) ea the toot teda ot the aMdino gtexhett. let. 173 357 1,413 43 898 1,481 66 86 11.88 11.75 5.00 18.88 11.28 0.10 13.88 13.78 7.10 13.88 18.35 TOO 13.88 IS. 78 8.10 14.38 14.18 8.00 14.60 14.80 0.10 14.78 14.08 8.88 114.85 14.T5 8.88 114.00 114.00 0.60 18.88 16.38 6.40 MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

TJ. S. Const and Geodetic Survey. Time and height of high and lew water under normal conditions of wtttber at Geivaetoa ifoot of Twentieth ttreet) for the following week: HIGH WATER. A.M.

P.M. August Time Height Time Height 18 0.48 1.0 10.41 1.0 19 1.0 20 1.02 1.1 21 2.18 1.1 22 8.17 1.1 23 4.03 1.1 34 4.86 1.1 LOW WATER. A.M. Time Htight Los o.r 8.04 0.0 P. August 18 10 Tim Height a.

as o.o 8.00 9.1 4.SS .88 0.87 30 81 33 88 34 7. S3 S.10 Htight are above or below mean lao which! the datum of teunding eat eoett and geodetic turvey chart. Add the tabular hetgnt to the teunding ea th chtrt er nbtnotTf minut tign before U. Time ia that of the awn mtriaiaa or central rjmc Keduction in time for iorgana Point la (la in aom tor low water and plus gjh aet high water. Average ria and fall or rang el ue i aavrgam rmm as w.a reet.

I. B. BoutoUe, Inspector Coast and Geodetic Survey. CeJftO ton, Ttxtt. Port of Oaiveatom.

ARRIVED. El Occidente, New York. CLEARffl Somerthy, Rochefort via Newport News. DsrKcniin juoa rtimer, oenoa. saTLeo.

Ttmeti, Am. tanh, Tampko. Vessels in Fort Destined- Campania Banan, Tela El Occidente. New York El Valle, New York I rt, Genoa See da Larrineg, Manchaatar exico, Cuban porta onginevro. Genoa Houstoi 14 so 18 MtrawlU Noviembr Ramon do Larrinaga San Jacinto, New York BoUvtr 80 .4 Unset 8 0 aTfll bomersoT Topila.

Ti 'ample Yterhandel, St, Andrewt Bay Text City JSAKKaUITUIK. John Palmer. Cuban Vessels Destined for Galveston. Augusta Andrea, Genoa Elsinor f-8 Calidonier. siiaonitr uinrwtar T-OI Domingo Larrtatgt Liverpool (-00 bl Die riew York O-li El Sol Now York 0-1 tisntois Barry 7-36 Nice to de Larrinaga Maaeheoter 0- Ntpierlaa Uewrpeoi T-4 Profewor Uverseel 8- 0 Stn Mtreoa Twrit O-lg oicaaia uiatnisar v-ae I Ventura iarrinag Mverpoei a- Vim.

D. Cleveland Sons Wliolcoata Grocers Highest yesterday. 1 Lowest (or :4 heirt ending ot a. m- 78th meridian time, axeepi when other wise indicated, a lwe.t for 11 dours. Not included in average, a aspens precipitation and atate ot weatsrtr only.

Poateffice Oakwood. Poatofftce Haarna-Amouatt of precipitation of leot thaa .01 im art net published heraoe. OKLAHOMA RAINFALL. All stations none. REMARKS.

Local showers occurred in Texas and in' a few localities in the Memphis, Savannah and Wilmington districts. It is slightly warmer in the middle and eastern portions of the belt. Heavy rains: Houston district special Navasota, 1.03 inches. Hirer Bulletin. River Stage In Foot and Teatae.

10th Meridian Time. 1 Wilmington district Charlotte, 1.00 inch Dallas 4.81 0.0 .00 Lonlc Lake Riverside Liberty, yesterdsy. Braios river Kopperl Waco Valley Junction Colorado river Bellinger Marble Falls Austin Columbus 8.4 O.TI -a. I .00 .00 .00 .20 00 .00 .80 0.0 0.3 851 4.6, 1 0.01 0.01 I 0.91 9.9 9.91 9.0 11 .32 40 L' .0 0 0 4.8 .184 .118 .34 RIVER FORECAST, There will be no importtnt chtnget ia thi trinity, Bratot or Colorado in the next 30 48 hours. The World's Matal Markets.

(Atsociattd Prtu Rtport.) NEW YORK, August Lead Urm, 4.206.3O. Spelter Firm; spot. East St. Louis delivery, H. At London: Lead 36), IBs; spelter 63.

Copper Firm; electrolytic 26.36 ti IT OA Iron Unchtnged. Tin Steady; spot 88.0TH. At London: Soot copper 114, futures 111; electrolytic 124; spot tin 1T1, iuturet 1T2, St. New York Dry Goods. (Attocfttd Prtu Rtport.) NEW YORK, Augutt 17.

Owing to th high price of cotton on of th largest Southern mills today temporarily withdrew ita product from th marks t. Business in cotton goods continued active. Colored goods were id good demand for export. 1 I 1 i Cotton Faithful and Efficient Service Ordinary Good ordinary, Strict good ord. Low middling.

Strict low mid. Middling Strict middling. Good middling. Strict good mid Middling Oalreston Spots. Galveston ateady and unchanged; stock 4f, 043 bale; yeaterday 50,347 bale; last year 103.888 bales; ahlpmenta 4007 beleti tale ST balea apot and 104 hale f.o,b.

Grade Today. (Yterday. Lad Year, Low Ordinary Good ordinary. Low Middling Good middling. Middling 11.00 13.10 13.78 13.80 14.88 14.88 15.10 New York Spots.

New York tdy, II point up; stock bales; yttrdy 80,840 bale; laat yew Coed ordinary. .18.83 Good middling. .14.00 Low 18. 76 Middling 10.80 Middling 14 48 Sal Non New Orleans Spots. New Orlslnt Head and unchanged; took 111 087 bale yeeterday 1S1.863 bales; Ut tea.TSO kale eJe 140 hole.

Grdw I Today. Yrday.L4at Ytar. fTow ordinary 111.840 irn I.fin" Ordinary llS.t lS.OOo 0.40n 6.80 S.16 8.00 Good ordinary, ia.80' 11.80 tjwmiddlla. .118.84 11.00 0.10 13.10 0.80 18.78 0.80 18.80 T.OS 14.88 0.00 14.88 6.86 18.18 3.08 Middling ,.,..114.00. U.Ow Seeds for Fall Sowing Boons, Boots.

Cabbaco, Collards. Lettuce, Stock Boots. Mu8tar4.Onion Seta and Sood. lUdlah. Spinach.

Turnip. Alfalfa. Barley, Burr Ctoroj. Roacuo Grass, Oato. Rape.

Rye, Spoltz, Vetches. Wheat, etc. Wrttoy phono or wire no your orders. Price List on application. v- ROBERT NICHOLSOr: 401 to 40? Commeroo 8t 1 '1 In i-p.