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jcr TYPICAL WEAKER MARKET IN WHEAT TO-DAY Minor Price Changes in Response to Alternate Good and Bad Crop Reports. CHICAGO MAY CORN STRUCK 60c Good Local Cash Wheat Demand— General Xevrn of the St salon. Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. May 15. —There is a continuation of the weather market in wheat. This morning brought ■ firmer tone and sllshtly higher price range, principally from the fact that the rains in Kansas yesterday were net so heavy as first reported. This Kansas situation is the bull possibility at present. Cables were in part responsive to our weakness of yesterday, Liverpool coming J*d lower and closing %d to %d lower. Budapest was off *ie, and Berlin %c lower, Paris closing 10 centime^ higher. Budapest cabled a synopsis of the official report of Hungarian crop conditions, and placed the acerage as medium, with the crop in need of mild weather and rain. July wheat opened at 72V«c and sold to 72% c. Towards noon the market began to ease off again on renewed reports of rains in the southwest. July sold to 71% c. Chicago failed to take hold readily on the early bullish news and was prompt to respond to later favorable reports. May corn in Chicago ran up to 60c. Rains In Kansas yesterday were scattered. Oklahoma was well eoaked, and southern Kansas had good rain In places with light showers extending northward. There were showers in Nebraska and South Dakota. The Washington crop bulletin says the gen eral absence of rain over Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri has somewhat checked the prog ress of winter wheat, but elsewhere conditions are very favorable, and there is an improve ment noted on the Pacific coast. The Kansas •weekly -weather and crop report says it has been a dry and cool week with frosts, but there has been on the whole little damage, and the wheat is in good condition but need- Ing rain. Primary receipts were 325.000 bu, against 822,000 bu last year. Clearances wheat and flour, 880,000 bu. Minneapolis received 143 car*, mnd Duluth 9. against 149 and 67 last year. The market firmed up towards the close. New York had good export inquiry and cash demand was active in all markets. July wheat closed at 72 I»<s72%c; September. 69« 3 @ S9Hc; May, Tl^fcc. May corn closed at 40% c; July corn, 40%e. Corn -was very quiet. Traders showed dis position to hold off while the flurry was on In Chicago and local trading was light. Milling wheat was in excellent demand. Besides cleaning up the tables, millers drew more heavily on terminals. For the ordin ary No. 1 the basis was over July, and •elected lots sold fractionally higher. No. 2 northern was also drawn freely from ele vators, and the offerings were taken on a range of 70%e for ordinary to 71% c for choice, averaging around 71c. Xo. 3 wheat sold from 66%e to 69% c. Rejected ranged from 60c to •4c, wet rejected going at 59c. No grade wheat was scarce and brought 59c to 63c for lots offered. THE CASH TRADE Flax Firm—Flour Steady—Corn Quiet —Oats Very Firm. FLAX— market was steady and active around $1.61 for rejected to arrive and $1.61% ©1.65 for spot rejected. No grade was scarce. received 3 cars, against 2 last year. Duluth had 1 car. Closing prices were: Minneapolis—Cash, $1.71%; to arrive. $1.71%; May, $1.72%; July, $1.70%. Duluth— $1.74%; to arrive, $1.74%; May, $1.74%; September, $1.28; Octo ber, $1.28. FLOUR—The market Is reported a little better but without special new features. Prices are steady as quoted, with millers de clining to shade. First patents are quoted $4.05©4.15; second patents, $5.85@3.95; first clears, $2.70@2.80; second clears, $2.10@2.20. Shipments, 43,423 brls. MILLSTUFFS—Bran in bulk is quoted $11.50@11.75; shorts, $11.60@11.75; flour mid dlings, $12.60@13; red dog in 140-lb sacks, $14.50@15; feed in 200-lb sacks, $1 per ton additional; in 100-lb sacks, $1.50 per ton addi tional. . Shipments, 1,446 tons. FEED AND MEAL —Prices are steady as Quoted. Coarse corn meal and cracked corn are quoted $16; No. 1 feed. $16.50; No. 2 feed, $17; No. 3 feed, $17.50; granulated corn meal in cotton sacks at the rate of $1.95 per brl. CORN—There was a quiet market, . with receipts very light. The feature of the local trad* was the heavy shipments reported, some 48 cars coming out of elevator to -go forward. No. 3 yellow is quotable at 40%@ 41c; No. 3 corn, 40% c. Receipts, 2 cars; ship ments, 42 cars. OATS—Receipts ■were 16 cars and ship ments 3 cars. The market was active. No. 8 white is quoted 27%@25%0; No. 3 oats, S7@2Sc. " ; . ■ . BARLEY—The market was quiet No. 6 ■old from 39 to 42c, according to quality. No. 4 brought 44c. Feed grades are quoted nom inally 39®42c; malting grades, 42®50c. One car of No. 4 brought 41c. RYE—The market Is firm and steady. No. 2 Is quoted 50%®51cfor choice. Receipts, 2 cars. > - HAY—Choice timothy is quoted $14; Minne sota upland, $11.50@12; lowa upland, $11.50® 12; choice mixed, $10@10.50; rye straw, $6.50 ©7. Receipts, 119 tons. Puts and Call*. Two O'Clock Report— Put*—July wheat, 72c. Calls—July wheat, 72%@72%c. Curb-^July -wheat, 72*4@7258C. Cash Sales Reported To-day. No. 1 northern, 11 cars $0.72% No. 1 northern, 9 cars 72% No. 1 northern, 2 cars 73 No. 1 northern, 1 car 73% Xo. 1 northern, 3 cars, to arrive 72% No. 2 northern,.2 cars 71% No, 2 northern, 9 cars 71 No. 2 northern, 4 cars 71 'i No. 2 northern, 5 cars 71' i No. 2 northern, 2 cars 7oVi No. 2 northern. 21 cars 70% No. 2 northern, 15 cars 70% No. 3 wheat, S cars 68 No. 8 wheat, 1 car 6a No. 3 wheat, 1 car 67 Xo. 3 wheat, 3 cars 6514 No. 3 wheat, 1 car tis'2 No. 3 wheat, 4 cars 65 No. 3 wheat, 7 cars 66V2 No. 3 wheat, 1 car 69V* Rejected wheat, 1 car 61 Rejected wheat, 1 car, wet 59 Rejected wheat, 1 car 61 Rejected wheat, 1 car 60 Rejected wheat, 1 car 63 No grade wheat. 1 car 63 No. 3 corn, 6 cars 41 No. S oats, 1 car 27% !No, 8 oats, 2 cars 28 No. 3 oats, 1 car 28% No. 3 oats, 1 car K3i No. 4 barley. 1 car 41 Rejected flax, 1,000 bu, to arrive 1.61 Rejected flax, 1 oar 1.61% Rejected flax, 1 car 1.64 Rejected flax, 1 car 1.65 State Grain. Inspection. Mar 14. Inspections In—Wheat—Great Northern- No. 1 northern, 3 cars; No. 2 northern, 13; No. 8, 10; rejected, 2; no grade, 2. Milwaukee —No. 1 northern, 4 cars; No. 2 northern, 9: No. 3, 1; rejected, 1; no grade, 1. Minneapolis & St. Louis—No. 1 northern, 6 cars; No. 2 northern 2. Northern Pacific— 2 northern, 2 cars; No. 8, 5; rejected, 1; no grade, 1. Omaha — 1 northern, 5 cars; No. 2 northern, 11; No, 8, 3; rejected, 8; no grade, 2. Minnesota Transfer—No. 3, 1 car. Total—No. 1 northern, 19 cars; No. 2 north ern, 40; No. 3, 18; rejected, 8; no grade, 6. .'. Other Grains —No. 2 winter wheat, 1 car; No. 3 winter wheat, 21; rejected wheat, 1; No. 3 yellow corn, 1; No. 3 corn, 2; No. 4 corn, 2; No. 3 oats, 9; no grade oats, 3; No. 2 rye, 1; No. 3 rye. 1; No. 4 barley, 1; No. 6 barley, 2; No. 1 flax, 4; rejected flax, 13; no grade flax, 2. Inspections Out— 1 northern wheat, 124 cars; No. 2 northern wheat, SI; No. 3 wheat, 37; rejected wheat, 5; no grade wheat, 5; No. 2 winter wheat, 11; No. 3 yellow corn, 5; No. 3 corn, 43; No. 3 white oats, 1; No. 3 oats, 2; no grade oats, 1; No. 2 rye, 1; No. 1 flax, 1; rejected flax. 12. . Rcelpts and Shipments. May 14. Received—Wheat, 143 cars, 114,400 bu; corn, 1,660 bu; oats, 23.040 bu; rye, 1,340 bu; flax, 1.710 bu; flour, 301 brls; millstuffs, IS tons; hay, 119 tons; fuel oil, 219,065 gals; fruit, 152.000 lbs; merchandise, 2,227,200 lbs; lum ber, 18 cars; barrel stock, 5 cars; machin ery, 284,912 lbs; coal, 462 tons; wood, 51 cords; brick. 94,000; lime, 2 cars; cement, 950 brls; etone and marble, 14 cars; live stock, 1 car; salt. 2 cars; dressed meats, 64,000 lbs; rail road materials, 9 cars; sundries, 41 cars. Car lots. 500. ShißDsd—Wheat. 18 cars. 14.760 bu; corn. (f RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE, IN MINNEAPOLIS -\\ /zW Open : High. Low. ; To-day. Yesterday. Year Ago; May..* ...::.. ::. $ .:........ % :..:.... * -71% .* : -71ft ; $-.64% July.. .72* -72% .71 7 .72%@72% .72 -, .65% Sept.. v .68% 69%@69% .68% .6»%@69% 68%@68% ■ .-•• On Track—No. 1 hard, 74% c; No. 1 northern, 72% c; No. 2 northern, 70%@71c. THE DAY'S RESULT >-*i. July Wheat Minneapolis. Chicago. Duluth. St. Louis. New York. Close to-day $ .72>4@72% % .71%©71% % .74 ■. • $ .69% J .Wtt / Close yesterday... .72 .71 ©71% .73% ; 69% ; .Tl\k 38 640 bu- oats, 3,150 bu; flax, 17,280 bu; flour, 43.423 brls; milUtuffa, 1,446 tons; hay, 13; fruit. 113.208 lbs; merchandise, 2,137,191 lbs; lumber, 85 cars; machinery, 114.350 lbs; wood, 12 cords; brick. 16,000; lime, 1 car; house hold goods, 9,850 lbs; cement, 220 brls; ties, ; 30 cars; stone and marble, 1 car; live stock, 1 car; linseed oil. 286,760 gals; oil cake, 112, --850 lbs; hides, pelts, etc.. 20,000; wool, 20,000 lbs: railroad materials. 1 car; sundries, 25 cars. Car lots, 769. ' '.•■*'* Wheat Movement., Th« following -are the receipts and ship ments at the principal primary wheat mar kets: ',-:.--- ■• ' . . Receipts, Shipments, bu bu. New York .: 109.250 «.JK Philadelphia 4,195 112,06* Baltimore .. .-..-.....104.746 48. WO Toledo 10,007 44,831 Detroit 10,092 ', 1.000 St. Louis 14,000 25,000: Boston '. 40,476 None; Chicago .".." 96,200 659,825 Milwaukee 12,000 . 4nn 750 Duluth ....... 4,106 429.392 Minneapolis ..... 114.400 14.6U0 . Kansas City 64.000 107,200 j Wheat Movement by Road*. ■ May 14. . ' ■Received—Milwaukee. 44 cars; Omaha, 30; ; St. Louis. 13: Great Northern, 34; Northern Pacific. 1: Burlington, 19; Soo, 2. . . Milwaukee, 5 cars; Omaha, 3; St. Louis. 3; Wisconsin- Central, 1; Great North ern. 2; Great Western, 1; Burlington, 3. RANGE OF JULY WHEAT a^p (Mp //<*/> /3-0Q 'tuf / ! :——— M ——H —i — OTHER GRAIN MARKETS CHICAGO GRAIN Wheat Shorts Friehtened by Little Rain and-Price* Go I p. Chicago, May 15.—Disappointment in the 72%@73c; July, 71%@71%c. Rye. steady; lahoina frightened wheat shorts to-day and brought about a fair advance.. Steady cables also helped. - July opened a shade to \&@\ic higher, at 71%@71Vic. and rose steadily to 71% c. Kansas remains the central feature of observation, and there, with the exception of intermittent showers, the drought is re ported unbroken, though local thunderstorms are predicted for that state, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Local receipts were 46 cars, two of contract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 152 cars, against 142 last week and 175 a year ago. ~. N Wheat was held later by the corn strength. July sold to 71% c, reacted to 71>4@71%c, ral lied again and closed strong and %c higher, at 71%@71%c. Close—May, 71% c; June, 71% c; July, 71%@ 71% c. Cash—No. % red, 73@74c; No. 3 red, 71% @73 1 2 e; No. 2 hard winter, 72%@73c; No. 3 hard winter, 71%@72%c; No. 1 northern spring, 72%@7a%c; No. 2 northern spring, 72%@73%c; No. 3 spring, 65@72%c. Corn was strong 01; buying by the bull leader. July opened i*@V*c higher, at 44% 44% c. There was an immediate rush of sell ing orders, causing a break to 44%@44%c. An advance to 45% c followed. May rose sharply on small transactions. It opened unchanged, at 54c, and rose to 56c. Local receipts were 291 cars, 61 of contract grade. May corn, which has been cornered on the Board of Trade, and which has been rather Inactive for ten days past, advanced to a new high price to-day, when it sold at 60c per bushel. This is the highest price since the corner of May, 1892. Phillips, who formed the corner, bid the market up, but secured only a few small lots. It was rumored on 'change that he had permitted shorts to settle for 500.000 bu privately at 60c. A net gain of 4c was registered at the close for May, which was at 58c. July corn, after touching 45% c, reacted %c, tut closed strong and %c higher, at 45% c. Close: May, 58c; July, 45% c. Cash: No. 2, 55%@58%c; No. 3. 44@44%c. Oats were active and strong en dry weather and buying orders from the bull leaders in corn. July opened unchanged to %c higher, at 27%@27%c, and sold to 28% c. Strong bid ding for May brought no offerings. May opened %c higher, at 28c, and rose to 30c. Local receipts were 104 cars. Close: May, 30% c; July, 28%@28%c. Cash: No. 2, 29@3l>c; Xo. 3, 28%@29c. The following was the range of prices: Wheat— May. July. Opening 70% 71%@% Highest 71% 71%@% Lowest 70% -; 70% Close — To-day 71% 71%_@% Yesterday 70% 71&71** Year ago 65% 66%@% Corn- .^-:' ' -:<;-• Opening 64 44%@% Highest :.. 60 45% Lowest v 54 44%@% Close — To-day .?... 58 .45% Yesterday 54 44% Year ago . ...~37% 38 Oats- Opening ....:.. . 27% 27%@-S Highest 31 28% Lowest 27% 27% Close- : 30% 25%@% To-day 30% 28%@% Yesterday .~ 27% 27% Year ago 22% 22V*@% Duluth Grain. Duluth, Minn.. May 15.—Wheat was strong to-day. July opened the same as yesterday's close, at 73%e, and advanced to 74c, which held throughout. The top was 74% c. The close was tsrong, at 74c. September sold up to 71c. May flax opened very high, but broke heavy from $1.78 to $1.73. It closed yesterday at $1.71, and the opening was very strong. October flax was held at from $1.27 to $1.28. Receipts—Wheat, 9 cars: corn, 12; rye, 5; flax. 1; total, 27. Shipments—Wheat, 429, --392 bu; corn, 183,609 bn; rye, 40,000 bu; total shipments, 613,001 -bu. Close: Oats, 29% c; rye. 60% c; to arrive, 51c: corn, 42% c; nominal; flax, cash and May, $1.74%: September, $1.28; < September north west. $1.29; October, $1.28; wheat. No. 1 hard, cash. 77c; September, 71% c; No. 1 northern, cash and May, 74c; July, 74c; September, 70% c; No. 2 northern, 70c; No. 3, 66c. Milwaukee Grain. - ' • Milwaukee, May 15.—Flour, . dull. Wheat, higher; No. 1 northern, 75c; No. 2 northern, stackers and feeders, $3.85@4.90; bulls. $3.25® No. 1. 55@54%c. Barley, dull; No. 2, 67c; sam ple, 40@54c. Oats, firm; No. 2 white, 30® 20% c. - ________ W- Liverpool Grain. Liverpool, May —Close: Wheat, quiet, %d lower; spot. 5s ll%d; July, 5s 10% d; Sep tember, 5s 9%d. Corn, quiet, unchanged -to %d higher: spat, 4s; July, 3s ll^d; Septem ber, 3s ll»4d. . . •* . Chicago Seed and Coarse Grain. Chicago, May 15.—Flax—Cash, northwest, $1.73; No. 1, $1.73; May. $1.72; September, $1.32; October, $1.30. Rye—May. 52c; July, 51c. Barley—Cash, 40@55c. Timothy,' Sep tember, $3.20. —Cash, $9.50. Kama* City Grain. " Kansas City. May 15.—Close—Wheat—July, 66% c; September. 65% c; cash No. 2 hard, 69%@70c; No. 2 red, 69%@71c. Corn—May, 42% c; July, 41% c; cash No. 2 mixed, 42%§43c; No. 2 white, 43% c. Oats—No. 2 white, 31%@32c. . St. Louis Grain. ' St. Louis, May Close—Wheat—Higher; No. 2 red cash, 73% c; May, 73% c; July, C9%c; September, 690; No. 2 hard, 72@72%c. Corn —Higher; No. 2 cash, 43% c; May, 44c: July, 43%@43%c; September, 43c. Oats—Higher; No. 2 cash. 30c; May, 30% c; July, 27%&: Sep tember. 25% c; No. white. 31c. . Lead—Firm; $4.22%@4.26. Spelter, $3.85. PROVISIONS * Chicago Provisions. Chicago, May 15.—Provisions were dull but steady, in sympathy: with grain. July i pork opened . 1,0@17%c lower,. at $14.60@14.67%, and sold 'to $14.70. .. July, lard ' opened unchanged at $7.87%, and July ribs : unchanged at $7.85. • Close—Pork—May, . $14.57%; July, $14.70; September, $14.47%. Lard—May, $7.90; July, $7.90; September. $7.90®7.92%. Ribs—May, $S.O2Vi; July." $7.85;. September. $7.80. ;xjnL^^i^i±v!jN±!^iroijiCs STOGKS IRREGULAR No Signs of Disorder Appear in the Trading, However. SPASM OF LIQUIDATION APPARENT Some Recoveries Which Are >ot Held In the Highly FeverUh Market. New York, May London sent some good gains for Americans this morning in spite of reports of several small failures in that market incident to the settlement. St. Paul was up 3% at 2 o'clock and had been 7% up earlier. The opening here was rather quiet and slightly irregular, but fractional gains predominated. St. Paul was up 3%, Atchison 2%, Union Pacific 2% and other railroad stocks between 1 and 2. The gains did not hold. St. Paul broke 2 points immediately and other stocks-a point or over and the •market became highly irregular but with no sign of 'disorder. ' . -• . • ■ Opening gains were largely reduced and in some cases prices went materially below yes terday's close on a renewal of yesterday's liquidation. The announcement of the en gagement of $2,000,000 gold for export added to the depression. Northern Pacific sold un der the short settlement price for the first time. The principal .losses were Northwest 8 points, 6 in Northern Pacific, 4 in Consoli dated Gas and New York, Chicago & St. Louis second preferred, 3% In Union Pacific, 3 in Delaware & Hudson and Missouri Pacific and 2@2% in Chicago Terminal preferred, St. Louis & San Francisco second preferred. Su gar, Atchison, Southern Pacific and Amalga mated Copper. The lower level attracted buying and the standard railroads and lead ing specialties rallied 1 to 3. points with Union Pacific leading. Recoveries, however, were not fully maintained and the market was irregular again at 11 o'clock. A spasm of liquidation found the market without support and prices , fell •to far be low last night's level. Losses of 1 to 3 points were general throughout the active list. In Northwestern the decline reached 9%, Cleve land. Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis 7%. I Lake Erie & Western 7. Union Pacific and | Missouri Pacific 6%, Consolidated Gas and General Electric 6, Delaware & Hudson 6%, Amalgamated Copper 6%. New York, Chi cago & St. Louis second preferred and American Tobacco 5, American Express and Denver & Rio Grande, 4%; Chicago Great Western preferred B and Louisville, Man hattan and People's Gas 3%. There were some recoveries before noon, but the. de mand was insignificant.' Bonds were weak. i .'.'.- - ' The market continued very feverish and did not hold the recoveries, but only a few stocks got lower on the next dip than they were before. Union Pacific and Amalgamated Copper were most affected, the former touch ing 95% and the latter .101%. - American Smelting lost 4%. Chicago & Eastern Illinois as much and General Electric 9% In all. - The market had steadied up before 1 o'clock but the buyinz practically ceased on the rally. No Belling of importance was encountered on the advance that occurred near 2. o'clock and the rally gained force, the volume of dealings increasing at the higher level. Ear ly losses were wiped out with only \ a few exceptions and many stocks rose strongly over last night, especially among the trunk lines, grangers and Pacifies, in which the net advances extended to 7 points .(or Rock Island, 5% for St. Paul, 4 for Atchison and Erie first preferred, '3% for the Burlington and all the principal active stocks, - includ ing United States Steel from 1 to 3. North ern Pacific sold down to 139. The closing was slightly unsettled, but in' the main firm and active near the top. ■ . > '■ • "• Stock quotations reported for The Journal by Watson & Co., Chamber of Commerce, Minneapolis. Closing figure Is bid price. * ... . | : | —Close— Sales Stocks— | HI- Lo- I Bid. | Bid. f est. eat My 15|My 14 ~ Adams Express. 176 j 180 Am. Express 185 9,000 Am. Cot. 0i1... 25% .24% 25 25% •do pr.... #. .:.: ...... 87 90 2,200 Am. Car 23% 22% 23% 23% 700 do pr 77 75% 76% 76% • Am. Ice 36% 35% 35% 35%' do pr 69% 69 | 9,300 Am. Linseed.... 21% 17% 20% 18% do pr........ 50 44% 48% 45 24,800 Am. Sugar 142% 137 142% 139% Am. Smelting.. 56 50% 54% 54% • do pr ...... 96 95 « 95% 95 20,600 Am. Tobacco... 122% 116 121 121 do pr..... .....:..: 143 144% 57,000 Amal. Cop 111% 102 109% 111 4,300 Anacon. Cop... 44% 43 44% 43% 77,900 At., Top. & S. P 71 65 70% 66% 49,700 do pr 95 90 94% 92% 8,700 Bait. & 0hi0... 99 95% 98% 95% 9001 do pr 90 88 90 88 37,000 Brook. Rap. Tr. 72% 68% 72 , 70% Brook. Un. Gas 220% 207 ißrunswick'Co 10 10 900 Can. Southern.. 65% 65 65% 64 3,900 Canadian Pac. 103% 98 103 100 17,700 Ches. & 0hi0... 47% 43% 47% 44% C. &E. 11l 118 120 do pr... ..:.:.; 125 125 5.600Chi. & Alton... 38% 35 37% 37% 1,000 do pr...:.... 76% 76 76% 76% 23 500 Chi., Bur. &Q. 195 189% 194% 189% 2,800 Chi. Gr. West. "20- 17% .19% 20 - do pr A"... 76% 76% 200 do pr B .... 45 42 42 I 45 do deb 92 Chi., Ind. & L. 30 27 29 30 do pr ....... 68 65 67 68 2,300 C.,C.,C. & St.L. 77% 75 77 77 do pr 117 115 Chi. Term 21% 19 21% 20% do pr 42% 39 42% Col. Fuel & Ir. 90% 87% 90% 88% do pr 132 135 7,100 Col. Southern .. 12% 11% 12% 12% do Ist pr ... 46% 45 45% -'■'■' do 2d pr .... 20% 19% 20% 20% Consol. Gas ... 211 203 209% 209 10,800 Con. Tobacco .. 54 61 53% 53 1,100 do pr ; 103 104% 105% 105% 8,200 Del. & Hudson. 155% 147% 164 154 1,200 Del., Lack. & W 210 207 209 207 1,300 Den. & Rio Gr.| 41% 38% 41% 42 1,000 do #pr 90 89% 90% 90 Dcs M. & Ft.D. 25 24 25 24 do pr ....... 120 120 Du., S. S. & At. 8% 8 8% 9 • do pr ....... 16% 16% 15% 15% 60,800 Erie 33% 30 33% 30% 6,200 do Ist pr ... 66 62% 65 62 do 2d pr .... 49 46% 49 47 Evans. &T. H. 51% 50 50% 51 do pr 86 86 2,500 Gen. Electric .. 217 210% 216 220 900 Glucose 64 52 ;53 56 Great Nor. pr.. 172% 169% 172 172% 800 Hocking Valley 49 47% : 49% 49 6001 do pr 75 73 3,000 Illinois Central. 133% 130% 133% 132% lowa Central .. 27 26 26% 27 do 'pr ....... 55 54 55 53 1,800 Inter. Paper .. 20% 20 20 20 ! do pr 75 74% .74% 75 100;Lacled« Gas SO 82 do ■pr ': -.... 95. 95 1,600 Lake E. & W. 64% 49 63% 66 i do pr ' 115 117 'Long Island ... ...... .'. 70 i.'.... 19,200 Louis. & Nash. 99% 95 99% 98 900 M., St. P. & S. 20% 19 19% 19% do pr j 53% 52 j 53% 52 15,000 Manhattan ..... ' 110% 103 110 108 ■ 21,000 Met. St. Ry ..! 158% 153% 157% 157% 1,300 Minn. & St. L. 83 80 83 84% do pr ■ ».... 108 ] ...... 37.100 Mo. Pacific .... 99% 90% 98% | 96% 5.600 M., K. & T.. 25% , 23% 25% 23% 6,100 do pr 64%! 51% 64% 51% ' Mobile & Ohio 79 79% Mexican Cent.. 23 22% 22% 22% Mex. Nat . 10% 9- 10% 10% 400 Nat. Biscuit 42 39% 41% 40% do pr 97 95 Nat. Lead ....". ............ 15% 16% do pr ...... : 80% 80 Nat. Salt ..... 43% 43 42 43 do pr ....... 76% 76 75 77 N. J. Central ..|.:.. .|..v..;| 155 150 ? 3,800 Norfolk & W...1 51 .47% 49% . 48% do pr ...:... ...... ...... 86% .87.-. i . ! North Am. Co.. I 81 78 '78% 80% : 1.4001 Northern Pac .| 145% 138 138 | 150 . 2001 do pr ....... I 103% 99% '97 104 : 3.000! Northwestern .. 194 190 195 I 190 * N.Y. Air Brake! 42 136 142% 139 - 18,500 N. Y. Central..| 149% ...-..: 148% 148% I 1.000 N.Y.Chi. & StL 25 ,21. r24 . 24 .V--••-; 1 do Ist pr . :....... "ir.". 105 100 ", •nv*- I do 2d pr:..; I 62 60 *• -82 ...... ; IN.Y..N.H. & H. 1 211% 212 -7^oo Ontario •&'West 30% 29 v '.30% . 29% . - Paper.Bag .".:;. ;..-.:. .';::'.": 12% 13 I do pr .:.;... ..r... I .....'. *67% i 67% Pleased Steel . 1 ,42% 41 f 42 42 7001 do pr •.....:. 82% 821 82% 83 '.;-• • IPaclfit ' Coast V. - 69ft' 58% r. 68 65 ;M :• I do Ist pr.;.. ...... 1 .....: 90 ...... '■ I do 2d.pr ;.-...-...• I '.-'63 12,800 Pacific Mail •■ .. 34 32% -' 133% 33 20,000 Perm. .R. R....*. 143% 140 t 143% 142% 15,900 People's . Gas V. 108% 103% 108% 106% IPeoria & E +, •20 ;...... . SOOlPullman ... 200 198% 198 J2OO i 18,6001 Reading ........ 37% 34 | 37% 36 • 19.700 do Ist pr ... 73 I C 9%! 72 71% 12,000 do 2d pr ... 47 i 44 ,'46% 45% 1,800 Repub. Steel . 17% .17- .17% 17 ;-500 do pr .;.;.;. . 71% 70% 71% •72 • 9,7001 Rock Island .. 148 r 140 148 f 140% 2,400|5t. L. &S. W.. 31 28% 31 31 2.800|, do pr ....... 58% 55% 68 57% 44,300 St.' Paul ....... 154% ,146% 154% 149 3,3001 do - pr .....;. . ; ;... 184% 185% 58.900! Southern Pac . 46% 41% 46 | 44^ 17.2001 Southern Ry .1 .27% 24% 27 25% 4.9001 •do pr I 81' 78% < 80% 79% 6,000 Term. Coal & I j 53% 53 53 52 14.900|Texas & Pac .. '43 .39% ,43 .41 IToI.St.L. & W. 17% 17% 17% 17% I do pr I 33 31 32% • 32% . [Twin City U. T.I •- t'.W. 74% 159,000! Union Pacific. 106% 95% 106% 103% 7,2001 do pr ...■...,/. \n.' -.88% 90% 89% U. S. Express.... 79 80 . 6,400 U. 8. Leather.. 12%! 11% 12 12 : 1.400; *do pr :...'.;. 76% I• 74 "75 75 700:U.^S. Rubber .. 20%! 20% 20% | 20% ; ! do' pr 1 61%. 61% 1950001 U. S. Steel .... 43% 39% 42%- ; 41% 109700 ■: do., pr 91 88% 90% 90 . 700]Waba6h 20 17 17 17% 5,900,' do pr 34 31 33% 33 5,100 Western Union. • 90% 88% 90% 90 200 Wheel. & L. E. 16 15% 15% 15% 400; do. Ist pr ... 48 46% 46% 48 do 2d pr .... 28 26 26% 27% 1,800 Wisconsin Cent. 19 17% 18% . 18% 1001 do pr .......T| 41%! 39 | 40% | 41 Total sales, 1,456,200. -~~~ T~ ♦Ex-dividend. SETTLEMENT IN LOXDOJJ -•.'■.■■ ■'■' , 1 1 ~• • ~ .■ * It In Operating Smoothly, Despite . ' ■ All Apprehension. . •, ,\i London, May 15.-3:27 p. in.—Contrary to the fears felt on the rstock exchange, the settlement, thus far,. is progressing without difficulty, and the best-informed brokers be lieve, the crisis has been successfully-passed bo far as London is concerned. .Opening prices, of Americans, while they showed ad vances", over those of th eclosing of New York yesterday, were wholly nominal, and there were no transactions. Four sor five small arms are still in diffi culty, but it will not be known until 4:30 p. .m. whether their checks have passed through the bank all right or not. In any case, it will not. affect the situation ma terially, all the big houses needing assistance having obtained it. WMk GENERAL PRODUCE . The Minneapolis Market. ■' Wednesday, Mayls. The butter market snows a slightly weaker tone. There are no material price changes, but the disposition is to be more liberal ana quotations are not held to so closely. Eggs are fairly at 10% c, but this price is 'or good stock and candled only sell at the full figure, ordinary stock**going lower. Veal is easy, but steady, at 7Vs@Sc. Poultry is firmer and higher on fancy stock. " ■ -- - . BUTTER—Extra creameries, per lb, 18c; firsts, lb, 16%@17c; seconds, lb, 14@14#c; imitations, lusts, lb, 15c; becoiicis, id, lite; dairies, extras, lb, 17c; firsts, lb, I4@loc; seconds, lb, 12c; roll, fancy, 13@14c; choice, lb. lie; ladles,- firsts, per lb, 15c; seconds, lb, ll%c; packing stock, fresh, lb, lie; tested butter tat In separator cream,, lie. ■ '■■ EGGS— Strictly iresh, cases included.: loss off, 10@10%c; dirty, fresh, 8c; checks, Be. (JHJiiiiSt— or nais,- fancy, id, i2c; twins or Hats, choice, lb, 9%@lU 1/2e; twins or flats, fair to good, lb, 6@7c; brick. No. 1, lb, 12% c;' brick, No. 2, lb, 10@llc; brick, No. 3, lb. 6<g*7c; Hmburger, No. 1, lb, 13% c; lim burger, No. 2, lb, B^@9^c; primost, No. 1, : lb, 8c; No. 2, lb, 6c; Young America, fancy, lb, lie; choice, lb, l0@10&c; pultost, y@iuc; Swiss, No. 1, lb, 13^@l4c; dlock Swiss, N0..1, lb. 14c; block Swiss, No. 2, lb, 9@loc. . LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, hens, fat, per lb, coos, 9%c; chickens, hens, 9%c; young roosters, B%@9c; old roosters, oc; ducks, ■ white, 7c; colored, 6c; geese, sc. .- : '• DRESSED MEATS— fancy, 100 to 125 1b5,.7%@8c; fair to good, 6@7c; thin or over weight, 4@sc; mutotn, fancy, country dressed, 8c; thin or overweight, sc; lambs, fancy, 8c; thin or bruised, be; milk lambs, fancy, ll@12c; choice, b flic; hogs, according Bto weight, 6@7c. -4:4--,. ■:* . FISH— per lb, 7(gßc; crappies, per lb, 4@6c; crappiea, small, 4&5 c; pickerel, drawn, 41,4 c; pickerel, round, 3(&>4%c; 6unnsn, ££rch, etc., 2@4c; bullheads, skinned, 3@sc; turtles, lb,2@3c; buffalo, 2©3 c. - . ■■ ■ ;r . POTATOES—Burbanks, car lots- ' 40@42c; Rurals, 37®39c; Ohios, 44@46c; mixed white, 38c; -mixed red, 34<§38c, small lots sell at s©7c per bu higher than these figures.' • BEANS—Fancy navy, bu, $2.30^2.35; choice, bu, : $2©2.10; medium hand-picked, bu, $2; brown; fair to good, $1.50@2. ONIONS— Globes, car lots, per bu, $2; Red Wethersfield, bu. ?2; Yellow Globes, car lots, per bu, $2; white, per bu, $2. -•-- DRIED PEAS— yellow, $l@l.lo per bu; medium, 90c$1; green fancy, $1.25@1.35; green, medium, i>oc@sl; marrowfat, per bu, $2- . '- . •. -" -' i.-i'-"W APPLES— per brl, $4.25; Ben Davis, brl, $4.25@4.50; Baldwins, ?4.25@4.50; - Winesaps, brl, $4.75<&5. . CHERRlES—California, in 10-lb boxes. $2. ORANGES— navels, 80s, . $2.s<J@ 2.75; California navels, 965, $2.50@2.75; Cali- ; fornia navels, 1265, $3@3.25; California navels, 150s, $3; California navels, 1765, 3; California seedlings, all sizes, $2.75; California:tanger ines, half box. $2; Mediterranean sweets, $3; grape fruit, 80s to 965, $2.25. LEMONS—Messinas, 300s, or 3605, fancy, $3.60@3.75; choice, $3.25; California, fancy, as to size, $3.25; choice, %'■'>. . - ■..-'.: STRAWBERRIES—Cases, 24 qts, $3@3.25. PINEAPPLES—Per doz, as to size, range $1.75 to $2.50. -. •'. '■'- : BANANAS-Fancy, large bunches, $2.25@ 2.50; medium bunches, $1.75@2; small bunches $1.50. •HONEY— fancy white, 1-lb sections. 20c; choice white, 16@17c; amber, 13@llc; golden rod, ll@12c; extracted white, 10@llc; buckwheat, 10@12c; extracted amber, B@9c. VEGETABLES—Asparagus, Muscatine, box, $2.50@3; California white, boxes, $3.25; cauli flower, per doz, $1.50@1.60; cucumbers, per doz, 80c@$l; carrots, per bu, 55c; - egg plant,, per doz, $1; green onions, doz, bunches, -20®40c; lettuce, per doz, 30c; head lettuce,- per doz, 30c; parsley, 30c; parsnips, per bu, 50c; watercress, per doz, 35c; wax beans, per bu, $3@3.25; string beans, per bu, $3.25; mint, per doz, 30c; turnips, new, per bu, 45@50c; new. Bermuda potatoes, per bu, $2.25; new home-grown potatoes, per bu, $2-.rutabagas, per bu, 30@40c; California cel ery, doz, 70@90c;, horseradish, lb, 7c; to matoes, Florida stock, ' 6-basket crates, $2@ 2.50; home-grown, 5-lb baskets, $1.25@1.40; spinach, per bu, 76c; radishes, per doz bunches, 20c; new carrots,-_. doz bunches, 40c; new beets, • per doz bunches, 40c; pie plant, 50-lb box, $1. V New York. Produce. New York, May IB.—Butter—Receipts, 6,491 packages; firm; state dairies, 15@18c; cream ery. 15&19 c; factory, ll@l3c. Cheese—Re ceipts, 2,611 pkga; quiet; new, fancy, large, eoloored, 8c; fancy, large, white, B%c; fmcy, small, colored, B%c; fancy, small, white, B%c. Eggs—Receipts, 14,770 pkgs; irregular; western, regular packed, li@l3c; storage, western, 13@14e. Sugar—Raw, steady; fair refining, 3%c; centrifugal, 96-test, 4 9-32 c; molasses sugar, 3^c; refined, quiet; crushed, 6.06 c; powdered, 5.65 c; granulated, 5.55 c. Cof fee—Dull; No. 7 Rio, 6>4c; nominal. Chicago Produce. Chicago, May 15.—Butter—Firm; creamery, 14@lS%c; dairies, ll@l6c. Cheese—Easy; twins, 9%@9V4c; Young Americas, 10%<g'llc; Cheddars, 10Vi@10^c; ■ daisies, ■ l(H4@lo%c Eggs—Easy; cases returned, • 11 %c. Iced Poultry— chickens, BVi@9V4c; turkeys, B@9c. '. - • . .... •. Hides, Pelts, Tallow and Wool. _ :* N0.1.N0.2. Green salted heavy steer hides.....*. 3*4 7% Green salted heavy cow hides....;'... 7% 6% I Green salted light hide 5...'.......;.. 7*4 t>U Green s-salted heavy cow and steer hides, branded 7 '6- Green salted bull and oxen ....6% 5% Green salted veal calf,- 8 to 15 1b5....10% 9 Green- salted veal kip, 15 to 25 1b5.... 8% 7 Green salted long-haired or runner -^ -kip..;........ ...............:.:... 7% 6 Green' salted deacons, each.... .....45 35 Green ' cattle hides and . skins, l@l%c per pound less than above quotations. . ' Green salted horse or mule hUles, large $3.00 2.25 Green salted horse or mule hides, medium 2.50 1.75 Green salted horse or mule hides, small 1.50 1.00 Dry flint Montana butcher hides... .12%@14% Dry flint Minnesota, Dakota and Wisconsin hides 11 9 Dry flint calf skins 16 12 Dry flint kip skins U 11 Green salted pelts, large, each $0.75<g1.00 Green salted pelts, medium, each.. .60@ .7u Dry flint territorial pelts, butcher. .10 @11 Dry flint territorial pelts, murrain.. 9 @10 Dry flint territorial shearlings 6%@ 8% Tallow, in cakps « 4% Tallow, In barrels 4% 3% Grease, white « 3V4 Grease, dark 3>4 2% Wool, medium, unwashed 14 @15 Wool, fine, unwashed 1" ©12 Wool, broken fleeces, unwashed 11 (£l3 Wool, coarse, unwashed 12%@14 Wool, fine medium, unwashed 12%@14 Wool, seedy, burry, unwashed 11 @12 Bright Wisconsin and similar grades. l@2c higher than above quotations. HOGS ARE IN FORCE Liberal Receipts Reduce Prices 2 1-2 Cents. A KEEN DEMAND FOR SHEEP Only a Few Load* of Cattle In—Veal Calves Steady at the Advance. South St. Paul, Minn., May 15.—Receipts to-day were 500 cattle, 300 calves, 2,000 hogs and 100 sheep. The following table shows the receipts from Jan. 1, 1901, to date, as compared with the same period a year ago: Year— Cattle.Calvea.Hcgs.Sheep.Horses.Cars. 1901 .... 49,038 17,836 223,478 72,123 2,035 5,218 1900 .... 36,705 17.693 188,471 99,226 8,505 5,003 Dec 27,103 6,470 1nc.... 12,333 143 35,507 215 The following table shows the receipts for the month of May to date as compared with the same period a year ago: Year— Cattle. Calves.Hogs.Sheep.Horses.Cars. 1901 .... 4,9u5 2,536 24,601 720 1,363 536 1900 .... 4,585 3,790 20,847 1,421 873 550 Dec 1,254 701 14 1nc.... 320 3,754 480 Receipts: Date— Cattle.Calves.Hogs.Sheep.Cars. May 8 401 196 2,107 52 71 May 9 294 137 2,080 44 3U May 10 115 28 1,460 111 64 May 11 934 137 1,894 18 55 May 13 243 57 1,655 12 31 May 14 629 578 3,088 79 67 Estimated receipts by cars to-day of the railroads centering at these yards: Chicago, Great Western, 2; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 7; Minneapolis & St. Louis, 8; Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 8; Great Northern, 14; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 1; Soo, 6; Northern Pacific, 1; total, 47. Disposition of stock May 14: Firm— Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Swift & Co 252 3,011 9 Estate of I. Staples 19 14 W. E. McCormick 3 Slimmer & Thomas .... 135 Peter Evans 31 J. E. Bolton 121 ...... .. Hankey Brothers 42 J. B. Fitzgerald 19 Leo Gottfried 8 Louis Herta 1 .. Country buyers 531 Totals 1,159 3,011 26 CATTLE—Offerings in the yards to-day consisted of only a few loads. Heavy re ceipts east had 110 material effect on values, and trade generally was considered on a steady basis with yesterday. Four loads of "warmed up" beef steers sold at $4.75. Veal calves sold steady with yesterday's advance. Stockers and feeders did not move very brisk ly. There were a few country buyers in the yards, and the wants of the regular dealers and order buyers were strictly for the fair to good quality kinds. The supply was light and quality was only fair. Sales: Butcher Cows and Heifers- No. Ay. Price. No. Ay. 'Price. 5 1,074 J3.60 2 1,020 $3.75 2 935 3.00 I 4 762 1.75 1 890 3.35 || 1 1,110 3.50 1 1,060 3.75 || 1 720 3.35 1 980 3.00 || 1 590- 2.75 1 1,010 2.50 || 1 910 2.50 1 920 2.35 ||1 1,150 2.25 Milkers and Springers- One cow and one calf for $38; one springer for $36; one cow for $23; one cow for $20. Stockers and Feeders— No. Ay. Price, i I No. Ay. Price. 1 1,000 $4.25 II 3 230 $4.25 1 1,030 4.15 I 1 770 4.15 45 391 4.15 111 288 4.10 3 340 4.00 || 1 670 4.00 27 320 3.75 || 6 361 3.75 21 336 3.75 Jl 2 930 3.40 7 337 3.00 || 4 327 3.00 4 Jerseys 520 2.50 Feeding Cows and Heifers— - No. Ay. Price.llNo. Ay. Price. 2 315 $3.25 H 3 550 $3.25 5 368 3.25 || 2 540 3.25 1 590 3.00 || 1 320 3.00 1 580 3.00 || 1 780 2.60 1 899 2.40 || Feeding Bulls- No. Ay. Price. No. Ay. Price. 1 1,010 $3.00 1 650 $3.00 1 970 2.80 |i 1 760 3.25 Veal Calves- No. Ay. Prlce.ljNo. Ay. Price. 5 128 $5.00 II 1 110 $4.75 1 180 4.50 ||2 190 3.25 HOGS—R*:eipts were quite liberal at all the big maset points. The supply here was fairly liberal and, in the face of unfavorable conditions, prices generally ruled 2%c lower. The market opened with a very good demand, but buyers were compelled to weaken their costs and, as a result, the movement was very active at the 2%c decline. Best sold from $5.62% to $5.70, while mixed grades sold from $5.55 to $5.60 and roughs at $5.25. Sales: No. Ay. Price.HNo. Ay. Price. 67 239 $5.67% 65 165 $5.67% 28 254 5.65 23 269 6.65 54 239 5.62% 70 233 6.62% 50 197 5.62% 52 209 5.62% 93. 174 5.62% 85 208 6.62% 49 202 5.60 55 189 6.60 57 190 5.60 61 206 6.60 18 226 5.55 | No. Ay. Price.! Mo. Ay. Price. 2 455 $5.25 2 175 6.25 2 275 5.25 | 1 550 5.00 SHEEP—The supply fresh in the yards was very small. The continued keen demand in the face of small supply has had a tendency to advance prices. Choice fat shorn lambs are now quoted at $4.60 to $4.65; choice fat shorn wethers from $4.15 to $4.25, and choice fat shorn ewes from $3.90 to $4. No. Ay. Price. 6 spring lambs 33 $5.50 102 shorn yearlings 70 4.30 101 shorn wethers 118 4.25 1 shorn wether 100 4.25 On the market: Goodrich & Harkness, Du rand, Wis.; Ann River Logging company, Bronson; Schwartz & Co., Lester Prairie; Shaw & L., Clearwater; H. Haskins, Plato; Cosgrove company, Le Sueur; G. W. Dodge, Madelta; F. P. Fairchild, Garden City; Schneider Brothers. Alma, Wis.; M. K. Wolfe, Kellogg; Miller & Steele, Porter; John Drees, Wabasha; H. S. Berile, Lismore; Block & Snowbrick, New Ulm; W. H. Hel berg, Nestrand; J. F. Powers, Renova; H. Anderson, Madison; J. D. Skinner, Revillo, S. D.: S. Swenson, Dawson; I. N. Brown, Boyd; D. P. McCorquodale, Belvie-w; O'Brien & Sweeney, Arlington; Nels Erickson, Han ska; D. Johnson, White Rock, S. D.; T. A. Rude, Sacred Heart; A. McCorquodale, Olivia. Sioux City Live Stock. Sioux City, lowa, May 15. —Receipts—Hogs, 2,600; cattle, 600; sheep, 260. Hogs—Strong. Sales: No. Ay. Price. H5 235 ?5.50 72 240 5.57% 69 230 5.60 65 280 5.65 Cattle—Steady. Sale*: No. Ay. Price. 20 beeves 1,150 |4.70 18 beeves 1,350 5.35 2 canners 920 2.50 4 cows 1,020 3.E0 8 stock heifers 550 2.73 9 stock heifers 660 3.50 2 bulls 900 2.75 2 bulls 910 3.00 4 bulls 950 3.25 10 stockers 890 4.00 8 stockera 870 4.40 10 yearlings 560 4.00 8 y«arllnjjs 500 4.50 6 calves 300 4.40 8 calves 325 4.70 Sheep—Steady; $3.50@4.90. Kamai City Live Stock. Kansas City, May 15.—Cattle, receipts. 4,000; steady to strong; native steers, $4.65@5.60; Texans, $3.85@5; cows and heifers, $3.25@5.10; volume of rain which fell in Kansas and Ok -4.75. Hogs, receipts, 20,000; market s@loc lower; bulk of sales, $5.55@5.75; heavy, $5.70@5.80; packers, $5.60@5.76; mixed, $5.55@5.75; pigs, $405.20. Sheep, reaelpts, 1,600; market strong; mut tons, |3.75@4.75; lambs, $4.75@6.50. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, May IS.—Cattle—Receipts, 19,500; Steady to slow; butchers stock steady; good to prime steers, $5.10@6; poor to medium, $4® 5; stockers and feeders, $3.25@5.10; cows, $2.85 @4.65; heifers, $2.85@4.75: canners, $2.15@2.85; bulls, $2.75@4.40; calves, $3.75@6; Texas fed steers, $4.25@5.40; Texas bulls, $2.75@3.80. Hogs—Receipts to-day, 27,000; to-morrow, 20,000; left over, 2,125; opened shade easier, closing strong; top, $5.87%; mixed and butch ers, $5.55^5.85; good to choice heavy, $5.75<$ 5.87%; rough heavy, $5.«0@6.70; light, $5.50® 5.80; bulk of sales, $5.72%@5.85. Sheep—Receipts, 12,000; active, 10c higher; lambs, 10@15c higher; good to choice wethers, $4.35@4.70; fair to choice mixed, $4.10@4.35: western sheep, $4.40(2>4.70; yearlings, $4.40® M. DOBABf & CO., The Oldest Firm of Bankers and Brokers IS THE NORTHWEST. -•, Hare removed from their old quarters - on Jackson - Street to the - ' ' (.ermaiMa l.Mte BuUdiac Cor. 4th »«d ltfai>e«ot« gt, mt. P»al, Minn. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1901. 4.75; native lambs, $4.25(35.50; western lambs, ?4.HO(&u.S<J Official yesterday: Receipts— Cattle, 4,474; bogs, 1:1,906; sheep, 8,965. Shipments—Cattle, 1,725; hogs, 2,110; sheep, 1,779. St. l.ouU Live Stock. St. Louis. Mar Cattle— Receipts, 2.700; steady; native steers. »4@5.80; stockers and feeders, ■. $2.35@5; cows and heifers, *2.20@ 5.25: Texas and Indian steers, $3.55@5.40. >• Hogs—Receipts. 6,500; market 5c lower; pigs. $5.40@5.60; packers, $5.60@5.70; butchers, J5.62>/s(&s.Ba, . . ■ » Sheep—Receipts, 2,000; steady; native mut tons, $4.20@4.6a; lambs, $4.25@7. MONEY REPORTS New York Money. New York, May 15.—Money on call firm « 5®6 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4@4 1/4 per cent; sterling exchange barely steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at J4.87%@4.88 for demand and at J4.84>4@4.84Vi for 60 days; posted rates, $4.85^ and J4.89; commercial bills, $4.83%@4.84. Silver cer tificates, nominally 60c; bar silver, Ji^c; Mexican dollars, 49»4e: Government bonUs strong; refunding 2s, registered 106^4, coupon 106»4; 3a, registered 109^i, coupon \^y^\ new 4s, registered 138, coupon 138; old 4s, regis tered 113^4, coupon 113&; 6s, registered 108%, coupon 108%. MINNEAPOLIS — Bank clearings, $1,630, --448.50; New York exchange, selling rate 60c premium buying rate 10c premium; Chicago exchange, selling rate 50c premium, buying rate par; London 60-day sight documentary, ST.*PAUL—Clearings to-day, $770,644.09. Chicago Money. Chicago, May 10.-Clearlngs, $26,379,708; bal ances, $2,972,953; foreign exchange, *4.BsVa@ 4.89; New York exchange, 5c premium. London. Conioli. London. May 15.—Consols for money, 94&; for the account, 94 3-16. MISCELLANEOUS New York Cotton. New York, May 15.—Cotton opened quiet and firm, with prices up 3@B points on a flurry of Liverpol buying and demand from nervous shorts. The English market was fully 2ft points higher than expected, and while it further Improved after our opening, the local market eased off under room selling, and a withdrawal of early support, due to heavy port movement and rains at the south. July sold off from 7.62 c to 7.55 c, with new crop options showing corresponding losses. As the morning wore along, business quieted down considerably. Spot closed dull; middling uplands, S l-16c; middling gulf, 8 5-16 c. Futures closed steady; May, 7.52 c; June, 7.56 c; July, 7.59 c; August, 7.29 c; September, 7.14 c; October, 7.08 c; November, 7.06 c; December, 7.04 c; Jan uary. 7.06 c; February, 7.06 c. Midway Horse Market. Minnesota Transfer, St. Paul, Minn., May 15.—Barrett & Zimmerman report the outlet satisfactory. Horses were in good supply. Buyers were all local men. Prices advanced fully $5 per head, owing to the report of an extreme scarcity of horses in the country. Values: Drafters, extra J1505185 Draftera, choice 130@150 Farm horses, extra ts 120@135 Farm horses, choice 100@120 Farm horses, common to good 60® 80 Mules 120@175 Boston Mining Stocks. Boston, May 15.—Close: Adventure, 15%; Allouez, 2%@3%; Arcadian, 16ft@17; Arnold, 2ft@3; Atlantic, 28@30; Baltic, 42%@43; Mon tana, 400@410; Butte, 104 bid; Centennial, 27% f2B; Franklin, 16ft@17ft; Isle Royale, 46ft 47; Mohawk, 38@38ft; Old Colony, 4ft asked; Old Dominion, 32\4@32%; Osceola, 83%@84ft; Parrot, 53@54; Phoenix, 3ft@4; Quincy, 165® 168; Tamarack, 325<g>330; Trimountain, 42ft@ 43ft; Utah, 29@29ft; Winona, 2@2%; Wolver ine, 53ft@64ft; Anaconda, 44ft@45. Peorla Whiaky. Peoria. May 15.—Whisky and the basis of $1.28 for finished goods. SPECULATIVE GOSSIP Verhoeff, from Milmlne: Wheat firm on heavy shipments from Chicago of 659,000 bu. Corn and oats strong; offerings light. Clearances—Wheat and flour, 380,000 bu; corn, 377.0C0 bu; oats, 273,000. Kansas City Receipts—Wheat, 80 cars, against 84 cars last year; corn. 32 cars, against 27 cars last year; oats, 13, against 9 cars last year. St. Louis Receipts—Wheat, 13,000 bu, against 16,000 bu last year; corn, 59,000 bu, against 31,000 bu last year; oats, 38,000 bu, against 16,000 feu last year. Chicago to Andrews: Reports from south vest show conditions much improved by gen eral rains. Corn planting indicates Increased acreage, but present supplies are well held and not too abundant. Kansas City wired: Following from Mc- Pherson, Kan.: "Was cloudy early, but clear now. Have had no rain; need it badly. Some wheat damaged; don't look for a bumper. Washington: Winter wheat—General ab sence of rain over Nebraska. Kansas and Missouri has somewhat checked the progress of winter wheat, but elsewhere the condition Is very favorable. Very favorable reports from Pacific coast. Corn—Fair progress in planting, work being finished in Kansas and Missouri. Crop uneven In the south. Oats- Crop has suffered much over the greater part of the south from drought and needs rain in loww Missouri valley. St Louis wired: "Following from New Al bany Kan.: Wheat damaged 26 per cent on account of drought and insects. Monett, Mo.—Oat crop gone up. Wheat damaged fully 25 per cent. Southwest City, Mo.—Dry as a powderhorn. Wheat damaged 25 per cent Neodesha, Kan.—Wheat damaged by drought and insects; corn and oats, very poor outlook. Dawson, I. T.—Wheat damaged by drought and heading out short. Corn and oats, prospects poor." Broomhall cabled: "Private cables from America, reporting good rains In the south west, caused the market this morning to open %d lower. Advices were also received, how ever stating that the scarcity of rains in Kansas continued, and this had a tendency to keep prices steady after the opening. Corn opened unchanged to ftd lower on a poor spot demand. During the session, the mar ket continued extremely dull, with prices at 1:30 p. m. unchanged." INVESTMENT GOSSIP New York to C. B. Lewis & Co.: We hear the Union Pacific-Northern Pacific matter has been settled by the Union Pacific taking over the Northern Pacific at cost, issuing bonds therefor. This is said to be the reason for the weakness in Union Pacific. Counselman & Day to Pettlt: Total gold engaged for export to-morrow up to date Is $2,200,000. Money 6 per cent. New York wired: The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy deal will go through and Rocke feller and Harriman have the greatest com bination. The market should be a big pur chase. The buying of Steel stock is gilt edge. Verhoeff, from Milmine: London prices higher 1 to 1%. New York Central in lead, Announced semiofficially that Northern Pa cific deal has been settled in such a way as to protect Union Pacific interests. Public are not in market. Stocks thrown over dur ing panic in strong hands. Steady liquida tion yesterday. Our people do not look for immediate advance and advise sales on all strong places for present Waldorf gossip to Watson: The further decline in prices greatly discouraged those who had confidently anticipated a turn for the better in the market. The feeling in trading circles last evening was indicative of continued irregularity, with good stocks a purchase on declines for turns. It is cur rent rumor that large lines of Atchison, St. Paul, American Tobacco and United States Bteel, which before the panic were held by western capitalists, have been liquidated ami are now iv the hands of eastern magnates. If this is correct, the speculative situation is far stronger than it has been for months, and the market less weak than would ap pear from surface indications. Reports of the serious illness of J. P. Morgan in London and of heavy crop damage in the west have caused a great deal of short selling, but in well-informed quarters they are discredited. Prominent brokers are still confident that, as a result of recent conferences between representatives of Morgan and Harrlman, the differences between these opposing interests in Northern Pacific and Union Pacific will soon be amicably adjusted. Logan New York, to Jolley: Bouvier, who has been bearish for some time and who is notoriously conservative, has turned bull. He believes stocks should be bought on all de clines. I would rather take his opinion than any one I know of. "Ah," exclaimed the minister, "fishing on the Sabbath! What Will your father say to you?" "Can't tell yet," replied the bad boy. "If I don't catch nothin' I'll catch It; if I do, I won't." .'....;■ ••:■■■■ v, — — = BBCABZ.XBSBB 1879 V ' '" [ ''/'"''.. : 'y,.. ■■ WOODWARD & CO. **«««• QRAfN COMMISSION «*■•»» BJUJtCHBS—OWeam and Milwaukee. Orders cut future delivery executed la an market, / MINNESOTA LOAN & TRUST 60. MINNEAPOLIS*. MIX*. 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Government Bonds of all issues bought, sold or taken !In exchange for other securities. Quotations furnished by wire at our expense List of current offerings of Municipal Railroad and other Investment Se curities furnished upon application* Accounts of Banks, Bankers, * - and Individuals Solicited, Argryle Improving. Special to The Journal. Argyle, Minn., May 15.—Dave Dundas an<3 F. Lafond are erecting handsome new resi dences on Sixth street, Olson & Holen ara building a large new furniture store, C. G. Moline is building an addition of brick to his store, B. S. Buckingham, the newly appointed postmaster, is fixing up new quarters for the postofflce, and W. J. Carson, the Great Northern land agent, is making improvements on his office building.—The funeral of R. M. Cald-well, who died from cancer of the stom ach, took place yesterday under the auspices of the Masonic lodge. Only One Troop tor Meade. Special to The Journal. Fort Meade S. D., May 15.—Troop A la be ing organized here out of new recruits en listed for the Thirteenth cavalry. Captain R. C. Williams, recently promoted from first lieutenant, is commander. Troop B will soon be organized. Both of these are to be sent to Fort Assinaboine, which will leave buC one troop in charge of this fort, that being Troop H of the First cavalry. New recruits are coming in slowftr. Prof. Flinterman to Go East. Special to The Journal: Deadwood, S. D., May 15.—A Chicago man ufacturing company has offered Professor R. F. Flinterman of this city a position, and he has accepted. He at one time held a chair at the state school of mines at Rapid City, and has since been employed by several mining companies in Lawrence county as chemist. He has done much to perfect the new cyanide process in the Kills. He and his family will leave for Chicago about June 1. Lead's Third Dally. Special to The Journal. Lead, S. D., May 15. —Lead now has thred daily papers, the third, the World, getting out its first issue this week. It Ls demo cratic in politics, and the publisher Is Theo dore Gesky. Milton D. Polk, formerly of Plattsmouth. Xeb.. is city editor. Polk has been city editor of the Lead Daily Tribune, and has place has been taken by James Hedge, Jr., recently from Dcs Moines. The business men of Lead are patronizing th« new paper liberally. Firemen Elect Officers, Special to The Journal. Mayvllle, N. D.. May 15.—At a meeting of the fire department, the following officers were chosen: Chief, Albert Skarison; as sistant chief, H. M. Rowe; secretary, K. S. Groth; treasurer, C. L. Grandin. Attorney Isaac N. Steen was elected manager of the firemen's band.—Richard Mitchell, son of a prominent farmer, met with an accident while coasting down a hill on his bicycle. The fork of the wheel broke, throwing him on his head and tearing the lower lid of one of his eyes so badly that it hung down on his cheek. Lake Season About to Open, Special to The Journal. Fargo, N. D. May 15.—Fargoans are getting located at the lakes. Many of those who have cottages have already moved down and some are plannig to go to the clubhouse at Lake Melissa. The comparatively cool weather has kept a large contingent here who had in tended leaving earlier. The Northern Pacific will put on its Saturday trains, leaving hero at-4 o'clock in the afternoon and returning at 9 Monday morning.—The trial of Her bert Robertson, charged with infanticide-, waa begun here this morning. When arraigned last week Robertson pleaded not guilty. He is charged with killing and cremating the Infant of Mrs. Emma Jasmer of Howes towa« ship in the western part of the county. THOMAS & Go Grain Comissioii and Stock Brute I Write for our dally market letter, which we Eg mall FREE on application- H Members Minneapolis \ Chamber of Com- H merce. Telephone— Main 1897-J. 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